God of Darkness

Beyond the portal lay a desolate world shrouded in eternal darkness.

Black-and-white lightning raced through the clouds. Black crystals formed from Symbiote remains littered the cracked earth.

Xiao Han stepped through first. As his black boots touched the ground, an invisible ripple of energy spread outward, driving back the dark matter stirring around him.

He surveyed his surroundings with growing interest. Knull's form of life really was unusual.

Diana followed close behind. The darkness around her made her uneasy.

"Whoa!"

Eddie's voice came from behind. "This place looks like it was decorated by the dead."

Venom's black head emerged from his shoulder, its white eyes darting around.

"I... I think we should go back."

"Shut up!" Eddie lowered his voice.

"Who was it that said he'd work for the guy forever?"

"That was an emergency survival tactic!" Venom's tendrils squirmed nervously.

"And did you hear what Knull said? The Codex is inside me! You know what that means? He's going to cut me open alive!"

Eddie rolled his eyes. "The boss is here."

"That's the God of Symbiotes!"

Venom waved its tendrils wildly. "And look at this place!"

It pointed toward a massive throne built from piled-up bones.

"That's one hundred percent Knull's lair! If this goes the way these things usually do, side characters like us could be..."

Its rambling cut off.

The figure on the throne had moved.

Chains rattled as Knull slowly raised his head. His crimson eyes lit up.

A crimson longsword pierced his chest, but the pressure he radiated was still suffocating.

"Welcome," he rasped.

"My child!"

Venom shot back into Eddie's body, leaving only two trembling white eyes visible.

Xiao Han smiled. He had taken Knull seriously at first. After all, Knull was a Multiverse-level god of darkness.

But now Xiao Han could sense