Kars drifted through the Sea of Mist.
It was a journey filled with déjà vu. In his overlapping memories, countless versions of himself from parallel worlds had been hurled into space by that brat Joseph, drifting onward until—
His thoughts stopped.
By comparison, Kars felt that his fierce battle with Lin Qing had been thoroughly satisfying.
Though he had still died in the end, it was only because he had been outmatched.
That was simply the nature of "life."
The strong seized everything and forged the path ahead.
The weak returned to the soil and nourished the earth.
A ring of Black Light enveloped Kars, giving him the power to move forward.
He continued through the mist. In this sea of mist, far beyond time and space, the concept of time had lost all meaning, giving Kars ample time to think.
About evolution, about Dio, about Lin Qing.
And about Miracle at You, which possessed him.
"We're almost there."
Miracle at You raised a finger. "The spring of calamity... lies ahead."
Different worlds: Hokage, JoJo, reality...
Different timelines: Steel Ball Run, JoJolion, Stardust Crusaders...
Then different parallel timelines: the Baseline World, other parallel worlds...
Behind all those "differences" lay fortune and misfortune.
Some worlds were fortunate, while others were more unfortunate. Some parallel worlds would even, under countless influences, head toward destruction.
Such fortune and misfortune were also forms of calamity.
They were simply broader in scope, beyond Miracle at You's ability to control.
But it could sense them.
"Eight timelines, with countless parallel worlds behind them—world-class calamities, one after another...
They flow through the Sea of Mist like rivers, and this place—"
Miracle at You took off its hat and placed it over its chest in respect, then lightly tapped its cane against a patch of mist.
"—is where