Shadow of the Beautiful World

The giant beast speaks!

Really young life.

Although the giant beast's question was addressed to Gnar, its consciousness is so huge that the question it asked spread throughout the entire galaxy almost instantly.

But only those beings who can bear His consciousness can hear this question.

On the distant planet Vormir, on a weird stone cliff, Thanos is grabbing a man by the neck and trying to throw him off the cliff. The man is struggling and begging.

And this sudden question stopped the mad titan's murderous actions.

This also gave the man in his hands a chance to breathe. He grabbed Thanos' right hand wearing the Infinity Gauntlet with both hands, and he shouted like a chicken with its neck cut off:

Thanos...brother! Are you crazy?

This handsome, black-haired guy with a perfect figure was captured by Thanos' daughters from a distant galaxy a few days ago.

He was sent directly to Vormir, where Thanos waited for him for several days.

This guy's name is Eros, and he has a nickname called Star Fox.

Of course, he also has a more famous identity, he is the brother of Thanos, the only blood relative of Thanos currently existing among the stars.

Don't be fooled by that lunatic just now!

Xinghu turned his head and glanced at the hundreds of meters high cliff below. Falling from this height would definitely lead to death.

Clinging tightly to his brother's hand, the swinger among the stars cried out:

He told you to trade the person you love the most in exchange for that damned soul gem. Do you believe such stupid things? Even if you believed this lie, you shouldn't have come to me!

We have no feelings at all, don't we? Brother.

When you dissected mother, killed father, and killed all our relatives and compatriots, you stood on the ruins of Titan, didn't you tell me?

You said you kept me alive just because I'm too weak to be a threat to you in this lifetime... You don't care about me at all, right?

I can't be the person you love the most...Damn it! You're an emotionless monster!

Xinghu's mouth is very sharp, he stared at his expressionless younger brother, although he is a brother, his handsome appearance is really different from that purple potato spirit of Thanos.

Facing Xinghu's defense, Thanos seemed to have a hint of hesitation on his face.

This made Star Fox Eros seem to feel the hope of surviving for a moment, but the next second, Thanos let go of his hand.

Xinghu's body fell to the cliff, and the astonishment in his eyes was undisguised.

Thanos stood on the cliff, watching his brother fall into the abyss, there was a rare unconcealable pain in his eyes, he said softly:

No, you're wrong, brother.

I let you go back then not because you were too weak. When everyone rejected me and hated me, only you were willing to play with me...I have never forgotten the time when we grew up together.

You are wrong, Eros, I am not an emotionless monster, I am just pursuing a future that you cannot understand.

Killing you with my own hands, I am very painful, that means I have to strip away what little of my humanity is left, but sacrifice...how can great things be without sacrifice...

I... I am also saving the stars, in my way!

hum

The moment Eros fell under the cliff, an orange light suddenly appeared on the cliff.

In the deep pain surging in his heart, Thanos closed his eyes. At the moment when he was shrouded in a halo, he was exhausted physically and mentally, and he longed for spiritual comfort from the woman he loved deeply.

But this time...

Death, the lady who had been by his side since he was a child, rarely responded to him.

This episode, which was far away from the earth, did not affect what was happening on the earth. After the Lantern Corps was completely wiped out, Gnar, the God of the Abyss, became the second being watched by the giant beast.

this is an accident.

Gnar never expected that the giant beast would make such a move.

There was a problem with the summon...

No, maybe there is no problem.

After all, Gnar was only born in the darkness of the universe. It has never really touched the source of darkness. It has just watched from a distance the figure of the giant monster sleeping in the darkness.

Maybe its ethical father was a philosopher with an abnormal head?

But this speculation is not the point now.

He was watching Gnar, and the spirit body of the god of the abyss was collapsing under that gaze every second. It had to answer the question of the giant beast, otherwise Gnar's spirit would collapse if it was delayed any longer.

In front of Him, the so-called Heavenly Father is no different from an ant.

You...your existence is darkness itself!

Gnar gritted his teeth, bearing the extreme pressure, it responded with difficulty:

You are the beginning of all things and the end of all things. Your existence represents the cycle itself of the stars. Born in the darkness, you will also return to the darkness. Therefore, it is the established destiny for the stars to return to the dark age!

And I am the messenger who pushes fate to come... your messenger.

Gnar wasn't talking pretty words.

It speaks of its own understanding of darkness.

As a creature born in darkness, this set of logic is the starting point of all its actions, and it can also be regarded as Gnar's understanding of fate.

Um...

Its answer made the giant beast make a nasal sound of doubt.

With the weakening of that gaze, Gnar felt that the shaking consciousness was stabilizing, and it thought it had passed.

But in the next second, the giant beast said:

Maybe it is indeed fate, the cycle of darkness. Your answer is fine, but unfortunately, it is not what I want.

You told me where I was going, but not where I came from...

So, I can't respond to you.

This scene made Gnar stunned, and it also made the old god king Odin who fell behind Gnar couldn't help laughing.

The god of the abyss tried his best to summon the terrifying giant beast, hoping that the source of darkness would help it swallow the world, but he never thought that the helper he hoped for would not want to help him at all.

Hurting others and benefiting oneself is probably what Gnar is doing now.

hum

Gnar wanted to continue praying, but the green halo falling from the sky entangled him tightly.

Supreme Mage Doom holds the Stone of Time in his hand. He has tried it just now, and the passage of time is meaningless to the giant beast.

This will is absolutely immortal, and time is just a non-existent concept for it.

But the Time Stone can affect Gnar, especially after Gnar has answered his question, he is already extremely weak.

The spiritual body of the god of the abyss couldn't get rid of the shackles of time, it was dragged high into the sky, and it screamed:

No! Help me! Great darkness, are you just looking at it like this! Watching the son of darkness go to the end? Help me!

For this prayer, the giant beast dismissed it.

There are too many creatures born in the dark, and Gnar may be one of the most powerful, but he is not unique.

As the source of darkness, if the giant beast responded to the call of every son of darkness, then he would probably be too busy.

From his point of view, it doesn't matter whether Gnar is dead or alive. When a god of the abyss dies, there will always be another one to make up for it. Its existence is not irreplaceable.

Moreover, He has found a second object of concern.

Old God King Odin.

kuang

When the consciousness of the giant beast fell on Odin, the thunder on the old god king's body suddenly exploded as if stimulated.

The dazzling thunder light wrapped around Odin's body, making the gray-haired old god king look like a real god descended into the world.

You laughed happily just now, you were mocking Gnar.

The giant beast stared at Odin, the heavy pressure quickly pressed the thunder on Odin's body surface to the skin, and even the unhealed godhead of the god king began to shake.

He asked with great interest:

You also look very smart. You can always accumulate too much wisdom after going through the world. I hope to get an answer from you... Then, what do you think is the meaning of my existence?

I have no idea.

Odin was very oppressed, but he was very calm.

He stared straight at the dark vertical pupil in front of him, and said loudly:

I don't have your experience, and I can't answer the meaning of your existence as an outsider.

But if you insist on getting an answer from me, I will say that your existence probably supports this group of stars.

Provide the basis of existence for everything in the stars, and set the starting point for all stories, just like the giant walking on the earth on his back in mythology, if you are not there, nothing will be born, and some will only be 'nothing'.

Odin's answer was not too fancy, but the gaze of the giant beast moved away the next moment.

it says:

Maybe in the eyes of others, this is the meaning of my existence, but I still want to know why I appear and why I exist for myself.

You answered very well, what do you want?

Can you leave?

Odin moved his wrist, and he said to the dark vertical pupil:

This world can't stand your torture, even if it's just watching.

cannot.

The answer of the giant beast was also very frank, it said:

I never wanted to hurt this world. It changed only because I was called here. I have tried my best to control it, little one, but I can't leave until I get an answer.

What if the world doesn't have the answer you want?

Odin asked, but the giant beast didn't respond to the question again.

Obviously, it will wait until the answer comes.

You are the opposite of my lord!

Flapping her wings, the Archangel Gabriel rushed into the city shrouded in darkness. She leaned on her spear and shouted loudly:

It is the embodiment of evil, the swamp of ignorance that prevents us from going to the eternal holy light, and the source of endless hell, light and darkness, order and chaos, justice and evil...

This is also an answer.

But the giant beast didn't respond, obviously, it didn't think this was the correct answer.

He is waiting in silence, and sits and watches the world that has been wrapped in darkness become chaotic, but as He said, He is already trying his best to control it.

Legions of angels and demons stand ready.

But the good news is that the giant beast does not plan to break through or attack immediately.

The bad news is that as long as it exists here, darkness will infect these strange creatures just like it infects the world.

The earth will become a singularity, a lever to knock the balance, and this world will open the door to the dark side of the universe after becoming a dark place.

Uncontrolled darkness will escape from it, gradually covering the entire stars.

The age of light will end, and all things will return to shadow.

This ending was destined to come when Gnar woke the giant beast from its slumber.

In a sense, this can be regarded as the fulfillment of Gnar's long-cherished wish, but the final outcome has nothing to do with the God of the Abyss.

In the wasteland, according to the reminder of the glasses girl, the supreme mage Doom has integrated Gnar's spiritual body into the star ink.

Holding the quill he got from the archangel in his hand, he opened the book of ravens to the page of the unfinished dark spell.

But Doom has been slow to write.

It's not that he can't understand the structure of the spell, the spell written by Merlin is not beyond Dum's understanding.

Raven makes up the body of this spell with an unpretentious design that is not difficult to complete.

What really puzzled Doom was another matter.

He took a deep breath, picked up the pen and wrote a rune on the Raven Book, and amid Gnar's screams, he raised his head, looked at the glasses girl in front of him, and asked:

The dark spell that Merlin prepared is harmless, but it can be exempted from the erosion of the original darkness. So, he already knew that the giant beast would wake up, and is he ready for it?

Not really.

Icarus pursed his lips, and she finally told the truth.

There is an unfinished agreement between Merlin and the giant beast. He wants to appease the giant beast on behalf of the Supreme God. Judging from the current situation, only Merlin can answer the answer that the giant beast needs.

But the plans were disrupted.

The glasses girl took a deep breath, and she said:

Originally, Merlin didn't intend to face the giant beast at this time. He had his own plan, but the giant beast suddenly appeared, so he had to deal with it in advance.

Dum stopped writing.

Your Excellency Shenjun raised his head, looked at Icarus seriously, and asked:

So, did Merlin get the answer to the question?

Probably...probably.

The glasses girl wasn't sure either, she glanced at Raven's bookcase full of comic books, she said:

He didn't make corresponding plans for possible failures, which may show that, at least this time, my man is full of confidence.