Dissipation

"...Are you serious?"

Information far beyond his expectations came crashing down on Strife's thoughts...

What this woman meant was:

Before the Ancient Gods were born... the power within this Divine Realm—just like what they had done before—was merely a new cycle?

The Ancient Gods had killed their creators and gone madly plundering the scattered authorities?

If this was only one cycle, then before that one, there must have been...

"There is only one Abyss."

Though it had been split into two sides, the source of that power capable of trapping even The End...

"That being must be the origin of everything. There won't be a second one."

Destiny did not believe she could have judged incorrectly, though she had no further evidence.

Although she did not know what means their creators had used to strip the original authority from that being's body.

In theory, if everything had originated from that primordial being, there was no reason for it to have died at the hands of the Ancient Gods who slaughtered one another.

But now...

That primordial deity had still been standing before her just a few days ago.

Or, if she looked at it from another angle...

"It may not be impossible that everything was within that person's expectations."

Lost in thought once more, Destiny clenched her teeth and shook her head decisively.

No.

She had witnessed the trajectories of countless events unfolding throughout this world.

With only a little deduction, she had found countless flaws in the events surrounding that being. Such a possibility could not exist.

"..."

"That aura doesn't seem fake."

After exchanging glances, all the gods present had actually noticed that extraordinary power.

Though they could not determine the aura's exact location...

A power beyond The End... was constantly rising and growing stronger.

"...What does that