The powerful beings of the Marvel Universe were terrifying.
That was especially true for beings at the level of the Five Great Gods.
With a mere thought, they could potentially alter the entire world.
However...
The consequences of doing something like that were far too severe.
Under the supervision of the Living Tribunal, the repercussions would be extremely serious.
Normally, no one would be insane enough to cause that kind of destruction.
But...
At this very moment...
Oblivion had already gone mad.
Billions of years of planning had been ruined in an instant.
And the culprit responsible had not suffered in the slightest. Instead, Karl had broken through and become even stronger.
How could Oblivion possibly accept that?
For someone as proud as Oblivion, this was completely intolerable.
"Die!"
"That mortal must die!"
Even though Karl had long since ceased to be the mortal he once was, and his strength had already risen to the level of a god...
To Oblivion, one of the Five Great Gods who had been born at such a lofty level of existence, Karl was still beneath him.
The Five Great Gods had never truly regarded beings like Karl as their equals.
As far as Oblivion was concerned, if Karl had to die, then he would simply kill him.
Even if Oblivion had to pay a price for it, he no longer cared.
For ordinary people, taking away what someone valued most could turn them into mortal enemies.
For a powerful being, cutting off their path to greater power was an unforgivable offense!
"Brat, even with my true body still trapped within the Main Universe, I can still kill you!"
Oblivion's heart seethed with hatred.
He was the Abstract Entity representing the Concept of Oblivion.
Every concept related to Oblivion throughout this world ultimately originated from him.
In this fanfic's cosmology, even Abraxas was merely an extraordinarily weakened avatar split from Oblivion himself.
But in order to take revenge on Karl, Oblivion was no longer concerned about the consequences.
A portion of the ocean-like power contained within his magnificent body was forcibly separated from him.
And that was not all.
To accomplish his goal, Oblivion directly severed a portion of his own soul!
This was something he had never done before!
Previously...
Abraxas had always been nothing more than one of his avatars.
There had been no possibility of Abraxas ever escaping Oblivion's control.
But after what Oblivion had just done, everything was different.
If Oblivion's remaining power ever became insufficient to suppress Abraxas, their positions could potentially be reversed at any moment!
For a god...
This was almost a fatal risk.
Oblivion was willing to grievously injure himself if that was what it took to destroy Karl.
One could easily imagine just how deeply he hated Karl!
Oblivion's terrifying power began producing ripples around Abraxas.
Oblivion's own aura weakened considerably.
Meanwhile...
Within the endless ocean of the Multiverse...
The Law of Destruction began intertwining throughout the void.
Abraxas was the embodiment of destruction.
As long as destruction existed, he could command its power.
And now, the Law of Destruction manifested throughout the void.
From the vast ocean of Origin and will belonging to the Multiverse itself...
Abraxas's consciousness emerged once again.
The rules of the world began reconstructing his body.
Within the void...
Oblivion's power continued pouring into him.
Abraxas's body grew increasingly powerful, as though he were becoming the living embodiment of destruction itself.
After dying once...
Abraxas had not become weaker at all.
Instead, he had become even more powerful and terrifying.
"Ha!"
"Oblivion, you actually released the restraints placed upon me!"
"Hahahaha!"
Abraxas burst into unrestrained laughter.
An intoxicated expression covered his face.
Terrifying fluctuations of destructive power gathered around him.
Previously...
Abraxas's destructive power had essentially been power belonging to the rules of the world.
But now...
That power had become something directly controlled by his own will!
And in battles between beings at this level...
The strength of one's will was crucial!
"My power!"
"Return to me!"
Abraxas hardened his resolve.
His will had already become almost tangible, and it immediately manifested.
In an instant...
Across the Multiverse...
Half of all universes exploded!
Terrifying destructive power erupted from those universes.
Power surged out from countless different realities.
In an instant, those torrents converged into an enormous tide and rushed toward Abraxas's body.
At that moment...
Abraxas's body expanded to an immeasurable scale.
The projection of his enormous form became visible throughout the entire Multiverse.
Every living being instinctively felt fear rising from the depths of their existence.
Even some gods were horrified.
"Impossible!"
"How could Abraxas have resurrected so quickly?!"
"No! This makes no sense! After being killed, he should have remained weakened for a very long time!"
"No... no! Why has Abraxas become even stronger?!"
"My universe! Abraxas, damn you!"
The gods cried out in alarm.
Even they felt powerless.
When Abraxas had died, they had finally been able to relax somewhat.
They knew that although Abraxas could resurrect after every death, he would normally remain weakened for a considerable period afterward.
That interval...
Should have given them enough time to spread defenses and traps throughout the Multiverse, locate Abraxas, and kill him again.
But...
They had never expected Abraxas to resurrect this quickly.
And he had become even stronger!
His overwhelming power had even destroyed half of all universes in an instant!
Something like this should never have happened!
Horror appeared on the faces of countless gods.
Half of all universes had been directly destroyed.
The will of the Multiverse had suffered a devastating blow.
The strength of these gods had also been severely weakened.
At this point...
How were they supposed to deal with Abraxas?
The gathered gods raised their heads one after another and looked toward the four immensely powerful gods at the center, hoping they could provide an answer.
Galactus and Eternity looked equally grim.
After destroying half of all universes, Abraxas's terrifying strength had already surpassed their expectations by an enormous margin.
Even if they personally attacked him, they could never completely erase Abraxas in his current state.
Cosmic status was cosmic status.
Combat strength was combat strength.
They were two entirely different things.
Even the Five Great Gods were stunned.
Galactus remained silent for a moment before speaking.
"This may be the most dangerous moment since the birth of this world."
"We must remain together so Abraxas cannot defeat us one by one!"
"At the same time, we must find someone capable of dealing with Abraxas."
The surrounding gods nodded.
Their connection to this world was simply too deep.
The destruction of half the universes had severely injured them.
They needed time to recover.
During that period...
They would have no choice but to find someone else to deal with Abraxas on their behalf.
"I know who you want to find."
"Let me persuade him."
Eternity spoke wearily.
"However..."
"You should think this through carefully."
"This was originally our responsibility."
"If we're going to ask someone else to intervene, then naturally we need to offer him something worthwhile in return."
Eternity reminded them.
The surrounding gods sighed without saying anything.
Naturally, they had already prepared themselves for that.
They could not expect everyone else to sacrifice themselves merely to protect this world.
They had failed to deal with the threat themselves.
"Go, Eternity."
"We've already made our preparations."
The gods nodded one after another.
Eternity sighed.
His body seemed to melt into the surrounding space before disappearing completely.
(End of Chapter)
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