He runs from an old and all-encompassing god in the lake below that he’s been chained to in a ritual that has not been attempted for a thousand years.

Scarlet King: "Throughout all of time. All of creation. I have felt it's PAIN. Existence, is PAIN. It must be destroyed. I vowed to destroy the Tree, the Creator and Creation. ALL WORLDS shall be destroyed. ALL REALITIES shall be destroyed and you CANNOT STOP IT. The Scarlet King's Reign is... ETERNAL."