"You're unusual."
The moment Oblivion appeared, his face, like that of a mechanical doll, turned straight toward Ren.
Ren couldn't even tell where Oblivion's pupils were, yet he felt as though the entire vast void had locked onto him.
That indescribable gaze was enough to make his hair stand on end and send a shudder through his bones.
"Thank you for the compliment."
Ren chose to keep a low profile, his tone steady.
"It wasn't a compliment."
"I was merely stating a fact."
"Your existence truly is extraordinary."
Oblivion studied Ren, a rare hint of curiosity in his voice.
He waved a hand.
A miniature universe appeared out of thin air above his palm. Nebulae swirled as stars were born and died without end.
"Of all the beings in this universe, you are the most unique."
"I cannot detect a single thread of causality attached to you."
"I cannot trace your past, much less see through your previous lives or your present one."
"It is as though some force has erased every trace of your existence."
Oblivion appeared calm, but a tremendous upheaval stirred within him.
He was one of the supreme beings at the very pinnacle of the Marvel Multiverse!
Across that endless sea of stars, there were precious few things he could not see through.
Yet Ren, standing right before him, was a blind spot he could not begin to understand.
Ren clearly held astonishing power, but every trace of his past seemed to have been wiped away by an invisible giant hand.
No matter how Oblivion wielded his Divine Power to investigate, he could not glimpse even the smallest sliver of truth.
This defiance of all reason shook the ultimate god to his core.
How could that be?
*Under the Laws of this Multiverse, how could there