King Of Underworld [EN]: Chapter 22

The King of the Underworld is Tired 22 (22/82)

The Story of a Rebellion

The Divine Palace above the clouds of Olympus.

The palace of the gods, revered by mortal men.

This place, once half-destroyed by Typhon [a monstrous giant in Greek mythology], was once again in crisis.

Was it because of an external enemy comparable to the mighty Typhon?

Was it because of the invasion of Cronus, Gigas [giants born of Gaia and Uranus], or the Titan gods?

“Damn it… What are you doing, Uncle!”

It was none of those.

“Can’t you see, nephew? Zeus is finished.”

“Brother Apollo! Why are you on their side?”

“My beloved sister. Our father, who chases after human women instead of our mother or Hera, is no longer…”

It was a civil war for the throne of the King of the Gods.

While Zeus was asleep, his thunderbolt was hidden, and his muscular body was bound with tough leather straps.

Zeus was taken aback when he opened his eyes, but the tide had already turned.

Poseidon, Apollo, and Hera imprisoned the bound Zeus in a building on Olympus and summoned the gods.

To banish Zeus and declare a new King of the Gods.

“Don’t be ridiculous! I object!”

“Ares, the situation won’t change just because you object.”

“Mother!”

“No, brother Apollo, don’t do this. Think carefully.”

“Hermes, I have acted after much deliberation.”

“Aren’t you the god of reason? Is this really…”

“Do we really have to do this to each other? Poseidon? We are still in danger from the Gigas…”

“Zeus, who was defeated by Typhon even with the power of the sky, is not qualified to be above me,” Poseidon retorted. “Hestia.”

The great Olympian gods were divided.

Those who wanted to enthrone Poseidon as the new king and those who wanted to recapture Zeus, who was trapped in the building.

“What are you all doing! We have to fight and rescue Father!”

Ares, the god of war, was eager to rush in right away.

The other gods also tensed up, gathering their divine power and reaching for their weapons.

Athena’s spear flashed, and Hermes seemed determined, pouring power into his caduceus [a staff carried by Hermes, typically entwined with two snakes].

But…

“Hmm. That’s good, don’t just talk; use your strength to carry out your will. I’ll deal with you with this trident.”

“Ugh…!”

“Uncle! Are you really going to do this!”

“Damn it, how can we beat Lord Poseidon…”

Poseidon indifferently held out his trident, and everyone hesitated.

Zeus, Poseidon, and Hades.

These three main gods had a different level of strength than the other gods.

To the extent that… they could win even if they fought all the other gods except for the other three main gods.

“Argh! You never know until you try!!”

Ares, swallowing his anger, looked around at the gods on Zeus’ side and shouted.

Intense red divine power rose from his body, and he drew his sword and charged at Poseidon, but…

Clang! Kwang!

“Tch…!”

“You’re being rude to the new King of Olympus, nephew.”

Poseidon wielded the trident at an invisible speed.

Blue divine power scattered like waves, striking the challenger’s body directly.

Ares’s treasured sword was broken in an instant by the sharp trident, revealing a clear disadvantage.

In the end, the god of war had no choice but to back down in the face of the overwhelming power.

“Is there any other god who opposes me becoming the owner of that seat!”

Poseidon raised his trident with a thunderous voice and pointed to the golden throne.

However, that was the seat of honor among the twelve thrones, where Zeus usually sat.

The seat that only the King of Olympus could sit on.

In response, the gods on Zeus’ side fell into miserable silence, and a suffocating stillness hovered over Olympus.

Poseidon, seeing the silent gods, stroked his beard with a satisfied expression and declared.

“Then now, Zeus will be banished…”

“I object.”

* * *

“I object.”

“What…?”

“No… I didn’t feel any presence at all!”

“I didn’t hear any sound from the wind…”

All the gods of Olympus were shaken by the sudden voice.

Because the voice came from an empty space where no presence was felt at all.

“Are you finally going to interfere with me…”

However, the veteran gods who had participated in the war against the Gigas and Titan gods recognized the identity of the voice.

This stealth, which completely escapes the senses of the gods, is only allowed to one god…

“This is Kyneē [Hades’ helmet of invisibility]…! Lord of the Underworld!”

“I told you I would treat you well so you wouldn’t be upset…”

“Uncle Hades!”

A black-haired, black-eyed male god appeared, holding an old, worn helmet, a two-pronged spear, and a bident [a two-pronged spear, often associated with Hades/Pluto].

The male god, who looked shabby because he was not decorated in any way, had very gloomy eyes and a tired look, but no one could ignore him.

“Hades! Come over to this side now, and I will hand over the dominion of the sea, except for the sky!”

“I don’t need that, so stop the rebellion.”

Because he was one of the three main gods, equal to Poseidon, Hades.

* * *

I barely made it in time.

I’m glad I rushed up to Olympus after hearing what Thetis [a sea nymph and mother of Achilles] said.

Zeus almost got kicked out before I could intervene.

Where is Zeus?

“Lord Hades!”

“…Uncle! Uncle Poseidon has gone mad!”

“Hoo… Did you run all the way from the Underworld?”

The gods on Zeus’ side, who were looking at me with a look of relief, could be seen.

Ares, why is your body covered in dust, and your treasured sword is broken… You must have attacked Poseidon and got hit once.

On the other hand, Hera and Apollo on Poseidon’s side had a look of despair.

Why, did you think I wouldn’t intervene this quickly?

“Hmm…”

“Poseidon, are you going to fight me too?”

I could see Poseidon groaning as I pointed my bident at him.

If I could defeat him, the throne of the King of the Gods was right in front of me.

But Poseidon is not such a stupid god.

The fight between me and Poseidon in a place that is neither the sea nor the underworld would be sluggish.

Even if I could gain a slight advantage with Kyneē, he is still one of the three main gods.

But Hera and Apollo cannot defeat these many gods.

Poseidon is clearly at a disadvantage in the battle of power.

While I take on Poseidon, if the other gods subdue Hera and Apollo and release Zeus, the rebellion will be over.

“Judging from the looks of it, Zeus is trapped in that building behind you.”

“How did you get here from the Underworld…”

“Thetis told me.”

Hera, is there a reason why I shouldn’t come to Olympus?

“No… Uncle Hades.”

“What.”

Apollo, get rid of that expression you had when the severed head of Typhon was about to enter Tartarus [a deep abyss used as a dungeon of torment and suffering].

Poseidon’s momentum, which was like a storm of rushing waves, was gradually decreasing.

His trident was gradually lowered to the ground.

“Damn it… Fine. I will step back.”

“Poseidon!”

“Then what else can I do, Hera? We failed to banish Zeus before Hades intervened, so it’s our defeat.”

Poseidon, who had an expression as if he bit a stone while drinking nectar, stepped back.

Judging from the situation, is that building where Zeus is trapped?

When I went inside, I saw Zeus, who was tightly bound with tough leather straps reinforced with divine power.

When he saw me, his face lit up.

“Brother Hades, have you come to save this Zeus?”

“I’m so tired because of you.”

“No, if it wasn’t for the surprise attack that happened while I was asleep…”

The leather straps were cut off by the bident, and Zeus regained his lightning.

Thus, the rebellion of Olympus was suppressed.

* * *

“Poseidon, who was always full of ambition, is understandable, but how could you do that, Hera! Apollo, you too!”

“I’m sorry, Father…”

“Enough! You will go down to the lower world for a year and work as a slave under the human kings! Poseidon too!”

Apollo and Poseidon left Olympus with darkened expressions.

Zeus’s eagle will monitor whether they are properly living as slaves.

“And… Hera, you will be chained with an anvil on your ankles and handcuffs on your wrists for a year!”

“…As you wish.”

The fact that the rebellion against him almost succeeded.

As Zeus was furious about this, thunder continued to rumble in the sky.

The humans will be afraid, saying that Zeus is angry with us again.

The reality is that the god of rape, whose authority was threatened, is just getting angry.

Zeus, who had been seething and calming his anger for a while, looks this way.

“Hoo… And I must thank Brother Hades again.”

“No, if you had cheated less, Hera wouldn’t have done this.”

“Apart from that, I can never forgive those who challenge my position.”

No matter how I think about it, isn’t this self-inflicted?

However, it is true that Zeus is more suitable as the King of the Gods than Poseidon.

“If even your son is rebelling, you should reflect on whether there is a problem with your usual behavior…”

“Ahem! I never thought that even Apollo would do that…”

As I was talking to Zeus, the other gods gradually gathered here.

The aftermath of the rebellion or the repairs of the damaged building seem to be over.

“Uncle Hades! Thank you so much this time.”

“I didn’t know you would appear in Olympus and help Zeus.”

“If the Lord of the Underworld hadn’t helped, it could have been dangerous.”

Numerous gods are sending sparkling eyes like chicks looking at their mother hen.

Now you have escaped from the hatred of the Underworld, enlightened gods.

Then now is the time to carry out Hephaestus’s request,

I summoned the bident with a very satisfied heart and showed it to them.

“Ah… that’s what you were holding when you appeared without Kyneē…”

“It’s a weapon I’ve never seen before, but it feels extraordinary.”

“Hades, did the three Cyclops brothers make that for you?”

As expected, they are curious about the source of my powerful weapon.

Then I will let everyone know.

Unfortunately, Hephaestus is not here, but…

“This is the bident that Hephaestus, the best blacksmith in the world who far surpasses the three Cyclops brothers and one of the 12 Olympian gods, made for me. By the way, it has a very good function that it can be summoned to my hand at any time even from a distance, unlike Ares’s treasured sword that was broken in an instant, it is not at all inferior to Poseidon’s trident, and as a result of colliding with my transparent helmet, Kyneē, several times….”

Seeing that everyone, including Zeus, is staring at my mouth with blank faces…!

As expected, they are very envious of my bident.