//------------------------------// // Chapter 33 - Death of the Earth and Sky // Story: The Cosmic King // by Theyellowninja13 //------------------------------// It's been a few centuries (close to a millenia or two actually) since I arrived in this time period, where I spent my time having fun with Celestia and Luna, while their parents worked to do something. I'm not sure if they're rulers considering how everyone is divided at this point in time so there is no solid country for them to rule. But soon came a day I was expecting with dread. The day the two sisters parents died. "Come on Connor!" Luna yelled, as she started to run ahead, and I followed after her. She stopped running when she got the the edge of a large cliff near the castle. When I got to the edge of the cliff and stared at the stars for a while, she spoke again. "They look beautiful don't they?" "Yes they do." I sighed. "The stars are one of the biggest constants in my ever changing life. A lot of universes have the same stars in them, they just take place in different parts of the universe." I sat down next to Luna, my legs hanging off the edge. "What's the multiverse like?" She asked as she sat down as well, leaning her head on me. "It's like a beautiful canvas. Similar to looking at the night sky. Here you see distant stars, but in the void between universes, you can see every universe and quickly get to them if you have the ability to." Luna looked at me curiously after hearing that. "What do you mean?" "Well, there are countless universes in the multiverse, but a lot of them have monsters who destroy universes without a care in the world. It's usually the Cosmic King's job to catch them, and bring them to a special prison inside the void, where they shouldn't be able to escape. But Cosmic Beings have an ancient myth stating that if they ever break free, it will be the apocalypse of the entire multiverse. Every creature ever put in there would work together to first destroy the current Cosmic King, then they would kill anyone who is powerful enough to stop them, before fighting each other for who should rule the multiverse after that." I sighed again, hoping it never happens. "But, won't there be another Cosmic King if the previous one dies?" As she asked that, I started rubbing her head as I would a cat. "Yes there would. And as tradition dictates, they would be much stronger than the last, but the criminals would kill them before they get a chance to learn how to use their powers. And then it's a never ending cycle of death and destruction. Eventually, there would be no good in the multiverse for a Cosmic King to be born from." 'She is totally going to ask if there is a way to stop them if it does happen.' "Is there a way to stop them before they kill the current Cosmic King of the time they break free?" 'Nailed it.' Sighing again, I looked up to the stars again. "It would be challenging. The Cosmic King would have to be at absolute full power, meaning they merged with every single version of them in the multiverse, even the ones without the powers. Then, the Cosmic King would have to prepare for them. And even if those criteria are met, the Cosmic King would probably have to sacrifice themselves to fully stop them." After answering her question, we just sat there, and stared at the stars for a while. After about a half hour of staring at the stars, the ground started shaking. "Connor! What's happening!" Luna asked, as we quickly got up and looked around. But the second we stood up, the ground below us started to lift up into the air, and break. When the ground Luna was standing on broke, and she started falling to the ground, which was now over a mile away, I jumped off the rising ground, caught Luna, and safely flew her back to the castle. "What is that!" She yelled as I tried to bring her to the castle. I looked behind me to see a giant... giant standing up where the cliff was. "It's a giant!" I used my super vision to get a closer look at it, and realized something else. "No wait, it's a titan!" Speeding up, I quickly flew us back to the castle, where we landed in front of Gaea and Ouranos doing something with Celestia. "Connor! What's wrong!" Ouranos exclaimed, noticing my panicked expression. Perhaps I should explain why me, a god with almost unlimited power at my command, would be terrified of a titan. Well, one time in another universe, there was a big disaster, which took place in ancient Greece, and several of us had to go and stop it. Because of that, the ancient Greeks thought that we were gods, and made their religion around it. And because of that, each Connor represent each Greek god (kinda interesting because a few years before I got my powers, I was fascinated by Greek Mythology), and titans were known for being able to efficiently fight and kill the Greek gods (I also represent the beings that came before titans (somehow)). "There's a titan coming!" Ouranos and Gaea's eyes both widened, and I ran forward, pushing the royal family out of the way of the Titan's foot. While they safely got out of they way, I heard a loud crack, as my left leg broke. I let out a loud scream, as I felt the titan's energy affect my leg, cancelling out the regeneration. He lifted his leg up, and was about to step on my head, but I managed to roll out of the way in time. I quickly got back on my feet, but was unable to use the solid mush that was my leg. I gave it a quick glance. 'That thing is going to need some serious healing. Maybe some robotics. Robotics help everything. Yeah... I think I'm starting to get addicted to cybernetic implants. What am I going to replace next? My eye? You know, I should fix up my lung. Maybe give it some zombie virus or something.' As I was thinking, I was dodging the titan's attacks with expert precision. But when I heard a loud scream, I looked over to see Celestia and Luna about to be crushed by the titan's feet. 'Jeeze, does this guy attack with anything else? All I'm seeing are just feet.' I quickly fly over, and grab the sisters, bringing them out of harm's way. But, to my surprise, I felt something sharp go right through me. I looked down to see a purple beam going straight through my chest. Right where I was already missing a lung. 'I should send a thank you basket or something to Sam. That wound is freakin' useful!' Using some of my power, I create a basket of delicious space food, and sent it through the multiverse to my friend. I hit the ground, the sisters panicking as I felt my body bleeding. "Cosmic beam. Clever." Seeing a foot about to crush me, I try to push the sisters out of the way, only to see two more beams obliterate both my hands, causing me to yell out in pain, as I was unable to push them out of the way now. "Connor!" I tried to quickly think about what to do, but I was distracted when I heard a loud yell, and noticed both Ouranos and Gaea jumped in front of me, somehow holding the titan's foot back so it didn't crush us. They gave me a quick tear filled nod, and I managed to grab both the sisters, and roll out of the way of the foot. When I was clear, I pointed my right arm at the titan's ugly head, and yelled. "HEY IDIOT!" He looked at me, and got a face full of laser, as his entire upper body got destroyed. The titan's body fell backwards, destroying a bit more of the castle. I looked over to the sisters, who were crying, and scared but okay and not hurt. I pushed myself up, and limped over to Ouranos and Gaea. They were both incredibly exhausted, and we all sighed, glad that the monster was dead. Dead until it got back up again, and regenerated it's head back on. 'Crap.' I managed to roll out of the way of the titan's stomp, and noticed the two alicorns weren't able to, as they were crushed to almost death. Barely standing up, I pointed my right arm at the body of the titan, and charged all my energy into my beam, before firing a beam strong enough to send the titan flying into space. "Mom! Dad!" Celestia yelled, causing me to limp over to the dying bodies of their parents. Once I got there, I crouched down, and started breathing heavily. "Connor! Do something!" Celestia looked to me with tears in her eyes. Gaea coughed up some blood, before looking at us. "Connor can't. He's trying his best to keep himself alive, and doesn't have enough energy to save us." She then looked me straight in the eye. "We don't exist in the future, do we?" I shook my head. "Equestria is only ruled by two. Celestia and Luna." Ouranos gave a big smile at that. "Well, it looks like the future won't be changed much." I gave a small smile at that. "Now listen here girls." Gaea spoke up, talking to Celestia and Luna. "You two listen to Connor from now on okay? He's going to make sure you two stay okay, and take care of you." "Right." I responded. "Now. We will always love you, and will always be with you. In the stars." 'Oh right. They become constellations when they die.' "Connor. Please keep them safe." "I will." I said with a nod. "Thank you." Those were the last words Gaea said, as they both died at the same time. I sighed, and shut both of their eyes, while Celestia and Luna cried loudly. I grabbed both of them, not caring that my blood is still spilling, before moving them away from the bodies, and putting them down. "Let me take care of this." They nodded, and started hugging each other for warmth from the storm that just appeared. I limped over to the two alicorns' dead bodies, before using my failing power to send them to the constellations, as per alicorn tradition. But before I could turn back around to the two sisters, I noticed two small things fell to the ground. I picked them up with my energy, and smiled, before bringing them to the sisters. "Here. They wanted you to have these." I place both the crowns/tiaras on their heads. before smiling, and mock bowing. "It would be my honor to help you, Princess Celestia, and Princess Luna." They both looked at their crowns, curiosity in their faces, before panic appeared, as I passed out from the blood loss.