STIGMA OC CARAVAGGIO FINALS 3/5

ANNIHILATION GANG (Ever-Flame Mansion more specifically)

"The value Nanook sees in the Annihilation Gang may be less than the value an infant sees when they smash a vase."

— Research Into Destruction by Dr. Primitive

Not all fanatical devotees of the Path of Destruction are welcomed into the Antimatter Legion. There are many murderous species throughout the cosmos obsessed with pillaging and annihilation, but they lack the ability to systematically pursue the will of Destruction. The scumbags of the Annihilation Gang fantasize about one day serving as pioneers of Destruction, but they have no idea that their cruelty only incurs Nanook's utter contempt for them.

The reason is that the Annihilation Gang's goal behind their thirst for destruction is not pure enough. Chaotic desires are also mixed therein, with some taking pleasure in bloody slaughter, some plundering as an excuse for filthy vengeance, and some relying on endless destruction to calm their internal madness. They claim to be loyal followers of Destruction, but never escape the enslavement of their own selfish desires.

These marauders roam the stars, dragging everything they touch into a vortex of havoc. They will not abandon their feeble personal ideals, and so must endure the tortures of eternal spiritual exile. The faction is comprised of numerous groups all dedicating themselves to the Path of Destruction. According to an unknown person, they claim that the Annihilation Gang is full of "trash" that were too afraid to the Antimatter Legion. While they all belong in the same faction, there is a clear squabble among the groups, such as the Ever-Flame Mansion and Jepella Brotherhood, who were enemies prior to the former's supposed dissolution.

THE RIDDLERS

"You know what I know, and you don't say what I don't say. What am I?"

— Riddler Baden Babbibalo Bala

Enigmata has a large number of followers, with The Riddlers being a prominent group. They were once palace hall poets, chiaroscuro painters, masters of disguise, or occult monks. While having reached great heights in their respective fields, after coming into with the Aeons, they turned into an incomprehensible group of people who spouted ridiculousness and wrote falsehoods.

Where the History Fictionologists are devoted to the mystification of history, the Riddlers are obsessed with destroying the certainty of language. Words used to express meaning are gradually obfuscated in the mouths of the Riddlers. They deconstruct texts, abuse metaphors, change word orders, tamper with semantics, and transform an otherwise precise language into something beyond recognition.

While the Riddlers are not as prominent as History Fictionologists, their actions still have a subtle yet huge impact on the current universe. Why is it so hard to find a pure and precise language in the cosmos these days? That is another riddle left by the Riddlers.

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