Nobody knows how to be a villain better than me.

But suddenly, a gust of wind swept in from the shadows around the corner, violently knocking the unsuspecting ancient snake flying.

Meanwhile, Daphne, returning home to the riverbank, saw a goddess with a black veil covering her face and a curvaceous figure beneath a white robe as soon as she entered the hall.

The father, sitting in the main seat, looked as if he were being tortured, his forehead covered in sweat.

"Daphne, you're back?"

"Come, come, come! Your... ancestor..."

"Ahem... My distant cousin... wants to stay in Shuize for a while and needs your help to get familiar with the area..."

The river god Peneus hurriedly got up, pulled his bewildered daughter in front of the goddess in the white gauze dress, gave her a few brief instructions, and then rushed out of the room with a stiff expression.

"Hello, cousin! You are the most beautiful girl I have ever seen."

Daphne flashed two delicate little tiger teeth, grinned, and stepped forward to take the soft hand of the goddess in the tulle dress, offering her heartfelt praise.

"Daphne, right? Thank you for taking care of me these past few days."

"Normally, you can call me...Te..."

The goddess in the tulle dress had a subtle expression, and she couldn't help but recall a sharp and wary slender shadow, the corners of her lips curving slightly upwards.

"Traya... Astraea...meaning 'Daughter of the Stars'..."

Chapter Five: Rebellious Son, Take My Invincible Headbutt! (1/4)

Chiriqia Marsh, a cave deep in a subterranean cave.

"boom!"

A dull thud echoed around, and the magic crystals embedded in the wall as light sources swayed and flickered.

At the source of the sound, an ancient snake, shaped like the Chinese character "大" (big), was slammed into the rock strata with a thud, struggling to peel itself out of the crevice like a peeling mural.

"Cough cough..."

Samael wiped a trickle of blood from the corner of his mouth and looked resentfully at the silhouette in the shadows.

"Tina, next time you rush at me, don't use so much force, someone could die, you know?"

The figure in the darkness around the corner, seeing Samael injured, instinctively wanted to run over and help him up.

However, with each step, the ground trembled, leaving footprints several inches long. Even more terrifying, the touch of the emerald green earth swayed, generating a whooshing wind and radiating a dangerous, cold light.

"Don't come any closer! Stop!"

Samael's expression changed drastically, and he hurriedly raised his hand.

His fractured ribs were still healing; if he were hit again, he would have to lie down and recover immediately.

“Aa? aa…”

Under the restored tranquility of the crystal light, the red cross-shaped pupils blinked innocently on that pretty face, which was full of confusion.

Monosyllabic words, imbued with loss and confusion, flowed from her cherry-red lips and teeth, like a waterfall of black hair cascading over her shoulders. The goddess, maintaining a certain harmony and rhythm with the earth, stood obediently in place.

After spitting out some more blood, Samael felt much better, his chest felt much lighter, and he let out a long sigh. He slowly stepped forward and gently stroked the soft, dark hair above her head.

"good…"

"From now on, let me know in advance when playing games. I really can't handle these kinds of surprises without some preparation."

The ancient serpent gave a helpless instruction, while the pure, star-shaped eyes opposite it blinked innocently.

The goddess's slight rubbing against his head, like a pet enjoying its owner's affection, instantly melted the last bit of dignity that the rebellious son had managed to maintain.

Indeed, this is the divine vessel that Samael painstakingly created for the mother goddess Tiamat.

After the war of the Ea, he used his remaining power of the [Mother of Beasts] to repair and activate the large-scale spells of the Blood Temple with Anna.

During this process, Samael also extracted the blood and divinity of Ereshkigal, the goddess of the earth, and Ishtar, the goddess of the sky, and infused them into the Holy Grail, which contained remnants of the mother goddess's spiritual origin.

Furthermore, the ancient serpent collected statues of various sizes from the survivors, using these objects containing faith, worship, and longing to resonate and connect with the bestial beings within the Sea of ​​Imaginary Numbers.

With all the necessary elements gathered, he finally created a humanoid body for Tiamat that could move freely after many attempts and several months of work.

The divine vessel, originally encased in a cocoon, came incredibly close to Tiamat, the beastly goddess responsible for manipulating Noah's Ark, as it traversed the imaginary sea composed of ether and chaos.

Therefore, before even reaching the Greek world, this divine vessel, through mutual rhythm and resonance, broke free of its chrysalis on the Mediterranean Sea.

Therefore, Samael, who originally intended to quietly reach the shore, had to go to great lengths to conceal the strange occurrences on Noah's Ark in order to avoid attracting the attention of the Greek gods.

In the end, at the cost of the ship's malfunction, the ancient serpent managed to land safely and, with the help of the water nymph Daphne, found a place to settle down.

After that, they secretly brought back Tiamat, the mother goddess who had been obediently staying on the ship, and hid her in a cave.

“Aaa…”

Under the bright crystal light, the divine vessel (pose shown on the cover) leans forward and lies on the ground, carefully tending to a fragrant plant, tirelessly circling the flowerpot like a baby full of curiosity about the world.

Seeing the childlike innocence and cuteness, Samael, sitting in his chair, smiled slightly, casually pulled out a clay slab from the shelf behind him, picked up a carving knife, and tapped it while pausing.

As he pondered, the ancient serpent's gaze gradually became solemn and serious.

To be honest, despite having made many preparations beforehand, he still underestimated the dangers of this voyage.

Within the sea of ​​imaginary numbers, the concepts of time and the dimensions of space are in chaos.

Therefore, even with Anna's scales as a guide, he was no longer able to pinpoint the exact point in the Greek world.

As a result, he ended up in the most dangerous yet most prosperous golden age of the Titans.

The second-generation god Cronus reigned supreme, the twelve Titans held power, perfected the world, and their descendants were everywhere. The majesty of Mount Otyres was omnipresent.

The dangers on earth are self-evident.

Fortunately, he had this, which was more than enough to evade prying eyes and protect himself in a stealthy manner.

The ancient serpent slightly raised its hand, and a golden halo flowed between its fingers and palm. Among the dense runes in the air, the names "Samael" and "Tina" could be vaguely seen.

Tablet of Destiny! Divinity of Destiny!

Although it is only one-third of the total, it is a treasure nurtured by the world, and even the mother goddess Tiamat is wary of it.

Therefore, this was more than enough to complete the smuggling, to inscribe a new name on the Greek world, and to disguise oneself.

Those who change their destiny also indirectly become a part of that destiny.

Right, Your Majesty Jehovah, King of Kings?

A glint of malice flashed in Samael's eyes, and his expression became more playful and serious.

From the moment Apsu destroyed the world in seven days, and from the moment Marduk was given the titles of King of Kings and God of Gods, the ancient serpent had a vague suspicion.

After the war, with the establishment of the Sevenfold Purgatory, the Nine Hells, and Paradise Lost, and the attitude of the old man in the mountain, the ancient serpent was basically certain that it had truly become that serpent.

Naturally, Marduk is the God who brings all things back to one.

Judging from how things unfolded, this guy did indeed succeed, becoming the world's largest religious leader.

After a period of prosperity, polytheistic sects in Greece, Egypt, and Northern Europe all declined and perished.

On the contrary, this God's influence on humanity has been profound and unshakable from beginning to end.

A simple list of numbers will show just how terrifying this God is.

According to statistics after 2000, there are 1.96599 billion Christians in the world, including Christians of Christianity, Catholicism, and Eastern Orthodoxy, which is the broad definition of Christians, accounting for 33.15% of the world's population.

There are 1.17933 billion Muslims of the same origin, accounting for 19.89% of the world's population, in addition to the lingering influence of ancient Judaism.

Good heavens, that's over 30 billion!

More than half the world’s population will be followers of Marduk in the future; it’s truly a land of pastures and lambs everywhere.

It must be said that he was a formidable opponent.

According to the mother goddess Tiamat, even without the Tablets of Destiny, the Mother of Origin who broke the boundaries between heaven and earth and achieved the unity of divinity and bestiality, was only 40/60 in comparison to the Creator Father who perfectly unified divinity.

The odds of winning are only 40%.

Rescuing the Mother Goddess from the void of chaos will be a long and tortuous journey.

However, the road is long and the journey is even longer.

There will be an opportunity, there will be an opportunity...

Samael gently stroked the head of the divine vessel, which was disguised as "Tina," his gaze unwavering.

Chapter Six: My Mom Isn't That Cute (2/4)

“Tina…”

Under the soothing touch of that head pat, the goddess, who was lying on the ground with her limbs on the ground, first pointed to herself and uttered a mumbled, stuttering murmur.

Then, she raised her head, blinked her watery, star-shaped eyes, and looked longingly at the ancient snake, a hint of desire in her eyes.

“Samael… I like it!”

The ancient serpent put down the mud tablet, chuckled helplessly, opened the cage behind it, and, holding by the ears, handed a small, trembling, rabbit-like creature to the divine vessel.

"Sweetie, play with it first, but be careful not to squeeze it too hard."

"Ok!"

Tina nodded excitedly, holding the little rabbit and teasing it on the ground. From a distance, it looked adorable.

Samael covered his face and rubbed his forehead, unable to bear to look at him.

His mom couldn't possibly be this cute!

But without a doubt, the body before us contains the reason and divinity of the mother goddess Tiamat.

Because the Mother of Creation, in order to prevent the world from returning to chaos, causing the extinction of all species, and triggering a war of gods, willingly divided and filled her own divinity into the Mesopotamian world.

Therefore, she naturally lost her intellect, leaving only her animalistic nature, and exiled herself to the sea of ​​imaginary numbers to avoid harming those children.

The vessel that Samael created was like introducing a spark of intellect into this body.

Currently, Tina, who is only a few months old and is the human form of the goddess Tiamat, only has the intelligence and emotions of an infant. She can only utter simple syllables and express basic perceptions.

It was similar to the state she was in when she was driven by instinct and floated on the surface of the Persian Gulf, just like in the history she remembered.

As her divinity grows, the gap between her divine nature and her animalistic nature will narrow accordingly, and her former emotions will gradually be revived.

If, in the distant future, the Mother Goddess truly regains her rationality, this period of her life will likely be an indelible dark chapter in her history.

Perhaps, this rebellious son of mine, in the wrath of Mother Goddess Tiamat, will be repeatedly struck on the head, resulting in a concussion and amnesia.

Of course, these are all just daydreams and jokes.

The problem is that trying to use divinity to suppress bestiality, thereby awakening complete memories and emotions and restoring rationality, is extremely difficult.

The beastly body in the sea of ​​imaginary numbers is at the level of a creator god.

The tiny flame of divinity within Tina tried to suppress the vast, ocean-like bestiality of the dragon's body, but the difference was so great that it filled Samael with despair.

As for the high concentration of ether in the Greek world, it was said to be suitable for the growth of divinity and the expansion of the self.

Hehe, the Mother Goddess's beastly body, adrift in the Sea of ​​Imaginary Numbers, was not idle either, and was also slowly growing!

Otherwise, why would Marduk, who had already unified the Mesopotamian divinity, be so wary of a banished beast of calamity?

Therefore, even in the Greek world, the gap between divinity and bestiality could either narrow or widen.

Therefore, the path to restoring the Mother Goddess to rationality is to accumulate strength, develop on its own, and proceed slowly step by step. Who knows when this will end?

While Samael was having a headache, he tapped the carving knife on the clay tablet, and Larkin's question came to mind.

"The first question is, what should I be doing right now?"

"Help the Mother Goddess in her human form as soon as possible to enhance her divinity, suppress her animalistic nature, and awaken her emotions."

The ancient snake's carving knife moved swiftly across the clay tablet, writing down the answer.

"My second question is, what should I do?"

The question persisted. Samael pondered for a moment, then wrote down his pen, each stroke showing particular care.

"Wait for the right moment, seize the divine throne! Mobilize the resources of the entire Greek world to elevate the divine foundation of the mother goddess Tiamat!"

Is it God symbolizing redemption and the serpent representing original sin?

In the end, he still ended up as a villain, and what he's about to do is extremely dangerous, practically a death sentence...