"Finally, something even you didn't know. Heh, I didn't know either. Everything I said was just gossip I'd picked up myself."
The Leopard God was so pleased that even his tail stretched out. He flashed a broad smile, as though he had fulfilled some long-held wish. "Anyway, based on what you said earlier to Hoggoth, the being you named King Maggot has abilities that sound very much like the 'Enigma' I mentioned. As for how to prove it, perhaps you should ask Galactus. He might know something about the Sixth Firmament era."
Human understanding of things followed a process. When people saw something unfamiliar, they first became curious, then categorized it.
Hard, motionless, and lifeless things belonged to the category of stones.
If it moved and had life, they looked at what it resembled, found a similar creature within the limits of their understanding, and gave the new species a name.
With a name, people could discuss it and exchange experiences with others. That was the earliest origin of language.
Deathstroke had named that thing King Maggot, probably because he had seen a gigantic Black Maggot. But as far as the Leopard God knew, when beings like Enigma manifested on lower levels, they were most likely just formless avatars that took on whatever appearance the observer wished to see.
Simply put, Deathstroke possessed the Devouring Method and Symbiotes, so when Enigma devoured the world, Deathstroke understood it in a form he could comprehend.
A man with a black heart full of maggots would naturally see dark maggots. But that was still far from the truth.
If one could not elevate one's understanding, one would never truly recognize Enigma. All one would see were dreamlike phantoms, let alone stop or defeat it.
"I'd like to." Su Ming chuckled and shook his