Chapter 145: I Won’t Allow You To Leave Olympus!
Awakened by Zeus’s words were not only them, but also Hera, full of melancholy in her heart.
Zeus’s words, with his repeated “beloved Hera,” made her feel as if her entire divine body was immersed in the sweetest sea of honey.
However, following this sweetness came even more, even deeper heartache, like the cut of a knife.
Hera forcibly suppressed the abundant emotions in her chest that were nearly about to burst forth, and with a tone of near-silent calm, softly asked: “Your Majesty the God King, may I ask what important matter brings you to me?”
Zeus’s handsome face, full of smiles, instantly lost its smile upon hearing Hera’s distant address, becoming indifferent.
His thick brows furrowed slightly, and he strode forward, unceremoniously grabbing white-armed Hera’s fair wrist, which was like the petal of a freshly bloomed white magnolia.
He pulled her straight into the empty divine palace, saying in a tone tinged with displeasure: “If there’s nothing, can’t I come to see you?”
“Also, I still prefer you calling my name, Zeus.”
Hera’s heart trembled fiercely; she instinctively wanted to break free from Zeus’s grasp, but facing Zeus’s absolute power, all her struggles were in vain.
She was pulled all the way to the center of the divine palace, unable to break free from beginning to end.
She could only let Zeus’s powerful hand grip hers tightly, slightly lowering her head, and in a dull and suppressed tone, softly said: “But you are already the God King.”
This domineering Lord of All Gods in emotions did not answer, but instead cupped white-armed Hera’s slender, delicate jade hands with both of his.
These jade hands were white and smooth, delicate and fine, truly flawless, the most perfect masterpiece of divinity and creation.
A god’s divine body, unless deliberately so, truly has no flaws, not even the slightest defect.
No goddess has ever been careless about her own divine body; the meticulous shaping of the divine body allows no slackness.
Especially a Great Mother Goddess like Hera; her divinity fused into her divine body makes it not only flawless but also emanate from within a holy power that infinitely attracts and inspires admiration from all living beings in the universe.
Zeus gently and preciously held his beloved Hera’s jade hands against his heart.
Words of infinite tenderness that could melt ancient glaciers slowly flowed from his mouth: “Yes, Hera, I am already the God King. But I am also forever Zeus, the eternal Zeus, the Zeus you know, your Zeus.”
“And you are Hera, the eternal Hera, the one in my heart, my forever beloved Hera.”
Hera could clearly feel the strong, powerful beating of his heart coming from beneath his heart, just like hers.
But her heart now was truly too chaotic.
The Great Mother Goddess with eyes full of melancholy sighed: “Zeus, please let me go.”
“You shouldn’t hurt Metis like this. She is the goddess who loves you most in this universe. And she is also the beloved you openly declared before the gods.”
The experienced Master of Heaven would certainly not let go at a time like this.
He would not follow the goddess’s rhythm at all, but instead asked the question back in an utterly sincere tone: “Then, what about my beloved Hera? Is the god she loves most also only me?”
Goddess Hera, whose heart was in turmoil, didn’t dare to look at Zeus’s eyes that seemed to pierce the soul.
She forcibly put on an air of indifference and toughness, sharply saying: “That is no longer important! Let me go!”
Zeus gripped even tighter, with such force that it even caused her pain.
He pressed step by step: “No! This is very important!”
“I must know the answer to this!”
Majestic Hera was finally provoked to anger; she suddenly raised her head, her beautiful bright eyes burning with rage, staring straight at Zeus: “Zeus! How can you hurt Metis, who has only you in her heart like this?! She is the wife you personally declared to the entire universe as your beloved! You should respect her noble and devoted divinity!”
But Zeus stubbornly continued his question: “Answer my question first! Hera, this answer is crucial to me!”
Hera, in utter helplessness, angrily rebuked: “Is this how Your Majesty the God King forces a goddess?”
Zeus’s expression was utterly serious; he gazed at her, saying word by word: “I never conceal my love. I am not forcing you; I am only desperately pursuing an answer I have longed for too long.”
“My beloved Hera, when have I ever hidden my love for you from you? But why do you resist me like this?”
“It has been too long, too long since I last saw your stunning smile. Do you know? The entire Mount Olympus has become dim and lightless because it lost your smile.”
“How can you bear to be so stingy with your smile toward me? Can’t you really feel my love for you that has long overflowed?”
“It’s just one answer; is it really that hard for you to say it?”
Before the words finished, Zeus suddenly pulled Hera forcibly into his embrace!
His powerful arms that could embrace the universe tightly and firmly encircled this delicate goddess.
He buried his head in her neck, saying in a tone nearly of pain and bitterness: “The goddess in my embrace is my most beloved Hera. To hold you like this in my arms is my deepest longing for far too long, too long.”
“Hera. Hera, my beloved Hera, if you truly have the heart to decisively reject me, if your heart truly holds not the slightest love for me, then say this cruel answer with your own mouth!”
“Let this answer that can pierce my chest and utterly extinguish my love completely destroy me.”
Hera, confined by Zeus’s sudden embrace full of possessiveness, after the initial shock, struggled fiercely to break free.
But listening to Zeus’s words that came from the depths of his lungs, full of pain and desire, she only felt all the strength in her body rapidly draining away.
A powerless and bitter soreness instantly surged through her entire body.
She powerlessly leaned against Zeus’s firm and broad chest, feeling that sense of peace of mind and happiness that made her want to shed tears.
This feeling made her completely immersed, unwilling to part from this predestined beloved even for a moment.
However, she was Hera.
After a long time, she softly said: “Zeus, I cannot say to you any words that would hurt you. Similarly, I cannot say any words that go against my own intention.”
“But I beg you, do not hurt Metis anymore. And please, do not hurt me like this anymore.”
“After the Council of Gods ends, I will leave Olympus. A distant distance may be our best choice.”
Zeus unhesitatingly said in a resolute tone: “I do not allow it!”
“I absolutely do not allow you to leave Olympus!”
“I absolutely do not allow my beloved Hera to leave my side!”
He slightly loosened his hold on her, gripped her shoulders tightly with both hands, stared into her eyes, and said in a majestic tone as if ruling over heaven and earth: “I tell you here, Hera! If you dare to leave Olympus, I will immediately declare to the entire universe that any existence daring to separate us, daring to accept you—whether gods, domains, or the worlds themselves—I will without hesitate to utterly destroy!”
Zeus’s words were no longer euphemistic; the threat contained within was so obvious and domineering.
He could let Hera go, but whoever dared to accept her was destined to bear the God King’s most terrifying rage.
“You!” Hera was furious, both angry and helpless, momentarily unable to say anything.
She knew very well that no god would dare defy Zeus’s command.
That consequence was unbearable for any existence.
As long as Zeus declared this, there would be no place for her anywhere in the entire universe.
Who would dare bear the God King’s thunderous wrath?
Moreover, kind Hera would absolutely not bear to implicate any innocent gods.
The more Hera thought, the more endless helplessness she felt; the more she thought, the more heart-wrenching grievance she felt.
She was still too young after all; in her anxiety, her eyes actually reddened.
With her snow-white teeth, she bit down hard on her delicate cherry lips, staring stubbornly at Zeus with an expression of extreme grievance yet utmost tenacity.
The tears that refused to fall swirled in her beautiful eyes, as if they would burst forth at any moment.
Seeing this, Zeus’s heart immediately softened like water.
How could he bear to let his beloved Hera shed a single tear?
He thought to himself: ‘Overdone!’
He immediately put away all his domineering and majesty, beginning to gently coax her.
He held this grievance-filled goddess even tighter, gently and dotingly rubbing her smooth jade-like forehead with his jaw.
In a voice only she could hear, he whispered: “My love, my love… I know, too often, it is my greed; I cannot suppress the palpitation deep in the origin of my divinity that yearns to embrace all beauty.”
“But please believe me, the deepest, purest love in my heart exists forever for you. Please forgive my greed, alright?”
“My love, right now, I am merely pleading with you as Zeus; I beg you, do not leave my side. I cannot leave you; that would be like vivisecting my heart in two.”
“Even if my divine body still sits upright on Olympus’s throne, what remains would be only an empty shell filled with eternal endless pain.”
“My Hera, please do not treat me like this. I cannot bear the pain of losing you; that would leave my entire world without a shred of light.”
