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Chapter 41 - Chapter 40:Outside the timeline

For months after his banishment by Doctor Strange, the entity once known as Derrick continued evolving in the void between realities.

But the form he had become was too vast.

His existence now spanned multiple dimensional layers like a cosmic organism.

To return to a single universe, he needed to compress himself.

So he began the final stage of evolution.

Condensation.

For another month, Derrick forced his distributed multiversal body to collapse inward.

Tendrils stretching across dimensional membranes folded.

Pocket universes collapsed into energy.

Entire reality-fields he had generated were absorbed back into his core.

The process resembled a reverse big bang.

A humanoid silhouette slowly emerged inside the collapsing energy sphere.

His consciousness concentrated.

Infinite sensory inputs reduced to manageable streams.

At the end of the process,

Derrick stood again in a humanoid form.

But this time the body was not truly physical.

It was a multiversal compression vessel.

Inside it existed the energy output of countless cosmic systems.

DERRICK'S CURRENT POWER STATE

Biological Structure

Derrick is now best described as a Multiversal Bio-Singularity Organism.

His body functions simultaneously as:

°A biological lifeform

°A dimensional anchor

°A cosmic energy generator

°A multiversal perception network

His physical form is merely the control interface.

Energy Output

Estimated internal energy reservoir:

E ≈ 10^{44} { Joules}

Comparison:

Object Energy

Planet Destroyer 10^{32} J

Supernova 10^{44} J

Derrick 10^{44} J (contained)

Meaning Derrick now carries supernova-level energy inside his body at all times.

Strength Calculations

Using gravitational manipulation, bio-force amplification, and Arakko mutant power synthesis:

Maximum force output estimate:

F ≈10^{27} Newtons

COMPARISON:

Action Force

Destroy Earth requires 2.2 ×10^{32}Newtons

Lifting the Moon requires 1.2×10^{20 } N

Derrick's casual Output 10^{27} N

Meaning Derrick could casually:

shatter moons, move small planets and alter orbital paths without even using his full power.

Speed

Derrick's speed is now based on dimensional translation, not movement.

He reduce his mass repeatedly until mass approaches zero.

Meaning his effective velocity becomes:

Faster than light by dimensional bypass.

Estimated effective speed:

v≈10^{12}c

(One trillion times light speed equivalent).

Durability

His body now maintains a self-generating reality field.

Damage must overcome:

1. Biological regeneration

2. Energy field regeneration

3. Dimensional reinforcement

4. Quantum reconstruction

Required energy to fully destroy him:

Estimated:

E > 10^{45} Joules

Meaning attacks weaker than a large supernova would not kill him.

INTELLIGENCE

His mind now processes:

10^{40} calculations per second

Capabilities include:

Predictive combat modeling

Multiversal awareness

Parallel strategy simulations

Reality-field manipulation

POWERS AND ABILITIES

Derrick now possesses the combined powers of everything he consumed plus new adaptations.

BIOLOGICAL ABILITIES

Blacklight assimilation

Infinite cellular regeneration

Viral spore infection

Genetic absorption

Evolutionary adaptation

OMEGA MUTANT POWER

From the Arakko mutants:

Dimensional perception

Energy manipulation

Gravity control

Spatial awareness

Matter reconstruction

NEW ABILITIES

Multiversal Sensory Field

He can detect disturbances across multiple universes.

Localized Reality Creation

He can generate physics within a controlled radius.

Dimensional Phasing

He can exit a universe and enter the void between universes..

Energy Singularity Core

His body stores stellar-scale energy and can absorb more over time

Combat Rating (Approximate)

Category Rating

Strength :Planetary+

Durability :Stellar

Speed :1 trillion times light speed + Dimensional phasing

Energy Output: Supernova

Threat Level :Multiversal

Meanwhile. TVA Headquarters

Deep within the bureaucratic halls of the Time Variance Authority…

Alarms are still flashing across multiple timeline monitors.

But the analysts are calm.

To them, timeline anomalies happen every day.

One analyst reads the report.

"External anomaly detected outside timeline."

Supervisor sighs.

"Again?"

"Yeah… probably just another variant problem."

The system displays Derrick's silhouette.

But the readings are partially corrupted by his reality field.

Meaning the TVA sensors cannot properly measure him.

The anomaly is downgraded.

Classification:

Level 7 Temporal Variant

The supervisor shrugs.

"Send a hunter squad."

TVA Hunter Deployment

Minutes later, armored agents from the TVA step through a time door.

Their leader checks the mission tablet.

Mission briefing:

Investigate anomaly

Arrest variant

Reset timeline if necessary

The squad consists of:

8 TVA Hunters

2 Chrono-Weapons specialists

Standard temporal nullifiers

The squad leader spins a baton confidently.

"Alright people."

"Another variant clean-up."

One of the hunters jokes.

"Maybe this one won't run and actually put up a fight."

They step through the time door.

Outside the Timeline

The door opens into the void.

The TVA squad emerges.

At first they see nothing.

Then their scanners begin screaming.

Energy readings spike beyond measurable range.

A hunter whispers:

"Uh… leader?"

The squad slowly looks up.

Standing calmly in the void above them…

is Derrick.

But the space around him bends slightly.

Stars from distant universes flicker across his body like reflections.

His new senses immediately recognize the temporal technology.

He studies them silently.

The squad leader raises his baton.

"Variant."

"By order of the Time Variance Authority, you are under arrest."

Derrick tilts his head slightly.

His mind runs a quick analysis.

Threat level:

0.0000000001%

He speaks quietly, not sure who these guys are..

"Who are you?"

The hunters confidently activate their weapons.

None of them realize they are confronting something that has evolved far beyond a simple timeline anomaly....

Outside the Timeline

The void between timelines is silent.

A golden time-door flickers open, and a squad from the Time Variance Authority steps into the darkness.

Eight hunters spread out cautiously.

Their armor lights illuminate fragments of drifting dimensional energy.

The squad leader checks the scanner again.

"Variant should be nearby."

Another hunter jokes nervously.

"Maybe he ran."

Then their scanners explode with alerts.

Energy readings spike so high the devices begin overloading.

One hunter whispers:

> "Leader… the readings don't stop."

Then they all see him.

Floating above them in the void.

Derrick stands calmly in his newly condensed humanoid form.

But the space around him ripples.

Tiny flashes of distant galaxies shimmer across his skin like reflections in water.

The hunters stare in confusion.

Their database doesn't recognize anything like this.

The leader raises a baton.

> "Variant. By order of the TVA you are under arrest."

Derrick looks at them quietly.

His mind processes them in less than a nanosecond.

Primitive.

Temporal tools.

Biological organisms with limited energy signatures.

Threat level: negligible.

He responds simply.

> "I don't understand what you are."

The Fight (If it Can Be Called That)

The squad attacks anyway.

Two hunters fire chrono-nullifier rifles, weapons designed to freeze targets in time.

The beams strike Derrick directly.

For a moment the energy wraps around him.

Then his body simply absorbs the temporal energy.

The weapons malfunction instantly.

The hunters freeze.

One whispers:

> "That… should have erased him."

Another throws a temporal grenade.

The device detonates.

A localized time-loop bubble forms around Derrick.

But Derrick's body exists partially outside causality now.

The loop collapses like a soap bubble.

Derrick looks down at his hand curiously.

He tries to move.

But the gravitational field generated by his body shifts slightly.

The effect is catastrophic.

The force released equals roughly:

F \approx 10^{24} \text{ Newtons}

The TVA squad is crushed instantly.

Armor shatters.

Bodies collapse into the void.

The entire event lasts less than one second.

Derrick stares at the empty space where they had been.

He blinks slowly.

> "…That was accidental."

Assimilation

Instinct takes over.

Black tendrils extend from Derrick's body.

They spread through the floating debris of the hunters.

The assimilation begins.

Within seconds Derrick absorbs:

their biology

their memories

their temporal technology knowledge

His mind processes the information rapidly.

New knowledge floods his consciousness.

He now understands:

the structure of the multiverse

the existence of branching timelines

the bureaucratic machine that tries to control them

The name appears clearly in his thoughts.

The TVA.

He processes their hierarchy.

Their command structure.

Their authority.

And the one thing that surprises him most.

They believed this mission would be routine.

Derrick quietly absorbs the last fragment of their memories.

> "They thought I was just another variant."

He looks toward the dimensional boundary separating him from the timelines.

Now he understands how to reach them.

POV Switch, TVA Headquarters

Inside the command center of the Time Variance Authority…

Hundreds of monitors track the flow of countless timelines.

Analysts sit calmly at their desks.

Then suddenly

Every monitor connected to Hunter Squad 214 goes dark.

An analyst frowns.

> "That's strange."

The supervisor looks up.

> "Lost signal?"

The analyst checks again.

"No… they're gone."

Another technician begins running diagnostics.

Moments later his face turns pale.

> "Supervisor… something's wrong."

The main screen lights up.

It shows the location where the squad was sent.

Energy readings explode off the charts.

The system struggles to calculate the power output.

Numbers keep climbing.

Finally the screen displays a warning.

ENTITY CLASSIFICATION ERROR

POWER LEVEL UNDEFINED

The room goes silent.

Another alert appears.

MULTIVERSAL THREAT DETECTED

Then a final message flashes across every monitor in the TVA.

HUNTER SQUAD 214: TERMINATED

CAUSE: UNKNOWN ENTITY

Across the command room people stare in disbelief.

Hunter squads don't just disappear.

The supervisor whispers:

> "What did we just send them against?"

Outside the Timeline

Derrick finishes absorbing the last remnants of the squad.

He now understands the structure of reality much better.

The TVA.

Timeline branches.

Multiversal control systems.

He slowly turns toward the barrier separating him from existence.

A faint smile forms.

> "So this is how reality is organized."

His body begins generating the energy needed to breach back into the multiverse.

And somewhere deep within the TVA…

An ancient monitoring system detects something awakening.

A cosmic failsafe designed to monitor threats beyond timelines.

Because Derrick's power has now crossed a threshold that attracts the attention of beings far older than the TVA.

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