Chaos Tenno:
(Shocked)
"To think this was our cosmology."
His eyes slowly scanned the endless structure before them. Galaxies spiraled within galaxies, dimensions folded into higher dimensions like layered mirrors reflecting infinity itself. Vast streams of primordial energy flowed through the void like rivers of light, while countless realms drifted like glowing spheres suspended beyond comprehension.
Ancient laws governed everything.
Concepts.
Time.
Death.
Creation.
All woven together into a single immeasurable structure.
For the first time in a very long while, even Chaos Tenno appeared genuinely overwhelmed.
Luna:
(Serious)
"That is something else isn't it?"
Her silver eyes narrowed as she observed the colossal pillars of existence stretching endlessly upward. Every pillar seemed to hold entire multiverses within them. Even breathing here felt strange, as though reality itself carried weight.
Luna crossed her arms.
"I've seen many realms before… but this?"
She paused briefly.
"This goes beyond anything I imagined."
Rowena:
(Calmly)
"I mean it's not surprising but at the same time it is."
Despite her calm tone, there was uncertainty hidden underneath her words. Her gaze remained fixed upon the distant cosmic horizon where countless timelines branched infinitely like a celestial tree.
"So many layers…"
"So many worlds…"
"And all of them connected."
She slowly exhaled.
"It almost feels unreal."
Zarvoth:
(Nodded)
"Indeed… to think this is our true cosmology."
The ancient warrior stood silently for a moment. Unlike the others, he seemed less shocked and more thoughtful.
"As vast as we believed existence to be…"
"It was merely a fragment."
His crimson eyes glowed faintly.
"There are powers here that transcend dimensionality itself."
Gray Magpie let out a low whistle.
Gray Magpie:
(Amused)
"Well that's comforting."
He stared at a colossal construct floating far above them. Entire universes orbited around it like dust particles.
"And here I thought we were already absurdly powerful."
Chaos Tenno remained silent.
Something about this place bothered him.
The atmosphere felt wrong.
Too quiet.
Too still.
As if existence itself was watching them.
Then—
A sudden pulse echoed across reality.
BBBBBOOOOOOMMMMM—
A massive beam of divine light descended from above without warning.
Everyone's eyes widened.
Luna:
(Alarmed)
"What?!"
The beam instantly engulfed the entire group.
An unbearable pressure crushed down upon them from every direction. Their bodies froze as streams of glowing energy began flowing out of them like mist being ripped away.
Rowena stumbled backward.
Rowena:
(Shocked)
"My energy—"
"It's being drained!"
Gray Magpie gritted his teeth.
Gray Magpie:
(Serious)
"No…"
His eyes narrowed sharply.
"Someone's stealing it."
The surrounding space distorted violently. Infinite layers of reality trembled as the beam intensified further.
Zarvoth attempted to resist, releasing waves of dark crimson power around himself, yet even that was slowly being suppressed.
Zarvoth:
(Coldly)
"This force…"
"It bypasses conventional laws entirely."
Chaos Tenno raised his hand.
Dark chaotic energy erupted around him like a storm, colliding against the divine beam. The surrounding void cracked from the sheer pressure of both forces clashing.
Yet even he noticed something terrifying.
The beam wasn't overpowering them through brute force.
It was simply operating on a higher level.
Chaos Tenno:
(Serious)
"This isn't ordinary power."
The beam suddenly expanded.
Reality shattered.
CRAAAAACK—
Everything around them fragmented into countless pieces of light.
Space disappeared.
Time vanished.
Motion itself ceased to exist.
Then—
Silence.
Absolute silence.
The group slowly opened their eyes.
What greeted them was beyond description.
There was no sky.
No ground.
No stars.
Only endless white.
An infinite realm untouched by time and causality.
Nothing moved because movement itself did not exist here.
Luna's eyes widened slightly.
Luna:
(Quietly)
"…Where are we?"
Zarvoth looked around cautiously.
Zarvoth:
(Calmly)
"A realm beyond space-time."
"Interesting."
Rowena felt chills run through her body.
Even her thoughts felt slower here.
As though the very concept of progression had been erased.
Rowena:
(Nervous)
"This place feels… wrong."
Then—
Footsteps echoed across the endless white void.
Each step sent ripples through existence itself.
The group immediately turned.
A lone figure emerged from the infinite light.
Golden robes flowed around him like living divinity. Countless cosmic symbols rotated behind his back, while entire realities seemed to form and collapse within his gaze.
His mere presence distorted the laws surrounding them.
Gray Magpie smirked slightly despite the pressure.
Gray Magpie:
(Smirks)
"So he's the Creator God."
The man stopped walking.
A faint smile appeared on his face.
Holy Astoria:
(Calmly)
"Well well well…"
"If it isn't the legendary Chaos Tenno and his group."
The instant he spoke, the white void trembled gently.
Not from power.
But acknowledgment.
Rowena immediately froze.
Her pupils shrank slightly as fear crept into her expression.
She subconsciously stepped backward.
Rowena:
(Quietly)
"H-Holy Astoria…"
She had heard stories.
Ancient stories.
Stories even older than creation myths themselves.
A being said to stand above gods.
Above dimensions.
Above destiny.
The one who shaped existence from nothingness.
Gray Magpie folded his arms confidently.
Gray Magpie:
(Smirks)
"He doesn't look as terrifying as the legends described."
Holy Astoria chuckled softly.
Holy Astoria:
(Amused)
"Legends often exaggerate."
Zarvoth observed him carefully.
His instincts screamed danger.
Yet Holy Astoria radiated no hostility whatsoever.
That alone made him even more dangerous.
Zarvoth:
(Calmly)
"He looks interesting indeed."
Holy Astoria smiled warmly.
Holy Astoria:
(Smiles)
"Indeed."
Then his eyes slowly shifted toward Chaos Tenno.
The atmosphere instantly changed.
The infinite white realm became heavier.
Even silence itself seemed to retreat.
Holy Astoria's smile faded slightly.
Holy Astoria:
(Quietly)
"So…"
"You're the anomaly that even this cosmology cannot fully calculate."
Chaos Tenno stared back at him without fear.
Chaos energy slowly flickered around his body.
Chaos Tenno:
(Calmly)
"And you're the one who brought us here."
Holy Astoria nodded once.
Holy Astoria:
"Correct."
He raised one hand gently.
The surrounding void instantly transformed.
Countless visions appeared around them.
Infinite timelines.
Destroyed universes.
Collapsed realities.
Wars between gods.
Entire multiverses erased in moments.
The group watched silently.
Holy Astoria:
(Serious)
"The balance of existence is collapsing."
"And something far worse than any of you realize has begun to awaken."
For the first time—
Even Chaos Tenno's expression became serious.