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"It's also similar to the grandfather paradox," Adam said before explaining.
This paradox highlights the issue of causality, the principle that an event cannot occur before its cause has occurred.
If my grandfather were killed because of my actions in the past, before my mother was conceived, then I wouldn't be born.
What would happen to me? Would I somehow continue to exist, or would I vanish from existence since I was never born?"
[Handsome3horns (Vinox 2): Fuck, my head hurts. Can any of you follow this?]
[DeverinianLordMalacoss (Deverinian 9): It's definitely an interesting theory.]
[Beinglittleisnotadisadvantage (Strathorp 7): I find it fascinating that a race so technologically inferior that they haven't even explored space, can come up with such ideas regarding time.]
[DeverinianLordMalacoss (Deverinian 9): It's not surprising if you think about it. No one in the known universe has researched time travel since your Dwarfinian science directorate published their theory that time travel is impossible.]
[OfficialRowena (Oceana 7): Earth is also probably not technologically advanced enough to be able to determine if time travel is actually possible.]
[Noobkiller9000 (Earth): Sorry for being technologically inferior, but I would like to remind you that all you 'technologically superior' races were, in fact, wrong about time travel being impossible.]
[OfficialRowena (Oceana 7): Fair point.]
"So we don't kill your grandfather," Tephe replied innocently as she tilted her head.
Adam sighed before saying, "You're misunderstanding me. What I'm trying to get at is that by saving the Phoenix race, we could inadvertently make the universe a worse place."
"I don't believe that."
"Why not?"
"My mother once told me about the Phoenix race and how noble they were. Even we, the mighty dragon race, respected them.
I don't believe a future with the Phoenix race will be worse than the one we came from."
"You can't know that for sure."
"Neither can you know for sure that the universe 'will be' a worse place. I'm going to help the Phoenix race fight those bastard Herpolisks with or without you "
"A white dragon was unable to make a difference. What makes you think you can?"
Tephe didn't reply for a moment as if she was considering her answer before saying, "Well, now there will be two dragons."
"Is there nothing I can say to persuade you against doing this?" Adam asked with a sigh.
"No," Tephe said stubbornly.
[Whostolemyduck (Earth): That's one stubborn dragon.]
[Noobkiller9000 (Earth): Dragons are naturally stubborn when they put their mind to something. It comes from their pride that won't allow them to give up.]
Fine, Adam said in defeat before ordering. "Spector, Chronicle the major events that happen between now and the end of the siege and then calculate the most likely way we can assist in helping the Phoenix race win."
[StealthAssassin9 (Earth): Oh shit, he's gonna do it.]
[Superhearofangirl (Earth): I hope they can succeed, but it's going to be crazy dangerous.]
"Affirmative."
"Thank you," Tephe said with a smile.
"Don't thank me yet, we don't even know if it's possible yet.
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Oceana Seven, Universal Year 3247
"I hate this, I hate that we can't speak to him," Stacey complained.
"I know, even if we aren't always present when he goes live, we can always support him in the chat. But not now." Lorelie replied with a worried look.
"Hey, it's not as bad as you're both thinking," Rowena spoke up in a soothing tone.
"He's in the middle of a fucking war, how's that not bad?" Stacey snapped.
"Think about it." Rowena continued in the same calming voice. "His tech is already advanced in the present time. How do you think it will be two thousand years ago?"
"I actually can't believe we are discussing this." Lady Erkath said with disbelief before doing something on her uniband.
"I know, life has certainly not been boring since I first encountered Adam," Rowena replied before asking.
"Who are you messaging?"
"Senator Pevaphio, she needs to know what's happened to her daughter," Erkath replied.
"She's going to go nuts. It was already bad enough when Tephe ran away. Now that she's trapped in the distant past, I don't even want to think about her reaction." Lorelie stated.
"You should advise her to contact the Universal Senate about this; they need to learn that time travel is indeed possible," Rowena advised.
"Good point," Erkath replied.
"How do you think they will respond?" Stacey asked.
"In the short term, they will most likely issue a gag order on it. Cloaking tech was already troublesome; time travel is just flat out dangerous." Erkath replied.
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Fenix Nest, Universal Year 972
"Investigate the crash site; we may have allies that need medical attention." The beautiful Phoenix woman ordered as she led her squad toward Spector's crash site.
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"Advance on the crash site at once, there might be injured Phoenixes there that we can easily kill and claim their hearts from." The leader of the Herpolisk forces ordered, as they also started charging in the direction of Spector's crash site.
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"I have analysed all knowledge regarding the Siege of Fenix Nest in my memory banks and have come up with two plans that could potentially change its outcome," Spector reported.
"Let's hear them," Adam ordered.
"The first and least likely to succeed is for you both to assist the Phoenix race together and assault the Herpolisk forces on the planet and push them back until you can organise a direct assault on the headquarters that they have set up."
[StealthAssassin9 (Earth): Oh yeah, ground battle.]
[SciFifanboy (Earth): Meh, it's not as cool as a space battle, those are so Sci-fi.]
[AlamoMatador4thewin (Earth): Do we finally get to witness how a dragon actually fights?]
[Prestigious3horns (Vinox 2): We witnessed Senator Pevaphio attacking before.]
[AlamoMatador4thewin (Earth): True, and while that breath attack was cool, it was only one breath attack.]
[Superhearofangirl (Earth): He's right, I would really like to see how a dragon fights for real.]
[Gunlovergirl (Earth): I don't care as long as the streamer uses big guns and blows shit up.]
"Option two is more likely to succeed, but it requires you both to separate and work independently. Tephe will distract the Herpolisk ground forces by transforming into her true dragon form and aiding the Phoenix race with their ground battle.
In the meantime, you will use Spector Unit Six to travel into space and destroy the Herpolisk flagship and armada."
"If I were even willing to leave Tephe alone, which I'm not. How exactly is one unit supposed to defeat thousands of enemy ships?" Adam asked.
"You're forgetting we are in the past, this means that my tech is over two thousand years more advanced. It is almost impossible that they possess weaponry capable of threatening your life while using Spector Unit Six"
[SciFifanboy (Earth): Oh, heck yeah, another space battle, that's what I'm talking about, and this time on a colossal scale. This is gonna be SO SCI-FI.]
[Handsome3horns (Vinox 2): What do you suppose Spector Unit 6 is?]
[Beinglittleisnotadisadvantage (Strathorp 7): Well, unit 1 is a hoverbike and 5 was the shuttle.]
[MercheadAnderson (Palaxia): I vote for this option.]
[Lizziethetruepower (Palalxia): You don't get a vote, idiot. Also, doing this plan would mean leaving Tephe alone and not being able to protect her. Are you that heartless?]
[MercheadAnderson (Palaxia): But it has the greatest chance of success, babe.]
[Lizziethetruepower (Palalxia): You want him to sacrifice Tephe just so 'he might' be able to change history? You know what, you're on the sofa for the next 2,275 years.]
[MercheadAnderson (Palaxia): WAH! 😭]
[OfficialLorelie (Oceana 7): He won't do that, he promised Senator Pevaphio that he would protect Tephe.]
"I say we go with option two." Tephe suddenly stated.
"No way." Adam adamantly refused.
"Why not?" Tephe asked with a pout.
"Because I promised your mother that I would protect you, remember."
"Need I remind you that I'm over five hundred years old, I'm far older than you."
"Far older, but with far less life experience, have you ever been in a real battle?"
"Well, no."
"Exactly, we're better off joining and assisting the white dragon and black warrior."
"That won't work," Tephe replied quietly and with reluctance.
"Why not?"
True shuffled her feet but didn't respond for a short time, as if she really didn't want to reply until she finally gave a deep sigh and said.
"I don't think the white dragon will appear."
"Why? Lady Erkath said that it fought alongside a black warrior."
"True, but my dragon race said that no white dragon was alive during the siege of Fenix Nest."
"How do you explain it appearing then?"
"It was me," Tephe said quietly.
"Pardon?"
"I'm the white dragon," Tephe said as she long Adam with a look of annoyance, as if angry that he made him revealed the truth.
[Handsome3horns (Vinox 2): Huh?]
[StealthAssassin9 (Earth): Say what?]
[Superior4horns (Vinox 3): But she's a green dragon, right? I mean, I saw the clip from Prime's stream of her appearing.]
[Prestigious3horns (Vinox 2): Also, when a dragon takes human form, their hair colour becomes the same as the colour they are in their true dragon form.]
[DeverinianLordMalacoss (Deverinian 9): Damn brat.]
[OfficialRowena (Oceana 7): Malacoss?]