To break this deadlock, he decided to do something mad and risky. Even though he knew the outcome would be terrible, perhaps even exactly what Zeus wanted, he still had to do it.
On the day the feast was held atop sacred Mount Olympus, the gods whose positions as chief gods had been confirmed arrived one after another.
Though there were twelve positions among the chief gods, fewer than twelve gods had been born so far, leaving several seats vacant.
The first chief god was naturally Zeus, the God King. The Lord of the Sky and King of the Gods sat high above the rest, holding his new Thunder Scepter, his presence immensely imposing.
The second chief god was Hera, the beautiful goddess of marriage and fertility.
Zeus had gone to great lengths to please his beautiful elder sister, but for some reason, Hera seemed to have little interest in him anymore. This left Zeus deeply perplexed.
But Zeus was busy with matters concerning humanity and had no time to concern himself with his sister's thoughts. He could only put the matter aside for now.
The third chief god was Poseidon, the god of tsunamis and earthquakes, ruler of the seas.
Though he still harbored wild ambitions and thought every day about how to become the God King, after witnessing Zeus's power, he had at least become extremely well-behaved in Zeus's presence.
The fourth was Demeter, goddess of agriculture and harvests, whom Zeus had tricked into becoming his wife. She too was Zeus's elder sister.
The fifth was Athena, the goddess of wisdom born from Zeus's head. She was immensely powerful and could even fight Zeus head-on, yet she disliked war. Her wise eyes always seemed to be contemplating things others could not understand.
As for the sixth and seventh,