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Chapter 20 - Chapter 20: When Shadows Wear Your Name

There is a terror deeper than monsters.

It is looking into the eyes of someone who used to be you—but who made every wrong decision you refused to.

And now stood before you, more powerful, more ruthless, and entirely without mercy.

Omega Aarav.

The Conqueror of the Twelve Realms.

The one who chose dominion over destiny.

Intrusion Confirmed

SYSTEM ALERT:

MULTIVERSAL MERGE IN PROGRESS

Entity: Omega Variant "Aarav Prime"

Power Level: MAXED

Traits: Deathlord, Chrono-Warp Master, Hallowbreaker

Objective: Absorb "Death's Crown" and Override this Timeline

Warning: If defeated, timeline integrity will collapse unless anchor is restored

The forest began to crumble under the pressure of two identical magical signatures.

Time warped.

Gravity buckled.

The sky cracked.

He stepped out of the rift.

Clad in black robes lined with enchanted bones.

Eyes like dying stars.

His own version of the Death's Crown floated inches above his brow—twisted, corrupted.

"You saved this world," he said.

"I consumed mine. And now, I consume yours."

He raised his hand.

Ten shadows emerged—versions of Dumbledore, Harry, Snape… all twisted into cursed familiars.

Aarav vs Omega Aarav – Duel of Fates

Each mirrored the other's move:

Temporal Rewind vs Chrono-Warp

Spell Echo vs Void Recursion

Rune Blade vs Deathlaced Wand

But Aarav had something Omega didn't: humanity.

When Omega struck with a blade of compressed time, Aarav parried not with power—but with purpose.

"You forgot why we started this journey," he said.

"It wasn't to rule. It was to protect."

Omega snarled. "Weakness."

Aarav whispered, "Wisdom."

And activated the failsafe within Death's Crown.

System Function Triggered:

Mirror of True Self – Artifact Function

Traps a multiversal invader in a reflection dimension, sealed for one century

Aarav cast it.

The Crown flared.

Omega tried to flee—too late.

"I AM YOU!" Omega screamed.

"No," Aarav said. "You were what I could have been."

A final explosion of inverted time-energy, and Omega Aarav was pulled into the Mirror Plane—trapped, his power sealed.

The shadows vanished.

And Aarav dropped to one knee.

SYSTEM UPDATE:

Threat Neutralized: Omega Aarav

Death's Crown Integrity: 82%

New Trait Unlocked: Self-Duality – Immune to Mirror-Type and Variant-Based Attacks

Bonus Gained: Variant Magic +5% Efficiency

Global Alert: Multiversal Eyes Now Watch This Timeline

As he recovered, a quiet voice spoke in his mind.

"Well done... but this was only the first to come," said Death.

"The gods of the Marvel Realms felt your spell. And now… their avatars walk your world."

Aarav clenched his fist.

"Let them come."

He had conquered himself.

Now it was time to redefine magic itself.

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