Looking at the children whose tears flowed like star rivers, her heart was full of distress. She could only temporarily set aside her thoughts of arguing with Zeus, hurriedly hugging each child and softly comforting: "There, there, it's all over now. It's good that you're free, it's good that you're free."
The giants continued: "Mother Goddess, you have no idea how terrible Tartarus is. Even now when we hear this name we can't control our trembling."
"Thanks to Zeus, fortunately there's the great and merciful Zeus! It was him, it was he who saved us!"
"Mother Goddess, merciful Zeus did nothing wrong. Everything he did was also a helpless act."
After defending Zeus, they continued pleading: "What a cruel god the God King is! He's a terrifying existence completely without emotion, treating all relatives and friends with equal brutality and mercilessness."
"If he's released, then we'll definitely be cast into Tartarus again. We never want to endure the torment of chaotic void again!"
"Mother Goddess, please have pity on us poor children. We don't want to suffer anymore."
Gaia touched each giant's head in turn. A mother's loving kindness made her heart soft, full of tender affection for these children who had suffered endless torment. She opened her mouth to speak but couldn't say anything.
After all, Kronos indeed had extremely terrible divine character—Kronos was the first to do ungodly things.
She secretly gritted her teeth. Though her anger hadn't completely subsided, her tone softened considerably, only still saying with a cold face: "Zeus, what you say makes sense, but isn't punishing Kronos alone enough? Why must you also cast Coeus and the others into Tartarus together?!"
"You're already incomparably powerful now. What can Coeus and the others threaten you with?"
"Without Kronos as their leader, they have no meaning in opposing you. Release them."
"I promise you, I'll watch over them. They'll never oppose you in the future. I'll use my power to restrain them."
Zeus didn't respond directly, but turned and pointed at the Atlas brothers still stubbornly resisting. "Great Mother of All Things, do you see?"
"If I release the other three Titans, they'll be like those two gods, fighting endlessly for so-called 'dignity' and 'the past' until the world is destroyed."
Zeus spoke slowly but firmly: "The newborn order can't withstand such violent upheaval. The Primordial Titans' power is too strong—so strong that even just one is enough to turn the universe upside down."
"Let alone three, and they all have their own families and followers. Their influence is deeply rooted."
"If their spirituality returns to the laws themselves, then I also can't completely deal with them. For the stability of cosmic order, I can't take this risk."
"Today's results came from catching them off guard. Before the Primordial Titans, I won't have a second chance at today's outcome."
He looked at Gaia again, his tone carrying promise: "Respected Mother Goddess, I promise you this is only temporary. I'll release them in the future, when they can truly integrate into the new order."
"What's most important now is quickly establishing the new cosmic order, maintaining the new order well, and completely bringing peace to the world."
"Dear Mother Goddess, letting Tartarus wear away their violent hearts, wearing away their ambitions and hatred—this is also a good thing. All this is only temporary."
Hearing Zeus's evasive words, Gaia's heart flared with anger again. With her rage, the entire world began trembling under her fury.
Zeus yielded not an inch. High in the sky, storm clouds were quietly gathering again, silently appearing.
All the gods watched their conversation from afar. Though the atmosphere grew increasingly tense and oppressive with murderous tension, without Zeus's instructions, they didn't dare step forward.
Only the six giants nearby, seeing things going badly, hurriedly stepped forward with overlapping voices to persuade: "Mother Goddess, Kronos's son is a merciful great god, the most trustworthy great god. His heart is as vast as the universe. Since he says he'll release them in the future, it will definitely be fulfilled!"
"What's most important now is still stabilizing the world's tranquility, not starting meaningless wars again."
"Mother Goddess, we stayed in Tartarus for endless time, yet were still rescued by compassionate Zeus. Kronos and the others are just staying temporarily."
"The unreasonable punishment we once endured—they should feel it too. This is the price they should pay for what they once did."
Under the six giants' emotional and sincere persuasion and pleading, Gaia looked left and right at these six children who had just escaped. The trust for Zeus and disgust for Kronos in their eyes was so real.
Thinking of the consequences of turning hostile and fighting with Zeus, she had nothing left to say. She could only grit her teeth and temporarily swallow this bitter anger in her heart.
Like so many times before, the mother once again chose compromise.
But the more she thought, the angrier she became.
She bit her snow-mountain silver teeth and shifted to another topic, questioning coldly and harshly: "Zeus! What's the deal with your lightning authority?! This is clearly the Cyclops's authority—how did it end up in your hands?"
This didn't even need Zeus to explain. The three Cyclops hastily said: "Mother Goddess, please don't misunderstand!"
They willingly defended Zeus: "This wasn't Zeus taking by force! This is testimony to our eternal friendship with noble Zeus, our most sincere gratitude and loyalty to him!"
"Beloved Mother Goddess, we voluntarily gave it to him! And Zeus was unwilling to accept it—he considers us dear close friends."
"It was we who, to make testimony to our eternal friendship with Zeus, forcefully demanded that Zeus reluctantly accept the gift you gave us."
They continued explaining: "Moreover, Zeus is lightning's true master. When did lightning ever have such supreme might in our hands? Power can only truly bloom in its true master's hands!"
Zeus's expression was solemn, sacred light flickering in his golden eyes as he gazed seriously at Gaia, saying with firm tone: "Respected Mother Goddess, I asked Lady Night before her to witness, swearing in the name of Mother Goddess Rhea and in my name as Zeus."
"The Hecatoncheires and Cyclops—they will be my eternal close friends. They will forever happily enjoy the world under my order. We will forever advance hand in hand. This friendship is eternally immortal and indestructible!"
Faced with this result, looking at those giants whose faces were written with "Zeus is good, we're all willing," Mother Goddess Gaia felt both unwilling and speechless in her heart.
Helplessness and reality made her weary, temporarily having no thoughts about anything.
However, deep in her heart there was still some comfort: with Zeus's words, she couldn't speak for other children, but at least these six poor children, these children who had suffered endless hardships since birth—under Zeus's order, they could finally peacefully enjoy this world and no longer suffer.
Only, such powerful lightning authority in Zeus's hands displayed might that even made her heart tremble with some fear. Who could still limit him in the future?
But the rice was already cooked. Things had reached this point. Zeus hadn't used force or coercion—everything was willingly offered by the giants.
No matter how unwilling or reluctant, the Mother of All Things had nothing more to say and could only accept this fact.
That the children could have a good destination was also a good thing—rare good news among so much bad news today.
It was today's only consolation.
Mother of All Things Gaia, carrying deep dissatisfaction and warning, said her final words of the day with icy coldness: "Zeus, remember what you said today! I'll be watching you—don't you dare learn from your father god and Uranus!"
Zeus smiled slightly, saying softly: "Respected Mother Goddess, I welcome your supervision. I will govern the universe well."
Gaia snorted coldly, full of displeasure and helplessness. Her divine form quietly disappeared, leaving only a trace of resentment lingering in the air.
Zeus looked at the three Hundred-Handed Giants and three Cyclops beside him, laughing heartily: "My dear close friends, thank you for the explanations you made for me just now, and for your trust and support!"
"Now the overall situation is decided. The old order has ended. Please allow me to first resolve the final 'loose ends,' after which we'll enjoy this beautiful and hope-filled new world together!"
Having said this, Zeus's golden eyes looked sharply toward the remaining battlefield.
He waved his hand, scattering countless thunderbolts. Flashing radiance like billions of falling stars, permeating electric light carrying the breath of destroying everything, rapidly surged forth.
Terrible thunderclaps exploded on the still unyielding Atlas brothers who had been roaring in resistance, completely enveloping them.
In just one instant, their massive Titan divine forms were defeated. Thunder with devastating force instantly destroyed their nearly invulnerable Titan divine bodies, making them into charred rag dolls.
The power and might they were proud of was merely something that could be casually resolved before absolute thunder.
Hades stepped forward, merely waving his hand. Endless darkness became black python-like chains, carrying ruthless coldness, swiftly binding their broken divine forms and completely depriving them of all power to resist.
At this point, the war was completely over.
Kronos's corrupt and rigid order also came to a complete end with his utter defeat, completely terminated by thunder.
First-generation God King Uranus—his rule came to an end due to absolute dictatorial self-will and doing whatever he pleased.
Second-generation God King Kronos—his rule reached its end due to deathly corrupt monopoly and rigid stagnation.
Now it would be third-generation God King Zeus's era.
A completely new age was about to begin, created and dominated by him.
(End of Chapter)
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