Chapter 36: Hand Over The Checkbook!
Crius’s usually majestic and expressionless face now bore a warm smile:
“Respected Son of the Goddess Queen, great Resist, welcome your Arrival. The Universe is filled with Hope because of you.”
After the Gods expressed respectful welcomes to Zeus, they also expressed profound Respect to Rhea behind Zeus. Then Hyperion invited the Gods to his Radiance Divine Palace surrounded by endless Stars.
After everyone sat down, Crius got straight to the point and said directly: “Respected Son of the Goddess Queen, after you toppled that majestic Divine Mountain and crushed the God King’s Divine Palace under the rocks, the God King came to the Universe to pursue you. That Rage swept across the entire Starry Sky.”
Zeus nodded and said: “This is one of the reasons I came today.”
“I know it was the two Great Gods who sheltered us. Your Kindness is as eternal as the Stars. Here, I express my most sincere gratitude to the two Great Gods. I will forever engrave the two Great Gods’ help in my heart and never forget it.”
“In the not-too-distant Future, I will surely repay the two Great Gods’ help and Protection with a New Order, repaying your efforts.”
Hyperion said: “Respected guest, we helped you not for repayment.”
“It is because we once swore Allegiance to the God King, so we are equally loyal to the sacred Goddess Queen and respect her even more, our dear Sister.”
“Although we are loyal to the God King, we cannot stand by and watch the noble and sacred Goddess Queen suffer unjust treatment.”
“We also disapprove of some of the God King’s actions. Everything we did is both admiration for your valiant Resist and for the Goddess Queen’s Sacred Honor, and our most sincere and deep Emotion.”
Rhea smiled and said: “Dear Crius, dear Hyperion, my dear Brother, I will forever be grateful for your help and Care. Your Support will receive rich rewards, far exceeding your imagination.”
“We were once comrades-in-arms, the most intimate family. Cronus was even my Husband. Under his leadership, we overthrew Father God’s tyrannical Dictatorship and harvested the Honor we deserved.”
The holy Goddess Queen gently sighed and said: “But Cronus, his ambition grew larger and larger. He became increasingly Tyranny. He lost the noble Virtue that once made him achieve great feats.”
“He did many things that violated the Gods’ Honor. The beautiful World became lifeless. He followed in Father God’s old path, harming Mother Goddess’s Emotion, even eroding the Gods’ Honor.”
“The World’s Order has gone down a Terrifying path of Wrongdoing. Our poor Children should not be bound by the wrong Order. They should also enjoy this beautiful World and shine freely!”
Rhea tenderly and Loving-kindness looked over all the young generation of Gods, finally her Gaze fell on Crius and Hyperion. She said in a Gentle yet firm Tone:
“Dear Crius, Hyperion, our Children should enjoy this World, shouldn’t they? This Right is innate to them!”
“That is the World created by the great Mother Goddess of All Things for us. Our Children have the Power to share this Glory. They should not live in stifling conditions, with their talents suppressed and Glory stripped away.”
“Please help my Children just like before, just like when we overthrew Father God’s wrong Rule!”
“Zeus, my most Pride Child, he will absolutely not disappoint everyone. He will bring a brand new Future to the Universe!”
“He possesses Courage and breadth far surpassing Cronus, Wisdom and Mercy. He will treat every noble Deity justly and grant every God the Honor they deserve.”
Zeus looked at Crius and Hyperion, he was extremely Serious and earnest, and said loudly: “Respected Great Gods, in the name of Son of Rhea, I Promise you all that I will establish a New Order where the Gods share the World.”
“In the beautiful World, every God will enjoy their share of Honor, with no more oppression or deprivation!”
“What they already have, I still Promise they have, and can carry it forward; what they have not had, I will grant them, so they can also share the World’s gifts!”
Zeus looked at Astraeus, Pallas, Perses three Brothers and said loudly: “Sons of Crius, you are sons of the Cosmic Framework and the World’s majestic Power. You are born to possess the Glory of controlling the Stars!”
“I Promise you, the Starry Sky of the Future World is your Honor, your eternal domain!”
“The Universe is bright because of you. You will radiate eternal Radiance. I Promise you to become the Weaving of the Universe, turning endless Stars into an eternal Radiance pattern.”
“I Promise you to represent the vast Power and primal Foundation of the Universe. I Promise you to become the inevitability of the Universe’s cycle, the indispensable driving force between the birth and death of all things!”
He looked at Sun Helios and Moon Selene and said loudly: “Sons of Hyperion, you will be the Lord of Radiance and the sacred Lord of Brilliance of the World. Your Radiance will illuminate the World!”
“The World will be divided into day and night. You will share the World’s day and night equally. You bring Radiance and Brilliance to the World, letting all things thrive endlessly!”
“Helios, the World is warm because of you, grows because of you. You will be the guardian of the Sky. Your Radiance is always with the World, dispelling all Darkness and gloom, spreading Warmth and Hope across the vast Earth.”
“Selene, you will be the gentle Ruler of the Night Curtain! Illuminate the darkness with clear glow, guide lost travelers. Every waxing and waning of yours is the rhythm of All Spirits’ Life cycle. Tide rises and falls with you, all things sleep and wake with you. You will be the eternal guardian of the night!”
Zeus looked again at Crius and Hyperion, the two Husband and Wife pairs, and said loudly: “As for the noble primordial Titan Gods, I Promise you noble ones that you will forever be the embodiment of the Universe’s grand Order, the omnipresent Power of the Universe World! Your status will forever be unshakable!”
Zeus unhesitatingly issued a heart-stirring large blank check.
Anyway, the Universe is not his now, so Promises can be given freely.
To take first, one must give first.
Slowly reclaim power later.
The wonder of rhetoric lies in leaving room. Anyway, language and Promises are always full of wondrous reversals.
Which Promise has no loopholes?
I did say I grant you Honor, but I didn’t say I can’t take it back, nor did I say it can’t be shared and held in common.
The wonder of application lies in single-mindedness.
Crius and Hyperion could still remain steady now. They are, after all, the older generation of Titans, with deep and seasoned mindsets.
But their Children were already deeply moved under Zeus’s series of Promises.
Under Cronus’s oppression now, they truly have nothing. With Zeus promising so much, they cannot help but be moved.
As Second Generation Titans, who doesn’t want to enjoy the World? Who wants to be pressed in the empty Universe every day, without any Honor?
In the Gods’ infinite Life, Power is imprisoned, Glory is stripped away—it’s simply worse than death.
Even Theia and Eurybia were now extremely Surprised and deeply moved.
Their Gazes met, exchanging countless pieces of information, their Tacit Understanding needing no words.
Which qualified Mother doesn’t consider their children’s Future?
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