Chapter 57: The Sky Joins the War
The Second War of the Pantheons had begun.
Poseidon battled Pontus, the First Sea, in the depths of True Atlantis.
Hades prepared for war against Ra and the Egyptian Pantheon.
Zeus had waited—but now, he would move.
The storm of Olympus raged.
And soon, the entire divine plane would burn.
Poseidon
The ocean was screaming.
Poseidon drove his trident forward, splitting the abyss with divine force.
Pontus absorbed the blow.
Because he was the abyss.
Poseidon had claimed the seas, forged True Atlantis, and ascended beyond what any Olympian had ever been.
But Pontus had ruled before gods even existed.
The ocean was his body.
The tides were his thoughts.
And he had not come to fight.
He had come to take back what was his.
"You are nothing but an heir, nephew." Pontus' voice rippled through existence.
"And I have come to reclaim my throne."
Poseidon snarled.
"Then try."
And the war beneath the waves raged on.
Hades
The End was waiting.
The Egyptian Pantheon had begun its march.
Ra's forces had crossed the threshold.
And soon—
They would reach the Underworld.
Thanatos stood beside Hades, scythe gleaming.
"They will be here soon."
Demeter sat upon her throne, her presence undeniable.
She was no longer just a goddess of the harvest.
She was Queen of the End.
And now, she was ready.
"What are your orders?" Thanatos asked.
Hades exhaled.
"Let them enter."
Because once they did—
They would never leave.
Ra
The sands of the Duat burned with divine power.
The Egyptian gods had gathered.
Osiris, Lord of the Dead.
Set, the God of Chaos.
Thoth, the Keeper of Knowledge.
Ra stood at the head of them all.
The war had begun.
And now, they would claim victory.
"The Underworld belongs to us." Ra's voice thundered.
"We will take it back."
Set grinned, his twin blades pulsing with chaotic force.
"Let's make them bleed."
And the Egyptian Pantheon descended into the End.
Zeus
Zeus had waited.
He had watched.
He had let the other gods make their moves.
Now, it was time for him to act.
The sky split open.
Lightning tore through the heavens.
And Zeus descended.
Athena stood beside him, her golden eyes sharp.
"You're going to war."
Zeus smiled.
"No."
He raised his hand—
And the Sky itself answered.
"I am ending it."
And the storm of Olympus erupted.
Foreshadowing: The Gods Will Fall
The Second War of the Pantheons had reached its breaking point.
Poseidon's battle for True Atlantis was nearing its climax.
Hades was about to face the Egyptian gods.
And Zeus—
Zeus had entered the battlefield.
Because soon—
The gods would fall.
And only the strongest would remain.