Marvel: Starting From The Bottom

The pros and cons of accepting her offer were running inside my head. 

The pros were protection from the other cosmic beings, probably some additional benefits, and being on the good side of Infinity.

Cons were a breach in privacy… Which I would like to avoid at any cost, and I will have to run errands for her in the future… again, I don't want that.

"I won't be looking into your matters. You don't have to worry about that. But all the Cosmic beings have been interested in you, so my curiosity is a given." I want to believe her words… but I don't.

"That's even more worrisome. And what will you gain from all this?" There is no way, she is letting me keep my powers for free.

"You are smart but you don't have to worry about it… For now." How convincing. "What do you know about Avatars?"

Avatars huh?

"They are beings that possess a large number of abilities. Mostly the same as the ones whose Avatar they become. But they are also bound by countless rules and thus they are always loyal to the being who granted them the powers." She nodded.

"Now what is the difference between a Champion and an Avatar?" Interesting question.

"Avatar is far stronger than a Champion, has countless powers compared to Champion, and there are almost no restrictions to the number of powers an Avatar can possess… but-"

"But?" She already knew but still asked… Why do all the overpowered beings always ask for things that both parties already know?

"But the price for such power is high… something that I cannot afford to pay." The powers are tempting but I can never accept the price.

"And what is the price?" *Sigh* 

"Freedom." I shook my head. "Once you become an Avatar, you lose your free will… well not exactly lose it, but you are bound to the wishes of the being who bestowed you with the powers. There is no way to reject their wishes… you become a slave." Even Maelstrom, who thought that he was fooling 'Oblivion' was a toy for Oblivion all along.

He didn't even realize that Oblivion was using him to get rid of his boredom.

"You do not have to worry. I won't ask you to become my Avatar. I know that you will not accept it." That's nice. But what does she want then? 

She smirked. "I want you to find me someone, who is worthy enough to become my Avatar."

That's something that I can do. And honestly, I might go with Quasar like in the original comics. He was strong but not the smartest one around.

I didn't have to worry about it much. "I accept." If she can keep those pesky Cosmic beings away from me, giving Quasar to her isn't a bad deal in any way.

"The person must be willing enough to give away his freedom in order to maintain the balance of the various universes of the multiverse." By 'maintenance' she means preventing the world from exploding. Cosmic beings don't care about a planet or two going Kaboom!

"I can find someone like that." She grinned.

"Very good. Since you agreed, I will make you my champion." I nodded. "As my Champion,

finding a suitable avatar is your task and for that purpose, I will bestow upon you a few powers." That's the second reason that I accepted her request. 

"Do you know what my powers are?" Of course, I do.

"You are an Abstract Being. You can do nearly everything and anything… from time manipulation to matter manipulation, from space manipulation to reality manipulation. Your powers are infinite." She chuckled at the pun that wasn't intentional from my side.

"True, but even if you are going to become my Champion. I cannot give you all of these powers." That was expected. There is no way that a Cosmic Being will grant a random guy such powers without a backup. "But I can grant you one of them."

Now… that was out of my expectation. I was expecting something minor like a weapon or a single ability… but definitely not one of her manipulation abilities…

"Of course, you won't be able to use them to the full extent. They are far too much for a Champion to handle." … What did I even expect?

She smirked as my thoughts were clear to her. 

"Do not worry." I wasn't… I was just a tad bit disappointed. "Not being able to use them now, doesn't mean that you won't be able to use them in the future." 

Interesting.

"The only reason you are unable to use them to the fullest is because your body is weak and you won't be able to handle such powers. But that can change if you find a way to grow physically strong." I can do that. "The stronger you are physically, the more you will be able to use from the manipulation ability "

Convenient… At least better than being unable to use it.

"Out of my abilities, the only ones that I can give you are Time and Space, and even among them, you will be able to choose one." As she said that, a coin appeared in her hand.

"Heads you time and tails… you get space." 

"Are you serious?" This has to be some sort of a joke. The fate of my powers lies on a… coin?

She grinned. "Yes. Everything lies on this coin. Whether you will get space or time… it depends on this single coin."

Now both are extremely strong elements. With the ability to control space… I can teleport, go through multiple dimensions with ease and there are countless things that I can do with ease. 

As for time… it's even better. If I have the ability to control time, I can go back to the past and remove the 'threats', the moment they are born. Time manipulation is one of the most broken elements to have ever existed.

And that's the element I am most hyped about.

She smiled… I don't like that smile. "Are you ready?"

I nodded at her question. "Yes."

I don't trust that smile. "Alright then." She tossed the coin up in the air. It floated mid-air for far longer than it should have.

After a few seconds, the coin fell down with a side that made me frown… while she laughed.

"Bad luck, I guess?" The side that was facing upwards was tails… meaning I got space.

"*Sigh* I guess?" My frown changed into a smile, while hers changed into a frown.

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"You played me?" Took her long enough to realize.

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