Outer space, Meteor Base.
Levi stood at the center of the control room, arms spread wide.
Golden light surged from his palms, spreading across the floor into a ten-meter-wide circle. Space, Time, Power, Life, Death, Mind, Reality, Soul, Body, Devouring—ten pillars of light rotated along the edge.
This time, there was an eleventh.
Gold and crimson.
The flames of the Phoenix Force danced between the pillars, linking all the laws together.
Levi closed his eyes.
The clone's experiences in the X-Men universe replayed in his mind—from the first day at Xavier's School, to copying Charles's telepathy, to seizing molecular manipulation and power amplification in Apocalypse's tomb… and finally, the moment Jean saved him.
Every memory was crystal clear.
The clone and original shared a soul—the sensations were identical.
Levi could recall Jean's warmth as she pressed against him, hear her crying in his ear, feel the gentle surge of life energy she poured into him.
And the fragment of her soul left within his origin.
That fragment now floated beside the black core of the Devouring Law—a gold-crimson point of light carrying the imprint of the X-Men universe.
Levi opened his eyes and exhaled.
Mid-stage Cosmic Overlord—stable.
The breakthrough in power was only part of it. More importantly, a multiversal connection had been established. With Jean's soul fragment as the key, he could freely enter and exit the X-Men universe without rejection.
A strategic victory.
Footsteps sounded behind him.
Levi turned.
Wanda stood at the doorway, wearing a black dress with crimson patterns, her long hair loose over her shoulders.
She said nothing—just looked at him. Her gaze was complicated.
Levi knew he couldn't hide it. Wanda's Chaos Magic was intertwined with his law domain—she could sense fluctuations in his soul.
"You're back," Wanda said.
"Yeah."
She stepped closer, stopping at the edge of the law field. Gold-crimson flames flickered near her feet.
She stared at them in silence for a few seconds.
"There's someone else's presence inside you."
Levi didn't deny it. "Jean Grey. She saved my clone. Left a fragment of her soul in my origin."
Wanda looked up at him.
"Just saving you?"
Her gaze dimmed slightly, but she didn't lash out. She raised her hand, placing her fingertip against his chest.
Chaos Magic surged—red light seeped into his body, probing deep into his law domain.
She wanted to see the fragment.
Levi didn't stop her.
The red light reached the edge of the Devouring Law's core and found the golden-red point. Jean's soul fragment floated quietly, its energy gentle, marked by the X-Men universe.
Wanda withdrew her hand.
"She loves you."
Her voice was soft.
Levi paused—but said nothing.
Wanda turned and walked to the floor-to-ceiling window. Beyond it was the vast starry void.
With her back to him, she said:
"I can feel how she feels about you. Not admiration. Not dependence. Love."
"The kind that's willing to give up her soul."
Levi remained silent.
"How long were you in that universe?"
"A few months."
"A few months… and you made someone give you her soul." Wanda let out a bitter laugh. "You haven't changed. Wherever you go, someone ends up losing themselves over you."
Levi walked over and wrapped an arm around her shoulders.
"I didn't lie to her. From the beginning, the clone made it clear—he was there to learn power."
"She chose to save me."
Wanda leaned against him, her voice trembling:
"But you accepted it. You kept her soul fragment. You formed a bond that can never be broken."
"How is that any different from using her?"
Levi didn't argue.
She wasn't wrong.
He could have refused. He could have let the clone dissipate.
But he didn't.
He accepted the fragment, used it to break through to mid-stage Cosmic Overlord, and anchored himself to that universe.
That was his nature.
Greed.
Endless. Insatiable.
Wanda turned, cupping his face, her eyes red.
"I don't blame you. I know who you are."
"I knew it from Sokovia."
"You'll do anything to grow stronger. You'll use anything you can."
"But promise me one thing."
"Say it."
"No matter how many universes you go to… no matter how many people fall for you… I am your anchor."
"At the deepest core of your origin—I come first."
Her voice was soft, but every word was firm.
Levi was silent for two seconds—then pulled her into his arms.
"You always have been."
Wanda closed her eyes, tears slipping down.
She knew he wasn't lying.
Deep within his law domain, at the very core of the Devouring Law, there was a cluster of red light.
Her mark.
Deeper and more stable than Jean's fragment.
It had fused with his origin long ago.
But that didn't bring her peace.
The multiverse was vast. Endless variables. Every universe had its own strong figures… and people willing to give everything.
Jean was just the first.
There would be others.
Wanda wiped her tears.
"What did the Time Variance Authority say?"
Levi released her and walked to the console. The screen lit up, displaying a communication request from Loki.
He accepted.
Loki's projection appeared—standing before the Temporal Loom, clad in green robes, expression serious.
"Levi. You're back."
"Yeah. X-Men universe is handled. I got the Phoenix Force—and reached mid-stage Cosmic Overlord."
Loki's eyes lit up. "That fast?"
"Had help," Levi said simply. "What's the situation?"
Loki's expression darkened. He waved his hand, projecting a multiversal map.
Countless timelines stretched across the void—but some had turned gray. Broken. Gone.
He pointed to a region.
"Kang-117. A variant of Kang the Conqueror. Peak early-stage Cosmic Overlord. In the past three days, he's destroyed seven universes—absorbing their temporal energy."
He zoomed in.
A void. No stars. No matter. Not even space itself.
"He's not just destroying them—he's erasing them. Removing entire universes from the multiversal structure. No history left."
Levi frowned.
Even among Kangs, this was extreme.
Wanda spoke quietly, "Why?"
Loki shook his head.
"We intercepted a transmission."
The projection shifted—audio played.
Kang's voice, cold and mechanical:
"The seventh universe has been sacrificed. Temporal energy purity meets requirements. Proceeding to next phase."
Another voice followed—deeper, from the void itself:
"Good. Continue. When you've sacrificed thirty universes, you'll get what you want."
Kang's tone turned fervent:
"Multiversal singularity?"
"Yes. You will become the only Kang. All variants erased—only you remain."
Silence fell.
Levi narrowed his eyes.
Thirty universes… for singular existence.
"Who do you think it is?" he asked.
Loki hesitated.
"Two possibilities. The Anti-Monitor… or Eternity."
Wanda inhaled sharply.
Eternity—one of the fundamental cosmic entities.
Levi shook his head.
"Not Eternity. He is the multiverse's existence. Destroying universes would weaken him."
He pulled up data on the Anti-Monitor.
"More likely him. He feeds on universes and timelines. Kang is just his tool."
Loki nodded grimly.
"If that's true, this is worse than we thought."
Levi turned to Wanda.
"Can you sense the fractures?"
She closed her eyes. Chaos Magic spread, forming a web of red lines.
Seconds later, she opened them—pale.
"Yes. Many fractures. The largest is near the Void—it's expanding."
Levi stared at the map.
Seven universes gone—and they weren't random.
Loki highlighted them. They formed an arc.
"Structural points. Remove enough, and the multiverse destabilizes."
Levi understood immediately.
This wasn't brute force.
It was structural collapse.
"Can the TVA stop him?"
Loki shook his head.
"We tried. Three elite teams—wiped out. He can rewrite causality instantly."
Levi fell silent.
Then:
"What about the other universes? C-4 and M-9?"
"C-4—contact ongoing. Difficult. M-9—currently inaccessible."
Levi made a decision.
"I'll expand operations."
Loki looked at him.
"You're thinking—?"
"A multiversal alliance."
Levi's gaze hardened.
"I'll send clones to key universes. Not just to gather power—but to build anchors. Allies."
"When the Anti-Monitor moves… we won't be scattered."
Loki's eyes lit up.
"…I'm in."
Wanda stepped forward, taking Levi's hand.
"I'm coming with you."
Levi shook his head.
"No. Stay here. Help stabilize the TVA."
She hesitated—then nodded.
Loki added:
"I'll send coordinates. Be careful—some universes are hostile."
Levi smiled faintly.
"I know. But doing nothing is worse."
The projection ended.
Silence returned.
Wanda leaned against him.
"You'll come back, right?"
"I will," Levi said. "No matter where I go."
"Because you're here."
She closed her eyes.
Levi stared into the stars.
Seven universes—gone.
This war—
He couldn't lose.
Not just for power.
But for protection.
"I'll win."
He said it quietly.
Wanda held him tighter.
She believed him.
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