“Lord Hades…”
Hypnos and the other gods breathed a sigh of relief upon seeing this.
Nyx had been kind to Hades, but not necessarily to her children.
Every day, simply thinking of their elderly mother here in the temple as a frozen queen, their hearts pounded with fear.
Whatever they wanted to do, they had to hesitate and waver, afraid of upsetting Nyx!
Now it was over—that mountain had finally disappeared, and Hypnos and the others no longer had to fear being destroyed one day.
Although Hades was now their new lord, after their brief encounter, Hypnos acknowledged that Hades had a good disposition.
At least he would not be as elusive as Nyx!
Although with Nyx around, there was no need to worry about external dangers.
But now, with Hades, things would not be much worse!
“Alright, Hypnos.
Since the Mother Goddess has left, from this moment on, I will fully take control of the Underworld!”
“Yes, Lord Hades.
That is also Lady Nyx’s will!”
Hypnos spoke, and Hades calmed down, observing the Underworld gods who had submitted to him.
Since he had been reborn and conceived within Nyx, these Underworld gods could now be considered his elder siblings!
However, after careful observation, Hades could not help but feel a slight disappointment.
Because, apart from the Twin Gods—Hypnos and Thanatos—and the goddess of fate Ker, all the other Underworld gods were Third-Class Gods, which was rather disappointing.
You should know that the power of a Third-Class God was roughly equivalent to that of a Gold Saint.
From a divine perspective, this was truly unsatisfactory.
Of course, gods were still gods.
Normally, when a Third-Class God fought a human warrior of the Seventh Sense, the god would definitely be stronger.
As for Hypnos, Thanatos, and Ker, although they were Second-Class Gods, they were not particularly outstanding.
However, Hades did not pay much attention to this.
After all, even among the Twelve Titan Gods, apart from Cronus, the remaining eleven were Second-Class Gods!
The fact that Hades had three Second-Class Gods as subordinates was already quite good.
The true development of Greek mythology belonged to the Olympian period of Zeus.
Incidentally, Hades was not one of the twelve Olympian gods in traditional Greek mythology!
But in Saint Seiya, Hades was one of the Twelve Gods.
Putting aside power for the moment, in terms of status, Hades was similar to Poseidon—second only to Zeus as a great god!
Of course, as a reincarnator, Hades would still become one of the gods in the future—but that was truly unknown.
Although Hades and Hestia could still be considered siblings, he had been reborn through Nyx.
If he truly took it to heart, he would sever family ties with them!
“Hypnos, Thanatos—next, I will create the Underworld within the Underworld!
For now, you two will govern this place!”
“Yes!”
The Twin Gods answered with one voice, and the entire group of Underworld gods expressed joyful expressions.
When Hades spoke the word “Underworld,” a mysterious feeling made them understand that this was the divine realm destined for them.
Although the Underworld was also their divine domain, who would like an empty, pitch-black space?
At this moment, Hades ignored the other gods and transformed into a black bolt of lightning, vanishing from the temple hall.
When he reappeared, he was already at the edge of the Underworld.
At this moment, Hades’s Primordial Force fully erupted.
A Primordial God was a creator god, and with the Primordial Force, he could easily create worlds.
And gods who had reached the Chief God level essentially possessed the power of creation—and Hades possessed both.
Creating the Underworld was naturally a trivial matter.
“The Road to the Underworld!
Looking up, no stars are visible; looking forward, no end can be seen; looking back, no friends or family can be found!”
“The Wishing Platform!
Here, souls may look back upon their homeland and finally see family and friends!”
“The Gate of Hades!
Arriving here means entering the gateway to the Underworld!”
“The River of Souls!
To truly enter the Underworld, one must cross the river of the dead by boat!”
“The First Prison: Judgment that tries the dead—even lies can be immediately exposed!”
…
As Hades’s divine sense burst forth, his words became law—land, rivers, gates, temples…
All appeared in the empty Underworld.
Initially, Hades intended to create the Underworld based on Greek mythology.
But recalling that the system had once rewarded him with the laws of the Netherworld from other mythological traditions, Hades also drew inspiration from those traditions when creating the Underworld!
Hades felt that if he made the Underworld more perfect, his authority as the King of the Underworld would become even stronger, and he might receive more rewards from the system!
This premonition was very strong, so Hades sincerely created the Underworld, not daring to be the slightest bit careless!
Moreover, in Hades’s view, although Hades was fair and impartial in the main story, he could be too cold and heartless!
Perhaps there was nothing wrong with fairness and impartiality when judging souls—but the entire Underworld was not just a place of punishment or condemnation.
After punishment, a soul’s karma was emptied, and it should be treated with compassion!
However, Hades in the main story had no such intentions.
For him, even if people simply stepped on an ant or plucked a flower, it was an unforgivable sin, punished without return!
Although he also created places like the Elysian Fields, saying it was a paradise that only the chosen of God could enter—free from pain, hunger, war, or sorrow, and could free people from all suffering!
However, in the main story, Hades had never truly chosen a human!
Even before the Holy War began, he chose the purest youth in the world to serve as his vessel—but after the war, which of those boys he chose could enter the Elysian Fields?
In the end, they became tools discarded after use and thrown into hell for punishment!
Now, as a reincarnator, Hades naturally would not act that way.
He did not seek to create a perfect Underworld—but wanted to be a perfect ruler…
Seven days later, the once-empty Underworld had completely transformed.
Eight prisons, three valleys, ten moats, four enclosures…
At this moment, Hades stood above the Underworld, observing his grand achievement.
And in the distant upper reaches of the Acheron River in the Underworld, beyond the vast plains of the Lethe River, Hades also created the Elysian Fields.
However, he divided the Elysian Fields into two parts: one was the Divine Domain, a place reserved for the Underworld Gods.
The other was the Mortal Realm, which would become the residence of the virtuous and the Specters of Hades!
As for those virtuous souls, there was no need to mention them.
Hades would never forget the merit of the Demon Stars protecting their master when he was pursued by Hyperion.
In the future, as long as those Specters under the Demon Stars were not truly evil, Hades would allow them to create a utopia as their living environment!
After all, most of those working in the Underworld were merely soldiers and servants.
As the orthodox warriors under Hades, it was only natural for the Specters to receive certain privileges!