Silence consumed Heaven.
Not ordinary silence.
A suffocating silence.
The kind that made even immortal beings uneasy.
Holy Astoria's final words echoed endlessly throughout the motionless white realm.
"You are not supposed to exist."
Chaos energy flickered violently around Chaos Tenno's body.
The space surrounding him warped despite Heaven lacking conventional space itself.
Luna slowly looked toward him.
Luna:
(Quietly)
"…What does he mean by that?"
No one answered immediately.
Even the newly arrived warriors remained silent.
Finn Zhao narrowed his eyes thoughtfully.
Vorthax simply stared at Chaos Tenno as though trying to see through him.
Holy Astoria took several steps forward.
Each step caused ripples throughout the infinite white void.
Holy Astoria:
(Calmly)
"Before existence gained form…"
"There was balance."
The black sphere known as The Hollow Beyond floated behind him ominously.
Its presence alone felt wrong.
Not evil.
Not malicious.
Simply unnatural.
Like reality itself rejected it.
Holy Astoria raised his hand slowly.
Countless ancient symbols appeared across Heaven.
Entire cosmological structures unfolded around everyone like living diagrams.
Layers upon layers of infinite realities.
Timelines.
Higher dimensions.
Conceptual planes.
Outer realms.
Boundless structures beyond mortal understanding.
Paxton stared at the display in disbelief.
Paxton:
(Shocked)
"This cosmology…"
"It's even larger than I calculated."
Holy Astoria continued.
Holy Astoria:
"Every existence follows laws."
"Even chaos follows structure."
"Even infinity has boundaries."
The structures shifted again.
Now everyone could see streams of energy flowing throughout existence itself.
Golden streams.
Silver streams.
Black streams.
Each connected to different realities.
Different concepts.
Different universal laws.
Eiridis Luvie observed quietly.
Eiridis Luvie:
(Softly)
"The Threads of Existence…"
Holy Astoria nodded slightly.
Holy Astoria:
"Correct."
"These threads maintain reality itself."
Then—
One thread suddenly appeared different.
It was distorted.
Wild.
Completely unstable.
Unlike the others, it constantly changed shape.
Chaos Tenno stared at it silently.
Holy Astoria slowly pointed toward the unstable thread.
Holy Astoria:
"That thread represents you."
Everyone looked toward Chaos Tenno immediately.
Gray Magpie folded his arms.
Gray Magpie:
"So what makes his thread special?"
Holy Astoria's expression became serious.
Holy Astoria:
"…It should not exist."
The thread suddenly glitched violently.
For brief moments—
It vanished entirely.
Then reappeared.
Then split into countless impossible directions simultaneously.
Paxton's eyes widened.
Paxton:
(Disbelief)
"That violates causal structure."
Zarvoth narrowed his eyes.
Zarvoth:
"Not merely causality."
"Existential law itself."
Holy Astoria nodded again.
Holy Astoria:
"Chaos Tenno is an anomaly."
"A paradox beyond cosmological calculation."
"He exists outside predetermined structure."
Natsu scratched his head.
Natsu:
"…Can someone explain that normally?"
Leon Felix laughed lightly.
Leon Felix:
(Amused)
"In simple terms?"
He pointed toward Chaos Tenno.
Leon Felix:
"He breaks reality by existing."
Natsu blinked.
Natsu:
"Oh."
"…That actually sounds awesome."
Maximum grinned slightly.
Maximum:
"Yeah, I like this guy already."
But Holy Astoria did not smile.
Holy Astoria:
"The Hollow Beyond does not."
The black sphere pulsed again.
BOOOOOOM—
This time the vision expanded further.
Everyone suddenly witnessed countless realities being erased.
Entire universes vanished instantly.
Infinite timelines disappeared.
Dimensional layers collapsed into nothingness.
Not destroyed.
Not consumed.
Erased.
As though they had never existed.
Rowena stepped backward nervously.
Rowena:
(Shaken)
"How can something like that even exist…?"
Holy Astoria's gaze darkened.
Holy Astoria:
"Because it existed before existence learned how to protect itself."
The atmosphere became heavier.
Hydra Nova crossed his massive arms.
Hydra Nova:
"So this Hollow hunts anomalies?"
Holy Astoria:
"Not merely anomalies."
"It hunts instability."
"It erases anything capable of disrupting the original balance."
Vorthax floated slightly higher.
Dark energy spiraled around him slowly.
Vorthax:
(Coldly)
"Then why hasn't it erased him already?"
Holy Astoria looked directly at Chaos Tenno.
Holy Astoria:
"Because something is preventing it."
The entire group stiffened.
Chaos Tenno's eyes narrowed slightly.
Chaos Tenno:
"What something?"
Holy Astoria remained silent for several moments.
Then—
He finally answered.
Holy Astoria:
"…You."
The white void trembled softly.
Finn Zhao frowned.
Finn Zhao:
"Meaning?"
Holy Astoria raised his hand once more.
A new vision appeared.
This time—
It showed Chaos Tenno standing alone within complete darkness.
Not empty space.
Not a void.
Absolute nothingness.
Yet despite standing within nonexistence—
He remained unaffected.
The darkness around him bent unnaturally.
As though even nothingness could not fully erase him.
Holy Astoria:
(Serious)
"Your existence rejects erasure."
That statement shocked everyone.
Paxton immediately stepped forward.
Paxton:
"That's impossible."
"If someone exists beyond erasure itself then—"
Holy Astoria interrupted him calmly.
Holy Astoria:
"Then they become uncontrollable."
Silence returned again.
Luna slowly looked toward Chaos Tenno.
For the first time—
Even she looked uncertain.
Luna:
"…Were you always like this?"
Chaos Tenno stayed quiet.
Fragments of memory flashed through his mind.
Darkness.
Chaos.
Voices.
Pain.
Then nothing.
He clenched his fist slowly.
Chaos Tenno:
(Calmly)
"I don't know."
Holy Astoria observed him carefully.
Almost sympathetically.
Holy Astoria:
"That is the problem."
Suddenly—
CRAAAAACK—
The black sphere behind Holy Astoria split open slightly.
Everyone instantly turned.
Darkness began leaking from the crack.
Not shadows.
Not energy.
Pure absence.
The moment it appeared—
The edges of Heaven itself started disappearing.
Erased.
Maximum's grin vanished.
Maximum:
"…Okay."
"Now THAT'S bad."
Hydra Nova immediately stepped forward.
Cosmic flames erupted around his body.
Hydra Nova:
"Containment is failing."
Holy Astoria's expression hardened.
Holy Astoria:
"It found this place faster than expected."
Then—
A voice echoed from within the darkness.
A voice without emotion.
Without life.
Without identity.
???:
"Anomaly detected."
The entire group froze.
The voice continued.
???:
"Correction required."
BOOOOOOOOOOMMMMM—
The crack exploded outward.
Massive waves of nonexistence flooded Heaven.
Entire sections of the white realm vanished instantly.
Natsu ignited crimson flames around himself.
Natsu:
(Excited)
"Finally!"
Luna immediately summoned silver energy blades.
Luna:
"Everyone get ready!"
Finn Zhao released dragon-like energy around his body.
Leon Felix cracked his knuckles.
Vorthax's shadows expanded across Heaven.
Hydra Nova's cosmic armor activated completely.
Eiridis raised glowing violet barriers around several members instantly.
Paxton generated massive geometric constructs of energy.
Maximum stepped forward smiling again.
Maximum:
(Grins)
"Now we're talking."
Chaos Tenno remained still.
Watching the darkness carefully.
Then—
Something emerged.
A massive silhouette slowly formed inside the crack.
Humanoid.
But wrong.
Its body constantly shifted between existence and nonexistence.
Its face had no features.
Only a smooth abyss-like surface.
Yet despite lacking eyes—
Everyone felt it staring directly at Chaos Tenno.
Holy Astoria stepped forward immediately.
Golden divine energy erupted across Heaven.
For the first time—
The Creator God released his full presence.
The infinite realm shook violently.
Holy Astoria:
(Coldly)
"You should not have entered Heaven."
The entity tilted its head slowly.
???:
"Heaven is irrelevant."
Then it pointed toward Chaos Tenno.
???:
"Deliver the anomaly."
Chaos energy exploded around Chaos Tenno instantly.
The pressure became unbearable.
Reality itself screamed.
Chaos Tenno:
(Serious)
"…Or what?"
The faceless entity answered immediately.
???:
"Existence will be corrected."
Then—
It attacked.
And Heaven itself shattered.