As soon as God Rune died, Eternity immediately absorbed everything God Rune possessed and was reborn atop his corpse.
Just as God Rune had once been born from Eternity's corpse, it was all merely a cycle. Nothing had changed.
"Quite a lot has changed. He improved himself faster than I expected, but now it all belongs to me."
Eternity looked down at his rapidly condensing body and spoke.
His body, dominated by black tones, gradually transformed from utter darkness and deathly stillness as specks of starlight appeared. Planets condensed one after another, galaxies came into being, and within Eternity's humanoid black body, a universe was being born, countless galaxies emerging.
Unlike before, he had become even stronger. He had absorbed the power of the Orrery of Worlds' destruction twice, and everything God Rune possessed had now become Eternity's.
"You're welcome. Consider this thing payment." Donnie held a piece of the Watcher's Medal in one hand and the Ultimate Nullifier in the other, speaking blandly.
Eternity stared at him. "That is quite an expensive payment."
Donnie said, "But it was worth it, wasn't it? Once something falls into my hands, it belongs to me, unless I choose to return it."
Eternity fell silent, his gaze passing over Donnie and landing on Ganata.
Ganata licked her cake as she looked up in confusion at this strange being.
"You are exactly like your father..." Eternity said slowly. "Are you interested in joining us and becoming the second Galactus? You inherited all of your father's traits. A place among the Five Gods naturally belongs to you."
Ganata stopped moving and stared blankly at Eternity and Donnie. Only after a long while did she lower her head. "So... he really is dead?"
Eternity and Donnie exchanged a glance but said nothing.
After a while, faint