When the Over-Time Stream's rewriting ability finally combined with Empty Hand's power, a wondrous chemical reaction was completed at that very moment.
Empty Hand's storytelling ability relied entirely on real-time calculation. Although he had planned a script that favored himself beforehand, he had no way to control what the characters participating in the story would do during its performance.
But this shortcoming was made up for by the Over-Time Stream's rewriting. The Over-Time Stream's rewriting was equivalent to directly bypassing every possible problem and reaching the ultimate goal. The next difficulty was ensuring that the reality in which this goal was achieved would not be overturned. Compared to direct confrontation, the difficulty and likelihood of accidents were far lower.
Empty Hand now had only two choices: accept it, or become an earthbound spirit in Doctor Manhattan's Watchmen Universe for who knew how many years, working like an ox and horse for Doctor Manhattan until the end.
Doctor Manhattan, meanwhile, had a strange feeling.
The balance of power had already reversed. By all rights, Empty Hand should have been the one in control of his deal with Batman Dragon. Batman Dragon had only been able to survive under Perpetua's pressure by selling the interests of the DC Multiverse and driving Empty Hand to fight Perpetua. But now, Empty Hand could only let Batman Dragon manipulate him, and all of this was because...
"Me?"
If I refused to fight for the DC Multiverse, then the DC Multiverse would drive its immune cells to use me to forcibly compel Empty Hand to fight Perpetua, all to protect the DC Multiverse?
Had this been designed by the Over-Time Stream? Or had Batman Dragon done it? Or was it merely destiny drifting with the current?
Why was it that no matter how he tried to