Chapter 13 The Sword Bearer
On the top of the sacred mountain, another seven years have passed, and the connection between heaven and earth has temporarily stopped.
After the great God King vented his desires, he began to wander aimlessly on the earth again. At this point he found it a little boring because there were no children to play with.
In desperation, Ouranos had no choice but to use his divine power to randomly bombard everything he saw, and then find a little fun in the destruction.
After he left, Gaia was still lying on the top of the sacred mountain. She tried her best to reduce her consumption, but it made no sense. Visible to the naked eye, her immortal body began to age.
She knew she had to do something, and inside her body, where the twelve children were, the Earth Mother made a request.
"You see, this is your father, the God King of Chaos. He hurt me and imprisoned you. If this continues, when I fall into eternal sleep, you will stay here forever, maintaining life and death. state between."
There was hatred in Mother Earth's calm tone. She could feel the passing of power every minute and every second. Her spirit stared at the twelve gods, which was her last hope.
"I need a warrior," Gaia said. "I need one of you to have the courage to stand up to your father."
"This is also part of the prophecy. Heavenly Father will be shaken by his own children, and you are destined to succeed."
There was a moment of silence, and in the silence Rhea's voice sounded hesitantly.
"Mother, we are willing to share your worries, but 'the eldest son is not the oldest', and none of us meet this condition."
The other Titans thought the same thing. Thousands of years have passed, and they still have not understood the meaning of this sentence.
"No, you do."
Unlike the Titans, just before, at the end of the God King's atrocities, the Earth Mother suddenly understood the true meaning of the prophecy. The eldest son, but not the eldest, now is his time to show up.
"Whoever agrees to my request will be the first to leave my body. You will be pregnant again due to the command of the God King, and the position of the eldest son will also be rearranged."
When the voice of the earth mother fell, the gods were a little shocked. It wasn't until this moment that they deeply felt the power of fate.
As early as 2,500 years ago at the banquet, everything had been revealed - they would be conceived again, so the eldest son was not the eldest.
"But we have no weapons."
Hyperion seemed to have some ideas, but also some hesitation.
As the only sun at present, he has not yet been divided into priesthood, and he is not inferior to his elder brother and younger brother. If he could become the god who defeated Uranus, he might also be expected to inherit the throne of God King.
"Is it the prophesied sword? It is ready." Earth Mother said again: "The God King ordered all weapons in the world to be sensed by him, so I used flint to breed a sickle. It has never appeared in the world, and it was born It's meant to harvest plants, so it's not a weapon."
"It is unforged and occurs naturally, so it does not have a forger. It is a natural product."
The gods were silent again. They did not expect that the 'relatives' who assisted the rebellion in the prophecy were actually Gaia. Not one of their brothers, not their uncle who was transformed into mountains and deep seas, but the mother who gave birth to them before their eyes.
Yes, there is nothing more 'family' than a couple.
"But we made a vow."
Before Hyperion spoke, Theia pointed out the key to the problem. Among the Twelve Titans, she is the closest to Hyperion. Therefore, she did not want to see her brother be confused by the position of God King and make wrong decisions.
Regarding the facts Theia told, Mother Earth was speechless.
At this time, the guardian of the oath has not yet appeared, the Styx River has not yet been born, and the world has not yet delegated the authority to keep the oath. At this time, breaking an oath is a terrible thing.
If the prophecy shows that the person who holds the sword is destined to become the next generation of god-king, then the twelve Titans will not hesitate and they will fight for the qualification to hold the sword. But since the position of the God King is uncertain, no one is willing to bear the consequences of breaking the oath.
After all, becoming a god king, the supreme divine power can make up for the damaged priesthood. But if the wielder of the sword is just for marriage, the gods are not willing to take this risk.
And the most important thing, which the Earth Mother has not yet mentioned, is that 'shaking the royal power' does not necessarily mean 'subverting the royal power'.
If the prophet had not said the title 'the first god king' more than once, the gods would not have dared to believe that the mighty and powerful father would have failed.
Thousands of years of fear have already penetrated deep into the bones.
"Let me do it." The silence continued, and while Mother Earth was waiting in despair, Cronus spoke up.
Different from before, his voice was calm and magnetic at this moment, without the slightest hint of shrinking in front of the God King.
Before today, he had always been the timidest and least present among the Twelve Titans.
Because of his unique authority, he was never treated as a toy by his father. Because he is the youngest child, Ouranos is not very afraid of him. Although he possesses the most powerful divine power among the Titans, he has always been ignored by his brothers and sisters.
But at this time, as he spoke out, the gods finally recalled his premeditated oath.
As the first person to swear an oath, he claimed that he was not the facilitator, but did not say that he was not the knife wielder.
As if he had already thought about it, Cronus would only wield the sword for himself and would never become a sword in the hands of others.
"Yes, my youngest brother." Hyperion sneered, as if he was meeting him for the first time: "I never thought that you are so far-sighted."
"Yes, Cronus. Perhaps in terms of wisdom, you and the prophets are not far behind."
Oceanus also spoke. He still remembers how embarrassed he was when the first half of the prophecy was told.
But Cronus was different. Faced with his father's oppression, he even dared to play such little language tricks. If Ouranos hadn't noticed, he would have spent his 2,500th birthday in Tartarus.
"That's enough!" Mother Earth interrupted coldly, with a hint of surprise in her voice.
"Since you are not willing to hold a knife for me, then don't laugh at your brave brother."
"Cronus, my youngest child." After reprimanding his other two sons, Gaia's voice finally had a hint of anger: "So you are willing to pick up the sickle, for me, for your brothers and sisters, and for Will you end this disaster yourself?"
"Yes, I do," Cronus said.
"I am willing to hold a knife, but I need more specific guidance. There is definitely a more critical part of the prophecy. A knife cannot allow me to fight against God the Father."
"...You are right, I will. I will find the prophet and ask you about the true meaning of the prophecy."
"But he once said that he was just an observer of fate." Hyperion suddenly said.
"It's just that he has other demands. I see this more clearly now."
The repeatedly tortured Earth Mother seemed to have finally found some wisdom. When faced with the only chance to resist, she calmly recalled every meeting with Ryan.
No one who can spy on destiny can hold back, and they will definitely use this power to benefit themselves. The God of Prophecy definitely knew more, but he didn't say it out loud. Just like he asked the God King for the timing, he must have his own purpose.
"He is in Hades now, between me and Tartarus, and he is waiting for me. He will make demands of me, and I am ready, but you must also be ready."
Mother Earth spoke calmly, and then lay quietly on the ground.
Now is not the time, she has to wait for the right time. When Ouranos finds a new toy, that's when she goes to Hades.
Now, she chooses to endure the pain.