The moment the Overseer smiled—
Existence trembled.
Not just Heaven.
Not merely the surrounding cosmological layers.
Everything.
Infinite dimensions shook violently as though reality itself feared the being now emerging from the darkness beyond.
The smile stretched across its faceless form unnaturally.
Not human.
Not divine.
Something far older.
Far worse.
The countless gigantic eyes surrounding it all focused on Chaos Tenno simultaneously.
????:
"Primary anomaly acknowledged."
Its voice no longer echoed.
Now it simply existed everywhere at once.
Inside minds.
Inside space.
Inside reality itself.
Rowena immediately grabbed her head in pain.
Rowena:
(Shaken)
"I-I can hear it inside my thoughts—"
Eiridis quickly placed a glowing hand on her shoulder.
Violet light calmed the distortion slightly.
Eiridis Luvie:
(Softly)
"Stay focused."
But even Eiridis looked disturbed now.
The Overseer's presence was overwhelming Heaven entirely.
The white realm continued collapsing faster and faster.
Massive sections of existence disappeared every second.
Holy Astoria floated forward slowly.
Golden divine power erupted around him infinitely.
For the first time—
The Creator God revealed the true scale of his authority.
Entire realities formed behind him.
Countless universes rotated like halos around his body.
Conceptual laws bent to his will.
The remaining fragments of Heaven stabilized instantly beneath his presence.
Gray Magpie stared wide-eyed.
Gray Magpie:
"…Okay."
"So THIS is his real power."
Holy Astoria's voice became absolute.
Holy Astoria:
(Coldly)
"Overseer."
The colossal being stared back silently.
Holy Astoria:
"You are violating the Balance."
The Overseer tilted its massive head slightly.
????:
"Balance became obsolete the moment the anomaly appeared."
Chaos Tenno narrowed his eyes.
Chaos energy flickered more violently around him now.
Holy Astoria's aura intensified further.
Holy Astoria:
"The anomaly is under my protection."
The moment he said that—
The entire battlefield froze.
Even the faceless army stopped moving briefly.
The gigantic eyes all shifted toward Holy Astoria.
????:
"…You would oppose correction?"
Holy Astoria answered instantly.
Holy Astoria:
"Yes."
BOOOOOOOOOOOOMMMMM—
The universe exploded.
No—
The concept of distance exploded.
The collision between Holy Astoria's authority and the Overseer's presence shattered countless realities instantly.
Luna nearly lost her footing.
Luna:
"…They're fighting without even moving."
Paxton stared upward in horror.
Paxton:
"It's a war between existential dominions."
Gray Magpie:
"…You really love making things sound terrifying."
Then the Overseer moved.
One massive black limb slowly emerged from the darkness.
The moment it appeared—
Entire cosmological layers vanished accidentally from its sheer existence.
Hydra Nova immediately stepped forward.
Hydra Nova:
"Everyone brace yourselves!"
The limb descended toward Heaven.
Not fast.
But unavoidable.
Holy Astoria raised one hand.
Infinite golden symbols appeared before him instantly.
Holy Astoria:
"Absolute Authority."
BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOMMMMMMMM—
The black limb collided against Heaven itself.
The impact transcended destruction.
Reality cracked infinitely outward.
Every single person was thrown backward violently.
Even Zarvoth slid across fragmented space.
Maximum dug his heels into collapsing existence.
Maximum:
(Laughing)
"NOW THIS IS A FIGHT!"
But despite his excitement—
Blood slowly ran from the corner of his mouth.
The pressure alone was injuring even beings at their level.
The black limb pushed downward further.
Holy Astoria's barriers started cracking.
CRAAAAAAAACK—
Golden fractures spread everywhere.
Holy Astoria frowned slightly.
Holy Astoria:
"…Its power increased again."
Then suddenly—
Chaos energy erupted across Heaven.
Everyone turned instantly.
Chaos Tenno slowly floated upward.
The space around him distorted violently.
No—
Not distorted.
Reality itself refused to stabilize near him.
The faceless army immediately reacted.
????:
"WARNING."
"Anomaly output rising."
The gigantic eyes all narrowed simultaneously.
Chaos Tenno looked toward the Overseer calmly.
Chaos Tenno:
"…You've been calling me an anomaly this entire time."
The Overseer remained silent.
Chaos Tenno's chaotic aura expanded infinitely outward.
Entire fragments of Heaven began mutating around him.
New laws formed.
Old laws collapsed.
Even Holy Astoria watched carefully now.
Chaos Tenno:
"So tell me something."
His eyes glowed brightly.
Chaos Tenno:
"What exactly am I?"
Silence.
The Overseer stopped moving entirely.
For the first time—
It hesitated.
Everyone noticed.
Finn Zhao narrowed his eyes immediately.
Finn Zhao:
"…Interesting."
The millions of faceless entities began glitching unnaturally.
Some flickered between existence and nonexistence rapidly.
The gigantic eyes trembled slightly.
????:
"…Information restricted."
Chaos Tenno's aura exploded violently.
BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOMMMMMMMM—
The surrounding battlefield shattered completely.
Several gigantic eyes cracked instantly.
Maximum grinned widely.
Maximum:
"Oh he's getting serious now."
Chaos Tenno slowly raised one hand.
Dark chaotic energy spiraled around his fingers like collapsing universes.
The energy alone caused nearby entities to disappear permanently.
Not erased.
Destroyed.
The Overseer's voices suddenly became distorted.
????:
"Impossible."
"Anomaly corruption spreading."
Holy Astoria stared at Chaos Tenno carefully.
Almost cautiously.
Holy Astoria:
(Quietly)
"…He's destabilizing The Hollow Beyond itself."
Paxton looked horrified.
Paxton:
"That shouldn't even be possible."
Chaos Tenno continued floating upward silently.
The chaotic aura surrounding him became larger and larger.
Soon it covered entire sections of Heaven.
Then cosmological layers beyond Heaven.
Reality everywhere began reacting.
Universes flickered.
Dimensions shook.
Conceptual laws rewrote themselves instinctively.
The Overseer finally spoke again.
This time—
Its voice carried something new.
Concern.
????:
"Containment failure imminent."
Then all the gigantic eyes fired simultaneously.
BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOMMMMMMMMMM—
Massive beams of erasure descended toward Chaos Tenno from every direction.
Enough power to erase entire cosmologies instantly.
Luna screamed.
Luna:
"CHAOS TENNO!"
But he didn't move.
Didn't dodge.
Didn't defend.
The beams struck him directly.
The battlefield vanished in blinding darkness.
Silence followed.
Everyone froze.
Then—
A pulse of chaotic energy spread outward calmly.
BOOM.
The darkness shattered instantly.
The erasure beams were gone.
Completely gone.
And Chaos Tenno remained floating there untouched.
The faceless army froze again.
The gigantic eyes widened slightly.
Even the Overseer stopped moving entirely now.
Chaos Tenno slowly lowered his head.
His glowing eyes locked onto the colossal being beyond Heaven.
Chaos Tenno:
(Calmly)
"…My turn."
Then reality broke.