Chapter 699: The Infinite Event of U (Part Fifteen) (Patreon)

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Death does not employ any curses. Those who die due to curses may indeed find their way to her domain, but she does not utilize Death to curse anyone. Her authority may be extensive, but it does not encompass the direct taking of a life.

If Death were to arbitrarily kill, how could there still be living beings in the universe?

Death represents only Death, not slaughter, and certainly not curses. It is merely the consequence of these actions that results in Death, and Death cannot actively control them.

Does there exist an inevitable curse within Space?

In Death's view, there is such a thing. For example, in certain Spaces, there exists a toxin capable of infallibly ending the life of a particular organism. Once afflicted by this poison, death is inevitable.

From the perspective of the Mystic Side, curses indeed exist, with the capability to achieve a one hundred percent success rate in killing the target. The release of these curses can take various forms, whether through the incantations of sorcerers or ritualists or through attachment to objects.

However, these curses possess distinct characteristics. Most of them are effective only within a single Space. Once transferred to another Space, even the fundamental rules of energy differ, rendering the curses ineffective.

But Death noticed that around all the Spider-Men, those who had uttered the phrase "with great power comes great responsibility" had all perished.

Individually, these individuals' deaths did not raise any issues, and Death could not possibly scrutinize what each person said before they died. Thus, when receiving these individuals, she did not sense any problems.

However, when their deaths were examined collectively, it appeared remarkably similar to a curse: speaking a certain phrase led to death. If this was indeed a curse, the one who cast it must be an exceptionally powerful entity.

Yet, Death scoured the Multiverse and found no clues about this curse. For an entity capable of freely examining and traversing timelines, this was nearly impossible.

If the curse truly existed, there must be an orchestrator behind it. To make this curse affect Spider-Man, that orchestrator would have to intersect with Spider-Man and those around him.

Death only needed to glance to perceive all causal relationships. However, among all these relationships, she did not discover any ties to the curse.

If it is not a curse, then what could it be?

Death found no connection between this phrase and Death itself, which was astonishing because she was Death incarnate. Nevertheless, the deed was done; Schiller had already died because of uttering the phrase. Now, to prevent Schiller's death, he must not say that phrase.

As mentioned earlier, the Multiverse is composed of infinite individual Spaces. Why is it considered infinite?

In Marvel Comics' setting, every choice leads to a possibility, and every possibility corresponds to a Space.

Simply put, when you choose whether to drink milk with your breakfast in the morning, if you choose to drink milk, that creates one individual Space. If you choose not to drink milk, it creates another individual Space.

Even when you have a thought, that's a Space; when you dream, it's another individual Space.

So, within the Multiverse, there are endless possibilities, and there are no vacant spaces outside individual Spaces. Everywhere holds infinite potential Spaces.

Now, in this current possibility, Schiller had already spoken that phrase and died. If Death wanted to change this outcome, she needed to return to a point in time before Schiller had uttered those words.

Then, prevent Schiller from saying those words, creating a new possibility and overwrite the current Space. This way, Schiller would not die.

For Death, this operation was not difficult at all. She first returned to the moment when Schiller first spoke those words, then caused some unexpected events to divert Schiller's gaze.

Schiller, who left the hospital without telling Peter "with great power comes great responsibility," naturally did not say those words.

But just as Death was about to use the newly generated possibility to overwrite the existing Space, she discovered that the newly born Schiller in the universe had disappeared.

Indeed, he vanished into thin air, and Death could not locate where Schiller had gone.

Death was perplexed. She remembered that in the Multiverse, there were many unique entities known as "the one and only."

If Schiller were one of these "one and only" beings, his sudden disappearance could be explained. Being the "one and only," they could only exist in one form, regardless of how many individual Spaces or possibilities existed. Creating another "one and only" being out of thin air was beyond Death's capabilities, as she was a conceptual deity without the authority for such actions.

Nevertheless, this did not deter Death. At this point, whether Schiller lived or died was not the main concern; winning was.

So, if she couldn't create a possibility where Schiller hadn't uttered those words, she would create a possibility where Schiller didn't exist at all. Then, she would overwrite the current Space. If Schiller didn't exist, he wouldn't die.

But Death couldn't create a new Space out of thin air. She had to return to a specific time point in this Space, influence certain events and people to create a new "possibility" Space.

To ensure that Schiller didn't exist from the beginning, he shouldn't have crossed over into Marvel.

In other words, only if the system hadn't sent Schiller to Marvel in the first place, in this universe, there was a possibility that Schiller wouldn't exist.

However, if Schiller hadn't come to Marvel initially and had remained in the DC world, what would have happened?

Through his previous contact with the dream god, Schiller knew that on the night he crossed over, it was the fate of the DC world that had intended to write his name in the Soul Book with the Soul Book in hand.

If Schiller had never crossed over to Marvel from the beginning and had stayed in the DC world that night, the fate of the DC world wouldn't have been disrupted within this Space. They would have successfully written Schiller's name in the Soul Book.

In other words, if Marvel's Death had created a possibility where Schiller never crossed over, Schiller's name should now be written in the Soul Book.

When Death put her plan into action, inside the Origin Wall, the working fate suddenly noticed an anomaly with the Soul Book.

He picked up the book, opened it, and displayed a perplexed expression.

On one of the book's pages, a name was slowly being written.

Fate closed the Soul Book with a snap and reopened it after a moment, finding that the name had already been written for several letters.

Fate stared at the sudden appearance of the name, realizing it was Schiller.

"When I wanted to write the name earlier, you didn't allow it. Now you want to write it yourself? If you succeed, what will become of my job?"

Therefore, fate decisively refused. He waved his hand, erasing Schiller's name.

But as soon as he wiped it off, an unknown force began writing it again. Fate wiped it again, and the force wrote it once more.

Fate had his limits. His hand emitted a faint light, and the name Shiller Rodriguez was blacklisted.

By rejecting Schiller, fate essentially meant that Schiller was no longer within fate's grasp. However, the entire DC Space was encompassed by fate, meaning Schiller could only exist outside of DC.

However, the action MarvelDeath is currently undertaking is to prevent Schiller from appearing outside of DC, aiming to revert him back to a state where he never traversed dimensions.

One cannot exist both within fate and outside of it simultaneously; such a concept is paradoxical.

To contend with this paradox, there's only one solution: Schiller is within the DC universe, but he has perished.

The powers of the members of the Endless Family do not overlap. If Schiller is taken by DC's Death, it would logically make sense.

At present, Marvel's Death is attempting to forge a new possibility. However, the DC side's fate is not cooperative, resulting in a struggle between the two entities. Perhaps due to their equal standing, their battle has reached a stalemate.

Two world lines are clashing, creating a paradox. They're squeezing and pushing against each other, and ultimately, a third world line emerges where DC's Death takes Schiller away.

Yet, this third world line requires the consent of DC's Death.

When this request reached DCDeath, she immediately and straightforwardly declined it.

It's essential to recall that in the DC universe, a young Schiller took a feather from Lucifer Morningstar, creating a bond between them. Currently, that feather remains within Schiller's soul.

DC Death could indeed take Schiller's soul, but the issue arises in taking the feather from Schiller's soul.

Lucifer Morningstar is superior to DC Death, so Death has no jurisdiction over him. Naturally, she can't bring his power into her realm.

Just as one can dock a chauffeur's wages but not the employer's, Lucifer Morningstar stands as DC Death's superior.

Now, none of the three world lines are viable, and to avoid the paradox, they are squeezing and pushing against each other.

Eventually, the request is still forwarded to DC universe's Lucifer Morningstar.

Inside a hotel room in Beverly Hills, Los Angeles, Lucifer Morningstar slightly opens his eyes, glancing at the still-sleeping Chloe. Her long hair, silky as satin, cascades from the pillow.

Lucifer Morningstar turns, planning to sleep a little more. Yet, he hears a faint buzzing sound.

Sitting up, he gently nudges Chloe and asks, "Hey dear, is that your police radio? Why does it sound like it's buzzing?"

"A radio? Why would it be buzzing?" Chloe groggily responds, "We're far from the police station; it shouldn't receive a signal here."

Lucifer Morningstar frowns in puzzlement, but before he can ponder it further, he's interrupted by the buzzing sound again.

Annoyed, Lucifer reaches for Chloe's radio on the bedside table. Upon inspecting it, he discovers it's not the source of the noise. After some investigation and dismissing a hotel staff's suggestion to call a doctor, he tries to calm himself.

However, the buzzing intensifies. Losing patience, Lucifer uses his unique abilities to gaze into the true essence of this world. He realizes the buzzing is someone trying to communicate with him, placing a demand.

"Neither within fate nor outside it, yet cannot die? Schiller, are you trying to create trouble?"

Lucifer abruptly ends the connection. To him, it must be another mess Schiller got himself into and now expects Lucifer to resolve. But Lucifer isn't about to entertain such bizarre requests.

Cleaning up, Lucifer feels drowsy and decides to return to bed, embracing Chloe, aiming to rest. Just as he's drifting off, the buzzing sound resumes.

Irritated, Lucifer exclaims, "Schiller! Are you out of your mind? Stop bothering me!"

In the following week, an oblivious Marvel Death, unaware of DC's Lucifer Morningstar's identity, keeps testing the connection, bombarding Lucifer with hundreds of these interruptions daily. Lucifer's patience is worn thin.

Elsewhere in a mysterious hall in the Marvel universe, Eternity, who just finished a meeting with the Ancient Ones, summons a unique one among them—a shining spirit, the most potent among the Ancient Ones. Eternity begins to discuss his concerns about someone drawing chaotic energy. However, they're interrupted by loud banging sounds echoing above, as if an angry knock on a door.

A voice filled with fury resonates across the Marvel space:

"Schiller! You dare to send these annoying signals? Come out and face me!"

Awakening dormant spirits...

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