The King had intended the message to be outright ignored or even better retaliate immediately as such to start the war immediately. But he thought that the God's might visit. But he shunned the thought and deemed as improbable.
But as the situation in the gathering soured and spiraled out of control quickly. There arrived a god and stopped all of the reionla gods in their tracks by stopping their Time.
Known as the god of time Kronos.
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Chronos was known as the Titan of Time. And the father of Zeus, Hades and Poseidon. He swallowed his children in order to squash the prophecy of his defeat by his own son's.
But they survived and rebelled against the Father and other Titans in a war known as the Titanomachy. After his defeat he was chopped into pieces and thrown into another being Tartarus)
Kronos was a keeper of Time. He chronicled the events that unfolded in the lands as his hobby and kept the flow of Time in a steady state. He used grains of sand to measure time but the King gifted him a pair of watches both digital and analogue tuned according to Kronos.
Kronos indirectly was the cause of Era's home to be frozen in time. And he indirectly cause an entire kingdom to be stuck in a time loop
It felt out of place for a god to wear a watch. But Kronos adored the stylish design and a memento from friend.
He has no interest in the abyss or the gods plan. As for him everything is meaningless. Thus he just enjoys the events which unfolds before him naturally. Even though he knows their outcome in the future and in alternative time lines.
He also knew about Viva crossing time lines. And the outcome of her actions. But chose to ignore it.
Kronos is a god that even the Elder God stay wary. For even if their powers were cosmic they are nothing to him.
And while other God's hate and disgruntled by Kaos.
Kronos considered him as a good friend.
Because if not for Chaos he would never have witnessed anything. Because Time can only reverse Chaos but not control it.
Kronos in the flesh had stopped all the regional gods from retaliating.
The King exclaimed
King :
Kronos!, how are you here.
Kronos :
The letter you sent to the gods imbued with the blood of Sein was perfect. However, they are wary as you.
Their rage over your deed was gigantic. But futile.
Jay :
You're the one who who's relic caused time distortion in two kingdom.
Kronos :
The relic was imbued with just 0.5% of my power. . I gave the relic as a sign of respect for their unrelentless devotion. What a shame, they couldn't make use of them efficiently.
They could have have unending resources.
Kronos :
As for you, you need patience. They don't harbour fear for you to assert dominance. Nor they idolize you like their god . Try again.
Kronos spun his finger around once and all the regional gods reverted back to the time before they began their uprising.
The King was good at communicating and manipulating others with the help of information. But it was the first time he had taken such illogical step. Despite knowing the outcome of his words he still uttered them.
But now time had reverted back and the words were as if they were never said. While stopping time will make one blind. Thus only time for the God's had been stopped.
And Kronos blended into the background alongside Jay and Phoenix with their eyes now glued on Kronos. Despite his stance being neutral.
The King once again choose his words carefully.
King :
I just want to state one thing. If the Gods succeed, your land, honor, powers, title, ranking, devotees nothing will matter anymore. All shall be rendered to dust.
King:
My offer seems to be too good to hear. Because it is. Not only I shall protect your rights as an ally. But also you shall be provided direct benefits by the state. This is indeed a life altering situation. So please ponder over it for the rest of the gathering. Till then enjoy the services we have prepared for you.
Not the best words but they will do for the time being. As the speech drew to a close. Many other programsms such as singing and dancing began shortly. The guest were served exquisite measly prepared by the head chef. With a bit of drugs blended inside the food to alter the decision making and also reduce the inhibitions and reduce the chances of rejections subconsciously.
Many cultural programs such as dancing, singing were performed. After this for some tech enthusiasts some new legally approved technology was displayed which peaked some interest of the regional gods.
And with this the gathering finally concluded. In the end a final vote was taken I front of everyone where each participant was called out for his affiliation. And they had to answer whtehter they were joining or not.
The results rolled right in, about 86% of the regional gods present today were convinced and agreed to participate In the war against God's While the rest were unhinged. Despite all the warnings.
Kronos silently watched as the events unfolded right before his eyes. And Jay silently watched Kronos as the events unfolded.
A few gods did try to talk to Korono s as they figured there was a mysterious figure lurking in the shadows watching them very keenly.
Jay silently wanted to get some Intel. But out of humulity he didn't approach Kronos. Or he might have heard a lecture of a lifetime.
The gathering ended and all participants dispersed some used their powers to travel to their domains, some were given special services and were dropped to their domains. While some preffered to walk and visit the capital to see the human Kingdom for themselves. As it had piqued their curiosity.
And beneath the Yggdrsail there were only a few people left. The company handling the event, Jay, Phoenix, Roy, King and Kronos.
The King approached Kronos with a serious and untrusting look on his face.
King:
May I enquire your true reason for coming here.
Kronos lightheartedly replied.
Kronos:
I just wanted to visit the one I once recognized as my friend.
Because your are immortal we can be friends for a very very Ling time.
KingL
As the God of time, what Wil be our future.
Kronos:
Youve chosen a path of iron thorns. You were always destined to walk this path. I won't give you hope or any despair either.
This is your war, you decide how you want to move.
Kronos noticed Jay and his future and gvae a forewarning to the King.
Kronos:
That human there, will be loitering on the brink of despair in the future. For something he never accounted for. His journeys end will be filled with thorns as well. Watch over him.
King :
Is it during the war or after the war. Answer me Kronos.
King quietly contemplated over his words. The time can be either during the war or far distant into the future. And when he asked for justification. Kronos refused to say anything more. This was just a gift he had prepared exclusively for the King. To contemplate and ponder upon.
King :
Despair for him. Hmmm... Maybe someone close to him dies. The one who has stuck with him most is McElroy.
But McElroy is AWOL. So it means he had been killed and the news will be uncovered in the future.
So Phoenix is in potential danger, for being his blood brother. Maybe something happens to him in the war.
No I'm being biased, my mind is just going towards the war.
The King tried to think of different events but his mind kept diverting towards the war. As sort of a tunnel vision. He couldn't draw any conclusions outright. Nor could he say any ot these to Jay. For it risked changing the future and it might stress Jay's as well causing a dip in his performance.
With these words King looked at Kronos but he had disappeared into thin air leaving only a hanging robe behind stuck in time. When touched the robe waved in the air but it's position had been fixed in the air. And after a few seconds it dropped to the ground and it picked up
The God's returned to their territory and the day ended with all of them going to sleep. But the King even thought about what Kronos meant with those words. He thought what if it was after the war. Because for the gods they just have to win once.
But the immortal foundation have to win twice.
Artificial intelligence was being segregated and pushed to its limits. A new Ai had been developed with the previous as a base. Only for war and defense. It was called Gandhiv.
The day ended and only two days were left. Before their march unto enemy territory.
While other gods anger erupted. Kronos decided to visit them.