Talk:The Outsider/@comment-16533050-20171228091332/@comment-30671277-20171230133424

It confused me as well, but the Void's very existence defies all logic and reason so I can't think of a good explanation. Perhaps it is related to the Ritual Hold's gate being shattered at the foundation of the world? As for why the Outsider forced those artifacts on Billie, I read one theory that said he did it all so that Billie could find him and end his suffering, one way or another.

As you said, he is "a being of insatiable curiosity about what people do when given power over others". Millennia after his original "death", he has orchestrated events so that he is once more at the mercy of somebody who has power over him and calmly accepts the result. I think Billie was meant to be the ultimate test because as we saw, he could've easily overpowered her if he wanted.