Myth: The Spiritual Dominator

Located in the extreme north of the continent, standing on Mount Nisa you can overlook the entire north.

Since the end of Typhon's Rebellion, the three goddesses of fate, collectively known as "Moirai" by the gods, moved here.

The young girl Clotho uses a spindle to spin the threads of fate, each thread representing the life of a being.

Lachesis is a middle-aged woman who uses a long staff with a scale to measure the length of life and determine the length of the silk thread.

Atropos, an old woman with gray hair and chicken skin, used the scissors that cut fate to cut the thread spun by Clotho, bringing the continuation of life to an end.

This is the responsibility of the three goddesses of fate, and it is also the power and right given to them by the world.

They can use this to skillfully manipulate the thread of fate and make everything return to normal naturally.

After all, although the gods are high above, as long as they come into contact with mortals, they are bound to be influenced by them.

Even if the goddesses of fate cannot directly manipulate the fate of the gods, they never hesitate to use such unconventional means.

However, after so many years, the world has experienced countless spring and autumn seasons, but the cracks in fate seem to have increased instead of decreased.

The invisible pressure was pressing down on Mount Nisa, making it heavier and heavier, but the goddess of fate had no way to solve it.

Because Moile has always faced three serious problems.

As long as it cannot be resolved, destiny will never be able to return to normal.

The first is that before the birth of the Goddess of Destiny, a large part of the inherent order of the world had already been destroyed.

This is an old account that extends back to the beginning of creation, including the fall of the original gods and the early replacement of the God King. It is also a problem that they cannot solve.

Fortunately, these old wounds are not fatal, at least for the time being.

The second problem comes from the cycle of reincarnation in the spiritual world.

The three goddesses of fate try to arrange the fate of all living things, but the wisdom endowed by all things at birth is different and is not influenced by the goddesses.

As a result, the originally easy work became a thousand times more difficult, leaving the Moirai with no free time at all.

As for the third question… that is even more serious, because it is God’s problem, and it may happen at any moment.

The fate of the gods is not within the scope of the weaving of the three goddesses of fate, of course, this does not affect their observations.

As long as they don't tell others what they see, this kind of observation is almost costless.

So Clotho can see the ups and downs of the gods' fate, and Lachesis can see the strengths and weaknesses of their glory and failure.

As for Atropos, she could try to do something in the most difficult moments.

In a sense, this is how the former "One-Day Fruit" came about.

However, these measures are only auxiliary after all, and they are helpless in the face of more direct impacts.

For example, some pollution that occurs from time to time is like this.

"Click——"

"One thousand seven hundred and eighty-two threads of destiny."

"one day!"

He closed the scissors expressionlessly, and with a crackling sound that could not be heard by ordinary beings, the threads of fate broke in front of Atropos.

This is her job and what she should do.

However, when Atropos's scissors closed, the strange stench emanating from her body became more obvious.

If a mortal living in the subcontinent in the future saw the yellow teeth, tattered clothes, and dry hair, he might mistake it for the sign of the "Five Signs of Decay of the Celestial Being".

And even though there is no such thing as the 'Five Decays' in the Chaos world, when a god's body shows such an appearance, it still means some kind of disaster.

But as if he was used to it, Atropos wiped the light red sweat off his face and turned a blind eye to it all.

As the one who tailors destiny, if she doesn't want destiny itself to bear more burdens, then she has to bear it.

"After all, I won't die, Lachesis."

"Neither will you. The fate of this world is with us."

Atropos spoke calmly and tried to stand up, but the next moment she stumbled.

Fortunately, her arm, which was only skin and bones left, was soon supported by someone. A tempting fragrance came from her side. It was Lachesis who was holding her eldest sister's arm.

Health and withering, fair skin and wrinkles and lines.

The two of them seemed to be in sharp contrast, as if they were from two different worlds. However, neither of them cared about this, as if they did not see the difference between them at all.

"Sister, in recent years, this kind of pollution has become more and more common."

"If this continues, it will lead to chaos one day."

With a frown on her face, although others might not know, Lachesis knew exactly what Atropos was cutting just now.

Of course, those were just the threads of fate, but they were threads that should not have been broken at this time.

As an existence that measures the length of fate, Lachesis can determine that each of them has more than one year's length.

And the most important thing is that even if their "threads" are cut, they are still not dead.

They are still alive, but have been abandoned by the fate of this world.

"I know, but I have to do it."

"And I am the goddess of fate. Ahem, she can't hurt me, just like she can't hurt you either."

With a light cough, the light red sweat on Atropos' body did not stop flowing for a moment, but it seemed to flow back into her body.

But no matter how many times it flows, it can never infect fate.

He does not have this ability. Eroding the threads of fate of some gods and men is already the limit.

But his power is far from enough to deal with the gods who represent destiny itself.

"This is a long war, but we are already invincible. And remember what I said, Lachesis, the God King will solve it."

"We don't need to do anything, he will do it for us. You see, he already wants to unify the world, and this is just the beginning."

"Every generation of God Kings has their own way of fighting against fate... Some choose violence, while others choose to procrastinate. As for him, he chose to get closer to Him."

"At least so far, he's been pretty successful, right?"

"..."

In silence, despite the fact that the upcoming war might further harm Fate, Lachesis admitted that if Zeus got his way after the war, then he would indeed start cleaning up the human world next.

Those natural spirits and evil gods that disrupt the order of fate, those evil creatures infected by the power of the mother tree, those lives that come from outside the world... He will do it himself without the goddess of fate asking him to do so.

And when that day comes, the pressure of fate will naturally be reduced, and the three of them will be relieved a lot.

"Okay," Atropos raised his hand slightly, as if he didn't want to talk about this question anymore: "What are you doing here today?"

"Creatures infected by that tree may be born at any moment. I can only solve it, but I need you to find them."

"You didn't come here just to see me. Tell me, what happened?"

"It's Clotho. She said that the fate of another god has changed, but this time..."

After hesitating for a moment, Lachesis said slowly: "This time, it actually changes for the better."

"When she was observing the thread of fate, she discovered that the fate of an ancient star god had taken another turn. Originally, it had reached a turning point in its fate like many other star gods, but now it is actually returning."

"It's like turning a diverted river back on track, returning it to its original direction, but nothing seems to be wrong."

"The originally wrong fate is being corrected, and the same is true for the parts affected by it."

"I don't know if this is an illusion, but sister, I want to go and see. If this is a problem, we can prevent it in advance. But if this is really a good thing, then we should also know how it happened."

"After all... it's not strange that destiny is restored, but the problem is, if someone is in charge of this restoration, how does he know what kind of destiny is the 'right track'?"

Yes, this is why Lachesis came.

You can't repair a machine without knowing what it looked like when it was in good condition.

Then the question is, apart from the goddess of fate, who saw such a clear destiny, and why did she abruptly modify the fate of a star god?

"Is that so... You are right, but where is that place?"

Atropos nodded slightly, also understanding the subtlety.

If the fate of mortals were to undergo such a change, they might not be able to find out in time, but it is different for gods.

Even if he is just a star god, he is still a god.

"In Athens, in the realm of Hermes."

Replying softly, Lachesis said, "Actually, I've wanted to go there for a long time."

"After all, others don't know, and we can't tell them, but we ourselves know it very well."

"Hermes...how did he become a 'human'?"

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Hermes didn't know this because he omitted the Fates when introducing the gods.

This led to a misjudgment by a being who had never heard of the power of gods to exercise "fate", resulting in some unexpected consequences.

After all, in the world of Hemenu, no one has ever heard of any god of fate. They only think that it is the power of the world itself, not something controlled by a certain god.

In short, a small mistake will attract uninvited guests.

And the strings of fate are so secretive that few people can discover their traces unless the goddess of fate wants to.

For a moment, Athens seemed to have really become the center of the world, attracting the attention of people from all over the world.

Regardless of whether they intended to participate in the internal dispute of Olympus, the gods all cast their eyes here.

They are all waiting for a result to see if there is any possibility of ending this dispute.

After all, outsiders don't know the determination of both sides.

This is just the death of a mortal, and it may not develop into an endless conflict between the gods.

But this is what they thought. At the same time, in the city of Eleusis, in the temple in the center of the city.

The goddess of agriculture, who was personally involved in all of this on the edge, would not have such an idea. After all, the beginning of this war took place on her territory.

"Aphrodite, this is not what you said!"

Her chest heaved violently and Demeter looked grim.

She still remembered what the goddess of beauty said when she came to conspire with her after the Banquet of the Golden Apples.

Appeal to their emotions, appeal to their reason, and use coercion and inducement.

She promised the kingdom of Athens and told her how many gods were involved.

Then she went on to talk about how perfect and thorough their plan was.

But what was the result? Athens had officially declared war on Eleusis, claiming that they were "bewitched by evil gods" and were trying to murder the king.

Even if the Agricultural Church is not accused openly, what is the difference between this and speaking directly?

In accusing the 'evil god' in a holy city of the gods, the newly appointed queen was directly stating that she would expel the Agricultural Church in the future and would not even show mercy to her clergy.

But Demeter was helpless because she had no ability to resist.

"You said nothing would go wrong. You promised me!"

"Now the elite troops of Athens are approaching here. Tell me, how are you going to solve this problem?!"

"Why are you in such a hurry? It's just a small mistake."

Aphrodite interrupted rudely, also in a bad mood.

If there was anyone who was the most annoyed by this long-planned assassination, besides Demeter who only provided the venue but had to suffer the first blow, it would be Aphrodite.

As for the reason... facing Aphrodite's interruption, this time, Demeter just sneered.

She can't fight, and she doesn't have as many mistresses as the other party, but at least some things will not happen to her.

"A small mistake, yes—"

"The goddess of love and beauty asked her followers to seduce the king of the city-state of the goddess of wisdom. You even lent out your own sacred artifacts, but what was the result?"

"Aphrodite, I think you and Ares are truly made for each other."

"A group of people besieged one person, but he turned into a destroyed god of war."

"Believers seduce others, but in the end they betray you mercilessly."

"I'm really looking forward to what ridiculous things you two can do - will Ares and you be chased and beaten by mortals together next time?"

Demeter mocked casually, although she didn't think it would really happen. After all, when the national war broke out in the mortal world, the "royal order" completely affected the human world, and Ares, as the "God of War", would be even more powerful.

No matter how weakened the divine power of [War] is, it is still more than enough to cover a battlefield in the human world.

With the blessing of divine power, he might become one of the most powerful gods in Olympus.

Even Apollo, who was equally good at fighting, could probably only surpass him in archery.

But having said that, it did not prevent Demeter from mocking the other party.

After all, the Athenian army will arrive soon, and once the holy city is destroyed, she will probably become a laughing stock in the world.

And looking at the current situation...if there is no help from the gods, relying only on the Agricultural Church, I am afraid that Eleusis will have no chance of defending the city.