Because of a series of unfortunate events followed by the wild goose chase a certain friend of his sent him on, a young spiky haired boy would be walking up to the clock tower. He would look it over as he looked at a map on his cell phone. This definitely wasn't here before. He would walk around the tower, looking for a door. Happy that index wasn't with him to cause trouble, he'd hoped this wasn't anything that would cause any problems. He'd had enough of the whole magician or esper trying to become go thing. &quot;This tower seemed to have been made by a god&quot; a voice rang in his ear as he slightly turned his head to see a small 15cm tall woman hanging from his shoulder. &quot;So is it something like you?&quot; he asked the small woman. She shook her head as she explained &quot;No, not like me. We govern over two different concepts. Though I won't be sure exactly what this is unless we go inside.&quot; He eventually found a door and walked up to it. Opening it with his left hand, he walked inside and found himself in the cave. As Othinus (the 15cm woman on his shoulder) looked around she mumbled to herself. &quot;You say something?&quot; the boy asked &quot;No, keep going and be careful.&quot; &quot;<i>This is probably the work of a god of eternity or a god of time. Well, either way we'll find out as long as we forge forward</i>&quot; she thought to herself as they continued down the passage

Touma would carefully try to squeeze himself through to the other side as Orthinus continued to curiously look around. Probably interested in the constructs of other gods Touma assumed as he moved forward. He would notice the clocks all set to different times as he moved forward. He wasn't exactly the smartest so he wasn't even going to try to understand for what purpose. He would soon make it to the other end and begin looking around for anything unusual.

Touma would look at the cart of groceries he was holding onto before looking back to Renox. &quot;I don't think it's A or I wouldn't have these.&quot; although he shuddered more at the thought Renox knew he was in an accident with thugs and considering that magic doesn't work on him then option B was most likely the answer but still. &quot;The nexus huh. Ugh. Index is going to kill me if I don't get back soon. How far is this Nexus City from Academy City?&quot;

&quot;Aliens?&quot; Protecting the solar system huh. Yeah, that was definitely way his head. Instead of wasting time thinking about it he would walk through the gate, bowing back to Rexon. &quot;Thanks for all your help.&quot; He would say, relieved that he probably wouldn't have to suffer Index's wrath any longer. With luck he should be back before nightfall. Luck.....yeah. He'll be back after nightfall. &quot;Take care of yourself.&quot; the spiky haired boy said before walking off, rushing to the nearby bus stop.

As Touma walked down the cavern he would eventually come to the fork in the road as well as the silvered head man. &quot;Hi, are you the one who created this tower?&quot; he asked as he came closer to the man and the split in the path. &quot;No. It's not him. He seems to be merely a interloper like us.&quot; she would say to Touma, not even making the attempt to hide her presence &quot;Ah, is that so.&quot; He would then bring his attention back to Nicola &quot;I'm Kamijou Touma. Maybe we can help each other.&quot; he would suggest before having his ear painfully pulled on by the small woman &quot;Quit wasting time. All things will be made clear if we continue. Now choose a path.&quot; &quot;Ow ow ow! Fine, I get it.&quot; he sighed before looking at the three paths and choosing to go down the one that seemed to smooth out.

&quot;Ah! Sorry! I didn't know. I'm Kamijou Touma. And up until a few minutes ago I was in a grocery store......now here.&quot; he said looking around the area and noticing there weren't any cleaning robots around &quot;Kind of confused on where I am honestly. I don't have my phone so I would appreciate if you could give me directions.&quot;

&quot;This is....pretty amazing.&quot; the boy said as he stepped forward &quot;Hmph, it's not that impressive. At the very least I'll praise them for the decor.&quot; she would say with a little attitude as she looked around the room <i>&quot;If this sense of decor is any indication then I can assume this is a god of time. Whether its one who controls time or simply monitors it is a different story. Hopefully it's not one that does both.</i> &quot;What is this?&quot; Orthinus would snap out of her thoughts by Touma's voice as he walks up to the door. &quot;It looks like a door. Think the clock has any significance?&quot; he asked She shook her head before replying &quot;I don't know. For now move the hand and see what happens. Don't touch it with your imagine breaker or this entire place could come down.&quot; He simply nodded as he turned the little hand over to the two and waited to see if anything happened.

Touma would look at the globe like clock in confusion as Orthinus seemed to examine its entire structure as a whole. &quot;What is that? Another kind of clock?&quot; he asked to no one in particular as he moved closer to it. &quot;Don't touch it. There are powerful wards at work within it.&quot; Orthinus warned as she continued to look at it, scanning over it multiple times. &quot;Why isn't there anyone else here? All things considered I'd expect a few more people.&quot; the boy said as he walked around the clock keeping a certain distance from it while observing the rest of the room. &quot;The clock tower itself is hidden within a temporal phase shift. Because of that normal people probably don't even notice it. They see it as something that has always been and thus there awareness of it is minuscule.&quot; she explained as she watched the hands spin in varying speeds &quot;So I don't have to worry about other people just wondering in then.&quot; he said with a sigh of relief

&quot;That sounds serious.&quot; Touma thought aloud as he looked at the man &quot;So this world would begin to unravel until it returns to a state of zero. I've actually been wondering this for a while now but had no basis to prove my theory. Maybe you can indulge me. Is the nexus really real or is it merely a crossroad made up of reflections of other worlds?&quot; Orthinus asked causing Touma to snap his head towards her in confusion. &quot;What do you mean reflections?&quot; &quot;I always found it strange how so many people drop into this world with abilities that work on completely different systems yet the world itself continues to allow this. There doesn't seem to be any corrections done to decrease the anomalies and contradictions caused by this and thus the world should be in a constant state of deterioration and yet it isn't. As if the world itself is not real to begin with. It shouldn't be possible under normal circumstances even if it is a crossroad. Which means there is a possibility that this world and its inhabitants are merely reflections of the original with all the memories and abilities but with no real substance. In that way of thinking it becomes possible for all the anomalies to exist in one place if the their forms are all shifted on different planes or phases. Of course its mere conjecture. Without the ability to observe other worlds and crossroads I can make the conclusion myself.&quot; &quot;Everything you said just went completely over my head.&quot; the boy said with a sigh &quot;It doesn't matter. My question wasn't meant for you to begin with. Can you give me an answer?&quot; she said looking at the avatar that stood before her. &quot;Shouldn't we be more worried about how to stop this catastrophe from happening?&quot; he asked but fell silent when he realized she wouldn't budge without an answer

Touma would give a light bow to Renox. &quot;This Kamijou-san would be grateful.&quot; he replied as he even wondered where the portal that brought him here even appeared from.