24: life goes on and on
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~Forks, Washington, 2016~
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—— Bryan's P.O.V ——
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Few months have passed since the Civil War, and these few months have felt even longer than the 100 plus years I lived in my two lives. And the reason behind all these months was a certain white haired speedster.
Pietro decided to move in with us after he escaped from the prison. I would have never let him stay in my house… if Wanda didn't lowkey threatened to not let me sleep inside my own room… my Own fucki*g room.
When did I ever become such a simp? I couldn't even look Bruce's eyes when he and Natasha visited our house, and yes, our house, not my.
Anyways it wasn't all bad since Wanda told Pietro about our Planar travel, which he surprisingly supported, if you avoid him for trying to prank me every second of his non sleeping hours or simply just hating my guts.
Wanda obviously tried to invite Pietro with us, but fortunately the silver speedster denied.
That few minutes he didn't reply made almost go nuts.
Bruce and Natasha wasn't the only Avengers that visited me, others also did, and of course I got few calls from the World Security Council, asking me to handover the speedster which I would have gladly did, but Wanda standing behind me with her shining scarlet eyes and extra sweet smile during the call changed my decision. I told Council to not mind Pietro as long ad he doesn't make any more mistakes.
"~Swish." my thoughts got interrupted by a portal opening sound.
"Yao." I didn't really have to turn back to know who entered my house.
"Bryan." Yao replied after exiting the portal.
Yao has visited me many times during this month, and have already told me about her upcoming departure from the world of living.
I have tried many times to stop her from committing suicide, but she said her death is Nexus of fate and cannot be avoided. I call that bullsh*t.
I even told her that I can help with retrieving her missing piece of soul from Dormammu, but she denied again, making me frustrated with the bald women.
"What do you want Yao? I save no time to entertain your suicidal thoughts" I questioned her with annoyance.
"I just came here to say goodbye, tomorrow kaecilius will attack the New York Sanctum…" Yao didn't even have to complete her sentence for me to know.
"Yao, you always call me hypocrite, but what about yourself, are you not a hypocrite yourself too" I paused and looked at her, dead in the eye.
"I already said I can save you, and even have a nice plan to retrieve your soul piece from Dormammu safely." I said in serious tone.
Dormammu is not something I can fight, or even handle for a matter of fact, but I really do have a way to convince him or more like force him to give Yao's soul.
It will be the most dangerous thing I probably had done since I started my second life, but I would rather die than to leave Yao alone forever in the hands of a dimensional being.
"~Sigh Bryan, you don't know how scary and powerful Dormammu is, and even if you really have a plan too help me…" Yao stopped mid sentence and took a deep breath before continuing. "I don't want to live anymore, I have lived for more than a millennia, and have watched countless loved ones and friends die. Sorcerer Supreme Yao died many centuries ago, leaving only the Ancient One behind, and Although you managed to bring out the dead Yao, but it's time for the worn out Ancient one to have her well deserved rest." Yao's word almost made me feel like I'm the bad guy here.
"What rest Yao what rest? Your soul will go to Dormammu after your death, and he will definitely not let you have any rest." I questioned her seriously, but in return I got a gaze that said I'm the most stupid person alive.
"Really Bryan, You think so low of me? If you think like that, then unfortunately I have to say, you underestimated massively. I have already made arrangements for my soul, my soul will go where all souls should go, and Dormammu will not be able to anything." After those words, we both sat in silence for hours, not speaking a word with each other.
"It's getting late, I think I should go, but before I leave, Bryan, I want you to be there and watch my last moments" I couldn't help but raise my head and look in her eyes.
"Why?" I questioned, I have no interest in watching one of my closest person die in front of my eyes.
"~Sigh" Yao sighed deeply, probably looking at my eyes which has lost its brightness for the first time since Elizabeth's death.
"Bryan, after Elizabeth's death you become to scared to loose people surrounding you. You have to realise that you are an immortal being and will outlive many of them." Yao paused, letting her words sink in before continuing.
"And you will one day become strong enough to revive and make them immortal as well, but not everyone one wants second life let alone eternity of loneliness. Eventually you will have to learn to let go or…" She didn't finished her sentence, but I got the meaning behind it.
Yao didn't wait for me to reply and teleported away, leaving me to reflect upon my past mistakes that I have been avoiding for so long.
Yao was really right when she said I'm scared of loosing closed ones, and although I say I live in this isolated place because of my senses, but that's completely wrong since I can already control them perfectly, and even if can't, living here wouldn't have made a difference as my senses are already so strong that I can hear the continuous solar explosions on the surface of the sun, can smell the aroma of foods on planets light years away from Earth.
The only reason I live here other than liking the view and weather, is to avoid making contact.
Loosing so many friends and comrades during the War affected me, and I was too prideful to admit it, so I threw myself in a life of debauchery saying I deserve a rest and all, but the reality was far from that. And the final nail to the head was Elizabeth's death.
"Bryan…It's already midnight…let's go and sleep" Wanda entered the room and softly said seeing me lost in my gloomy thoughts.
I turned my heads towards Wanda who was already wearing her nightgown for bedtime. Looking at her beautiful face dripping with concern, my eyes regained its brightness as I gazed at her warmly.
"Come" I called her and embraced her after she reached me.
"Let's go" I said after I swiped her off her feet and carried her towards our room.
"Hmm" Wanda hummed as she snuggles and wrapped her hands around my neck.
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~ New York~
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—— Bryan's P.O.V ——
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Floating above the hospital with a sad Wanda beside me, while holding my hand firmly, I watched as Yao takes her last breaths. I can hear the doctors talking and shouting while performing surgery.
"We're losing her!"
"You need to increase her oxygen"
"I need a crash cart!"
"Her pupils are dilated!"
"No reflexes."
"I'm not reading any brain activity."
"What are you doing? You're dying! You have to return to your body now. You don't have time." Strange said after Yao pulled him in his astral form.
"Time is relative. Your body hasn't even hit the floor yet. I've spent so many years peering through time, looking at this exact moment. But I can't see past it. I've prevented countless terrible futures. And after each one, there's always another. And they all lead here, but never further." Yao said a she moved outside the operation theatre.
"You think this is where you die." Strange questioned while following her.
"Do you wonder what I see in your future?" But instead of answering Strange, Yao questioned back.
"No. Yes." Strange wanted to deny and talk other things, but his curiosity got better of him.
"I never saw your future, only its possibilities. You have such a capacity for goodness. You always excelled, but not because you crave success, but because of your fear of failure." Yao started speaking, but I tuned out her talk with strange as I heard a telepathic voice from Yao.
'Thanks for coming Bryan, I don't have much to say to you, but I hope you move on and live a happy life. You know what, I read somewhere that having children can help with depression and other emotional issues' I blanched at her joke of having a child, as I have told her many times in the past, just how much I hate the idea of having my own children. Children are only cute and adorable when they're someone else's. But when they are yours….I don't even have to say that, smart people know what I mean.
Yao then sent a message to Wanda which made her laugh, but I can see tears slowly forming in her eyes. Although Wanda learned mystic arts under Yao, but she never got much opportunities to interact with Yao as most of her studies were done through the books, and me.
I guess Yao didn't want Wanda to be heartbroken as well.
"Are you okay?" I questioned as I saw her wipe her tears.
"Uhmm, she said you want a baby, but also said that I have to increase my physical strength to do that." Wanda's blushing face and word made my face go pale in horror.
Just what did you Yao, can't you just let me have a peaceful life.
"~Yare Yare daze~." I muttered while pulling my front hair all the way to the back.
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{AN: should I make shorter chapter? I think writing chapters with 2000 words a day makes me less interested in writing.
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Which world should he first travel, and what should he do there, other than you know just getting stronger.
There's not many things I can make him do, like I can't make him struggle as he's a OP character, and since he's not a harem protagonist I can't make him chase skirts and save damsels in distress. Damn it's hard to write OP character stories, specifically as a newbie writer.
Anyways for the world I'm thinking about these written below-
-One Piece( can't think anything else other then to make Wanda physically strong here)
-Dragon ball(It's good but MC is only a mid level character over there, and would probably get his ass wooped few times.
-Some Isekai Anime( MC can get his status screen upgraded by merge with local system, Wanda would also get a system and level up few hundred times)
-DC( Honestly I know very little about DC.)
-Nah, let's go to some new world which haven't explored in Fan-Fiction.}
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