Paradox: Oh look, it's Lasti, so cleverly trapped in a world already trapped in this mind-blowingly fascinating world, hehe! How utterly mind-boggling! Oh, and let's not forget that everything and everyone is dead. True chaos, my dear friends, TRUE chaos! And you know what it all boils down to? Nothing more than power! Ah, yes, power! Just what our dear friend Alasti desires. How hilarious!
Oh, how I amuse myself, thinking about the bombs and the scythes. It's like a merry-go-round of destruction! Round and round we go, up and down, up and down, hehehehe! It was such a fantastic ride! Can you feel the absolute joy of indulging in pure chaos? Oh, I know I can!
But wait, there's more! Suddenly, thousands of rocks decided to defy the laws of gravity and simply float up from the sky. And guess what? The planet itself joined in on the fun by starting to spin. Isn't this just too remarkable?
Paradox: Ah, I can't contain my laughter! My delightful friend here wishes the world to spin like a wild ball of chaos and infinite spin! Never-ending, my dear friends, NEVER-ENDING! Oh, the endless wisdom that will be passed on and on!
And do you know what the best part is? *drumroll, please* I CAN DO ANYTHING! Yes, that's right! I have the power to do anything I desire! Aren't you just green with envy? Oh, the wonders of being able to bend reality to my will!
Hehehehehehe, life is just so incredibly entertaining.
Robert: We need to get out of here, and I mean now.
Joshua: What do you mean? He's just helping us?
Robert: No one understands the power he contains. Whatever is about to happen can end up in our deaths. We need to go, and now.
Suddenly, the environment undergoes drastic changes: the tree turns into grenades, the sun into a large nuke, the clouds into planes, and the ground into cards.
Paradox: It's the actual chaos. There is nothing better THAN TRUE CHAOS.
Joshua: Is he going to destroy my world? If so, I'll handle both of them.
Robert: You idiot, if you do this, it will end exceptionally severely. If you stay here, there's no going back, and trust me, I'm not a coward, but that thing will kill all of us.
Joshua: Darn you, if my planet dies, I will personally hunt you all down myself.
Robert: Uh yeah, good luck with that, but CAN WE PLEASE GO NOW, DarnIT.
Joshua: Okay, fine, but where are we running?
Robert: Well shoot Heck if I know, I KNOW I'm in this green bubble. Once you get in, you should be okay. I will float us up to a distant planet. I learned this skill from my practice, and hopefully, I've practiced it enough.
Robert stabs a green spear into the ground, summoning a bubble that begins to shake. Joshua and Robert enter the bubble, and it starts floating upward.
Robert: Good luck, and yes, it won't pop. Here's your answer. I already knew you were going to ask that.
Joshua: But what if I tried?
Robert: There's a weakness to it, but I'm not telling you. Plus, you already know it and have used it, but I won't outright say it; but anyways, up and up we go.
As they approach the sky from space, they witness the planet they left shattering into purple pieces that violently shake around. Reality itself is falling apart on that planet.
Robert: Woah, it seems whatever the Heck that thing's power is already beginning to take place. Reality itself looks like it's crumbling.
Joshua: My people, my planet.
Robert: I promise you he can undo it; he can be that he can undo what he wants. I don't know about this, but I hope for the best.
Joshua: HOPE FOR THE BEST. YOU CAME ONTO MY PLANET, AND NOW YOU'RE DESTROYING EVERYTHING. I KNOW WHY YOU ARE DOING THIS.
Robert: To be fair, you did attack us first, so whose fault is that?
Joshua: I WILL JOIN BUT IN ONE CONDITION. If you leave my planet alone, I will join. Please leave it alone. I promise I will join, but they mean everything to me.
Robert: Of course, don't intervene. Let Paradox do his thing. I'm sure he's got it handled, I think.
Robert (thoughts): Those two are going to destroy this universe if they don't power check. I highly doubt the way those two will. What should I say to Joshua? Inside the planet, reality breaks.
Paradox: All of them, ALL OF THEM LOST under your power, your power's fault, all fault. I will bring justice.
Alasti sneered, his disdain evident in every word. "Ah, it seems your speech never improved; you are disgusting. Things like you are too creative. I'm sure no one knows Dr. Howard's true goal. I won't tell you either because I viewed other universes, and they go on and on about their plans, and well, that just isn't me. I don't want to do that; I want to ensure you SUFFER. Aren't those fun thoughts? Your powers have been upgraded massively, and it's interesting… How about this? I beat you, and I kill you and your friends and take their power. I may even get more potent than Howard himself. Actual power, you're just a Darn cinder block. In my way, you are a creative Character who must die, and I will be the one to finish you myself. All you Darn misfits are causing problems to Dr. Howard's plans. It disgusts me because all the verses have lost balance. You're not supposed to be here. None of you are hel. I don't know fully what Howard is planning, but enough yapping. I will put you down now. True chaos, true darkness will stand in our universe, a battle that will be seen across the whole universe."
Thousands of golden bricks materialized from nothing, transforming into blocks and triangles of various shapes and sizes.
Alasti's eyes glowed with an ominous intensity. "I control reality, not you or Dr. Howard, not Jacob, not his friends, and not the inspector, BUT I DO."
The golden bricks merged, breaking the very fabric of creation.
"NOW FACE THE ULTIMATE DESTRUCTION OF REALITY ITSELF!"
A circular triangle emerged from the white smoke, defying the comprehension of even the so-called power holder, the writer. Paradox looked at it; his head spun, his heart raced, his brain shook, his entire body convulsed.
Paradox chuckled maniacally. "Huehuehuehuehuehuehue, joke funny, lots of funny!"
Alasti's frustration erupted. "What the Heck is wrong with you? Why aren't you breaking LOOK HARDER!"
"Suffer true chaos huehuehuehuehuehue I CAN DO ANYTHING!"
The world spun harder as Paradox manipulated reality, summoning scythes and clones, assaulting Alasti relentlessly. The very ground turned into playing cards, cutting through the air with deadly precision. Paradox's laughter echoed as he transformed into a scythe, bombarding Alasti with a barrage of blades.
"Ubehebe, true chaos! SO WONDROUS, SO GRAND, IT'S TRUE, TRUE, IT'S REVOLVING, NEVER ENDING!"
Paradox summoned massive weapons from the sky, creating pillars of destruction. Alasti, forced on the defensive, conjured ice blocks to shield himself. But the onslaught continued, each attack pushing Alasti to the brink.
"Darn YOU, YOU DARNED CLOWN!"
Paradox's final assault descended upon Alasti, a scythe loaded with bombs and knives, turning him to dust. The destructive force erased stable power in the universe, leaving chaos in its wake.
Paradox: Oh, what an absolute blast! How utterly delightful to experience such an unending wave of chaos! Oh, the sheer ecstasy! Alas, the delightful power that once consumed you has vanished in the blink of an eye. Poof! You are now nothing more than a distant memory. And I must say, oh, how I will miss your presence. Uhhuhhehe, such a shame indeed!
The planet reforms into its original form as the chaos ends.
Robert: Look, Joshua, we didn't destroy your planet. Do you want to join now?
Joshua hesitates.
Joshua: Yes, but who will protect my universe?
Robert: We can't be sure, but you said the only condition of your joining was that we didn't destroy your planet.
Joshua stands still.
Joshua: Fine, I'll join. I made that promise, and I'm a person of my word. I'll join your group.
Robert: Welcome to the group, my friend. Now, enough nonsense, let's take you to meet the team! Please wait for a second; Jacob, our leader, was supposed to teleport us long ago. OH SHOOT, WE LOST CONTACT!
Joshua: Aren't you going to get the other guy first?
Robert: Another guy, oh yeah, you mean Paradox??
Joshua: You forgot about him?
Robert: No, I don't know if it's safe to head back yet.
Joshua: I'll head back, then float me back there.
Robert stabs his weapon into the ground, summoning green bubbles and floating them back down to the planet.
Joshua: IF you don't mind me asking, how do your powers work?
Robert: I use the power of nature around me. Anything that moves or has any sign of life is something I can use to fuel my power, which is the power of nature. I can also conserve previously absorbed elements such as wind, fire, etc. (I can relate to this guy. He wants to defend everything so badly, and so did I, and I lost everything, and I will do anything I can to protect him)
Robert: This bubble of green is using wind to recycle trapped oxygen to ensure our survival. It's pretty oversimplified.
Joshua: You know you're not bad. Unless I proved my allegiance, I'd expect nothing to be told, but I trust you now. I appreciate that.
They both land on the planet, and everything returns to normal. The grass is green, and the trees are in autumn colors.
Joshua: THE SKY, LOOK UP!
Paradox is descending like a dive straight into the ground with a massive bomb attached to him.
Paradox: CHAOS CHAOS CHAOS! MORE SPLODY!
Robert: Duck AND COVER!
Joshua: WHERE THERE IS NOW HERE HE'S GETTING CLOSER AHHHH!
Paradox: Funny funny faces scared so much fear it's all a joke, shark to shark hehehehe!
Robert: Dang it, PARADOX, seriously, you have to be joking with me.
Joshua: What happened to Paradox?
Paradox: ALASTI ALASTI GONE POWer GONE THERE IS NO MORE AlASTI huehuehuehuehuehue!
Joshua: That does not help, he said with a face of disappointment.
Robert: At least it's something he said, shrugging.
Joshua: How about showing my world? I know we got off on the wrong foot, but now that we are allies, I want to show you around. Are you okay with that?
Robert: I don't mind it.
Paradox: FOOD FOOD FOR CHAOS MORE FOR CHAOS.
Joshua: Okay, don't get so antsy there. I will, geez.
Paradox: LOTS OF HAPPINESS, SO MUCH GRATITUDE!
Robert: We should probably take him before he starts to pull stuff. (I can tell he's opening up to us. Was I telling him how my power works? Is that effective in recruiting him?)
Joshua: Well then, creepy, get over here.
Paradox shook at the thought of finally eating since the destruction by Alasti. Suddenly, purple portals appear from the sky, and down from those portals came a whole team of people—it was Jacob and the rest of the team. Jacob's sword smashed into the ground, causing a massive explosion.
Joshua: MORE OF THEM, Darn ATTACKERS, LEAVE MY WORLD ALONE!
Joshua charged at Jacob, grabbed a knife from a tote bag he was wearing, and threw it at Jacob. It shot as fast as lightning while covered in thousands of generated volts of electricity, aiming straight for Jacob. Jacob blocked it, teleported in front of Joshua, slashed his sword above his head, and brought it down on Joshua. Joshua dodged, and another massive explosion could be heard.
Paradox: What fun, WHAT FUN, TRUE FUN, MORe CHAOS, HEUHEUHEUHEU, I WANNA PLAY TOO, LET ME JOIN!
Paradox began to jump around, spinning in circles.
Robert: STOP, WILL YOU! Joshua, Jacob, and Paradox all look at Robert.
Robert: JOSHUA, RELAX. Are we all relaxed now? Good, Joshua, that's our leader you're attacking, and Jacob, that's the new recruit, and you tried to kill him. ANALYZE, Jacob, THINK, Jacob, THINK!
Jacob: Oh, you're the recruit, but why did it take so long? The whole team waited long for you, and we assumed you guys were struggling massively. I decided we should head to find you all and help you all, but this world is fine, and so is the planet and all its inhabitants, so what took you SO LONG?
Robert: There was an issue—one to another: Dr. Howard's goons and the personal destroyer of my world. He also destroyed the paradoxes of the world. His name was Alasti.
Jacob: (That must be why when we arrived at his village or town, it was all destroyed and in shambles. It was a fight between Paradox and Alasti, but who is Alasti? I've never heard of him. Not even the inspector had told me about him. I don't know, maybe it's too quick for me to decide, but what should I do? Is he important? Is he still a threat and more powerful than the others? How much more powerful.)
Terrace: Jacob! Jacob! Jacob, wake up!
Jacob: Ahh yeah, sorry, apologies, I was lost in the train of thought.
Imrage: Didn't you hear they have food here? It's not
What i sually get, but it can't be beaten if it's something to eat you know gotta eat brain food.
Jacob: Did you seriously make a pun out of that? Oh my, I'm about to SLAP YOU SILLY.
Imrage: What's your problem with puns? Honestly, but before you answer, have some honest tea. Jacob summons a sword, and it begins to glow midnight black.
Jacob: Tell another pun. Jacob's smile begins to glow a dark pink hue. Tell another pun. The black form dissipates.
Imrage: You are okay, pal?
Jacob: I'm fine. I promise there is no need to worry about me. I assure you, let's forget about it. Jacob said with a weak smile.
Paradox: Something bad, bad, REAL BAD.
Jacob: Hey, look, is that a restaurant?!
Everyone: WHERE!
Jacob: What is that?
Joshua: We call that rice, chicken, fried chicken, and chips. It's a perfect promise it can be on me. (I've got my eye on you, Jacob) Common everyone!
Imrage: Sweet, something to eat.
Paradox: Chaotic dish, everything, EVERYTHING!
Alexander: I do need to eat.
Terrance: Give me some chicken.
Robert: I use the energy around me to stay fine.
Joshua: Are you getting anything, Jacob? I'm getting rice.
Jacob: I'll get something later. I need to head out. (If they know I'm starting to lose control over myself because of the hate , they will lose faith in me as a leader. I can't let them see.) Jacob focuses and enters the mindscape.
Bravery: What's going on Jacob? I thought you could fight hate yourself?
Perseverance: You need to see through this; you lack perseverance.
Kindness: You'll be okay. Just keep going.
Jacob: I'm struggling to keep control of the soul. That chromatic hand had some bad stuff. I don't know what to do.
Bravery: Head, decide on that restaurant and fight your way through the hate!
Jacob: Thanks; you always have the best perception of issues. Jacob heads back in.
Jacob: I want to formally welcome you to the team; congratulations, Joshua.
Joshua: Glad to be here! Now, what's our next move?
Chapter 7( The transient death of reality) end