1031 Empyrean Pillars of the Verse

Zatiel's body could not help but grow tense as he felt the intent behind the Beyonder's eyes. There was an overwhelming desire and determination that he had never seen before in any of his enemies.

He was not motivated by wealth, pleasure, or even power. The only goal that pushed him forward was to challenge the identity implanted in him by The Creator, The Origin of All Things. 

"If The Creator is so strong, if his control over the Verse is so immense that everything we do falls into his Path, how can you expect to change things?"

Zatiel's eyes glowed with a meaningful light as he asked that question. He was still adjusting to the idea that he lived inside a Verse created by an entity whose power was impossible to comprehend and that considered him the core of everything.

The Beyonder's refined smile returned to his face as he heard that question.

"Notoriety."