Greece: I am Zeus!

Chapter 188 God Loves All Spirits

"The fundamental laws of the gods are the rules and forces that constitute this universe, but they should not be the sole criteria for the gods to act and be gods."

"Of course, the laws and nature of the gods themselves should not be rigidly bound, becoming monotonous and lifeless. This would also be detrimental to the eternal prosperity of the universe."

"In response, I will grant the gods corresponding divine honors and responsibilities based on the laws of the gods' nature, so that they can give full play to their talents and each find their place, and thereby enable them to achieve a balance between their 'nature' and 'self'."

"However, all gods must remember! Even though you possess divine responsibilities, you must never act arbitrarily or recklessly! You must strictly abide by the sacred and just order, always taking my sacred and just order as the highest standard, and strictly adhere to the principles of the twelve sacred laws!"

"Gods, do you all understand?"

The gods once again answered in unison, their voices shaking the universe.

At this moment, they all submitted to the God-King's righteous and just doctrine.

At least for this moment.

Zeus nodded in satisfaction, then turned his gaze back to the Furies and said slowly, "Erinyae. You are the embodiment of 'hatred,' 'rage,' and 'vengeance,' all of which are the source of chaos."

"However, in this world, some revenge and punishment are sacred and justified. Those who dare to defy my just order, those who have committed great sins of injustice, deserve the most severe punishment."

"From this day forward, you are the 'Defenders of Truth' of my sacred and just order! You are the 'Sacred Punishers' who punish those who violate all just order!"

“You shall give due punishment to all those who commit heinous and cruel acts such as murdering relatives, being arrogant and domineering, breaking oaths, neglecting guests, and harming hosts!”

"From this day forward, you will be under the command of Hades, the god of the underworld, and will bring these sinners the destruction and torment they deserve."

Upon hearing this, the three Furies trembled with excitement.

They never expected that simply coming to pay their respects to the new God-King would lead to them being given official positions!
They immediately knelt on one knee again, and cried out passionately, "Great Zeus! Thank you for your generous gifts! You are the most sacred and glorious supreme ruler! From this moment on, your will is our will! We will forever obey your divine decrees and swear to defend your justice to the death!"

Zeus nodded in satisfaction.

The three Furies then happily retreated behind their mother.

This time, however, they were no longer so timid and hesitant, no longer looking up.

Each of them stood tall and proud, their expressions filled with unprecedented pride and authority.

From this day forward, they are now fully integrated into the new great order of the Immortal God King!

Then Zeus looked at the Lady of Night, thinking that he should offer her some comfort.

Since the last time they dealt with her in that conflict among the goddesses, they haven't had a chance to meet alone.

Although they were always together when weaving the order of the heavens, that was in public, busy with the most serious cosmic affairs.

At that time, all the gods were fully engaged in weaving order, and they really had no opportunity to speak their hearts privately.

Now that so much time has passed, it's time to express my affection to her and ease the deep resentment in my beloved goddess's heart.

For Zeus, controlling this goddess was too easy; even though he had dealt with her severely last time without showing her any respect.

However, this pure-hearted goddess not only did not blame Zeus, but was genuinely worried that Zeus was angry and that he would blame her for being ignorant. She was anxious and uncertain for a long time.

When Zeus was weaving the order of the heavens, he also showed her a special favor, giving her a much larger share.

This slight favoritism made the Goddess of the Night feel incredibly sweet and at ease.

However, although she didn't complain, the goddess of the night was filled with a melancholy longing.

The only great mother goddess of the night had long been unable to suppress her wild longing for Zeus.

Even after fighting Mnemosyne, her possessiveness toward Zeus not only did not diminish, but actually intensified.

Hmm. Goddesses always become more possessive the more they compete for something.

The night is always greedy.

Although the Night is greedy for Zeus, after the merciless lesson she received last time and Zeus's repeated tempering, the Night Lady is now truly obedient and docile in front of Zeus.

Zeus was extremely pleased with this and naturally gave her the comfort and reward she deserved.

Every effort and act of obedience by the goddess must receive the most direct "positive feedback"!
This is what is meant by "training".

If you make a mistake, you will be punished; if you do something well, you will be rewarded.

By going back and forth like this, you can make her clearly understand what she will get by doing certain things. Then, by teasing and luring her a little at the right time, she will naturally be trained.

For the goddess Nyx, her most important things right now are Zeus and her children.

Zeus wouldn't mind personally going to the trouble of rewarding the hardworking goddess Nyx. However, the current occasion was clearly inappropriate.

Then we can only choose the latter for now.

The eldest son and daughter of the Lady of Night are the light ethere Aether and the day Hemera. Their honor and authority need no further addition; they have always been an indispensable foundation of the universe.

In addition, there are the children that the Lady of Night conceived alone during the long and lonely period from when she ascended to the throne of the gods in Cronus until she was overthrown, during the years when she was oppressed by the gods, due to her own dark emotions.

These night gods have not yet received any official honors or duties. They don't even dare to show themselves in the universe and can only spend their days in the underworld.

The main problem is that none of the children Nyx conceived were well-regarded.

How good can a child born from the negative emotions of darkness be? The laws they possess are absolutely despised by gods and demons; no god will play with them.

Today, taking advantage of the most sacred occasion of the Pantheon, we can bestow honor upon these unfortunate children and bring them under the divine order.

Many seemingly negative rules actually contain extremely terrifying "destructive power".

This kind of destruction is often not a direct physical or superficial damage, but a deeper, fundamental destruction of order, civilization, society, and development.

Rather than letting these highly destructive laws wander outside of order and become various calamities, it is better to incorporate them into the management of order, making them a part of its operation, and to provide them with proper guidance through the natural order.

Just like the principle of Tai Chi, duality exists in opposition yet ultimately leads to unity.

Where there is good, there is bad; where there is light, there is darkness; where there is yin, there is yang.

These negative and dark laws are themselves an indispensable driving force propelling the spiral progress of the entire universe.

Zeus then turned his gaze to the sons of Nyx who stood nervously behind Nyx and personally bestowed honors upon them.

Apate, the goddess of deception, trickery, and hypocrisy.

Ozysis, the goddess of pain, sorrow, worry, and misfortune.

Moses, the god of mockery and reproach. Geras, the god of aging and old age.

Ceres, the goddess of violent and unnatural deaths.

Philothes, the goddess of friendship, intimacy, desire, and love.

The children that Nyx conceived herself were a headache for anyone to look at.

Don't think that the Goddess of Friendship is without problems. She is a positive and benign child specially conceived by Nyx because she was worried that these children would fight.

However, Philotes was born of the night, conceived solely by the god of night.

On the one hand, she represents friendliness, kinship, and love between people, and is an important force in maintaining social harmony and interpersonal relationships.

On the other hand, her divine duties also extended to the realms of "desire" and "love".

Especially those intimate relationships that are secret or taboo in nature and can only be hidden in the shadows.

Examples include "illicit affairs that break vows," "love that violates ethics," "sexual intercourse that violates physiological norms," ​​"union based on pure desire," and "flirtatious encounters." (For example: TXL, YP, YL, LL, DP, DF, PC, TJ, etc.)

The "friendship" she represents is not simply beautiful, but rather an extremely complex, often unhealthy, and fragile emotion that coexists with desire, conflict, and misfortune.

(To be fair, Philotes would certainly have thrived under Zeus's order.)
These children are really sensible; of course, this was something Nyx had sternly instructed them to do beforehand.

When Zeus summoned them, they all swiftly stepped forward, knelt respectfully on the ground, and cried out in unison, "Father!"

They all behaved extremely well and obediently; at least, on the surface, they all seemed quite normal.

"The children of the night are the children of Zeus."

The Yagami lineage has resolutely, absolutely, and unwaveringly practiced this supreme principle!
Zeus went to great lengths for these nominal "children."

He neither wanted these children to fall completely into their own purely negative emotional laws, nor did He want these laws to become a complete scourge in the universe.

Although the laws they represent are not so benevolent, they are still an indispensable part of this universe.

However, they must never be allowed to act arbitrarily, as this would fundamentally undermine the sacred order, and Zeus would never allow it.

Therefore, Zeus made new extensions and controls to their laws and authority, transforming them from purely negative into a more profound dualistic unity.

He added to Apate the power to soothe hearts and dispel obsessions with “white lies”.

As for Ozysis, although she is the embodiment of "pain" and "suffering," she will also be the guide to "transforming suffering."

She will guide all beings to temper their spirits and strengthen themselves through suffering; to draw strength from pain and struggle to survive in adversity, thereby gaining an indomitable and everlasting will.

Although Morpheus is the god of "mockery," "blame," "complaint," and "criticism," his direct and sharp words can also become the most valuable "critical" force to pierce through hypocrisy and expose ugly truths.

Although Geras is the embodiment of life's irreversible demise, he is also the giver of "the wisdom of age," "rich experience," and "precious knowledge."

He will enable living beings to continuously increase their knowledge and wisdom as time goes by and they grow older, becoming inheritors of civilization, thereby earning the respect of future generations and the dignity of their own lives.

The Keres represent both the ruthlessness of death and the cruelty of war.

But their existence will constantly remind the world that besides normal, peaceful death, there are many more, more terrible, more ruthless, and more sudden forms of death.

This serves as a reminder to all beings how precious life is and how important peace is.

And when living beings can no longer bear the pain and torment of living, then perhaps there is still this last way.

An early termination.

To choose to end suffering is to choose one's own life and death.

This is also to preserve the last and most precious dignity for life.

As for Philotes, her divine authority was not so dark to begin with; Zeus merely extended it a little.

That is—"simple and direct joy".

Perhaps true love is rare, and perhaps sophisticated tastes are hard to come by.

Yet all beings still have the right to enjoy the simplest and most direct joy.

From all kinds of love, living beings can always easily obtain the most direct "joy".

However, her existence also serves as a warning to all: the joy derived from pure love is often fragile and easily broken, and it is always accompanied by discord and conflict.

If one only seeks momentary pleasure, in the end, all that will remain is endless strife, resentment, and pain.

After Zeus's "reshaping" transformation, these gods born of the night no longer possessed any absolute negative aspects.

Although their origins are still relatively negative, they also have a positive side.

They were all able to adapt to Zeus's "divine and just order," and under the guidance of the will and thought of the god-king, they were completely integrated into this new cosmic order, becoming an indispensable part of it.

There is no absolute freedom from worry and bliss in this world. Even the highest gods still have their own troubles.

Wherever different “spiritual” beings exist, there will inevitably be darkness.

All things, all spirits, and all laws are mutually generating and mutually restraining, with yin and yang interdependent.

The beauty of the universe lies in the diversity of all things and beings; therefore, we must also accept the imperfections that arise from these differences.

This is also the true principle of the balance of the universe.

Without darkness, where does light come from? Without evil, where does justice come from? Without filth, where does purity come from?

If there were no hardships and difficulties, where would growth come from?

However, the basic principles and guidelines of the sacred order should be positive and progressive.

The purpose of the sacred and just order is to transform all negative factors into a source of power that drives the progress of the universe.

May the entire universe continuously spiral upwards as it learns from experience and overcomes difficulties!

Transform all ugliness into beauty, and steadfastly pursue beauty.

Because the God-King is the great father of all things and spirits.

God loves all spirits.

(End of this chapter)