Death reached her pale, jade-like hand into the vortex. Pink light illuminated her face. As though grasping a Door Handle, she rotated her forearm, and the radiance instantly swallowed them both.
It was like a supernova exploding—or rather, like Deadpool suddenly pissing himself. In any case, it was abrupt and loud.
But once the light faded, they had successfully entered The Other Shore.
Then Su Ming saw the terrifying truth: the source of that pink light.
Several tangible beings existed within this space. They were three of the Seven Friendless mentioned earlier, each using a planet as a cushion while watching images projected onto a giant screen in the void.
"My name is Peppa Pig, and I love jumping in muddy puddles. Oink oink!"
Yes, three Cosmic Concepts were watching a classic cartoon that a Wilson Entertainment subsidiary had "brought over" decades ago. The pink light spilling out through the doorway was actually the piglet's color!
Watching that pink pig recite its lines while jumping wildly through a mud pit, Su Ming did not know what to say for a moment.
Were these manifestations usually this bored?
The three present were Empathy, Epiphany, and Enmity. Hearing movement at The Doorway, they all turned toward the entrance.
After recognizing Death, confusion appeared on their different faces, as though they could not understand why she was here.
There was nothing in The Other Shore, nor did there need to be, because whatever they wanted could be manifested instantly with a single thought. This was their shared territory. Even the planets used as cushions, though each was larger than Jupiter, were merely toys created on a whim.
But not all three gods focused their attention on Death. Epiphany noticed Deathstroke among them and appeared even more surprised.
"Greetings, Lady Death." She leaped down