The war beyond the divine plane raged on.
The very fabric of existence trembled.
And in Olympus, the gods could no longer ignore it.
The power of Hades, Zeus, and Poseidon had grown beyond comprehension. They had left Olympus behind.
But now, Olympus had to decide—
Would they follow them?
Or would they stand against them?
The Great Divide
The halls of Olympus were once filled with light. With order.
Now, only tension remained.
A golden table stretched across the throne room, but no one sat.
Because this was no longer a council.
This was a battlefield.
And the gods were choosing sides.
The Loyalists: Those Who Cling to the Old Order
Hera's voice cut through the silence.
"They have gone too far."
Her eyes burned with a fire that was not rage—but fear.
Zeus was her husband. Her king.
But was he still that?
Or had he become something else?
Athena nodded. "If they keep going, Olympus will never be the same."
Hephaestus crossed his arms. "Then the question is… do we stop them?"
The room fell into silence.
Because the answer was not simple.
Could they stop them?
The Wanderers: Those Who Were Undecided
Apollo leaned against a marble column, his golden eyes reflecting the war beyond their world.
"I don't know about the rest of you," he said, "but I've never seen anything like this."
Hermes, always moving, was still.
"They're changing the world," he whispered.
Aphrodite exhaled, her fingers tracing the rim of a golden goblet.
"The question isn't whether we can stop them."
She looked at them all, eyes sharp.
"The question is whether we should."
The Rebels: Those Who Craved Change
Ares laughed.
A dark, wild sound.
"Stop them?" he grinned. "Why would we do that?"
His hands flexed, itching for battle.
"They're tearing apart the old order," he continued. "And honestly? It's about damn time."
Dionysus swirled his wine. "Hades is a gambler," he mused. "And right now… I think I like his odds."
The others stared at him.
He only smiled.
Demeter's Silence
Demeter had not spoken.
Not because she had no words—
But because she had too many.
She could still feel him.
Hades.
Even across the endless void, she could feel his power.
It was no longer just darkness. No longer just death.
It was something else.
Something pulling at her.
And for the first time, she did not know where she stood.
A Decision Must Be Made
The divine plane could not remain neutral.
The war was coming.
And when it arrived—
Olympus would either rise… or be left behind.
Foreshadowing: The Breaking of the Gods
Some would stand with Olympus.
Some would stand with Hades.
But not all of them would survive what was coming.
Because soon, the gods would go to war.
Not just against the Outer Gods.
But against each other.