What's His Problem? Abyss was a academic who specialized in the lore of a long-dead race, the Zalgodians. During his studies he found mention of Zalkor, the Granter of Unlimited Wishes, and, more importantly, an actual location for the cosmic-powered bestial entity. In return for the narcotic weed skrimblatt -- and Milos' soul -- Zalkor agreed to let Milos become his high-priest or "Kalorion." Once the deal had been struck and Milos' soul ripped away, he ceased being human and became the nearly-omnipotent mystic/cosmic powerhouse Count Abyss, who ruthlessly conquered first his own dimension, then began eyeing neighboring ones. It's hard to appreciate one's own mighty deeds without a soul, however; Count Abyss began to yearn for what he no longer possessed. His research into the legendary Infinity Gems caused him to cast a covetous eye toward the dimension that housed the Earth of the Marvel Universe -- and the Soul Gem borne by Adam Warlock.
Powers: Abyss had a bizarre symbiotic relationship with Zalkor, who had enough power to give Abyss literally anything his twisted mind could come up with. The Granter of Unlimited Wishes only had one wish of his own; a constant supply of mind-numbing skrimblatt. Unfortunately his indulgences over the eons left him so bloated that he couldn't actually get up and get skrimblatt for himself, so he had to strike a bargain with whom-ever happened to be in the vicinity for a few of its leaves to chew. When Abyss became his Kalorion he also became the sole supplier of skrimblatt for the beast; however, the beast was his main source of power, without whom his empire would simply fall like a stack of cards piled too high.
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