Chapter 285: “father” And “son”
Its divinity trembled, hurriedly shaking off the other chaotic thoughts, mustering utmost spirit, preparing to wholeheartedly face the God King before it.
In preparation, to voice that idea it had already deduced countless times in its heart, and convince His Majesty the God King with mercy in one fell swoop!
It had this confidence!
Its attitude was utterly respectful, head bowed low, slowly uttering the words it had organized repeatedly: “Your Majesty is sage! All things in the universe are in Your Majesty’s eyes! None is more perceptive and wise than Your Majesty!”
Zeus merely smiled faintly, his golden eyes deep as the Sea of Stars, reflecting all truth and vain, yet letting the god discern no true joy or anger.
It said with a smile: “Prometheus, speak your idea.”
Prometheus’s heart leaped to its throat, divinity taut, having already resolved its determination.
It said slowly: “Respected Your Majesty! You are the most sacred, most just, most merciful, most wise, and most powerful great Supreme God in the universe!”
“You are the absolute Master of the Three Realms and Three Domains, the universe’s myriad directions, and all things! Moreover, the most loving and merciful Holy Father of all spirits!”
“Order exists because of You, all things and all spirits are born because of You!”
“Under Your great will’s guidance, Epimetheus and I, with the help of the great Mother Goddess of All Things, the Goddess of Wisdom, and Dione, successfully created a new sentient being that can glorify Your great merits and manifest Your endless radiance—”
“Humans.”
“Though they are merely mortal spirits, under Your greatness and the Goddess of Wisdom’s merciful bounty, they possess that immensely precious ‘wisdom’ that can continuously grow.”
“For ignorant living beings do not deserve to praise Your noble and great name!”
“Only humans, beings whose form resembles the gods and who possess true wisdom, are worthy to sing Your Majesty’s radiance and glory, worthy to manifest Your supreme greatness and supreme radiance!”
Zeus gently waved his hand, interrupting its chant; these words had already been said during the previous report.
It said smilingly: “Prometheus, no need to repeat these words already spoken.”
“Yes! Apologies, Your Majesty, Prometheus was too verbose. I was simply too moved by Your greatness, and involuntarily…” Prometheus grew even more respectful, both in words and posture, humble to the extreme.
Yet at this moment, Clymene, who had still harbored some amorousness in her heart, suddenly felt a layer of cold darkness veil her mind.
In this world, few know their own child better than truly qualified parents.
And Clymene was undoubtedly a qualified mother.
Wise Clymene, how could she fail to see the obvious anomaly beneath her son’s excessively humble and abnormal posture?
She knew her son too well.
How proud and shrewd he was inside; in usual times, he was absolutely not such a humble god.
Moreover, he had just established the great merit of creating humans for His Majesty the God King.
With his birth and status, he had no need to be humble to this degree.
His Majesty the God King was not the sort who needed subordinates to grovel in the dust before him to manifest his majesty or satisfy his vanity.
His Majesty appreciated sincerity and ability, not hypocritical flattery.
His current perfectly measured respect, that impeccable humility…
This was a performance.
Clymene, this formidable Second Generation Titan God, outstanding Daughter of the Ocean, one of the top goddesses, had her wisdom alert her keenly to the aura of danger.
Her son, every time his posture became this humble and his words this flattering, meant—he was certainly calculating something.
And this calculation was very likely to offend something.
But…
The God King is not to be offended!
Many powerful gods in the universe absolutely cannot be offended.
And the God King was the one most absolutely not to be offended!
Not in the slightest!
The God King is merciful and generous, magnanimous and approachable to the gods.
But this was absolutely not a reason to offend His Majesty the God King.
Moreover, in the time serving beside His Majesty the God King, she had already clearly recognized the immeasurably profound power and wisdom this new God King possessed!
That was power and wisdom far surpassing the Second Generation God King!
Even, possibly, the once terrifying primordial God King Uranus was absolutely inferior to the current God King!
The current His Majesty the God King was a God King truly omniscient and omnipotent!
Facing such a God King, any attempt to offend his majesty was utterly stupid!
Any attempt to calculate against him was even more idiotic!
Even merely harboring such a thought in the heart was already the greatest wrongdoing!
Since she could see Prometheus’s anomalies, then the omniscient His Majesty the God King certainly could as well.
But now, there was no room for her to interject.
This was not playtime, but the God King receiving a subordinate; no room for her words.
Clymene had this sense of proportion.
She could only watch wide-eyed, watching her beloved son tread a faintly terrifying path.
This sank her entire heart to the abyss, her divinity ice-cold.
She could only pray madly in her heart: Prometheus, my son, I hope you have no truly stupid ideas.
I hope you merely want to play some harmless little trick as usual, to seek some bounty.
But her rationality coldly told her: I’m afraid it’s more than that.
Regardless of how turbulent Clymene’s heart was, Prometheus’s words continued.
It bowed its head, saying in an utterly pious tone: “Respected Your Majesty, I always keep Your Holy Justice Order in my heart, often reciting Your Divine Twelve Laws, drawing precious nourishment for growth in the radiance of Your Holy Justice Order.”
“I deeply know that the core of Your Holy Justice Order is upholding the heart of ‘compassion, mercy, friendliness, affection, tolerance, respect, bravery, and sagacity.'”
“In Your sacred and noble character, any living being, even learning a single point, would benefit endlessly.”
“Your wisdom is boundless, Your bravery unmatched by any god, Your magnanimity as vast as this boundless universe, accommodating all living beings.”
“These are truly great qualities that any living being, exhausting all effort, could hardly learn!”
“But I know even more clearly, among all Your great qualities, the one nobler, more valued by You, and worthy of eternal respect by all living beings, is Your mercy and compassion!”
“Your heart holds the universe’s myriad directions; what You love is all things and all spirits in the universe!”
“Obeying Your command, upholding Your will, I pondered ‘how humans should treat the gods’?”
“I pondered too long in the mortal world, yet could never understand how these lowly and insignificant humans could do anything to repay even a fraction of Your love for all spirits, deep as the ocean?”
“Until…” Prometheus’s voice carried a thrill as if suddenly enlightened, “until I saw a human child, in the most intimate, respectful, and worshipful manner, call to his father, ‘Father’!”
“In that moment, I finally understood!”
“Your Majesty! Are You not the most merciful and greatest Father of all our living beings?!”
“Does a father loving his child need any special reason? How could he demand his child’s meager return?”
“Because a father naturally has the purest and deepest love for his child!”
“This love is exactly the same as Your greatness, Your Majesty’s love for all our spirits!”
“All this stems from Your purest, most loving, most compassionate, most affectionate, deepest, and greatest fatherly love for all living beings!”
Saying these words, Prometheus seemed truly moved, divinity turbulent, nearly shedding tears of emotion.
Its voice trembling, in nearly chanting piety, it proclaimed loudly: “Great Your Majesty! Respected Father! Only after comprehending this sacred reason did I truly understand how vast and deep Your love for all spirits is!”
“And it was then that I truly understood the essence of the Divine Twelve Laws You established!”
“Great Your Majesty! The core of all Your order stems from Your love and compassion!”
“You bestow the purest and deepest love upon all spirits, viewing all spirits as Your children; how could all spirits not view You as the greatest Father?”
“How insignificant and lowly are humans? How mighty and great are the gods? Let alone You who reign supreme over all?”
“All that humans possess combined is not as precious as a breath of Your pure aura.”
“So, before You so great, what of humans need You care about?”
“The only thing I can think of is humans’ highest, purest, and most sincere filial piety toward You!”
“For You, the great God King who possesses all and is all, humans’ only purest reverence and love can occupy even the slightest place in Your heart!”
Prometheus’s tone grew ever more impassioned: “Great Your Majesty! Humans were born because You desired greater prosperity in the universe and to alleviate the gods’ loneliness.”
“They represent all mortal spirits, existing to manifest Your sacredness and mercy! Though also mortal spirits, they are undoubtedly Your loyal children as well!”
“Thus, Prometheus believes the relationship between humans and gods is actually very simple: as long as upholding Your will, that suffices!”
“That is—father and son!”
