Shadow King's origins were quite clear. He came from the first shadow in the Marvel Universe—or rather, the first psychological shadow.
As everyone knew, Marvel had once been nothing but a void, with nothing at all. It was only after the First Firmament appeared that matter and the concepts of light and darkness came into being here.
The First Firmament created the Celestials, and the Celestials eventually killed him, sending the universe into cycle after cycle of rebirth.
By that reasoning, if one asked whom the universe's first shadow belonged to, the answer was undoubtedly the First Firmament. He had also been killed by his own creations, so his psychological shadow must have been enormous. Shadow King might have been born at that time.
Based on the comic information from his previous life, Su Ming knew that as long as the current Eternity and Infinity combined, they became the Seventh Firmament. Perhaps Shadow King's clues could be found in its shadow.
If Strangle could still serve as bait to lure out Knull, then Charles apparently was not tempting enough for Shadow King. The monster had hidden itself.
Rather than waiting for a rabbit by a tree stump, it was better to take the initiative.
If he would not come looking for Deathstroke, then Deathstroke would go to his lair.
Whether Shadow King's true body was there remained uncertain, but this was already the most likely possibility.
"So this is your plan. Hmm, it's worth trying." Ancient One nodded, her hands tucked into her sleeves. After a brief moment of thought, she gave an affirmative answer. "I have a way to send you directly to Eternity's side, but I cannot say whether he will be willing to help you. You know it too—our universe's Concept Manifestations are far too human. They