"You are the Eternal One, my disciple. Do you truly want to learn how to kill yourself?"
"I have to, Master," Salomon said. "The instability caused by the fragmented soul of Chaos God Asa has only grown worse. I do not know why He originally shared His power with humanity, but now it seems the separated souls have caused even greater chaos."
The Sorcerer Supreme of this era nodded and took out the Eye of Agamotto.
"The Eye of Agamotto, or rather, the Time Stone, allows its user to see the secrets of time. Do you know what else it can do? That's right, it allows one to communicate with oneself across every timeline. It seems my future self taught you well. In other words, I could learn everything about why you came here and what will happen in the future, but I do not wish to do that, my future disciple. Not because I want to slack off, but because a time loop is an exceedingly delicate task. It cannot rely on subjective judgment; adjustments must be made by considering other timelines. We still have time. Slowly show me what happened in the future, and at the same time, I will teach you how to sort through timelines like this. I imagine you have not yet had this lesson?"
"Yes, Master."
"Then our task now is to become observers." The Venerable One abruptly changed the subject. "But the future is yours, so you will decide. Once you have decided, you must bear the consequences, even if those consequences betray everything you have done. Even if you destroy the entire galaxy, it does not matter. I will have retired by then, so there will be nothing I can do about it." Salomon was quite familiar with the Venerable One's smile.