Thalia, still shocked by the previous events, looked at the tall, brown-haired woman in front of her with a nervous gaze. She wore Greek armor and held a shield in one hand and a spear in the other. A pair of gray eyes stared at her; those gray eyes reminded her of Annabeth's eyes.
Looking at the child who caused a devastating war, Athena couldn't help but think of Helen, but the Trojan War will seem like a children's game compared to the war between two pantheons.
"Are you okay?" Thalia saw the huge wound on the woman's belly and asked with a worried tone. She knew more than anyone that she should be dead at that moment. If it weren't for the woman in front of her, she would really be dead. There was no way she could dodge the terrifying silver spear.
"It's just a wound, it will heal with proper help." Athena looked at the concern in the girl's eyes and spoke in a softer tone. Her stern gaze softened, thinking of the child's recent experience.
"Your lover died saving you, don't do anything stupid, live for him or his sacrifice will be in vain." Athena advised the girl in a grave, yet gentle tone.
If there was one thing Athena learned from her race, it was that Greeks loved more intensely than any mortal or even other immortal race. This love was a good thing when the couple was together, but when one died, the other would usually do anything to bring the loved one back.
Athena lost count of how many men and women committed suicide after losing true love. She didn't want Thalia to kill herself for love, like other women.
Thalia felt her heart beating faster at Athena's words. There was shame, indecision, and finally, relief in her expression. The feeling she didn't know the name of was finally revealed, bringing shame and a touch of sweetness.
Seeing Thalia's expression, Athena nodded, but soon felt a gaze fall upon her. Looking down, she found a blonde girl, looking at her with gray eyes. There were tears in the girl's eyes.
Honestly, there was affection in Athena's heart for little Annabeth, but if someone asked if there was love. There wasn wasn't. It might seem cruel, even indifferent, but Athena had thousands of sons and daughters over millennia. All died over time.
She learned that loving people who were destined to die was just creating unnecessary suffering, but inevitably she would end up loving some sons and daughters. Something she presumed would happen with Annabeth, as the girl reminded her of herself in many ways.
Athena said nothing to Annabeth, just stroked her hair, comforting her with a silent gesture.
From stroking Annabeth's hair, Athena turned her gaze to Chiron, who approached with a solemn and worried expression. Beside him, Dionysus also showed a rare solemn expression.
"Sister, things have really gotten out of control." Dionysus said in a dry tone, there was a bitter expression on him.
Being probably the weakest Olympian, it was almost certain that he would be targeted when the war began. Fortunately, his ability to flee was second only to Hermes, although the situation was dangerous, it was not mortal.
"Yes, we have a big problem on our hands." Athena said in a calm tone. The goddess's gray eyes seemed to shine, beginning to create plans and more plans. "But the biggest problem is our internal problems."
Remembering that the three strongest gods of the pantheon were enemies, especially Hades and Zeus, Athena's expression showed a touch of helplessness. The recent conflict between both kings came at a truly inopportune time.
"Do you think our uncles would stay out while we are at war?" Dionysus was not stupid and understood the implications in his older sister's words. He didn't think Hades and Poseidon would stand idly by while watching the Pantheon be attacked.
"You underestimate our uncles' anger towards our father." Athena replied in a calm tone, but her slightly tired expression showed that she was thinking about how to reconcile the brothers or at least make the three put their grudges aside for a while, until the war ended.
Dionysus remained silent after hearing her words, he really wanted to curse his father aloud, but he didn't dare, especially at this moment. A fool could see that Zeus was furious, anyone who dared to anger him would suffer the wrath of the King of Olympus.
While everyone was preparing for war, no one but Thalia, Annabeth, Luke, and Grover cared about the dead demigod. They didn't even bother to check the situation of Godwyn's ashes.
Otherwise, if they checked the ashes, they would see that the ashes had completely disappeared from the world, as if they had never existed. The arrogance of the Greek gods could not reach a higher level.
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"He got stronger." Mimir said in a solemn tone. Both he and Godwyn watched the scene with serious expressions.
"It's normal, him having all the knowledge of the runes." Godwyn said in a calm tone, seeing Odin's strength made him realize that he was no different from an ant. However, he was an ant that caused fear in the Allfather himself, for he was the first ant that could kill the King of the Aesir.
"The two pantheons will go to war, we can finally escape the Allfather's vision of the future." Mimir spoke with a relieved tone. Odin was definitely the worst enemy anyone could have, omniscience was a completely broken ability.
"Yes, let's do our best while killing the gods on both sides, my future subordinate gods need divine positions." Godwyn said, leaning back in the Mustang's seat.
"But before that, you need a world prototype to be able to steal these Divine Positions or these demigods will be trapped by the influence of both God Kings." Mimir warned in a solemn tone.
Godwyn nodded, he wasn't worried about that. He already had a plan on how to get his world prototype.
Seeing his calm expression, as if getting a world prototype was easy, Mimir didn't ask and said sadly. "The Queen must be suffering from your death."
However, to Mimir's surprise, Godwyn didn't show much reaction.
"Head, it seems you underestimated my lovely mother." Godwyn said with an amused tone. "Do you really think my spear Draupnir was enough to deceive her?"
Many might think that Frigg was sweet, kind, and naive, but what queen of the gods was naive?
The queen of the Aesir was the goddess of marriage, prophecy, clairvoyance, and motherhood. With such divine positions, how could Frigg be simple and naive?
"She probably already knows that my death is fake." Godwyn said in a calm tone, as if it wasn't something extremely risky for his mother to know about his false death.
Mimir thought of something and widened his eyes, incredulous at the assumption that had just appeared in his mind.
"The Allfather doesn't even know that his wife helped me escape, even prevented Thor from killing me on several occasions." Goldwyn spoke with a smile. He only managed to escape Asgard because his mother helped him escape. Otherwise, how could he, a mere demigod, escape the most well-guarded dungeons of the Nine Realms?
"I underestimated the queen." Mimir commented with a smile. Having such an ally so close to the core of power of the Norse Pantheon was more than a joy, it was a true miracle. They could receive privileged information in a short time.
"I want to see the Allfather's expression when he discovers the betrayal." Mimir spoke with an excited look. If there was anyone who hated Odin in this cosmos, it was Mimir, he was tortured for a long thousand years. Torture day after day, endless torture, and believe me, the Allfather's creativity had no end.
"Women were born to act." Godwyn said with an amused tone. He didn't know a woman who didn't know how to act. Even Annabeth, who was a seven-year-old child, knew how to act perfectly, perhaps it was an innate talent.
"Come on, I have to find the Mother of Earth." Godwyn said in a calm tone. Remembering the letter he had received, he knew he had to find the most conspiratorial goddess in the entire cosmos.
It can be said that she helped the two generations of Greek God Kings fall, when it was Zeus's turn, he was lucky because there was no son with the destiny of being King of the Gods or he would have followed in his father's and grandfather's footsteps.
Gaia, the Mother of Earth.
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