Earth, Mount Othrys.
This is the seat of the Titan gods.
Upon the mountain stands their temple, where the God-King Cronus and Queen Rhea reside.
Although the Titan gods ruled the entire universe, Cronus’s victory over the first God-King—the Sky God Uranus—and his supreme divine authority still required the aid of Gaia, the Mother Goddess of the Earth, as his mother.
Therefore, Cronus established the stronghold of the Titan gods on Earth.
Yet, he was not truly grateful to Gaia, the Mother Goddess.
As the God-King who governed time and space and could annihilate all things, Cronus—like his father Uranus before him—recognized no god but himself!
In other words, in the eyes of the aloof and even arrogant Cronus, he utterly rejected any god other than himself!
In his view, there was only one god—Cronus!
Everyone else, including his siblings and even his wife Rhea, were merely ants!
For all life in this world, and even throughout the entire universe, Cronus would give them only two choices—surrender or die!
Of course, Cronus also had reasons to be proud.
In the current mythological age, aside from the ancient gods who were either dead, sealed, or sleeping, the only god who had reached the Chief God level was Cronus.
Although he was one of the Twelve Titans, as the mightiest god, he differed from the other eleven Titan gods.
Because the other eleven Titans were merely Second-Class Gods, while Cronus was a Chief God—that was the difference!
For gods who had reached the Chief God level, the minimum standard for their Microcosm was the scale of the entire universe.
As for a Second-Class God, although their Microcosm was vast, compared to the universal scale of a Chief God—it was nothing but trash!
It was only natural that Cronus looked down on his elder siblings!
Moreover, after killing his father Uranus, Cronus also seized the Primordial Force—a power possessed only by the ancient gods who created the world.
This was a pure force capable of creating and destroying countless universes, a chaotic power that could infinitely expand the universe and shape all things within it.
(Microcosm is divided into divine and human varieties.
Divine Microcosm is far stronger than human Microcosm, whereas the Primordial Force surpasses Microcosm entirely.)
This power far exceeded Microcosm; all other powers were degraded products of the Primordial Force.
Combining these two aspects, he also wielded supreme divine authority over the entire universe—Heaven, Earth, the Underworld, and the Sea.
Frankly speaking, Cronus’s power had reached the absolute limit of the Chief God level.
His divine will thus generated infinite divine power.
Even if he fought at maximum strength for hundreds of billions of years, there would be no loss whatsoever—he simply did not understand energy depletion.
One could say that at the Chief God level, Cronus was practically synonymous with “invincible.”
Before him, the true “God-King,” even ancient gods like Pontus and Tartarus dared not oppose him and could only submit!
“Rhea…
you are pregnant again?”
Looking at the goddess kneeling before him, her belly slightly rounded, although she was both his sister and his wife, there was not a trace of pity in Cronus’s eyes.
Perhaps there was a little affection—but definitely very little!
In response, the second-generation Mother Goddess of the Earth and Goddess of Time—Rhea—bowed respectfully, not daring to overstep.
True, she was Cronus’s wife, but before becoming his wife, she was his subject, just like the other eleven Titans.
“Yes, my King.
I expect the child will be born in a few years!”
“When the child is born, you may bring it to me yourself!”
“Yes!”
Rhea answered with a single sound, a flash of pain crossing her face.
Ever since she had married Cronus and given birth to several children, she had come to understand the suffering of their mother—the Earth Goddess Gaia.
Just as Uranus had ruled the entire universe, tormenting and sealing his own children, Cronus was no better.
However, Cronus was not as cruel to his siblings and other gods.
Although he was also contemptuous and dismissive, as long as they obeyed and submitted, he would not slaughter recklessly!
The only thing that caused Rhea pain was the curse that Uranus had laid down before being killed by Cronus—
“Cronus, just as I was killed by my own child, you too shall fall by your own son!”
One should know that the Primordial Gods possessed unique traits, among which the Primordial Divine Words were an extremely fearsome power.
The words they spoke became prophecies—nearly irreversible, and ultimately bound to become reality.
Although Cronus was powerful, he could not lift Uranus’s curse.
Therefore, while other Titans married, had children, and enjoyed family happiness, Cronus could only seal his children one after another.
The purpose was to prevent that curse from coming true.
As his wife and subject, Rhea could only support this.
She loved her husband, and naturally could not simply watch him fall into ruin.
Although a god does not truly die in the absolute sense—at worst, they would sink into eternal slumber—but what difference was there between eternal slumber and death?
But if she did not want her husband to suffer, then she could only let her children suffer!
Recently, Cronus had sealed her newborn second child, the eldest son—Hades.
Rhea knew full well that, barring a miracle, this Mother Goddess might never see her two children (Hestia and Hades) again!
Immediately after Rhea withdrew, Iapetus—the Titan god of mortality and the husband of Themis, one of the twelve Titans—also entered and knelt before his brother, his King Cronus.
“Iapetus, do you have business with me?”
“Yes, my King.
My son Prometheus, seeing the Earth barren and lonely, wished to create new life within the body of the Mother Goddess Gaia, so that this land might flourish.
Iapetus did not dare to act on his own and has come to seek the King’s approval!”
After Iapetus finished speaking, he lowered his head, not daring to meet Cronus’s gaze.
After all, their God-King Cronus governed time and annihilated all life, even slaying their father—Uranus, the Sky God.
One could say that creating life without Cronus’s permission was the greatest disrespect to their King.
It was precisely for this reason that Iapetus had come here specifically to receive instruction!
“Creating life?
Interesting.
Let Prometheus do as he wishes, Iapetus.
But if the life that Prometheus creates does not satisfy me, then I will reap them all!”
“Yes!”
Iapetus answered at once, not daring to show the slightest disrespect.
If Prometheus angered Cronus because of this and was punished or even killed, Iapetus could say nothing.
After all, from the very beginning, Cronus had never been a merciful God-King!