Greece: I am Zeus!

Chapter 152 How could I have such stupid children?

Hades handed them over directly to Thetis, the mother of all streams. The two brothers now know from Thetis everything that has happened in the universe during this time, and they are now silently drinking their sorrows away.

Even these two reckless and violent brothers were speechless in the face of the unbreakable cosmic order.

However, it is absolutely impossible to get them to wholeheartedly accept this new order!

This universe has indeed become incredibly beautiful, but it no longer possesses the glory that the Iapetus family deserves. So what good is it, no matter how beautiful it is?

The great god-king Cronus, and their father god Iapetus, are still suffering endless torment in the most terrible abyss of Tartarus.

No matter how prosperous this universe is, what meaning does it have for them?
They now have no honor and, in principle, are still sinful gods, being held captive in the ocean.

If you can't even get out of the ocean, what does the world have to do with you, no matter how wonderful it is?
Fortunately, they still have some sense of self-awareness and are not thinking of rebellion immediately.

They also knew that being kept in the ocean and not going to Tartarus with their father was entirely due to the favor of the Ocean God.

They also felt grateful for this.

The benevolent and gentle Thetis prepared the finest wines and the most sumptuous delicacies for them.

Of course, she didn't throw a big welcome banquet for them; that would have been too irrational.

Now it's just her and a few children, keeping the two brothers who have just been released from the underworld company.

This kind of warm comfort is already considered extremely thoughtful care for the two brothers.

How could the discerning Thetes not see the undisguised resentment and unwillingness in the hearts of these two brothers?
During this time, she stayed by their side, using both gentle and firm methods to constantly warn and persuade them, demanding that they accept reality and never allow any more unrealistic and foolish fantasies!

When Oceanus returned, he saw these two dejected celestial gods, who had once been...

Oceanus, the god of the ocean, was a great deity with a gentle nature and a kind heart.

That is why He has never been particularly fond of his two grandsons.

These two brothers are reckless, impulsive, irritable, and arrogant, completely incompatible with the peaceful and tolerant nature of the ocean gods.

Even their temperaments were vastly different from those of their equally profound and wise parents.

If it weren't for the fact that their mother and wife were Oceanus's most beloved daughters, Oceanus truly wouldn't want to get involved in these messy affairs.

At this moment, looking at the two brothers who were silently drinking in silence, their resentment and unwillingness written on their faces without any attempt to hide it, even a trace of regret welled up in His heart.

These two are probably not even worth keeping in check!

This will probably cause more trouble in the future.

But as He looked at His two daughters, Clymene and Pleone, each holding their child and husband and comforting them, He could only sigh helplessly in His heart.

Oceanus then told Zeus about the kind arrangements he had made for his great-grandchildren, the children of Atlas.

After listening, Atlas, who had been relatively silent, fell into an even deeper silence.

He was merely violent, but not cruel, nor was he hopelessly stupid.

Zeus's actions were already an extreme act of tolerance, beyond His imagination.

To be fair, if the two sides were in each other's shoes, He would never have been able to treat the defeated with such leniency and kindness as Zeus.

Not to mention bestowing honor upon the sinful children of God and keeping them by his side as attendants.

In His eyes, the fact that He could forgive the children's sins and allow them to live freely in the world under the sun was already an act of great mercy from the God-King.

However, the arrogant and haughty Menotius did not think so.

In His eyes, all of this was rightfully His family, the Iapetus family, deserved!
Just because they've been defeated, what they should have had in the first place has become a ridiculous reward for the victors!

Although Oceanus was gentle, he was always more dignified and serious than his wife Thetis.

Looking at his two grandsons, who never gave him any peace of mind, Oceanus rebuked them in an unyielding and extremely serious tone: "You now understand the matter. Your children have found a very good home. The sins you committed in the past have all been forgiven by His Majesty the King of Gods."

"His Majesty the God-King's magnanimity is unmatched by any other deity in this world. From this day forward, you shall never again do anything foolish!"

"You must unconditionally obey the sacred and just order established by the new God-King! There must be no disobedience whatsoever!"

“Otherwise, it wouldn’t be His Majesty the King of Gods to take action personally! I, Oceanus, will personally send you to that eternal Tartarus! You must not do anything foolish! And you must not step out of this ocean!” Looking at the two brothers, he just nodded silently, but still didn’t say a word.

Oceanus continued in a serious tone, "You should recognize your mistakes, and you must also be keenly aware of the insurmountable gap between you and the great God-King."

"Whether it is strength, wisdom, magnanimity, courage, or anything else, you are far inferior to His Majesty the God-King. Not to mention you, even Cronus is still far inferior."

"The ancient god-kings have all been defeated and banished to the incomparably terrifying Tartarus. The fact that the two of you can still live on the ocean is itself an act of supreme magnanimity from His Majesty the God-King!"

Menotius, however, remained unconvinced and retorted defiantly, "Your Majesty Oceanid! King Cronus, He was merely subjected to that shameless sneak attack! In a direct confrontation, His Majesty would never have lost!"

Oceanus's brow furrowed instantly.

He shouted sternly, "Shut up!"

"His Majesty the King of Gods will never lose! But that is His Majesty Zeus, the King of Gods, who will never lose!"

"Menotious, use your foolish, arrogant head to think carefully! Who can withstand the thunder of the God-King, across the three realms and three domains, among all things and spirits?!"

"Don't let me hear such utterly stupid nonsense again!"

"You idiot, I utterly regret speaking up for you!"

"And remember this! In the present universe, and forever, there is only one God-King! That is Zeus, the God-King!"

"Don't mention Cronus to me again!"

The strong and wise Clymene remained silent while her father, the god, was educating her child.

After hearing her son Menotius's foolish words, her eyebrows furrowed tightly.

Only after her father had finished reprimanding her did she finally interrupt, speaking in a tone even more stern and disappointed than Oceanus's, shouting, "Enough!"

"Menotious! How could I have given birth to such a fool as you!"

Just how overconfident and ignorant are you?! You're not even a match for me!

"How dare you presume to comment on the greatness and holiness of His Majesty the God-King?"

Clymene was extremely agitated; she was nearly driven to the brink of fainting with anger.

She knew her two children were stupid, but to this extent was unimaginable; even her most foolish child, Epimetheus, couldn't be this stupid.

She reprimanded him even more sternly: "From today onwards, I forbid you from uttering another single foolish word like what you just said!"

“Otherwise, there would be no need for His Majesty the God-King to deal with you! I would personally go and request His Majesty the God-King to cast you into that endless abyss!”

"To save me from being driven to my death by you two idiots sooner or later! And to prevent you from dragging my Father God down with you in the future!"

Menotius was severely reprimanded by the Mother Goddess, and for a moment he dared not speak again.

Oceanus glanced at Atlas, who remained silent.

His gaze swept back and forth between the two brothers, then he spoke in a cold and serious tone: "While your personalities may be somewhat reckless and impetuous, you are not the kind of despicable and vile deities. You should know that if you lose, you must accept it!"

"Everything you possess now no longer belongs to you, but has been bestowed upon you by the great King Zeus! Logically speaking, you should repay the King Zeus!"

"His Majesty the God-King does not need your repayment, but you should and must abide by His Majesty the God-King's sacred order, both in public and private matters!"

Oceanus paused for a moment, then continued, "If it weren't for your mother and wife pleading with His Majesty the King of Gods, you would have already entered Tartarus by now!"

"Even if you don't think of yourselves, you should think carefully about your mother goddess, your wives and children!"

"Do you really want to drag them down with you, so that they will never see the light of day again? Your children have already received an extremely rare and precious opportunity and honor. Do you really want them to fall from the heavens into the abyss of nothingness?!"

"Furthermore, His Majesty the God-King promised the Mother Goddess of All Things that he would release Iapetus and the others at the appropriate time."

"Therefore, you are absolutely, absolutely not allowed to do anything stupid again!"

"Do you all understand?!"

Pleone, standing nearby, also softly comforted her husband: "Atlas, my husband, please think of our children. What a glorious gift it is for them to follow His Majesty the King of Gods. Do not let our children suffer innocent calamities again."

(End of this chapter)