Olympus, Heavenly Realm
Apollo, the current God of the Sun and Light, sat upon his throne in the Heavens.
His expression was unreadable as he gazed at the stars below.
His flame-like hair flowed, radiant as the sun itself.
"The Sanctuary…" He murmured.
"These mortals have some skill, summoning a Mythical Sun with the Golden Cloths of the Zodiac Twelve."
Apollo looked down upon the Earth.
As the embodiment of the sun in this mythological era, his power stood at the pinnacle of the Heavens.
Even without wearing his God Cloth, Apollo was undeniably the strongest in the Heavenly Realm.
He had never participated in the Holy Wars on Earth, nor was he interested in its dominion.
But a mortal named Kaiser had caught his attention.
His strength had grown too rapidly, too abnormally.
Cool moonlight spilled across the Heavenly Realm's ground.
"What are you doing here?" Apollo asked, his gaze unwavering, his tone icy.
"Brother, Athena seeks to end everything in the next Holy War. She aims to slay gods." Artemis, the Moon Goddess, said, bathed in lunar radiance as she appeared before Apollo.
Day and night divided the Heavenly Realm's sky.
The meeting of these two gods sent ripples through the realm.
"I have no interest in who controls the Earth." Apollo replied.
"But slaying gods is absolutely unacceptable."
"The Primordial Gods are on the verge of awakening."
"The Titans are stirring."
"The Abyss Tartarus's movements are unclear."
"God-King Zeus is missing, taking all the God Cloths of the Heavenly Realm with him."
"The Heavenly Realm is already teetering on collapse."
"We cannot afford to lose any more first-class gods."
Apollo's brow furrowed, a trace of anxiety crossing his flawless face.
The current situation, no matter how you looked at it, was dire.
The fall of the Heavenly Realm might already be on a countdown.
"Hades, Poseidon, Ares... these gods are all pinning their hopes on the secrets hidden within the Earth." Apollo continued.
"Do you truly believe the Earth holds the power to elevate gods?"
He finally lifted his head, looking at his sister.
"Do we have a choice?" Artemis countered.
"Even your power can't handle this crisis."
"The cataclysm of the gods has arrived."
"I refuse to sit idly and wait for death."
"I'm not resigned to it."
Artemis clenched her fists, her divine aura trembling.
The gods of the Heavenly Realm were either missing or fallen, leaving few behind.
She refused to wait for death in the Heavenly Realm.
She wanted a way out.
The Earth, now contested by the gods, was undoubtedly the key to breaking this stalemate.
The Earth, born from Mother Gaia, the birthplace of gods, held secrets beyond divinity.
Yet, no one had unraveled them.
"What can you do about your unwillingness?" Apollo said coolly.
"Athena becoming the Goddess of Earth was Zeus's arrangement."
"He hoped she could break the deadlock."
"But even Athena hasn't pierced the Earth's secrets."
"Do you think you can?"
"Athena is gradually reclaiming her war authority."
"Her strength is steadily returning to its peak."
"You're no match for her, nor do you have her cunning."
"Isn't it better to stay in the Heavenly Realm?"
Apollo's tone was dismissive.
He didn't hold high hopes for Artemis.
"I'll prove I'm right in my own way." Artemis declared.
"I'll participate in the next Holy War."
"Let everything end there."
With that, Artemis turned and left.
The Heavenly Realm returned to radiant light.
"Artemis…" Apollo sighed.
He understood her intentions.
As the strongest god in the Heavenly Realm, even he felt powerless... how much worse for Artemis?
"It seems the next Holy War will be a war of gods." Apollo mused, his eyes flickering.
Perhaps a divine showdown would reveal something.
Hades, Poseidon, Ares, Artemis, Eris, and several second- and third-class gods would all join.
The intensity of the next Holy War was already foreseeable.
If those gods united, the Sanctuary would surely fall.
"Athena… have you uncovered the secrets hidden on Earth?" Apollo wondered.
"Or have you known them all along and kept them hidden?"
"Is your sudden reclamation of war authority tied to the Earth?"
Apollo pondered every possibility in his mind.
He was wary of Athena.
She was immensely powerful.
A fully restored Athena would rank among the top three in the Heavenly Realm.
Even Zeus had few ways to deal with her.
Unaware of Apollo's thoughts or Artemis's intent to join the next Holy War, the Sanctuary continued training its warriors.
Kaiser sat cross-legged, his body floating within the Weapon Sanctuary of the Libra Temple.
He had entered a meditative state.
His Thoughtform had entered the Throne of Heroes.
Ding! "Does the host wish to reclaim the anchor point of the One Punch Man world?" The Heroic Spirit System asked, seeking confirmation.
"Reclaim it." Kaiser replied.
"That world has nothing left to offer me."
"But mark Saitama."
"And the Hero Association members too."
"If the chance arises, they could join the Throne of Heroes."
Kaiser instructed the system.
This time, he had no task and had entered the Throne of Heroes voluntarily.
His goal was to reclaim a world anchor point.
Not long ago, he had visited the One Punch Man world again.
He met Saitama, extracted the last bit of value, and left that plane.
Then, he chose to reclaim the anchor point.
Ding! "Anchor point reclaimed."
"Current available world anchor points: two…"
Ding! "A task from the Heroic Spirit System has been issued."
"Please review, host."
A series of system notifications sounded.
"Oh?" Kaiser hadn't expected such timing.
A task awaited him in the Throne of Heroes.
"Open the task briefing." He said.
The details of the task appeared before him.
"A protection task?"
"No time limit?"
Kaiser frowned at the conditions.
He understood protection tasks, but why no time limit?
Was the target a long-lived species?
"I'll check it out first." Kaiser decided after a moment's thought.
If the world offered no gains, he could complete the task and leave immediately.
The task had no minimum stay requirement or time cap.
It offered high flexibility.
"Send me there." Kaiser said.
His voice faded, and he vanished from the Throne of Heroes.
Earth…
Boom!
A missile crashed, leaving the Earth scarred and broken.
Countless civilians screamed in terror, fleeing for their lives.
"What's this?" Kaiser muttered, his figure materializing.
Something was wrong.
A profound weakness gripped him, stark and undeniable.
"No Command Spell restriction, yet I'm this weakened?" He said, incredulous.
"What's the joke here?"
Kaiser frowned, scanning the back of his hand.
No Command Spell limited him.
He could unleash his full strength.
But there was a problem... he was drastically weakened.
Sensing his condition, Kaiser realized his Cosmo was reduced to the Sixth Sense level.
"What's going on?" He demanded.
"Why am I so weak?"
He awaited the Heroic Spirit System's explanation.
Ding!
"Host, you have arrived in a Super Universe." The system replied.
"We chose the most reasonable and discreet method of entry."
"Further details are for the host to discern."
Kaiser froze at the system's response.
"A Super Universe?"
"One classified as such by the Heroic Spirit System?"
"Interesting."
He said no more.
Sixth Sense it was, then. He'd just have to be cautious.
As Kaiser prepared to leave, a faint voice reached him.
It sounded like a child's.
"Help me… help us…"
Kaiser turned toward the source.
Beneath the rubble of a collapsed building.
Hum!
His telekinesis spread, lifting the debris.
A boy and a girl appeared before him.
"Hm?" Kaiser moved the two children in front of him.
"Something's off."
"My power…"
He was shocked to discover his power seemed linked to the girl.
"No way."
"I've arrived as a Heroic Spirit?"
"This girl is my Master?"
"And this body… it's not my Thoughtform."
"It was directly constructed by her."
"What kind of power is this?"
Kaiser was stunned.
Creating a living being from nothing.
With a fully intact consciousness.
How was this different from a god creating humanity?
This touched the realm of creation itself.
And the girl was so young, yet she could sustain his Sixth Sense power.
Even if it was just early Sixth Sense.
Such power shouldn't be possible for a child to support.
With Kaiser's combat strength, even at early Sixth Sense, he could dominate most Heroic Spirits in the Fate/Stay Night Holy Grail War.
This girl, in a Holy Grail War, would be a top-tier mage.
The Master every Heroic Spirit dreamed of.
"Hm?" Kaiser noticed an un detonated missile nearby.
He saw an unbelievable name.
"Stark Industries??"
"She's Wanda?"
Kaiser understood instantly.
The Heroic Spirit System had sent him to the Marvel universe in this form.
"System, lock the world anchor point!" Kaiser commanded, snapping back to focus.
This was the Marvel universe!
A world overflowing with countless treasures.
A universe that accepted all supernatural systems, even those never seen before.
By entering through Wanda, Kaiser had gained a pass.
If he could restore his body, he could unleash his full combat power here.
Though his full strength in this world was mere ants compared to its titans.
This was an opportunity.
A massive one.
Ding! "World anchor point locked."
"The host may now freely enter and exit this world."
Kaiser exhaled in relief.
He'd feared the lock might fail.
The Marvel universe was too vast, too layered.
Infinite multiverses, even breaking the fourth wall.
Countless great powers, a legion of top-tier combatants.
In terms of raw power, even the Creator God of the Saint Seiya world might not stand out here.
"So, Wanda's Chaos Magic constructed my body." Kaiser reasoned.
"And judging by this scene…"
"…this is likely a Sacred Timeline equivalent."
"Wanda's power doesn't stem from the X-Gene."
Kaiser rapidly processed Marvel universe intel in his mind.
With its myriad parallel universes, he needed to determine his situation.
Sixth Sense strength was sufficient on Earth.
At least a first-tier combatant.
Excluding outliers like Sentry or Captain Marvel, of course.
Against a baseline Hulk, he could hold his own.
Protecting Wanda and Pietro was well within his capabilities.
"Are you the one sent to protect me?" Wanda asked, looking up at Kaiser.
In the midst of the crisis, a voice had echoed in her mind.
It asked if she wanted her own guardian angel.
She had agreed.
And Kaiser appeared.
His godlike appearance instantly earned him a perfect impression in Wanda's eyes.
"Sleep now." Kaiser said gently.
"When you wake, a new life begins."
He put Wanda and Pietro into a hypnotic slumber.
The war had left deep psychological scars on the two children.
Their parents had died in this conflict.
"No matter the world, there's always war…" Kaiser sighed helplessly.
He began handling the aftermath of Wanda and Pietro's parents.
Three days later, everything was settled.
Using the war as cover, Kaiser crafted a refugee identity for himself.
He took Wanda and Pietro to the United States, settling in New York City.
"Kaiser, is this our new home?" Wanda asked.
After Kaiser's hypnosis and mental suggestions, Wanda and Pietro's psychological trauma was far less severe than in the original story.
"That's right. This is our new home." Kaiser replied with a smile.
"Here, we'll live and learn."
Wanda was still young, far from the major events to come.
Kaiser had plenty of time to grow.
But he had confirmed one thing.
This world had no mutants.
That was good news.
Mutants resetting timelines at whim would be too much for someone like him, an outsider, to handle.
A week passed in a flash.
Kaiser, as planned, took on the role of full-time caretaker.
During this time, he cautiously explored the supernatural abilities within Wanda and Pietro.
Perhaps due to their young age, progress was slow.
Kaiser could only sigh.
But the Cosmo training methods from the Saint Seiya world worked here too.
This world held the power of the stars.
Though far weaker than in the Saint Seiya universe.
Wanda and Pietro's physical conditions improved noticeably.
They gradually forgot the scars of war.
"Hm?" Kaiser paused while chopping vegetables.
He sensed it... someone was watching him.
"Interesting." He murmured.
"Spatial fluctuations?"
Kaiser turned to his side.
The space there twisted and rippled.
"Mirror Dimension?" He realized.
"Ancient One?"
It wasn't surprising she'd found him.
Though his body was created by Wanda's Chaos Magic…
…it was undeniably part of this world's timeline.
The Ancient One, wielding the Time Stone, spotting him was only natural.
But she couldn't find any flaws in him.
Even Marvel's top-tier cosmic entities hadn't noticed anything amiss.
The Ancient One stood no chance.
"A guest is a guest." Kaiser said lightly.
"Care to join us for dinner?"
Silence hung in the air.
"No answer? I'll take that as a yes." He continued.
"I wonder if the Sorcerer Supreme has any dietary restrictions."
"I'm not picky." a voice replied.
"I'll eat anything."
The Ancient One appeared in the courtyard, her yellow robes cloaking her form, her face obscured.
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