Slaanesh had not held out much hope to begin with.
In her eyes, though Aha, as an Arbiter of the Hilling Empire, was mad and unpredictable in his behavior, he was fundamentally still opposed to Chaos.
Would he so casually hand over such important intelligence about that terrifying existence to an enemy?
That hardly seemed reasonable.
Yet Aha's reaction gave her an enormous "surprise."
Aha snapped his fingers excitedly, as though he had just heard the most interesting proposal in the world!
Snap!
The crisp sound echoed through the opulent hall.
The next moment, the core hall of Slaanesh's Realm of Ecstasy underwent an earth-shaking transformation!
The surrounding lavish, decadent decorations faded and reassembled like a washed-out oil painting, replaced by the interior of a grand, ancient opera house that seemed to transcend the linear flow of time!
Aha and Slaanesh now sat in the most luxurious central box, looking down at the splendid stage sloping away before them.
On the stage, a group of "little people" formed from hazy light and shadow were putting on a silent yet breathtaking opera. Their features could not be made out, yet their emotions and fates could be sensed with perfect clarity.
Somehow, Aha had produced a huge bucket of sweet-smelling popcorn. He stuffed half of it into Slaanesh's hands while crunching away at his own with great relish, looking every bit like an enthusiastic audience member.
Slaanesh froze for a moment, then found herself drawn in by the sudden scene, brimming with absurd artistic flair and metaphorical meaning.
Rather than feeling offended, she found it novel and amusing. Like a pleased goddess, she lazily accepted the popcorn and began watching with interest.
The opera's content was immensely abstract and grand, filled with symbolism:
At first, there was a small "little person" on