The moment their connection reached perfect synchronization, reality itself exhaled in relief.
Parker felt the change immediately—not as a gradual return, but as a cosmic dam bursting.
Every emotion he'd lost to omnipotence came flooding back with the force of collapsing stars, but instead of overwhelming him, they settled into perfect equilibrium. Love crashed into him like a tidal wave, followed by protective fury, tender affection, righteous anger, and beneath it all, a warmth so profound it made him remember why he'd fought so hard to protect everything in the first place.
He was whole. Completely, perfectly whole for the first time since his ascension.
This had never happened before in any of his previous lives—the loss of emotion to power had always been permanent, the price of omnipotence that couldn't be negotiated. But this was his ninth life, and apparently the universe had been saving some surprises for the finale.
