Myth: The Ruler of Spirituality

He established the authority of the Divine King with his own dignity, so as long as he remained the Sovereign of the Gods, Gaia would never rest easy. Therefore, at the end of Helios’s narrative, Gaia looked at this child of Hyperion.

Compared to his father, Helios lacked that sense of ferocity and intensity, like a stone whose edges had been worn smooth, something anyone could hold in their hands.

But now he had taken the initiative to seek her out, perhaps this proved he had his own agenda? However, before that, Gaia needed to understand what grievance he had with Zeus that made him want to rebel against the other, even after witnessing the power of the Divine King.

He could not possibly have noticed the changes in himself recently, after all, even Gaia herself was surprised by it. So in the eyes of Helios, he was inferior to Zeus.

With doubts in her heart, Gaia then asked, and in front of her, the God of Sun gave an answer that left no room for questioning.

"Because the one driving the Sun Chariot now is not me... Mother Earth, this is the first time it has happened, and I hope it is also the last."

"I see, you are about to be replaced by Zeus’s son, which is why you have come seeking my help?"

Previously not realizing it, until reminded by him, Gaia suddenly became aware that although Helios was in front of her, the movement of the Sun was still proceeding as usual.

For a deity, the encroachment of authority is the most unbearable, it was not surprising that he would make such a choice... but in front of Helios, Gaia just sneered coldly.

"Light often accompanies the Sun, so, in this sense, it is indeed possible you could be replaced by Zeus’s son, but you may have found the wrong person. I am not a match for Zeus, naturally, I cannot help you, and even if you want my assistance, what do you have that could move me?" Nôv(el)B\\jnn

"I..."

He faltered for a moment, but then Helios immediately said:

"I can work for you, after all, you must have some matters that are inconvenient for you to handle yourself. Given your current relationship with Olympus, it would be quite difficult to find other help."

"Just like the Goddess of the Nether Moon who resides in the Underworld and the Goddess of Life who joined Olympus, they are the respective intermediaries of the other two Primordial Deities in this world, and I can become yours—"

"I do not need a subordinate who has betrayed his father and two rulers, and although there is no possibility of reconciliation with Olympus, I do not need such an ’envoy’ with ulterior motives."

Gaia interrupted coldly, rejecting him once again without mercy. She meant every word, and in front of her, Helios tried several times to say something in his defense, but in the end, he didn’t voice it.

He knew himself that his three acts of betrayal each had their reasons. Hyperion had locked him in the Sun, fearing the child would contest with him for the dominion of the Daylight; Cronus, although later didn’t do much to him, had initially forced Helios to agree to the creation of the Sun Chariot to prevent another Ruler of the Stars from being born.

As for Zeus, he now directly threatened Helios’s authority, but the God of Sun knew that even if he explained, Gaia was unlikely to listen to him.

Because, as Mother Earth had said, the most crucial issue was, he was of no use to Gaia.

Helios had thought that perhaps out of spite for Zeus, this capricious Mother Earth would agree to help him, but now it was clear things were different from what he had expected... With a heavy heart, but forcing a smile, the God of Sun bid Gaia farewell.

"If that’s the case, then respected Mother Earth, please allow me to take my leave."

Turning back toward the way he had come, Helios’s mind was already considering other options. No matter what, he couldn’t just sit and wait... Yet as one foot had already crossed over the russet ring of light, at that moment, Mother Earth’s voice once again came from behind him.

"Wait."

"Hmm?"

Turning around in confusion, Helios did not know what else Gaia wanted to say. And facing the puzzled gaze of the God of Sun, Gaia spoke indifferently:

"I will not help you... Helios, but perhaps you can help yourself."

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"I now have my own matters to attend to and have no time to bother with the affairs on the surface. Zeus will pay for his arrogance, but not today. However, if you possess the power that Zeus fears, then his son will not be a threat to your position."

"But I do not have such power."

He spoke slowly, yet as he listened to Gaia’s words, a sense of anticipation began to rise in Helios’s heart. Mother Earth would not make such a statement without reason, and since she had mentioned it...

"You can have it."

Without disappointing Helios, Gaia merely smiled. The next moment, she lifted the veil of a concealing power.

In an instant, everything before the God of Sun transformed. He was no longer in a cave, but in a chamber of flesh and blood; the wet and slippery ground beneath his feet was not made of stone, but an egg teeming with life.

Through the translucent membranes, Helios could see an entity with a hundred heads swimming within, everything seeming so bizarre... But after his journey to the Abyss, his acceptance of such matters had already advanced more than just one level. Among all these changes, only Gaia herself remained unchanged.

She was still wearing her brown dress, only the red spots had turned into crystal-clear branches that penetrated deep within. They glowed faintly, pulsing like blood vessels, as if they constantly transported something into Mother Earth’s body. With each penetration, Gaia’s presence became imperceptibly more profound.

"You don’t have it now, but you can, if you are willing to accept it."

In front of the God of Sun, Gaia snapped off a piece of branch that resembled red crystal and tossed it towards Helios.

Even after leaving her body, the branch seemed to retain its vitality. Fine tendrils were dropping from it, swaying in the air, as if searching for something.

"This is poison to mortals, but to a deity, it is merely a supplement."

She wasn’t lying, Gaia indeed thought so.

That power from the Outer God indeed possessed strong corruptive and erosive qualities, and it even influenced the spirit of its possessor. But under the protection of the current world’s laws, it had not affected Gaia’s sanity in the slightest.

After all, she was the foundation of the current world, the original Primordial Deity. As long as nothing went wrong with the world itself, she would remain unaffected — or so she assumed for Helios as well.

"Implant it into your body, use yourself as a medium, and let its power strengthen the Sun."

"Hyperion is the original Sun, but you are not, for the Sun and he were born together, whereas you were born from the Sun. But if you can endow the Sun with a new concept, maybe then you could attain the same authority as him... By that time, no one will be able to replace you."

"..."

After a moment of silence, Helios’s expression underwent some changes.

"What will I have to give up? If I allow this thing to take root in my Divine Body, I fear I’ll never be able to rid myself of it."

"Indeed, but your promise had no guarantees to begin with."

For the first time, Gaia felt quite good about commanding someone else rather than being commanded, so she elaborated a bit more.

"I only ask you to do one thing... On the day when my offspring ascend Olympus, you must join him, making Zeus pay the price."

"And on that day, perhaps when he has lost his throne, you too can try to become the Divine King, just like your father once aspired to do."

In Gaia’s mind, she was now the partner of the Flesh-Mother Tree, and the other’s wisdom was clearly not high, even restrained, so everything of Them in this world was naturally to be managed by her.

Having had enough of the reign of three generations of Divine Kings, if she could birth a Divine King under her control, that wouldn’t be too bad.

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