The Celestial Arishem had originally created the Mutant Race.
But there was a flaw in their design: they could evolve on their own, eventually turning into predators beyond Arishem's control.
The Mutant Race lived by hunting intelligent life. They could evolve by devouring other creatures and acquire their abilities, making them a band of predators who ran rampant across the universe.
Thousands of years ago, many of them lived on Earth. They loved eating humans, and if left unchecked, humanity would soon be wiped out. Then the new Celestial, Tiamut, would never be born.
To keep the Mutant Race from interfering with the birth of a new member of the Celestials, Arishem, the supreme ruler of the Celestials, created the Eternals to fight them.
The Eternals were born with all kinds of superpowers. Some could make themselves or other objects float; some had Super Speed; some could create mental illusions; some could fly and project beams of energy from their eyes or hands; and some could even change the shape of objects.
But to avoid repeating the same mistake, Arishem set a limit on the Eternals' abilities when he created them, preventing them from evolving and growing stronger like the Mutant Race.
The Eternals spent many years wiping out every last member of the Mutant Race on Earth, becoming heroes to humanity.
After that, the Eternals went into hiding, waiting for the birth of a Celestial.
"Sir, if you have nothing else to do, please leave my house." As Hao Shuai recalled what he knew about the Eternals, Phastos urged him to leave.
"Heh... How could I have nothing to do? I've got plenty to do!" Hao Shuai gave him a meaningful smile, then threw a punch, intending to knock Phastos out.
But as his fist shot forward, an