Mount of the God of War Purge

"Impossible! His Majesty Theseus vanished years ago in the War of Giants against the Star-Seeded Soldiers! How dare you defile His Majesty's name, you impostor!"

Amid the righteous, furious roar, the head of the Pandion Family fixed Samael with a grim, resolute gaze. He stomped off the circular platform, divine power surging wildly within him, his hooked fingers reaching for Samael's throat.

As the shadow descended over the "impostor's" head, the people of Mount of the God of War could not help revealing a flicker of delight in their upturned gazes.

Yes, he was an impostor! His Majesty Theseus had long vanished in the War of Giants. He would never return, and he should never return!

Yet just as those secretly delighted gazes converged in the hall, a piercing shriek exploded beside their ears. The entire Mount of the God of War shook violently as though mountains were collapsing and seas were overturning.

Splat...

In an instant, the rock strata split apart. A hundred-meter-long giant serpent, covered in black scales shimmering with purple radiance, burrowed out from the fissure and coiled before Samael. With lightning speed, it stretched out its head, opened its jaws, and swallowed the demigod wrapped in aether before everyone's eyes.

The... the Sacred Serpent...

At the sight, everyone on Mount of the God of War stood dumbfounded. A bone-deep chill nearly froze their blood and souls solid.

At the same time, the purple-black giant serpent, having received a delivered meal, raised its neck and hissed. Light patterns pulsed across its body as it opened its mouth and sprayed a golden-red Aether Torrent down onto Samael.

Amid crisp metallic grinding, dozens of square golden modules engraved with dense incantations and star patterns flew around Samael. They formed various joint components and covered the ancient serpent, fully arming