[3rd POV]
As she merged with Molecule Man, Gwen shut her eyes. She felt the power begin to flow into her from the man, as his memories came with them. Her soul began to rapidly grow in power, mutating further as his powerful traits ingrained onto her very soul.
The white hot room around her began to warp and crack underneath her nigh-omnipotent power, as she kept it under control, even the new molecule manipulation power she felt inside of her. The power that made Molecule Man so immensely powerful.
So powerful that he could contend against the Beyonders, and end the multiverse.
And now that power was her own. She felt the molecules around her to a level that she couldn't even touch before, it was like an entirely new realm had unlocked for her. That was saying a lot, considering how powerful she already was.
But the way he viewed molecules was entirely different than how she had, his comprehension and control over them was orders of magnitude better than hers. And that meant a lot.
With her absorbing him, she felt her other powers related to manipulating molecules jump in power by dozens to hundreds of times over, multiplying in power many times over as her figure glowed brightly, her hands glowing with a pink color as she let out a low sigh.
"I think I can see why he was considered one of the strongest beings in the multiverse now" Gwen muttered to herself, as she began to realize that his molecule manipulation was to a level that was similar to what Death could do, or any other cosmic entity that had a domain.
He could manipulate it to absolute levels, and considering just about everything in creation was made up of molecules, he could manipulate and control just about anything in the multiverse, with only very very very specific objects being immune to this.
And Doom did not have any such objects in his possession, meaning she could freely manipulate all the molecules of Battleworld with a casual wave of her hand. And the only one who could realistically stop her was Doom himself.
At the same time as absorbing the power, Gwen noticed a notification in her vision glowing brilliantly.
[The Mistress of Molecules]
[Details - Merge with the Molecule Man, becoming an absolute force in the manipulation of molecules]
[Rewards - 500 CL Tickets]
[500 CL Tickets > 5 ML Tickets]
Gwen didn't even hesitate to turn them all into ML tickets, as she needed that power. Sure, she was pretty confident in fighting Doom now, but more power was more power. And without hesitation, she claimed said tickets and used them.
[ML Characters - Wang Lin (Daily Life of the Immortal King, Web Novel), The Dark One (Wheel of Time), Nicol Bolas (Elderspell, Magic the Gathering), Rand al'Thor (Last Battle, Wheel of Time), Noctis Lucis Caelum (King of Light)]
Upon reading the characters she had gotten, her eyebrow shot up as she felt their power begin to flow into her.
And immediately she noticed that they were amongst the most unique characters she had gotten so far, especially Nicol Bolas, and the two characters from Wheel of Time. Nicol Bolas and Wang Lin were especially good for her.
As the latter had a rather interesting trait, one that combined with what she was, boosted her power monumentally. It was the fact that every single cell of his body was a universe itself.
Meaning she was basically a walking mini-multiverse at this point, her power rising massively as her other powers and traits combined with this to boost it far more than what it normally would have been.
While the former just had nigh-infinite amounts of magic, and was a powerful dragon that could do a lot of things she hadn't been able to accomplish beforehand, as they were specific to the multiverse it hails from.
It didn't take much longer before the power had cemented within her, as her eyes glowed a brighter golden than before, and she "glanced" off into the distance, seeing what Doom was about to do.
He was gripping the neck of the Phoenix Force infused Scott Summers.
And upon seeing this, she blurred off with a burst of reality shattering speed, moving faster than ever before as she finally decided it was time to battle it out with the man that caused the end of the multiverse.
And the man that would give her the means to finally meet the creator.
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[A little bit earlier]
In a rocky opening, the heroes and villains of Earth 616 stood. Alongside them was the Maker, the 1610 variant of Reed Richards.
And in front of them all, was Doom himself. The man was wearing a white cloak, and exuding far more power than any of them had ever witnessed before. It was quite literally breaking reality around them, as he coldly stared into the eyes of Reed Richards, who was looking back at him.
"So it's true. It really is you, isn't it, Victor?" Reed began, staring at the man in front of him, knowing that this was his archenemy.
Dr Doom
"It's amazing. An artificial construct of reality. A world where there should be nothing. Look at what you've made!" Reed said, genuinely a bit awed with the work of the man in front of him. It wasn't exactly a small feat to make something like Battleworld, even if it had caused the end of the multiverse to do it.
"I know it is amazing, I created it afterall. I made a miracle, and yet you are here, meaning you have created one as well" Doom said, staring at the man that he hated so very much.
"We built a ship. All we saved was ourselves. But I can't help but notice you put yourself on a throne" Reed said, growing tense at the glare the God Emperor was giving him.
"Yeah, we're all absolutely shocked by that. Absolutely floored" Spiderman said at his side sarcastically, not even remotely shocked.
"A throne? I've had a throne for quite some time. A throne was my birthright. I've just placed myself a bit higher than that" Doom responded, his glare at his enemy deepening with the comment that Spiderman had made, and the own tense expression on Reed's face.
"Have you? I have my doubts. If one plays at being a God, one would not shy away from saying it" The deep booming voice of Thanos echoed through the area, looking at Doom with an unimpressed expression.
And in return, Doom only looked back at him, and uttered three words in response.
"I am God"
And the moment he said that, he flicked his wrist with a causal movement. The earth shattering underneath them as they were launched back against walls and against anything near them. Their forms cracking as gasps of pain echoed from several of the heroes in the surroundings, while Doom just stared at them and spoke casually.
"I understand this must be confusing for all of you. But take heart, for while I am mighty, I am also merciful. I will give you a moment to...readjust your old ways of thinking. Then you shall bend your knee and bow your head at my feet" Doom said coldly, his eyes dark as he stared at the weak heroes and villains in front of him.
"Believe in me. For this world is mine" Doom finished, only for a bright golden glow to illuminate the area, as he glanced to the side as another voice echoed.
"I do not need a moment. And I do not need your mercy. For holding a thing, for shaping a thing, does not make it yours forever. Things change, they evolve" The voice of the Phoenix Force infused Scott Summers echoed.
And yet, unlike in how it went in canon, the Phoenix never got the chance to burn or harm him, for Doom glanced at the man with a cold look, not even harmed in the least as the cosmic flames slammed into him.
Without even hesitating, Doom's hand ripped out and grasped Scott's throat as he widened his eyes in horror, feeling the power of the phoenix being...blocked.
"You do not need my mercy? Good...that shall make this all the more enjoyable" Doom spoke, as he began to grip tighter, and yet before he could...a voice echoed.
"You know, you talk a lot for someone who's supposed to be so smart" The voice of a woman echoed, as Doom blinked in confusion, Scott disappearing from his grasp at speeds faster than anything he had come across before.
He could clearly see the woman move, but...the energy she was using was utterly unique to him.
Turning slowly, he stilled when he saw her. Gwen standing there, the calm look on her face. But it wasn't her physical form that he saw, it was her spiritual one.
Her soul.
He saw it clearly. The incalculable amount of beings that made up Gwen, her true form lingering in the darkness, threatening to break free from its shackles, bathing the last remnants of creation in its immense and impossible might. The infinite legs of a great spider that was actively weaving...something.
Had he not had the power he did, he was confident his mind would have utterly shattered just from seeing it.
But beneath the great spider, he also saw...it.
The connections, the threads she was bonded to. And more than anything, the darkness. The Black.
He instinctively knew what she was.
His opposite, his rival, and...
His greatest enemy
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That's the end of the chapter!
Originally I was going to make this a fighting chapter, but decided to have them speak a bit more. The fight will officially (actually this time) begin the next chapter. And should last around 3 chapters or so.
Anyways, have a good day!