Hespera soothed the trembling Calypso, took a deep breath, and turned to face Solomon.
The Ancient Goddesses, who had once stood so far above others, now cast aside all their defenses and dignity, her voice filled with grief that would not fade.
"Ten thousand years ago, that despicable Wizard used trickery to steal my father's power. With his power depleted, my father, the Titan Atlas, died in the war that followed! And the three of us sisters were mercilessly sealed in the Divine Realm, unable to escape for ten thousand years."
"Without our father's divine power to sustain it, the Divine Realm grew barren, and the Tree of Life began to wither and crumble... all of it, all the suffering and despair, came from that Wizard! That was why hatred blinded Calypso, why she came to hate the Wizard so madly, and the mortals who inherited the Champion Power."
She raised her head and looked straight at Solomon.
"If not for the Wizard, our father would still be alive, and the Divine Realm would still be thriving. She did make a mistake, but ultimately, she is only a pitiful soul who wanted revenge and wanted to save her home. If you must kill her to quell your anger..."
Hespera's knees suddenly buckled, and she dropped heavily to her knees before Solomon.
"I am willing to die in her place! Please show mercy and spare her life."
At those words, Martian Manhunter J'onn, who had watched everything from nearby, drew in a sharp breath.
Only now did he realize that these three women were actually the daughters of Atlas, the famed Titan of myth!
Genuine ancient deities!
Yet even deities like these, possessed of the power to destroy heaven and earth, had no chance to resist Solomon. They could only kneel