The World-Ending Song on the Wind

What are the rules?

"Then how should it be modified?"

Susan and Ron asked two different questions.

"It seems you've asked a question. The rules." The Dr. Ogami paused for a moment. "You are also qualified to know."

"Order will inevitably turn into chaos, the sun will rise in the east and set in the west, and one plus one equals two. These are the absolute constants of the universe, the necessary framework for building the house called the universe, which is what I mean by rules."

"The essence of the Soul of the Car Technique is the combination of the Destiny Force and the purest self, which gives birth to the individual life's rules that transcend the universe. It temporarily inserts itself into the universe, causing the universe to undergo corresponding temporary and permanent changes."

"The rules of self are different from the rules of the world."

"The world contains everything, so it can accommodate all the rules."

"The self is exclusive. Even if the rules are similar, they will still be incompatible like water and fire if the creators are not the same person."

"The self of the Beyonder, which breaks free from the chains of fate, has already fulfilled the conditions for the birth of self-rules."

"Therefore, my rules cannot directly interfere with the essence of the Beyonder —the soul of the car—as they did before."

"At this point, it is necessary to remove the overly prominent fragments from one's own rules and to have them carried by products of the material universe. These are the so-called high-tech parts that I create, the products of fragments of rules that have come to reality."

"The modification of the Beyonder is like an inactivated virus—a vaccine injected into the human body to trigger immunity and produce antibodies."

"To directly insert it into the car's soul is too intense."

"And the human body."

The Dr. Ogami looked at Susan and said, "This is a very good choice."

"Do I need to eat them?" Susan raised an eyebrow.

She wasn't worried that the parts would come out of her intestines.

After reconstructing all her supernatural powers with the Soul of the Car Power, she was able to get rid of metabolism and excretion, behaviors that belong to humans, Mutants, Inhuman, and wizards, and these were also abandoned.

Breathing is no longer necessary.

She was simply not used to swallowing such large objects; the shape didn't quite suit the technique she had honed over time with Li Lin.

"The heart and ribs," the Dr. Ogami said. "Choosing the corresponding parts makes them easier to digest."

"Implanting foreign objects directly into your body shouldn't be a problem for you, given your level of external power, and it won't affect your performance."

The moment Susan took the parts, they vanished from her palm.

Two small barriers opened up around her heart and ribs, with the [Heart of Time Sequence] and [Aether] residing within them respectively. In an instant, these barriers permeated her life cycle, while simultaneously incorporating her life cycle.

"Time. I saw it, how beautiful."

To see is to control.

She casually picked up a [Black Hole Engine], which decayed in her hand and was then reborn, endlessly repeating the cycle.

She could have done this before by combining her Illusion Technique with her superpowers to overlay and modify reality.

But now, she hasn't used any of her power.

The hands of time were turned with just a thought.

The power of time operated according to her wishes and came into reality.

Magneto also noticed it.

Because Susan's power did not diminish in the slightest.

"How should I modify it?" Magneto was intrigued.

His attitude did not surprise anyone else.

Ron was even more exaggerated.

("Tch~" Ginny immediately realized that Ron was there because of [the Milky Way].)

(The moment the word 'artificial universe' was uttered by Dr. Ogami, Ron's mouth gaped open into an "O" shape, and his eyes nearly popped out.)

(Clearly, he was making a connection to Cosmic Knight.)

"This is your power." Dr. Ogami took out a transparent battery. "I collected it while you weren't looking just now."

"What?" Magneto's arrogance, which stemmed from becoming the Beyonder and gaining the Anti-Destiny Force, suddenly vanished.

He was completely unaware that his power had been stolen.

In his perception, the magnetic field around him completely enveloped his aura and power, without the slightest leakage.

"We have long had ideas about the Anti-Destiny Force," Dr. Ogami said. "But even the extracted antimatter and dark matter belong to the Destiny Force."

"I only saw it for the first time today."

"It's incredible. If your Anti-Destiny Force is 1, I provided at least 100 units of Destiny Force to completely seal it."

"That's a pity. If it's about speed, your strength isn't an advantage."

"You're better suited to vandalism, specifically vandalizing other people's cars."

"But this only applies to other drivers. For the Eternal Driver, it will backfire and stimulate their true speed to awaken further."

"You will definitely shine at the Da Shen Cup, but only if you don't face Kondō Gen."

"His public persona doesn't allow him to hold back."

"However, perhaps... feeling like you've been destroyed?"

"How exactly should Erik be modified? What parts are suitable for him?" Ron quickly interrupted when he saw that the Dr. Ogami seemed about to talk until dark.

"[The Great Dark Evil God]," Dr. Ogami stretched out his hand, and a pitch-black shell bearing a millstone that occupied half of the vehicle appeared out of thin air. "I remember I just said that we, me, Tsuchiya, and Teacher Tieshin once had ideas about the Anti-Destiny Force, right?"

(In the club.)

("[The Great Dark Evil God]?" Mei responded.)

(Although she is now stronger than hundreds of [Great Dark Evil God], the sheer magnitude of her power is so great that even the [Moon God Power] cannot match it.)

"Although I kept failing, one last thought came to my mind."

"What possesses the most abundant Destiny Force, almost like destiny itself?"

"The answer is the [Soul Fragment] of an ancient powerhouse."

"Ron, do you remember how you inherited the power of [Primal War God JB]?"

"Those [Primal War God] are the remnants of the Soul of the Car, and also the destructive force I used to destroy [Soul Fragment] and reshape them."

"[The Great Dark Evil God] is the embodiment of this destructive power, but it is also a half-finished product."

"And now."

The Dr. Ogami crushed the battery, and the fragments scattered onto the car body.

With a deafening roar, silvery-white flame patterns appeared.

The millstone began to rotate.

"It's done. The true [Great Dark Evil God]." The Dr. Ogami laughed heartily, "Bearing the [World-Ending Grinder], the God of Destruction who will end fate."

"Indeed, only a true Anti-Destiny Force can make this millstone turn!"

"What the hell?" Ron forcibly suppressed the urge to immediately leave brought on by his Spider-Sense, his face as pale as Draco's, and his mouth trembling.

"How do I install it?" Magneto asked.

He felt a tremor from the car body.

This felt unlike any of the parts he had encountered before.

The previous one stemmed from an inner desire to destroy.

Now, however, it is a strong possessive desire to incorporate it into one's body.

"Hey, that's a good question," said the Dr. Ogami. "We've also thought about how to install the parts we design onto the car spirit without erasing it."

"So we designed it like a car shell, which corresponds to skin."

"And the 'terrifying upright ape' is the only creature that, when it gets cold, thinks of skinning other animals to wrap itself in as clothing."

"Clothing, in a sense, is artificial fur."

"Put them on."

Dr. Ogami threw the car shell at Magneto.

The millstone behind the vehicle hummed loudly, spinning faster and faster the closer it got to Magneto. Cracks appeared in space, and time was distorted, as if it were playing a world-ending melody.

But it disintegrated before the world was destroyed.

It transformed into a full-body black suit of armor, enveloping Magneto.

"Darth Vader?" Magneto looked at his reflection in the mirror and inexplicably thought of Darth Vader from Star Wars.

If we're talking about differences, the only difference is that he's missing a cloak, and his armor is more complete, so much so that every finger is covered in nails, leaving no room for fabric.

"I must--"

The Dr. Ogami seemed to know what Magneto was going to say, "You can use your power to transform it into everyday clothes and reveal your face."

"It really works." Magneto stroked his face. "It's amazing. Even though it's still covered by the helmet, it feels just like real skin, as if I have a second face."

"There was no sense of stagnation or burden during the movement."

"That's great." Ron looked at Magneto with envy.

He wished he could become the Beyonder in the next second.

"Doctor, Doctor, is it only through real races that drivers can improve?"

"Not exactly," the Dr. Ogami shook his head. "Actually, as long as you get on the track, or more precisely, start the engine, your Soul of the Car Power will improve. It would be even better if there were other cars racing against you."

"But such progress is too small and too slow."

"Those Beyonder who cannot exist as racers in most eras do this in private."

"Release the Soul of the Car, keep moving forward, along the ever-expanding edge of the universe."

"They only bring back the Soul of the Car during the World Cup."

("Running towards the edge of the universe, how romantic!" Krum was intrigued.)

(No time like the present; he happens to have two bodies.)

(One of them can be retrieved no matter how far away.)

(And then, in the next instant.)

(Another Krum disappeared from Earth, departing in the form of a mini 4WD car, and has now reached the edge of the Milky Way.)

"As long as I improve." Ron summoned the car, jumped up, and swung his fist. "Charge! [The Spider]!"

A green light shot into the sky.

He touched his nose. "Hehe, I really hope that the next second, no, I'd better wake up from my dream and become Beyonder."

"Hopefully," Dr. Ogami shrugged. "You will become stronger, but becoming Beyonder is difficult. It's best to succeed in a race, under the 'watchful eye' of the Eternal Driver, with them giving you a push."

"Why don't we go into the real body?" Katy suggested.

She didn't envy Susan and Magneto; in her view, she would become Beyonder sooner or later.

She only had the mission in her mind.

The Ryū's hints are clearly related to the quest.

"Ryū?" The Da Shen met Katy's brainwaves.

"Ah, Ron was right. You really should go see Teacher Tieshin."

"Since he instigated the Great Cataclysm, he should also be held responsible for your lives."

"What?" Ron felt belittled. "It's as if I can't master the power of immortality before the [Great Cataclysm]."

"You can only set foot on the mountain where Teacher Tieshin is located once the story begins," said Dr. Ogami. "You still have some time to rest."

He looked at Ron and said, "I suggest someone really review the plot."

"To avoid making a fool of ourselves again."

"Yes." Ron's face darkened.

One month later.

"What the hell!" Ron kicked a rock away.

The lush greenery, bright sunshine, fresh air, and faint birdsong around him seemed unable to dispel the anger on his face.

"Why didn't that bald-headed doctor explain himself clearly?"

His gaze fell upon six figures in the distance.

"To be clear, we simply cannot get close to them."

He leaned forward, against the invisible wall, and moved forward in a very strange posture.

"Isn't this normal, Aji?" Katy with R-face said. "You should have expected this."

"We're not Eternity characters; we can't get close to the plot—"

Ron interrupted Katy, "What about Susan?"

He pointed ahead.

"Because Susan's current name is Hoshikage Aoi," Magneto said. "Hoshikage Gō, Hoshikage Kō's cousin who's in Brazil playing with mini 4WD cars."

"Moreover, it's not as easy as it seems."

In his view, Susan was once again bound by chains, which sealed her mouth shut.

She's now like one of those background characters in movies and TV shows who never say a word.

"Really?" Ron couldn't tell at all.

Although he was also very close to the realm of the Beyonder, he could see the chains of fate.

But the broken chains that were already present all over Susan's body made it impossible for him to make a judgment.

"Yes," Susan wanted to answer Ron.

Her keen senses allowed her to hear Ron's words.

She feels like every inch of her body is carrying immense pressure.

Lifting each leg requires mobilizing the entire body's strength.

But most importantly, she could barely breathe.

Contrary to Magneto's expectations, she could speak.

But speaking takes a lot of her energy, and she can't decide what to say.

So tired.

My feet are so sore.

Such trivial remarks can be mentioned incidentally.

But the feeling of the chains binding her so tightly that they were almost strangling her made her abandon the idea.

However, this is not without its advantages.

It has taken at least a month to digest the thin outer shell of the parts, and now almost a third of them have been digested.

And she can also detach herself from the plot at any time.

All you need to do is say one reasonable thing.

She threw a tantrum and left.

There is no need to worry about transforming from Beyonder into a truly Eternity one.

But the biggest gain was getting close to the people in the script.

Her Soul of the Car Power is growing stronger every moment.

The Soul of the Car Power, which was already indistinguishable from the Destiny Force, grew increasingly intense.

Furthermore, in some ways, the characters in the script are actually more free.

Although Dr. Tsuchiya and his colleagues cannot speak or do anything outside the script, they can consciously unfold their souls.

She could see ancient rules being implemented within it, like divine pillars supporting the sky.