The Time Stone
I had no way of knowing if my presence here has derailed the future or not.
It's possible that all I have done till now, like saving the Parkers, preventing the Dark Phoenix from emerging, and getting Dr.Hansen to join me, could be just me making things worse.
Luckily, there was a little nifty green stone that could help me find out.
Using the Time Stone, Dr. Strange could look through millions of possibilities. But, he could only find one future where it didn't end in total annihilation.
Just one favorable outcome, an outcome where they could survive the catastrophe named Thanos.
There were still a few years left, until the events of the first Avengers movie happened, and I planned on at least being strong enough to go toe to toe, with beings such as Thor. In the meantime, I was planning my next steps carefully.
One of the reasons he beat the Avengers so easily was because they got there shit together way to late in the game. By the time he arrived on Earth to collect the last stone it was already too late. He was already devastating with one stone not to mention all 6 stones.
Instead of using the stones to beat him they tried to hide them.
Granted not anyone could just utilize the infinity stones, but I am sure they could've have figured something out.
They only delayed the inevitable and he was still able to get his hands on each stone.
My end goal is to beat him and to at least obtain half of the stones and use them against him.
I won't stupidly fully rely on them because he can probably control them better than I do especially with his gauntlet.
No. I will use them as tools, to increase my own strength instead. Because the only thing that you can rely on is yourself and your own power.
Your own power will never fail you.
False gods, fake pantheons, channeling dark dimensions relying on stones or special hammers. It's all useless.
The answer I came up with to get stronger is my own ability.
I won't stop the invasion from happening , because it was the catalyst that gave birth to the Avengers and 3 three infinity stones were present at New York due to these events.
The Time sone in the New York sanctum, the Space stone at the tower, and finally the Mind stone hidden in the scepter.
Ultron can kiss my beautiful toned ass, because there's no way I am letting that guy, be born due to Tony's idiocy.
I find it amusing how most of Tony's fuck ups could have been easily avoided if it weren't for his negligence and arrogance. He essentially fulfilled most of his prophecies.
I arrived at the sanctum and headed directly, to where the time stone is being kept. I approached the pedestal slowly, but with purpose. I used my telekinesis to slowly float the eye of Agamatto towards me and slowly opened it.
I sat cross-legged, floating slightly above the ground, my hands poised to manipulate the time stone's energy.
The Time Stone was glowing brightly in the Eye of Agamotto setting. Green vapor-like energy flowed from the stone, and more intricate magical energy patterns circled my forearms.
With my eyes closed, my head started jerking rapidly from side to side, the motion blurring but resembling looking for something.
I went forward in time to view alternate futures. To see all the possible outcomes of the coming conflict.
I snapped out of my trance and fell forward.
I was panting on the ground, trying to catch my breath. I looked up to see the Ancient One standing near the entrance with a calm look on her face.
" I never was able to see beyond my own death, and there was never another sorcerer skilled enough or one I could trust to know what's to come." she said.
I find my bearings and stand up with the eye of Agamatto still in my hand.
" Did you find what you were looking for? "
" Yes, I know what to do now." I said.
I gave her the eye and said " We need to talk, tell Jean and Kitty to come too, this is important. "
She agreed and we sat in her quarters, waiting for Jean and Kitty to arrive.
They both entered the room and were surprised by the heavy atmosphere in the air.
I greeted them both and told them to have a seat. I waited for the Ancient One to finish pouring tea into all our cups and I gave her a nod.
" I have something to tell you. Something is coming. Something I need your help with." I said.
I looked at Jean and said " Jean you're currently the host to one of the most powerful cosmic entities in existence. Your power will be needed, so I want to ask you to keep training with the Ancient One. "
I then look at Kitty, " There will come a moment in the future, where your actions will decide the fate of the universe. You're stronger than you think and I have heard nothing, but praise from Mordo ever since you started training with him."
I finally look at the Ancient One ," You can not die. Too much has changed. Your existence as well as the existence of the next sorcerer Supreme will be needed in the coming conflict. "
Kitty slightly shaken by my strange behavior said.
" Doug, what do you mean the future. What conflict ? What are you talking about ? "
I started weaving my hands and gathering my mystical energy. Using magic to show the universe, and five out of six Infinity Stones.
A holographic projection appeared, which I used to showcase images and scenes.
" Before the Universe began, six singularities existed. Sometime after the universe exploded into existence, these singularities were formed into the six Infinity Stones by the Cosmic Entities. Each stone represented a different aspect of the universe. " I said.
[Each Stone lighted up as I named them]
"Space. Reality. Power. Soul. Mind. And Time."
"The 𝗦𝗽𝗮𝗰𝗲 Stone gave the user power over space. Anyone holding the Space Stone could create a portal from one part of the universe to another.
The 𝗠𝗶𝗻𝗱 Stone allowed the user to control the minds of others.
The 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆 Stone granted the user power to manipulate matter and reality itself.
The 𝗣𝗼𝘄𝗲𝗿 Stone bestowed upon its holder enormous energy, the sort of energy that you could use to destroy an entire planet.
The 𝗦𝗼𝘂𝗹 Stone's powers were unclear, but presumably, the gem allowed the holder to capture and control others' souls.
The 𝗧𝗶𝗺𝗲 Stone granted its owner the power to re-wind or fast-forward time. It also granted the ability to glean into the future. " I explained.
"The Ancient One is currently in possession of the Time stone. I used it to peer into the future, I only managed to get glimpses, but what I saw was enough."
The Ancient One opened the Eye of Agamotto, revealing the Time Stone emitting emerald light. Confirming what I said.
"You keep talking about a conflict and the fate of the universe. What's going to happen. What's coming ?" Jean asked.
"A powerful being is coming to Earth. If not stopped he will wipe out all life on Earth and half the life in the universe. He's a plague. He invades planets. He takes what he wants. He wipes out half the population." I said.
The Ancient One's eyes widened and her fists clenched. Kitty visibly gulped and Jean kept staring at me intensely. I had their full attention.
He's called
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"𝗧𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗼𝘀, The Mad Titan."
(Chapter End)
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I decided to just stop focusing on word count and focus more on just updating more frequently and increasing the pace of the story. Some chapters will be long and some short. They'll stay in the (1500-2500) range though.
After I am finished with this Arc. It's highly likely there will be a time skip to the Avengers Arc. No use dragging things out.
Do you guys have any recommendations about how I should do the time skip?
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"There must always be those with the fire of rebellion in their blood! There must always be those who will dare to fight an unbeatable enemy! Only thus can the race of man remain strong and fearless!"
------ Stan Lee
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