“Annoying little sun!”
Whether due to the laws or Hades’s personality from the main series, Hades somewhat disliked the brightly shining sun.
At this moment, Hades was also floating and hiding in a cave on the island.
Of course, despite hiding, he was always alert to his surroundings.
If he felt anything was wrong, he would immediately leave and find another place to hide.
Incidentally, the reason he had chosen to hide in the sea was also due to the issue of Cronus’s control over the divine realms.
Do not be fooled into thinking that Cronus was the ruler of the entire universe, governing the four great divine realms: Heaven, Earth, the Underworld, and the Sea.
But strictly speaking, he only ruled over Heaven and Earth.
The Underworld went without saying—Cronus himself did not like that place.
Combined with his suspicions toward Nyx, the Underworld had always been ignored by him and was not valued by Cronus!
Compared to the Underworld, Cronus actually preferred the Abyss—Tartarus.
Not because it was particularly good; on the contrary, Tartarus was far deeper, darker, and more terrifying than the Underworld.
Not only Cronus, but all the gods truly hated and even feared that place.
But compared to the Underworld, Tartarus could serve as a prison for imprisoning gods—which Cronus greatly valued.
During Uranus’s reign over the universe, many of the children he disliked were imprisoned in Tartarus by Uranus.
Cronus was actually the same.
He also had gods he hated.
If he did not want to kill them, he would imprison those gods in Tartarus, leaving them utterly forsaken!
Apart from the Underworld, the ocean was also a divine domain with relatively low control by Cronus.
Today, the god governing the ocean was the Sea God Nereus.
He was the son of Gaia, the Mother Goddess of the Earth, and her child Pontus, the Sea God and one of the ancient gods—making him Cronus’s half-brother.
Of course, Nereus could rule the seas because he had chosen to submit to Cronus.
If not for that, Nereus would have long since perished under Cronus’s Godslayer Scythe.
He had even killed his own father, the Sky God Uranus—so why would he care about a mere Pontus?
One could say that, given Nereus’s humble background and past, if Cronus truly wanted to make a move against him, killing him would be entirely easy.
Moreover, Cronus was not completely indifferent to the ocean.
Among the Twelve Titans, Oceanus was the god of the sea and pure streams, governing all flowing seas.
Although Nereus controlled most of the seas, some were also controlled by Oceanus.
However, besides the sea, Oceanus also ruled various river regions of the surface realm, making him a river god as well.
If not for this, if Oceanus had wanted to control the ocean, Cronus would certainly have supported him and allowed him to help govern it.
After all, compared to Nereus, who had one mother and a different father, Cronus definitely trusted Oceanus—one of the Twelve Titans and his full-blooded sibling.
Hades had decided to hide on an island in the sea because it was not under Cronus’s direct control.
Although the Underworld was safer, some of Hades’s secrets were known to the Titan gods, and he feared those Titans who might set up an ambush at the entrance to the Underworld.
The safest place might not actually be safe…
Time passed gradually, and before he knew it, Helios had already driven the solar chariot, carrying away the scorching sun.
The pitch-black night gradually filled the sky of the world, darkness like a blanket directly enveloping the earth.
Incidentally, Hades was somewhat envious of Helios.
In the current era, the Sun God was Hyperion, one of the Twelve Titans.
But he had transferred part of his authority to his own son—Helios—and was extremely devoted to Helios!
Compared to Hyperion…
well, Cronus was completely incomparable!
One could say that if King Cronus had even a trace of fatherly appearance, Hades would not have turned away from him.
After all, Hades came from later generations of flower growers, and the tradition of loving fathers and devoted sons still existed.
If possible, Hades would want to be an honest and upright god and live his life well.
His former “self” had been human, and he had experienced much.
Now that he had become a god, Hades naturally did not ask for much.
Even if he were just a Third-Class God without the system, Hades would have been content.
After all, if you can live forever and possess power surpassing human might—what more do you need?
Unfortunately, now Hades could only be a loving father and a devoted son!
“As expected, darkness suits me better!”
If he were still in human form before reincarnation, Hades would now be extremely anxious.
After all, being on an overseas island and still an infant—it would not be an exaggeration to say that there was no protection at all.
But now it was different.
As the future Lord of the Underworld, Hades governed the laws of darkness.
Therefore, the night was neither dark nor cold to him; rather, it felt like throwing himself into his mother’s arms, making Hades feel warm and cozy.
Under the cover of night, Hades carefully flew out of the cave and looked up at the sky.
In the mythological age, even the stars were brighter than in later times.
The pitch-black universe was not a barrier to Hades; wherever his eyes looked, even the cosmic abyss was clear at a single glance.
The night itself was also Hades’s eye!
At this moment, strange red stars suddenly added a gleam of brightness to the night sky.
Hades’s expression changed; he felt the red stars calling to him.
“Those are…
the 108 Demon Stars!
So that’s it—did they sense the destiny of the King of the Underworld and appear in time?
What a pity—you must shine in the sky of the Underworld!”
With a single glance, Hades understood the existence of the Demon Stars.
His divine Cosmos also reflected these 108 Demon Stars.
As soon as the Underworld appeared and the humans manifested, Hades would only need a single divine thought, and by his will, the 108 Specters would immediately appear, gather around him, and become his most loyal warriors!
Well, for now, it was still too early!
Even if Hades created the Underworld now, without humans as vessels for the Demon Stars, the 108 Specters could not manifest.
Moreover, when the Underworld appeared, it would certainly become Hades’s stronghold.
And given Hades’s current situation, he definitely could not hold the line.
At this moment, Cronus would not need to act personally; any of the Twelve Titans could come, and Hades’s Underworld would likely be conquered.
From Hades’s perspective, to create the Underworld, he needed to wait until he grew up and became an adult before making any decisions!
As for the system…
If the Underworld did not appear, its functions could not be fully activated—so how could Hades rely on it?