Nobody knows how to be a villain better than me.

The old man, his eyes bloodshot, had no choice but to turn around, raise his scepter high, and unleash a burst of intense celestial light to engage in a fierce battle with the monster that coveted the power of the primordial.

Forget it, since Apophis, the World-Destroying Serpent, has awakened again, let's leave this matter to that child to handle.

God's wars are to be resolved by God!

Humans decide their own future!

The old man frowned helplessly, conveying his gathered divine will downwards.

hum!

Inside the majestic and radiant temple, the handsome, black-haired monarch, who was resting on his throne, suddenly opened his eyes, revealing golden pupils like the sun.

"Oh? Interesting!"

The monarch, adorned with golden pendants and wearing a white cloak, rose from his throne, radiating the majesty of the sun, and murmured as a slight smile played on his lips.

"In accordance with the will of Ra, all visitors from Israel shall be allowed to pass."

"Go out and prepare, I will personally greet you."

The guards and ministers immediately bowed their heads in response, their expressions humble.

"Yes, Your Majesty Ramses, our Pharaoh!"

As the palace gradually emptied, the son of the sun god who ruled the Egyptian world slowly walked down to the courtyard and raised his hand to tease the hot sand sphinx that guarded the palace and was dozing off.

"Initially, these stray dogs were shoved into my territory and mixed with sand, in an attempt to encroach upon our land."

"Now you think you can get away unscathed? Not so easy!"

“Moses, my ‘good brother,’ you chose this path yourself!”

Ramses II narrowed his eyes, his gaze chilling.

Do you really think I'm someone to be trifled with? If the Israelites want to leave, they'll have to shed enough blood first!

Meanwhile, in the Mesopotamian world, on the throne of the gods.

Marduk toyed with the golden chalice in his hand, twirling the handle with his fingers, and murmured something softly.

"With Moses as your shepherd, you brought forth Egypt, parted the Red Sea, and gave you the promised land; sing my name..."

"Through the reigns of Kings Saul, David, and Solomon, they entered Jerusalem to rebuild the temple and restore its foundations for me!"

The King of Kings, bathed in radiant light, spread his palms, revealing the primordial divinity originating from the tablets of destiny, which coalesced into ten rings.

"His name is Solomon, he possesses divine wisdom, commands seventy-two demon gods, and leads the future to prosperity..."

"This second Heavenly Wedge, you must not disappoint me..."

Unfortunately, Tiamat's divinity was not recovered, and the first wedge that dared to pierce this king was not removed.

Otherwise...

A fleeting moment of hesitation crossed Marduk's face, quickly turning into a chilling coldness.

Damn worm! I curse you!

Samael! I curse that name!

Not enough! Still not enough!

Every plan must be perfect, without the slightest flaw!

Marduk gazed at the starry sky, finally fixing his gaze on the floating light source, like tear stains, beyond the chaotic waves, and a sinister smile gradually appeared on his face.

Perhaps, we should give a special gift to those worlds still struggling and adrift in nothingness.

In this world, only my faith will prosper, while you will all become worthless weeds!

The King of Kings raised the Holy Grail, gazing intently at its empty, dark core, a slight smile playing on his lips.

Through my precious blood, the world will be reborn.

To your Lord Jesus Christ be glory, majesty, power, authority and victory in this world!

From time immemorial, until now, and forevermore!

Ending Remarks (A must-read, really.)

I've finally finished the first volume. I really put my heart and soul into it, with countless foreshadowing elements. My head is throbbing, I'm exhausted.

First, the war between God and the serpent has only just begun. Who would have thought that Marduk is Jehovah? The Holy Grail War and Goetia are all related to him. The subsequent story is all integrated into one.

Second, regarding God, I have buried many clues and given hints long ago.

1. For example, God created the world in seven days, and Apsu destroyed the world in seven days.

2. The phrase “Glory, majesty, power, and authority…” comes from the Lord’s Prayer in the Bible.

3. In front of the Temple of Ea, the so-called Triune God also refers to God.

4. In addition, the prototype of God in Babylonian mythology is Enlil, the spiritual lord who caused the great flood in West Asia. He is a part of Marduk, so Marduk is naturally also God.

5. Also, during the war between the gods Ea, many of the phrases and divine pronouncements were adapted from the original words of the Bible, but most of them were original. It was really a headache.

6. Well, now you know why Ishtar built Paradise Lost, right?

III. Regarding Samael.

1. Originating from the Christian apocryphal book "The Greek Book of Revelation of Baruch", Samael originally possessed the rank of Seraphim, a serpentine angel with 12 wings (the image of a Seraphim is that of a serpent), and was known on earth as the "Angel of Death" and the "Red Dragon". "Samael held a spear with a tip coated with bile and stood before the howling hellhounds, spreading death as he went."

2. So-called pseudo-canonical texts are basically unreliable, so the mythological figure of Samael may not have existed at all, but just happens to fit the protagonist's origin and identity.

3. Judaism among the Israelis, Christianity which later developed, and Islam among the Muslim people are collectively referred to as the Three Religions and One God, meaning that the uniqueness of God is common and can be basically determined to come from the same source.

Marduk both failed and succeeded; he will indeed become the greatest religious leader and the most influential true god in the future.

3. In Islam, Samael is formally recognized as Azrael, the Angel of Death, and is the faith of the Assassins. Legend has it that the deathly power of the Old Man of the Mountain originates from Azrael, which explains why the old man held Samael in such high esteem. He saw a glimpse of the future in the ancient serpent.

4. So, whether he created history or changed history, don't ask me; it's up to your own opinion.

Chapter 1: Family Succession in Greece (1/4)

The Greek world, the Asia Minor peninsula, the Cilician marshes.

An elegant goddess with flowing blonde hair and a pure white veil walks barefoot on the misty, swirling earth.

What sets this beautiful and solemn figure apart is that, despite being blindfolded, her movements are fluid and graceful, seemingly unaffected by the darkness.

As we drove further and further into the thick fog, the hustle and bustle from the Ottoman Mountains seemed to be silenced by the stillness of this marshland.

The goddess let out a long sigh and stood quietly before a clear, deep pool. The mirror-like water still reflected the troubles gathered between her brows.

Ever since the youngest brother Cronus obeyed the command of the mother goddess Gaia, took up a sickle, and castrated the tyrannical father god Uranus, the throne of the gods had been transferred to him.

The twelve brothers and sisters who participated in the rebellion, no longer under the divine suppression of Uranus, gradually activated their own innate powers.

They were elevated to the twelve Olympian gods who ruled the Greek world on Mount Otyrus, enjoying glory and high esteem.

Because the father god Uranus was castrated, betrayed, and banished, he gave new names to his descendants in the world in his anger.

It means "Titan" or "rebel".

Therefore, those who have established a new divine realm on Mount Otyrus, consolidating and ruling the Greek world, are also known as the "Twelve Titans".

Although betraying the Father God was not a glorious past.

But without a doubt, Uranus's forced union of heaven and earth also severely suppressed the development and evolution of the Greek world.

The sky was dark and chaotic, the earth was boiling and trembling, and a fierce ethereal storm filled the air, with hardly any signs of life on earth.

As he was castrated, lost his power as the Father God, and was banished, heaven and earth separated. The raging ether, after settling, gradually became gentle and tamed, and began to nourish and nurture all things and spirits.

In addition, the twelve Titans were also using their powers to gradually expand and perfect the framework of the Greek world.

Under the creation of the gods, those chaotic clumps became clearer, each with its own color and vitality.

The world thus prospered and became beautiful; this was the golden age of the Greek gods.

But now, thousands of years have passed since the father god Uranus was banished.

It's been too long.

So long ago, those who diligently perfected the world's framework have become pleasure-seekers in the Ottoman Mountains, indulging in alcohol, women, and brawls all day long.

So long that a dragon slayer who rises up in resistance against oppression can transform into a monstrous dragon that sweeps across the sky, causing all things to tremble and prostrate themselves on the ground.

Now, few of his brothers and sisters care about where Greece's future lies.

However, there are no stars that shine in the sky forever, nor is there an eternal divine right.

Moreover, before being banished, the father god Uranus had hurled a vicious curse upon the twelve Titans.

"The great gods hate all their children."

He said these seedlings were desperately growing into something bad.

One day, they will be punished for this.

According to the instructions of fate, the so-called "retribution" refers to being ridiculed by one's descendants and replaced.

This "family tradition" will most likely come true for the second-generation god-king, Cronus, the dutiful son who personally castrated his father Uranus.

I had thought that with this curse, my brother, the god-king, would at least be more diligent and clear-headed.

But the strategy that the good brother Cronus came up with was to snatch the newborn child from his wife and sister Rhea's arms and swallow it into his own belly.

As a result, Rhea, the goddess of time and one of the twelve Titans, wept every day, but was powerless to resist.

Now, all six children that Rhea has conceived and given birth to have been swallowed by Cronus.

In fact, to avoid the curse from coming true, the god-king rarely visited Rhea's palace anymore, neglecting his wife and spending his days fooling around with a group of nymphs.

Therefore, at each great gathering on Mount Otyrus, Rhea, the queen of the gods, would weep to her brothers and sisters about the cruelty of her husband, Cronus.

As the youngest of the six Titan goddesses, she is always begged to stay by her older sister Rhea with sorrow and venting her frustrations.

Although he knew from the scene of the father bidding farewell to his son that Cronus was power-hungry, his actions of devouring his offspring and neglecting his wife were still too despicable.

Unfortunately, she was aloof and rarely interacted with her fellow Titan brothers and sisters, nor did she particularly enjoy meddling in such family matters.

Therefore, he could only listen to Rhea's complaints, offering little advice or comfort.

Over time, at every Great Gathering at Mount Otroth, the male Titans would flaunt their muscles and boast about how many water fairies and beautiful female demons they had conquered.

Coupled with her sister Rhea's sorrowful cries and grief, she had grown weary of this kind of gathering and wanted to avoid it at all costs.

Today, I just escaped from the chaotic and smoky atmosphere of the Ottoman Mountains and headed to the remote Chiricia marshes to clear my head.

However, even away from the noise, her irritability only increased.

That fool Cronus, did he really think that the curse of the Father God could be broken simply by him swallowing those children?

The father god Uranus mistreated his children and disliked the Hundred-Handed Giants and Cyclopes born to the mother goddess Gaia because they were too noisy.

Not only did he suppress the innate powers of the twelve Titans, but he also threw the Cyclopes and the Hecatoncheires into the abyss of the earth and imprisoned them in the Tartarus prison, which completely angered the Mother Goddess and caused her to lose her position as the Father of God.

What is the difference between what Cronus is doing now and what the former Father God was doing?

His so-called coping strategy is just a disguised way of avoiding the problem. Once the curse is unleashed, the outcome will likely be even more tragic.

Furthermore, as the curse's power expands, it might even affect the entire Otterish Mountains.

More importantly, I've been feeling increasingly restless lately.

She had a vague feeling that some kind of change was stirring up a subtle breeze in a hidden corner, which would sweep across the entire Greek world once the time was right.

Recalling the vision in her mind of the sky tearing apart, the earth trembling, the rivers stained with blood, and the collapse of Mount Oteris, the goddess couldn't help but furrow her brow and murmur softly.

War of Gods!

Perhaps, a drastic change is about to happen...

An elegant figure stood by the water, sighing deeply, her gaze filled with worry.

Just as she was about to return to the temple to rest for a few days, she vaguely sensed movement on one side and quickly concealed herself.

At this moment, two petite nymph fairies emerged from a valley and began arguing.

"I caught this fledgling eagle that fell from the nest first, so it should belong to me!"

"I saw it first, so it should belong to me!"