The Void, Fishbone Hall.
The enormous skull on the Bone Throne stared at the little skull standing silently below. Violent green flames roared in its deep eye sockets.
"My faith... when did Deception get the right to meddle?
Does it really think that by stealing the divine name of Death from my believer, it can steal it from me as well?
What utter nonsense!"
"..."
The little skull did not dare make a sound. His huge eye sockets seemed to want to narrow, but no matter how hard he tried, he could not change the shape of the two hollows. He could only wrinkle their edges slightly before remaining silent for a moment, then cautiously correcting the Great One.
"My lord, forgive my impertinence, but I must remind you that this is merely a message from Deception. It seems to have... nothing to do with the other one from Nothingness."
"How could it have nothing to do with it?
You are too naive. You have no idea how complicated the path of Nothingness is!
Once something becomes connected to Cheng Shi, Nothingness will become one and the same, united as a single body.
This is their era. Nothingness must not be underestimated."
"But my lord..." The little skull raised his head in confusion. "Did you not just say that you weren't afraid of them?"
Before he could finish speaking, before the final "you" had even left his mouth, the little skull immediately realized he had said the wrong thing and hurriedly shut his mouth.
Oh no. After coming before the Great One, my nerves had always been taut, but I relaxed too much. Now I'm speaking without thinking. How could I say something like that!?
Deception must be affecting me!
The little skull shuddered all over and lowered his gaze