“My King…”
Hades’s escape shocked the Titan gods.
Cronus composed himself, his face darkening with astonishment.
“My Lord, allow me—Hyperion—to personally retrieve Hades!”
One of the Twelve Titans, the Sun God—Hyperion—bowed respectfully and spoke.
Although Cronus was quite cruel, it was he who had saved his siblings from the cruel and lawless Uranus.
Therefore, the other eleven Titans did not object to Cronus becoming king; on the contrary, they greatly supported him!
And the Sun God Hyperion was the mightiest male god among the Twelve Titans, second only to Cronus!
Although Hades possessed divine power and a Microcosm at the Chief God level, and had seized control of Cronus’s Underworld authority, displaying extraordinary potential—do not forget that Hades was still an infant.
In this situation, how much power could a Chief God-level being actually unleash?
As an outstanding one among the Second-Class Gods, defeating the current Hades would certainly not be difficult.
In fact, if other Titan gods intervened, it probably wouldn’t be a major problem either!
“Then I will leave it to you, Hyperion!
I have also agreed to Iapetus’s creation of life—let him go and do it!
The rest of you, withdraw.
Rhea, stay.”
“Yes!”
The Titan gods answered one after another.
Soon, the entire temple hall was left with only Rhea, who knelt respectfully before Cronus.
“That brat Hades—you were truly fooled by his words earlier.
What a loss of composure!”
“Your Majesty, it is not your fault.
We are the same!”
“Enough, Rhea.
I am not trying to blame you.
But now, having calmed down and reflected, I realize that there were quite a few problems with Hades!”
“My King, do you mean…?”
“Putting aside how Hades withstood my Godslayer Scythe, his wisdom seems to have awakened far too early!”
As soon as Cronus said this, Rhea finally came to her senses, her face full of astonishment.
You should know that from pregnancy to birth, the time required for a goddess to give birth was far longer than the mere ten months for humans—sometimes three years, sometimes several decades!
Rhea remembered Hades’s words very clearly—she herself had been pregnant for five years!
And from his birth to being sealed by Cronus, only a few months had passed.
In just a few months, Hades had acquired wisdom comparable to that of adult gods—which was clearly illogical.
Not to mention anything else—Hestia, who had been born before Hades, was still wandering aimlessly!
“Your Majesty, what should we do about Hades?” Rhea asked.
Although she pitied her child, she still loved her husband—Cronus—a little more than the child itself.
For her husband’s sake, Rhea decided to abandon Hades.
“Since we cannot kill him, just banish him into the void of space!”
As soon as he finished speaking, Cronus narrowed his eyes slightly, then descended the steps and placed his hand on Rhea’s shoulder.
“Rhea, I want to go to the Underworld.”
“The Underworld?”
“Yes.
There is something I must ask Nyx personally.”
Cronus spoke.
Although he held himself in high regard and recognized no god but himself, Cronus knew in his heart that among all the gods in the universe, there were still a few who made him tread extremely cautiously.
Nyx was one of them!
Although the Goddess of Night, like her parents—Uranus and Gaia—belonged to the ancient gods, Nyx was the most mysterious and fearsome of all the ancient gods.
Like Cronus—even when the Sky God ruled the entire universe, he had not dared to provoke the Goddess of Night.
After Cronus defeated Uranus and became king, Gaia had repeatedly warned him not to offend Nyx.
To this day, Cronus still remembered the terrified look on his Mother Goddess Gaia’s face…
The Underworld lay between the earth and the depths of Tartarus.
Now, before humanity had been created and the Underworld had vanished, the so-called Underworld was merely a vast, pitch-black expanse of space.
However, within this vast space, there was a continent drifting aimlessly.
On that continent stood a temple—the dwelling place of the Night Goddess Nyx, her husband Erebus (the ancient god of darkness), and their children!
Although it was terrifyingly dark here, it could not obscure the vision of the gods.
Especially the gods led by Nyx—who were born from the dark side of the universe.
Gods like Gaia and Uranus, who upheld the light side of the universe, were essentially completely opposite beings.
However, opposition did not mean hostility.
Moreover, Nyx’s status was extremely special.
Even if they did not hold authority over the Underworld, Cronus would not dare to drive them out of their “home”!
In the temple of Hypnos…
Suddenly, Nyx’s call rang out in the pitch-black darkness.
Hypnos—one of Nyx’s children and the god of sleep—immediately appeared, kneeling before Nyx.
Among the gods, familial affection was rare.
Toward the woman in the black dress before him, Hypnos’s eyes were full of reverence and fear, showing no other emotions—let alone appearing spoiled.
Just meeting Nyx’s gaze and her deep eyes could cause Hypnos to have nightmares for months on end!
“Lord Nyx, Hypnos has come to pay his respects.
Please give your orders!”
Just as the Titan gods had done with Cronus, Hypnos treated his mother as a subject to Nyx.
Nyx looked at Hypnos, with no extra gleam in her eyes.
As if in her eyes, her son was no different from a weed by the roadside!
“Fate should be flawless, but now a fish has slipped through the net and escaped from the path of destiny!
By the decree of fate, he has many connections with you.
I am very interested in him, and I want you to get acquainted with him in advance!”
“Someone actually managed to break free from the trajectory of fate?”
Hypnos was utterly shocked.
Although he knew little, he was certain that the one who could interest even his mother—Nyx—was definitely not to be underestimated!
“Fate is inevitable and cannot be changed, but the shackles of fate can be broken.
However, in the cycle of eternal reincarnation, no god has yet appeared to break the shackles of fate!
The fish that slipped through the net was still very small—could only splash a little water.
However, if he is given a push, it might yield unexpected results!”
As Nyx spoke, with a casual gesture, a silver five-pointed star necklace instantly appeared from the air and flew into Hypnos’s hand.
“Hypnos, follow the guidance of fate and find him!
Then give him this necklace!
One day, he will appear before me!”
“Yes!”
Hypnos answered with a single sound, then vanished into the Underworld!