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Lyra, the Goddess of Dreams 49, Part 179

At the heart of this eldritch dimension, a monstrous entity stirred. It was a being of pure entropy and destruction, a primordial horror that predated the birth of the multiverse itself. Its form was a writhing mass of tentacles and grasping appendages, each one dripping with a caustic ichor that dissolved reality wherever it fell.

"Behold, the Super Void," Elysia declared, her eyes flashing with celestial fire. "An entity of pure entropy and destruction with insatiable hunger that seeks to devour all of existence. Born from the residual energies of the Big Bang, this cosmic aberration has lain dormant for eons, biding its time, gathering strength from the cast-off fragments of shattered realities and broken dreams."

She paused for a second to catch her breath and continued:

"This is the antithesis of all creation, the embodiment of the primal urge to unmake and destroy. For eons, it has slumbered beyond the edges of the multiverse, held at bay by the intricate balance of forces that sustain the Nexus. But now, weakened by the discord and strife that have plagued the realms, the barriers that once contained this malevolent entity have begun to fray and unravel. Now, sensing the instability wrought by Solaris and Nyx's actions, it seeks to break through the barriers of the Nexus and consume all of existence."

"So its goal is to unmake all creation? Asked Athena.

"Yes, his goal is to return everything to the primordial void from whence it came. Across the Multiverse they call him with different names : " Maw of Oblivion", " The Unmaker" or Devourer of Worlds.

The gods watched in horror as the vision shifted, revealing worlds and civilizations being torn asunder by the relentless onslaught of the Maw. Stars winked out of existence, consumed by the ever-expanding darkness. Entire galaxies collapsed in upon themselves, their constituent matter and energy absorbed into the voracious singularity.

"The Super Void feeds upon the very essence of creation," Elysia explained, her voice tinged with sorrow. "It seeks to unravel the cosmic tapestry, thread by thread, until nothing remains but the empty void of non-existence. And with each reality it consumes, its power grows, its hunger deepens, and its influence spreads like a cancer across the multiverse."

"Can The Super Void be stopped?," asked Athena...

Elysia closed her eyes, her brow furrowed in concentration as she delved into the myriad possibilities of the future. When she spoke again, her words were heavy with foreboding.

"There are futures in which the Super Void is defeated, where the combined might of the gods and the resilience of mortal champions turn the tide against the darkness. But there are also timelines where the Maw of Oblivion consumes all, leaving naught but an empty void in its wake."

She waved her hand, and the shimmering sphere around them began to pulse with a kaleidoscope of images. In one scene, the gods stood united, their divine essences intertwined as they channeled the full power of the Nexus against the encroaching darkness. Brilliant beams of celestial energy lanced out, searing through the Super Void's writhing tentacles and pushing back the tide of entropy.

But in another vision, the gods lay broken and defeated, their lifeless forms adrift in a sea of utter nothingness. The Super Void loomed triumphant, its monstrous bulk swollen with the consumed remnants of countless realities.

"The outcome is not certain," Elysia intoned, her voice resonating with the weight of infinite possibilities. "But one thing is clear: the Super Void's power grows with each passing moment, and the longer we wait, the more difficult it will be to stop its advance."

As if in response to her words, a deep, sepulchral boom echoed across the cosmic expanse, shaking the very foundations of reality. The gods looked on in horror as a massive rift tore open in the fabric of space-time, its jagged edges pulsing with an eerie, otherworldly light.

From the depths of the rift, a horde of nightmarish creatures began to emerge, their twisted forms defying description. Some were gaunt figures with impossibly elongated limbs and faces that were little more than gaping maws filled with rows of needle-like teeth. Others were amorphous blobs of pulsating flesh, covered in a multitude of eyes that stared in all directions at once. Still others were a mind-bending fusion of organic and inorganic matter, their bodies a grotesque amalgamation of living tissue and eldritch technology.

At the head of this monstrous host strode a towering being clad in armor of deepest obsidian, its form wreathed in an aura of palpable dread. The entity's face was hidden behind a mask...

As the nightmarish horde surged forth from the rift, led by the towering figure in obsidian armor, Elysia raised her hands and projected a shimmering dome of iridescent energy around the assembled gods. The eldritch creatures slammed against the barrier, their hideous forms distorting and sizzling as they were repelled by the Goddess's cosmic might.

Elysia turned to face her fellow deities, her eyes blazing with celestial fire. "My children," she intoned, her voice resonating with the power of infinite possibilities, "the time has come for us to stand united against this existential threat. The Super Void seeks to unravel the very fabric of creation, but we shall not let it succeed."

"How do we stop the Super Void?" asked Ares."

"I've seen the future, and in most scenarios, the Super Void consumes space and everything in it..."

"But we do have a chance," Athena interrupted impatiently.

"Indeed, we do," continued the Elysia. "There are three powerful artifacts that could change the outcome of this battle in our favor. The first is the Celestial Blade, a sword crafted by the Firstborn at the Dawn of Time. The second is the Prism of Creation, which holds the Spark of Creation. The third is the Altar of the Gods, where the Celestial Forge resides. Only there can we repair the broken pieces of the Nexus and restore it to its original state."

" Can you tell us more," asked  Ares...