Meanwhile, on the surface, disasters erupted almost simultaneously across the globe but also subsided almost simultaneously.
They came quickly and went quickly, so quickly that people couldn't react.
Aside from feeling a bit uncomfortable at first, there was no sensation afterward.
The various factions were all confused.
Looking at the data indicators that had returned to normal, they were utterly bewildered.
In New York.
After the Eternals met Aaron a while ago, they had been living in seclusion there.
Ajak felt a deep sense of unease in her heart. She felt that some unknown, terrifying event was about to happen.
At this moment, her expression changed.
"Where is the Celestial?"
She couldn't see the Celestial's condition, but she could detect the Celestial's status through an item Arishem the Judge had given her.
Ajak rose in panic. She could no longer detect the energy fluctuations of the sleeping Celestial.
It was as if... the sleeping Celestial had suddenly died?
"The sleeping Celestial is dead?!"
Ajak's face instantly turned pale.
She didn't understand.
Why would the sleeping Celestial die?
On Earth, there were the Eternals, and another Celestial.
Could it be the Deviants?
But those guys were killed by them seven thousand years ago.
If they had the ability to kill the sleeping Celestial, they wouldn't have to fear the Eternals.
At this moment, Arishem the Judge suddenly pulled Ajak's consciousness into a small sphere.
"Ajak, who killed Tiamut?"
Arishem the Judge was as towering as the legendary Buddha. His palm alone was larger than the tallest mountain on Earth.
Ajak shook her head in confusion, and respectfully said, "Prime Celestial, I don't know the situation. We have been guarding Earth, but until just now, no enemy appeared."
"Earth was as peaceful as ever, with only a brief earthquake erupting just now."
Arishem the Judge was silent for a moment. "Tiamut is dead. And you know nothing?"
His voice was devoid of sorrow or joy, showing no hint of anger.
But Ajak knelt down, terrified, and said, "Prime Celestial, we truly know nothing, and on Earth, there is another Celestial."
"Even if we don't know, he should know the situation."
"Another Celestial?"
Arishem the Judge's six eyes burst with light.
How could he not know there were other Celestials on Earth?
"What is his name?"
"His Earthling name is Aaron." Ajak quickly replied.
"Aaron?"
Arishem the Judge was somewhat bewildered, as one Celestial after another flashed through his mind.
Impossible, there was no fellow Celestial named Aaron among the Celestials.
And each Celestial had their own duties. He had never sent other Celestials to the vicinity of the Solar System.
"There are no other Celestials on Earth."
"Impossible. He definitely is, I'm sure of it." Ajak asserted.
Aaron was definitely a Celestial.
Everything he did was for the birth of the sleeping Celestial.
"You've been deceived."
Arishem the Judge was equally certain.
Did he not know how many Celestials there were?
At the very beginning, before this Universe was born, he guided the Big Bang, and he created the first light in the world.
It was also he who sowed the seeds of the Celestials on various life-bearing Planets, guiding the birth of new kin.
It could be said that the Celestials of this world were created by him.
Even for an anomaly like Ego, Arishem the Judge was aware, but he didn't care.
No one understood Celestials better than him, Ajak had definitely been deceived.
Ajak's face turned pale, and a thought suddenly flashed through her mind.
If Aaron was not a Celestial, but had learned the time of the Emergence from her, would he choose to sacrifice Tiamut for the sake of Earth?
The earthquake just now was not accidental, but the death of the sleeping Celestial.
Aaron murdered a Celestial!
No, it was also possible that Aaron was a Celestial, but he betrayed the Celestials and chose humanity.
"Prime Celestial, Aaron is definitely a Celestial, but he might..."
Looking at the stubborn Ajak, Arishem the Judge finally showed some anger.
He raised his colossal hand, and countless starlight poured into Ajak's consciousness. The latter did not resist, allowing Arishem the Judge to probe her consciousness.
Arishem the Judge discovered Ajak's little secret, wavering between humanity and the Celestials. However, he was not angry because of this, but instead froze the image on Aaron.
"A new Celestial..."
Arishem the Judge finally understood why Ajak was so certain. Even he couldn't see through Aaron's disguise.
Aaron was a Celestial existing outside the Celestial organization. At the same time, he was the lord of the nine realms.
"Nine Realms..."
Arishem the Judge pondered.
Silently, a dark black hole appeared beside him.
By the time Ajak came to her senses, Arishem the Judge had already left the World Forge.
Her face was pale, and her consciousness immediately retreated to Earth.
Calling on the other Eternals, they rushed straight to Aaron's villa.
"Ajak, what happened?"
Sersi and the others were quite puzzled.
"The sleeping Celestial is dead. It's very likely Aaron killed him."
"Aaron is a traitor to the Celestials, he chose humanity."
"Now the Prime Celestial is rushing to Earth. Before he arrives, we need to clarify the situation, otherwise..."
"The entire Earth will be buried with the sleeping Celestial."
Ikaris and the others' expressions changed drastically.
Sprite exclaimed, "A Celestial murdered a Celestial? Why would he betray the Celestials?"
Seeing that things had come to this, Ajak could only reveal the Emergence.
When they learned that their purpose in coming to Earth was not to protect Earth and guide humanity's growth, but to provide sustenance for the birth of a Celestial, all the Eternals had quite the expressions.
For seven thousand years, they had enjoyed the reverence of Earthlings, being called guardian deities.
They had indeed taken on the role of guardian deities and rightfully enjoyed all of it.
However, everything they had done was actually to 'farm' humans.
Dealing with the Deviants was merely to ensure the 'herd' grew healthier.
In the end, they weren't guardian deities, but a group of executioners, invaders?
Druig curled his lips into a sneer and said coldly, "No wonder when I questioned our true purpose a long time ago, you chose to evade. So you didn't dare to say it."
"Guardian deities? Hahahaha!"
"This is simply the biggest joke in the world."
Ajak remained silent.
After digesting the truth, Ikaris asked doubtfully, "Aaron is a Celestial, so why did he choose humanity and betray the Celestials?"
"Could it be... that in these few months on Earth, he truly fell in love with Earth?"
Sprite murmured, "Perhaps that's true love."
"Hmm?"
The others looked down at her.
Sprite's eyes were slightly red. "Everyone knows Aaron has his own company on Earth, and the women he loves."
"He must have chosen to betray the Celestials and stand with Earth and his loved ones for the sake of his women."
"So Aaron, a Celestial also knows love, and is so devoted. He is truly magnificent."
"…"
Either something is wrong with us, or something is wrong with you.
The other Eternals wore very strange expressions. They really wanted to open Sprite's head to see if there was something wrong with her brain.
We are all Eternals, so why do you only think of romance?
Phastos said faintly, "But it is said that Aaron has many women."
Sprite raised her head. "What's wrong with having many girlfriends? He is a Celestial, not a human. And he must truly love all those women."
Due to her height, Sprite had always wanted to pursue love like a normal woman. Initially, she thought Ikaris was the strongest and most handsome. But now it seems that Aaron is the real treasure.
For love, he actually dared to betray the Prime Celestial and murder his own kind.
How admirable is this courage and love?
Ajak's lips twitched.
She thought about it again.
What Sprite said really sounded plausible.
Could Aaron truly be a benevolent Celestial who, out of love for the women of Earth, switched sides?
Everyone's expressions changed constantly while Sprite's eyes were filled with adoration.
In that moment, Aaron became her idol.
To go to such lengths for true love!