RUMBLE RUMBLE RUMBLE THUNDER THUNDER THUNDER Once again, the Universe trembled, wreaking havoc in millions of worlds. It was angry—extremely angry—but once again, there was nothing it could do. It had even devoured an entire world that it thought was connected to the ’Anomaly,’ thinking it would stop the Anomaly, but it didn’t. The Anomaly continued to steal more and more of what belonged to it, and it could not do anything. RUMBLE RUMBLE RUMBLE THUNDER THUNDER THUNDER It roared again, this time causing even more havoc because of how enraged it was. And while the Universe threw its tantrums, in a giant room, a large square-shaped table that covered the entire room was the only thing that could be seen. It was quite impractical—after all, the table left no space to keep anything else in this giant room. However, one thing to note was that while the rest of the Universe trembled and worlds were crushed, this room was silent. Let alone tremors, not a single thing here moved from its place. It was as if the Universe’s tantrums had no effect on this place. Then, suddenly, on the four sides of the table, four ’entities’ emerged. What did they look like? No one could tell. It was as if it was a taboo for one to see these entities. They could only ’feel’ their presence but not see them. One of them had a calming presence that would put anyone at ease. The other was the complete opposite—its presence was filled with so much malice that it was suffocating to be around them. The third being simply thrived in the middle, his presence radiating stillness and cruelty at the same time. As for the last entity… It was simply too complicated to understand. The presence it radiated was… something incomprehensible, something that… shouldn’t exist…? These entities couldn’t be put into mere words. Then, suddenly, a voice was heard. "It happened again." The incomprehensible entity commented. "The Universe is enraged…" The calming entity nodded. It could feel the Universe’s emotions, and sensing those chaotic thoughts worried it. "Did you find out what this Anomaly is?" The entity of Malice questioned. "I did not." The incomprehensible entity denied. "You did not, or were you unable to find it?" The entity of Malice questioned back, its tone mocking. "What about the Seer? Did you contact her? What did she say?" The entity of Balance questioned, completely ignoring the entity of Malice’s words. Malice didn’t mind it either. It seemed like they were all already used to it. "I did." This time, the incomprehensible entity nodded. However, the news wasn’t good. "She says that if even the Universe cannot find the Anomaly, how could she? Her vision does not go beyond the Universe." "The Universe is merely a Will, while she is a living entity. There is a difference between the two." The calming entity spoke. 𝐟𝚛𝕖𝚎𝕨𝗲𝐛𝚗𝐨𝐯𝐞𝕝.𝐜𝗼𝗺 It didn’t question the incomprehensible entity since it knew that it must have mentioned the same point it did. "She did not answer after my initial question." The incomprehensible entity replied. "That one is quite arrogant." The entity of Malice commented arrogantly. "You people do not mind if I kill her, do you?" It questioned. "Unnecessary killing should be avoided." The calming entity frowned. "Bah! I didn’t ask you in the first place!" The entity of Malice snorted and turned toward the other two. "You will not listen even if we say otherwise. What is the point of asking?" The entity of Balance replied in a monotonous tone. "It is fun to go against you." The entity of Malice grinned. "Kill her if you can find her." The incomprehensible entity shrugged. There was a reason these four entities even thought about bringing the Seer up for discussion—she was capable. It wasn’t easy to deal with her, even for them. "This is not why we are gathered here." Suddenly, the entity of Balance spoke up, its tone solemn. "The Anomaly continues to make trouble and anger the Universe. At first, its actions were tamed, hidden even, but the Anomaly is getting more and more daring. If this continues, the Universe might react, and if it does… It would be difficult to predict what the outcome would be or who amongst the four of us will be selected." Then, the entity frowned and, "The Balance will be broken." It commented. If it were a normal situation, the rest of the entities—especially the entity of Malice—would have completely ignored the topic. Sure, for the calming entity, it may be a problem because the Anomaly came with countless deaths. But for the incomprehensible entity, the Anomaly was a new target of knowledge. It would very much like to understand more of it, and to understand it, it would do its best to keep the Anomaly alive. The entity of Malice was the same. The Anomaly came with death and destruction—a zone where it thrived. If anything, the Anomaly could become its ally. However… The problem was the Universe. If the Universe reacted, the entity of Malice wasn’t sure if it would be the one who gets selected, and if it is not it, everything will crumble. The incomprehensible entity had the same line of thought, and because of this, the four entities wanted to find the Anomaly and get rid of it. "What should we do?" Continue reading on freewebnovel The entity of Balance questioned again. "The Anomaly is using the War as a veil. Should we stop the War?" The calming entity suggested. "No." The first one to reject the idea was the entity of Malice. "Ending the War would only result in the Anomaly going back into hiding again. Even the Universe and the Seer cannot find it—we won’t be able to either. We need the War to keep the Anomaly active." The incomprehensible entity commented. "I say raise the stakes of the War." The entity of Malice suggested, its tone visibly more excited. "We will let the War continue as it is." The incomprehensible entity decided. "And we will look for that Anomaly. Start with beings of higher Phases, and do not forget that arrogant man with the crimson mist. He protected the Anomaly once. He must be connected to it."