"Typhon?"
Ares naturally knew the name of this monstrous creature. If one were to forcibly label Zeus, the King of Gods, as the protagonist in greek mythology, then Typhon could be considered the arch-villain of the greek mythology world.
According to myths and legends, this monster was the offspring of the union between Gaia and Tartarus. He held the title of "Father of All Demons," and his very purpose of being born was to oppose Zeus.
During the Titan War, Gaia supported Zeus in overthrowing his father, Cronus. However, after Zeus secured victory, he imprisoned his Titan elders in the deepest, lightless reaches of Tartarus. This act displeased Gaia, so she willingly united with Tartarus and gave birth to Typhon, the last Titan giant.
Sometimes, Ares found Gaia, the Earth Mother in myths, to be quite troublesome. Initially, it was she who incited Cronus to overthrow Uranus's rule. Even the sickle Cronus used to castrate Uranus was personally forged and given to him by Gaia.
Later, she felt Cronus was too tyrannical as King of Gods, so she incited her grandson Zeus to overthrow his own father. When Zeus overthrew Cronus and imprisoned his elders, she again felt Zeus was tyrannical and wanted to renege, thus giving birth to Typhon.
Ares actually felt that, although Zeus and Cronus were father and son, given the circumstances in the myths, their relationship was no different from that of enemies. Regardless of the reason, Zeus merely imprisoning Cronus after his victory could be considered merciful. Following the normal pattern of royal succession, would the remnants of the previous dynasty not be killed but kept for the New Year?
However, in this world, Gaia is merely the consciousness of the planet, and the greek mythology world is just one of many small surface worlds on the planet that Gaia has separated. Gaia likely doesn't care how Zeus dealt with Cronus, and Typhon clearly wasn't a monster born from the union of Gaia and Tartarus.
So, Ares humbly listened, honestly telling Hecate, "I've only heard the name, but don't know the details."
"He is the child of Gaia and Tartarus," Hecate then said. "Of course, that's a lie. Although he is also a self-aware being, he is actually a device to suppress the King of Gods, conceived by the planetary consciousness. After all, our Greek Pantheon, according to that spaceship, should be extraterrestrial inhabitants. Gaia couldn't fully trust us."
"A suppressor for the King of Gods?" Ares asked, "Does that mean if Zeus annoys Gaia, Gaia can directly order Typhon to kill Zeus, right?"
"If Zeus truly offends the suppressive force beyond redemption, then Typhon could easily kill him," Hecate affirmed. "But as things stand now, Typhon definitely cannot kill Zeus, and it's even hard to say if he can contend with the current, full-powered Zeus. However, Zeus just beat Hera, and the Queen's heart must now be filled with resentment towards him. The position of Queen is not just for a pretty vase; the Queen also serves as the suppressive force's overseer of the King of Gods. Cronus was killed because he repeatedly devoured his own children, finally incurring the displeasure of Rhea, the Queen at the time. Now Zeus is doing the same, so Typhon is likely to awaken once to give him a severe lesson."
At Hecate's words, Ares also recalled that there was indeed such an instance in greek mythology. The cause seemed to be Zeus hiding his divine lightning in a cave on Earth to rendezvous with a nymph, Pluto. When Gaia, the Earth Mother, learned of this, she informed Typhon, who then hid the divine lightning. Subsequently, Typhon directly attacked Olympus.
This Titan giant, born to oppose Zeus, was also the most powerful of all Titans. Even the Olympus Gods could not withstand him; except for Athena, the other main Gods transformed into animals and fled in haste to Egypt.
While Typhon occupied Olympus, Zeus was entangled with a mortal woman. Upon hearing the news, he returned to Olympus to face Typhon, but without his divine lightning, Zeus was no match for Typhon. He was struck down by Typhon, his limbs broken, and then thrown from Olympus to the mortal realm. Later, a human hero helped him steal back the divine lightning, allowing Zeus to finally defeat Typhon.
And that mortal woman with whom Zeus was entangled, Ares remembered, seemed to be Europa…
"Then isn't it happening soon?" Ares asked in surprise, remembering this matter.
"Yes, soon," Hecate nodded. "But you don't need to worry. Zeus's luck has not run out. Typhon will beat him badly, but he will likely be suppressed in the end. And the race that helps Zeus suppress Typhon should become the protagonists of the next era."
"Then it's the Demigod heroes…"
Ares mumbled, but he thought about it. The one who helped Zeus defeat Typhon seemed to be Cadmus, Princess Europa's brother, and Cadmus didn't appear to be a Demigod with divine blood from either his father or mother.
Ares asked Hecate if she knew the origin of the character "Cadmus," and the Moon Goddess, after divining with magic, asked strangely:
"Who is this person? There's no human called that name in the world right now."
"What's going on…"
Ares muttered to himself:
"Could it be that Cadmus hasn't been born yet?"
Thinking carefully, Princess Europa seemed to be only eleven years old right now. Zeus, that pervert, had only just set his sights on this beautiful princess but hadn't yet made his move.
"Damn it, speaking of which, this is my chance!"
After remembering the cause and effect, Ares's eyes lit up, and he stroked his chin.
To survive, Ares always demanded himself to think far ahead. He had already begun to consider the next era, and even the era after that, since the time of human birth. Now, upon entering the Heroic Age, Ares was already contemplating matters of the 20th and even 21st centuries.
And in this world, the only ones from the Divine Era who still had a chance to mess around in the modern age were the famous Heroic Spirits on the Heroic Spirit Throne, by degrading their Spirit Origin into Servants.
Even before the Heroic Age, Ares had considered creating several alt accounts in this era to see if he could get them onto the Heroic Spirit Throne. Now, with Typhon approaching, and Hermes having previously lent him his hypnotic staff, for Ares, everything was ready, even the east wind was in his hands.
"As soon as Typhon initiates the fight, I'll open an alt account and flank him from behind."
Ares made up his mind, then immediately looked at Hecate and requested, "Teacher, a favor?"
"What favor?" Hecate yawned, looking a bit tired.
Ares sincerely requested, "Let's create humans!"
"Ah?"