"Devour your world? What are you talking about?"
Malrick was genuinely caught off guard and froze for a moment.
Most of his consciousness was currently projected into hundreds of millions of m bodies, saving worlds across the Multiverse. Black Strange approaching him with such an outrageous request instantly pulled Malrick's main consciousness fully back into focus.
Black Strange's face, already darker and more severe than most versions of Stephen Strange, was now filled with deep bitterness and suppressed resentment.
He took a slow breath, then repeated the words with grim resolve.
"I hope you can use your God Realm Dimension to devour my Earth."
His expression was solemn, unwavering.
Malrick studied him for several seconds before responding.
"You've dealt with numerous Dimensional Demon Gods. You even devoured Shuma Gorath's power yourself."
"You should understand what happens when a world is swallowed by an extra dimension."
"When Earth enters an extra dimension, it is inevitably assimilated by dimensional energy. Life mutates into dimensional beings, or dies during the transformation."
"Why would you ask for this? That Earth is your homeland, the world you rebuilt after endless suffering."
"Even if it is destined to vanish in a future collision, at least it still has time."
"We could place your Earth inside a pocket space, like a world ring, during the universe collision instead of feeding it to a dimension."
Malrick laid out the consequences clearly.
For a moment, he wondered if Black Strange had lost his sanity after slaughtering through Hell, mistaking a swift end for mercy.
Yet Black Strange remained unnervingly calm.
His eye sockets were sunken, as if he had not slept in days, but behind the exhaustion burned an intense clarity.
"I know that placing Earth in a pocket space is a viable solution," Black Strange said steadily. "But letting your dimension devour Earth might give the entire Universe a chance to survive."
His agitation surfaced, color returning to his pale face.
"Most extra dimensions have their own independent rules, with corrosive power that erodes and assimilates anything they consume."
"But your dimension is different."
"I spent time in Hell, and something kept feeling wrong. Today, I finally understood why."
"Your God Realm Dimension operates under rules almost identical to those of a normal Universe."
"I don't know how you achieved it, but before I returned, I visited the God Realm Dimension once more."
"You might not have noticed, but even the native creatures there are beginning to resemble beings from the real Universe."
He was referring to the strange life forms that existed in the God Realm Dimension before Malrick fully claimed it, creatures shaped like blades and horns.
Malrick had not paid them much attention since taking control.
At Black Strange's words, Malrick remotely guided his clone within the God Realm Dimension and spread his Ultra Force to observe.
What he saw confirmed it.
Those creatures, once saturated with corrosive dimensional energy, had lost most of that influence. Their physiology was steadily shifting toward that of ordinary universal life forms.
Malrick fell into thought.
"After I took control of the God Realm Dimension, I restructured it."
"I established a Six Infinity Stone based rule system, replicating the framework of a normal Universe."
"That caused the dimension to begin evolving into a universe of its own, altering its internal environment."
Understanding dawned.
"So you believe my God Realm Dimension would not erode Earth, but instead provide the conditions needed for it to function."
Black Strange nodded vigorously, anticipation burning in his eyes.
"Your Excellency, do you think it is possible?"
"As long as Earth can operate normally within your dimension, everything changes."
"I have experience destroying Universes," he added bluntly. "So I have my own theories."
"As the axis of every Universe, Earth governs its movement and stability."
"Even universe collision crises begin with Earth colliding."
"If Earth is removed, the crisis ends."
"If your God Realm Dimension devours Earth, will the Universe continue collapsing due to timeline contraction?"
"Possibly."
"But there is another possibility."
He paused, steadying his breathing.
"The Universe could follow Earth and be drawn into your God Realm Dimension."
"At that point, if entire Universes are absorbed by your dimension…"
"Then the Multiverse does not truly perish. It simply continues to exist elsewhere."
His voice rose with restrained excitement.
They were standing inside the TVA command room.
Until now, the surrounding Spider Men and sorcerers had watched in silence, listening to what sounded like madness.
But that final statement stunned everyone.
Several Spider Men and sorcerers stood up at once, staring at Black Strange in disbelief.
One sorcerer spoke first.
"The God Realm Dimension exists within the Realm of Splintered Realities, surrounded by Demon Gods."
"There are Outer Dimensions separating it from the normal Universe."
"Within those layers exist beings like Cyttorak and Shuma Gorath."
"How could a Universe possibly migrate there? This is wishful thinking."
"Hold on," one Peter interjected. "Before this gets any crazier, can someone explain what all these dimensions even are?"
"And another thing," he added quickly. "Aren't dimensions attached to Universes or the Multiverse?"
"If the Multiverse is destroyed, wouldn't the God Realm Dimension collapse as well?"
Once one Peter spoke, the others followed.
The command room erupted.
Questions overlapped, arguments flew, and the once quiet control center turned into a full blown Spider Man debate hall.
"Enough," Black Strange snapped, his expression dark.
It had no effect.
Until Jarvis silently activated a hologram beside them.
A Deadpool projection appeared.
Instant silence.
Every Spider Man stiffened, sat back down, and resisted the instinct to flee.
Black Strange discreetly gave Jarvis a thumbs up beneath his cloak.
Then he addressed the two most critical questions.
"I have prevented Dormammu from invading Earth."
"I crossed dimensions to reach Cagliostro's library world and studied magic there for hundreds of years."
"I devoured countless dimensional entities and claimed Shuma Gorath's power."
"I understand dimensions better than anyone here."
His voice was steady, absolute.
"Countless dimensions are attached to the Universe."
"But the Universe itself can also merge into a dimension."