Four immense divine phantoms hovered within the gray mist, silently exchanging information in a wordless language. Before long, the enormous Spider-God spoke first.
"Collect..."
The black sun followed close behind.
"Analyze..."
Then came the God of Stories.
"Write..."
Finally, the Scarlet God.
"Realize..."
The entire space fell silent for a long while, but it was not that they had nothing to say. All the information had simply been exchanged in an instant. When the gray fog covered the ground of the floating island and dispersed once more, four small figures appeared at its center.
Riley, who seemed to still be immersed in another dream, rubbed his eyes vigorously. Then the giant spider phantom before him gave him such a fright that he leaped backward several yards and assumed a defensive stance. Then he cried out in surprise, "Spider Totem?"
"Am I dreaming?" Maiden beside Riley shook her head hard, but a pair of enormous scarlet eyes in midair turned toward her. Jessica was almost instantly drawn in.
Shang-Chi quietly stared at the black sun. For some reason, he always seemed able to see more information than others in those tiny patterns. He was also the only one of the four who had sensed the summons beforehand, so he was not surprised to find himself here.
Quill frowned as he looked around. He found that, besides the black sun from before, there were now three more gods. He wondered whether this was part of the secret behind the stars. An ancient and mysterious pantheon—but what was its name? And what were the names of these gods?
Quill inadvertently voiced the question. The old man before him, who was writing something in an enormous book, smiled at him and said, "Don't worry, child. You may call me the God of Stories. Perhaps