Nightmare chuckled, rocking his child as he was starting to clean up the mess he made 5 days prior. His kid's eyes were still closed, the kid wouldn't see the aftermath..

Nightmare wouldn't touch his brother's statue, afraid that if he touched it-it would crumble to dust.

He was almost done cleaning out the bodies in the village square when a voice spoke, the sound echoing," Nightmare."

Nightmare froze, eyesockets wide. He recognized that voice. It was the one that told him of his duty as the Negativity guardian. It told him he was fated for sorrow....

Nightmare looked around quickly, trying to find the source. It didn't work. He spoke up," ...uhm.... Hi...?"

The voice sighed, the sound filled with something he couldn't discern,"... I need to talk to you about your child's fate. "

This couldn't be good...

He rose a brow, unnoticeably pulling his child closer," .... What about the fate?"

The voice paused, as if gathering enough courage to say it. Then they spoke again,"... His fate isn't... Pleasant. It's a set in stone one that I can't change no matter how much I tried. In 5 years time, he will be taken by a deity I can't recognize and twisted into something broken. He will become the next destroyer, fated to destroy Aus for the balance of creativity and destruction. "

Nightmare's soul dropped, tears coming to his eyes. That sounded horrible...

"Why are you telling me this?"

".... Because I think you can help me change this soul's fate. I mean, you changed your set in stone fate... If you can achieve that, you shouldn't have a problem stopping what is to come."

Nightmare looked at the ground in thought, a frown on his face. After a moment, he looked up," Tell me about the balance he will be in, as well as how I can possibly stop this. And... How the hell did I change my fate? Was what happened to my au not supposed to happen?"

The voice seemed to smile at that, it giving off a happy aura," Alright. The balance of creation and destruction is one that has been going on for eons, it's as old as time itself. Too much creation will cause uncontrollable destruction, so there needed to be someone to maintain how much destruction is caused before the multiverse is overloaded. The multiverse has a limit, and your son is bound to be fated as the one to make sure the multiverse doesn't collapse with that many alternate universes by removing some of them. How you can stop this is something I can't answer for you.... Although, a suggestion could be making sure to either prepare your son for the worst or hide him away. How you changed your fate was by not breaking when you ate the apples. You were able to keep your sanity, although you did have a lapse due to the multiplied power."

Nightmare sighed softly, his mind trying to process what was said.

"..... I've been meaning to ask.... Who are you?", Nightmare spoke after a while, looking up at where he thought the voice originated.

The voice was silent for a moment before speaking,"........ I am a deity known as Fate.."

Nightmare felt surprise course through him, before he smiled slightly,"... Well , Fate, Thank you for telling me..."

"...... You're welcome...."