Unlike the offspring of the Primordial Gods, the progeny of the second generation of divine beings needed to develop.
They no longer matured in a mere half-day after birth, like their parents did. Some took months, others an indefinite period; their growth rates varied.
At the same time, the new gods did not possess innate, powerful divine powers. Even the ancient Titans had at least weak divine power at birth, but these new gods, except for very few, mostly started from Divine Power Level 1 and slowly grew from there.
Now, Metis before Laine's eyes was just like that. Her newborn skin was as smooth as milk, and her pair of black, lustrous eyes didn't resemble those of a newborn at all. But without a doubt, it would take decades for her to become an adult deity.
This was not only because this was how it should be for the third generation of gods, but also because her origin was not strong.
