#DANNY POV#
"Lord Phantom, if I may be so bold, as to ask what are your plans?" Asks Clockwork as I look out into the Ghost Zone
"Nothing," I answer him honestly
There isn't anything that needs my attention ever since I became the new Ghost King
The Crown of Fire rests upon my head and the Ring of Rage is on my finger
Alone they already made me one of the strongest ghosts
But, thanks to the Fenton Armor improved by the Reality Gauntlet to such an extent, I could fight off an entire army of Dan Phantoms with just my armor alone
Using the Reality Gauntlet to bring into existence vials that would alter my Ghost Core to be the best possible it could be, and even then the rest of the vials were made by studying Vortex, Undergrowth, Nocturne, and Technus to give me their powers permanently
Giving me Weather Manipulation, Flora Manipulation, Dream Manipulation, and Technology Manipulation
Now even further empowered by the Enhanced Skeleton key through the Reality Gauntlet to unlock my potential
Adding everything in my possession makes me the strongest being in this reality
But, I didn't stop there, using the power and knowledge over the years of studying the Reality Gauntlet, has given me Reality Manipulation on a Galaxy Wide level, using the Reality Gauntlet, I possess Universal Reality Manipulation
With a mere thought, I can create life or destroy it
However, something of note entered my peripheral vision
Thanks to my new Cosmic senses
I have learned that there are Worlds out there that lie within my reach
"You are dismissed Clockwork, you have nothing to fear, and tell the Observants, that as long as I am left alone, I will leave them alone," I order him causing him to bow politely and leave
I close my eyes as I begin to focus on those other worlds
I smile as I see a ten-year-old boy with some...fairies capable of granting wishes
Continuing to see another world, I find a very smart child with an atom symbol on his shirt playing with his robot dog
I let out a small laugh as I saw a certain yellow sponge under the sea cooking burgers underwater
Gasping out in pain as my heart feels like it is going to explode as the pressure of peering into other worlds only using my own power takes its toll on me
I could see these worlds all I wanted using the power of my equipment, but to see them, using my own inherent power gives me a feeling of exhilaration that I haven't felt in a long time
My smile fades as I remember the Evil Dragon Ball which I have encased in a special cube connecting the present time and the end of this universe
If anything happens to me, the Evil Dragon Ball will thrown out into the void of non-existent
That thing is proof, that beyond the limits of this corner of creation, other worlds, realities beyond this one exist
Waiting
I have already cemented my power within this universe
Claimed ancient artifacts, that while nowhere near in power compared to my preferred equipment, are nice to possess either way
A mirror capable of seeing into the past, which I have since altered to with the Reality Gauntlet to also show the future
A chalice capable of turning normal water into a concoction capable of healing as long as someone is still 'alive' even restoring missing limbs, I altered it to be capable of healing and improving someone's physical condition to their utmost limit
Artifacts of such nature now lie within my own personal pocket dimension that only I have access to
I let out a small chuckle
I could have anything I want, riches, fame, women, but the one thing that I truly want
Happiness
"Lost in infinite power, I realize, just how alone I truly am," I begin to sing in a low
"My heart has been hollowed out, to face the world alone, I became more,"
"Alone I stand, forever more, to face the world alone," I finish my song letting out a small smile as I think of my ex, Ember Mclain
She was the one who got me into music
She broke up with me due to not being able to handle the sheer scope of what I was doing
Then again, freeing Pariah Dark from the Coffin of Foreversleep due to me wanting the Crown Of Fire, was a step too far
I still have feelings for her even after 2 years
It still hurts though
As I finish healing I activate all of my artifacts plus my armor and try to peer beyond the worlds I just saw
But, I stop as the further I look the more, I am pushed back until eventually, I stop
Sighing at yet another failure, I resign myself, to studying the other worlds
They are not necessarily bad in any meaningful way, but my opportunities to grow are severely limited in comparison
Aside from getting the powers to grant myself wishes which could probably increase my Reality Manipulation to even greater heights
I watch many different worlds until I find something rather...peculiar
A universe, one that for all intents and purposes was...camouflaged
In it, I saw a brown-haired green-eyed boy with a watch on his wrist with a green hourglass shape in it, and close to him were the...Justice League
Trying to peer into it gave me a sense of warning until all of my senses screamed danger as something, no someone noticed my peaking and began making its way over to my universe
Surprised I didn't do anything as someone broke into my universe
Someone powerful enough to nearly instantly travel across universes like this
I facepalmed as I saw someone angry before they took a look at me and their expression changed to pure terror as I stared at him
He began to try to flee but I instantly locked him in place
Stepping forward, I stared at him as I ripped open his mental defenses and found out what I wanted, and boy, what a shit storm I happened to find out about
Staring at the person in front of me I am disgusted with this person in front of me
"So, tell me, how does it feel to cease to exist?" I ask him as his eyes dart around and I have no doubt that if I myself wasn't suppressing him, he would have ripped this universe to pieces
"Oh, it won't matter anyway," I say as I rip the information from his mind as painfully as possible
This guy is part of a group that is separating different universes from different realities, and merging them to entertain themselves
They steal different items from other universes, and give them to someone they killed before reincarnating them
They appear to have very little power outside of the universes that they steal although their group has just started but, what interests me the most is that they appear to be looking for someone too
This guy, Andrew was incredibly lucky in kidnapping a Ben Tennyson and even luckier and escaping with his life after stealing a universe from DC
Placing Ben in the stolen universe for him to have time to study the Omnitrix, putting the entire universe in a time loop and changing things after he pressed the reset button
However, sometimes he would indulge himself in the DC universe that he stole
Committing acts that he deserves what I am doing to him
I use the Reality Gauntlet to send us to the end of time and I smile cruelly at him as the void begins to rip him to shreds
"All that power, all of that knowledge and you can't even handle this," I mock him as he trashes around before the void rips him from existence and I make sure to nullify any remaining influence that he tried to impose in my universe
Something in my gut is telling me that the Evil Dragon Ball has something to do with this, at least partially
For now, though, time to go over all of Andrews's memories about the rest of his group
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The Plot thickens
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There are 3 options to choose from right now
The first is about a guy who is sent over to the DC universe, as the successor of Thor 616, but due to the MC being the last option for a successor, he is unworthy and as such will have to try and become worthy. Oh, and the Justice League hasn't formed yet when he arrives
The second is about a guy, who can reach into the TV only once and retrieve any item. The MC chooses the recalibrated Omnitrix from Ben 10 Alien Force. The issue with this one is that I am unsure which universe to send him to and if you guys choose this one please drop down some suggestions
The MC is going to get the Kaledeiscope, the Second True Magic, but he will have no idea how to use it at all. Also, he won't have much knowledge due to the setting that he will be born in the late 90s on his OG Earth, he will just know that he is going to other worlds due to the massive differences. To start with some form of power, he will have Magic Circuits. The first world will be Demon Slayer though. Also, magic won't be the primary focus for a while
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