Tartarus, sensing the crater with his divine perception, gazed into the distance.
Within the ring-shaped depression surrounding the earth, countless blue-white sparks of divine power transformed into countless masses of seawater.
“What is this?” Nyx, the goddess of night, asked in confusion.
Tartarus said: “Water—more precisely, seawater—is necessary for living beings; without water, they will die.” As he spoke, Tartarus discovered the sixth page of the Book of Creation.
The completeness of the Divine Essence of the God of Water had increased from 3% to 6%.
“This should count as my understanding of the laws of water, which has increased the completeness of the Fragment of the Divine Spark of the God of Water,” Tartarus thought to himself.
“Are living beings not gods?” Nyx asked at that moment.
“Yes, with the birth of the ocean, I have gained more memories.
In the future, all kinds of beings will be born, as well as substances beyond human existence.” “There will be animals, plants, and monsters.
Now there is salt water from the ocean, then there will be fresh water from rivers and lakes, and then fire and wind.” “In the sky, there will be the sun and the moon, celestial bodies, and beyond them, cosmic space.
On the earth, there will be daylight, the seasons will change, the weather will change, and civilization and knowledge will enrich.
The Chaos realm will become even richer.” Tartarus muttered something to himself, his gaze becoming profound.
This was heard not only by the goddess of night but also by the other gods.
They did not know what it was or what it looked like, but after Tartarus finished speaking, they had a strange feeling that fate had intervened and that all this would come true in the future.
Tartarus’s current words made him even more mysterious.
The abundance of information refreshed the gods’ worldview, prompting them to deep reflection.
Tartarus had deliberately said so much this time.
He was just short of perfection to become the God of Chaos, and then the Abyss itself could be deified.
As his power grew, he better understood some of the rules governing the Chaos realm.
These predetermined outcomes would inevitably occur, whether spoken or not, so his words would not affect the world, and there was no need to continue pretending.
If these prophecies came true, Tartarus would become the god of prophecies even faster, which was exactly what Tartarus wanted.
He wanted to know what the future of the world would be like if the divine authority of the gods who would be born in the future was seized.
Or perhaps it was as if predestined that no matter what one did, one could not seize the divine power belonging to some future deity.
These small experiments would help him better understand the Chaos realm, so he began to conduct them.
By this point, the circular depression was filled with seawater, and the sea level was level with the surrounding land.
The Book of Creation was found in Tartarus, and the divine status of the God of Prophecy became more complete.
This meant that the prophecy of the birth of the ocean had been fulfilled.
At that moment, huge waves rose on the sea, and new gods riding the waves burst forth from the sea.
On the shore, Tartarus and Nyx, the goddess of night, gazed into the distance.
Huge waves crashed on the sea, and the gods of the sea descended before them.
This deity was male, with long, curly blue hair.
He was young, of sturdy build, looked quite simple and honest, and wore a long blue robe.
“Glory to my sister, Mother Earth Gaia, who gave birth to you.
Child, welcome to your birth.
I am Tartarus, the god of the abyss.” “I am Nyx, the goddess of night.” “I am Erebus, the god of darkness.” After Tartarus and Nyx introduced themselves, Erebus, who had left earlier, appeared and also spoke.
“Your Highness, welcome.
I am Eros, the god of love, desire, and passion.” Eros also appeared.
“Greetings, I am Pontus, the god of the sea.” The young man with an honest appearance looked curiously at the four gods of Tartarus with his blue eyes.
At that moment, the Mother Goddess of the Earth, Gaia, appeared.
Her appearance remained unchanged, and her power was still at the peak of the middle stage of divine might; she had not weakened.
Tartarus sensed that this first god of the ocean, Pontus, was at the early stage of developing powerful divine power, weaker than the current goddess of night.
It was also possible that the god of the ocean was relatively weak, and at the same time possessed the origin and divine power bestowed upon him by the world, so he had not appropriated too much from the earth’s origin.
Naturally, Gaia’s power had not diminished.
“Mother Goddess.” Seeing Gaia, the god of the sea Pontus looked at her with reverence.
“Welcome, my child.
I am so glad to see you healthy,” Gaia, the Mother Earth, said gently.
Then she looked at Tartarus: “Long time no see, little brother Tartarus.
Thank you so much this time; it was you who again helped my child.
Last time, I promised to go to the Abyss to thank you, but you fell into a deep sleep.
This time, I will definitely go.” “The abyss welcomes Gaia and Pontus, the god of the sea,” Tartarus replied with a smile.
“My brother is Pontus, the god of the sea, and I am Uranus, the god of the sky.” At that moment, Uranus, the god of the sky, descended to Gaia.
He continued: “Just now, to prevent any accidents and ensure that Pontus safely received the gift of the Chaos realm, I used my divine power.
Seeing that Pontus was successfully born, I feel relieved.” Tartarus wanted to laugh when he heard the usually domineering and mighty sky god Uranus speak in such a manner.
This sky god was not blindly asserting his power; as expected of one destined to become the king of gods, he also knew how to use sophistry.
Tartarus suddenly realized: “Uranus, I see.
I misunderstood you.” “I thought you wanted to seize Pontus’s divine right to the ocean, so you suddenly intervened to intercept the origin and divine power that the outer sky bestowed upon Pontus.” “And so, I just stopped you.
As your uncle, I was very wrong to doubt you so much.
It was my fault, and I offer you my apologies.” “There is no need,” said Uranus.
“I am a little anxious, wanting to help my brother Pontus, and it would be wrong to act rashly.” Tartarus said: “Nevertheless, next time do not be too impulsive.
After all, you have only just been born and need to learn to control your divine power.” “And you too,” said Uranus.
“The abyss is at the bottom of the world—such are the rules of Chaos.
The Abyss’s rapid approach to the earth is, first of all, disrespect to the Mother Goddess, and then a challenge to Chaos.” “Forgive me, Gaia.
Next time, I will ask your permission,” Tartarus said to Gaia.
“Tartarus, you did nothing wrong.
You did it for Pontus,” said Mother Earth Gaia, shaking her head slightly.
Then she looked at Pontus: “My child, you have just been born and must understand this world and your divine right.
I will go with you to the ocean and tell you about this world.” “Good, Mother Goddess.” Then the two deities flew together into the ocean.
“Hmph!” Throwing a cold glance at Tartarus, Uranus, the god of the sky, soared straight into the sky.
Tartarus and the goddess of darkness dissolved into the night, together heading for the abyss.
Erebus, the god of darkness, vanished into the darkness.
“The more gods, the more emotions.” Eros, the god of love, smiled playfully and vanished.
Waves often crashed against the shores of the Earth.
With the appearance of the ocean, the world was no longer so quiet; the world moved toward greater prosperity…
— In the depths of the ocean, Pontus, the god of the sea, looked at Gaia, the Mother Goddess of the Earth, and asked: “Mother Goddess, was Uranus truly intending to take away my right to the seas?”