Jace Beleren's attempt to fix the Multiverse
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| Era | Omenpath Era | ||||
| Date | 4562 - 4564 AR | ||||
| Location | Eldraine, Thunder Junction, Duskmourn, Avishkar, Tarkir, Meditation Plane | ||||
| Sets | Wilds of Eldraine, Outlaws of Thunder Junction, Duskmourn: House of Horror, Aetherdrift, Tarkir: Dragonstorm | ||||
| Characters | All | ||||
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Jace Beleren's attempt to fix the Multiverse was an event in which Jace Beleren tried to reimagine the Multiverse into a form where the New Phyrexian Invasion, the Desparkening and the creation of the Omenpaths had never happened.[1]
History
| “ | The kings in the dark will return. The mage in blue will bring about the end | ” |
After both Jace and Vraska were cured of their compleation, they regained control of both their bodies and minds. During their healing process, the New Phyrexian Invasion concluded, followed by sweeping changes to the fabric of the Multiverse. Vraska and Jace were especially concerned to learn about Omenpaths, feeling certain that no good would come of them. They desired an end to the multiversal conflicts that had scarred them and plotted a rebirth of the Multiverse.[3]
Recruiting
Jace recalled the existence of the Vault on Thunder Junction and the creature inside and intuited that it could be helpful for their goal.[3] However, their plan was thwarted when Vraska discovered that she had lost her planeswalker's spark. They recognized that they needed additional backup and changed their plans. Jace started on Eldraine, where he disguised himself as Ashiok to fool the witch Eriette into working with them. Meanwhile, Vraska returned to Ixalan to recruit Malcolm and Breeches from her old crew. Finally, Jace planeswalked to Ravnica and accessed the mind of the great detective Alquist Proft to better replicate his unique magic, which could project his psychic print into reality. He knocked Proft unconscious with a lead pipe, forced him to project his mental library, stole one of the files containing his knowledge, and returned him to the physical world before planeswalking away.
Vraska and Jace then traveled to Thunder Junction. Jace disguised himself as Ashiok and hired Oko to find the vault key, promising him a share of the vault's treasure if he succeeded.[4] Vraska joined the gang Oko put together, presumably to keep an eye on him.
Jace, as Ashiok, met Oko at the vault and helped him secure the key from Kellan, who had almost taken it from him.[5] He opened the vault and claimed his prize: within the vault was a creature called Loot, who had been in stasis for millennia. Triggering the vault's collapse, Jace and Vraska disappeared with Loot.
Jace and Vraska tested Loot's abilities in the wilderness of Thunder Junction, learning that he was able to visualize Omenpaths across the entire Multiverse.[3] With his telepathy, Jace could access this information, and armed with Proft's magic, he could create an illusionary map.
To the Meditation Realm
With the help of Loot's mind map, Jace returned with Vraska through an ancient Omenpath to the Meditation Plane. Here they were met by Narset and Elspeth Tirel who had followed a lead to find a solution to the increasing dragonstorms.[6][1] At first, the Realm looked different for each of them, as their thoughts trapped them in a shifting space. Jace saw no logic, no actual roads, and feared they would be trapped forever.[1] However, Narset's special mindset allowed her to help the others clear their minds and reveal the true silvery nature of the plane. To their shock, they were met by the two elder dragons that had been sealed away here in eternal lockdown. While a weakened Ugin berated Jace for breaking their agreement (as he was the only one knowing about their continued existence) and warned them to get away, the nameless dragon that had been Nicol Bolas saw a chance to gain information and regain power.
Casting the spell
While all the others were distracted, Jace put his plan into motion. He secretly moved behind Ugin's back and stole his Spirit-Gem. Using the power of the Gem, he started casting a magnificent spell, making use of Proft's technique to manifest an illusion into reality and the multiversal reality-bending properties of the Realm. Thinking that he would offer the Gem to Bolas, Elspeth attacked and temporarily distracted him. While even Vraska tried to hold him back at the last minute, he proceeded anyway. The world blurred and deepened in hue, becoming the blue of the mind mage's magic. Briefly, it appeared as if Jace might have done the impossible. The Realm expanded like an animal drawing its first breath, and when it exhaled, visions became kaleidoscopic, filled then with the glimpses of the futures that they'd lost: dead friends alive again, worlds unbroken, planes made innocent of their pain. Obedient to its new master, the Meditation Realm attempted to recreate itself in the image of Jace's desperate hopes, but for all the power he'd thieved from Ugin's gem, Jace was still only human. He gasped, the last of his endurance failing, and the others stared in horror as the horizon broke into mirrored fragments, revealing a nothingness that ate at the eye, a void that poured toward them, unmaking reality — Jace included. As the emptiness rolled over him, he shattered like glass.[1]
Aftermath
To escape the catastrophe all present, including Bolas, left the Meditation Realm. Ugin left trailing Bolas before arriving on Tarkir looking bloodied and exhausted.[7] He was immediately assaulted by Sarkhan Vol but defeated him with ease using ghostfire. Although the wild dragons were defeated and the dragonstorms were under control again, it was at a terrible cost: Ugin was only able to appear because, in the aftermath of Jace's spell, Bolas had escaped.[7]
Later, a reflected silhouette of a mage in a blue cloak manifested in the waters of the Realm, similar to how a reflection of Ugin had manifested there when he was reborn from the Realm's waters after his death at the hands of Bolas.[7]
References
- ↑ a b c d Cassandra Khaw (March 14, 2025). "Tarkir: Dragonstorm - Episode 6: How Wretched Love". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
- ↑ Valerie Valdes (July 8, 2024). "Bloomburrow - Episode 5: Nightfall in Fountainport". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
- ↑ a b c Alison Lührs (April 2, 2024). "Outlaws of Thunder Junction - Epilogue 2: Bring the End, Part 2". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
- ↑ Akemi Dawn Bowman (March 13, 2024). "Outlaws Of Thunder Junction - Episode 2: The Jailbreak". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
- ↑ Akemi Dawn Bowman (March 25, 2024). "Episode 6: The Ballad of Thieves and Thunderslingers". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
- ↑ Cassandra Khaw (March 12, 2025). "Tarkir: Dragonstorm - Episode 5: Recursion". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
- ↑ a b c Cassandra Khaw (March 17, 2025). "Tarkir: Dragonstorm - Episode 7: Return". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.