The Earth God Palace glittered with golden light, majestic and magnificent.
Earth Mother Gaia lowered her head and looked at the dagger lodged between her chest and abdomen.
Divine light flickered on the dagger. Toxins and curses, like venomous snakes, surged through the wound and into her body.
Gaia slowly raised her head, her pale face turning toward her daughter, Rhea.
"Sorry, Mother..." Rhea trembled all over, her eyes bloodshot and her hands clenched so tightly that she wished she could tear her arms off.
Gaia raised a hand and caressed her daughter's face, smiling. "It's not your fault. You were only doing this for your son."
With that, she turned her head toward the tall figure behind Rhea.
Gaia's vision blurred. She murmured softly, "You and your father, and your grandfather, look so much alike."
Zeus lowered his head slightly. "Grandmother, please forgive Mother. Everything was caused by the spells I secretly cast to influence her."
Gaia's body retreated, and she collapsed onto the Earth God's Throne amid countless mountains and ravines. She looked toward Zeus.
"Do you know what you're doing?" Gaia let the blood flow freely while Rhea took out various divine artifacts and medicines, frantically trying to treat her.
"We had an agreement. I wouldn't kill Father, and you would lend me the Chaos Eye without interfering with me. But you took back the Chaos Eye and tried to rescue Father, breaking our agreement. I said I wouldn't kill Father, so I could only come here." Zeus smiled.
In his eyes, eyeballs made of thunder slowly revolved. Lightning crackled and spilled from the corners of his eyes.
The old man with half-black, half-white hair looked even more aged than Mother Rhea and Grandmother Gaia.
Gaia nodded. "I took back the Chaos Eye only to prevent you