I have. And I have tried to fight it - first by divorcing myself from the majority of my power, and again by standing to fight with those who chose to resist fate. I've bought them time to solve the problem - I can only trust that they have enough. By coming here, I hoped to give them more.

[He sighs, and lets his own battle gear - which apparently consists solely of the gems that had adorned his hands and feet - melt away.]

The fact that I still exist is proof that my path has not changed. So long as the universe needs the potential I carry - to wipe it clean, restart it from nothing - I will remain.