"No name... No Name," the entity snorted, its voice sounding heavy and filled with ancient hatred. It looked down at the shattered body beneath its feet with a condescending gaze.
"My initial intention was indeed to kill you right here. But... that feels too easy and boring."
The entity slowly raised one hand.
"I want you to see all your past sins, soak in them, and crumble from within... along with the poor boy who serves as your vessel."
The creature of darkness slowly rotated its arm in the air, forming an ancient symbol that emitted a blackish-red aura. The surrounding space immediately vibrated violently.
"Memento praeterita!" it commanded with an absolute tone.
Instantly, Unknown and Steve's consciousness seemed to be forcibly sucked into a vortex of space and time.
An invisible gravitational pull choked their necks, throwing both of their souls into a freezing, pitch-black vacuum.
As they slowly opened their eyes, there was nothing there. Only absolute emptiness.
However, from every direction, the entity's voice echoed again, piercing directly into both of their minds and mocking the remnants of Unknown's pride.
"Do you remember, No Name? From the time you were a child until you were an adult... you were always abandoned," the voice whispered, slicing through the mental state of the King of Kings.
A giant image projection suddenly lit up before Unknown. His own memories, which he had long buried deep away, were now being replayed with vivid clarity.
"You were discarded by your parents. Given no name. Even the person who picked you up didn't give you a name, until finally, he died rotting away," the entity mocked mercilessly.
"Then you were exploited to the fullest by that Pure Darkness entity... and at your peak, you turned into the most cruel dictator."
The projection changed rapidly, displaying flashbacks of past atrocities that made Steve's breath hitch as he watched.
Steve's soul, dragged along with him, could only stand frozen in horror seeing what the entity inside his body had done in the past.
"Look at this. You destroyed worlds, made all humans miserable, made them scream in pain and cry blood," the entity continued with a sickening, mocking tone.
"You exploited and experimented on innocent children without the slightest bit of pity. You created a new world as you pleased, and if you felt bored or if something was out of place... you annihilated it just like throwing away trash."
The image before them showed seas of fire, the destruction of the universe, insane inhuman experiments, and the cries of trillions of lives trampled by Unknown in his glory days.
"And now..." the entity's voice turned into a sharp whisper right in Unknown's ear. "...how could a slaughterer like you hide in a human body and act so virtuous like this?"
In the middle of that vacuum, Unknown, the arrogant entity who once called himself the Strongest, could only stand frozen and stiff.
There was no rebuttal.
No roar of anger.
No weapons he could summon.
His red eyes dimmed, staring blankly at the reflection of his darkest past.
His ego and pride were crushed, swallowed by the reality of his own sins now laid bare before his eyes... and before Steve's eyes.