#time manipulation

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Rex Splode x F!Reader

trope: she fell first, he fell harder

plot:

After years of experimenting with your ability to manipulate space—specifically teleportation—you decide it's finally time to test whether you also possess the power to travel through time. The motivation is clear and urgent: escaping a dark era where the Viltrumites rule over Earth.

You activate your powers and suddenly find yourself in an unfamiliar present. Within minutes, the Global Defense Agency locates you, having detected the disruption caused by your arrival.

One question echoes in your mind: did you end up in the right place at the right time?

TW: violence

current word count: 38,627

(English is not my first language, so I apologize in advance if you come across any grammatical errors ‪‪❤︎‬)

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You can find this fanfic on ao3 as well, under the same name and username🧡

Masterlist

Chapter 1- Where I end and you begin

Chapter 2- Golden restless age

Chapter 3- Misery Business

Chapter 4- All the small things

Chapter 5- Don't look back in anger

Chapter 6- A question of time

Chapter 7- Present tense

Chapter 8- Dark Necessities

Chapter 9- Policy of truth

In my last posts, I talked about Kasari and how he is saving the Disaster Curses (and making out with Dagon, obviously). Kasari is giving the Curses the massive advantage and respect that Gege denied them.

But who is balancing the scale for the human side? Who is giving the sorcerers an actual, logically written fighting chance against Sukuna and Kenjaku?

Meet Ryoku/Ryuko, the ultimate Fix-It character of my Dagon Kaisen AU.

Let me spit some facts first: Gege’s writing after Shibuya relies entirely on trauma porn and shock value. Take Maki, for example. I love her, she is badass, but having her slaughter her ENTIRE clan (which definitely included innocent people and servants) just to make her an "edgy Toji 2.0" was lazy writing. In this fic, Maki gets just as incredibly strong, but for the right reasons.

To achieve this, the Sorcerers need a true leader. Enter Ryoku.

⏳ The Chrono Eyes & The Heavenly Restriction

Ryoku wasn't born normal. Their Heavenly Restriction negated death from old age, but forced them to live fractured across Past, Present, and Future. You can spot them by their Chrono Eyes: the Right eye is Red (seeing the Past), the Left eye is Blue (seeing the Future).

And let’s get power-scaling out of the way: with their perception of time, Ryoku can be faster and more lethal than Toji and Maki put together.

🎒 The Arsenal (Sneak Peek)

Ryoku carries a backpack on missions. Inside is their primary weapon. I won’t name it yet, but I’ll give you a hint: It is a highly iconic canon weapon that literally disappeared forever after its first use in the anime. Ryoku has a Binding Vow to use it at 200% efficiency, but if it gets lost or stolen permanently, they die in 24 hours. High stakes, zero plot armor.

✋ The Cursed Technique Rule

I am NOT going to spoil the name or the exact effect of their Cursed Technique just yet. But I will give you its activation rule: Physical Touch. If Ryoku touches you, or even touches your projectiles mid-air... let's just say you are in for a very, very bad time.

🦊 Dominion (Sukuna, but make it healthy)

Gege gave us Yuji and Sukuna—the classic, toxic "demon inside the vessel" trope. Ryoku has Dominion, a Special Grade Fox-Demon born from the fear of alternate realities. But here is the difference: Dominion is Ryoku’s consensual partner and lover. They share Cursed Energy, and Dominion only takes over Ryoku’s body to protect them from fatal danger. This is how you write a powerful symbiosis without making the inner demon a one-dimensional hater.

👁️ Domain Expansion (The Twist)

Yes, Ryoku’s Domain involves manipulating time. I know, "time manipulation" is a classic anime cliché. BUT wait until you see the unique twist I added to it.

It doesn’t just do the boring "freeze and punch" routine. It attacks the opponent in a psychological way that breaks a Special Grade's mind before Ryoku even swings a blade. You'll have to read the fic to find out how it actually works. 😉

While Kasari is busy saving Dagon and giving the Curses a future, Ryoku is the one doing the dirty work to fix the human timeline.

『メイドと血の花びら ～ シルバーバウンド』

I'm beginning to flag a bit now so this one was pretty tricky :') T/W: Time loop, torture, electrocution, supervillain, forced-to-relive Eclipse and Ghost belong to @whumpsmith whilst Frostbringer and Circuit belong to @illustriousshadow x

Tick tick tick tick tick

“MMGH!”

Agonised cries rip through the air – our friends’ cries. The voltage from the machine – the exact same one that each of them are tightly strapped to – begins to crank up at an alarming rate. Hot white sparks fly across its surface, sending searing impulses rippling through their bodies. Their chilling shrieks send nausea spiking through me.

“We’re running out of time!”

Frostbringer’s strident yell immediately gets my attention. “Kinetica, Eclipse – shut it down! Borealis – with me!”

“Got it!”

I instantly run alongside Eclipse. Neither of us waste a single second as we tear across the room. The pained cries continue from behind us. Another one joins them – Eclipse’s – as a paralysing shock runs through him.

“Clipse, are you—?!”

“Nngh – f-fine,” he forces out through clenched teeth, “D-don’t worry about me, we gotta stop that machine!”

He’s right. No time to waste. Snatching up his hand, I tug him along after me, being a lot more careful to avoid any other shocks this time. A couple more traps do slow us down – as you’d expect from your average supervillain’s lair – but we finally make it to the other side, stopping in front of the panel.

“H-hold on!”

It feels like a lot to ask, especially seeing how much they’re all suffering in that horrible thing. Circuit writhes from the pain, his body convulsing with the electric shocks like a distorted puppet. Ghost whimpers through the liberal layers of tape over his mouth, pulling and straining against the leather straps binding him. Even Cheng – normally so stoic faced – stares back at us with wide eyes over his gag, jolting as the painful currents seep through his body. Drowning out the tirade of muffled cries, the two of us focus on the panel.

“It’s this button, right?!” “Looks like it – give it a push!”

“YAGH!”

Frostbringer and Borealis run at the supervillain, both attacking him in sync. It’s the perfect distraction we need. My hand rises into the air—

“You thought it would be that easy?”

Our eyes shoot back towards Tempus. Frostbringer and Borealis are on the ground at his feet – and a glowing vortex is now beginning to surround him.

What is he—?! “Kinetica! The button! NOW!”

Trembling, my hand smashes down towards it—

“Better luck next time!”

The vortex suddenly expands. A blinding light fills the entire space. Reality feels as if it’s being ripped apart. I grope desperately for Eclipse’s hand, my head threatening to split open as all of our screams combine into one.

What the heck is going—

“MMGH!”

Agonised cries rip through the air – our friends’ cries. My eyes snap open. Somehow I’m…on the other side of the room again?

What the—

“We’re running out of time!” 

Frostbringer yells out again, the same instructions as before. “Kinetica, Eclipse – shut it down! Borealis – with me!”

“Got it!”

I blink, startled, attempting to process what just happened.

I swear we just did all this—

“Kinetica, come on!”

Eclipse is just ahead of me. His dark hair brushes his neck as he runs. I scramble to keep up with him, gasping as the traps start to activate again.

The shock!

I tug him away just in time before that same paralysing shock forks down towards the ground. Both of us keep running, unscathed.

“Th-thanks!”

He might get away unharmed, but it confirms my dreaded conclusion.

We’re in a time loop—

“Hold on!”

He’s the one that yells it this time. The entire time all three of them continue crying out, jerking, twitching in a torturous dance. Going through the same pain once again, just as before – major deja-vu—

“YAGH!”

Frostbringer and Borealis run at the supervillain as before. I move for the button—

“You thought it would be that easy?”

The vortex begins to swirl—

No! NO!

The world tears itself apart – and the process repeats.

…again. …and again.

…and again.

...

“MMGH!”

I can’t help the tears rolling down my cheeks. Neither can I help the exhaustion crippling each of my muscles, the heaviness in my chest, the pain of having to go through exactly the same events for the last god knows how many times now. No matter what we do, we’re not fast enough. I’m the only one who seems to realise what’s going on. Now I see Tempus’s game – and unless we stop it, we’re doomed to just keep doing the same. Running, failing, listening to our friends’ tortured screams over and over and—

“We’re running out of—”

“I know!” I snap, already yanking Eclipse with me, “We’ll get the panel – you get Tempus! Hurry!”

Leaving him stunned with no explanation, we keep running, flawlessly avoiding all of the traps – since I know exactly where they are by now – and dragging Eclipse with me.

No matter how quickly we get there he’s always one step ahead – I have to stop him first!

Taking a deep breath, I tear my gaze away from the panel – drowning out the tormented screams behind us – and lock my sights onto Tempus. With all my concentration, my telekinesis succeeds in lifting him off the ground, slamming him into the wall.

“Kinetica what are you—”

“Just trust me! Get to that panel! Now!” I yell, Frostbringer and Borealis hurrying to join me. “Tempus, give it up! It’s over—”

“But at what cost? Your friends’ lives?” he leers, “Whilst you’re busy trying to stop me, they won’t survive the next shock.”

His words succeed in rattling me temporarily, eyes widening. However, it’s just enough time for Tempus to recover, already forming another vortex in his—

Not this time!

Throwing myself at him, the vortex dissolves. I might have the upper hand temporarily, but he’s a lot stronger than me and I can’t hold him down forever with my own skinny form. “Eclipse – now!”

Tempus throws me off him. My back collides with the wall and I crumple down with a winded gasp. The vortex grows once again – before being shattered into tiny icicles. 

“Looks like your time is up!” Frostbringer growls, into his ear, slamming him into the ground.

The supervillain struggles and bucks, but he’s useless against our leader. Soon a dull whirring fills the room. The sparks vanish and the machine shuts down.

“No – NO!”

Tempus hollers in rage, making one last move for freedom – only to receive a sharp punch to the head for his troubles.

“The only time he’s getting now is jail time,” Borealis adds with an indignant huff, dusting off their hands before running over to join Eclipse. “Whew, I’m beat. That felt like it went on forever!”

Not quite, Ralis.

“W-well, at least it’s over now,” I agree, running my hands across my temples, “Come on, the others—”

“On it.”

The two of us hurry over to join the others, immediately moving to free our winded friends. They’re all barely conscious, but thankfully alive. In the end – despite Tempus’s time-loop designed to trap us – we made it.