On sacred Mount Olympus, Zeus and Ananke stood together where the gods had once dwelt. Though only the two of them remained in that majestic place, it was still the focus of humanity across Blue Star.
In Asia, Europe, Australia, the Americas, and both poles, countless people set aside what they were doing. They opened their phones and turned on their televisions and computers, watching everything unfold without blinking.
By incomplete estimates, more than five billion people watched through various broadcasts. The only reason that number did not include everyone on Blue Star was that many people still had no television, computer, or phone.
"From the looks of it, Zeus is losing."
"Ananke ranks second only to Chronos in Greek Mythology. With Chronos rarely appearing these days, you could call her its foremost god. Zeus has shown limitless power, but he's still a little short of Ananke."
"Can someone explain in plain language how fate works differently for the Greek gods and the Norse Gods? It sounds like the same thing to me."
"Say fate is playing a single-player game. Orlog picks the route he thinks is best and makes the character follow it. If the character strays even slightly, he reloads and tries again until the character clears the game exactly as planned. Ananke deletes every other route that could clear the game, leaving the character only one."
"But what if the character chooses not to clear the game?"
"...Do you have to argue with everything? If you're that good at picking holes, why not go work on a construction site?"
"..."
As the whole world watched, Zeus flew into a rage. Hearing the implication in Ananke's words, he gripped the lightning in his hand and roared, "Ananke, are you telling me that I, Zeus, am nothing but a