Jax was frustrated. Genuinely frustrated. He asked Echidna inside his mind. "I've fought a Celestial before. But right now a mere weapon of a Celestial is giving me this much trouble. It's just a cheat. Hercules must have been some kind of rank holder among them."
A laugh echoed through his skull. Childish, The kind of giggle that belonged to someone who found stupidity genuinely entertaining.
"Do you really think you could survive a Celestial? Dear, you can't stand in their gaze for a single minute, let alone fight one. I mean, struggling against a mere weapon tells me exactly how pathetically weak you are."
She added casually. "And just to mention, no Celestial can leave the upper realm unless they are granted permission by the primordial gods. So whoever you encountered was probably an ascendant."
Jax said. "Ascendant?"
