Great Risk...

This is the start of the next arc. We got some more chapters while he gets there but this is where that arc starts.

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(??? P.O.V)

It had been 2 months since my plan had failed. 2 months that I had taken to prepare myself for the monumental task of dealing with a realm lord. My past had shown me that I could be a bit reckless. But due to me being me, I knew I would never stop taking risks. 

Hopefully, what I had planned would work out this time.

I floated calmly above the turbulent ocean waters of the Bermuda triangle. A place that was the graveyard of so many ships and aircrafts. I guess I finally solved the mystery as to why there's such a malevolent energy signature around this place.

It's a hub of dark energy. A sort of foot-hold for Dormmammu to exert his influence on the mortal world. The only reason he hadn't corrupted this earth as of yet was the magical seal constructed around the whole area. The seal dulled his power but even despite all that, he still managed to turn this whole area into a malevolent place.

One thing I was confused at was the implications of the magical seal itself. As far as I was concerned, there weren't any sorcerers in this universe. I'd checked. The universal energy present in the air was weak. It was what I hard termed as 'Spark energy' because it was only good for that, producing sparks where in another world it would have been an inferno. 

The only way for sorcerers to exist in this world, was if they had died out before my time or they had hidden away in a pocket dimension. I had no way of knowing either way. Sorcerers got their power mostly from dimensional siphoning. My cultivator essence allowed me to utilize any mystical energy present in the atmosphere to grow. It didn't allow me to siphon dimensional energy without being inside the realm.

All preparations were complete. I'd already had a talk with my family. Peter suspected something was off but he didn't push. All he told me was to be careful. 

A bubble of ki surrounded me and I floated down to the intimidating black depths of the ocean. The sky was a perpetual grey with heavy clouds and wind. 

I breached through the whirlpool and arrived at…a whole new place. Everything was dark and a crushing weight fell upon my body. My ki bubble fluctuated ominously before barely holding on. 

There was a faint suction before my surroundings changed again from the dark water to a a purplish black color that felt painful to stare at. 

I landed on a ground that was filled with wondrous gems and shiny metal. The air was thick like syrup and the hues of the surroundings were also a dark purple that occasionally shifted in place.  Planets floated around in space. I had no idea which way was up or down because such concepts seemed non-existent. 

My ki bubble was quickly pulled to coat my body in a strong shield. A little different from my usual ki application but I needed the mobility in case things went awry.

I turned to stare at the huge humanoid figure that had appeared. Dormammu's face was just as intimidating as I'd thought if not more. I felt tiny before him/it. His power was immense and saturated the area near him with his presence. He was simultaneously the dimension as well as the realm master.

"A little bug has entered my house. I wonder, should I crush it?"

The menacing voice made me feel dread inside. Holy shit, I'm talking to a realm lord. Not only that but this particular one is one evil mofo. Well, there's no going back now.

I bowed down.

" Greetings my Lord. Long have I dreamt of the day, I would finally meet you and stand in your majestic presence."

My dao of kissing ass was deep.

A brief silence fell upon us. An interested glint appeared on his face.

"Oh? Who are you?"

He boomed out.

"My apologies. My name is Brian Parker and I wish to serve you."

There was a brief silence before the world started shaking and I realized that Dormammu was laughing.

"A shrewd one aren't you. You seek my power while pretending it's me you wish to serve?"

I swallowed the fear welling up.

"I scanned your surface thoughts. This needs no saying but you have made a very big mistake. What possessed you into thinking you could trick me."

Shit. Maybe I didn't think this through. I felt my ki bubbling underneath my skin. Ready to be used. A strong telekinetic force grabbed hold of my body and levitated me near the big scary face of Dormammu. My mind almost shut down in fear.

"I can see everything. No thoughts are hidden in my presence. Your plan was doomed to fail before you even stepped inside my realm."

He laughed again, my ears rang at the loud sound.

"Please..."

I ground out.

"What? you wish for forgiveness? A chance to redeem yourself for this insult?"

My eyes pleaded with him. Oh my god. What was I thinking?

"I love seeing the despair in your eyes. However I am also a gracious host and it wouldn't do for me not to accommodate you accordingly. You came here seeking out my power, thinking you could trick me and run away right after getting it into the mortal world where my presence is restricted, hence suffer no consequences. I'll do you one better...your soul is mine, your body is mine and...your world will be mine."

Saying that, my eyes widened as his mouth opened and purple energy shot out, flowing into me. The energy entered into me and spread throughout my whole being. Realization hit me like a lightning bolt.

He's trying to turn me into a puppet.

Like he did with his Zealots. Only difference is Kaecilious and the others got to keep their personality. What he was doing would reduce me to nothing other than an extension of his will. That was why he was funnelling so much energy inside me. My body needed to be a suitable vessel.

Through that, he could enter the mortal world unobstructed. 

My actions would then usher in an age of chaos. Dormammu was the realm lord of the dark dimension, so he wouldn't hesitate to swallow the earth into his realm. 

I felt my awareness get suppressed by something that was stronger than I could ever hope to beat. 

I doubt Peter could triumph over him. The less said about the government's on earth the better. I couldn't expect The Watcher to intervene either. From every single angle that you look at it, Earth was doomed...the last wisps of my awareness disappeared and I died...

(Brian's P.O.V)

Dormammu's dark energy overloaded the simulated copy of my mental being and completely devoured it.

Deep in the recess of my core being, I smiled. Part one of my 'fuck over a realm lord and steal his shit' was a complete success. He didn't suspect that what he had been talking to wasn't me. That it was just a mental template of myself, who was wired to act scared and afraid like a normal person would be if they found themselves before someone like Dormammu. My true self on the other hand, was hidden away. Reduced to a mere spectator to avoid the realm lord from noticing my real objective.

This was the work of 2 months and a lot of help from the Interface. Basically, I took a snapshot of my mental signature that had no true sentience, then journeyed across the world looking for sources of esoteric energy, just like the medallion for a single purpose. 

The purpose was to use that energy to bring into being and sustain the copy through the Interface because my mental energy wasn't sufficient. It was exhausting work. All for the chance of fooling a realm lord into underestimating me. 

Going in. This plan had no chance of failing. Dormammu would either give me his power and turn me into a zealot or do what he'd just done. Obliterate my consciousness and use me as an avatar to conquer the mortal world. He couldn't kill me because I represented an opportunity for him to conquer the mortal world.

Part 2 was now about to begin. The dark energy filled me to up to the brim and my body started releasing wisps of dark energy.

"Such a worthy vessel. All I need to do is strengthen it some more and then I can send half of my full consciousness to this body. After that, nothing is going to stop me."

He said with... excitement in his voice? Wow, he sounds like a kid getting a new toy. I almost feel bad for what's about to happen. But first, let him strengthen my body some more.

Time was weird in the dark dimension. I don't know if it was an hour, a day, a month or a year later but my body was now ready to welcome the Realm lord.

My body had sufficiently adjusted to the high levels of dark energy along with my Ki. The funny thing however was how my ki reserves grew to match my body strength. I could tell I had grown more powerful. Immensely powerful.

'It's time', I thought, looking at the prompt from the Interface that had been there for a while now. 

[High amounts of dark energy detected. The energy has made changes to the host body. Many benefits detected. Do you wish to {Edit}]

I smiled. It wasn't a nice smile. It was a predatory smile.

(Yes. Turn all that energy into mental energy. Use 10% of that energy to evolve True Reveal to the next level, increasing it's analytical capabilities. 90% of the energy left, build a model of the jumper ability to include dimensional travel. This ability should strictly be ki based.)

[Processing...]

There was a pause.

"What...what is going on?"

Dormammu's voice shouted in confusion while staring at my body. All of his energy was turned into psionic energy. Everything in a field of 50 meters around my body was flung away. Dormammu started sending attacks of purple beams of destruction and shards of crystal to pierce my body but nothing could breach the perimeter.

The scary part was that, I wasn't the one doing this. It was all the Interface. Just what the fuck did I create?

[Done. Commencing the next objective]

All his energy was turned into psionic or mental energy. At the field of 50 meters surrounding my body, everything started burning. The flame was red in color, reminiscent of the phoenix entity fire. Fitting, I guess. I was after all turning all that energy into psionic which was something under the control of the phoenix force.

"Damn you, human!"

Dormammu's rage knew no bounds. The perimeter around me shrunk and I knew I would only have a split second before Dormammu brought his full wrath down on my head.

[Process complete. All objectives have been achieved.]

The field disappeared. 10 thick ki shields covered my front as a pure beam of destruction came into contact with it. I didn't waste time and quickly grabbed hold of my ki, then activated my newest ability.

"See you never Sucker."

I said just as the last of my ki shields disappeared. 

My surroundings abruptly changed the last thing I heard before that was Dormammu's angry yells.

I felt like laughing. I had done it. I had escaped and not only that, my plan was a success. I breathed out a sigh of relief, the tension disappearing from my shoulders.

I turned to look at where I had ended up and my eyes widened. What the? Skyscrapers, abandoned cars, a small breeze that blew away the papers and debris on the ground and a man hanging from a...rope? Wire?

The dog that was barking as well as the identity of the man hanging by his foot confirmed it for me. I was in a city. A city that was silent. A city that looked abandoned and...Will smith was before me.

I was in, 'I am Legend.'