Chapter 1173: The Darkness Timeline
Chapter 1173: The Darkness Timeline
Youxuan knew that Yusei Fudo, from the start, was a reliable protagonist, far more so than Jou in GX. However, Yusei's growth from beginning to end was still quite significant.
Zone mentioned that although Yusei hadn't yet reached the realm of a Duel King, he was the closest to it in the entire dimension.
Thinking about this, Youxuan suddenly had an idea and asked Zone, "If you say Yusei is the closest to becoming a Duel King in this dimension, what about you?"
Yes, Zone was also a part of this dimension. No fan of 5D's would question Zone's strength, and some even believed that Zone held back during his final duel with Yusei, not using his full power.
Whether this theory held any water was debatable, but it at least indicated that Zone's strength gave the audience the impression that, by the end of 5D's, he was actually on a higher plane than Yusei.
Youxuan felt it was highly likely that Zone also possessed the qualifications to be a Duel King.
"Me?"
Zone let out a heavy sigh from beneath his iron shell.
"A Duel King was indeed a realm I once strived to reach with all my might, but I was ultimately a step too late. What's the point of becoming a king if I couldn't save anything, couldn't change anything?
What does it matter now whether I am a king or not? My time is running out."
Youxuan understood. Zone was probably a Duel King, but his days were numbered, and he was only kept alive by the life support system on his body. Even with that, his time was limited.
His time was running out, and he could no longer bear the weight of the world on his shoulders. That's why he had excluded himself from the list of the strongest.
"Only a king can save the world. In the original timeline, Yusei Fudo was called a savior, a shining star that could bring hope to others. But he hasn't yet become a king, and thus he can't shoulder the burden of the world.
Below a king, no one can bear the weight of the world."
Zone's voice was strong, but his words sounded weak and powerless.
He looked at Youxuan and said, "I'm telling you all this because you are also a king. Though you are a king from another dimension, our interests should align for now."
Youxuan replied, "I only want to prevent the collision of the two worlds."
But Zone shook his head.
"No, it's not just two worlds."
As he spoke, projections appeared in the pure white space.
Spheres, one after another, countless spheres, floating in the endless void.
Youxuan: "These are..."
"Worlds", Zone said calmly.
"Countless worlds, each supposed to be parallel, their histories flowing like endless rivers, never stopping, never intersecting."
But Youxuan saw that two of the spheres were moving closer in the void, almost touching.
"Is this our world?"
The two worlds were on the brink of collision.
"That's correct", Zone said. "Initially, my goal was just to prevent the future of my dimension from being destroyed, but the situation has changed.
Before we can save the future, we need to find a way to prevent the entire dimension, from past to future, from being reduced to dust in the multiverse."
Youxuan frowned, pondering for a moment, and said, "Why? Is it because history has been altered?"
He had his doubts. Before he came to this world, Kaiba Corporation's observations showed that a dimension's deviation from its original trajectory, caused by a change in its history, led to it colliding with other dimensions.
But in 5D's, the four future members of Zone have been constantly rewriting history according to the original anime plot. Why hasn't that led to collisions with other dimensions?
"No, normally, changing history wouldn't cause such issues", Zone explained.
"I've altered history countless times, but there has never been a deviation in the dimensional trajectory. Normally, when we change a point in the past, the future from that point onward becomes a new path, overwriting the original timeline. The original history ceases to exist, and the future develops in a new direction. This new path becomes the official history, without creating new branches or parallel universes. The progression of this dimension always remains on its original track."
He paused, his voice heavy.
"But now, a powerful force has invaded this dimension. A force of Darkness, just like me, with the ability to traverse time and alter the past. However, the effects of this entity's changes to the past are different from mine. When it rewrites history, the trajectory of the dimension shifts, posing the risk of colliding with other worlds. And every dimension it alters falls into Darkness, creating a Darkness timeline. From these Darkness timelines, it can draw power. Every world it plunges into Darkness makes it stronger."
"Plunge a world into Darkness?" Youxuan frowned.
He suddenly remembered that the three Yeshen he had subdued had also mentioned that the world was destined to fall into Darkness. That seemed to be what the intruder from the other dimension, who had awakened and freed them, had said.
"Exactly", Zone said. "For example, in one of the recent timelines we observed, this Darkness entity intervened. Originally, Yusei Fudo was supposed to lead the Dragon Signers to defeat the Dark Signers and save the world. But with the interference of this Darkness entity, the Dragon Signers were defeated, Yusei was killed, and that dimension fell under the control of Yomi Law, plunging into a hellish state. A Darkness timeline was created, and the Darkness entity absorbed the endless despair and vast Darkness released by the entire dimension, becoming even more powerful."
Youxuan's heart raced. "By destroying history and absorbing power from dimensions that have fallen into Darkness, you mean this Darkness entity wants to do the same to this dimension?"
It suddenly made sense to him.
When he first arrived in this dimension, the Goodwin he encountered had already been replaced. The original Goodwin, who was supposed to be defeated by Yusei in the near future, was swapped by the Darkness entity to the present, with the intention of eliminating Yusei while he was still in the facility.
If Yusei were killed prematurely, this dimension would likely fall into Darkness, becoming a source of power for the Darkness entity.
The same might be true for Rudger. The Darkness entity knew that, according to the original history, the Dark Signer Rudger would never be a match for Yusei and his allies. So, it inserted the Skeletal Knight from the other dimension into Rudger's body, creating a conflict between two personalities within one body, enhancing the strength of the dominant personality in a way similar to raising a parasite.
Youxuan: "Creating Darkness timelines is the root cause of dimensional collisions, then?"
(End of Chapter)
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