"Besides Zeus and Poseidon, several of the Twelve Olympians who held grudges against me were there too, like Artemis, Apollo, Aphrodite, and so on..."
Russell sighed wistfully before continuing after a long pause. "They had overwhelming numbers. My two fists couldn't fight a dozen hands. If not for the Sun God Battle Armor protecting me, I definitely would've died gloriously on the spot."
"What happened afterward?"
The two Supergirls listened with pounding hearts. Though they knew Russell had returned safely, they still couldn't help worrying for him.
"Afterward, I was defeated and captured. Because the two great authorities of the Sun protected me during the war, Zeus and the others could defeat me, but they couldn't kill me."
Russell patted the two women on the shoulders, signaling them not to worry. "So I was imprisoned in Tartarus and became neighbors with Cronus, the Titan King. Every day, I had to listen to him complain."
"One day afterward, Hades, King of the Underworld, suddenly came to the prison. He claimed he could grant me freedom, but I had to pledge my loyalty to him. I pretended to agree, then after escaping, I snatched his trident and stabbed him down..."
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The two Supergirls exchanged looks and realized that nobody in this story was a good person. The black Sun God was suddenly much easier to accept.
"In prison, Cronus and I reached an agreement. We freed all the imprisoned Titans and formed an alliance."
Russell sighed. "From that point on, the curtain officially rose on Ragnarok. Not only was Cronus incredibly powerful, his influence hadn't weakened much either. With one call to arms, countless gods flocked to him. The first to surrender was Hades."
"The Titanomachy started again?"
"Yes. This battle spread far and wide, affecting both the Underworld and