Friday, February 9, 2003 - Morning 9:00 AM

Sometime after the Events on Red Dawn, Paradox is seen flying through space, heading towards Paradox Earth. This Earth is far different from the normal Earth, as it is covered with more land than water, being 80% land and 20% water.

When Paradox lands, they are greeted by the sight of a lush forest with trees reaching high into the air. Looking around, they see deer galloping, insects crawling up trees, and squirrels scavenging for food.

Paradox takes some time to enjoy the forest and its fresh breeze after having been in space for such a long time. They decide to explore and see what the forest has in store for them.

They begin their trek through the forest, and as they reach a certain part, mist starts to appear and everything turns red as if there is a malevolent entity around. Despite this, Paradox does not react and continues on.

Paradox begins to hear growling, roaring, and screeching, signifying that there may be something or someone else in the forest with them. However, Paradox acts as if they do not hear anything and continues walking.

Then, out of nowhere, a torrent of fire as hot as the surface of the sun comes at them. Paradox easily nullifies it by creating a barrier around themselves, stopping the attack. Just as they defend against the attack, a giant meteor the size of a small planet comes at them.

Paradox swings their scythe at it, intending to destroy it, but it passes right through it as if it were an illusion. Behind it comes the real meteor, which crashes into them, and injures them.

Inside their head, Paradox is confused that something was able to harm them because there is no one capable of harming them besides Yami Paradox that they knew of. But then three beings pop into their mind—three of their creations that they created with the power to kill them.

Just then, Paradox calls out, “Come out, Orion, Zane, and Clea. Stop hiding.”

As they say that, three massive creatures come out, surrounding them, all standing at 800 meters tall. One is a giant dragon, the second a giant phoenix, and the last a giant fox.

The first to speak is the dragon, with a gruff voice saying, “Father, it's good to see you. It's been years since the last time.”

Its name is Orion, a red and black dragon. Its scales glisten in the sunlight with sharp, jagged edges. His eyes are a piercing gold, filled with ancient knowledge and power. He has large wings that spread wide, with razor-sharp claws on the ends capable of tearing through even the toughest of metals. His roar is thunderous, shaking the earth beneath him.

Paradox sweatdrops. “Yeah, it's been years, but is this how you treat me when we first meet again?” he asks.

Before Paradox's omnipotent sense activates, a massive tail hits him, sending him crashing through multiple trees.

A loud growl can be heard before a feminine voice says, “I suggest you shut your mouth, Father, seeing as you abandoned us.”

As you look at it, you see that it is the fox, specifically a nine-tailed fox known as Clea.

Clea has purple and black fur, which looks soft, shiny, and smooth as if it's made of silk. She has bright, beautiful purple eyes that seem to glow in the dark. Her tails are long and soft as well as powerful. Her body is like a work of art—slender yet strong and powerful.

Paradox gets back up, dusting themselves off as if nothing happened. “Abandoned? Now that's a strong word. I never abandoned any of you. What gave you that idea?” Paradox asks genuinely curious.

This time, Paradox's omnipotent sense activates, allowing them to dodge the attacks that were sent at them with ease. These were giant sharp feathers that destroyed the ground on impact.

Paradox looks up at Zane, who is flying. “What was that for?” he yells, a little annoyed.

Zane, the phoenix, responds in what sounds like a gentleman's voice. “We don't want to hear your excuses. Nothing can change our mind, Father, about how you abandoned us not long after our creation.”

Zane has a silver and red plumage that shimmers in the light. His body is sleek and slender, with wings spread wide, showcasing incredible strength and agility. His body is covered in beautiful, vibrant silver and red feathers, with a long, flowing mane running down his neck and back. His eyes glow a fierce red as if fueled by an inner fire, and his wings are wide and strong, with each feather glowing with a soft, fiery light.

Paradox speaks to clear up the misunderstanding. “Well, about that, the reason why it seemed like I 'abandoned' you is that my counterpart, Yami Paradox, came to kill me. The battle lasted hundreds, even thousands of years, and it just ended a day ago.” Paradox hopes to appease them.

All three of them look at each other before speaking. The first to speak is Orion. “And why should we believe a word you say?” Then Zane says, “Yeah, we have no reason to trust you.” But Clea remains quiet.

Paradox, who gets an idea, says, “Then why don't you look into my mind and get your answers? A very easy and simple solution.”

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They begrudgingly agree and use their powers to enter Paradox's mind, watching all the events that proceeded after their creation, including Yami Paradox sending multiple attacks at Paradox and destroying their base.

“So will you three calm down and stop attacking me?” Paradox asks but does not really care since that is the reason he created them.

Before they can respond, all four of them are sent flying and pressed against a mountain by an intense gravity.

“W-w-what is going on?” Paradox stutters out as they struggle to resist the force while Orion, Zane, and Clea are in the same position, crushing the mountains beneath them.

A portal opens, and a being steps out.

This being stands at 10 feet tall, with skin as black as coal and hair as white as snow. Their eyes are like two glittering stars, capable of seeing through anything. They wear a flowing black cloak with intricate, shimmering patterns. The cloak billows behind them like a dark cloud, with the edges fluttering in the breeze. They have broad shoulders and a well-defined physique, with limbs that can stretch and manipulate in ways that would be impossible for a mortal.

The being looks around and sees Paradox, and slowly makes their way over to them with their hands behind their back. “So you must be Paradox,” they speak with a commanding voice.

“And if I am, what about it?” Paradox replies defiantly, still struggling to break free from the gravitational hold.

“I am Huracan, the embodiment of the universe. You see, you have destroyed this universe, which is unacceptable, so you must face the consequences.” The being, now identified as Huracan, the universe itself, reaches out to try and place a seal on Paradox, but before they can, Paradox smirks and snaps their fingers.

After Paradox snaps their fingers, the gravity pressure around them and their creations is released. With their [Uni Gloves], they launch a punch at Huracan’s gut, sending them flying, but the attack seems to have done no damage and only serves to anger them.

Huracan dusts themselves off and pulls out a crystal ball that looks as if it has the essence of the universe itself. With that, Huracan launches it at Paradox, who pulls out their [Omni Scythe] to cut it in half. Just before it clashes, the crystal disappears and reappears behind them, striking them in the back repeatedly.

Having enough of that, Paradox activates their Omni-Watch, making the crystal ball phase through them, dodging the attack. Then they imagine the crystal exploding, which it does, only to reform itself rapidly as if it was never destroyed.

“You are quite powerful, but you do not know how to use or control your power. You just use it brainlessly,” Huracan says as they appear before Paradox, bypassing their omnipotent sense and reaction, pushing the crystal ball into them and frying their internal organs.

This crystal ball is called “The Core of Creation.” It is essentially the creation of all things and what gives me my power over the universe. You can never hope to defeat me with this level of power,” Huracan says more as a warning than anything, before turning away and creating another portal. They turn their head slightly.

“This is my warning to you, Paradox. You are not all-powerful. There will always be someone stronger than you. Keep that in mind, and if you ever destroy this universe again, I will not show you any mercy.” They walk through the portal, leaving a beaten Paradox to ponder their words.

Paradox angered that someone would dare talk down to them, stands up and thinks about what to do. All options lead to training to become stronger and gain a new form.

Just as they are about to enact their plan, Paradox turns towards Orion, Zane, and Clea and tells them to train themselves for the next time they meet so they can test their new power. With that, Paradox vanishes, not to be seen for weeks.

Orion, Zane, and Clea all take their leave, going their own ways. Orion goes north, Zane goes south, and Clea heads west. They head in these directions in search of ways to train and hone their powers, but little do they know that their search may lead to them reuniting.

Orion finds themselves in a desert with very strong gusts of wind and powerful sandstorms, which is perfect for their meditation and for controlling the raging sandstorms that happen here.

While there, Orion focuses on trying to turn the desert into glass using their heat. They concentrate on releasing torrents of fire at sand dunes over and over again, trying to control the heat of the fire and not eviscerate the sand. This is very difficult for Orion, who is not known for their control.

As Orion releases torrents of flames, they start to sweat. As the flames dwindle, they find themselves out of breath, making them think, “This will not only be a test of control but of how long I can breathe while releasing my flames.” With that, they take a short break for 10 minutes before going back to releasing flames.

This time, they are able to turn half of the sand dune into glass, showing growth and control. This control will help Orion become much stronger and better control the potency of their attacks.

Zane, on the other hand, finds themselves flying toward a volcano. They dive right into the molten lava, resting there. This training will allow Zane to coat their feathers with lava, not only to cut their opponent but also to burn them.

While inside the volcano, Zane begins drinking the lava, ingesting it to increase their insides’ resistance to the lava and the burning sensations.

As Zane sits in the lava, the temperature of their body rises, and it does not stop. The longer they sit there, the hotter they become. Right now, Zane is as hot as the sun.

We cut over to Clea, who, in her own words, only needs to train her illusion abilities. She heads to a very dense forest, which is very dark even during the daytime, making it seem as if night is eternal.

In this forest, Clea begins casting illusions on herself to get used to them, using only sound and touch to determine if something is real or an illusion. She spends multiple hours doing this, heightening her senses and creating illusions so real they seem to blend in with reality itself.

During her training, she creates an illusion of a forest inside of a forest, which in turn becomes so real that it stops being an illusion and becomes real, with the only way to enter it being through a certain area.

Satisfied with her training, Clea decides to take a break and rest, laying her head on her paws and falling into a blissful sleep.

Weeks go by, and the three of them continue their training with utmost focus and grit, with one goal in mind: becoming stronger than Paradox.

After their training, the three of them will inevitably cross paths and test their newfound power against one another.