Hearing the question, Loki actually let out a soft sigh.
"Doom's body was not enough to bear the timelines of the entire Multiverse."
"Giving him my power was also a way of having him bear part of the burden for me."
"Only then could I step beyond the end of time and descend from that throne."
Loki gestured toward the unconscious Doom on the throne.
Leon looked over.
At that moment, Doom's body was likewise wrapped in countless green timelines.
Those timelines had previously had no physical form. Only when Doom used his power would they bloom with green light.
Now, Loki was controlling those timelines and making them appear.
Without question, Doom's power came from those timelines.
At the same time, he had become a vessel that kept those timelines functioning normally.
Leon withdrew his gaze.
Loki continued, "Merging the timelines requires restarting the world, but destroying the Multiverse was never my intention either."
"My original plan was to keep this restart within a limited scope."
"Only the Main Universe and several other universes would be destroyed, allowing Doom to build Battleworld in the Voidlands."
"Then, during the superheroes' battle against Doom, they would receive my help and restart the Sacred Timeline."
"The new Sacred Timeline would swiftly spread through the other universes, reshaping the entire Multiverse into its original form like a virus spreading."
"That was my original plan."
Loki's expression suddenly darkened somewhat.
"But several years ago, while following your travels through time, I glimpsed several other Multiverses around us."
"Especially that place far stronger than ours, the one you call the Comic Universe."
"There was a group of unimaginable gods there, driving that Multiverse toward destruction."
"Those beings might very well set their sights on us as well."
Loki frowned. "So... I made the decision I