"It's over."
"But!"
"This is not the final conclusion."
"Everything."
"There will come a time when it all begins again."
"Hades."
"Poseidon."
"Zeus."
Kronos' body was beginning to completely collapse as he calmly said, "I will quietly wait for your future. Let me see how your future will unfold."
Crack!
Crack!
As the sound of breaking stone echoed, Kronos' divine body gradually shattered and eventually disintegrated into dust, leaving only the source crystal of the Chief God of the Titans and the broken but slowly recovering True Divine Scythe.
Besides that?
Nothing remained.
In an instant, the Titan Temple and the Labyrinth of Time merged into the source crystal, and the Scythe of Space was absorbed into the True Divine Scythe. Nothing else was left behind.
Hades calmly said, "Zeus, I'll leave these to you."
Hades handed over all the source crystals of the Chief Gods of the Titans and the True Divine Scythe he had collected to Zeus. From the very beginning, it had been agreed that Zeus would handle this matter.
Zeus nodded, and Poseidon also handed over his collected items to Zeus.
Their mother, Rhea, was not present, nor was Mnemosyne, the goddess of memory.
As for the reason?
The three God-Kings knew very well and did not need to say much. Some things are known and do not require further explanation.
"…"
The three God-Kings quietly looked at each other and, without any pretense of dignity, simply sat down on the ground. At this point, there was no need to maintain any semblance of grace.
Tired!
Exhausted!
Absolutely worn out. There's no denying that the three God-Kings had reached their limits. Just as Hades had forcefully used the Sword of the Underworld, and Poseidon had wielded the decayed divine power, were there really no side effects? Could Zeus have absorbed the God-Slaying Thunder without consequences?
Impossible!
These things were out in the open, and the truth is, if Kronos had been able to hold on for just a little longer, if that last strike had landed, the outcome might have been very different.
After all!
It was just a matter of timing. If Kronos had held out, once his time fully recovered and the suppression of the Mythical World ended, everything would have been over.
"…"
The atmosphere became quiet as the three God-Kings seemed lost in thought.
Titan King Kronos!
Defeated!
But!
What will the future hold?
To be honest!
It's much like how Kronos defeated Uranus, and now the three God-Kings have defeated their father, Kronos.
In fact, the outcome had been predetermined. Under the destiny arranged by the Mythical World, this was an inevitable fate. And now that they had won this phase of the battle, the next phase would undoubtedly target them, the three God-Kings. Under the destiny of the Mythical World, the God-Kings lead the world forward step by step. But when myths fade away, the God-Kings will no longer be needed, and the beloved humans will become the center of everything.
It can be said!
Everything is set in stone. But what will the final outcome be?
Who knows!
Now, Kronos' fate will soon be the fate of the three God-Kings. They defeated their father, and now, just like him, they will face the destiny arranged for them by the Mythical World.
It's like a cycle.
Uranus, Kronos, Hades, Poseidon, Zeus, Abel, Athena.
A total of seven God-Kings, from the ancient times to the future human era, everything develops according to the destiny of the Mythical World.
Uranus will be defeated by his son and forever become the sky.
Kronos will be defeated by his son and eternally sealed.
Hades will be killed by the God-Slaying Power and vanish forever.
Poseidon will be shattered by Athena, his soul eternally sealed.
Zeus will gradually be expelled by the world, eventually forced to leave for the Sea of Chaos.
As for Abel and Athena's fates, even Hades could not know.
But!
When all this is laid out, Hades couldn't help but squint. Yes! It seems everything is predestined.
But!!!
For each God-King, their task is to break free from their fate.
"Destiny," Hades thought to himself. "Everything has reached this point. Now that we've followed the Mythical World's restrictions and defeated our father, it's time to change it all."
Hades knew that after defeating his father, Kronos, and allowing him to follow his destiny and be eternally sealed, it was now his turn. He, Poseidon, and Zeus, could they break free from their predetermined fate and achieve their ambitions?
He didn't know!
Or rather!
No one knew, and the three God-Kings weren't sure either. But this thought gradually settled in their minds.
Regardless, all of this is for the future, and now, they must deal with the immediate aftermath.
The Titan War has ended!
The three God-Kings have won!
So!
Now it's time to reap the rewards of victory. Otherwise, was it simply to defeat their father? It's never that simple!
The losers will lose everything.
The winners will enjoy all the spoils of victory. This is the inevitable outcome. For the three God-Kings, they had been waiting for this. Reaping the spoils and taking the next step towards changing their destiny, their true journey was just beginning!
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