Greece: I am Zeus!

Chapter 253 Demeter Cries in Anger

Forty-nine days later, after the God-King had deeply planted the seeds of "method" and "success" on the path of wisdom, the boundless auspicious signs began to slowly dissipate.

The goddess of wisdom, content, nestled languidly in the embrace of her beloved god-king, a heart as solid as the pillar of the universe, filled with thunder.

The supreme and perfect wisdom has now found its ultimate fulfillment and deepest solace.

Because she could clearly feel that the baby she had been dreaming of was growing peacefully inside her lower abdomen.

Although, the number of children with the beloved God-King has already fallen to single digits.
But, this one pregnancy was immediately a son!

He's the incomparably noble second son of the God-King; this is definitely a good deal.

In fact, Metis believed this was a more profound and wiser preference than simply being "first".

Hephaestus, the eldest son of the god-king, was in charge of "how to create"; while his second son, Poros, was in charge of "how to succeed".

The former is the beginning of "technique," while the latter is the guide of "principle."

Moreover, in the deepest level of divine communion, the goddess of wisdom can most truly feel the most sincere and profound love that her beloved god-king has for her.

Because of love, the beloved god-king generously bestowed upon him a great deal of authority and excellent qualities.

The child in the womb is born with the greatest authority that all living beings strive for!
Fulfillment, methods, opportunities, adaptability, success, abundance!
There are six core powers, which complement each other, are interconnected, and form a complete closed loop system!
The adorable child will continue to develop in her womb for twelve months, accumulating more divine power.

After birth, even compared to the baby in Hera's womb, it would probably only be similar in size.

The God-King's love for himself is self-evident.

The goddess of wisdom, though not greedy, was already incredibly content with everything she had.

Temporary.
Not long after the King of Gods was immersed in the gentle, ocean-like divinity of the Ocean's Daughter, in another long-silent temple on Olympus, a great goddess who had been in a deep sleep finally opened her emerald eyes, which contained endless vitality.

Within this temple, the silent, great miracle finally came to an end.

The authority over "agriculture," "growth," "prosperity," "harvest," "abundance," and part of "cyclical recurrence" has been completely integrated.

The true, undisputed Mother Earth! Demeter! Has awakened!
The Earth Mother, whose power and divinity were now complete, was filled with unparalleled joy.

She was almost impatient to share this perfect glory with her most beloved god-king.

Yes. And there's also the eager anticipation of completely and truly merging with my beloved God-King.

However, when she excitedly transformed into a streak of emerald light and rushed out of the palace, just as she was about to go directly to find her beloved God King, her figure came to an abrupt stop.

She looked up at the Olympian sky, and the gentle smile that could make all the flowers pale in comparison suddenly froze on her face.

Above Olympus, the magnificent golden clouds, symbolizing the king of the gods, and the aurora borealis, symbolizing wisdom, were swirling and merging together.

She could clearly sense that a child was being conceived amidst the golden clouds and rosy light.

He's also a male god!
This feeling was like the sharpest ice spike, deeply embedded in her heart.

This is the scene that greeted me when I woke up; Demeter's face was truly horribly ugly.

An ominous premonition suddenly rose in her heart; she felt that all her plans had been ruined.

In an instant, they plummeted from the most joyful paradise into the coldest abyss, even their divinity felt dizzy.

She forced herself to remain calm, and with a grim expression, immediately opened the God Network information, anxiously checking the public channel for the major events that had recently occurred in the universe that she had missed.

"Eurynome was made the fifth wife of the King of Gods, and the Three Graces were born."

'This is a minor issue, don't panic.' Demeter remained calm upon seeing this message.

However, the next divine proclamation struck her heart like a heavy hammer.

It struck her like lightning, plunging her directly into an icy abyss.

"The union of the supreme father god Zeus and the supreme mother goddess Hera has given birth to Hephaestus, the eldest son of the gods, the god who 'creates everything,' who is already conceived in the womb of the goddess of fertility!"

Demeter felt dizzy and immediately became angry and anxious, her eyes instantly turning red.

She gritted her teeth and stomped her foot hard.

"boom--!!!"

The entire Mount Olympus trembled violently, and the flowers, trees, and grass instantly churned and rolled like mournful waves.

Demeter turned to return to her temple and hide herself away.

But as soon as she turned around, she stopped in her tracks.

She stared blankly at the Temple of Fertility, which was not far from her, and then glared fiercely at the Temple of Wisdom, which was still shrouded in golden clouds and colorful rosy clouds. On her most beautiful face, her expression shifted between light and shadow.

Her eyes narrowed, she gritted her teeth, and finally made up her mind. She turned around and transformed into a streak of light, heading straight towards the Temple of Fire not far away.

Accompanied by the rich aroma of ripe wheat, the most beautiful Demeter, accompanied by a mournful gust of wind, rushed recklessly into that eternally warm temple.

The surging divine power caused the eternally burning sacred fire within the hall to flicker violently.

Countless sparks crackled and flickered, like fireworks exploding in the air, or like scattering tears.

This startled Hestia, who was silently observing the newborn humans in the mortal realm amidst the sacred flame.

She looked up, but before she could even speak, her gentlest younger sister had already rushed into the warmest and most generous embrace of the fire.

"Waaaaah—Hestia, my dearest sister, you, you must avenge me, Zeus, Zeus, He!"

In the end, Demeter couldn't say anything, feeling both aggrieved and bewildered.

She could only bury her face deep in Hestia's warm embrace, letting out a suppressed sob that her shoulders trembled slightly.

Hestia held her beloved sister tenderly, her jade-like hands gently stroking Demeter's long, verdant hair, caressing it softly.

Her eyes held both endless doting and heartache, as well as a hint of knowing helplessness.

She knew this day would come.

Other gods may not understand their seemingly gentle younger sister, but as the elder sister, how could she not understand her?

My younger sister is the most gentle and charming, but also the most strong-willed and determined.

Although she is compliant and beautiful, she is never without the willfulness and capriciousness that belong to a goddess.

Her kindness and compassion are as real as a fertile plain.

But her dedication to what she truly values ​​is as unbreakable as the bedrock beneath the plain.

Moreover, although she was generally very generous and never stingy with any money or treasures, she was actually quite stingy when it came to things she truly valued.

But her younger sister's greatest love and most cherished person was always Zeus.

This matter was known to all the gods of Olympus, let alone to her own sister.

The three sisters in the family have always been of one mind and shared the same fate, advancing and retreating together.

Even in matters of love, the one she fell in love with was the same god-king.

Demeter, the good sister, never paid any attention to the other goddesses.

Even though those goddesses had already beaten her to it and become the wives of the god-king, she still didn't take them seriously.

After all, which goddess in this world could be closer to Zeus than them?
Hestia's idea was exactly the same as Demeter's.

Even Hera, her dilemma was only between fidelity and love, and the principles she upheld.

To be honest, she didn't think any of the other goddesses could compare to the three sisters.

In Demeter's mind, no matter what the process was, in the end, the only ones who could stand beside Zeus and form the closest family of gods with Him were the three sisters.

Therefore, the goddess she truly worried about and always regarded as the biggest rival for Zeus's favor was only one from beginning to end—their little sister, Hera!
The gods of the same family are naturally the closest, but since they are gods of the same family, there are also distinctions of even closer ones!
Zeus never hid his preference for Hera.

It's a kind of favoritism and pampering that, just by seeing it, is enough to make any goddess feel envious.

However, it was Hera who had been "rejecting" Zeus until now.

Furthermore, since Demeter herself had not yet become the wife of the King of Gods, and there were too many external enemies, she was still able to temporarily suppress this anxiety and turn a blind eye to it.

But after she successfully became Zeus's wife, she was already eager to fight a great battle, to cut down all the other goddesses, and to completely seize her beloved Zeus into her arms!
As for Hera
Anyway, he already had the upper hand over his wife!
As a younger sister, she should just be a good younger sister!

As for Hestia, the elder sister, how could she possibly compete with her younger sister for the warmest flame?
Everything was proceeding smoothly according to her perfect plan.

She became the wife of her beloved Zeus, and her power was completely fulfilled, rising to become the Mother Earth who governs all growth and abundance!
Unfortunately, she could not yet unite with her beloved Zeus; she could only first merge their powers to achieve perfection.

However, she had already made up her mind that once the fusion of powers was over, she would immediately go and possess her beloved Zeus!

Zeus didn't have a son yet, so it had to be her who would be the first to give birth to the most powerful and adorable son for Zeus!
Forget about the Titan Goddess and the Goddess of Night, they all have to step aside!

If only she could first win the heart of her beloved Zeus, and then bear him an irreplaceable firstborn son.

By then, even Hera, the younger sister, wouldn't be able to have more of Zeus's love than she would, right?

It turned out that all of this was a very good plan.

I had only been asleep for a short time, not a long time at all, but when I went outside, the sky seemed to be falling!
It's not a big deal that Zeus had one or two more wives.

That Eurynome is too gentle and compliant; he is not a threat at all.

But how come Hera accepted Zeus too?!

It's not just that they accepted it, they've already achieved the ultimate goal!

The true fruit of enlightenment!
The flower bloomed and the fruit ripened, and the most precious fruit remained safely inside her belly!
The position of the eldest son of the God-King, which he had longed for and schemed for countless years, has now fallen into the arms of his younger sister!

I was here first. I was here first!
And when she looked up again, Demeter clearly sensed that Zeus's second son was about to fall into the arms of Metis, the ocean's daughter!

Those ocean girls are shameless! You sisters actually teamed up!
Um, that sentence doesn't count.

Demeter was so angry she was almost in tears.

Yeah, it's not just fast, I'm genuinely so angry I'm crying.

The thing I feared most has happened.

Hera, the younger sister, accepted Zeus and is indeed pregnant with his eldest son.

From now on, I'm afraid I'll never be able to surpass her.

Who could have imagined that after only a short period of slumber and fusion with the authority, the whole world would be turned upside down when he woke up!

Thinking of this, how could Demeter not be anxious and angry, her heart breaking with grievance?

After much deliberation, she finally decided that she could only turn to her eldest sister, Hestia, who doted on her the most.

Hestia was also Zeus's most beloved and respected person, so he had to let her uphold justice for him!

Hestia saw all of this clearly and had anticipated it.

When Zeus and Hera had intercourse, Demeter was relieved that she was asleep.

My younger sister has this kind of personality; she's bound to make a scene.

It's unlikely to cause anything irreparable, and the bond between the sisters won't break down because of it.

However, when her little sister gets upset, it really gives God a headache.

Sure enough, as soon as my little sister woke up, she immediately started making a fuss.

Hestia felt the towering abundance before her, now completely soaked with her sister's tears.

As the embodiment of fire, she really disliked this damp and sticky feeling.

But she felt even more sorry for her wronged and pitiful younger sister, so she quickly and gently lifted her face and wiped away the tears that kept flowing down her face.

While wiping her face, he coaxed her in the gentlest voice, "Demeter, my dearest darling, what's wrong? What has made your beautiful face lose its color?"

"Don't cry anymore. Tell your sister what happened. I'll definitely get justice for you! Did that wicked Zeus do something to upset you again?"

Demeter, who had been sobbing softly, was rendered speechless upon hearing Hestia's protective question.

What could she say?

Could it be that he was jealous of his younger sister Hera, who had won Zeus's love first?

Or is she blaming her beloved Zeus for not waiting for her and for not bearing her their firstborn son?

This doesn't sound right at all.

He was jealous of his own younger sister, but he couldn't say anything, and he felt even more uncomfortable if he didn't.

It's even less reasonable to have Hestia stand up for her.

After all, the core of her desire to uphold "fairness" was jealousy of her sister and resentment towards her beloved God King. How could she possibly say such things?
Even Hestia, his dearest elder sister, couldn't make such a decision for herself!

(End of this chapter)