King Of Underworld [EN]: Chapter 156

The King of the Underworld is Tired 157

Gigantomachia – The End

“Gaia, isn’t this enough?”

“…Don’t interfere, Nyx.”

The earth responded to the words of the night.

The two Protogenoi [primordial deities] seemed to look at each other for a moment, then released their natural forms and took on human appearances.

The giant made of dirt and the night sky spread all around slowly faded away.

Kugugugu… Kuung.

The goddess Nyx, with her arms crossed and a relaxed smile, and on the opposite side, the green-haired goddess frowning.

That goddess, who seems to embody the symbol of motherhood, embracing and accepting everything, is none other than… our grandmother, the Protogenoi Gaia.

The Mother Earth, with a cold expression, glanced at me, Zeus, and Poseidon once each, then looked at Nyx.

Even with the *kuneē* [cap of invisibility], it’s useless against the Protogenoi.

“Why are you, who have no interest in the world, interfering in my affairs?”

“Interfering? I am merely mediating a pointless dispute at the request of my children, aren’t I?”

I could see Gaia’s small, clenched fist trembling.

If Nyx takes our side… she must have realized that it would be impossible to overthrow the Olympian gods.

Erebus and Tartarus are reclusive and do not contact anyone, so there are no more variables.

“Hmph! Do you know how annoyed I was by those things, Nyx? After chasing out the psychopath who imprisoned his own children in Tartarus out of fear, his son didn’t release his brothers and left them neglected to enjoy his power! Now, after having my grandchildren drive them out again… imprisoning all the Titans?! Did I help you to see this, Zeus!”

The anger of the goddess Gaia, seething, turned towards Zeus, who was fiddling with his Scepter a short distance away.

The King of the Gods stroked his golden beard with one hand and slowly replied.

“Gaia, we are certainly grateful for the wisdom you shared with us in the distant past. Thanks to you, we were able to win the battle against Cronus.”

During the Titanomachy [the war between the Titans and the Olympian gods], our side and the Titan gods were evenly matched.

If it weren’t for Gaia telling us how to get help from the Hecatoncheires [hundred-handed giants] and the Cyclopes, the dominion of the world might have been split in half.

“Then why did you capture and imprison all the other children?”

“I had no choice. Ousting my father Cronus was mixed with my personal anger and desire for revenge. But imprisoning the immortals who made the war difficult for us was a decision I made as the King of the Gods.”

“King of the Gods? Who decided you were king?”

A powerful energy spread in all directions from their argument.

The other Olympian gods, who were trying to approach, stepped back, and I felt a slight tightness in my chest.

Typhon, Gigas… I thought they would have lost a lot of power from interfering in all sorts of things, but were we mistaken?

“Gaia.”

“What is it, Nyx?”

“Even if we consider Uranus and Cronus, I think it’s better for us to step down little by little now, don’t you think? How long are you going to keep replacing the King of the Gods just because you don’t like them?”

Nyx’s expression also seemed a little displeased.

“Uranus, Cronus, and now even Zeus. If the Titans regain power, will you replace them again because you don’t like them?”

“What? I put them in that position, and they all don’t even know how to be grateful…”

“You’ve already defeated the child Typhon and the Gigas that you sent with your own power. Isn’t it time to admit it?”

Despite the whims of the Primordial Gods, the King of the Gods cannot be easily replaced.

Is Nyx saying that Zeus has proven that he is worthy of that position?

While their conversation continued, a presence was felt in the sky above.

Not a typical presence… an energy as if someone was intentionally revealing their existence.

There is only one aura of the sky greater than Zeus.

“Look up there. Am I the only one who is dissatisfied with you?”

“…Uranus.”

Uranus, who had become a goddess and whom we had met once before, was watching us.

Is it a silent pressure? It’s fortunate for us.

“Hmm. Olympus doesn’t have the guts to openly antagonize Mother Earth. If you acknowledge us at this point, I swear to put aside the previous grudges.”

Although he is an unreliable brother, he somehow becomes competent at times like this…

With Zeus’s words added, Mother Earth turned her head sharply and looked somewhere.

That’s where the Olympian gods are?

Hmm. Could it be.

Crack. Ku-gugugung!

“Ugh… Aaaaaaack!!!!”

* * *

I gripped my Bident [a two-pronged spear] tightly at the sudden scream…

…and then released my grip when I recognized the identity of the god who had been sucked into the cracked earth.

Hephaestus, my nephew who tried to rape Athena and ended up impregnating Gaia.

…She has every right to be angry.

“Hephaestus? Hmm…”

“This is unavoidable.”

“Tsk. I knew this would happen.”

The Olympian gods over there clicked their tongues or smacked their lips. Zeus covered his head and looked troubled, but that was it. No one thought of saving him…

No, isn’t that guy just getting what he deserves?

Even if the blacksmith god gets beaten up by Gaia and comes back, it can’t be helped.

“Hmph! Fine. I won’t say anything more. Do as you see fit!”

“Thank you, Gaia.”

With those last words, the form of Mother Earth collapsed and returned to dirt,

and her presence was no longer felt. She’s probably beating up Hephaestus underground.

“Hades.”

“Nyx, thank you. It’s all thanks to you that Gaia changed her mind…”

“No, no, not that.”

“…! I will order the humans to spread your majesty far and wide within today.”

“Eheheh. Good. Then let’s meet again next time.”

Sarasararak-

Both Protogenoi, who had asserted their presence in the world, disappeared.

The Gigas have mostly been dealt with… there are no more who threaten us.

Atlas is imprisoned in a water prison by Poseidon. The Protogenoi Gaia has acknowledged Olympus.

We have won.

Finally.

* * *

The long, long war with the Gigas, the Gigantomachia, has finally come to an end.

The Phlegraean Plain has been completely destroyed. The surrounding mountains and land have been completely devastated… and the humans must have suffered quite a bit of damage as well.

“But we still won.”

“Yeah. Let’s hurry up and clean up. Demeter is working hard on the land, so let’s do something about that cracked sky…”

“I think my trident is scratched? I have to leave it to Hephaestus… Ah, he’s underground right now.”

“Father, are you alright!”

“Ares, good work. Where is Athena?”

“She said she was chasing after a command unit of the escaped Gigas. Its name was Adamasto… something.”

The Olympian gods rushed over to check the situation, and some scattered in all directions.

And…

“Hades! Are you okay? No… your body.”

“I fought Atlas, so I’m lucky to be in this condition.”

“Hades… sob. Hicc…”

“…Don’t cry as if I’m dead, Persephone.”

Those who ran to me as I sat on the ground.

No, what are they worrying about me for when they themselves are not in good shape?

Styx’s beautiful hair is all disheveled, and Lethe’s hem is… ahem. Why is it torn like that?

Persephone is the same. I can tell what kind of battles they were fighting without even seeing them.

As I hugged and patted the goddesses who came to me, I felt gazes from all directions.

Surprise. Bewilderment. Shock. Curiosity. Inter…est?

“Um, that thing…”

“It’s about time Hades got married.”

“So who will be the official wife…”

“I’ll bet my prized bull on the goddess Lethe.”

“Keuheuhe… I did well to subtly summon the east wind last time… euheuheu.”

“…Euros?”

What are they talking about? I glared at them, and the Olympian gods hurriedly turned their eyes away.

Ah, Poseidon was here too. Thanks to your advice, the proposal was successful.

“We’ve sent a messenger to the Underworld to announce our victory. But a lot of Gigas’ souls are rushing in…”

“…Hades, what did Zeus say he would do with Atlas?”

“I think he’ll probably go to Tartarus.”

I briefly shared the joy of victory with the goddesses.

It’s a bit much to kiss in front of everyone, so I’ll do it later… But why is Demeter staring so intently here?

“Good work. You.”

“It was nothing, Hera.”

Zeus and Poseidon are also talking with their respective wives.

I’m glad that Maia, Atlas’s daughter and the mother of Hermes with Zeus, didn’t come.

Nike, the goddess of victory, declared our victory.

It was confirmed that complete dominion over the world would pass to the Olympian gods.

“Olympus has won!”

“Ha, Hahahaha!”

“That’s great. Even Phobos, the god of defeat, would like this victory.”

“Dionysus, is this your severed finger? They found it over there.”

“Ah, thank you, Hestia!”

By the way, Athena came back with some Gigas’ head attached to her shield.

Ares also had a Gigas’ head hanging from his waist, not to be outdone… it’s a bit gruesome.

Come to think of it…

“Wait, what happened to the Gigas remnants that spread to the mortal realm?”

There wasn’t a single strong one among the Gigas who barely escaped.

That’s why the high-ranking gods of Olympus dealt with them all.

But it would be a bit difficult for humans to handle Gigantes [giants] comparable to low-ranking gods, right?

The gods responded quickly and killed most of the remnants, but some Gigas must have escaped.

The goddess Styx answered my question with a smile.

“The humans are offering Gigas corpses as sacrifices right now?”

“…?”

What does that mean?