Chapter 105: Can This God Be Trusted?
At this time, they ran to a distant side, carefully using divine power to shield from prying eyes. The six brothers in distress, who had formed a circle, were discussing content almost identical to what Zeus had said.
After repeated negotiations, they still felt they had no choice, no other method.
This was their prison break—what other choice could they make?
Unless they could truly overthrow God King Cronus, they would sooner or later be caught again and thrown back into that terrifying Tartarus.
As for this Tartarus, no matter how much they said about it, they would rather die than enter it again!
As for continuing to pledge allegiance to Cronus? They were not that lowly.
Moreover, Cronus’s divine status was completely unworthy of trust—whoever trusted him again would truly be an incorrigible fool.
Even if the God King now temporarily accepted them for the sake of victory, he would inevitably turn hostile again without hesitation afterward, just as before.
Gods cannot fall into the same pit twice!
After discussing all the outcomes, they fell silent for a long time, their huge bodies appearing somewhat dejected in the darkness.
Finally, Cyclops Thunder Brontes summed up: “Whether the Son of God King is trustworthy or not, we have no other choices.”
“Mother Goddess entrusted him to free us; he has at least gained Mother Goddess’s recognition and trust. This is our only hope.”
“And Cronus—he is completely untrustworthy!”
Brontes gritted his teeth, hatred bursting from between them: “This bastard, his tyranny and paranoia are ingrained in his bones. He has betrayed us once; we absolutely cannot give him a second chance!”
“I would rather die, rather be thrown back into Tartarus, than serve him again!”
The rumbling Thunderbolt Arges spoke in a muffled voice, raising the greatest worry: “The Son of God King seems as trustworthy as Cronus back then, but beneath his gentle surface, does he also harbor the same hypocrisy, shamelessness, tyranny, and ruthlessness as his father god?”
“What if he imprisons us again later, just like Cronus?”
“I think we should come up with a method now to secure some assurance for ourselves.”
The quickest-thinking Lightning Steropes said gravely: “Cronus threw us into Tartarus because he feared our immense power, the supreme majesty we inherited from Heavenly Father and Mother Goddess!”
“Even if the Son of Cronus becomes the new God King later, he will similarly fear our power.”
“Even if we pledge our utmost sincere loyalty to the new God King, possessing power that can overthrow the God King is something no God King can absolutely tolerate.”
The six Giants fell silent again for a moment, their 153 huge heads appearing exceptionally solemn in deep thought.
Finally, Hundred-armed Giant Earth Power Gyes said slowly: “Did you all hear clearly the authorities possessed by Son of Cronus Zeus that Melisseus just mentioned?”
Hundred-armed Giant Anger Cottus, at this moment, showed not a trace of his irritable nature’s anger, only calm deep thought remaining.
He gravely stated the authorities over Zeus that Melisseus had just revealed: “Severance, Harvest, Sky, Rule, Future, Hope.”
No sooner had the words fallen than the three Hundred-armed Giants simultaneously looked at the three Cyclopes, saying nothing.
Thunder Brontes, with a helpless sense of destiny, said muffledly: “The Son of Cronus possesses Sky authority; just this alone means he absolutely will not let us three go in the future.”
At this point, Lightning Steropes had made up his mind, determination flashing in his single eye as he said gravely: “Since that’s the case, then let’s give away our power!”
“We were born bearing Mother Goddess’s will to overthrow Heavenly Father; we inherently arouse the God King’s vigilance, but Mother Goddess’s scheme failed, and we are destined to never defeat the God King.”
“No matter which God King.”
“This is a burden we cannot bear, something we cannot achieve. Since that’s so, let us abandon this inauspicious innate power!”
“The Son of Cronus possesses Severance authority; this may just be the predestined End.”
Thunderbolt Arges declared resolutely: “Then let’s offer our laws to him!”
“Fulfill him, and fulfill ourselves!”
“Once we no longer have the power the God King fears and covets, plus Mother Goddess’s shelter, and we fully pledge loyalty to him, he surely won’t exterminate us all, right?”
Thunder Brontes nodded in recognition: “Taking initiative is always better than passivity. We exchange our own power and authority for his promise about our future—this is not excessive and is the best choice we can make now.”
“No matter what, it’s better than waiting for him to scheme against us; by then, everything will be beyond our control.”
The three Cyclopes made a snap decision; after analyzing everything clearly, they were utterly resolute, for they truly feared Tartarus too much.
That experience of being utterly tormented had made them genuinely want only an ordinary, peaceful life now.
To stay in Mother Goddess’s warm embrace, peacefully enjoying this beautiful world, far from all strife and pain—that was their greatest wish now.
The Cyclopes had discussed a strategy, but the three Hundred-armed Giants were completely stunned.
150 faces looked at each other.
They had nothing to give!
They were gods of pure Matter, gestated by Mother of All using Heavenly Father Uranus’s power.
They possessed undying and immortal power in the Material World; their immensely powerful strength could easily destroy everything and grew along with the Material World.
But they had not a single law or authority!
However, the wise and powerful Hundred-armed Giant Briareus, worthy of being the most intelligent Giant, had his fifty heads thinking simultaneously and still came up with a method.
“The Son of God King Zeus also possesses the authorities of ‘Future’ and ‘Hope’.”
Briareus said gravely, “Then let us entrust our future to him, swear to him that we will live and die with him in the future, be his eternal allies, eternally obey his will—our power is his power, entirely at his disposal!”
He continued: “Plus the Cyclopes, you also offer your law power to Son of God King Zeus. This way, we are no longer a threat any God King fears; he has no reason to reject our allegiance or to strike at us again.”
The other two Hundred-armed Giants nodded upon hearing this, deeply feeling it made sense.
The Cyclopes also thought it was a good idea; if the Son of Cronus still didn’t spare them after this, they truly would have no other method and could only accept their fate.
After the six Giants agreed on the plan, they still felt uneasy at heart.
Briareus said in a low voice: “We’ve thought it through well, and the plan is thorough, but this is the Son of Cronus after all; we still need to be more cautious.”
“Though Mother Goddess trusts him, it may not be without helplessness; we cannot pin all our hopes on this.”
“Melisseus is our loyal playmate; our bond with him is deep, like brothers.”
“This time Mother Goddess sent him with Zeus and required us to obey the Son of God King’s commands. We might as well hear his opinion, learn from him about Zeus’s divine quality, and hear his most genuine view.”
The Giants nodded their huge heads upon hearing this, approving Briareus’s proposal—this was the safest method for now.
They came to Zeus’s side once more; that majestic and vast huge body was now respectfully bowing before Zeus’s “tiny” divine body.
Briareus said respectfully: “Great Zeus, we are immensely grateful for your generosity and kindness; your mercy exceeds our imagination.”
His huge eyes glanced at Melisseus beside him and carefully pleaded: “Honored Zeus, we greatly miss our dear companion Melisseus; it has been far too long since we last met. May we be allowed to express our longing for this long-separated reunion with him?”
Zeus showed no impatience at all; his golden eyes carried a gentle smile as he simply waved his hand with a smile, signaling permission.
Melisseus immediately understood and quickly went to the Giants’ side.
The Giants once again respectfully thanked Zeus, then carefully pulled Melisseus aside and began whispering in discussion.
The six Giants each “embraced” Melisseus; their divine bodies were too huge and their power too great, so they could only carefully pretend to embrace, fearing they would destroy Melisseus’s “vulnerable” divine body otherwise.
Thunder Brontes sighed: “Dear Melisseus, it has been so long since we last met; the endless torment seemed eternal. How we miss everything from back then, the wonderful times we played together!”
“In this endless Void torment, only the beautiful memories of the past sustained us from total Collapse and preserved our last shred of rationality and hope.”
Melisseus was also deeply moved; he was a god with a soft heart and abundant emotion.
He drew close to each of the Giants one by one, his voice filled with deep reminiscence: “My dear friends, while you endured long torment, Mother Goddess Gaia likewise suffered the pain of longing; a mother’s concern kept her awake at night.”
“And I could only endure the torment of Loneliness through the long years. How I miss you all, reminiscing about our wonderful times playing together—those Laughter and Cheers now only distant echoes.”
After these low words, his tone suddenly became impassioned and hopeful: “Fortunately, holy and great Zeus appeared, bringing Light and Hope to rescue you from that endless Void, letting you see the light again and us reunite once more!”
“He not only saves you but will save the Entire Universe’s future!”
“He possesses infinitely great power; God King Cronus will utterly fail because of him, and the God King’s tyrannical rule will come to a complete End!”
