What followed was a period of waiting—waiting for the story to continue unfolding, waiting for the future to arrive.
On the metal planet above all worlds, Deathstroke merely sat with his legs crossed, calmly watching the multiverse, which now contained only five Earths.
40K Earth remained unharmed, tucked away in a corner, while the other two pairs of Earths seemed to have already been captured by their respective counterparts, drawing closer at a seemingly slow yet actually rapid pace.
In the end, the MCU and Earth-10005 moved a step faster. Unlike the world-destroying shattering and annihilation that followed the collisions of other Earths, these two Earths seemed to melt before they even touched. Like clay, they wriggled together and merged into one.
Its radiance far surpassed what it had been before, and after a tremor, it flew out of the multiverse where everyone currently was.
"New multiverse detected. Temporary designation: Marvel Multiverse 2." The Adjutant pulled back the surveillance view, revealing another new Multiversal System. It was the New Earth that had just broken away.
Like a dividing cell, it began proliferating within the new universe. One became four, four became sixteen, multiplying exponentially under the influence of the Timeline. Yet it soon stopped after reaching a scale of just over a hundred worlds.
The observing Sorcerer Supreme frowned slightly. He was somewhat unsure whether this even counted as a multiverse, because he had not detected the Five Creation Gods there, and its energy level had not changed much compared to before.
"Continue observing." Deathstroke assigned the Adjutant her task. Even a low-level Earth like the MCU had managed to form a multiverse, so someone had to be helping behind the scenes. It would be best to observe quietly for a while first.
"Understood, sheriff." The Adjutant recorded the assignment.