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"So... you really are time Gods?"

"If that is what you wish to see us as. For an infinite number of years, we have cared for and maintained the delicate fabric of time. We maintain every thread within its spool and we must act accordingly should we ever find knots."

"I suppose I'm a knot then."

"Correct. Many beings have attempted to elude time or to defy it. None have ever succeeded ... until you came to be. But you must understand that every time your power has been used, you have caused undue ripples in the fabric of time. Those ripples have recently begun to form tears. If you were to continue on, all of time itself would be completely disintegrated with your power."

Sarah really did have a good idea when she asked if I would give it up. I'd have to thank her the next time I saw her.

"Then I'll just stop using it," I replied.

"A wise choice. But you see, we cannot go simply upon your words alone." I watched as the center one held its palm upward, creating a strange orb of light over its hand. I gazed curiously upon it. Within it, I was able to see moments of my life over the past month.

"We have watched you since the birth of your powers; studying you. We've watched you use it for your own amusement and your own pleasure. It is truly disrespectful for you to abuse an embodiment that governs all life, one that has existed long before you have lived, and long after you die." The orb dissipated, his hand calmly lowered to his side. "We can see everything; past, present, future. We knew that you were arriving to use your power. We knew that you would evade us the last time we met by simply spinning the wheels of time once more, after all, we foresaw it."

Then, they spread their arms out at their sides.

"Now, for the final image we have foreseen of you, your death." My eyes understandably widened in confusion and shock. "You are going to perish here, in this place now."

"What?" I uttered in disbelief.

"Your ability to manipulate time has gone on for long enough. We will no longer allow an ignorant mortal child such as yourself to continue to molest time in the way that you have. We will end you by our own hands. We will be obliterating your very being and you will disappear forever."

I recalled my last run-in with them and how I was simply able to blink time back on to make them go away. I could easily just do that and simply never use my power again to avoid all future interaction with them.

I smirked confidently at them. "Well then, I'll just end this little conversation like I did last time. So much for your predictions."

I blinked to resume time, only time wasn't starting again. The three of them were still very much in front of me.

"What happened?" I remarked, completely confused.

"Foolish," they calmly replied. "We knew you would try this. We merely vetoed your power to stop and resume time as you please. We are the ones that control time, not you."

I stared at them, unsure of what to do next. If they could simply cancel out my power with their own, what could I even do to stop them? "Now, allow us to end your life quickly so that we may return to undoing the damage that you have caused."

No. I couldn't just let them win. Maybe they could stop my time-warping powers but so what? I had plenty more powers where that came from. I was not going to go down without a fight, certainly not to these jerks.

"Not a chance!" I exclaimed. "You may be gods that have existed since the dawn of time and I may just be some teenager with powers I don't fully understand. I don't know if I can beat you, but I've got some pretty powerful ideas!"

"You are delaying the inevitable," they replied. "We know everything you will do before you."

Suddenly, I created a massive explosion around the three of them. Smoke and ash erupted all around me, whipping my clothes around in the dead silence. I didn't even know I could do that, but like I said, I had ideas.

Once the smoke cleared, I stood triumphantly.

"Ha. Talking too much like a cartoon villain."

Then, I sensed them behind me and immediately spun around.

"Foolish, again," they said. "Resistance is not an option for you. Retreat, you will find to prove impossible."

"I'm not going anywhere," I replied with a confident smirk.

My senses were in overdrive as the first one attempted its same attack as before. I managed to swiftly evade it, both of our actions as quick as the blink of an eye. I retaliated with a super-powered punch to his face, sending him flying into the distance.

"Got ya!" I exclaimed just before the other two swooped in to continue the brawl. Now, I was evading two sets of lightning-quick slashes. I took to the air, wondering if I'd had an advantage there. The other two simply watched me ascend without following. That's when I sensed something behind me and quickly turned to the side to avoid another lethal strike from the first man in black. Well, looks like they're able to teleport. What's more, they most certainly could fly.