"Homelander, personally, I'm very much in favor of this."
Sersi was the first to state her position, and Alex wasn't surprised at all.
From what he remembered, Sersi was the leader of the "defection faction."
Out of sympathy for humanity, she had unhesitatingly betrayed Arishem.
In that regard, Arishem's failure was truly complete.
An entire team of Eternals, yet in the end only Ikaris remained a die-hard loyalist—almost everyone else chose betrayal.
Of course, that sort of thing had nothing to do with Alex.
He merely mocked it inwardly for a moment, without saying anything more.
"However, I need to contact Arishem first. After that, I'll get in touch with you. Is that alright?"
Sersi then spoke seriously to Alex.
This matter was far too important for her to make a decision based on Alex's words alone.
Whether it was the truth about the Eternals and the Deviants, or the Emergence—these were all worldview-shattering revelations for the Eternals.
She had to confirm everything directly with Arishem.
"When you're ready, you can come find me in Krakoa."
Boom!
After leaving those words behind, Alex's body swayed slightly, and he flew off on his transparent hoverboard.
In the blink of an eye, he vanished without a trace.
Hah—
Only after Alex's figure had completely disappeared did the Eternals on the scene finally let out long, instinctive sighs of relief.
Heaven knew just how much pressure the Homelander had put on them.
They looked at one another, then at the pool of blood left behind by Ikaris, their expressions incredibly complicated.
First Ajak's death.
Then their clash with the Homelander.
And finally, the revelation of a shocking truth.
In just a few short days, the Eternals' minds had been battered by wave after wave of overwhelming revelations.
Their entire worldview had been mercilessly shattered.
Even for a group of beings who had lived for millions of years, there was a sense of helplessness.
They didn't know what to do next.
"Everything… will only become clear once we reconnect with Arishem."
Druig let out a long sigh.
"That's right. At this point, there's nothing else we can do."
Makkari also quickly made a series of gestures.
The Eternals soon reached a consensus.
At this moment, the only thing they could do was contact Arishem.
Anything else—
Would have to wait until everything was verified, before making further decisions.
After returning, the Eternals had only one task left.
Wait.
Wait for Sersi to make contact with Arishem.
Sersi understood the gravity of the situation and devoted nearly all her energy to finding a way to reach Arishem.
But perhaps because she was trying too hard, she only slowed herself down.
It took a full seven days—after encouragement and guidance from the other Eternals—before she finally succeeded in contacting Arishem.
When Sersi returned to reality from her communion with him, she looked dazed.
Because she had learned all the secrets from Arishem.
The Eternals.
The Deviants.
The Emergence.
Everything.
And shockingly—
Every single thing matched exactly what the Homelander had said.
"Sersi, how did it go?"
"What did Arishem say?"
"Don't just stand there—tell us already!"
As soon as she lifted her head, Sersi saw everyone staring at her eagerly, bombarding her with questions.
They were desperate for answers.
"It's true."
"Everything the Homelander said… is all true!"
Facing their gazes, Sersi nodded heavily, her expression complex.
Boom!
The scene instantly erupted.
Everyone was violently shaken, struggling to accept it.
The Deviants they had hunted their entire lives—were actually creations of the Celestials, just like them?
And everything they had done… had been in service of destroying Earth?
Destroying this world?
No one could stay calm.
It took quite some time before they finally managed to digest this reality.
After that—
They began discussing how to deal with this crushing truth.
Because like Ajak, none of them wanted Earth to be destroyed.
The Homelander.
Under these circumstances, the Homelander naturally became the focus of every Eternal's attention.
There was no other reason.
If they wanted to stop the Emergence and save the billions of lives on Earth, the Homelander was currently their only hope.
After a brief discussion, they quickly reached an agreement.
They would continue the task Ajak had been unable to complete—
Facilitating negotiations between the Homelander and Arishem!
And this was not particularly difficult.
After all, Arishem had wanted to meet Alex from the very beginning.
So naturally, even though the "middleman" changed from Ajak to Sersi, it made no real difference.
Three days later, Alex met with the Eternals once again in the same valley as before.
By this time, Phastos had already constructed a dazzling, golden "magical ritual."
It was specifically designed to allow Alex to communicate with Arishem.
"Homelander, everything is ready."
"You can meet Arishem at any time."
Sersi's voice rang out as she spoke solemnly to Alex.
The other Eternals also fixed their hopeful gazes on him.
As if the fact that Alex had killed Ikaris just days ago no longer existed at all.
"Begin."
Alex nodded. There was no reason to delay this.
Sersi nodded to Phastos.
Without wasting words, Phastos began forming several "magic rings" and manipulating them.
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
The golden ritual that had been prepared long ago instantly activated.
Ring after ring of incomprehensible magical constructs and symbols flickered endlessly, circling around Alex.
Zzzzt! Zzzzt!
Strands of golden energy climbed up Alex's body.
Together with the magic rings and symbols, they formed a special magical force field around him.
The moment that force field enveloped Alex—
Flash!
His vision blurred.
He realized that he was no longer in the valley.
Instead, he stood in the vast expanse of cosmic space.
And before him—
A colossal giant, whose head alone seemed infinite in size, stood proudly in the void, gazing down at him.
Its very presence exuded boundless majesty and oppression.
There was no doubt—
This was Arishem.
"Homelander, I already understand your request."
"But the birth of Tiamut must proceed as planned."
"This point is non-negotiable."
Arishem's voice echoed across the cosmic void, resounding like divine thunder.
My request?
Alex paused slightly.
What request did he even have?
His purpose in meeting Arishem this time was very simple—he just wanted to test Arishem's attitude.
As for what Ajak and Sersi had actually told Arishem…
Alex genuinely had no idea.
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