A gray wind blew across the land, carrying with it utter desolation. The entire world seemed gray, as if it had been formed from countless ashes gathered together.
The gray world stretched beyond sight, with no stars, no sun, only endless gray. In the gray distance lay an even deeper gray.
If any living being came here, the only thing they would feel was despair.
Endless despair spread into the distance, boundless and without end.
"I agree." The low voice seemed to spread throughout the entire dark world.
Upon a towering throne sat a massive figure. His whole body was pitch-black, and he looked like an enormous humanoid statue. But when he opened his mouth to speak, the entire surrounding space twisted violently.
In the sky, an equally massive gray figure nodded to him. "Then we will go make preparations. This time, nothing can stop us. We must destroy every threat. Once we occupy that world, all our consumption will be replenished."
"Spare me the nonsense. That world should have been devoured by us long ago. The Holy Lord approved this plan. Since the humans themselves are willing to help us open the passage, that world is already within our grasp."
"Then shall we conclude the contract with them?"
"Yes. Their goal does not conflict with ours. What they want is to kill all living beings. What we want is to devour all the energy in that world. What they want is mostly resentment and the power of destruction born at the moment of ruin. What we want is all energy. So what if we give them a share?"
"Those humans truly are insane. They actually want to use destruction as the core and hatred as the foundation to reshape a God Realm of their level. As for us, if