Do Gods Bleed?

What hung down from the sky was Chthon's "essence," a part of the demon god himself. Since his will had yet to enter this world, that portion of essence could take the form of an avatar, but had not done so.

Even so, the tremendous power contained within it was absolutely beyond the ability of anyone present to resist.

Every survivor of the Elder God War possessed terrifying strength that surpassed ordinary beings. Unlike most dimensional demon gods such as Belasco and Dormammu, they had not found a dimension, occupied it, or even merged with it.

Gaia, Oshtur, Chthon, Set—being Elder Gods was an identity that ranked even above being dimensional demon gods. Their own might was enough to create dimensions of their own; they themselves were abstract entities.

And so, the instant Chthon's essence slowly descended like liquid tar—

The sky went dark.

The sky, once as bright as molten lava, fell into absolute darkness in an instant. Every trace of light vanished. Peter could see nothing, so he tried releasing bioelectricity for illumination.

Yet he still could not see anything. He could feel the current flowing, but his suit's sonar and infrared vision had become completely useless as well. Peter understood what had happened.

"Light is gone..."

Chthon had said there would be no light.

And so, light no longer existed in the world.

Peter's Spider-Sense blared at its limit in an instant, so intensely that even Strange's magic could not suppress it. Spider-Man Noir's web vision began operating at full force. That vision, which required no light, told Peter what had happened.

The sky had become solid, given mass by Chthon.

Gravity reversed, and all of Hell's Border pressed toward the sky. The immense mass then converged around that descending drop of essence.

It was at that