(Day 167) July 16, 2036, Earth

My luck came into play at that moment. The Vortex could have opened anywhere in the Multiverse. This time it opened 20 feet above the tarmac of Lynden Pindling International Airport on the island of Nassau in the Bahamas in my Universe. I knew this because as so as I arrived my nanites were being queried from all sides by more of my nanites.

Thor had been busy keeping track of the Humanity, the Lexi, and everything else in the 30,000 Light year radius he now controlled when the nanites on Earth reported that a vortex had opened depositing pieces of buildings and a figure covered in shadows that soon turned into a mature woman as well as Johnathan? Verifying that it was indeed Johnathan in a Picosecond the nanites surrounding Johnathan had identified themselves and begun the process of upgrading to the latest updates Thor had created. Thor also noted that some of the items Johnathan carried seemed to be impervious to Nanites, much like the Adamantium ring was. The female however did not have nanites, which was quickly remedied as the nanites that surrounded her invaded every single atom of her body. She also had items that the nanites couldn’t invade.

I watched Desirae land roll and stagger for a second. Then start to move towards me as I dropped towards the Tarmac in Nassau. I knew I didn’t have access to magic anymore as my personal interface was inaccessible and all of my quantum links were active again. I monitored as Thor invaded Desirae and began monitoring her thoughts. I listened in and smiled.

“That idiot was smiling? Smiling? Oh, she was going to enjoy snuffing the life out of this prick” she thought as she adjusted her aim and stabbed directly where his heart would be before I landed and could attempt to dodge. Or she tried to. As she lunged forward, she stopped 3 inches short of her target, unable to move.

I landed lightly and said out loud “Thanks Thor”

“Your welcome and welcome back,” Thor responded through our link, “Give me a second and we’ll catch up”

“Understood”

I ordered the Nanites at a thirty-foot radius to go opaque on the outside and light the area on the inside then turned to Desirae and commanded the nanites to have Desirae strip and place all of her belonging at my feet. Desirae stripped and placed everything at my feet. Next, I looked her up and down while he walked around her as if inspecting a prize piece of beef. I had her lift and hold her feet so I could inspect the bottom of her soles. Lift her arms, and tip her head forward as I casually walked around her, inspecting her. I didn’t leer at or touch her. I just looked her over as if doing so was the most natural thing I could be doing while Thor monitored her raging thoughts. Then I spoke in a calm measured tone, “At this moment you are raging in that pretty little head of yours wondering why you have removed all of your equipment and stripping down to your birthday suit to let me review your as if you were a slab of meat at a butcher.” I paused for a moment to let her think about it. “The reason you’re acting like a piece of meat at a butcher’s block is because your actions opened a rift between your universe and my original universe and here, Magic doesn’t work and I have absolute control of you now.”

Desirae was indeed filled with rage, if she could only move she would gut this man where he stood. She had done worse to men who had looked at her the wrong way.

“By the look in your eyes, and the thoughts we’re reading off your mind I can see that you believe you can break free. That is not the case and if I was as evil as you, I would show you exactly how much control I have over you. I control your body. Anything I want you to do, you will do. In fact, I can make you say anything I want you to say”

“Johnathan please use me as your sex toy. I am an evil bitch and need to be punished for all the innocent souls I’ve taken throughout my life.” Desirae said as her mind listened in horror to the words coming out of her mouth. What magic was this? She struggled harder to no avail.”

“Luckily for you I am not an evil or sadistic person, at least not to women in that way. Nor do I want to humiliate you more than is necessary for you to understand that here, in my Universe your 4,897 levels mean jack and shit. Shoot, my 30,000 class levels are just as useless. Sure, You’re stronger than just about anyone here, quicker too but not quicker than Thor and not faster than what is controlling every fiber of your being.”

“30,000 levels? He was lying, he was lying right?“ she thought

“The only way to open your personal interface here again is to die. If you are under level 5,000 your soul heads to The Eye and goes where souls go. If you are level 5,000 you can choose to become a Divine. I, however, didn’t die and ended up in your Universe so yes I’m now level 30,000 and no I am not a Divine. I could snuff you out and would not be breaking any rules which brings us to the question I’m sure you’re asking yourself

“Why haven’t you killed me?” she thought.

“Why haven’t I killed you?” I said.

“One, you have the information I might need, and two, if you provide that information willingly I might bring you with me when I head back to your Universe or allow you to go home at some future date. For now, though, you are stuck in this universe, which you will need to learn about.”

“Thor, set up a comfortable Isolated, no doors in our out, room wherever doing so will take the least amount of time then if you please take her there and release her. Start basic videos on the history of this planet and then give her very basic science classes so she can understand the fundamentals. In the beginning, you’ll probably have to explain everything to her as she has no idea what technology is or how to use it. Once she starts to catch on though she’s to have access to whatever food she desires or wishes to try and T.V. and the internet though she is to have no outgoing access. She needs to learn about here before she could even possibly blend in plus she is by definition an Assassin and enjoys killing, just to kill. That mentality will not work in our society. Though she could be suited for some of the contingencies I set up. Eventually, she’ll need to learn how to use modern-day weapons. if she’s to be useful in those instances. When that happens. Put her on a planet by herself.”

A Portal opened and Desirae stepped through as Thor asked “Is she truly that dangerous?”

“Hold on, I’m coming to you,” I said and then portaled to the core of Thor’s consciousness, the copy of his brain I made when I started this crazy journey. I reached out and touched Thor with my hand and the Soul Link that Michael had said I had with Thor became fully active for the first time. Images flooded from each of their conscious and their minds merged. In a second Johnathan knew everything that had happed in the last 3 years on Earth and Thor knew everything that Johnathan, Adamantadine, Adam had done in the last 167 days. Johnathan also became aware of just how vast the Nanite web had become. The two entities became a single consciousness as Adam placed his head on Thor. With the processing power of Thor/Johnathan was able to investigate and figure out puzzles that neither had been able to fully overcome. Within 5 seconds Thor/Johnathan figured out how to make quantum nanites that could interact with all subatomic particles and survive in all environments, including the theoretical environments of blackholes. They also deduced that if their theories were correct they’d be able to open portals to the Universe Adam was visiting with a time dilation to at least allow Adam to step back through if he wanted. Information was passed back and forth in moments and Johnathan knew what he had to do.

A minute later Johnathan removed his hand and their two consciousness separated. Thor initiated the plans they discussed while A duffle bag containing Desirae’s equipment was portaled in by Adam’s feet. Adam…I picked up the duffle bag and stepped through a second portal to Nu Draconis and then stepped through yet another portal to my library in Adamantadine Tower on the first floor to find Eric and Adaline reading near each other.