POV Rio
I woke up from my nap and found that I was right to disguise myself as an unwelcome guest occupying the fake cave. I created a clone and had them talk with the visitor, as I knew they usually weren't known to get involved in lesser affairs.
Clone: "To what do I owe the pleasure of you visiting me, Metron?"
Metron: "Hmm, I followed the destruction of Hell to here but yet, I cannot find you. So I waited. What also confuses me is that you do not exist. The Mobius Chair has no record of you. I can't even find your name. Which is odd, as the Mobius Chair should know all."
Clone: "What do you want from me?"
Metron: "Knowledge. And I will want to thank you. You have rid me of the being that was going to kill me. Every possibility showed I would die at their hands, but you changed that. Or at least I think you did."
Clone: "Who was going to kill you?"
Metron: "Jonathan Osterman. Or Dr. Manhattan. Or perhaps it wasn't him. Time is strange like that. I can see the future, present, and past but yet it can also change easily, as so many resets have happened."
Clone: "What knowledge do you seek and what will you give me?"
Metron: "I will give you 1 minute on the Mobius Chair. You can learn whatever you want from it. But it will only be for 1 minute. No more, no less. As for the thanks, I will give you a gift. Instead of the original 30 seconds I was going to give you, I will give you 1 minute on the Mobius Chair. And if you don't take my deal, you will still get 30 seconds on the Chair."
Clone: "And what stops me from just killing you and taking the Chair?"
Metron: "Two things. One, I have not sinned greatly; I am neutral. All your previous targets or theoretical targets have been beings of evil. And two, the chair will cease to exist once I die. The original creator of this Chair is dead. Likely by your actions, and he left a contingency in this chair that would destroy it should it no longer be in my possession, and he no longer exists. Thus, it is tied to me and me alone."
Clone: "Fair enough. Now, what do you wish to know?"
Metron: "What is this thing?"
He shows a picture of Ultimate Necrozma, but he looks far stronger.
Metron: "And how do we kill it?"
Clone: "I can answer both. But first, let's sign the deal."
We sign the deal, and then I swap with my Clone and I answer his questions.
Rio: "That is Ultimate Necrozma. As for how to kill it. I would tell you not to kill it, as if it dies, all that power will be forcibly expelled. Instead, all you have to do is wait for... 5 Earth days and 19 Earth hours. Any other questions?"
Metron: "Hmm, one final question. Who are you?"
Rio: "I am Rio Magus Crepusculum, Emperor of the Crystal Imperium."
Metron: "Very well, you may use the chair now. But I must warn you. Only great wills can resist the allure of the chair. But you can only use it for exactly 1 minute. Not even a Quectosecond longer."
Rio: "Of course."
I sit in the chair and use Mind Overload to ask tens of thousands of questions per millisecond. I asked so many questions that the Mobius Chair started to overheat from overuse. But once my 1 minute was over, I left the chair and cancelled Mind Overload. Since I only used it for just over a minute, I didn't suffer many side effects.
Rio: "Is that all?"
Metron: "Yes, that was all. I shall take my leave. If you ever wish to talk, then I am sure you know how to find me."
I nod, and he blinks out of existence, likely heading to observe something else. I go to take a nap again as I had a massive amount of info to process. In the only 60 seconds I used the chair, I gained a massive 1266 Intelligence Points. The biggest piece of info I learned was how to kill Darkseid Prime in a way that would erase him and all of his avatars across the Multiverse. It wasn't even that complex, I just had to alter the Spirit Bomb technique a bit.
'The only issue I can see is that I will need to buy enough time. Darkseid is arrogant, yes, but not stupid. Perhaps Regigigas. He is strong enough to survive Darkseid's Omega Beams. At least for a while. Especially since this Regigigas isn't bogged down by Slow Start. Or I could use Doomsday. But Doomsday would be better used to fight or kill something else. He can't be stopped permanently, so it would work better against another being that can't be killed easily.'
As I was thinking of that, I transformed back into a baby tortoise and moved to another hiding place to take another nap. What I didn't bother to check at the time was what Ultimate Necrozma was doing. If I did, I might have been shocked at how much destruction it had caused.
POV Lucifer Morningstar
I woke up and felt something was wrong. I couldn't put my finger on what it was, but I knew it was definitely something. Then I heard Mazikeen enter the penthouse in a rush.
Mazikeen: "Lucifer! Something terrible happened!"
Lucifer: "I am sure whatever it is you are worried about is not that bad..."
Mazikeen: "Hell is gone."
Lucifer: "Or I could be wrong."
Mazikeen: "This isn't a joke. Hell is gone completely. We are now stranded here!"
Lucifer: "Relax, Mazie, I am sure you are just mistaken. Hell can't be destroyed. Even I can't do that. And if someone tried, they would have to face all the residents of Hell, and that would take a long time to deal with. Even Daddy Dearest can't do that. But let me check, I am sure I will figure out what is wrong."
I use my power to check Hell, but I get no response. I frown and try again, but the result is the same.
Lucifer: "Well, that's not good."
Before we can talk more, Amenadiel burst into my penthouse from above with his wings out and everything.
Lucifer: "Great, why don't everybody just come in. No need to ask me."
I pour a drink and ignore Amenadiel.
Amenadiel: "Lucifer, father needs your help!"
I blink, look at him like he is crazy, and then pinch myself. Then, when I feel the pinch, I look at the drink and sniff it.
Lucifer: "Either the drinks have gone bad or I am hallucinating as I think I just heard the most baffling statement."
Amenadiel: "This isn't a joke, Lucifer. A creature has killed the Anti-Monitor. And has now devoured several Universes and even a few of the Endless."
I drop the glass and look beyond, confused.
Lucifer: "You're serious, aren't you?"
Amenadiel: "Yes, we need your help now. Michael and our other siblings are currently fighting off the creature, but we need all the help we can get. Father sent me to get you. He said it will devour the entire Multiverse if we don't stop it."
I smile widely as I think of all the things I can get from my father for helping. And I knew that if I didn't help, what he said would likely happen.
Lucifer: "Fine, but I don't work for free. If Father wants my help, it will cost him."
Amenadiel: "Fine, follow me."
Lucifer: "Mazikeen, be a dear and hold the fort while I am gone. And if the Detective comes by, tell her I am busy with a job."
Mazikeen: "Fine, but make sure to ask what happened to Hell."
Lucifer: "Yes, yes. I will ask."
I follow Amenadiel as we teleport to the God Sphere, and I see the creature we are supposed to fight, and I have to admit it made me feel something I had forgotten that I could feel.
Fear
POV Rio
I woke up from my nap and finished processing all the info I needed to do. But first, it was time for another little experiment. I had the 5 Elements Overcoming, but I didn't want to use it on my own Multiverse in case it caused issues. Instead, I figured I would test the wish in the DC Universe to see if it had the desired effect, and then I could either wait to get another copy of the WCI or I could buy one.
'Now let's make sure I have this right.'
My wish was simple and would theoretically make it impossible for a Universe/Multiverse to experience interdimensional invaders. Whether that be Dimensional Lords like the Daedra or beings like the Unbidden. It would also make it really difficult to travel from one Universe to another unless you use technology. Which I had brought several samples of said technology, and I would test them to see if they were restricted as well.
'I don't want to make inter-Universal travel impossible as that would be dumb for both me and my citizens.'
I used the WCI, and then once the effects were applied, I started to test some of the devices and found that most worked, but a few wouldn't work because they relied on a metaphysical energy source. Some forms of travel still worked, such as how the Mobius Chair moved, but using magic or even a dimensional energy source was made impossible.
'Okay, honestly, I don't think I would want this to apply to my Universe. It causes quite a few issues. But if I change the wish, I think I can make it work. I just need to get another copy of 5 Elements Overcoming and then test the new wish. Then, depending on the result, I can get a third and use it for my Universe. It may be costly, but honestly, the changes aren't that desperately needed. They would just be nice additional defenses.'
Once I was done testing the technology, I decided to set a few locations for the Inter-Universal travelling device, and then I went into the last section of the trial.
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Authors Note:
Just be aware that the universes that Necrozma devoured are all part of the Dark Multiverse. And Necrozma has also devoured several Dimensions and their lords. Which is what finally got God and his children to intervene. And no, not even God/The Presence can destroy Ultimate Necrozma now that it has devoured so much. If they attacked it right as it devoured the Anti-Monitor, then probably, but Necrozma devoured entire Universes in only a few hours, and not weeks or months, it would take the Anti-Monitor. I decided to use the wish here as I figure with such a wide affecting wish, Rio would want to test it first in case it makes changes he can't predict or machines can't predict. After all, the wish is impossible to resist. Also, no I don't really know why I called the chapter that. Until next time, Ciao.