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Been a while since I updated this, but here we go.

This one takes place between 'Return of the Devourer' and 'Heroes from Infinite Earths', and also after Thanos was cursed to be Pariah.

Chapter 68- It was I

Prudence Halliwell was glad to have been reached out to by Lord Vishnu in his Lord Krishna form. He had led her away from the Elders, and shown her part of the truth, as she had realized who he truly was.

Blessed she had felt to be reached out to by him of all people, and she had accepted her role in the coming Crisis of Infinite Earths too, in the form of a guide to Thor Odinson when the time came for that.

Many things she had learnt, and many things she had seen too, including how the Multiverse was created, and the important events regarding the Multiverse as a whole. She had become a true fountain of knowledge now.

However, there was one thing in her mind, one doubt, that she wanted to clear herself of. She was not sure if it was right to ask a question like that, but it would keep gnawing at her otherwise.

So, she was now in front of Lord Vishnu in his Lord Krishna form, looking ahead at him.

"What is it you want to ask me, Prudence?" Krishna asked her kindly. On seeing the hesitation on her face, he assured her. "Whatever it is, rest assured, I will not be offended."

That seemed to slightly sate Prue, and she asked. "You are all-knowing and ever-present, right?"

"I am", Krishna confirmed with a nod.

"Well, I was wondering, why did you never do anything to stop everything that goes wrong in the Multiverse?" Prue inquired, her tone lacking any accusation, just having a lot of curiosity. "I know I should not have such a question, because what you have done for me, I am eternally grateful for it. But I'm just wondering, what about the others? I know you care about everyone, because of who you are, but why not make everything right as well?"

Krishna's smile did not falter one bit. He simply told her. "It seems there is one more piece of knowledge left to impart to you. The truth of the Multiverse, of everything and everyone in it."

Prue tilted her head in curiosity, and asked. "What is this truth?"

"This is not a question that can be answered by words, only by sight", Krishna said, to Prue's confusion, and then his eyes glowed, the glow also passing into Prue's eyes.

She heard Krishna's voice speak to her. "From the beginning till the end, every attack was done by me, and every blow was felt by me."

His eyes stopped glowing, as he continued speaking. "To protect this Multiverse, I lifted every weapon, and I felt the wounds from each of them. And I shall do the same to help create the new and greater Multiverse as well."

In front of Prue's eyes appeared the insides of the Halliwell Manor, and to her horror, it was the scene of her death.

Only, Krishna told her. "I was the one who delivered the killing blow."

Suryaputra Karn Shri Krishna Govinda Hare Murari plays

As Prue watched, Shax's face morphed into Krishna's instead while he blasted her past self through the wall.

"And I was also the one struck by the killing blow."

Prue saw her own past self's face morph into Krishna's before she fell down.

"I was in the form of Prudence Halliwell, and I was also in the form of Shax."

The scene changed to Piper letting out all her emotions at Prue's grave, her face too morphing into Krishna's.

"And I was also the one who mourned the death of Prudence Halliwell."

Prue could only watch the whole thing with wide eyes, realization slowly hitting her.

The scene changed, now Thor's ax Stormbreaker within Thanos' chest, while he raised his Infinity Gauntlet, both his and Thor's faces morphing into Krishna's.

"You should have...You should...You should have gone for the head."

"In the form of Thanos, I snapped my fingers, and in the form of Thor, I failed to stop him."

The scene changed to Thor snapping his fingers instead, followed by Lord Elrond snapping his fingers, dusting all of the enemies, including Morgoth, while he lay dying.

"In the form of Thor, I also undid what Thanos had done, and in the form of Lord Elrond, I snapped my fingers to destroy Morgoth and all other evil-doers."

As Prue watched with a dropped jaw, the scene changed to the three Lexes brainwashing their Supermen into fighting each other, all of their faces morphing into Krishna's. "In the forms of all Lexes, I brainwashed myself as the three Supermen into battling."

Then the Superman of Earth-96 was shown coming in to stop the Supermen, his face also morphing into Krishna's. "And in the form of Earth-96 Superman, I came in to stop this madness as well."

And then Dormammu was shown trying to conquer Earth through his machinations, while Parker, Frodo, Sam, Merry, Pippin and Barry-Red accidentally travelled back in time due to being near Strange's spell, and all of their faces morphed into Krishna's.

"In the form of Dormammu, I tried to conquer the Multiverse, and in the form of the Heroes I stopped him too."

Next, Tara was shown being tormented in the Hell Dimension by Demons, her face morphing into Krishna's, as well as that of the Demons, Prue watching.

"I was the one who was tormented in the Hell Dimension."

And then when Lucifer came to bear Tara away, his face morphed into Krishna's too.

"Then it was also I who bore her away from the torment."

Strange was shown threatening Galactus with the Ultimate Nullifier, Strange's face morphing into Krishna's too.

"It was I, who threatened Galactus with the Ultimate Nullifier."

And then Galactus' face also turned into Krishna's.

"And it was I, who backed off due to the threat."

Darkseid was shown being driven back by the Justice Leagues of Earths 167 and 50, everyone's faces morphing into Krishna's.

"I attacked Earth-50, and it was I who stopped Darkseid."

The scene changed to Steve Rogers standing up to Grandmaster, both of their faces too morphing into Krishna's.

"I was who made the heroes battle, and I was the one who stood up to the tormentor."

Aragorn was shown saying 'Avengers Assemble', and then Steve was shown returning, the faces morphing into Krishna's once more.

"I rallied the Heroes when Steve was gone, and it was I who returned from the Cube."

Finally, the scene showed Krishna alongside Dagda telling the Powers That Be, the Elders and Tribunal their fates, and their faces morphed into Krishna's as well.

"I told all of myself what my fate in the future shall be, and I am the one who despaired at my future after that, yet I am also Sandra who is hopeful for the new beginning."

Prue's lips were quivering now, tears rolling down her cheeks while the scenes all disappeared.

"Be it Aragorn, Legolas, Frodo, Gandalf, Arthur, Merlin, Steve, Kal-El, Thor, Oliver, Prudence, Piper, Paige, Willow, Tara, or anyone else, I was within all of them. I always achieved the greatest victories, and it was also I who suffered the most heart-wrenching losses."

Mahabharata 2013 Shri Krishna Govinda Hare Murari plays

Prue covered her mouth, trying to muffle her sobs, as Krishna continued. "I performed all of the attacks, and I suffered the wounds inflicted from all of them."

Prue looked at him, while he spoke. "In this struggle for good in the Multiverse, it was I who died every time. The one who fell on the ground due to being wounded was me. In the form of Thanos who is now Pariah, I shall suffer by watching the Crisis and the new, better Multiverse for all eternity." He raised his hands to either side of himself. "I am life, and I am also death."

Lowering his hands, Krishna asked Prue with a smile. "Does this answer your question?"

Looking at him with guilt and tear-filled eyes, Prue asked between sobs. "But if you did everything, why all this, my all-loving Lord? Why did you not fix everything at once?"

"I may be within everyone Prudence, but I do not interfere with their actions, or the course of the Multiverse, unless absolutely needed", Krishna explained to her. "Divine will can change the time of the sunset if required, but divine will cannot control the mind of any living being. I created everything, and I am within everyone, and every action taken, but free will was gifted to all of life, and it is not up to even me to interfere with living beings' gift of choice. In truth, I have no true form, you just saw me as everyone because I showed it to you in this form of mine. However, at the end, it is I, who exist within all"

As Prue listened, Krishna said. "And how would the Heroes, who chose to carry out their duties to safeguard the innocent, do so? How would the punishments for all the crimes that were committed, be given? How would the righteous people who suffered for good, be rewarded?"

Prue joined her hands, as Krishna finished. "How would the path of good, which shows the righteous the way even in a Multiverse filled with suffering, be treaded?"

Prue fell to her knees, continuing to cry. "Forgive me, God. I wish I had never doubted you. I wish I could take all this back."

Mahabharata 2013 Yada Yada Hi Dharmasya plays

Krishna gently grasped Prue by the shoulders, helping her stand up. "No Prue, you need not blame yourself for asking me this. At the end, when this Multiverse dies, it shall be due to the actions of everyone who exists. And when the new Multiverse is born, it shall thrive due to the actions of everyone who exists. Are you ready for your role in both of them?"

Wiping her tears, Prue hardened her face, looking at Krishna with firm eyes.

"I am."


Now, this wasn't trying to make it look like God was somehow behind everything that happened, rather to show God is within everyone and everything, and so He feels the pain of every suffering, yet also feels the joy of every victory. Basically, it's a way to show that yes, He does care about everyone and everything, and divine will does not interfere with free will.

Prue saw Lord Krishna's faces in everyone because the Supreme Being was in that form when showing her the truth, but it was to answer her question at the end of it.

Also, I'm thinking of finally ending this story with a few chapters. The last one shall be posted on the day 'Heroes from Infinite Earths' was finished last year.

I have loved this series, including showing snippets in this story, but now it is time to truly bid adieu to it.

Hope all enjoyed and see you all next time with another chapter.