Scene 1: The Abandoned House
Carter stood in front of the address Aurora had given him. The place looked abandoned—its wooden exterior weathered by time, with vines climbing the cracked walls. He knocked on the door.
No response.
He knocked again. Still nothing. He waited a few more minutes, then sighed and turned to leave.
Just as he began walking away, he noticed a man approaching from the opposite direction. The man passed Carter without a word, reached the door, pulled out an old key, and unlocked it.
Carter paused. "Excuse me, sir!"
The man turned. "Yes? Oh… you're Carter. What brings you here?"
Carter's eyes narrowed. This guy again...
It was DA.
DA smiled slightly. "Why don't we talk inside?"
He opened the door, and Carter stepped in, murmuring, "Pardon my intrusion."
What he saw inside left him speechless. Though the exterior looked like a ruin, the interior was elegant—futuristic walls, floating lights, and technology far beyond anything Carter had seen.
DA brought out tea and snacks as they sat in the pristine living room.
"So, what brings you here?" DA asked.
"I came on Aurora's request," Carter replied.
DA raised an eyebrow. "Aurora—the Controller of Time? What did she want?"
"She told me to come here… for training."
"You want me to train you?" DA sounded surprised. "Why?"
"There's an upcoming war."
DA leaned forward. "What war?"
"I don't know the details. That's all I was told."
DA went quiet for a moment, then nodded. "If Aurora sent you, then she's seen something. Fine. I'll train you."
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Scene 2: Lia's Awakening
Elsewhere, Aurora was training Lia.
Lia's powers revolved around the mind, body, and soul. She had telekinesis, mind-reading, and elemental manipulation—fire, water, earth, and more. While she wasn't a born fighter, her experience from countless missions with Carter gave her strength and resilience.
During training, Aurora discovered one of Lia's hidden talents—The Visionary, a unique ability ranked in levels from 15 to 1 (only odd numbers). Lia was currently at Level 15… and had no idea what her powers truly entailed.
"At Level 1," Aurora explained, "you'll be able to do everything imaginable."
Lia was stunned.
Aurora began guiding her through the path of self-discovery and control.
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Scene 3: War Preparations Begin
Meanwhile, deep within the shadows of space, Dr. Thomas and Gravo Gonzalez began their hunt for the Seven Stones.
Gravo held the advantage—he already knew their locations.
Dr. Thomas, aware of this, decided to shift his focus. He began working on completing his greatest creation—The Dead Titan.
Though incomplete, The Titan was unlike anything seen before.
"Even Gravo won't collect all the stones anytime soon in an infinite universe," Thomas muttered. "I'll make something even the gods fear."
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Scene 4: Carter's Training
In the months that followed, DA put Carter through brutal, mind-bending training.
One day, Carter lay on the ground, bruised and exhausted.
DA stood over him. "Everyone walks their own path. Yours is justice. I'm not training you to walk my path—I'm helping you walk yours, with strength."
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Scene 5: Two Years Later — Reunion
Two years passed.
Ron and Locki emerged from the time chamber, where they'd trained far beyond Earth's temporal flow.
They reappeared near their homes. Ron didn't waste a second. He rushed back to see Dream—and the child he had never met.
Inside his house, Dream stood smiling. A little girl peeked from behind her leg.
"Don't hide," Dream said gently. "He's your father."
The girl looked up at her mother. "Is he really?"
Dream nodded.
The child hesitated, then ran forward. Ron knelt down with tears in his eyes and embraced her.
"You're as beautiful as your mother," Ron whispered.
"Thanks, Papa! Where were you? Oh—Mom said you were busy! Let's play!"
"He just came home, sweetheart," Dream said. "Let him rest a little."
"Nooo! I wanna play now!"
Ron laughed. "Okay, okay. Let's play."
They played for a while until there was a knock at the door.
It was Carter, Lia, and Locki.
Locki blinked in surprise at Ron's daughter, while Carter and Lia smiled—they had already met her before.
The group went for a walk through the peaceful streets of Hero Town. Ron and Locki had just one week before they had to return for more training, and they were determined to enjoy every moment.
Ron tried using his magnifying glass to contact Dr. Thomas—but it no longer worked.
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Scene 6: Peace and Threats
Hero Town had returned to a calm state.
After Ron had left, Carter and Lia continued investigating the last events. They located the cult responsible for Bruce's family's death and apprehended them. Justice was finally served.
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Scene 7: The Dead Titan Awakens
Meanwhile, far beyond the layers of reality—
The Dead Titan was finally complete.
A being of infinite knowledge and boundless power. Capable of destroying timelines, multiverses, and concepts with a single strike.
It could bend reality, time, death, and causality. Immune to fate and manipulation, it could pause enemy powers, adapt endlessly, and rewrite existence itself. Even Beyonders—gods from the Second Layer—trembled at its potential.
And now… they noticed.
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Scene 8: A Beyonder Watches
That night, as Ron walked home, he felt something… strange. The very fabric of reality seemed to tremble.
A message flashed before his eyes:
> [The Beyonder 'Creator of Doom' is looking at this reality.]
Ron's heart pounded.
"Just… looking… caused this shaking?"
He stared up at the sky, frozen in awe.
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Scene 9: Across the Multiverse
In the multiverse's deepest depths—
Gravo Gonzalez shivered. "A Beyonder… is watching."
Mr. Gonzalez nodded. "The Dead Titan is complete… but not fully functional. It still needs a mind—one that can control this power… even the Beyonders fear."
Gravo's expression turned grim.
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Scene 10: A Dangerous Gaze
Back in Hero Town, DA woke with a start. He stepped outside, staring into the sky.
Clouds parted, and two lights—like distant eyes—shone down where Ron was standing.
"Close your eyes, Ron," a voice whispered.
He obeyed.
A minute passed.
"You can open them now."
Ron opened his eyes and found DA standing before him.
DA gave him a hard headbutt.
"OW! What was that for?!"
"Idiot! You stared at a Beyonder."
"So… that really was a Beyonder?"
"Yeah. And they don't like being watched."
"Why not?"
DA's face turned serious. "A normal person—anyone from our layer—would die from even hearing their voice. You, me… maybe your wife and daughter—we're the only ones who might survive looking at them."
Ron paled. If even DA, usually calm and unreadable, looked shaken—then this was no joke.
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Scene 11: Parting Again
The next morning, Ron and Locki's week was over.
Ron met Dream and his daughter one last time before returning to the training dimension.
The true war was drawing near.