Myth: The Ruler of Spirituality

One ancient barrier after another was broken, compromises, curses, advisories, and threats emerged from the mouth of Pontus.

The voice of Pontus changed several times in a brief period until he gradually realized that the Lord of Darkness probably would not stop his advance.

Then he fell silent. In the soundless silence, it was unknown how deep he had descended.

Finally, at a certain moment, in front of a terrifying barrier interwoven with yellow and blue, Erebus finally halted.

The magnificent and substantial barrier in front of him was different from the previous ones, which were enough to stop the strength of most True Gods, meaningless to Erebus.

But within this barrier, there likewise existed a power beyond that of the True Gods.

With just one glance, Erebus easily identified the source of the barrier's power. Some of its strength perhaps came from Pontus, but the most crucial part belonged to Gaia.

And it was not the current her but rather her from long ago.

"Indeed, so it is. After the end of the First Epoch, Gaia left Mount Othrys, went to the Shores of the Eastern Sea, and lived with you for a long time... Haha, I knew it, she wasn't as mad back then.

"Having ended her brutal husband, even if her children weren't so obedient, how could she have left her residence of millions of years so cleanly and directly come to your side, even finding the leisure to have children with you?"

"Because she wanted to leave this seal, keeping everyone in the dark about it. She even refused to tell Cronus, because he, too, was a Divine King."

Laughing out loud, although he was quite confident before, now he finally received confirmation. Experience more tales on My Virtual Library Empire

Rumor has it that after Heavenly Father and Mother Earth, Gaia bore with her second son Pontus the five gods of the great sea. Therefore, theoretically, Keto and Nereus are actually also Gaia's children.

But why, compared to the Titans or even the giants, did the obsessive Mother Earth seem to have never cared about these sea gods? Contrasting her previous character, this seemed completely illogical.

Now, everything was answered. It wasn't that Gaia discriminated against the sea gods; it was because the five offspring of the Primordial Sea God were just like the gods of the Underworld, they were the children born from the union of the earth and the sea represented by Pontus, under the guidance of some power.

They were actually not recognized by Gaia as her children, and thus she never cared about them.

So the question arose, what could the power that influenced Gaia to give birth to True Gods, that made the then Mother Earth value and fear it so much that she even personally concealed her tracks to perform the sealing, possibly be?

"... as you see, Prince Erebus, this is the root of all evils."

The profound voice echoed under the ocean; Pontus was no longer silent.

By this stage, everything was clear. Since he could not hide it anymore, he explained:

"Cronus used the Sickle to end the Patriarchy of Uranus, Oceanus threw it into the sea to prevent it from being taken back by Heavenly Father. And I too betrayed that tyrant, I hid it, buried in the deepest part of the ocean, it's the scene you all have witnessed once."

"The power of Heavenly Father is so immense, his spilled blood could turn into the Ash Tree Goddess, his spilled essence could give birth to the Goddess of Beauty and Vengeance. The former Uranus with the authority of the first generation Divine King ruled all living beings, sublimating The Sky and Patriarchy, owning power that even you had to acknowledge back then... until today, nearly two epochs have passed, with time perfecting, gods being born, life proliferating, The Sky and Patriarchy have already taken that critical step like the complete Ocean and Water, congealing their symbols."

"It's just that like the ocean which has never united, so the symbols of Ocean and Water are qualified to solidify but have never actually formed, and thus Uranus remains in eternal slumber, hence The Sky and Patriarchy have not made that leap and have not impacted the world today. Even because of their simultaneous empowerment, he has no signs of awakening to this day — as long as this seal remains intact, he will not awaken."

"So you will not open it, right?"

Dark currents surged under the sea; half an epoch later, with the convergence of the currents, Pontus once again manifested in his personified form in the world.

However, the towering deity was only filled with trepidation... He knew he could not stop the other party, but he still tried to persuade:

"No one knows how terrible it would be if Uranus were to retake it, and remember, he was once the Divine King. Erebus, no matter what you plan to scheme, do you really think a being like him would act according to your plan?"

"Of course, he wouldn't, Pontus."

"I know, Uranus, he'll just scoff at me like that madman Typhon—ah, no, he's not that mad, at least the former him still knew to fear the power of fate."

Smiling lightly, to the Lord of Darkness, the barrier in front was not hard to break, especially after the lengthy ages, particularly the great war at the end of the Second Epoch, even though the war did not reach here, the seal was weakened by the injuries to the earth and the sea.

Meanwhile, as more deities came into being and the world grew more complete, as Patriarchy was naturally lifted due to the birth of deities.