World turned upside down, chapter 1: Autophobia

It was a normal day for Matt Kingsman. He wakes up, gets ready for the day, and then gets roped into an elaborate adventure with Eren. They quickly run out of an exploding building, carrying a barrel of whatever the hell they were trying to get as they jump out the window and fall to the ground with a thunderous thud.
Matt: Oh go***amn it… Eren why did we need to blow up the jelly belly factory anyways?
Eren: Those jelly beans are horrible! They stick in your teeth for hours!
Matt: …I like em.
Eren just stares at him and notices the barrel
Eren: Oh that's why you took a barrel.
Matt: probably gonna give it to Petals and Rose back home. You think they’ll like it?
Eren: They’re your kids. They’ll be happy if you give them anything.
Matt: I… guess that's true.
Eren: Now hurry home, buddy!|
She gives him a small hug before running back home. Presumably to sleep more. Matt sighed and shook his head while smiling, walking home from a long day. As he walks down the dark streets of the night (I hope that makes sense to you), He gets the sudden feeling that he’s being watched from afar…
Matt: …hello?
No answer.
Matt: If anyone’s there, I’m not a kingsman. I swear.
Still no answer.
Matt: Huh… I guess I was just parano-
Suddenly a staff stretches out of the darkness and almost hits Matt. He quickly dodges out of the way as a woman jumps out of the shadows and spins the staff around.
Matt: Oh hey Venus. Nice get up. What are you doing so late?
Venus doesn’t answer as she continues to try and attack Matt, swinging her staff at him with extreme force, but Matt just continues to dodge.
Matt: Are you trying to hurt me?
He says swatting the staff away, forcing Venus to use her fists… but… Matt just stands there and tanks the wimpy punches.
Matt: …Have you even trained without a weapon…?
He grabs both of her wrists and spins her around with so much force she almost pukes, but she regains her composure and steps back.
Venus?: Yeah there’s no mistaking it… You’re him.
She grabs the back and shrinks it, putting it in her pocket.
Matt: …You’re not Venus.
Venus?: Well I am… but not yours. You can call me Alt Venus. Me and my partner will explain everything shortly.
Matt: Your… partner?
Out of the shadows, comes out a familiar green haired woman with two curse marks on her face. Her bored expression makes her immediately recognizable to Matt.
Matt: Medea?!
Alt Medea: Yes and No. Can you take us somewhere more private? We have matters to discuss.

And so, Matt walked home with the two visitors. When he opens the door, Petals, Violet and Rose rush to him in a loving embrace.
Rose: Dad! You can finally help me with my homework!
Petals: Father! I created a new invention with your pen! I hope you don’t mind…
Violet: Welcome home sweetie!
Violet then stares behind at the Alts and glares
Violet: …And who are these women you brought home…?
Matt: They’re from another timeline, and they need my help with something…
Violet gives a small pout but regains her smile.
Violet: Alright! As long as none of them try to make a move on you, I’ll spare them for now! I’ll be in our room if you need me… preparing…
She gives him a small kiss on the cheek and runs upstairs. Medea and Venus wipe some sweat off their faces.
Alt Medea: Your wife is… kind of scary…
Matt: Yeah that tends to happen. Anyways what can I do for you two?
Alt Venus: Alright… how comfortable are you in… fighting yourself?
Matt looks at her confused.
Alt Venus: You see, in our timeline, There aren’t any powerful people like your timeline… so it was harder to defend ourselves against you…
Matt: Wait wait wait… mania?
Alt Venus: No… The Boss noticed you were fully in control. You seemed to even be enjoying it to an extent… Fully armor, red and brown hair, bright red eyes… You even changed your name to Mars for some reason.
Matt: …Ares…
Alt Venus: That's what The Boss theorized too. We’ve been fighting him off for 10 years… And Aella finally managed to make a device that was able to take us to another timeline and… you're our only hope right now.
Matt’s eyes widen from the name spoken
Matt: D-did you say Aella?
Alt Venus: …Yes? Why? Do you know her in this timeline…?
Matt stayed silent, thinking to himself, but clapped his hands and nodded.
Matt: I’m in.
Alt Venus and Medea get up and take out a small device. But then, Rose and Petals perk up
Rose: Can we come?
Petals: Please!!!
Matt thinks about it and then nods.
Matt: Well this will be a good experience in order to defeat me if I ever go berserk.. Yeah okay. But if he’s too powerful, get out of there immediately. Okay?
Petal and Rose: okay!
Alt Medea turns on the device and tosses it to the ground, turning it into a platform.
Alt Medea: Everyone get on.

The 5 fighters stepped on the platform and with a simple button press, they were gone. They later arrive in the middle of a broken city. Matt looks around and recognizes the places that vaguely resemble his home… he points at a building
Matt: That would have been Venus’s cafe…
He points at another building
Matt: And that would have been Heather’s mansion…
He was about to point out another building, but he heard the sound of a woman screaming. Matt was about to rush into the source, but Medea and Venus pulled him behind a building with Rose and Petals peeking out to watch. A woman was being chased by something in the distance, however she trips on the ground and struggles to get up.
???: Hey now. I can’t let you leave that easily.
Footsteps echo the empty city as the woman, crying and pleading for help, tries to crawl away. She tries to get up, but a blast of air knocks her back down. From the distance, a man who looks exactly like Matt, but with armor underneath. His red eyes glowing in the darkness as he stomps on the woman's back. He then kicks the woman near the rock where the others were hiding.
Mars: …kneel.
The woman kneels in fear as Mars
Mars: Tell me. Do you have a family…?
Woman: Y-yes… I had a son… but he went missing earlier… and I want to find him…
Mars pretends to try and remember something and then snaps his fingers
Mars: Oh! I think I saw your son earlier! Since I'm such a nice god, I’ll take you to him… What do you say?
Matt’s eyes widen from behind the rock as he tries to get up but Venus and Medea pull him down.
Alt Venus: Y-you can’t be seen yet! A-and maybe he’s telling the truth!
Matt: Are you insane? I know myself better than that!
The woman holds her head up and smiles through her tears.
Woman: T-thank yo-
In an instant, Mars snaps his fingers in front of the woman with enough force to rip her body in half. Glass shattered from the buildings in the general direction, falling onto the five, but Matt shielded the children from being hit with the shards.The top half of the woman’s body falls down next to him as Mars smiles.
Mars: I didn’t give you permission to stop kneeling.
Matt couldn’t take this anymore. He was disgusted by this mirror image of himself just taking joy in harm of others. He slaps Medea and Venus’s hands away and runs out.
Matt: Hey “God”!
Mars gets taken off guard as he turns around surprised. Petals and Rose peak out as Venus and Medea stand besides Matt.

Mars: …Ohhhhh! That's why I couldn’t find you two! You decided to clone me and make me fight myself! Oh that's just rich… sorry I’m not in the mood to fight right now. You did catch me in the middle of something after all…
Matt: Did you have to kill that woman?! What the hell is wrong with you?!
Mars just laughs as he shakes his head with a smile.
Mars: I did her a favor. I gave her hope for something that would never come… I love it when they think I’ll actually spare them…
He continues to laugh but Matt clenches his fists and yells back in retaliation.
Matt: Why don’t you come closer and laugh, huh?!
And then he blinked, and Mars was right in front of him with a deadpan expression.
Mars: Ha. Ha. Ha.
In an instant, Matt was punched in the chest, being sent flying into building after building. Venus and Medea try to grab their weapons, But Mars grabs both of them by the head and smashes them together, knocking them both out. He then stares at Petals and Rose and smiles.
Mars: You’re lucky I already had my fill of pedicide earlier. I’ll let you live and see another day. But just know you won’t be so lucky tomorrow.
He turns back to walk off but he suddenly hears an explosion coming from the building he sent Matt. He turns around and catches a punch from Matt, who was back in the fight.
Matt: guess there’s no beating around the bush… this is my full power!

To be continued

holy SHIT i didn’t expect someone to get the live leak treatment in the first chapter

amazing chapter as always

10/10, very good for a first chapter. And holy, Mars is straight up brutal

Goku Black type shit type shit

Anyways amazing chapter

Auto - referring to oneself, ones own being.

Phobia - extreme fear of an aforementioned subject.

I like it