Golden light illuminated the space as Death watched Garus, enveloped by the eternal starlight. Suddenly, she sensed a fluctuation in space behind her. She turned and saw the Living Tribunal appear behind her.
"Living Tribunal, are you here for this human?" Death asked.
"Indeed."
The faces of the Living Tribunal were obscured, but they remained focused on Garus.
"Did TOAA (The One Above All) send you here to eliminate Garus?"
Death didn't want to see Garus wiped out so easily; after all, both Eternity and she were considered subordinates of TOAA.
"No, I am here to help him! Help him transform the power of Eternity, and become a new god."
"And Eternity?" Death inquired.
"There will be no existence of Eternity across all multiverses," came the response.
Death's face was filled with shock and confusion. Why would TOAA help Garus?
The fourth face of the Living Tribunal stared intently at Garus. In his hand appeared a strange substance, visible to the eye, yet its form could not be sensed. It looked like an ordinary object but made her feel uneasy.
"Is this the Heart of the Universe?"
"It is only a replica."
The Living Tribunal threw the object toward Garus. It transformed into a streak of light and entered his body.
Everything around them froze. The power of Eternity surrounding Garus began to rapidly accumulate, surging violently into his body. Meanwhile, the Eternity within his consciousness roared in fury, not wanting to vanish.
The disturbance was significant. Many great beings in the universe took notice, including Ego, who had just controlled Star-Lord.
From Star-Lord's memories, Ego gathered some information about Garus: "A new god? A human that Quill knows... He has actually acquired the power of Eternity."
On the living planet Ego, Gamora, Drax, Groot, and Mantis were all tightly bound by the rocks on the planet's surface, unable to move.
As Ego was distracted by the situation involving Garus, Rocket piloted a small ship and quickly flew away.
Shouting toward the others, Rocket called out, "Hey, I'm going back to get reinforcements, I'll be right back!"
Boom, boom, boom!
The others banged forcefully on their prison, but it was futile.
Gamora urgently shouted, "Cough, cough, Quill, wake up!"
"Rocket wouldn't just leave us, would he?"
Groot stared at Drax and yelled, "I am Groot."
The tree-like being had always trusted Rocket.
"Alright, alright, I shouldn't doubt Rocket. I hope he finds some help." Drax, exhausted and battered, leaned back, his red skin covered in scars.
Seeing Rocket disappear into the wormhole, Ego furrowed his brow but then shrugged indifferently, "Just a small insect, if he runs, let him run."
At the center of the temple, a human figure radiated white light. It was Star-Lord, Peter Quill, his eyes filled with confusion. Several white tendrils pierced his body, continuously draining his strength.
Ego felt a sense of satisfaction. The power within Star-Lord exceeded his expectations. Under the influence of his divine power, all the planets within his reach were being transformed and rapidly spreading, except for the planet at the edge of the galaxy.
"The five great cosmic gods cannot stop me from transforming all worlds. I will become a living universe, and no one will be able to oppose me."
...
Garus was now in a peculiar state. He felt his thoughts expand across the entire universe, even seeing its true form—floating bubbles, one after another, connected endlessly, an incomprehensible number of them.
As he withdrew his mind from his body and opened his eyes, he saw Death before him, along with a strange golden giant. Hovering on its shoulder was a head with four faces.
Indeed, it hovered, with no neck.
It reminded Garus of the three-faced being he had encountered in the Dark Temple, though this one radiated a lavish golden glow.
Upon noticing Garus opening his eyes, Death took the initiative to introduce, "Garus, this is the Living Tribunal, the representative of TOAA."
"Living Tribunal? TOAA?" Garus didn't understand them. He had never heard of them in his previous life—probably because he had only watched a few movies. However, seeing the respect Death showed toward the Living Tribunal, he could tell that this being was not simple.
"I am the Living Tribunal, and I will be your superior from now on. Be careful not to break any of TOAA's rules," the Living Tribunal said, giving Garus a glance before opening a portal and leaving.
"Living Tribunal and TOAA... what are they?" Garus asked, still confused.
"You have inherited the power of Eternity, and you are now considered a god," Death explained. "TOAA is the omniversal entity, the ruler of all the real universes and dimensions. Though I don't know who created TOAA, everyone must obey the rules it sets."
While there were not many rules, the feeling of being constrained bothered Garus. But for now, he decided not to worry about it.
Wait... I almost forgot about Wade and the others!
Garus now had the ability to freely travel through space. Without needing the Space Stone, he could move between parallel universes at will.
He teleported and suddenly appeared aboard a Legion warship, which was lying sideways on a meteor.
The others, except for Deadpool, were unconscious, lying motionless on the floor. Garus approached them, relieved to see that they were alive and unharmed.
"What happened? Who is that giant?"
"That was Eternity, one of the five great cosmic gods, though that's in the past now. Anyway, I need to get back to Earth."
Garus ran to the control panel and began to pilot the Legion warship. Just as he was about to jump through space, he noticed a familiar spaceship emerging from a nearby wormhole.
The Milano?
Garus decided to greet them. As the ship was about to enter another wormhole, he extended his hand, closing the wormhole and leaving Rocket, who was about to continue his journey, stunned.
"That's...?" Rocket stared up at the Legion warship overhead, confused for a moment before remembering the ship.
"Rocket, where are the others? Why are you alone?" Garus asked.
Hearing the voice, Rocket turned around and said, "Hey, how did you get in here?"
"Forget about that for now. Where are the others?" Garus pressed.
"Oh, right. Quill got captured by his dad. He's trying to assimilate the entire universe and become a living cosmic entity."
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