As I shook Ego's outstretched hand, I could feel the world around us begin to crumble and break apart.
"I should probably mention, since I'm burning most of my divinity to do this, I won't be able to communicate with you for at least a few years, let alone summon you here." Ego said, shrugging as his form began to crumble to dust.
What? Why didn't you tell me that before! I have so many questions!
"Don't die then, see ya sucker!" Ego said, as the rumbling and destruction of the world we stood on forced me back into my body.
Snapping my eyes open, that was either a very descriptive episode of deja vu, or Ego truly did sacrifice himself to bless me.
"So it seems." He says, his voice hardening as he too dropped into an offensive stance.
As the two of us steel ourselves, the seconds of silence and stillness felt akin to hours.