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Chapter 495 The Flash - Barry Allen (Seeking monthly votes! Seeking further subscriptions!)

Wednesday, September 13, 2025.

That day, Barry Allen was at the Central City Police Department's forensic department as usual. It was lunch break, and he was fast asleep on his desk, but his face, which was tucked into his arms, was scrunched up, as if he were having a nightmare.

In his dream, with the help of his friends, he defeated the supervillains who broke into and destroyed the Flash Memorial Museum.

This should have been a happy occasion, but Barry Allen felt no joy whatsoever, simply because his Reverse-Flash had said something to him before being arrested and imprisoned—

You can't save everyone, like your mother.

The implication is that the Flash saved countless lives, but couldn't save his mother who died in his childhood.

Upon hearing this, The Flash was deeply shaken and remained emotional for a long time.

Finally, during a cathartic night run, Barry Allen unconsciously entered a time portal created by the Speed ​​Force and successfully traveled back in time, changing the outcome of his mother's murder.

And here, the dream abruptly ended.

When Barry woke up again, he was already at the Central City Police Department's office, his mind a complete mess, not even knowing how he got there.

"Could it be that I drank too much last night? No, did I drink any alcohol last night?"

In fact, Barry didn't know that what he had just experienced was not a simple dream, but the awakening of memories from another timeline, because at this moment, he had reached a critical juncture in creating the Flashpoint universe.

This is the core of the flashpoint paradox: Barry Allen travels through time to save his mother.

But if his mother is still alive, then he in the future will not need to travel through time at all. However, if he does not travel through time, his mother will die according to the original timeline.

However, because of the existence of the Speed ​​Force, which completely overturns science, the Flash successfully created a paradox between two parallel universes. Therefore, the time when the paradox appears is also the time when the parallel universes self-correct.

This paradox will transfer the memory of 'traveling through time to save his mother' into Barry's mind, where 'his mother is fine and there is no need to travel through time,' and then make Barry gradually forget about 'saving his mother' and accept this timeline where 'his mother is fine.'

Simply put, the Flash has undergone a kind of "possession" and rebirth. If he does nothing, he will soon completely forget the memories of the other timeline and become an ordinary person.

Of course, Barry hasn't figured out the specifics of the paradox yet. He's just staring blankly at the familiar yet unfamiliar environment in his office, feeling like something's off, but he can't quite put his finger on it.

Suddenly, footsteps sounded at the office door. Barry Allen looked over, expecting it to be Sheriff Joe, the black officer, but instead saw a tall, unfamiliar young man with black-rimmed glasses walk in. Seeing Barry's bewildered expression, the young man quipped:

"What's wrong? Are you still half asleep? If Qiao sees you like this, you probably won't get your bonus this month."

"Uh……"

Hey bro, who are you? Why do you look like you know me so well? I don't remember having a colleague like you!

Barry stared blankly at the young man, frantically searching his memory for anything related to him, but to no avail.

At the same time, he discovered a very serious problem: he couldn't think at supersonic speed, nor could he feel the Speed ​​Force within his body. Barry was genuinely panicked. The Speed ​​Force was fundamental to his superhero status; without it, he was just an ordinary human, unable to even run as fast as most people who enjoy morning runs.

"Oh!"

Seemingly sensing something, the young man who was talking to Barry slowly lost his playful smile, and then his eyes behind his black-rimmed glasses narrowed slightly, revealing a blue halo.

"I see, you finally remembered."

"What...what did you remember?"

Barry stammered, as a superhero who had spent years on the front lines of the fight against crime, he instinctively sensed that something was wrong.

Thinking this, he quietly glanced towards the window, pondering the possibility of jumping out of the third-floor window unharmed without any superpowers.

"Although we've known each other for almost three years, I imagine you don't remember anymore. In that case, let me introduce myself."

The young man smiled slightly, then raised his hand and took off the black-rimmed glasses that were purely for decoration. His entire demeanor changed instantly, transforming him from a sunny and cheerful boy into a villainous mastermind. He was only one hair gel hand away from becoming the Grim Reaper Aizen Sousuke.

"My name is Wu Xian, a superhero who is just doing this out of interest and hasn't officially debuted yet. It's nice to meet you, the Flash from another timeline."

"Wu Xian? Is that the pronunciation in Chinese...? No, you mean the Flash from another timeline? What does that mean!"

Barry Allen repeated the two names, then realized something, his heart skipped a beat, and he quickly asked.

"You've already guessed it, haven't you? This isn't the world you remember, but a parallel dimension created because of your decision."

As he spoke, Wu Xian closed the office door behind him, then leaned against it and recounted the plot of the lightning paradox, including Superman's premature death, Supergirl's experience of being imprisoned and studied by Amelia, and the fate of Batman's family.

After hearing these things, Barry Allen's face grew paler and paler, especially after learning of Bruce and Superman's deaths. He kept muttering "impossible" under his breath, his expression one of extreme pain and struggle.

"Barry, do you know about the butterfly effect?"

Looking at Barry's escapist attitude, Wu Xian shook his head slightly and continued, "A butterfly in the Amazon rainforest of South America, by flapping its wings a few times, can cause a tornado in Texas two weeks later."

"This is a theory proposed by meteorologist Edward Lorenz in the 1960s, which suggests that if a small difference occurs at some initial stage of something, it may lead to a completely different result."

"And the lightning paradox you created is a similar butterfly effect. Now, you saved your mother, but caused the entire world to deviate drastically from its course, resulting in a future completely different from another timeline..."

“I don’t believe it!!”

Suddenly, Barry Allen yelled, interrupting Wu Xian's next words, and then turned on the computer on his desk to search for news from the last ten years online. Sure enough, he found many major events that were different from what he remembered.

(End of this chapter)