Old God Realm, Atlas's temple.
Since the Olympian Gods left the human World for the New God Realm, only Three Goddesses remained in the Old God Realm. They were Atlas's daughters.
They were the eldest daughter Hespera, the second daughter Calypso, and the youngest daughter Anthea.
Because the Old God Realm was isolated from the power of magic, the two elder Goddesses had already shown signs of aging.
"If this continues, we will eventually die of old age."
Calypso looked at her reflection, aging day by day, and couldn't help but complain.
"Shut up! Do you think I don't know that?"
Speaking of aging, the eldest daughter Hespera had the most to say. She had already aged to the point of having white hair, and even her bodily functions had declined.
Now, she could only barely cling to life with the last vestiges of the Tree of Life's power and her innate talent for natural forces.
Only the youngest Goddess, Anthea, remained as youthful as ever. She still had a long life ahead of her.
However, once her sisters had aged and passed away, who would accompany her through the rest of her life in this lonely Old God Realm?
The thought of such a lonely scenario sent shivers down Anthea's spine.
But there was a thick barrier between this World and the human World, and they currently lacked the power to leave.
Calypso's eyes darted, and she revealed a wicked smile as if she had thought of something.
"Why don't we ask that hateful Wizard again? Since he could get in, he must also know how to get out."
Hespera knew her little scheme perfectly well. She just wanted an excuse to torment that Wizard. If they could have gotten the information out of him, they would have succeeded long ago.
She simply waved her hand irritably, telling her to leave quickly.
Calypso didn't mind and left cheerfully.
Anthea watched her second sister depart and couldn't help but say, "She knows perfectly well that the Wizard didn't enter through normal means."
Strictly speaking, the Wizard's method of entering the New God Realm was somewhat similar to Shabak's; he had already experienced Death once, entering this New God Realm through a rare magic ritual.
Then he was captured by the Three Goddesses. He actually didn't know that three Gods still remained here, so one could say his luck was at its absolute worst.
Anthea was about to say something else, but Hespera suddenly reached out to stop her, adopting a listening posture.
"Shh! Don't speak!"
Anthea was puzzled, but a moment later, a voice became increasingly clear, and even Anthea heard it.
[Poor, poor Goddesses….]
"Who are you?!"
Hespera abruptly stood up, wary of her surroundings, but she saw no enemy. The voice seemed to come from all directions.
[I am Pride, one of the seven deadly sins.]
The seven deadly sins!
Hespera's expression changed, becoming extremely cautious.
The seven deadly sins, as the embodiment of Sin, had existed in the World since the dawn of humanity.
Zeus himself had once captured them and locked them in a box.
Indeed, that was the famous "pandora's box," and everyone should know the story that followed.
After pandora's box was released, the seven deadly sins once again ravaged the human World.
At that time, the Wizard Council, who had seized the power of the Gods, took on the responsibility of Guardian and fought against the seven deadly sins.
Until they were sealed again, but now, could it be that the seal had been broken once more?
Hespera, who harbored malicious suspicions towards humans, scoffed bitterly.
But she didn't notice that this was actually the power of "Pride" at work.
Anthea, as one of the Old Gods, naturally knew this tale. Although she had never witnessed it firsthand, she could glean the terror of the seven deadly sins from fragmented texts.
A wave of worry suddenly surged in her heart.
"seven deadly sins… What do you want with me? Why do you not dare to show yourselves?"
Hespera, knowing the opponent's background, sat back down in her seat, adopting an unafraid posture.
Though she had lost her power, she had never lost her spirit, so the Goddess's demeanor still exuded a powerful aura.
"Arrogance" chuckled softly, its voice continuing to echo through the hall.
"Your Highness Hespera, we mean no harm; we merely wish to offer a small, insignificant power to those of you who have suffered injustice."
Hespera frowned. She was not a fool and knew there was no such thing as a free lunch in this World. So she asked, "What do you want?"
"We want Shazam dead!"
At this, "Arrogance" genuinely revealed a sense of hatred.
Hespera and Anthea were very curious as to why it hated Shazam so much.
"Shazam… he is currently imprisoned in the God Realm."
Hespera thought it was referring to the Old Wizard Shazam.
But "Arrogance" quickly corrected her.
"No, No, No, the Shazam I speak of is not that Old Wizard, but the new Guardian, who also goes by the name Shazam."
To emphasize Dane's threat, "Arrogance" deliberately intensified its tone:
"This generation's Shazam is very strong, extremely strong, even capable of subduing demons of the Hell Lord level. My siblings and I could have broken free long ago, but we still aren't confident in defeating him."
Hespera mused, "So you need us?"
"Yes."
Seeing that her eldest sister was genuinely considering this, Anthea couldn't help but advise, "Sister, they are not to be trusted; they are the seven deadly sins!"
"But our goals are consistent, dear Your Highness."
"Arrogance's" voice rang out again.
"Moreover, besides us, you seem to have no other choice, Your Highness Hespera. How much longer can your lifespan last?"
Hespera's hands, resting on the armrest, tightened abruptly. This statement hit her where it hurt.
"I need to think about it."
"Sister!" Anthea exclaimed in disbelief.
But her gaze could not sway Hespera's will. If this was truly the only way to prolong her life, and even reclaim everything the Witches had taken from them, then what did it matter if she made a deal with the devil?
This World was merely about the victor becoming King and the vanquished becoming villain.
Once they seized power and became the last Gods among mortals, they would achieve something that even Zeus, the God of Gods, had never attained.
They might become the chief Gods of a new era!
Seeing that she couldn't persuade her, Anthea could only withdraw dejectedly.
"Arrogance's" voice sounded again: "We will await your final decision…"
Silence returned to the temple.
However, Hespera did not know that, at the same time, Calypso was also conversing with "jealousy."
And Calypso was even more decisive than Hespera; she immediately accepted "jealousy's" proposal and obtained a portion of its power.
This power might seem insignificant, but in this declining World without magic, it was like a trickle of sweet spring water poured into Calypso's heart. "magic, this is the power of magic."
Calypso nearly wept with joy. How long had it been since she possessed such power?
She wanted more!
Without the need for "greed's" prompting, Calypso quickly fell into the trap of the seven deadly sins.
"I want to leave this wretched place. Do you have a way?"
"We can open a door to the Rock of Eternity, but this door can only be passed through by someone with pure power."
Due to Dane's magic warning, evil power above a certain threshold would trigger an alarm, so they devised a method of using "good" attribute power to bypass this magic.
But this condition cut off Calypso's path. Her own power attribute was chaos, and now she had accepted the power of "jealousy," which was completely unrelated to "purity."
She said unhappily, "What do you mean by that? I can't pass through that door at all."
"Calm down, Your Highness Calypso, have you forgotten? You have a younger sister, and she meets the conditions for passage."
Calypso pondered.
Anthea? She was indeed a suitable candidate, and… she was very obedient; perhaps she could be used.
She continued to ask, "What happens after Anthea passes through?"
"jealousy" continued:
"We will meet her on the other side, guide her, and open the door between the two Worlds on the Rock of Eternity side. Then, Your Highness Calypso, you can come out!"
Calypso nodded in satisfaction. This method wasn't bad; the only difficulty was convincing Anthea… and Hespera!
However, Calypso smiled.
Compared to her and Anthea, Hespera was the one who should be most anxious…
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