Alter
Spread
Spread verb - To cause to be known over a considerable area or by many people.
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Stable Time Loop: Joe sets out on a quest to alter the future spread of an unknown disease to eventually find out he is the one who brought it about BECAUSE he was time-travelling.
Source: Video Game / The Silent Age -
Good stories spread, and locals alter those stories to relate to local heroes, events, and locations.
Source: Aluminum Christmas Trees -
She resists her inner demon and lets Harry kill her on the alter, so she, now the youngest of the Red Court, will spread the curse to every single elder member of the court.
Source: Human Sacrifice
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