Only now did Pleione come to her senses, once again collapsing before the hall, unable to stop her tears—this time weeping with joy.
On her beautiful face, tears and smiles intertwined: "Great Your Majesty the God-King, your grace Pleione will forever remember in her heart. My children and I will forever be loyal to you! Your will is our will!"
Her children also hurriedly knelt in a heap, loudly thanking Zeus for his grace.
Zeus said indifferently: "All rise."
"The past has passed. From now on, the future is more important. Under the new sacred order, do not disappoint my grace to you, and do not make the Ocean God worry about you again."
"Remember, under the sacred order, merit will surely be rewarded, and equally, faults will surely be punished. I can bestow rain and dew of grace, and equally can bestow thunder's majesty."
Oceanus was truly deeply moved. He said emotionally: "Respected Zeus, great God-King, your teachings, your grace, I will forever remember!"
The many ocean gods also hurriedly echoed in agreement, their respect and devotion heartfelt.
Zeus pondered for a moment, then instructed the North Wind god: "Boreas, go bring Prometheus here."
The ocean gods' hearts tensed, not knowing why Prometheus was being summoned now.
To show absolute loyalty and humility, the ocean hadn't even informed Prometheus, let alone asked Metis to intercede.
When Prometheus received Boreas's summons, his heart was extremely nervous.
Although the universe was thriving during this time and he was a hero of the new order, he really couldn't be happy.
His father god had been cast into Tartarus to suffer endless torment without seeing daylight; his two elder brothers had been cast into darkness, still waiting in the underworld for judgment.
And when His Majesty the God-King granted honors to the gods, there was no honor for him either, neglected until now—he didn't know what the God-King's intentions were.
All these events made him increasingly troubled the more he thought about them, his heart even more worried. Although he felt the God-King wasn't the type to take anger out on other gods, this clever god still felt uneasy inside.
He couldn't fathom what His Majesty the God-King was thinking.
Well... except he could tell His Majesty the God-King was fond of flowers and beauties.
He tried to get information from Boreas about why the God-King wanted him, but the coldest-tempered North Wind god Boreas was too lazy to speak. Prometheus's good relationships with gods didn't work on him at all.
He could only give up and travel with an anxious heart to Zeus's temple.
When he reached the temple and saw Oceanus with the Mother Goddess and a large family, he already understood seventy or eighty percent of the situation.
Seeing the atmosphere wasn't particularly cold and stern, his heart settled down.
'It probably won't be anything bad. His Majesty the God-King isn't that kind of brutal God-King,' he thought.
Prometheus respectfully stepped forward and bowed deeply: "Prometheus pays respects to the greatest and most respected Your Majesty the God-King. May Your Majesty be well."
Zeus looked at this prophetic god he had great use for and smiled: "My dear friend, Prometheus, please rise."
Prometheus thanked him and still stood respectfully.
Zeus said slowly: "Prometheus, at the divine assembly, I didn't reward your merits with honors. Do you have doubts in your heart?"
Prometheus's heart trembled, and he replied very firmly: "Respected Your Majesty the God-King! Everything is your will! Wise you see through everything and the future. Everything must have your magnificent arrangements. I have no doubts whatsoever!"
Seeing such a submissive Prometheus, Zeus only smiled slightly and said slowly: "My dear friend, I have never forgotten what you did for me, never forgotten the merits you established, and never forgotten that you abandoned darkness for light, resolutely giving up the wrong path to serve me, greatly encouraging the hearts of Olympus's gods."
"Merit must be rewarded—the sacred order I established has always been so."
"You are a god of foresight and prescience. Your wisdom is renowned among the gods. From today forth, you shall be my advisor, using your brilliant wisdom to counsel and strategize for me."
Prometheus was both shocked and delighted, hurriedly kneeling on one knee to thank him: "Great Your Majesty the God-King, Prometheus thanks you for your generosity and trust. Prometheus swears here to serve you with all my strength. Your will is my will!"
Zeus smiled and said slowly: "My friend, please rise. I trust you—don't disappoint me."
Just as Prometheus was about to continue expressing loyalty, Zeus continued: "I also want to grant you the wish you most want to achieve."
"Your two elder brothers were originally unforgivably guilty, but I'm willing to give them a chance."
"Those two are foolish and rash, arrogant and proud, but their loyalty is commendable."
Zeus looked toward Clymene, then at Prometheus, saying indifferently: "Prometheus, you brothers have a good mother goddess. Don't disappoint your mother goddess's concern for you anymore."
"Hereafter, Atlas and Menoetius shall be temporarily imprisoned in the ocean under the Ocean God's supervision, not permitted to step outside the ocean."
As soon as Zeus spoke these words, Clymene and Pleione were wildly overjoyed, once again falling to their knees before Zeus. Their delicate bodies trembled with excitement as they sobbed: "Great Your Majesty the God-King, thank you for your tolerance, thank you for your benevolence, thank you for your mercy."
"We don't know how to repay our gratitude to you. Great Your Majesty, please rest assured, we will forever be loyal to you, no matter what, forever following your will."
The Ocean God rose abruptly, his valiant face full of gratitude and respect. He bowed deeply to Zeus and said with immense gratitude: "Great God-King, thank you for your benevolence. I will certainly watch over them well, educate them well, make them feel your brilliance and magnificence, and resolutely obey your sacred order! Praise great God-King Zeus!"
Prometheus was also greatly shocked, his brain racing, but for a moment he couldn't understand why this was happening. He could only kneel first to thank him, respectfully declaring loudly: "Great God-King, thank you for your grace. Your benevolence, Prometheus will remember for life and never dare forget!"
Zeus said indifferently: "Oceanus, Clymene, Pleione, and Prometheus, watch over them well. This tolerance toward them is only this once."
"Prometheus, the only virtue in your two elder brothers is worth learning from. Please don't disappoint me."
Prometheus secretly glanced up at Zeus, meeting his profound golden eyes. That all-seeing gaze made his heart shudder, and he quickly lowered his head again, declaring loudly: "Your Majesty's teachings, Prometheus will certainly remember and will certainly be loyal to great you!"
Prometheus still couldn't understand what Zeus's actions were really for, but he knew it definitely wasn't that simple.
Oceanus, Clymene and the other gods also continuously thanked him and agreed. Zeus was no longer so serious, laughing heartily: "Alright, let's not talk about these unhappy things anymore. We are family."
"Ocean God, please don't hurry to leave. To celebrate the children's arrival, let us hold a feast. Olympus forever welcomes your coming. Dear Ocean God, if you didn't have the great responsibility of expanding the universe, how I wish you could stay on Olympus forever."
The atmosphere in the hall immediately relaxed. Oceanus's valiant and handsome face was full of smiles as he laughed cheerfully: "Your Majesty the God-King, as long as I have time, I will certainly come to audience you often. Olympus's divine wine and ambrosia always make me unable to forget."
Both sides were harmonious and happy. Zeus immediately announced the convening of an Olympus feast. At the banquet, he once again displayed his heart as broad as the sky and his mercy.
Oceanus was worried sick about the children, personally leading them to mingle at the wine feast, introducing these young children to the gods, fearing they wouldn't be accepted.
Only now did wise Metis learn of everything Zeus had done.
Oceanus knew propriety very well and had never disturbed her from beginning to end.
The wisdom goddess, deeply caught in love's whirlpool, was very moved in her heart. Zeus's deep love for her and her family made her completely sink into Zeus's embrace, never wanting to escape again.
After the feast atmosphere became lively, Zeus quietly left, and the wisdom goddess, whose love and gaze were completely focused on him, followed immediately.
She couldn't hide the passionate love in her heart, almost wildly throwing herself into Zeus's arms like a burning flame, passionately offering sweet kisses.
The wisdom goddess's cherry lips, red without rouge, kissed Zeus's lips and cheeks continuously. The two gods were intimate together, their love deep as the sea.
The wise goddess expressed her love to her beloved in the most affectionate, emotional, and sincere language: "Zeus, my love, my master, by father god above, how fortunate I am to have gained your love."
"My love, am I really not having a foolish dream? If it's a dream, then this beautiful dream, I never want to wake up."
"My love, my Zeus, how I want to be in your embrace forever."
"Zeus oh Zeus, my eternal beloved, no matter forever, I will be by your side. My love, do you know, you are my everything—"
Zeus felt the ocean daughter's most passionate and unmasked love. Even he now trembled in his heart because of Metis's most ardent love.
He tightly embraced Metis, completely blocking all the wise goddess's affectionate words. The two gods' divinity pressed together, entwined together, lingering together.
Zeus held her and transformed into lightning, flying up to Olympus's clouds. The two nestled together on the pure white sea of clouds.
Zeus pressed the goddess beneath him, looking at the wisdom goddess's misty, affectionate eyes. Those eyes could only contain the reflection of him alone.
The wisdom goddess's devotion was enough to melt the hardest divine heart.
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