John had seen many different variations of himself. Some had developed far different then him. But most had died without ever exploring beyond their birth world.

He then found himself!

He saw the entire history of his life. He saw himself gain the ability to manipulate soul. He saw himself collide his soul with that weird creature. He however didn't see his soul travel the universe for millions of years, it seemed only conscious moments were saved. He saw himself take over a body.

He saw himself find the inheritance of a 'supreme being'. He saw himself get contaminated by the chaos realm. He saw himself spends years digesting the memories as he became corrupted. He had gotten an apprentice. He saw himself be the origin of magic.

He saw his exploration of the chaos realm and finding the mysterious throne. He saw himself go through operation phoenix in a cultivation world. He saw himself become a cultivator after getting spiritual roots.

He saw himself run into Yuanle. He saw himself master formations. His fake inheritance.

John looked at his journey up until this point.

He got to the point of him collapsing the abyss.

He then saw himself as his skeletal body in the Infinite Maze.

He continued operations in the wizard world. It seemed he had completely forgotten about his true immortal body, that had collapsed the abyss.

"It would seem that my other ontology isn't accounted for."

His history ended here.

John had infinite time in this realm. He used the senses of the monsters invading reality. It put a strain on his will. But this didn't matter.

It seemed he could also look at alternate versions of the monsters as well.

John was able to also see the history of every single monster that had invaded realities due to him.

John wasn't seeing time in the ordinary sense. It was as if he was looking at an incompressible mesh of time and space.

He organized the realities into a system.

An example would be 'D01'. That would be a multiverse in itself.

It was incredibly hard to find an encounter with himself in the endless worlds.

After millions of years of sifting through the myriad of worlds. He ran into a monster that he would kill in the future. It was the giant brain that had its own territory.

The universe was in 'A02'.

He anchored to its mind as he inserted an idea into it.

He did this at a certain time.

Create a shield to protect itself from the chaos.

John obviously found out about such a safe space and invaded its territory.

It took over all of the nearby humans into its hivemind.

John was experiencing something a little weird. He was watching himself from the eyes of the giant brain.

A bomb was thrown at the brain. It used its ability to stop the bomb in mid air and shoot it back at John.

"Are you truly a human? You seem quite a bit stronger then those I have captured. You'd make a fine addition to my hivemind."

John was sent flying and coughed up blood.

The brain tried to invade John's mind.

It was then that it saw a giant blue sun.

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"EMFLOWCREAGEN!!!"

John left a backdoor in his other ontology. He did this the moment 'his' mind was invaded.

He then pulled up the infinite matrix of the body he had stolen.

The reason he couldn't find his body in that other reality, was because it didn't have the same soul he originally started with.

But now he had found his other self among the worlds he had invaded.

John saw infinite versions of that body. He looked through the history of them. It seemed it was just your average guy. Nothing particularly interesting.

Except, his soul fused with the will of a remnant consciousness. In one of the versions.

This was the version where John took over his body.

As for how John had a connection in the first place?

He had left the thought of the calamity in the mans mind. In other words. John had given himself the opportunity to possess the body.

His destiny was Paradoxical after all.

John then watched himself try to tap into the concept to store the core from the fire elemental.

It was then that time froze.

Nothing happened after this point.

John thought he would run into himself.

But he didn't.

It seemed the realm he was in transcended time. It followed its own rules.

John grabbed this version of himself as the other versions disappeared. Leaving him in an empty space with just himself and his other body.

John felt like he could manipulate the destiny of his will.

The creation of an ancient curse.

Cursed destiny normally involved the person being in a loop. John would be creating an entirely different type of curse.

A curse needed a few things.

John began to twirl his fingers as mist started to form on his hands.

He then judged himself.

"You wish to surpass yourself? Through your actions. You have doomed an uncountable amount of worlds. I curse you with 'The Curse of Calamity'."

John pointed at that version of himself.

The mist shot into the soul of that person. It then dug through the soul drilling beyond it.

It was then that John found himself out of the calamity realm.

"I cursed myself?"

He had no idea what the curse would do.

He looked around the city at the stronger monsters.

But they all submitted to him.

"This is the curse?"

John felt an extreme desire. The curse was based off his desire to improve himself. It had been magnified by thousands of times.

John still had the core from the fire elemental in his hand.

John felt the odd desire to destroy this world.

"No... these aren't my own thoughts! What type of curse is this!?"

All of the creatures bowed and waited for John to order them.

John spoke:

"Retreat..."

Portals opened and the creatures left this world. Everyone watched in confusion as the monsters that had been killing and eating people suddenly listened to this human.

Once all of the monsters had left. The portals closed and John collapsed.

There was a terrible backlash. He lost consciousness.

It would seem that John had become a sort of entity of destruction. The more catastrophe he caused. The stronger his concept would become.

When he woke up he found himself in a tent. The nearest hospital had collapsed.

"You are awake?"

A man in a military uniform was near him.

"Would you mind telling us how you were able to control those monsters?"

"Talent."

"Something tells me this is more then talent. All around the world. Almost all of the hostile monsters retreated after you gave your order. How have you acquired such a supernatural power?"

John felt dizzy. He was still recovering from the backlash of fighting against his curse. He wasn't thinking clearly. His emotions weren't stable. His thinking was disturbed. So he told the truth.

"I am the origin of calamity."

"Calamity?"

"Have you ever heard of Emflowcreagen?"

"What is that?"

"It is supernatural power incarnate. I have deemed this world worthy to inherit supernatural power."

"You are the cause of the apocalypse?"

"Ye-"

The tent was pulled away and John found that he was surrounded by an army. All of them were pointing their guns at him.

John frowned.

"You wish to kill me?"

"You are too dangerous. One man shouldn't have such power."

John started to laugh as he was getting a headache.

A thought kept appearing in his mind.

Kill! Kill! Kill! Destroy this world!

Destroy reality!

John was trembling as his eyes became bloodshot.

"Ahhhhhh!!"

He screamed as he tore out his hair.

The officers started firing at him. He was riddled with holes and became a bloody mess in the ground.

In a few seconds the bullets were pushed out of his body as he completely recovered.

He slowly stood up.

He waved his hands and created formations in the air that created a special shield around him.

The person that had greeted him upon waking up looked at him.

"What the hell are you?"

John stopped trembling as clarity seemed to come back to his eyes.

"I am the end of all things."

"I am the beginning of all things."

"I am Emflowcreagen! Calamity!"

John waved his hands as portals opened up.

Tentacled monsters. Monsters made of mouths. All sorts of abominations invaded reality.

John went on a rampage and killed everyone in sight that had attacked him.

"This world is worthless."

"I should destroy it."

John was about to give the order to kill all living things.

But then he realized what he had done.

"What am I doing?"

"When did I become a murder hobo?"

"Retreat!"

The monsters obeyed and went into the portals.

John left this world as well and stepped into the portals.

The portals closed as the world was saved.