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High above the battlefield, Helios and the Titan of Constellations, Crius, stared each other down—an intense confrontation between two powerful foes.
Then, two more presences appeared behind Helios, joining the standoff.
Selene and Eos.
Before either of them could speak, Helios turned slightly and addressed them.
"Don't interfere, sisters," he said calmly—his tone unusually composed for him. "I'll handle this fight."
Selene was about to object, but Eos spoke first.
"But brother… it's Crius," she said with concern. "One of the Twelve Great Titans."
She believed in Helios's growth—she truly did—but this was still Crius.
They had known him since childhood.
He was a foe they had never imagined facing, let alone fighting.
This wasn't something she believed they had prepared for.
Helios looked back at them, still confident.
"Don't worry. I've gotten much stronger."
Selene hesitated, then sighed.
"Fine. Let's go, Eos."
Eos nodded reluctantly.
"Yes, sister… but—"
Selene then turned to Eos and spoke firmly.
"We need to deal with the major gods that appeared on the battlefield. If we don't, it'll spell disaster for our companions below."
She glanced toward Zeus, Hades, and Poseidon.
Eos followed her gaze, her expression troubled.
"Yeah… but—"
she started, unsure of what to say and still worried about her brother.
"Come on," Selene interrupted gently. "Just believe in our brother. He may be a fool—but he's a strong fool, isn't he?"
Eos paused, then nodded, a bit more confidence returning to her eyes.
"All right. I believe you and put faith in him."
Eos smiled nervously and called out,
"Helios, you'd better win! I believe in you!"
Despite the cheer in her voice, her worry was still there.
Helios flashed a grin as bright as the sun itself.
"Don't worry. I will win."
Crius finally spoke, having silently observed the exchange between the siblings—children he had watched grow up, the offspring of his brother Hyperion and his sister Theia.
"This ends now," Crius said calmly. "I must bring down the rebellious children below. As for you… you will be punished for betraying us and joining them."
The sisters didn't reply.
They simply descended toward the battlefield, heading straight for the major gods below.
A voice cut through the air.
"And who said you'd be taking us anywhere, old man?"
Helios stepped forward, his pride blazing.
"I'll beat you—and take you with me instead."
Crius's eyes narrowed in shock at what he heard.
"Such arrogance…"
The battlefield stirred once more.
And high above, as Helios and Crius lunged toward one another, the clash between the sun and the constellation began in earnest.
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From the northern front of the battlefield—far from Zeus and the others—Rhea stood ready for her own assault, her army assembled behind her.
At the moment, she was speaking with her trusted companions: Amalthea, Adrasteia, and Ida, along with her daughter, Hestia.
They chatted quietly, waiting for their turn to strike.
Their target had already been decided.
With the agreement of Metis and Aetherion, Rhea had chosen Coeus, the Titan of Intelligence and one of Kronos four generally.
That choice was deliberate.
They could not allow a strategist like Coeus to remain active while the rebellion attacked on multiple fronts.
As the Titan of Intelligence, he was more than capable of deciphering patterns, predicting movements, and uncovering the true purpose behind their coordinated assaults—even amidst chaos and informere Kronos of it.
'I just have to take care of him,'Rhea thought. 'It should be manageable.'
She felt more confident than ever before.
Her training had changed her—far more than she had expected.
Once content to grow stronger naturally with time, she had now honed herself deliberately, refining her skills and mastering her weapons.
Most notably, her Time Flow domain had grown significantly more powerful.
As she spoke calmly with Hestia and her chief handmaiden, enjoying the moment of peace before battle, the diamond resting in her hand suddenly began to glow.
The chatter stopped instantly.
A projection appeared.
Metis stood before them.
Before Rhea could speak, Metis addressed her in a firm, commanding tone.
"It's time, Rhea. Take your companions and your army. Begin the assault. Create chaos—now."
Rhea nodded.
"It will be done."
Then she added with a light chuckle,
"It's amusing that I, a queen, am now receiving orders."
Metis looked away awkwardly.
"I am the supreme strategist at the moment, my lady. Forgive me if I sounded disrespectful."
Rhea shook her head immediately.
"No, no. There's no need for that. This is a battlefield, not a court. You are the commander—the tactician of this army. It's only natural that you give orders."
Metis nodded once.
"Then begin immediately."
The projection vanished.
Rhea sighed softly.
"That girl takes everything far too seriously sometimes."
Hestia stepped forward.
"Mother, it's time."
Outside, their army stood ready—nearly two thousand strong.
Among them were eight major gods. Including Rhea and Hestia themselves, that made ten major forces in total.
And with the divine Beasts Amalthea—her contracted companion—their strength was formidable.
Rhea had formed a special contract with Amalthea, one that only possible with a Divine Beasts, one that allowed her—- a deity, to share or bestowed access to one or more of her domains to Amalthea.
Through this bond, Amalthea gained fragments of her power—most notably aspects of Time Flow and motherhood, while Amalthea herself already wielded Fertility and Health, making her exceptionally dangerous.
When she entered her divine beast form, she transformed into a massive, powerful beast—an embodiment of power and endurance.
Rhea stepped forward and raised her voice.
"Listen everyone! It is time to attack. Follow me into battle, and we will claim victory! Follow me, and you will achieve something greater than yourselves! Follow me—and we will end the reign of Kronos, the tyrant king."
The response was immediate.
Cheers and war cries erupted across the field.
"Yes!"
"Let's do this!"
"My queen, we'll follow you to the end!"
Rhea smiled.
Without hesitation, she surged ahead of her army, taking the front herself—leading as a queen should.
She flew toward Coeus's territory, where the Titan of Intelligence commanded his own forces.
Another battlefield was about to ignite.
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