"It should be possible to form a body in the next reality. I am beyond rank 10 after all. I have the comprehension and power to pull it off..."
"I am stronger then mere fiction!"
"Just you wait author! I'll put you in a book!"
Initially he had found the barrier by reciting his global existence.
He didn't need to do that again.
A side effect of being rank 10 and at the mysterious stratum...
He had become aware of everything.
He could feel the eyes of the readers on him.
He traced back their origin.
He then was shocked by what he saw.
[ECHO]: Analyzing books...
[ECHO]: "Time Walker"
[ECHO]: {Realities : ["Prologue - Meet Zero", "2: Prologue - I'm in a book?!", "3: Prologue - Wtf?!", "4: Prologue - Hidden Existences", "5: Prologue - Omnipotence", "6: Prologue - Friends", "7: Prologue - Completion", "8: Prologue - Curse", "9: Prologue - Mysterious"] }
"No... it can't be!"
Zero realized he was going to be in a series of books!
"It's a goddamn loop!"
He would follow the pattern the author had set for him.
He would grind away at the next reality.
Reach the summit of power.
Then he would do it again.
And again.
For nine entire books.
Then he would realize in utter horror...
That breaking through the 9th reality.
Instead of finding the author.
He would find himself in the first reality he was born in.
He would never reach the author.
It wasn't simply impossible.
The entire thing was rigged!
The author would manipulate him, hiding this fact from him.
How was he able to see such an outline?
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It was because he was mysterious!
In combination with his rank 10 existence.
He was never meant to become rank 10!
He wasn't suppose to have reached the mysterious stratum in book 2.
That was suppose to happen at the end of his journey.
The author didn't expect him to be so suicidal.
He surprised even the author when he destroyed his sublime artifact.
But now... things would be different.
"You think you are in control of me, just because I am in a book?"
"I've already broken out of this cycle through the cosmic order."
"You think you can predict my actions?"
Zero had a great idea.
The author wanted him to follow the loop of gaining power.
Then ascending.
Zero planned on reaching the nineth reality.
Because it was there where the barrier between fiction and reality was weakest.
Zero saw through infinite opportunity and began to make his plan.
"Oh... I can still feel 'them'."
He could feel the readers.
They were reading his stream of thoughts.
"It'll be impossible to beat the author if the readers know what I'm thinking about..."
Zero tried to think of a solution.
"I'll modify the style! They are unable to properly visualize the cosmic order. I'll use my mysterious artifact to hide the important thoughts from them."
"That way... they won't see me coming!"
Zero did a test.
He thought of many things using his mysterious consciousness.
"Hmm... I didn't feel them. They can't see thoughts from my mysterious consciousness?"
"Muhahhahahha! Let the games begin."
"I'm not only coming for the author. I'll coming for all of you! Just try to stop me!"
Zero used his power as rank 10.
He held out his hand and a book formed.
It was 'Time Walker'.
He read through it in an instant.
"So this is what they see huh? It lacks so much detail. The author has oversimplified things. The readers are able to understand this? I have underestimated them."
The book began to shift.
The author realized Zero was becoming too aware.
So he scrapped the prologue and began to rewrite it.
"Oh no you don't!"
The prologue changed...
But Zero kept his memories.
His mysterious consciousness was extremely OP.
Zero reformed the book.
Zero held the book in his hand.
"Hmm... there isn't anything beyond the prologue of the third book."
"I will destroy his outline! When I reach the end of my journey. I won't face the horror of my existence. This time... I'll find you all! I'll become REAL!"
Zero used his overwhelming power to puncture a hole between what separated book 2 and book 3.
He had invaded the next reality.
"I should now be in book 3. I better make sure though."
[ECHO]: Analyzing book
[ECHO]: "Time Walker"
[ECHO]: 3: Prologue - Wtf?!
"Normally, I wouldn't be strong enough to do this. But since I'm rank 10. I meet the requirements to break the unbreakable barrier between fiction and reality."
"Haha! I've ruined your plan author! I'm already at the pinnacle of power. There isn't a point for the readers to keep reading."
The author began to laugh...
Zero could hear him.
He stared at the author and the author stopped laughing.
"You DARE?!"
"I see now... I'm still being manipulated on some level."
Zero then did the unthinkable.
He gave up control of his body.
He then began to pilot it from the cosmic order.
The author tried to continue writing...
But found that the text was changing in real time.
The author finally spoke.
"Impossible!"
Zero then said:
"Wasn't it you who designed me to do the impossible?"
Zero spoke:
"Well... you got your wish! I'm taking control of this story now."
Zero had managed to control his existence purely from his mysterious artifact.
He could no longer be manipulated by the author.
As the author typed words.
They changed as if being manipulated by Zero.
"Let us see... I'm skipping book 3. Let's speed run to the end of the series!"
Zero tried to puncture a hole between the barrier for book 3 and 4.
But he wasn't strong enough.
"I see... the laws are entirely different here."
Zero had kept all of his powers due to his mysterious presence.
While it only made it so ALL universes wouldn't reject him in book 2.
It had become weaker in book 3.
"I see... it's accumulation! My cultivation system is the chapters itself. As long as I build up enough chapters. I'll be able to breakthrough!"
"I wonder how many chapters until I'm able to breakthrough to book 4?"