Eternity Backs Down

"Let us go to the Shrine of Worship together."

"I'll have to trouble the Celestials to help transport all the gods there."

Zeus nodded at those words and projected a set of coordinates.

The projection showed a grand, solemn, towering temple.

Red light flowed across Arishem the Judge's body before transforming into a wave of light that spread outward.

All the gods who had been in the Pantheon arrived at the Shrine of Worship together.

The Grandmaster and the Obliterator led the Elders of the Universe and followed close behind, crossing space to arrive there directly.

The temple's interior was brightly lit by flames, with intricate runes everywhere.

The temple rose in tiers, and atop the highest steps stood an altar. Upon it was enshrined a grand statue carved from stars, sitting cross-legged in the void, its features impossible to discern.

Among the powerful figures present, only several members of the Elders of the Universe and the Celestials had seen Eternity before. Of Olympus, only Zeus had seen him.

Most of the other gods had merely heard legends of Eternity.

There were also some newer gods with insufficient seniority who had only heard in recent years of the rumor that Eternity was the incarnation of the Multiverse.

Zeus climbed the steps one at a time and reached the summit of the altar.

The altar was carved with countless densely packed runes.

The gods, the Elders of the Universe, and the Celestials all watched from below.

Zeus drew his divine weapon, Lightning. Electric light flashed in his eyes as Godly Power burst forth, and lightning transformed into arcs that spread across the runes.

The mystical runes throughout the temple began to glow. In an instant, the earth shook and the mountains trembled, while the entire temple rumbled as though it had