Meanwhile, stranded in his collapsing Soul World, Mithras faced an amorphous entity whose appearance shrank, morphed, and expanded into a more feral and ominous-looking replica of him: The Beast.
The Beast now faced the Sun—the Abomination and original hovering in the burning heavens of Mithras' soul.
"Mithras, one name, one body, one soul…but two blasted roommates that faceoff in dreary silence. We were supposed to be one, sharing everything. But someone interfered, making us distinct individuals—lord and abomination.
All that is mine is yours by default. But what is yours I cannot touch.
For as long as I can remember, I've lived in your shadow. In each iteration forced to wait for your demise to awaken and take over. You always delay me—slowing down my quest to execute the Weaver.