Greece: I am Zeus!

Chapter 112 The End (5K long chapter, including bonus chapter for monthly votes)

But faced with such a golden opportunity that the universe seemed to be destroyed, Tartarus did not dare to take advantage of the chaos.

Tartarus remained utterly calm amidst his extreme, instinctive fear.

He didn't even dare to approach the world that had already become the domain of Zeus's thunder.

That has become an absolute forbidden zone that even chaos and nothingness cannot violate.

The gods cowered and trembled in fear, their divinity trembling and wailing. All things and spirits in the universe wept blood and cried out in mourning for the end of the universe.

All the gods in the universe, whether they participated in the battle or not, were frozen and trembling under the all-encompassing thunder. The fear from the depths of their divinity even caused many gods to scream uncontrollably.

The battlefield of the divine war came to an abrupt halt due to the sudden appearance of this thunder.

Countless great gods stared blankly at this terrifying scene that truly destroyed everything, their divine thoughts frozen in shock.

The instant the thunder appeared, Zeus's divine body was also transformed into the supreme, divine, and majestic thunder god body.

His entire divine form transformed into the most dazzling and blazing light, illuminating the entire world and becoming the sole source of light between heaven and earth.

The God-King's divine eyes were momentarily blinded by the intense light that appeared in an instant, leaving a blank and his sharp gaze completely ineffective in the face of absolute light.

Zeus raised his arm, and with this simple gesture, the heavens began to rotate, gathering a violent storm and thunder that swept across the entire world!
As His great hand, imbued with supreme authority, swept down, the first bolt of lightning shot out!

It was not an ordinary, winding serpentine shape, but a dazzling, straight, flawless pillar of pure white light. It tore through the darkness, piercing straight down from the horizon, roaring and bombarding forward with a heat capable of melting everything and an aura capable of burning away all things.

It ripped through the void, leaving an eternal golden crack in space. Wherever it went, space was torn apart instantly like a fragile piece of paper, and everything was completely burned into nothingness. Nothing could stop it!
King Cronus had no time to react, or even to be shocked. In the blink of an eye, the first bolt of lightning had already mercilessly struck His divine body!
Following closely behind were the second and third lines.
Countless bolts of lightning burst forth, no longer individual beams, but interwoven into a golden, ever-expanding net of energy that enveloped the God-King, severely wounding him and leaving him nowhere to escape!
After the thunderbolt struck, an endless roar of lightning followed!

It was not a single roar, but a symphony of thousands of thunderclaps, deeper than the roar of a million lions, and more awe-inspiring than the simultaneous eruption of a million volcanoes!

Each deafening roar was enough to shatter the fragile spirit of ordinary creatures, tear apart the earth's bones, collapse majestic mountains, cause the sea to surge and explode, and even echo in the endless darkness beneath the earth!

The thunderous roar echoed throughout the universe, a terrifying deterrent to anyone who dared to defy the supreme laws!
The Lord of Thunder has seized Cronus's divine body. Endless lightning has transformed into the most indestructible chains, binding him tightly. The power of thunder penetrates every particle of his divine body, and will never dissipate.

The terrible damage had caused the God-King to lose all senses. His divine body and divinity were completely paralyzed by the scorching and violent lightning, and his divine consciousness was instantly in chaos, briefly falling into complete stagnation.

The King of Gods was too powerful. Simple nothingness might not have been able to trap Him, but with the addition of Zeus's thunderous "cage," He truly had no hope left.

Even if a god wanted to secretly release Him, it would be impossible to break the thunder prison that Zeus himself had set up!
Even though the God-King was in an extremely dangerous situation, the gods were still unable to recover from the shock of the thunder, and they could only stand there dumbfounded.

But Zeus didn't just attack the King of the Gods; he also attacked three other Titans at the same time!
Endless thunderbolts swept over each of them, bringing them to a standstill. Amidst the deafening roar of thunder, the divine bodies of the gods were mercilessly ravaged.

That initial roar was also the signal that the operation had begun.

The moment the roar was heard, the three hundred-armed giants, who had been lying in ambush in the darkness, suddenly leaped out from the ground. They had been hidden under the authority of the Lady of the Night and Hades.

Their sudden appearance and their enormous, almost towering figures terrified all the gods who had never seen them before.

The sheer size and imposing presence of this colossal object were enough to suffocate even the gods.

Even the Weaver of Death, the Insightful Thinker, and the Goddess of Bright Intelligence are now experiencing endless horror and are at a loss due to the series of shocking changes!
Their wisdom and power seemed so pale and useless at this moment!
They were startled awake from their stunned state by the thunderous bombardment, and were severely injured in an instant.

This was only a small fraction of the power; the vast majority of the thunder's power was used on the God-King.

If Rhea and the others were to make a move now, it would be enough to inflict even more terrifying damage on them instantly, and could even temporarily render them unable to fight!

But Rhea doesn't have that time right now.

The great goddess queen, the goddess of vitality, operation, and movement of the world, now exerted all her power. The severely injured god king and the three titans were instantly subjected to even greater restrictions on all their movements, and at this moment, they almost completely lost all ability to resist.

The three hundred-armed giants, Briareus, joined their hands together, their violent movements creating a storm. Their giant hands became a cage, enduring the terrible damage of the thunder and the deep fear in their hearts, firmly grasping Cronus, who was being controlled by Zeus and Rhea.

Kotos and Geus captured Coeus and Phoebus, respectively.

Only Iapetus, the weaver of death, the one who repeats the cycle, managed to muster the courage to break free of his bonds and struggle with immense difficulty as he attacked Zeus with all his might.

He had no time to think further; he only wanted to rescue the God King!

Only by rescuing the God-King can they have a glimmer of hope!
But that's just wishful thinking.

Poseidon and Hestia easily stopped Him in His current weakened state.

Zeus knew that only Iapetus would die for the King of the Gods and would never flee.

Therefore, the three hundred-armed giants were capturing Cronus and the others!
Because once Coeus and Phoebe realize what's happening, they will inevitably flee immediately, and Zeus will not give them any chance. This battle must be resolved!
The evil seeds that Cronus planted have finally borne bitter fruit.

The God-King feared the power of the giants, but ultimately succumbed to their power.

Even though Cronus and the others struggled instinctively, it was too late.

Hades, the final commander, unleashed endless darkness, thunder brought a sky full of dark clouds, and the Lady of the Night had quietly arrived.

Darkness and night enveloped Cronus and Coeus, who were being held tightly by the Hundred-Handed Giant, bringing them boundless despair.

Without a moment's hesitation, Zeus hurled his thunderbolt, cleaving the boundless earth in two and revealing the endless darkness beneath the surface of the world.

The three hundred-armed giants grabbed the three Titans and jumped into the endless darkness. Hades and the Lady of the Night used chains formed from darkness to bind them, dragging and pulling them without hesitation to the edge of darkness.

Zeus relentlessly hurled thunderbolts, which, along with the giants and three Titans, stormed Tartarus.

"Do not!!!"

Iapetus let out a mournful wail, his despair and resentment echoing throughout the heavens and earth.

But He didn't have a chance to say anything else.

Before Zeus could pull the giant back, he teleported in a flash and arrived in front of Iapetus, a sinister smile on his lips, as endless lightning enveloped the Weaver of Death.

Before Zeus, who was unleashing his full power, Iapetus was utterly powerless to fight back. Even if he struggled desperately, it was all in vain before Zeus's thunderous body. His resistance was like a mayfly trying to shake a tree.

Bright lightning wove a giant ball of lightning around Him, enveloping His entire divine body and rendering Him completely immobile. In an instant, His divine thoughts were frozen.

Zeus dragged Iapetus along and, without hesitation, cast him into Tartarus, giving him no chance to think and leaving him no room for resistance.

Only now did Zeus finally grasp the chains of darkness and pull the three hundred-handed giants up once again.

Zeus gave Nyx a look, and Nyx instantly understood. Following the plan, she grabbed the four anchor points connecting the world and disappeared.

The overall situation has been decided.

The Hundred-Handed Giants, entering Tartarus for the third time, were filled with trepidation. The fear of Tartarus still lingered over them; they were genuinely afraid that Zeus would casually eliminate them as well.

When Zeus recounted his plan, they were filled with dread, not only for the damage from the thunderbolts, but also for the endless torment in the void, a truly agonizing experience worse than death.

However, having no other choice, they gritted their teeth and agreed to the plan.

They bet that the son of Cronus was different from Cronus!
They won their bet.

This series of events happened in the blink of an eye, in the blink of an eye.

Atlas and Menotius were severely damaged by this series of blows. They couldn't even react in time. By the time they realized what was happening, it was too late!

It's all over. The era of Cronus, the second-generation god-king, has come to a complete end.

The war is about to end.

The future of the universe is now completely determined.

Knowing they had no way out, the two brothers launched a frenzied attack on the gods. They would rather fight to the death, even if it was just to vent their anger, than beg for mercy. They wanted to fight to the last moment with the dignity of the Titans.

However, this final, desperate struggle was easily stopped by the gods.

At this time, Zeus, accompanied by six giants, arrived at Mount Otyrus, which had been completely reduced to ruins.

What was once the center of order in the entire universe is now nothing but ruins.

The dark clouds, storms, and thunder that had enveloped the entire universe began to slowly dissipate, even though the entire universe was in ruins, its foundations crumbled, and the stars dimmed.

However, without the shadow of thunder, there was no sense of utter destruction; instead, there was a quiet rebirth.

Seeing the two second-generation Titans putting up a desperate fight, Zeus didn't even have the interest to personally intervene.

It's all over.

A new order is about to begin.

The ruler of the entire universe has changed.

Next came the eternal age of Zeus!

Oh, everything, your true master has returned!

Only then did Gaia, the mother goddess who had been silently observing the battle, suddenly realize what was happening.

Once the great battle began, she, like Cronus, was indifferent to this battle, which seemed no different from any other in the past.

However, the sudden appearance of lightning completely shocked her!
Zeus's thunderbolts were more powerful than she had ever seen, and their power was beyond her comprehension!

Before she could even recover from the terrifying thunder, she was already gripped by the numbing pain it brought, and even she felt a wave of weakness wash over her.

She had no idea what was happening and was completely bewildered.

Before she could even feel the joy of seeing her children escape, or do anything else, she watched as her other four children, with the help of the three who had just escaped, were mercilessly thrown into Tartarus, the land of endless torment.

Everything happened in the blink of an eye, leaving her no time to react before it was all over.

She did want to overthrow the God-King, but she only wanted him to abdicate; she didn't want her children to suffer endless torment.

A major reason she was determined to oppose Cronus was to liberate the six giants who were suffering endless torment in the void and to give them their freedom.

But now, the giants have been released, while her other four children have been banished to Tartarus!

This is not the outcome she wanted at all!
It could even be said to have gone against her original intention!

She couldn't help but roar inwardly, "When you, Zeus, told me you would release six of my children, you didn't say you would send my other children in!"

The newfound power Zeus displayed at this moment filled her with a deep-seated fear.

That bolt of lightning that cleaved the earth even made her, the mother of all things, feel numb and powerless, and she truly felt the pain, even feeling that her very essence was shaken!

The Great Mother Goddess, both shocked and enraged, flew angrily into the sky, tearing through the remaining dark clouds, and arrived at Zeus's side.

Filled with barely contained rage, she confronted Zeus, demanding, "Zeus! What have you done?!"

"You actually! You actually banished Cronus and the others to Tartarus!"

"You have won the war! You have won! You are now the master of the universe, release them!"

Zeus looked at Gaia with a wry smile, while the pitiful roars of Atlas and Menotius still echoed in his ears in the thunder-strewn sky.

His tone was gentle yet helpless, but incredibly firm and resolute: "Revered Mother Goddess, please believe me, this is not what I wanted to see either. The helplessness and the pain of choice are equally buried deep in my heart."

But what can I do?

Zeus's voice sounded slightly weary, and he let out a deep sigh: "You know the King of the Gods. With his cruel and stubborn nature, as long as he has any power to fight back, he will surely make the whole world restless."

"He will keep causing trouble forever, and he will not give up even if it causes the destruction of the universe."

"The God-King is so powerful that no god can claim to be able to truly and completely defeat Him. He is the embodiment of the fundamental laws of the world. I have no other choice but to use this method that I least want to use."

Zeus continued gently, "Dear Mother Goddess, the war is now over, and it should be over completely. The world should return to peace and tranquility."

"What we should be looking forward to now is a better future, a better order, and a world that is destined to be more colorful and happier. For all of this, we must make some necessary sacrifices."

An angry Gaia had no desire to hear these words, and they were utterly incapable of reaching the heart of a mother who had lost her child.

Her anger burned like a raging fire, her booming voice filled with barely suppressed rage: "Enough! Zeus! How could you utter such heartless words!"

"You have won! An undeniable victory!"

"You also possess unparalleled power; your power is enough to suppress everything!"

"All the gods respect you and believe in you. You will be the new God-King, and I will support you in the same way. This is my promise as the Mother Goddess of all things."

“Now, release Cronus and the others. I will keep an eye on them, and if they make any unusual moves, I will personally intervene.”

"But now, you must release them!"

Zeus's expression slowly turned indifferent, his handsome face tinged with unyielding majesty. He slowly said, "Honorable Mother Goddess, I have no intention of disobeying your will, much less offending you. You are the mother of all things, and I hold you in high esteem."

No sooner had the words left his mouth than a thunderclap resounded throughout the universe!
"But if you could really control them, things wouldn't have turned out this way."

"It has been proven that you cannot control them. As long as they are released, the war will continue, and it will be more brutal than ever before, never ending, until the entire universe is completely destroyed."

Zeus softened his tone: "Dear Mother Goddess, you have gained six children who have been released, so you are also destined to lose some temporarily."

“But I assure you, this is only temporary. I will release them when the opportunity arises.”

“When the new order is stable, when their ambitions and resentment have been worn away by nothingness, when their extreme divinity has been purified, I will release them.”

Gaia was enraged by the seemingly gentle but actually firm and unyielding words, as well as the blatant threat of thunder, and immediately wanted to turn on Gaia!

However, at this moment, the six giants stepped forward and embraced the mother goddess Gaia. The children's intimacy and affection temporarily quelled the anger of the mother goddess of all things.

The six towering giants, despite their enormous divine bodies, were like children who had suffered greatly, seeing their beloved mother once again.

With tears streaming down their faces and their voices trembling with sobs, they said, “Dear Mother Goddess, you have no idea how much we miss you. In the midst of endless torment, you are our only faith and the only pillar that keeps us going.”

"To finally see you again and feel your warm embrace is our greatest happiness. Mother Goddess, we have missed you so much!"

(End of this chapter)