Karyk followed the rough direction, in which everyone had been walking. Along the way, he also used his magic to change his clothes, removing any stains of blood from them.
His clothes were modified into something that could not be traced back to Earth or his galaxy. Instead, a mechanical armor, similar to the man before, appeared around his body, also hiding his wounds and all the black marks on his body.
His body was still healing, albeit much more slowly now that the rate of death had slowed down with him leaving the river of time. Still, even in this weakened condition, he was stronger than he used to be when he started devouring the universe.
The laws of the universe had become one with him, granting him many new abilities. As for his mind, it was more fragmented than it had ever been, but even then, he had absolute control over his actions.