dark!
Cold!
desolate!
tedious!
This is the third realm of Theros space-time besides the mortal world and Nyx Divine Realm - the underworld.
Since the underworld is located deep underground, there is no distinction between day and night, and it is the final destination for the souls of all the dead in this world.
Erebos, the god of death, is the ruler of this realm.
From the moment he was born, he was thrown over by the frightened and suspicious Sun God Heliod.
Because what death represents is exactly the opposite of the sun, the relationship between the god of death and the god of the sun has always been tense, and it can even be said that they are each other's biggest enemies.
This is why in the original timeline, Elspeth defeated Heliod and handed him over to the care of Erebos, the god of death.
But now, as Asuok set off a world-devouring fear and nightmare, the underworld began to be inevitably affected.
Countless souls of the dead who were originally either calm or confused are now completely trapped in a horrific scene between reality and dreams.
Thousands of nightmares born from fear are spread throughout the black mist of the underworld, and from time to time they will rush out and forcibly snatch away souls.
The next time they appear, they will already be in another twisted and terrifying form.
And as more and more souls of the dead are transformed into nightmares, the underworld, which has always been a gloomy and terrifying environment before, is becoming more and more dangerous and terrifying, like a pot of oil boiling over firewood.
At the beginning, Erebos, the god of death, was still trying to fulfill his duty, killing the nightmares so that the dead could rest in peace.
But soon the situation was completely out of control as the number of nightmares doubled.
Even he himself is twisted by the tools and nightmares of the dead souls in the underworld.
The abdomen, chest, arms and back began to grow painful faces with thick sores out of thin air.
There is no doubt that the god of death who rules the underworld is being twisted into an extremely powerful nightmare, and he has no choice but to watch himself come to an end.
After all, the gods of Theros space-time all originate from the beliefs, worship and needs of mortals.
Since the Shimmering Oil can perfect believers and sacrifices by perfecting them, Ashok can naturally transform them into nightmares under his control through fear and nightmares.
To put it bluntly, it is the reasonable application of existing world rules.
It is also the part that a good planeswalker is best at.
Of course, it is not ruled out that Ashiok introduced some rules of other time and space into it through land cards.
At this moment, the most powerful nightmare was standing in the huge black palace, looking at the unconscious God of Death Erebos and God of Death Athreos who were kneeling on the ground.
They seem to have been in this state for a while, and the original sacred and majestic atmosphere has disappeared, replaced by it being distorted into an extremely ugly appearance.
If it continues like this, it will take about a day or two at most to completely transform into a special and extremely powerful nightmare creature like the Eternal Evil God.
Sudden!
A black shadow appeared out of thin air and gradually condensed into the face of Ansuo Qo.
I saw that he first looked at the surroundings with great interest, especially the two gods who were about to turn into nightmares, and then said with a very empty figure: "The Forging God Purophos is dead. To be precise, he was killed."
Lost."
"Dead? Who killed him? Xenagos?"
Nightmare, who had the same appearance as Zuo Si, raised his head in surprise.
"No, although Xenagos also participated, there was someone else who really killed the Forging God.
In other words, this successful hunting was his declaration of war to me.
He is inviting me to join this hunt against the gods of space and time in Theros as a warm-up before the war begins.
The father of New Phyrexia is obviously very confident in himself, and even wants to play a challenging game with me.
I think the reason why he is so confident is that he either doesn't know the extent of my influence on the world, or he has a trump card in his hand that can destroy Theros.
Which one do you think it should belong to?"
Ansuoke turned his head and asked directly.
He obviously did not use teleportation magic, but a part of his consciousness descended through some kind of magic.
Nightmare rubbed his chin and thought for a moment, then quickly responded: "My personal preference is the latter.
Because according to the incomplete memory fragments in my mind, I can tell that Soth is not an arrogant person.
Quite the opposite.
He is always very cautious and has many unexpected cards.
If he takes the initiative to invite you, then you must be careful.
Maybe there is some unknown trap hidden inside."
"So you mean to tell me to ignore or simply refuse to participate in this game of hunting the gods?"
There was strong uncertainty in Ansuoko's tone.
"No, I just remind you that if you are not sure of winning, it is best not to respond. Because this time the opponent is not the small characters you met before, but a dangerous person who is truly capable of threatening your life."
After saying this, the nightmare ignored its creator, raised its hands and began to control the fear and nightmares that pervaded the entire underworld, drawing power from it to accelerate the transformation of Erebos, the god of death, and Athreos, the god of death.
In just a few minutes, the entire underworld boiled under this extreme pressure. The endless fear and nightmares caused the souls of the dead to scream, and some even collapsed directly.
Wrapped in thick black fog, it was completely distorted, turning into an out-and-out nightmare creature.
To be precise, it should be an army of nightmares numbering in the millions, tens of millions, and billions.
And this nightmare Zuo Si, who was created from the fear of Jinji Tasha, connected himself with the nightmare army, allowing himself to break through his original limits and become more powerful and terrifying.
When Ansuoko saw this scene, he immediately pursed his lips with a playful smile and murmured to himself in a voice that only he could hear: "Is this a trap or some kind of temptation?
Dear Soth, I am becoming more and more interested in the hidden fears within my heart.
I really hope that when the answer is revealed, your reaction will not be too disappointing.
Since you want to use Twilight of the Gods on Theros as a back-up, then I will grant your wish."
As the last word blurted out, the Nightmare King instantly shattered into pieces and fled into the shadows.
About two or three days later, news of the death of Erebos, the god of death, and Aareos, the god of death, spread quickly.
Because the gods of this world only have projections in the Nyx Divine Domain.
Anyone can find the stars and constellations in the sky that belong to their respective gods.
When a god falls, the most obvious manifestation is that the constellation belonging to him disappears in the sky.
After confirming this, Zuo Si immediately launched a hunt for Poseidon Thasa.
Just ten hours later, this god with a mermaid-like appearance who could control all giant sea beasts died.
Following closely, the God of Slaughter Mogis, the Storm God Keranos, the City God Evonra, the Harvest God Kalametra, and the Torment God Pharika also announced their deaths in this hunting competition.
Suddenly, the entire Theros night sky became dim.
Almost all mortals who are still awake have realized that the gods they previously believed in and worshiped have fallen.
Apart from Clotis and Crophonus, the two original gods who were first born from the faith, only the constellation of Xenagos, the god of pleasure, is still standing, and the light of the stars is also changing.
It's getting brighter and brighter.
So with no other choice, people began to place their last hope on this new god, hoping that he could protect the space and time of Theros from completely falling into an eternal nightmare.
And the fanatical belief born out of this despair made Xenagos unprecedentedly powerful.
Even surpassing Heliod, the sun god who once served as the leader of the gods.
But only he understood that he had no ability to save the world that had been dragged into a nightmare.
There is only one person who can truly defeat Ansuoke, and that is Zuo Si, who has personally hunted and killed several gods, or transformed them into immortal evil gods, or made them into various artifacts.
The strength and decisiveness shown by the latter in this process, as well as his attitude of no respect for such creatures as gods, gave the God of Greed and Joy an unspeakable fear.
Because he understood that if he had not chosen to cooperate in the first place, his current fate would probably not be much better than those of the native gods.
"I can't believe you actually cooperated with this guy."
To be continued...