160 Contemplating the Future (2/2)

It seems that Antigone has already achieve separations of mind, body and soul.

Did she cultivate when I am not around? That seems implausible.

She would be genius amongst geniuses otherwise.

It is more likely that her mind, body and soul have already been separated from the moment she was born, being the Avatar of Time after all.

I am calling all my real children that, considering without my approval or acknowledgement, they will not be able to become the aspect of time.

Not the Aspect of Time, but just an aspect of time.

”Are you going to leave daddy as well when you grow up, Anti?”

I question as I take a seat on the couch. I really don't want to say farewell to another child of mine if I can help it, but it is hard with the all of reality at stake.

Antigone responses to my question by patting me lightly while giggling. She then tries to climb up onto my shoulder, which she manages to do after a while.

She then sits on my shoulders, bouncing and having fun while grabbing hold of my hair for support.

I just chuckle at that before turning on the television to catch the morning news. I pay some attention to that while thinking about recalling all Hydra teams off world.

Honestly, if I continue to explore the multiverse, I am certain that I will have to say goodbye to another child of mine. I rather not do that since it is quite painful deep inside.

Even though I do not know Adria personally since I was never there, seeing her grows up, but knowing that she sacrifices her freedom for me makes me care for her than most people.

Having said that, I actually need to continue exploring the multiverse and figuring out ways to defend myself against all of those threats out there.

While I do enjoy being a big fish in a small pond, rains will eventually come, disturbing the small pond that is the prime-reality. Then the floods, depositing sharks.

What should I do?

I make up my mind when Antigone stumbles off my shoulders and into my waiting arms while giggling playfully. She then tries to climb up my body and back onto my shoulder, but I stop her since it is time to eat.

A can of baby food appears in my hands, taken straight out of the spatial dimension. Having a storage ring feels super handy for such things, especially when within that storage ring is a massive fabricator, capable of fabricating any kind of foods that I ever want.

And If I ever run out of raw materials, the basic elements that makes up the universe, I could duplicate them with my power. Foods or materialistic things are never a problem to me.

In fact, I have everything that I have ever needed at my fingertips, whether it is things or pleasures.

If I don't, I will have it soon enough.

It is only the matter of time.

But I fully understand the under lying issue of having everything. This issue is clearly demonstrated by the people of the alternate-reality.

It appears that when people have everything that they ever needed to live in completely comfort, they have nothing.

And more than that, they are not really living.

This dilemma extends to goals and achievements. Achieving a goal will lead to instability, where as the state of striving towards that goal lead to stability.

This is because once you achieve all your goals in life, you will naturally become directionless, swaying towards chaos and self-destruction.

And that is a paradox.

In effect, having a goal actually makes me continues onwards, striving for it. But I do fear the day when I have accomplished all of my goals.

In any case, that day will be a very long way away since it is not exact science to make people do what I want them to do without stripping away their freewill.

”Selene. Recall all Hydra teams and scrap all scouting missions. Establish new priorities.”

I then outline new priorities regarding the reality beyond the temporal rifts. All scouting should be left to the drones now.

There is no need for any Hydra members to sacrifice themselves pointlessly, especially when there are some power individuals like Zeus and Zephyr running around the multiverse.

Speaking of Zeus and Zephyr, I probably need a place for them to stay.

They cannot really stay in the spatial dimension forever.

And I think I have just the right place for them. I am sure they both can handle a bit of haunting, with one of them being a God after all. They might even give me some insights into the supernatural stuff.

But before that, I have a date with Allison at the hospital.

Once Antigone finishes eating, I give her a bath and then take her to the Connors next door to basically dump her there.

Mrs. Connors is still there despite winning the lottery. She obviously hasn't mention anything about it to the family, considering it is a normal Sunday morning for everyone.

I chat to everyone, especially to my little mother. It isn't weird at all talking to my mother considering I bang her in another reality.

Yup. Totally not weird at all.

Alright. It is fucking weird, and I couldn't help but remember that moment whenever I see Stephanie. I will eventually get over it.

And when I return home, I take the car out for a drive to pick up Allison at the apartment. Since she is in California and I am in New York, it will be one hell of a long drive.

Or I could teleport there with my car. I will do that after having a long leisure drive, but I didn't expect getting T-bone by four-wheel vehicle at the emptied fourways intersection.

And I was having such a nice day too.

”Fuck! That asshole just comes out of nowhere!”

The teenager shouts when my car goes spinning out of control due to the impact.

The curb eventually stops the momentum.

I exhale deeply before exiting my smashed sedan and then look at the four teenagers inside their four-wheel drive.

I smile faintly at them on my approach.

”I think we suppose to exchange insurance information now, but from your ages, I don't think any of you have a license.”

They immediately reverse their vehicle trying to get away, as expected.

”Fucking teenagers. Mind bringing them back here to have a little chat, Legion? Don't worry about any witnesses, no one will remember anything anyway.”

My smashed car behind me immediately morphs into a titanic red and blue robot to give chase, shattering the pavement with each step.

I chuckle at the terror on their faces, seeing a real-life Transformer grabs their car and lift it high above the sky.

”Oh my god! What the hell is that thing!?”

The teenagers scream in fear within their vehicle, not getting the reference.

Oh wait. Transformer isn't out yet.

”I am Legion.”

Pratically Optimus Prime responses and sends their car flying.