"You could have appeared next to Zarveth and caught the Anomaly yourself any moment you wanted,

Why did you not do it?"

Darkness questioned, and for an instant, silence fell over the place.

And before Eternity could give any excuses—

"Yes, I know Zarveth sealed the Space, making it impossible for any being to get to them but…

You aren't just 'any' being, are you?

You had your Infinity Relics, I refuse to believe that someone like you would not have a way to get to your Infinity Relics, even if the Space in that region is sealed."

Darkness took a small pause and once again—

"So why did you not take action? Why wait till the Universe reacted and everything happened before you finally came to us?"

"What are you implying?"

Eternity questioned directly. For the first time ever since their conversation began, his tone seemed to have faltered, as if he no longer had control over the situation.

"You should know what I am implying."

Darkness muttered, soon however, as if not wanting to give him any chance to turn this around—

"Why didn't you deal with the Anomaly when you had the chance to? Or did you… purposefully let him go?"

The allegations were clear.

Then suddenly, the screen that hovered above the absurdly large table started showing something. It was a sight that somewhat surprised Eternity—after all, he wasn't the one showing this.

The control he had over the screen was taken away.

And… noticing whose perspective was being played, he quickly understood who took control of the screen.

It was Darkness.

And the screen was currently showing the time when Zarveth, leading the Supreme Party, had just reached where the Anomaly was waiting for him.

This scene… it was being played from Neremoth's perspective.

It meant…

Darkness was watching everything through Neremoth's eyes…

It wasn't just Eternity who had sent Zarveth to die just so they could gather more information, Darkness was the same.

Darkness fully understood Neremoth's chaotic thoughts and nature, and he used it to his own advantage.

"…"

Eternity stared at Darkness in silence.

Neremoth being there because Darkness wanted him to wasn't something that surprised him—Darkness was far more clever than he let on, he knew that well.

What did surprise him, however…

Was that he decided to show it.

The screen showed how the Anomaly and the Supreme Party were quite far from each other before suddenly, Zarveth closed the distance between the two, prepared to behead the Anomaly—but the Anomaly dodged.

[Oh?]

Zarveth's amused voice was heard.

[You moved.]

He spoke, almost as if he was surprised by it. Something that confused the Infinities—of course he moved.

What else was he expecting?

To defeat an opponent like the Anomaly with such ease?

Had he lost his mind?

[I have never seen a Primordial react so quickly.]

Zarveth's next words were heard, and in an instant, a heavy, almost deathly silence fell in the hall.

What…?

A Primordial…?

What… was he talking about…?

And… why was the Anomaly staring at Zarveth with such a grim look on his face?

Was he… playing around with him?

That didn't seem to be the case.

From what they saw, the Anomaly did not seem the type to act weak in front of an opponent—yes, he might want to elongate their opponent's suffering, crushing every single sliver of hope they might have, but this…

This did not seem like a mere act.

But then something even more surprising happened—

The Anomaly made his move—

A wave of destructive energy rushed towards Zarveth. He, of course, dodged that energy but…

The Infinities widened their eyes when they recognized the energy.

[Energy of Chaos, huh?

Now this is surprising.]

And Zarveth's voice confirmed it.

The Anomaly used the Energy of Chaos.

And it wasn't just the Energy of Chaos—the Anomaly used Space Laws as well.

But…

Wasn't his physical strength his strongest advantage…?

How was he… using all these energies…?

The battle continued. The Anomaly then summoned Sharnoth Nocthys, the one believed to be Zylarith's heir, but now…

Everything changed.

The Anomaly…

Zarveth treated him as a Primordial.

Heck, he even thought Sharnoth Nocthys was the true enemy and completely ignored the Anomaly as if he were a mere subordinate.

The Anomaly and the Heir to Chaos finally made a move, teleporting next to the Supreme Party and covering them with that strange energy of the Anomaly.

An energy that none of the Infinities recognized.

The Supreme Party disappeared. Every single Infinity realized that this was the moment when they felt their connection with their subordinates disappear.

It was also the moment Zarveth realized the being he was facing was not just a mere subordinate, but the Anomaly himself.

If before, all his actions were taken because he wanted to be 'entertained', now, his greed took over. He wanted to get his hands on the Anomaly—and every single being present in this room could tell what he was thinking.

"The Anomaly was weak."

Darkness began as the scene he was playing momentarily paused.

"So pitifully weak that Zarveth called him a Primordial, and from the way the Anomaly reacted at Zarveth's arrival, it was clear that he was quite unsure of whether he could deal with Zarveth or not."

As if to prove his words, the 'fight' between Zarveth and the Anomaly continued. Zarveth completely sealed the Space around them, making sure no one could come there or realize what was happening.

The Anomaly prepared to face Zarveth together with Sharnoth, but then, Neremoth revealed his existence and…

The Anomaly escaped.

Once again, the screen stopped. The Infinities narrowed their eyes.

After all, all of them could see what Darkness was trying to say.

The Anomaly was weak, much weaker than they initially expected. Now, they couldn't sense his energy through the screen, but considering that even Neremoth dared to reveal his existence in front of him, and how confident both he and Zarveth sounded—not even thinking of the Anomaly as a threat, but as a target—

It would be surprising if he was indeed a Primordial.

But…

If that was indeed the case—

Then the Anomaly they saw before and the one right now…

They were two entirely different entities.

So much so that the Infinities were actually wondering if it was indeed someone else.

Then…

Did it mean that there were actually two Anomalies?

But that didn't seem to be the case.

A simple change in one's appearance wouldn't fool someone like Zarveth—they had watched the battle between the Anomaly and Zarveth. Zarveth seemed shocked at how absurdly strong the Anomaly was, but it was clear that he didn't think the two were different people.

Then…

What happened?

What happened after the Anomaly disappeared?

What did he do?

How did he get so strong after he returned?

How did he—a mere Primordial—become an Infinity?

Or…

Was he… not an Infinity like they thought him to be?

The moment they thought about it, the Infinities' expressions turned solemn. Darkness, however, wasn't done yet.

He glanced at Eternity and—

"You could watch every single being that uses your Relics or is connected to your World any time you desire.

Zarveth was no exception to this rule, we all know that.

Then why didn't you show us this initial battle?"

He questioned, and in an instant, the other Infinities turned towards Eternity.

"Why didn't you show us that the Anomaly we believe to be Infinity… was just seen as a Primordial a few hours ago?

Why didn't you show us how he used the Energy of Chaos and so many different energies together?

Why didn't you show us how he… grew at such an absurd rate?

Why did you… purposefully try to make us believe that the Anomaly is an Infinity with low potential… instead of showing us that he is a monster who… probably isn't an Infinity but a monster at a far lower stage, but so strong that he was mistaken as one?"

Darkness questioned, letting every single one of his words sink in. And as the tension in the air grew—

"What are you trying to hide, Orravyn?

First, you refuse to make a move yourself when you could have captured the Anomaly yourself.

Then you try to cover for him, trying to make us underestimate his potential.

What are you trying to do?

Why do your actions… make it seem like you are on the enemy's side?"

Darkness questioned, and this time, it wasn't just a random accusation that could be ignored or be seen as Darkness blabbering whatever came to his mind.

This time—

It truly felt like Eternity was indeed on the enemy's side, and if he didn't explain himself here—things might not turn out well for him, this time, for real.

Eternity realized it as well. He knew crazily challenging them to a battle like he did before wouldn't work—

Therefore, he came up with something else, something… better.

"Then let me ask you the same question—

You knew everything I knew—

Why didn't you make a move?"

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