Chapter 222: Humble Gaia, Anxious Gaia
The only fortunate thing is that the current God King is still willing to follow the rules, reason, and mercy; His divine quality can still be called generosity and mercy.
Otherwise, the entire universe would truly have no hope left.
Gaia just sometimes has a bit of a temper.
But she is not foolish.
The God King is still willing to reason with you; this is already the greatest luck.
In this situation, if you still refuse to reason with the God King, then the God King will let you know what the true “Ruler of Spirituality” is and what the true “Thunder God Lord” is!
The spiritual authority that the old Ruler of Spirituality relied on to act arbitrarily, and Zeus’s thunder that crushes everything—Gaia has not forgotten, and it is impossible for her to forget.
She took a deep breath, suppressing all the surging emotions in her heart.
She said slowly, “Respected Zeus, thank you for your generosity and promise.”
“My children are indeed sometimes not clear-headed; it is proper for You to restrict their freedom.”
“However, since they have now lost all laws, they pose no threat whatsoever.”
“Tartarus is truly the most terrifying place in this world.”
“The torment of Tartarus is torment truly worse than death. Even complete annihilation might be better than eternally sinking in that endless void.”
“Your mercy is known throughout the universe, and Your generosity makes the gods submit. After all, we are one divine family, I”
As Gaia spoke, she slowly stood up from her divine seat.
Then, she made a move that would shock any god and even make them unable to believe it!
She actually slowly lowered her most noble head toward Zeus on the throne!
She deeply bowed her waist toward Zeus and pleaded in the most humble tone, “Respected God King His Majesty, I-I earnestly request You.”
“I request You to move them from that Tartarus and imprison them somewhere else.”
“Anywhere else, imprisoned in any other place.”
“As long as it is not Tartarus, anywhere will do.”
“Whether in the boundless sea, the vast ocean, or in the vast starry sky, just find any lonely and desolate celestial body.”
“Even in the deathly netherworld would be fine. As long as it is not Tartarus, anywhere will do.”
The Mother Goddess of All Things, for the first time in her endless time as a goddess, showed her vulnerability and her humility before a god.
This was vulnerability and humility from the Mother Goddess of All Things that no living being had ever witnessed.
This oldest, strongest, and most noble Mother Goddess of All Things, the primordial source of the entire divine family and all gods.
At this moment, she lowered her most noble head and bent her noble spine toward her grandson the God King, issuing the most sincere plea.
In all past time, she had encountered setbacks; she had suffered oppression; she had felt powerlessness and helplessness; and she had made compromises.
But even when facing Uranus, she at most gave up, responding with a passive attitude.
And when facing Cronus, she repeatedly confronted His majesty directly, scolded Him, and even clashed multiple times.
She had never truly been humble.
But now, she made such a plea for the first time.
Her pair of verdant eyes, those beautiful eyes that originally contained endless mysteries and vitality, now dimly looked toward Zeus.
In those incomparably beautiful eyes was filled with glistening sorrowful pleas.
She clasped her hands in front of her chest, bowed deeply toward Zeus, and pleaded tearfully, “Tolerant God King His Majesty, I earnestly request You to grant this humble plea of mine.”
The Mother Goddess of All Things in this appearance was something even Zeus saw for the first time.
This oldest and most powerful Great Mother Goddess had always been so self-respecting and proud, with a character that was so unyielding and determined.
Even for her own sake, she would never yield like this.
But she was all too aware of how terrifying Tartarus was.
And her six giant children had spoken too many times in her ear about the horrors there.
The psychological shadows left by those children, the mad and fearful reaction immediately triggered just by hearing the name “Tartarus”—just seeing it caused her endless heartache.
At this moment, this great Mother Goddess, for her children, had humiliatingly lowered her most noble head and cast aside her incomparably proud and precious dignity.
Zeus’s expression was stern and cold, silent.
And the Mother Goddess of All Things maintained this pleading posture, unmoving.
After a long, long time, Zeus finally sighed softly.
He could not bear to watch a noble Mother Goddess be so humble for her children.
The Mother Goddess of All Things is not a perfect mother.
She is not good at teaching her children and sometimes dotes on them too much.
She is not a mother who indulges her children in everything.
Sometimes she clashes with her children; sometimes she is indeed too irritable; sometimes she is indeed too willful.
But her love for those children has always been beyond doubt.
Zeus gently released the thunder scepter in his hand, slowly descended from his divine seat, came before the Mother Goddess of All Things, personally supported her jade arm, and invited her to sit again.
“Respected Mother Goddess, you do not need to do this.”
“I promise you. In ten thousand years, I will give them another opportunity. For now, in this short time, let them temper themselves a bit more.”
“Zeus.”
Gaia wanted to say more.
But Zeus gently held her hand and interrupted her words.
“Respected Mother Goddess, let it be so. Ten thousand years is but a fleeting moment; they do indeed need this little lesson.”
“Please believe me. I guarantee it with my name: they will all be fine.”
Gaia parted her lips, wanting to say something more.
But her resolve was truly dissipating.
In the end, she just lowered her head, sighed softly, and had no desire to mention the matter again.
She slowly raised her head to look at Zeus, as if wanting to ask about another matter.
But there was hesitation in her gaze, and in the end, she said nothing.
Finally, she said softly, “Magnanimous His Majesty, thank you for your tolerance and promise. I have no further matters, so I shall take my leave.”
With that, she turned to leave directly.
But unexpectedly, Zeus suddenly grabbed her small hand; she abruptly looked at Zeus, her eyes full of doubt.
Zeus said slowly, “Respected Mother Goddess of All Things, in a while, I have a major matter that requires your help.”
“At that time, I may be slightly disrespectful to you. I explain this in advance and hope you can understand.”
“But please rest assured, I will absolutely not harm you in any way. This concerns the entire world and is truly unavoidable; my deepest apologies.”
Zeus spoke with utmost sincerity, and his gaze upon Gaia was equally sincere.
Gaia’s verdant eyes narrowed slightly.
She carefully scrutinized the Zeus before her; the low mood vanished in an instant, and vigilance filled her heart.
“May I ask, Your Majesty, what exactly is the matter?” the Mother Goddess of All Things asked softly.
Zeus replied solemnly, “The time for this matter has not yet come, so it is not convenient to say clearly; please understand. When the time comes, you will naturally know.”
That inauspicious premonition in Gaia’s heart grew ever stronger, even making her somewhat panicked.
She asked earnestly and sincerely, “Respected Your Majesty, may I refuse?”
“Or rather, can another god take my place in this matter?”
Zeus shook his head helplessly: “Respected Mother Goddess of All Things, for this matter, no other god can replace you.”
“No matter who.” Zeus emphasized again.
Gaia’s expression turned cold involuntarily, thinking to herself: ‘If I cannot refuse, then why say anything?’
The Mother Goddess of All Things cursed several very unpleasant words in her heart.
She kept a stern pretty face and said indifferently, “In that case, when the time comes, Your Majesty had best notify me in advance so I can prepare.”
Zeus nodded heavily, full of sincerity: “I will certainly try my best!”
In Gaia’s heart, that inauspicious premonition was almost like a giant hammer striking her divinity.
She nodded reluctantly, then turned and left swiftly!
In her heart, she had already resolved to avoid Zeus as much as possible in the future.
This seems like a big problem!
No!
From today onward, I will shut myself away!
I can’t afford to provoke you, Zeus, but surely I can hide from you?
Zeus watched Gaia’s hurriedly departing figure and could not help blinking his eyes.
He thought to himself: I hope the Mother Goddess of All Things won’t be too angry in the future.
But what I said is all true; I absolutely will not harm her.
In fact, I can even give her more of what she treasures most.
This.
Counts as a good deed, right?
It should count.
After Gaia’s hurried figure disappeared from the divine palace, Clymene returned to inside the hall quietly, her face full of struggle and hesitation.
With one glance, Zeus saw through what this wise Oceanid Goddess was thinking.
