Chapter 5: The God of Darkness and the Goddess of Night 6
Using the measurement methods of his previous life, Tartarus could sense the distance of the Abyss's descent, but he knew that this was no longer the true distance between the Abyss and the Earth.
This boundless darkness was not simply a darkness without light. It contained various origins he could not fathom, and possessed laws unique to darkness and night.
For example, if he controlled the Abyss, he could make objects above it instantly appear at the southernmost point from the northern end.
At the same time, he could also control objects so that they would never escape the Abyss.
Similarly, a god who controlled darkness and night was born.
The distance between the Abyss and the Earth was no longer something he could measure or calculate.
The difficulty of obtaining the Source of Chaos from the Earth again depended on the darkness and night between him and Gaia.
"I hope they are two gods who are easy to get along with. Of course, I can also make them easy gods to get along with," Tartarus thought. 6
Though unable to attain deification, he was the absolute ruler of the Abyss.
The Abyss was Hell, the afterlife's underworld. Most of the gods of the Dark and Night systems lived in the underworld, where fate or strength led them to become close brothers, sisters, and neighbors. 12
At this moment, the Abyss stopped falling.
"Is a birth about to begin?" Gaia, the god of the earth above the abyss, looked up at the boundless darkness above.
"Probably!" Tartarus said.
In his previous life, his knowledge was limited to written records, and he was curious about the new god.
After all, this was a primordial god who would one day terrify Zeus, the king of the gods.
Gaia remained silent, staring curiously at the darkness above.
Tartarus also spoke; he waited.
At this moment, Chaos' message reappeared in Tartarus's mind: "The world's first prophecy was successful, and the God of Prophecy, a fragment of the godhood, was obtained."
"It seems it has been born, and another fragment of the godhood has been added. However, prophetic power is a double-edged sword. If misused, it can easily harm oneself."
Tartarus thought of the future Prometheus.
"Having the power to control prophecy is a help, just like the prophetic hints Zeus received through the three goddesses of fate. Lack of power can be disastrous, just like Prometheus's ultimate imprisonment."
"However, for now, I only possess the fragment, not the true power of prophecy. It's best to dare to act before Prometheus, otherwise I risk losing this godhood. But if I do possess it, what about Prometheus?"
"If Prometheus loses this most important power, the direction of the world may change drastically. Forget it, let's not dwell on it for now. The only constant in the world is constant change. Nothing is set in stone yet."
As Tartarus pondered, he felt two divine thoughts contact the abyss. This behavior was very similar to when he had first sensed the earth.
Gaia, the Earth God, had also sensed it.
She looked into the darkness ahead and smiled gently. "I am Gaia, the Earth God. Welcome to the world of Chaos. I am the first god born there."
"I am Tartarus, the God of the Abyss, the second god born there." Tartarus introduced himself.
"I am my brother, Erebus, the God of Darkness."
The hoarse voice of the man rang out, and a figure materialized in front of Gaia.
It was a dark-haired young man, clad in a black cloak and robe, with a slightly thin build and a gloomy expression.
The young man's cloak made his features appear and disappear, making it difficult to discern his true appearance.
At the same time, his body would sometimes disappear, fading into the endless darkness, then reappear, exuding a sense of mystery and depth.
The young man's feet touched the ground of the abyss, and Tartarus could discern his exact location.
If Tartarus didn't touch the abyss, he couldn't sense the boy's exact location. Only when he was close enough could he vaguely sense the boy's approximate position.
"This Dark God, Erebus, possesses powerful covert tactics, though a bit gloomy," Tartarus thought of Erebus in his heart.
"Hello! I'm your younger sister, the Night Goddess, Nyx."
A tender, gentle voice echoed, and a young goddess appeared beside Erebus.
Unlike the gentle and peaceful Earth Goddess, Gaia, Nyx exuded a mysterious, alluring beauty, both in her body and her divinity.
She possessed long, flowing black hair like a waterfall, a delicate and beautiful face, and a long, black gauze dress, as if shaped from the night, that revealed her voluptuous figure, revealing a shimmering allure. 5
Fair skin, delicate collarbones, arms as white as snow, slender hands, a slender waist, a perky hip, long legs, feet as beautiful as pearls... 7
Compared to Erebus, her body felt elusive and unreal.
Nyx, the goddess of night, instilled in Tartarus a primal desire to explore the mysteries of the night.
Is it life? Or death? Passion? Or coldness?
Although Tartarus had not attained deification, he gazed intently at Nyx, the goddess of night, sensing her beauty, just as the abyss deeply felt the darkness, yearning to draw closer to it.
The invisible, scorching gaze instilled an inexplicable sense of shyness in the newly born Nyx.
Erebus, the god of darkness born alongside her, paid no attention to her, nor did he allow her to harbor such a sense of mystery. 1
Nyx could not help but control her Night Veil to completely solidify, no longer half-revealing, obscuring her voluptuous and graceful form, rendering it invisible.
Having just witnessed that graceful figure, now obscured, unable to see or sense it, Tartarus instead indulged in endless reverie.
"Praise Chaos, and welcome, my brother Erebus and my beautiful sister Nyx," Tartarus said calmly.
"Thank you." A look of confusion crossed the beautiful eyes of Nyx, the goddess of night, as she gazed into the abyss below: "Where is my brother Tartarus?"
Tartarus knew he would be asked this question.
He replied calmly, "I am the Abyss. What you see is me. Before you were born, the world consisted of only the Abyss and the Earth."
"At my birth, I chose not to deify myself because I wanted to more truly experience the world and the beauty of the Earth."
"Now, between the Abyss and the Earth, darkness and night have emerged, making the world even more wonderful. Naturally, I want to experience the world, the Earth, the darkness and night in my most primitive state, with the fullest power of my divine power."
"I feel it!"
Tartarus's tone grew excited. "Above the Earth, there are the sky, the ocean, the mountains. In the night..."
He stopped talking at this point.
"Sky? Ocean? Mountains?" Gaia, the God of Earth, asked in confusion. "Tartarus, what are you talking about?"
"Just now, when I was experiencing the world, my memory suddenly became confused. I don't know," Tartarus replied, bewildered.
Nyx looked at Gaia, the God of Earth, and she saw a pensive look in his eyes. A passage worth pondering.
At this moment, Erebus, the God of Darkness, said, "I also prefer the most primitive state. Returning to darkness makes me more sensitive to everything around me. It's a pity that I was already deified at birth, otherwise I would have chosen the most primitive state."
"Is that so?" Nyx, the Goddess of Night, gazed at the abyss beneath her feet, as if trying to see through the surface to its true nature.
"Indeed, every time I return to the earth, I can unleash my strongest divine power, and my sensitivity to everything around me is also enhanced." Gaia, the Goddess of Earth, nodded slightly.
Since the birth of the Abyss, she has spent most of her time returning to the earth to expel the source of chaos, remaining as close to her original state as possible.
That was the time of her greatest growth and strength since her birth.
"I see. But I still look forward to Brother Tartarus's deification. I feel that many of the essences of the Abyss are aligned with the night. After Brother's deification, we can understand each other even better!" Nyx's voice was gentle, with a hint of allure. 1
At this time, Gaia, the God of Earth, said, "I am leaving. Tartarus's absorption of the source of chaos will cloud his memory. However, before the birth of darkness and night, he spoke of their emergence."
"What he just said may be changes upon the earth. I'm unsure whether they are true or not, but for now, I choose to believe it. Goodbye, everyone."
With that, the holy light dissipated, and Gaia, the God of Earth, vanished.
"It seems that Gaia, the God of Earth, is the most powerful right now. She can freely pass through darkness." Tartarus sensed that Gaia easily flew into the darkness, while even his own divine consciousness could not enter it.
At this time, Nyx gazed at the abyss beneath her feet and asked, "Brother Tartarus, what is in the darkness you speak of?"