I Am Hades, Lord of the Underworld!

Mount Othrys!

Hades, accompanied by Hypnos, ascended to the summit.

However...

"Hades, I will return to the underworld first." Hypnos, upon seeing the figure standing before the majestic Titan temple, bowed and prepared to leave.

Hades nodded calmly, and Hypnos opened the gate to the underworld and returned.

At this moment.

The figure waiting quietly before the Titan temple was a peerless beauty. She wore a gentle smile, but it was tinged with helplessness and sorrow as she gazed at Hades.

The Titan Queen: Rhea.

At this moment, she looked at Hades quietly, and Hades walked step by step towards her. His voice was calm, but with a hint of emotion, "Mother!"

"Hades..."

"Hehehe~~~"

Rhea seemed to want to say something but eventually just shook her head with a light laugh. After a long while, she regained her composure and said softly, "I knew that in the end, it would be like this. The only one who could come here is you, Hades!"

"Or rather..."

Rhea said softly, "The first to arrive here could only be you, Hades!"

"Mother..." Hades seemed to want to say something but ultimately fell silent.

It was undeniable that Rhea had set numerous obstacles for Hades, attempting to kill him. In the Greek pantheon, this was extremely common.

The mutual conflicts and battles among gods, even among family members, always ended this way. This was destined; it never changed.

But Hades, regardless of the time, held respect for his father and mother. This was no joke, nor a false pretense, but genuine respect.

In Hades' view, whether they were his parents or his opponents, they were worthy of respect. This was not up for discussion, nor was there any need for pretension or falseness.

"Sigh!"

After a long time, Rhea sighed softly and said calmly, "Hades, you, Poseidon, and Zeus, you are all outstanding children. If not for fate, with your existence, the entire mythological world would have been under our rule, and nothing would have changed."

Rhea felt helpless. In her view, if not for the prophecy of the Father God, if not for the course of the mythological world...

Given her husband's character, he wouldn't have minded returning the powers of the Underworld King, Sea Emperor, and Sky Emperor, along with the throne of the God-King, to their three children.

What a pity!

"Fate does not pity anyone. Everything is predestined, and this is the inevitable result." Rhea whispered, "Hyperion, Coeus, Iapetus, Crius, Oceanus, Theia, Phoebe, Themis, Tethys, they are all dead."

"As for Mnemosyne..."

Rhea shook her head. She knew well whether her sister, the goddess of memory, was alive or not. But at this moment, it was pointless to say anything.

"The Underworld King, Sea Emperor, Sky Emperor, and Earth Master, all their powers have been completely stripped."

"Under the suppression of the mythological world, the Father God is almost at his weakest."

"After all."

"The Underworld, the Heaven, the Sea, and the Earth. When these four realms are fully controlled by you three children, all the advantages lie in your hands."

Rhea's voice was soft. As the goddess of time, how could she not understand all this?

It was impossible!

Rhea certainly knew all that was happening now and understood that under continuous deprivation and weakening, her husband, the invincible Titan King: Kronos, was now extremely weakened.

This was an undeniable fact, and it gave her three children a chance to win.

Otherwise, if Kronos were at his peak, guarded by the twelve Titan gods, holding the powers of the four realms and the throne of the God-King, and with his true divine power at the level of an ancient god, without the suppression of the mythological world...

Even if her three children fought with all their might, even to the death, the result would still be the same.

But!

The situation was as it was. Everything had led to this point. The three children had grown to their limits, while Kronos had been weakened to his limit. This battle would erupt under these conditions.

It would be an unpredictable battle.

Whether Kronos would break the chains of fate, defeat, and kill his three children, and become the true master of the mythological world, the supreme God-King.

Or whether the three God-Kings, with the help of fate, would defeat their father, leading the mythological world into the next era.

No one could be sure.

"Sigh!"

A thousand words condensed into another helpless sigh. Rhea said softly, "For me, I truly do not wish to see this!"

"..."

Hades listened quietly to his mother's words in silence, without saying anything. There was nothing he could or should say, only to listen quietly.

Rhea shifted her tone and continued, "As a wife, I do not wish to see my husband defeated. But as a mother, seeing you, Poseidon, and Zeus grow to this extent."

"Actually..."

"Hehehe~~~"

Rhea smiled gently, "It's enough. As a mother, I am truly happy. If I didn't have to experience all this personally, maybe I would be even happier."

Rhea's smile was genuinely that of a loving mother.

In reality!

Rhea was indeed a loving mother. However, in her heart, love for her husband surpassed familial love. Even her children held no significance in front of her husband.

Rhea's judgment placed her husband first, then her children.

"Mother." Hades said calmly, "All this is predestined. For you to feel proud is an honor for me."

"Moreover!"

Hades' words were very serious and extremely firm, "Mother, Father's era will eventually come to an end. The next era will be a new one, and no one can change that!"

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