Chapter 104: How many seconds in Eternity?! 4.5 Billion Years of Samsara! SHOCKING THE MYRIAD WORLDS!!
『 Funny thing is, the day you lose someone isn't the worst. At least you have something to do. The hardest part is the days after they are gone.
Tap, tap—
The Doctor's middle finger gently tapped against the chair. His expression was serious. When that rotting body appeared before the Doctor's eyes, the Doctor understood; he discovered that the monster would find him in 57 minutes.
At this moment, the Doctor's life had turned into a countdown. He ran, constantly searching for new methods.
Detouring from the end of the castle to the other side would buy the Doctor at most 82 minutes. And these 82 minutes, the Doctor had to use for eating, sleeping, and completing his task.
The task of finding Room 12!
This castle was luring him to do so, and he had no choice but to comply!
The Doctor constantly searched for rooms, but every room number was chaotic and clueless. Obviously, this castle was moving, and the rooms would change along with it.
Under the constant pursuit of the monster, the Doctor relentlessly searched for Room 12. What weighed even heavier on the Doctor was that as long as he left a room for long enough, everything inside would reset!
The entire place was in a closed energy loop; this was an infinite hell loop. But it didn't matter; he did not fear hell.
Hell is just heaven for bad people, but… how long would he have to stay here?
The dim twilight hit his aged face, and an answer suddenly appeared in his heart.
He was going to be trapped here… forever. 』
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〜Myriad Worlds livestream Chat〜
[ Jogo (Jujutsu Kaisen): "This is the sorrow of the weak. Chased by death forever, unable to even resist. All he can do is run; once he stops, it is definitely a dead end." ]
[ Nobita Nobi (Doraemon): "Could it be that the story this time is about the Doctor living for 4.5 billion years amidst constant pursuit and despair?!" ]
[ Deadpool (Earth-10005): "F*ck'! How can there be a race that lives that long? Are Time Lords all turtle spirits?!" ]
[ Venti (Genshin Impact): "Who knows~ Some races just have uniquely endowed talents for longevity, and the Doctor is one of them." ]
[ Sengoku (One Piece): "This is a dual torture of the mind and body, and being trapped here serves only one purpose: to obtain the secret from the Doctor's mouth!" ]
[ Mouri Kogorou: "That's right! I've already guessed it! This is a dual interrogation of body and mind. The Doctor eventually withstood the torture and then died after suffering for 4.5 billion years." ]
[ Conan Edogawa (Detective Conan): "…Then it would have been better to just die straight away." ]
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〜Whoniverse, ????〜
Rassilon sneered. He believed the Doctor would definitely speak the answer.
After all, this was a prison designed specifically for him!
On the other side, the Doctor's eyes were full of gravity. As for living 4.5 billion years, he didn't even spare it a glance.
Since when was he that good at living?
Even if he regenerated four hundred million times inside, it would be a stretch, let alone the fact that he couldn't regenerate at all.
However… The Doctor's expression was grave. He had already faintly sensed the mastermind behind this!
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『 Death was still chasing him like a shadow. The Doctor returned once again to the very first room, the place with the machine that sent him here.
There are two events in everyone's life, but they never remember them. Every life experiences two moments, yet no one remembers anything related to them.
One is birth, the other is death.
The Doctor found a pale, hideous skull on the ground again, with data cables still connected to it. At the same time, the word "BIRD" was written on the ground.
The Doctor was puzzled. Are there birds here? What exactly does this mean?
A breeze blew past, and the word "BIRD" disappeared. Simultaneously, the stone door on the other side opened. The Doctor frowned tightly and walked behind the door; this was the top of the castle.
Stars were scattered densely across the sky. The Doctor placed the hideous skull on a rock, organizing his thoughts.
He had forgotten something important. That was a very terrifying thing, but at this moment, no matter how hard he tried, he couldn't recall it.
The Doctor looked up at the brilliant stars. The starry sky was still as beautifully twinkling as ever, but the starry sky gave him no answer.
The Doctor couldn't figure it out. He returned again, but just as he passed a wall—click—Room 12 appeared!
The Doctor's pupils constricted slightly. He excitedly pulled open the door, but the solid wall before his eyes made his heart sink violently to rock bottom.
The Doctor couldn't help but shout, but there was no response. Perhaps he was hoping that behind door number 12, there would be a prisoner trapped here just like him.
The Doctor understood. This was a trap, bait plus a trap. He was like a bird; breadcrumbs had long been scattered on the path ahead.
This was a game planned by someone, but he had no choice but to play along. The other members had already lost long ago.
To move the wall, there was only one way, according to the rules… a sincere confession would cause the castle's rooms to shift.
As long as his confession wasn't finished, the castle could still change, and this was the choice he was forced to make! 』
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『 Viewers of Myriad Worlds 』
The crowd was incredibly confident. They had already guessed the entire story regarding the Doctor this time.
First, the Doctor was trapped in a prison specifically for interrogation. A monster was constantly forcing the Doctor to tell a secret, but the Doctor did not yield. In the end, the Doctor survived 4.5 billion years in endless despair!
They just didn't know what the Doctor's final outcome was. The crowd couldn't imagine what the Doctor would become after 4.5 billion years.
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『 But what truly confused the Doctor was: who moved the stars!?
They all appeared in the wrong positions. At least for the current time, they were wrong. He knew very well, and understood clearly, that he had come here without doing any time travel, or rather, he couldn't time-travel.
If he hadn't known the facts beforehand, he would have thought he had traveled 7,000 years into the future!
"But I do know. So who moved the stars?" The Doctor was very clear. Since he hadn't time-traveled, the indication given by the stars—that 7,000 years had passed here since he entered—was wrong!
Then it could only be because someone moved the stars here, wanting to deliberately cover something up!
"Buzz—!"
"Buzz—!"
The buzzing of flies sounded again. The figure of death followed like a shadow. Although it was slow, it was always moving forward. Inside this castle, once the Doctor stopped moving, he would inevitably be caught up in it.
But he had to stop moving.
The rotting, pitch-black hand loomed toward the Doctor's head again. The Doctor felt the chill behind him and that rotting stench. He murmured, "The Hybrid…"
That large hand stopped abruptly. The Doctor's expression was incredibly complex. He stared dead at the monster before him and said coldly, "Long before the Time War, the Time Lords knew it was coming."
"Everything was foretold. There are countless prophecies and stories. Before the reality arrives, the legend comes first. One of them is about a creature named the Hybrid."
"Half Dalek, half Time Lord. Or half Cyberman. The ultimate warrior!"
"But which side will it stand on? Will it bring peace or destruction? Does it truly exist, or is it just a delusional fantasy?"
The Doctor said in a deep voice, "I confess."
"I know the Hybrid is real. I know where it is. I know what it is. I confess, I am afraid."
The monster retracted its palm. Accompanied by the castle beginning to shift violently again, the skull placed on the tower fell into the water, adding another touch of deathly solemnity to that sea of death. 』
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〜Whoniverse,????〜
Rassilon sneered.
Word games? Is he only capable of these petty tricks?
It doesn't matter. In the Confession Dial, you can play these little tricks countless times. Rassilon believed the Doctor would definitely spill all the secrets about the Hybrid!
Even if the Doctor were trapped in the Confession Dial right now, he wouldn't spare a second glance, because Rassilon firmly believed that no living creature could survive this eternal hell!
As long as the secret of the Hybrid is spoken, then he can…!
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『 Viewers of Myriad Worlds 』
The crowd couldn't help but feel some anticipation. What exactly was hidden in Room 12?
All clues pointed to Room 12. The person who trapped the Doctor here, what exactly did they leave in Room 12?!
But in the next moment, the expectant expressions of the crowd froze… That's it?
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『 At this moment, the Doctor had arrived in front of Room 12. The Doctor even clenched his palms nervously.
He passed through the long tunnel. No need to search or guess, because at the end of the tunnel, that brilliant, cold wall had long foretold everything.
Written in large letters on the thick wall was: HOME.
The Doctor looked at the scene before him in a daze. Of course, behind this wall is home. This is the final move of the chess game.
The Doctor hurriedly checked its density and hardness.
But the result made the Doctor's heart sink to rock bottom. "It's Azbantium. 400 times harder than diamond. 20 feet thick. And it's my way out…"
The Doctor remembered the word "BIRD" on the ground and the moving castle.
Instantly, a horrifying chill washed over his body. Unprecedented despair and fear welled up in his heart.
His brain worked at high speed. The Doctor entered his Mind Palace again. He had known long ago, known long ago. At this moment, HE UNDERSTOOD EVERYTHING!!
"Why? Why must it be me? Why not someone else! Can't it be someone else just once!" The Doctor was in pain and furious!
"Win?" Clara wrote on the blackboard.
"Why must I win! You say it so easily. Just tell them. Just tell those who want to know everything about the Hybrid."
"No… I can't go on like this. I can't. I can't do this." The Doctor's heart was in extreme torment because the truth of this place that he now knew was too suffocating!
He couldn't accept it, SIMPLY COULDN'T ACCEPT IT!!!
A battle raged within him. The Doctor questioned loudly in his Mind Palace, "Why can't I lose this one time! Can't I just lose this once!"
"No—" the answer was written on the blackboard. Clara replied…
"But I will remember, Clara. You don't understand. I remember it all. I remember every time. And you are still not here. No matter when."
"You are still not by my side." The Doctor collapsed weakly to the ground. What truly broke him wasn't this horrifying truth; what truly broke him was…
Clara, your departure. The Doctor was like a helpless child, sorrowful, lost, and at a loss for what to do. The despair in his heart permeated further.
But…
Just then, a familiar whisper echoed in the Doctor's mind.
"Parting by death is not an experience unique to you alone. Such stories happen to everyone. Overcome it, defeat it, take back your freedom!" Clara's figure finally appeared before the Doctor's eyes.
Clara smiled, stroking the Doctor's face. "It's time, Doctor. Stand up. Don't just sit there so foolishly. Go win!"
He could finally see Clara's true face. This meant… the Doctor accepted Clara's death, and even all deaths!
At this moment, the Doctor's body was filled with strength. The confusion and despair before his eyes dissipated with a crash at this moment!
For Clara, for Clara, he could do anything!!
The Doctor, who had been slumped against the Azbantium, stood up abruptly. And at this moment, death arrived as promised. But in this moment, there was no fear in the Doctor's eyes, and certainly no despair!
He stared at the monster before him, whispering, "We meet again. No confession this time, sorry. But I will tell you the truth!" 』
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〜The Boys Universe〜
Homelander grinned. He must have resigned himself to fate.
If that Azbantium wall is really 400 times harder than diamond and 20 feet thick, then even if he used all his skills, it would be futile.
After all, a material of that hardness doesn't even exist in their world. Even knowing it's the way out, can he only watch and then welcome death?
An alien race that plays with time, Time Lords?
He was just born in a mad race without him. If he were in that world, he would definitely let these so-called Time Lords witness the power of Superman!
Homelander sneered,
"So weak it's laughable…"
But in the next moment, a scene appeared that almost made Homelander spit out his drink. He saw the old man actually smash his fist violently against the Azbantium wall!
"Pfft hahahahahahaha! He couldn't handle the pressure, so he finally went mad!"
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『 Viewers of Myriad Worlds 』
The crowd was completely confused now. The Doctor didn't run, but instead turned around and swung his fist at that wall?!?
Did he accept his fate? The crowd didn't understand. They had already observed the Doctor's body; simply put, he might be a bit stronger than an ordinary human and possess some special powers of a cosmic race.
But that was the limit. He couldn't escape, couldn't kill the monster, and certainly couldn't shatter this wall.
Even if he could shatter it, the Doctor simply didn't possess the time and energy required; after all, that monster was right behind him now.
It seems he has given up. Did the Doctor decide to face death rather than tell the secret of the Hybrid?
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〜Bleach World〜
"What exactly is the truth?"
Aizen narrowed his eyes, the corners of his mouth raising into a strange smile. A breathtaking cold light flashed beneath his lenses.
He saw it. Upon discovering the Azbantium wall, the Doctor seemed to sense some extreme despair!
That was something he feared even more than death. Even when he first saw that so-called incarnation of death, he wasn't that terrified!
So, what exactly is the truth?
Aizen looked at the action of resolutely swinging a fist at the Azbantium wall, as if he had guessed something.
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『 He smashed his fist against the Azbantium wall, one punch after another. By now, he had discovered the way out!
That was this wall, engraved with 'Home'!
Punch after punch. With every punch, the Doctor let out a scream, his expression twisting uncontrollably, but his heart held an incomparable conviction!
"There's this emperor, and he asks the shepherd's boy, how many seconds in eternity—"
In the next moment, the large hand of death climbed onto the Doctor's face. The monster dissipated on the spot. But due to the characteristics of a Time Lord, the Doctor didn't die immediately, though he was undoubtedly going to die. 』
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『 Viewers of Myriad Worlds 』
Is it over?
A look of astonishment and total confusion appeared on everyone's faces.
The Doctor died? The crowd looked at the Doctor who was undoubtedly dying. There was no need to doubt this; if the Doctor hadn't died, the monster wouldn't have dissipated.
But if he died just like that, then what was that about 4.5 billion years?
But in the Myriad Worlds, Some viewers had already made a guess. Their pupils constricted violently, and a shocking emotion welled up in their hearts.
Could it be…
The crowd looked toward the screen in shock. How many seconds in eternity… This number is 4.5 billion years!
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( Translator-kun: So it's the 12th Doctor... )