The Guardian Of The Multiverse: A Hero's Burden

Half a Century War Part 2

(Marvel, DC, images, manhuas, and every anime that will be mentioned and used in this story are not mine. They all belong to their respective owners. The main character "Karito Josue Valdez" and the story are mine)

Ace Pov

If someone had told me that I would be travelling through different dimensions and hunting living forces of nature, I would've laughed at them and fallen asleep on the spot. This whole experience is a crazy ride. Even my habit of falling asleep at the most random moments has ceased to exist. I'm still trying to figure out just what in the hell this new power I've obtained is. The only thing I've figured out is that I can gain knowledge of the worlds I visit. Before, it didn't work for some strange reason. I've been travelling to different worlds for a good while now, and this new power decided to manifest when I entered the Dimension of Runeterra. Oh yeah, I now know that world's name after trying to stabilize the power. I just found out that I can gain knowledge from different worlds, even the ones I've already visited. I also found out that it affects my Devil Fruit powers. The attack I used on Godzilla before landing on this different Runeterra was an example of it. Somehow, my flames tore open space and time, creating a portal to another reality, and here I am now.

I've also noticed that I have become abnormally smart. Well, I was smart before, but this buff just... well... I've been using terms I didn't even know used to exist or know, but I just know them now. It's confusing. I gained knowledge of Science, Math, Physics, Philosophy, and other themes. While not at an expert level, I understand a good chunk of it now. But I feel like if I somehow found a library with all the knowledge in existence, I could learn... well... all of it.

Ever since I landed here, I've done nothing but try to figure out this new power. But I can't get my finger on it. I can still feel that person. The sense of familiarity I feel from him is strange. As if I should trust him and we should help each other. I'm a whole dimension away from him, but I can still feel him.

He's... I can't even explain his state. It's best just not to think about it. I already plan to find him when I come back. This confusion is eating me up, and I can't bear being out of the loop.

I have to kill Dark Godzilla... Wait... I did it again. I said a term I don't know but just know. A Dark? Why does it feel like someone is spoon-feeding me all this knowledge? And no matter the subject, my brain never hurts. How weird.

Ugh... I have enough worries in my head. I'm overthinking things.

Let's just go and hunt this damn monster... It's been 13 years since I've gotten into this world...

And I don't seem to have aged.

That worries me.

Vietnam, 1967.

Time...

The more I think of it, the more insignificant it feels. Maybe it's because this power is changing my perspective on things. So many answers have been filled, but more secrets keep piling up. It's all a big headache. It took me years to adapt to this new... Me. I've even made devices that empower me thanks to this world's technology. It's pretty steampunk, I have to admit. Machinery surrounds my torso like armor. It's also unaffected by my devil fruit, so it won't burn off thanks to its magical properties. Despite this world looking vastly different than the previous one, it still has a lot of similarities. The magical aspect of Runeterra still remains here.

Now that's been covered. During my years of tracking Hyper-Dimensional monsters, I've learned that they are creatures of habit. Territorial disasters, to be exact. Of course, because these monsters are different, they seem to create a base and remain there, not straying too far from their nest.