Greece: I am the master of destiny!

Gaia's dissatisfaction with Cronus has been going on for quite some time.

It could even be said that Gaia was very dissatisfied with Cronus ever since he became the king of the gods.

Cronus, relying on his status as the king of the gods and not violating the laws of procreation, was beyond Gaia's control and disregarded Gaia completely. This angered Gaia so much that she even went to Prometheus for advice.

Prometheus then told her not to worry, that Cronus would eventually regret offending her.

Gaia had been looking forward to this moment.

And now, the moment she had been waiting for seemed to have finally arrived!

Gaia scoffed at the humbly bowing second-generation god-king Cronus before her, his tone dripping with sarcasm.

"Isn't this our esteemed God-King? What brings you to visit this powerless god like me today?"

"Great Mother Earth, you are the mother of all things, the most revered being in the world, how can you be said to be powerless?"

Cronus answered with utmost sincerity, as if the god who had previously refused to see Gaia and disregarded her was not Him.

Gaia was unmoved by Cronus's insincere flattery and mocked him:

"You don't need to flatter me. You know how you've treated me over the past three hundred years, and I know it too. So tell me, what brings you here today?"

Cronus was also inwardly groaning.

Although Gaia is one of the five primordial gods, she is completely unskilled in combat and cannot violate her own laws of reproduction.

In addition, when she was the Queen of the Gods, Uranus depleted her life force. After ending Uranus's brutal rule, she was already in a semi-retired state.

In this situation, Mother Earth is truly a figurehead, and it's perfectly normal for Cronus to look down on her.

Cronus never expected that Uranus's curse would actually affect the child, causing him to now need Gaia's help, and he couldn't help but regret his previous neglect.

However, what makes Cronus so powerful is that he is extremely patient.

Even now, despite Gaia's sarcastic remarks, He didn't show the slightest displeasure on His face; instead, He said with a hint of apology:

"Great Mother Earth, Your Highness Gaia, as you know, I lost my essence before, and even after becoming the God-King, I am still weak and insignificant."

"Under these circumstances, managing this world has left me somewhat overwhelmed, and I have inadvertently neglected you. This is my dereliction of duty, and I sincerely apologize to you, hoping you can forgive me..."

These words were spoken so sincerely and earnestly, as if they came from the bottom of his heart to make amends for his mistakes. Gaia, who was always soft-hearted, couldn't help but soften her expression as she listened.

"Cronus, you were once my most beloved child, how could I truly blame you?" Gaia said, sighing helplessly, "Tell me, what brings you here this time?"

Cronus secretly breathed a sigh of relief, but his face still showed a look of unease. He recounted the curse that Prometheus had spoken of.

Then he sincerely requested Gaia to use his reproductive authority to prevent Rhea from conceiving again and to revoke the birth of Hestia, so as to prevent his descendants from overthrowing His divine authority.

Although goddesses have no right of inheritance, they can help their future rebellious sons to deal with them. The most typical examples are the six female Titans and Gaia in front of us.

The laws of Hestia were so powerful that even Cronus couldn't help but feel a chill in his heart. He couldn't help but worry that Hestia would use these flames against him in the future.

However, once a god of law is born, he cannot disappear. Cronus did consider permanently sealing Hestia in Tartarus.

But weren't the twelve Titans sealed away back then? They still managed to escape and overthrow Uranus.

Cronus was an extremely cautious and suspicious person, and he did not want to use a method that had been proven to have flaws.

So after much thought, He finally decided to go to Gaia.

The power of Gaia, the Earth Mother Goddess, is to give birth and to make a child that is already conceived disappear; only she in this world can do this.

Even if Hestia cannot disappear, at least no new children can appear. What if another male god with the right to inherit the throne is born? Wouldn't His throne as the god-king be in jeopardy?

This was the most useful method Cronus came up with after ruling out countless ideas; as long as He had no offspring, the curse would never be fulfilled.

Gaia was furious upon hearing this, and his previously calmed mood was reignited by anger.

Her brows furrowed tightly, and she said sharply, "Cronus, do you know what you're saying?!"

"Have you forgotten why your father Uranus was deposed from his divine position? He put the child I had already given birth back into my body; he violated my law of procreation!"

"All gods who violate the laws of reproduction will be severely punished, and gods who cannot reproduce are not qualified to be the rulers of the gods!"

"Cronus, put away your ridiculous and absurd idea. Not only will I not erase your newborn child, but I will also bless you and Rhea. You will surely continue to have children, no matter how you try to stop it!"

Before the Earth Mother's stern voice had even faded, the laws of the world roared in response, and the blessing from the Mother of Fertility descended upon Cronus without any room for refusal.

Immediately afterwards, Gaia expelled Cronus from the temple, giving him no chance to speak.

Kronos stared at the tightly closed door before him, a bitter expression on his face, but he was powerless to do anything about it.

Inside Gaia's palace, Gaia was also extremely angry. She said to Prometheus and Themis, who came out from the back of the palace:

"Did you hear that? Cronus is so absurd and ridiculous! For the sake of his divine authority, he actually wants to defy the law of procreation!"

"This is indeed absurd." Themis frowned, her face full of disapproval: "As the king of the gods, he should be an example for all the gods, yet Cronus wants to avoid procreation because of a curse..."

As she spoke, a look of doubt and confusion crossed her face: "Cronus was once the bravest god among us, how has he become... so cowardly?"

Prometheus smiled helplessly upon hearing this, and said casually, "When a god has nothing, that is when he is most courageous and fearless."

"Correspondingly, when He has everything, He loses His initial courage and becomes anxious about gains and losses."

"But what He didn't know was that He gained everything through courage, and when He lost His courage..."

"Naturally, you will also lose everything."