I Am a Prophet in Greece, Part 7

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"Our strength is too weak. We simply cannot stand against the God-King." Oceanus could not help speaking, his voice filled with undisguised fear.

He was one of the strongest among the twelve Titans, yet just as when facing Theron, he had no courage whatsoever to resist Uranus.

It was not only him. The other Titans had also fallen silent. Not a single one dared to make a sound.

Nearly a thousand years of torment had driven their fear of Uranus deep into the bones of the twelve Titans. They did not dare face this great divine father, much less raise a blade against him.

Moreover, the gap in strength between both sides was simply too vast. Uranus was the God-King recognized by the world. His divine power even surpassed that of the primordial gods, reaching the mighty power of creation.

Against power of that level, even if all twelve Titans and Gaia joined forces, they would not be enough for one hand of Uranus.

How was that any different from throwing their lives away?

Gaia's gaze swept across her twelve children one by one. Every Titan who met her eyes lowered their head, not daring to look back at her.

Gaia immediately felt deeply disappointed.

She neither urged nor reproached them. She merely said calmly, "You may choose to remain silent, but you must understand that your divine father will never allow any powerful being to emerge."

"In merely a thousand years, you have already attained powerful divine strength. What about the future? How much longer do you think that brutal God-King will permit you to exist?"

"One day, the God-King will finally lose patience and act against you. You will be imprisoned for eternity, just like your younger brothers. By then, even I will be unable to help you."

With the calmest words, Gaia spoke the cruelest truth. That truth thoroughly shattered the twelve Titans' self-deceptive avoidance.

They all knew perfectly well that if they did not resist, there was only one end awaiting them: sooner or later, the God-King would imprison them for eternity.

And that day was not far away.

Seeing the changes in her children's expressions, Gaia softened her voice and said earnestly and firmly, "Do not be afraid. Fate stands with us."

"We will surely succeed. There may be setbacks, but we will succeed."

The Earth Mother's confidence infected the Titans, easing their panic, yet no one still had the courage to step forward.

Just as Gaia was about to despair completely, someone finally spoke—

"Mother, I can try."

Fate's Guidance

Under Gaia's comfort and encouragement, someone had finally stepped forward. Everyone turned toward the voice at once, then all were stunned.

It was actually the youngest child among the twelve Titans, Kronos, the God of Time and Space.

Because he was the youngest, and also among the weaker of the twelve Titans, Kronos differed from his brothers and sisters who lived in constant misery. Uranus had tormented him the fewest times.

Uranus had always focused his attention on the powerful Titan gods. For someone as weak as Kronos, he felt that taking action himself would only disgrace him.

Just as he cared so much about the prophecy that he would be overthrown by his children, yet had never troubled Theron, his arrogance and conceit made him feel that fussing over someone so weak would damage his divinity.

Yet it was precisely because of this that Kronos, spared disaster due to his weakness, did not fear him as much. At the very least, his fear had not seeped into his bones like that of his brothers and sisters.

He was still afraid. Faced with such a powerful God-King, it was impossible not to be afraid, which was why he had not stepped forward at the beginning.

But under Gaia's persuasion and reassurance, he too saw the essence of the matter.

There was no meaning in running away. If he did not resist now, he might never have another chance to resist.

He did not want to be imprisoned for eternity, so he could only step forward.

And seeing that he was the first to do so, how could the others not be astonished?

"Kronos, do you know what you are saying?" Hyperion, God of Light and the Sun, could not help scolding him in a low voice. "You are so weak. Against the God-King, you have no chance of victory!"

It was not only Hyperion. The other Titan gods also whispered among themselves, all finding it utterly absurd. This was simply an impossible task.

"Enough, Hyperion! And all of you, shut up! You lack the courage yourselves, yet you dare attack the brother who does have courage?"

Gaia coldly cut off the Titans' voices. The great Earth Mother came before her youngest child, and only then did her expression soften somewhat.

"Kronos, your courage has made me see you in a new light, but I must ask you once more. Have you thought this through?"

Gaia looked at Kronos and confirmed seriously:

"This may be extremely dangerous. Without sufficient courage, we cannot succeed."

Kronos did not shrink back because the other Titans thought poorly of him. He was a god with strong convictions. Once he made up his mind to do something, he would not change it lightly.

He nodded solemnly and said without hesitation, "I am willing to try, even if the final result is failure."

"Besides, we have long had no choice, have we? If we resist, perhaps there is still a chance to live. If we do not, then only one ending remains."

Gaia seized Kronos's hand excitedly. "Good child, your courage comforts me. This is how it should be. This is exactly how it should be. You are the one I have been looking for."

"Fate truly stands with us!"

At that moment, Gaia finally understood clearly what Theron had meant.

Uranus's power was unmatched. Even all twelve Titans combined were no match for him. Therefore, the strength of one's divine power was not important. What mattered was the courage to resist even while knowing full well that the gap was immense and that failure was highly likely.

Such fearless courage was destined not to be possessed by everyone. That was why Theron had said she would easily find the child from the prophecy.

And reality proved him right.

Kronos did not know that Gaia had already received fate's guidance. Though he had courage, he was not reckless. Looking at his mother, he asked seriously, "Honored Mother, what should I do?"

"I have no weapon capable of opposing the God-King, nor do I know how to defeat him and end this brutal rule."

The twelve Titans nodded repeatedly at his words. Ever since that prophecy appeared a thousand years ago, God-King Uranus had decreed to the entire world that no blade or sword that appeared could escape his senses.

They did not even have weapons. How could they raise blades against the God-King?

"My children, that is not important," Gaia said. "Your younger brothers, the Cyclopes, born divine smiths, are already forging weapons for us. They are within my body, and even the God-King cannot discover what they are doing."

After saying this, Gaia could not help sighing once more at the unpredictability of fate.

If Uranus had not feared the Cyclopes' power and stuffed them back into their mother's womb, they would have had no way to forge weapons in secret from him.

And they happened to be the finest divine smiths in the world.

"As for how to defeat him, perhaps we should follow fate's guidance." Gaia looked at her children as she spoke.

At the same time, outside the temple of the three Fates, Uranus waited with unusual patience.

At last, the goddesses of fate returned. Yet when Uranus saw the direction from which they had come, he felt somewhat puzzled.

That did not seem to be the direction of the Land of Eternal Night, where Erebus dwelled.

But he could not be bothered to think further about it and instead walked directly toward them.

"Honored goddesses, have you obtained the answer to the question I asked?"

The three goddesses looked at the approaching God-King and nodded together. Their voices rang out as one. "Great God-King, we have received fate's guidance."

"What is it?" Even Uranus, noble as he was, could not help feeling nervous at this moment.

"Your fate is something you have long known." The eldest sister, Clotho, said.

Uranus froze, then frowned. "What do you mean? I have long known my fate? Is it that prophecy?"

The goddess of fate did not answer his question. The second sister, Lachesis, looked directly into the God-King's eyes and said seriously, "Great God-King, your fate rests in your own hands."

Before he could speak, the youngest sister, Atropos, gave the conclusion. "You are the God-King recognized by the world. Other than this world itself, no one can shake your position."

The instant those words were spoken, Uranus's tightly furrowed brow relaxed. He let out a hearty laugh and said with feeling, "Yes, that is a fact I have long known."

He sincerely thanked the goddesses, feeling at last as though the heavy stone hanging over his heart had completely fallen away.

He felt that he had been far too cautious. There had been no need for it at all. Thus, he completely cast that ridiculous prophecy to the back of his mind and worried no longer.

He returned to the divine mountain and found Gaia, his divine queen. Heaven and earth joined together once more.

He was too happy to notice that Gaia was unusually silent that day. Nor did he notice that among his twelve useless and cowardly children, the weakest one had quietly set out for a void space.

One Condition

The young Titan god Kronos, guided by Gaia, the great Earth Mother, entered this void space for the first time.

This was the edge of the world, barren and chaotic, without day or night, without any breath of life. Yet it was not eternally dark like the Land of Eternal Night. Its source of light came from the bright stars scattered throughout the depths of the cosmos.

Those stars continued to move along their original paths, while beneath countless stars, a handsome and gentle man sat quietly beneath the night sky. His violet eyes were deep and bright, as though they could see through everything.

He wore a simple white robe, looking exactly as he had when they first met in the temple a thousand years ago. It seemed that those thousand years had not affected him in the slightest.

Though his divine power had grown, in Kronos's eyes, now that he possessed powerful divine strength, it was still very weak. At the very least, Theron was no match for him at all.

If Gaia, the great Earth Mother, had not told him to come and meet Theron to seek fate's guidance here, Kronos would never have thought to come here.

Regarding the prophecy Theron had made in the temple a thousand years ago, the twelve Titans, God-King Uranus, and even Gaia had actually shared the same view: they believed Theron's prophecy was inaccurate because he was too weak.

But Uranus and Gaia had already seen one prophecy come true and had personally witnessed the birth of the twelve Titans, so they still half believed and half doubted. The twelve Titans, however, did not believe it at all.

They had even hated the man who had caused the God-King to torment them and had considered coming to take revenge.

After all, they could not defeat the God-King, but could they not defeat such a weak god of prophecy?

Yet fearing that Uranus would think they had ulterior motives, the twelve Titans ultimately did not dare act rashly. They could only swallow their humiliation, so naturally they held no favorable impression of Theron.

In Hyperion's words, Theron was: a weak, hateful charlatan god.

Kronos had once thought the same way, but Gaia's importance placed on Theron made him keenly sense that something was wrong.

As one of the primordial gods, the great Earth Mother had personally acknowledged Theron's prophecy as "fate's guidance." What did that imply?

Kronos was clearly an intelligent god. Thus, when he saw Theron, he cast aside all contempt, gave a solemn bow, and took the initiative to greet him.

"Great Lord Theron, please forgive my presumptuous intrusion. My honored divine mother sent me to seek your aid and request a hint from fate."

His posture was exceedingly humble, yet Theron was not surprised. His expression did not change, and he still wore a gentle smile.

"Honored Lord Kronos, God of Time and Space, you are too courteous," Theron said. "The humility and courage you possess are the noblest virtues. It is my honor to ease your concerns."

"Lord Kronos, what do you wish to know?"

Hearing this, Kronos immediately said impatiently, "God-King Uranus is far too brutal. We can endure no more. Just as you prophesied a thousand years ago, I, the son of God-King Uranus, wish to overthrow his rule."

"My divine mother has already prepared the weapon from your prophecy, but how should I act?"

As he spoke, a troubled expression appeared on his face, and he sighed. "Compared to the mighty power of the formidable God-King, we are all too weak. Even if we possess the sharpest weapon in the world, it will be difficult to oppose him."

"I want to know how we can defeat him. He is simply invincible."

Theron smiled upon hearing this. Rather than directly answering Kronos's question, he began to explain the essence of the God-King: