Chapter 266: Hera Goes Into Labor
When humans became accustomed to His meticulous doting care, yet suddenly one day, lost this all-encompassing attention from the gods.
The outcome is imaginable.
And such a group of humans raised like pets, Hestia could be very certain, her beloved Zeus would not like.
She herself also disliked it equally.
Humans should not be the gods’ pets.
Hestia could not help but think darkly, for humans’ true independent and autonomous healthy development and survival.
Perhaps, it was also time to let Prometheus temporarily leave humans.
Humans, after all, should walk their own path.
As for the gods, providing necessary shelter and key guidance would be sufficient.
Her beloved Zeus granted “wisdom” that could grow freely to this new race.
His original intention was precisely to let this race walk a unique path of their own.
Hestia sighed softly in her heart: her beloved Zeus commanded Prometheus to teach humans how to treat the gods.
Now, how humans should treat the gods is still uncertain.
But Prometheus’s attitude and way of treating humans could already be determined to be not so correct.
Besides Hestia thinking so, another goddess who was taciturn but clear-minded as a mirror in her heart also had similar thoughts.
That was Hera.
Her pride did not allow her to become mortals’ “nanny”; and her loving-kindness also equally did not allow treating a race with wisdom as a “pet” in her palm.
Therefore, before her day of giving birth arrived, when the five goddesses prepared to return to Olympus together, she specially instructed Prometheus.
She reminded Him not to forget the God King’s command.
How humans should treat the gods.
This was the most serious and most important matter.
If ignorant humans still did not understand.
Then, as one of humans’ creators, He should think more seriously and profoundly about this issue.
She also gave Prometheus a tactful admonition: even if He was one of humans’ creators and humans’ initial teacher.
But humans’ own destiny was best left to humans themselves to choose.
Hestia watched quietly from the side.
She could be very certain that Hera’s earnest admonition, Prometheus absolutely did not take to heart.
For this, she could only sigh inaudibly in her heart again.
She felt that Prometheus seemed to have been dazzled by the success and smoothness of “creator.”
His deep divinity’s pride and self-satisfaction had already shown undisguisedly.
This “Recklessness” character flaw, if also learned by humans, would really be quite bad.
Ignorance and vulnerability are not obstacles to survival; recklessness and arrogance are.
When the five goddesses returned together to Olympus, the God King and Goddess of Sacred Justice who were nestled together affectionately almost simultaneously looked toward outside the hall.
Feeling her beloved God King’s mood that was clearly somewhat surprised, Themis’s eyes curved, dotingly kissed her beloved God King.
She said softly: “Why don’t you go quickly? If you don’t go, Hera really won’t forgive you for ten thousand years.”
Zeus chuckled, taking advantage to kiss several times in succession on his beloved goddess’s charming justice pretty face.
The eloquent God King immediately said: “My love, this definitely won’t happen. Hera loves me as deeply as you do; how could she bear not to forgive me for ten thousand years?”
“Just like you, would you bear not to pay attention to me for ten thousand years?”
The charming Themis lifted her eyes, giving Him a coquettish reproachful glance full of charm.
She could not deny this statement.
Seeing this, Zeus smiled even more smugly, intimately rubbing against the jade-like radiant justice face.
He said softly: “Then I’ll go first, my love. Next time I come, by then, we should also gestate a lovely son.”
As soon as the words fell, electric light flashed, and the God King’s figure had already disappeared.
Leaving only the sacred Lady of Justice sitting alone on the divine seat, with lingering warmth on her lips, fanciful thoughts in her heart, and her pretty face flushed and lovely.
And the six goddesses outside the hall, only after finally seeing that lightning representing the God King depart, quietly slipped back inside the hall.
Atropos had not changed her naughty nature at all.
She was the first to rush inside the hall, then immediately put on a serious little face, pretending an extremely sacred and solemn appearance, standing before Themis.
She cleared her throat, using a majestic and high-pitched voice, loudly said:
“Oh~ that most sacred and flawless Goddess of Just Order! Who would have thought, even an existence as great as you would still indulge in the God King’s sweet talk!”
“That illustrious Son of Cronus, He arbitrarily and willfully entrusted all the intricate order and destiny to us!”
“He Himself, leisurely roaming between the universe! Ah~ what an irresponsible God King this is?!”
“Great, holy, flawless you, how can you so dotingly obey Him?”
The Judge of Destiny put on a heartbroken appearance: “As the Vice-Regent of the Universe, how can you not admonish Him for this?”
“Oh~ heavens! The destiny of the universe will become how bumpy and turbulent because of this!”
The sacred Themis just quietly watched her performance.
That pair of sharp and slender fine eyebrows like golden swords slightly raised, with calm amusement in her eyes.
She smiled and parted her lips: “Atropos, the ‘heavens’ you sigh over, that ‘heaven’ is precisely your Father God.”
“The God King’s power is infinite. So, He can do as He pleases.”
“And a little god like you has no right to comment on the God King’s actions.”
Saying this, the sacred Goddess of Order’s beautiful eyes narrowed, sword brows slightly furrowed, sneering: “Also, it seems your Father God is right. How exactly can a god like you change?”
“Your Father God spoils you too much; now, you even dare to tease me.”
“I’ll report to your Father God right now, ask Him to immediately cast you into the Underworld River. You really should go soak in that cold river water and take a good bath!”
Atropos chuckled “hey hey,” not only unafraid, but directly pounced into Themis’s embrace.
Skillfully starting to coquetry and act cute: “Mother Goddess~ Mother Goddess~ You’re a great god not minding a little god’s offenses! I was wrong~”
Watching her daughter coquetry and act cute in her embrace like a little cat, Themis pretended to be cold, scoffing: “Don’t say this to me; wait to explain to your Father God.”
The other five goddesses, from the side raised their brows, exchanging glances, their faces full of expressions of watching the fun without minding the trouble.
‘Teasing Father God is one thing, but daring to tease Mother Goddess too, she’s done for this time!’
‘Exactly!’
Atropos buried her little head deeply into her own Mother Goddess’s tall and soft heart, rubbing back and forth nonstop coquetry.
“Mother Goddess~ Your child was wrong! Please forgive me just this once! You are the most generous, most benevolent, most tolerant, and most merciful Lady of Justice!”
Themis smiled ambiguously: “A god like you, if not properly taught a lesson, that would truly betray my ‘justice’ principles.”
Atropos’s little face fell, hugging her own Mother Goddess continuing to coquetry and beg for mercy.
Using a soft and glutinous tone: “Mother Goddess~ I’m not happy for you~ Don’t I just want to make you happier?”
She playfully raised her brows, with a mischievous smile: “This period inseparable from Father God at every moment, able to pour out affections and handle universe affairs together, attending to public and private, isn’t that worth being happy about?”
Saying this, she mischievously raised her brows again.
Themis remained outwardly unmoved, but inwardly was already shy and embarrassed.
She smiled slightly on her face, gently stroking her daughter’s smooth beautiful hair.
Then softly said: “Well said.”
Atropos’s cute little face just revealed a smile when the flawless Goddess of Order gave her justice’s sanction!
“Before your Father God comes again, go stand in the corner first. As for whether you need to go soak in the Underworld River, it depends on your Father God’s intention upon arrival.”
“Ah~” Atropos let out a wail, wanting to coquetry more, but was sent by Themis with a lift of her hand directly to the corner of the divine palace.
Her dear sisters almost laughed out loud on the spot.
However, they were happy too early.
Themis just glanced faintly at them, saying: “You all, go accompany her to stand together. As for the reason, you know it well in your hearts.”
“When you can successfully change your silly sister’s nature, then come back to sit.”
The entire Temple of Order instantly filled with wails one after another.
The goddesses drooped their heads dispiritedly, yet tacitly moved together to form a group penalty stand.
But they had no intention at all of “saving” Atropos.
It was just penalty standing; how could it compare to the joy of watching a sister act foolish?
Calm Olympus had too little liveliness!
Looking at these lovely children of hers, Themis’s eyes held a trace of doting, and a trace of helplessness.
She gently shook her head; they were all spoiled by their Father God.
Usually playing and laughing with the children, in terms of “family affairs” majesty, this Great Father God was probably not as good as her this Mother Goddess.
Hm… but, saying is one thing.
In truth, Themis loved Zeus even more because of this.
She liked this warm family atmosphere.
The God King’s majesty should not be brought home, right?
As for Zeus, He went directly to the Temple of Fertility.
The God King who arrived later but first, had now restrained all his thunder and radiance, quietly waiting for his beloved Hera’s return.
Leto and Asteria naturally knew the reason, aware that today’s situation was special.
They had already put away their usual bright charm, just standing dignified behind Zeus, low-key and plain.
