I'm The Devil

Zeus with a disheartened expression as he made his way to Metis's palace.

"Why? Why must she die for that fate to be averted? Why can't there be another way?" Zeus questioned himself as tears threatened to pour out of his eyes.

Meanwhile at Metis's Palace, Metis sat on the bed in her bedroom waiting for her inevitable demise by her husband.

"I just hope father does not takes the news of my death hardly" Metis said.

She was trying to prevent a war and does not want to cause another one because of her decision.

While she was still in deep thoughts, she heard the door to her room opened so she turned to see who it was and love and behold it was Zeus himself and looking at his expression, she knew that he has already come to a conclusion.

"How have you been?"

He asked while also taking a seat on her bed and wrapped his arms around her.

"Apart from taking care of the child, I have never be any better" said Metis with a sad smile.

Even though she knew her fate, was to die today, she still has a little bit of hope for Zeus to change his mind and look for other alternatives.

Nobody wants to die, not even an immortal like her.

"That's good, and as for the baby, what do you intend to do with it?" He asked wanting to hear her opinion on the matter.

Metis face changed while looking at her protruding stomach, rubbing it as she could feel the vibrant essence of life within her "I would have loved to let it live but I don't think that would be a wise idea, so whatever you decide" she said as she looked at Zeus with a sad smile.
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Zeus sighed and took his face away from Metis, his eyes are all red as tears poured freely out of them which he quickly wiped away.

Initially Zeus did not understand why the Sisters of Fate to him to kill his wife but now he knew.

Just like his grandmother before his mother, all of them had to suffer the fate of having their children robbed from them which also became a catalyst to the two wars.

Now if he were to do the same to Metis, he knew what she is capable of and it is not going to favour him even if he has the whole gods of Olympus on his side.

So the solution to averting his fate is by getting rod of the source altogether which is Metis.

He turned to look at Metis once again and stroked her hair (I'm sorry it has to be this way but know this, I will always cherish you Metis, I will not let you death be in vain) Zeus said in his heart.

"Can you do me a favour and turn into this, I have always been curious about this particular insect" said Zeus as he created an image of a fly.

Metis just internally scoffed at his lame attempt to get rid of her but she decided to play along since she was already prepared for her death.

"I don't know what got you curious but I will happily oblige" said Metis as she got up and transformed into a fly.

As soon as she did that, Zeus immediately caught her and swallowed the fly and in the process, Metis.

"Forgive me, but this is the only way to ensure my safety" said Zeus as he got up and left the room.

That day a strange atmosphere permeated Olympus as Zeus, the King of gods was unusually inactive and just stayed in his Palace and dismissing anyone from seeing him.

And this continued for weeks and everyone wondered what was wrong with the King of gods even to the extent involving the other two, Poseidon and Hades who came to seek an audience with Zeus to know what was wrong with him.

But he still denied them and ask to be left alone.

Domain of Gaia

"I'm afraid he has already committed the crime as I can't seem to find Metis anywhere" said Rhea standing in the presence of Gaia "I sure she also in pains of losing her first child"

Gaia frowned when she heard that, she could not understand what was wrong with her family.

It is as if they were cursed right from the very start.

Her husband, Ouranus robbed her of her children, her son did the same to his wife and now her grandson is also following in that footstep. She just do not understand such a thing.

"Call Zeus and Metis, I will like to have a talk with them"

"Yes mother"

Since she could not figure out what is wrong with her family, she could at least make sure this never repeats itself again.

"I'm afraid Metis would be unavailable" said Lucifer as he appeared besides Gaia "she is dead"

Hearing this news, it was as if a bomb was dropped in their vicinity and a huge explosion occurred.

They could not believe what they just heard "what did you say?" Gaia asked and disregarded the fact that this was the first time she has seen Lucifer since he came back to life.

"Metis is dead" Lucifer repeated it once again to the women and seeing as they were still in shock, he continued "he decided to follow another path, to completely ensure his survival and the peace of the Realm, he had to kill the source of the problem which happens to be Metis.

If he were to get rid of the child after it was born, Metis will resent him and begin to devise a plan to pay him back for what he did to her so killing Metis is the only way and she was also aware of it, she died to avoid unnecessary complications in the future"

Gaia sighed and closed her eyes while thinking of ways to pass this news to her son, Oceanus.