Zeus repeatedly tapped his finger in annoyance as he stared at the various empty seats within the gods' meeting grounds
Fifty or so deities wasn't exactly a lot, but it was the identity of some of the gods who were missing that was the problem.
Some were very influential in their pantheons, like Demeter, Yemoja, and Ryujin.
With these powerful figureheads missing and presumably on the side of the enemy, one had to wonder if any of their supporters and friends on this side would follow in their traitorous footsteps.
'Besides that... how in the world are they finding him and joining his side so quickly??' Zeus wondered to himself.
"Father.."
"Hm?"
Looking to his side, the god of thunder found his daughter Athena sitting with a stern and calculating look on her face.
He glanced at the bandaged stump where her left arm used to be and he felt his heart clench from the guilt.
"What is it, daughter?"
