BXBX NOVEL Chapter 221: The Realm Of Gods
[Divine Pantheon.]
The Divine Pantheon is a magnificent golden temple where the gods held meetings to discuss the most troublesome matters, just like the one at hand.
In the huge hall, countless gods sat on different podium, the higher the podium, the higher their powers and influence in the Realm of Gods.
"So Athena, How\'s the battle with the Hellions going?" Hamera, the primordial goddess of day, who was sitting on the higher podium asked the fully armored Athena who stood at the center of the hall.
"Not good, goddess Hamera. God Ares and his sons are backing them up... We are trying our best to stop them from entering the fifth Realm." Athena said with a sad expression.
"What about the third Realm? How is the Dragons holding on?" Erebus, the primordial god of deep darkness and shadow asked, relaxing on his seat.
"Lord Erebus, Titan Bia, Aura, Enyo, Titan Helios, Hercules, and all the Angels are trying their best to stop them..." Athena was silent for a moment, then bowed her head at the gods.
"You all are our fathers and Mothers, why don\'t you help us against Lord Hades and his forces?"
"I know how you feel, Child. But you know we can\'t let Hades get control of the first Realm, leaving the gods\' realm will weaken the artifact, and if it\'s weaken... Hades will have the chance to create gateways." A god with long white hair and beard said with a solemn expression. This man was the king of all gods, The god of lightning; Zeus.
"But father--"
"--He is right, Athena. Leaving the gods\' realm to help will only increase Hades\' chances... So we can\'t leave." Nyx, The primordial goddess of Night explained.
"I just want to say, Lord Hades found a way to Manipulate the mortals, An Hellion appeared on the First Realm, but with 40% of its powers..."
"What?!!" All the gods yelled in unison.
"How is that possible?! There is no way he could Manipulate them, how long have this been going on?" Demeter, The goddess of Agriculture, sacred Law and fertility, asked.
"I don\'t know, goddess Demeter." Athena shook her head, she was also puzzled about it.
"What about this young man?" Hestia waved her hand, the next moment; Michael appeared in front of the gods.
"He defeated the fifth and fourth commanders of that puny creature known as Echidna." She added.
"This is the young man who killed the Hellion!" Athena exclaimed in shock.
Seeing her shock, the gods\' attention were drawn to Michael.
"He\'s just a human, but why can\'t I see his future?" Hecate, the goddess of witchcraft and magic said in mild surprised.
"It shows he\'s not a normal human." Achelous muttered, and turned to Zeus. "Same as the kid known as Aaron in the fourth Realm, But that kid is too powerful for his age."
"We know of your travels, and maybe that was the reason Hades could open a gateway to the first Realm to manipulate the humans... We must find a way to stop this." Zeus said with a scowl.
"What if we upgrade the artifact? And pass on our blessings... The children had already started giving the mortal blessings, What about us?" Aphrodite, the goddess of love and eternal youth, suggested.
The hall fell into silent.
"Upgrading the artifact and giving blessings to mortals are things that can change the Realms... Especially if it\'s from us." Hera stated her worries, and continue:
"Moreover... This young man stole my Divinity without my knowledge, so do you think it\'s safe giving them our blessings? What if they turn against us?"
"Goddess Hera has a point, but... Upgrading the artifact will give the mortals the chance to walk on the path of godhood, and an opportunity to gain the power of a god." Apollo, the god of sun, Light and music, said.
"We all know the danger in this, but I think it\'s time to upgrade the artifact, Lord Hades already has Minions in the first Realm, we need to act, or he\'ll destroy it from inside out, the current artifact is responsible for holding back his and Echidna\'s armies, but if we upgrade it, the mortals will have the chance to protect their realm from within." Eros, the god of love, said.
"He has a point." Hamera nodded. "We can set a requirement, before the mortals could enter the Sovereign Realm, they need to master a bloodline... Once mastered, the path to godhood will be unlocked."
"Yes." Nyx agreed. "We can also bless the humans we see worthy, and know his/her only goal is to protect the Realm, not destroy it."
"My Consort is right, And I know who I\'ll give my blessing." Erebus slowly stood up. "What do you say, Zeus? Almost all your children are against us, even Gaea and some of our children are against the ten Realms, planning on taking it over... We alone can\'t win this war... And I got news from Nike that Echidna is looking for ways to free Typhon, I don\'t need to tell you want he\'s capable of."
Zeus thought for a moment and finally nodded. "Ok, move aside Athena."
Athena nodded and stepped back.
Zeus shattered Michael\'s phantom, and with a rise of his hand, the ground split open, and a huge golden artifact rose from the ground.
"I hope you all know by doing this, the artifact will be on standstill for five seconds, and I don\'t know how many gates Hades will create within this duration."
"The mortals will be able to handle it." Aphrodite stated.
"Ok then, you all know what to do."
Zeus stretched forth his hand towards the golden artifact, then Erebus, Nyx, Hamera, and the other gods followed suit. All channeling their divinities into the golden artifact.
"Today, We give the Mortals the path to godhood." They all said in unison.
BOOM
A powerful golden sonic wave spread out from the artifact, heading to all direction.
"It\'s done." Zeus turned to Athena. "You and Artemis should go and investigate Darren, that Damon Lord is unsettling..."
"Ok father." Athena bowed and walked away.
"I hope you two are right." He turned to Erebus and Eros, who just nodded at him.
"What about the sixth Realm? Hades had attacked it, but hasn\'t yet conquered it." Demeter asked.
"Leave it to Michael. He\'ll play VRG soon, and I\'ll make sure he enters the Sixth Realm and help Leo." Hestia said with a smile.