Several more months passed. In total, Damien had been in the Abyss for almost a year.
He wasn't anywhere near Al'Katra yet, but his time in the Abyss hadn't been wasted at all.
He explored the vestiges of ancient civilizations everywhere he went, slowly putting together a picture of the past, and gained several comprehensions about his Laws.
Coincidentally enough, his greatest comprehension was of Universal Law.
These fractured universes were filled with fragments of their shattered Universal Laws. Usually, Damien wouldn't have been able to perceive them even with his understanding of the concept, however, he had Reva.
Reva, who'd merged with the World Core Fusion Reactor in his spiritual world and over time became the Universal Law of the Sanctuary, was originally a fragment of one of such universes.
Because of her, Damien also gained the ability to see them.
Perhaps even the vestiges were a product of her existence.