“Reboot:The Unexpected Hero”

[SYSTEM STATUS: UNSTABLE]

Host: Peter Benjamin Parker (a.k.a. Ethan Grey)

Level: 8

EXP: 0/5000

Current Status: Unanchored – No longer bound to a single timeline.

New Ability Unlocked: Singularity Core – A passive ability that stabilizes Ethan's existence across realities, granting immunity to temporal manipulation.

Quest: "Paradox Ascendant" (Final Phase)

Objective: Make the ultimate choice: Anchor yourself or sacrifice the system.

Threat Level: RESOLVED

Timeless Citadel – The Aftermath

The echoes of Kang's defeat still lingered in the fractured throne room, his presence reduced to nothing more than cosmic dust swirling in the void. The Convergence Catalyst pulsed softly in the distance—its chaotic energy barely contained, threatening to unravel everything.

Ethan stood at the edge of what remained of Kang's domain, his body flickering between realities, shadows of infinite versions of himself overlapping with every breath.

Nova approached slowly, her expression heavy with the weight of everything they'd just endured. She glanced at the Catalyst, then back at Ethan. "It's not over, is it?"

Ethan shook his head. "No. Kang was just the architect. This thing… this is the foundation."

The system's interface materialized, glitching but persistent.

[FINAL DECISION REQUIRED]

Option 1: Anchor Yourself – Stabilize the multiverse but remain unanchored, destined to drift endlessly between realities.

Option 2: Sacrifice the System – Destroy the system, anchoring yourself to a single universe, but losing all powers.

Warning: This choice is irreversible.

Ethan stared at the options, the weight of every choice he'd made pressing down on him. The system had been his curse, his guide, his prison… and his weapon.

But who was he without it?

Nova's voice broke through his thoughts. "Whatever you choose, you're more than the system. More than Kang's experiment."

Ethan took a deep breath.

The Choice

"I never wanted to be a hero," Ethan whispered. "I just wanted to survive."

He reached toward the system interface, fingers trembling—not from fear, but from the realization that this wasn't just about survival anymore.

It was about freedom.

With a final breath, Ethan selected Option 2.

[SYSTEM OVERRIDE: TERMINATION PROTOCOL INITIATED]

WARNING: All abilities will be permanently deleted.

Stabilizing Host…

Anchoring to Primary Timeline…

Thank you, Ethan Grey.

A blinding surge of energy erupted from the Convergence Catalyst as the system unraveled, collapsing into itself. Ethan felt the power drain from his body—the cosmic energy, the enhancements, the paradox—all of it fading like a distant memory.

For the first time since his reincarnation… he felt human.

Aftermath – One Year Later

The world moved on.

Kang was gone. The timelines stabilized. And Ethan Grey—formerly Peter Parker—found himself anchored in a reality that had no idea who he truly was.

No powers. No system. Just… Ethan.

He worked at a small tech startup in Queens, living quietly, blending into the crowd. No grand battles. No cosmic threats. Just life.

But sometimes, late at night, he'd catch a glimpse of something in the corner of his eye—a flicker, a shadow—remnants of what once was.

And he'd smile.

Because he'd made his choice.

And for once, it was his.

Epilogue – The Spark of a New Threat

In the deepest part of the void, beyond time and space, fragments of Kang's consciousness lingered—broken, but not gone.

A voice whispered through the darkness.

"Paradoxes never truly end."

A faint glow pulsed in the abyss—a new Convergence Catalyst.

[THE END… FOR NOW]