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The Chronos Hourglass, infused with the essence of the Supreme God Chronos, loomed in the boundless void, ensnaring the God King Zeus, Poseidon the Sea God, and Hades, the Ruler of the Underworld, in an eternal prison of Time and Space.
This timeless confinement was nearly unbreakable unless one wielded the power of Chronos, the Supreme God of the Cosmos.
BOOM!
A surge of divine energy erupted. Yet, the colossal hourglass remained steadfast in the emptiness of space.
"Athena, do you even grasp the magnitude of your actions?!" A deep, thunderous voice reverberated from Zeus, his expression twisted with rage.
This was an outcome Zeus had never anticipated. His own daughter had somehow acquired the Chronos Hourglass, a creation of the Supreme God Chronos… and worse still, she had turned it against them.
"Of course I know what I'm doing, Father." Athena's voice was steady and resolute, her gaze unwavering as she spoke to Zeus as majestic waves of Cosmo radiated from her being.
Simultaneously, the fractured Earth Authority reformed, expanding to envelop the entire void once more.
"Hades, Poseidon, take her down first!" Zeus barked in fury while unleashing his divine power without restraint. In an instant, a cataclysmic surge of divine lightning erupted from him, signaling a full-frontal assault.
At this moment, even though Zeus recognized the terrifying might of Chronos, he understood that if Athena remained unrestrained, they all risked being eternally trapped in this timeless prison.
As the one closest to claiming the title of true God King, having nearly mastered the full extent of Sky Authority, this was a fate he could not accept.
However,
SPLURT!
A sharp, chilling sound pierced the air causing Zeus's expression to shift in an instant, and in the next heartbeat, his divine lightning recoiled in alarm.
BOOM!
But the thunderous energy collided with a vast wave of deathly aura, which instantly neutralized it. Still, in the fleeting moment of their powers clashing, Zeus vanished, transforming into pure lightning and disappearing from sight.
Moments later, in the distance, lightning converged once more and Zeus's figure reemerged.
But now, his face was ashen and there was a gaping wound marring his abdomen, through which cursed Cosmo and relentless divine malice surged like a plague.
"Hades!" "Poseidon!" Zeus's expression darkened as he roared like a tempest of fury, shock, and betrayal swirling within him.
He never imagined that, in such a critical moment, Poseidon and Hades would launch a sudden ambush against him. That divine power, emanating from his fellow gods, had directly invaded and destabilized his own essence.
Even his core Divine Will began to tremble under the assault.
"Tsk-tsk… Zeus, my dear little brother, how careless of you." Poseidon's mocking voice resonated through the void, his earlier frustration and impatience completely evaporated.
Now, he stood resolutely alongside Hades and Athena, forming a triangular formation that completely encircled Zeus.
"You--!" Zeus's gaze swept over Hades, then Poseidon, finally locking onto Athena.
In that moment, a realization struck him. This so-called eternal Time and Space wasn't meant to imprison all three of them; it was designed solely for him.
From the very beginning, this was a trap aimed directly at him. Hades, Poseidon, and Athena had formed an alliance long before this confrontation. Even the emergence of the power of Omega at the outset… was most likely a deep and direct part of their scheme.
"Hades, Poseidon, Athena, do you truly believe the three of you can bring me down? I'm not some weakling like Kronos!" Zeus's expression darkened, fury surging in his voice as he spoke to the three beings in front of him.
He never imagined he would find himself in the same predicament as his father, Kronos.
"Tsk-tsk, my dear brother Zeus," Hades replied, a cold chuckle escaping his lips. "If you speak of our father in such a manner, he surely wouldn't be pleased. As your elder brother, it's my duty to teach you a proper lesson."
In an instant, a boundless force of death surged forth from Hades, sweeping across the void and crashing toward Zeus.
The Authority of Death expanded outward.
"Hmph!" Zeus snorted disdainfully while unleashing the full might of the Sky Authority. Thunder crackled around him, and with a swift motion of his right hand, countless bolts of divine lightning converged from the void, striking toward Hades.
BOOM! RUMBLE!!
Thunder and Death collided violently against each other, their explosive roars echoing through the emptiness. The many Laws of Death began to crumble beneath the overwhelming force of divine thunder.
As the authority once wielded by Uranus, the Supreme God, the Sky Authority was theoretically more powerful than the Earth Authority. Pure Death Authority alone was insufficient to withstand it.
However, this was not a one-on-one battle.
SPLASH!
Illusory tidal waves erupted in an instand in the void and endless oceanic power surged forth, and unlike the earlier restrained clashes, this time the entire void was being engulfed by Poseidon's dominion over the sea.
Waves of divine water intertwined with the essence of Death, crashing down upon Zeus in a relentless tidal onslaught.
At that moment, Athena's gentle golden light blossomed, empowering the Earth Authority and enhancing both the Sea and Death Authorities.
The three Authorities merged, and in that instant, they overwhelmed the heavens.
Everything shifted in an instant.
What had once been the Sky, Sea, and Death Authorities suppressing the Earth Authority now transformed into the Death, Sea, and Earth Authorities overpowering the Sky Authority.
This time, unlike before when Poseidon and Hades had merely been putting on a show, the three gods were fully committed, unleashing the full extent of their divine powers.
Yet, even so, defeating Zeus remained an incredibly daunting task even for them with all their powers. After all, the Sky Authority in Zeus's grasp was on a level far beyond that of the others.
Even Hades, who had mastered the greatest share of their combined authority, still fell short of Zeus in terms of depth of control of their respected Authority. As for Athena and Poseidon, while both had attained a measure of authority and some control over it, their ability to wield it fully was still limited.
Even when combined, their boost was insufficient.
At this realization, Zeus quickly sensed an opportunity.
It allowed him to breathe a little easier.
The joint assault from all three gods certainly placed him under immense pressure. For a fleeting moment, he had even felt the chill of death looming over him. But now, it was clear he had overestimated their strength.
"Athena, I'm your father. Do you truly believe that by killing me, you'll ascend as the next God King? That would be Impossible. Hades and Poseidon will never allow that to happen! Join forces with me. Eliminate Hades and Poseidon, and I can grant you the Ocean Authority, making you the master of both the Earth and Ocean Authorities. You'll become the future God King of Olympus, perhaps even the ruler of the entire Earth."
Amidst the roaring explosions, Zeus spoke, his gaze fixed on Athena.
(To Be Continued…)