I.. Am God?

"Khraaaaa~"

Now, the entire being from the void was before their very eyes. If Denos wasn't already trained mentally and spiritually by his master, he would surely break down at the sight of the abominable entity.

Its size was meager compared to some of the behemoth entities that they previously faced, about seven Earths, but the aura and presence that it was emanating sends devastation through hundreds of thousands of light years.

The surface of its skin was layered with sharp and coarse scales that were as black as the void, threatening to eat all life from the Universe with its darkness.

The countless tentacles on its body squirmed and moved chaotically. With every move of its terror-striking limbs, its bladed suckers releases strong and sharp shockwaves that sunders planets and stars into pieces.

Its head was reinforced with hundreds and thousands of dense purple thorns, and at the bottom was a huge behemoth-like mouth that occupied more than half of its body, filled with rotating teeth intended to shred all those who go against it.

"Gagius Vumalis Cha Dishio!" Kathcronus declaimed as he waved his hand at the abomination.

"Bhalaa kha jaaan!" Nyaghoggua crackled as its thousands of tentacles shot towards him.

"Confutatis." With his two fingers together, Kathcronus made a slicing motion.

A sharp energy flew towards the monster, severing one of its limbs.

Enraged, the entity shot out and what ensued was a devastating and soul-terrorizing fight.

The monster Nyaghoggua sweeps its limbs, sending assaults after assaults against the Avatar of Time whilst the latter counter-attacked with the laws of the universe.

After millions of bouts, Kathcronus knew that the devastation that their fight had caused was already enough, and it already had to end. He only thought that it was a pity that he didn't have the ability to kill the Eldritch, ridding the universe of one of its problems.

Looking at the dark and lonely galaxy, he had on his face a determined look.

"Elisriartis." Kathcronus put his palms together before shifting his two hands.

Ting! The laws answered the call and rushed towards the border of the galaxy, effectively surrounding it.

At that time, Denos saw the unimaginable; The severing of a galaxy from the universe.

The void shook, creating a tremor that sent the severed part of the universe farther and farther.

The entity Nyaghoggua shot countless tentacles, trying to hold onto the rifts of the universe, but to no avail. Although Kathcronus did not have any ability to kill the monster, he still had successfully weakened it. It didn't stand a chance of returning when the former decided to sever the space that connects the dark galaxy to the universe.

When the galaxy got far enough, Kathcronus separated his conjoined hands, and did a circular motion, mimicking the Yin-Yang before conjoining his palms once more.

The laws, upon being called, immediately worked, mending the universe's rift as it finally ejected a cancerous existence from the universe.

"Is it necessary to do that? We couldn't just get rid of that entity and return life to the galaxy?" Denos asked with incredulity.

Kathcronus looked at him and sighed, "Life, once affected by the Eldritch Beings, has no chance to be redeemed."

"What?!" Denos exclaimed, "Then, wouldn't that mean…"

The master read his disciple's mind and answered, "Once the Eldritch Beings infiltrate and begin to assault our universe, even if we win, which has little to no possibility, life would definitely be reduced to, at most, ten percent."

Denos sucked a breath of cold air as he visualized the ruination that an Eldritch Assault might cause. Kathcronus chuckled slightly as he saw the grim face of this young one.

In the present time..

"..at that time, and even until now, I feared that such an event would repeat, and now that it has, it shakes me to the core."

"Where is your master now?" Matthias questioned. "The way you mentioned the story, it would seem that your master has a chance to defeat this being . Do you have any idea where he is?"

"With his support, we can effectively go against the Eldritch, and expel them from our universe entirely." Matthias explained. Denos nodded before closing his eyes.

"No need." But, before he even had the chance to contact Kathcronus, a deep, disembodied voice spoke, startling them.

A man, veiled in a robe adorned with small specks of stars, revealed himself as he stepped out of a hidden space.

His eyes were filled with depths of wisdom and vicissitudes of time, whilst his body was that of a middle-aged man in the 30s.

"Master." Denos bowed respectfully.

Matthias narrowed his eyes, looking at the man with a wary gaze. 'Why didn't I feel him just now?'

Kathcronus turned his eyes at Matthias, feeling his gaze, and smiled amicably, "I am an existence born before the Second Era of the Universe. Perception of your level wouldn't work on my Null Authority." He replied to the question that was never asked.

Matthias, who was still wary of the man, wasn't that shocked that he guessed what he was thinking. For beings of their level, such a simple thing was as easy as breathing for healthy people.

"I am Matthias, Emperor of Divine Heaven." After making sure that there was no hostility between them, Matthias extended his arm, putting forward his hand, to Kathcronus.

"I know." The man smiled, "I am Kathcronus, Avatar of The Law of Time." He took Matthias hand and shook it as he answered.

"I reckon the Venerable already knows why we wanted to see you." Putting his hand down, Matthias looked at Kathcronus with a questioning gaze as he waited for the answer.

Kathcronus smiled before nodding, "I know." His face then became serious as he continued, "Representing the embodiments of the Primal Laws, I say that we can join you, but we can't actively answer your call."

Tilting his head in confusion, Matthias asked him, "What do you mean?"

"We will not help eradicate the Eldritch Beings around the universe." Kathcronus replied.

Hearing him, Matthias and the others grimaced. "Why?" Matthias asked with solemnity. He fully expected that this Master of Denos would help, considering he goes around bringing balance to the universe. It seems that he just expected it.

"You shouldn't misunderstand, Your Excellency." Kathcronus appeased, "It is just that the Eldritch attacking our universe would just simply waste our time."

As soon as Matthias heard that, instead of being appeased, he became even more angry. "What did that change in your statement beforehand? You simply wouldn't help us."

"Father, I'm sure Master doesn't mean it that way." Denos mediated between the two as he noticed the former's wrath slowly building up, "Master, please elaborate."

Sigh. Kathcronus shook his head before starting, "I'm saying that the Avatars have trust in all of you." Matthias still wasn't convinced.

"Compared to the Eldritch Beings that you are facing, the enemies that we are holding back are just.. stronger."

Matthias' eyes were still narrowed, but it seems that he was open in hearing.

"We cannot leave our post just to eliminate the enemies' pawn, or rather, spawns." Kathcronus sighed, "If there are beings greater than the Eldritch Beings, then that would indubitably be the Terrors. I believe you have already seen two of them."

"Hmm?"

"Nyarlathotep and his Father."

Hearing the previous name, Matthias went solemn. Although he had defeated Nyarlathotep quickly, he was sure that it wasn't his true body. With just that, Nyarlathotep is simply unkillable. If he wasn't an Eldritch, Matthias would've definitely made him his subject.

As for the latter, he was confused, "His father? Who?"

"That being outside of our universe; The Blind Idiot God."

Matthias grimaced. "You mean.. the existence that even the True Gods of the other universes fear?"

Kathcronus nodded, "It certainly strikes fear within everyone's soul, especially since we have no inkling how powerful it has evolved into since its last awakening."

"As I've said, you've already seen two. You have met the most fearsome and dreadful Terror and the most cunning and deceptive one. Still, that is just two among hundreds of other terrors whose spawn numbers to endless. Now, you see why we cannot easily help you. Even as we speak, two Terrors are currently being suppressed by the Avatar of Order and Avatar of Space. Anytime, that Lurker would also certainly attack. Talking to all of you even a second longer already puts the universe at risk by not focusing on my post."

Matthias and the others' faces turned grim with his explanation. The thought of something beyond their universe threatening its existence terrorizes their already very wide and accepting minds.

Matthias, especially, considering that he had already felt the presence of the Blind Idiot God, already felt the hunger to gain more power to protect his universe.

"So I shall say to you once more." Kathcronus emphasized, "The embodiments will support your cause, but cannot help you. You need to hold on and fight just as we do ourselves. Protect this universe as we protect it as well." After saying that, he bowed slightly towards Matthias before disappearing entirely.