Note: In mythology, three-headed dogs, hydras, and chimeras can all be called demons. So just like the previous [Evil Sword] [Immortal Fire], this is actually the vocabulary of Western Fantasy.

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In the eternal darkness of the underworld, the sound of the river of fire rolling comes and goes. From time to time, the waves of lava rolled up the bones on the shore and made a snorting sound.

In the wider and wider underworld, the lilac moonlight is eternal. In its illumination, a faint glow streaked across the gray plains.

Along the way, the dim streamer flickered, and although it was fast, it gave a shaky feeling. But no matter how much it shook, it still flew in the sky, flying straight towards a certain destination.

Through this bright and extinguishing divine light, the brown hem of the garment was clearly visible. There is no doubt that this is precisely Gaia, which left from Mount Olympus not so long ago.

Unlike the gods who have been walking the world, for Gaia, what she has experienced is very compact. 'A few days ago' had just gone through the ordeal of the alternation of epochs, and when she woke up and received such a blow, the impact on Gaia can be imagined, so instead of returning to the place where she once lived in seclusion, she came to the underworld.

Delphi has nothing left, and what little is left is nothing more than mocking Mother Earth's incompetence. However, she also did not return to her original body after the failure of the consecutive flips, because the reason why Gaia still chose to leave instead of fighting with the God King after suffering so many blows was because in her heart, she still had a little hope.

Even if all things in heaven and earth had turned their backs on her, the original foundation of their existence in this world, Khaios was not only in this world. Even if all the beings that grew up on her heavy body were against her, on the other side of the world, in a world dominated by chaos, there were other divine beings. If there is an intelligent being who sees her as nothing, then Gaia comes to the unwise; If the presence of order rejects her, then she chooses to embrace chaos.

In the past, of the four primordial gods born in succession, only the Abyss did not have descendants born directly from the power of the Essence, which may be a scene that the side of the world order would like to see, but now, Mother Earth is ready to change it herself.

Let the Children of Chaos descend into the world...... As the embodiment of the other side of the world, it will be like the 'king' of the abyss, just like Zeus in this world. And just as chaos is hostile to order, Tartarus's descendants will inevitably be hostile to the god-king, and what Gaia needs to do is to bring it into this world.

As for how to do it, it's not difficult. There were two sun gods, but Helios was never as good as his father Hyperion. There are also two generations of gods and queens who have ruled [fertility], but in this regard, Hera is still not as good as her.

"Ahem......"

"Ahem, ahem, ahem......"

"Whew-"

Hope rose in his heart, but the physical exhaustion remained, making Gaia's figure stagger a little.

The sound of violent coughing continued to come from the divine light, and even her spirit was already a little blurred, and a deep sleepiness swept over Gaia's heart, and she knew very well that all these phenomena were signs of the imminent collapse of the person.

The shackles of the world were as heavy as the sky, firmly covering Gaia's body, making her almost breathless. And the weakening power made her remaining personality crumbling, and it seemed that it would disintegrate completely at any moment.

Of course, even though it seems like this, Gaia is sure that this kind of thing is not going to happen. On the one hand, it is because she still has a little bit of strength to spare, and it is not at the time when the mountains and rivers are really exhausted, and on the other hand, it is because she is a primordial god after all, and her ontology is the support of the material plane.

Even if Gaia's connection with his own essence is far less close than that of other primordial gods due to the influence of the degree of personification, it still exists. This connection to the original Titan and the Priesthood Symbol made it impossible for her to really fall this step completely, but it was precisely because of this that she felt such a strong sense of 'sleepiness'.

Because for her, the so-called 'fall greatness' actually has another more appropriate expression, that is, 'half eternal sleep'.

As Mother Earth, Gaia cannot be truly weakened to the realm of powerful divine power, but this is not a guarantee that she will do whatever she wants, but she will forcibly stop it the moment her personality falls, and then this pressure is completely transferred to the personified person, until it is forced to disintegrate and dissolve into nothingness.

Once that day comes, Gaia's will will be sent back to sleep in her body to maintain her power. Only this time, she will no longer be able to choose when to wake up.

Maybe it's 10,000 years, maybe it's tens of thousands of years, or maybe she won't wake up from it, it all depends on how well she recovers, and how the laws change during this time.

And for such a long time...... No one knows what will happen.

"Whew...... I still have a chance. ”

Zeus...... As Mother Earth, my strength never stops with myself! ”

Gritting her teeth and surging her spirits, Gaia continued to gallop through the vast underworld.

Gray sights flashed around her, and there were occasional bright spots, but she didn't have the energy to pay attention to her surroundings anymore. At this time, Gaia just followed the sense in the dark, and went towards the younger brother who was born behind him, but had never thought.

As she got closer, the aura of the law that made the gods of the world instinctively disgusted gradually became stronger, until at a certain moment, Gaia's half-unconscious spirit shook slightly, and she was temporarily awake.

Raising her head, the yellow light fell to the ground, and Gaia looked around, looking at this familiar and strange place.

She'd been here more than once, but she'd never been there. Not only because of the danger inside, but also because as one of the subjects of the present world, Mother Earth also does not like the chaotic atmosphere of the abyss.

But now, she has no way out. Standing on this black land infested by the power of the abyss, Gaia looked at the invisible portal formed by the overlap of Tartarus and the underworld.

This intersection of laws linking the inside and outside of the world unleashed a twisted and strange power that constantly washed over the surrounding space like a tidal wave, even in the underworld, it seemed very out of place.

The underworld, after all, is also order, but the abyss is not.

"Oh, I really didn't expect it...... In the end, you are the only one who hasn't given up on me......"

With a long sigh, Gaia shook her head, as if to lift her spirits. Feeling the vastness of the abyss, Mother Earth opened her arms and began to release her divine power and origin.

Suddenly, wisps of bright yellow filaments poured out of Gaia's body, and they swayed forward, intertwining with the chaotic air currents that overflowed from the other side of the world. It is as if one is embracing the other, just as at the beginning of creation, the abyss was born in the great underground, and the two are closely connected.

At the same time, with the power of the two entwined at this time, Gaia decisively conveyed his will.

Even if there is no reason, the abyss is closer to 'life' than the world. So He can bear offspring, as long as there is a mother sufficient to carry His power, and an infusion of His Source power.

“…… Come on, come on...... Tartarus, become one with me...... I will accept your power and give birth to a new sacredness, and it will also be your bridge to the present world......"

Led by strong negative emotions, driven by great hatred, he was driven to conceive the divine power of all things, and Gaia tried to arouse Tartarus's desires.

Her strength is no longer enough to take revenge on the gods, but the abyss certainly can. Although Gaia still repelled and disgusted contact with the forces of chaos, and although she knew that such a child would never be as glorious and perfect as the gods, she no longer cared.

At this moment, the hatred in Gaia's heart had long overtaken them, and she only wanted to make those who had failed her existences pay. So now, all she needs to do is—

"-Huh?"

His expression changed, as if he had encountered something incomprehensible, and on the black land, Gaia stared at everything in front of him.

In front of her, the place where Tartarus and the Underworld overlapped still existed, and the indescribable power surrounded her, and Gaia's origin was still entwined with the breath of the abyss. But at this moment, the Earth Mother clearly felt that the power she had leaned out seemed to fall into the void, and the other party did not respond to any kind of breath released.

No, not only did there be no response. Even faintly, there is a feeling of rejection. It's as if the abyss thinks Gaia is some kind of threat and doesn't accept her approach at all.

"Why? This feeling...... How is this possible, this can't be! ”

"You only have instinct, how could you refuse me?!"

After a word, Gaia lost her temper again, feeling the estrangement coming from the abyss, and she couldn't help but feel ridiculous. Just after a sleep, the world seems to have changed, and now even the abyss, which has been the same for thousands of years, is no longer what it used to be.

Multiplication is an instinctive desire of the world, and Tartarus should be no exception. In the past, it was just that the abyss did not have the ability to actively breed life, but now that he took the initiative to give him a chance, why would he refuse?

Unless, in some other way, He has done so. With the first, Gaia's existence loses its meaning.

"No, no...... Maybe it's just not good to be outside...... I should have gone in and had a look! ”

The hope that had been ignited seemed to be dashed, and Gaia gritted her teeth as she looked at this distorted space. The abyss was a place that even she didn't dare to go into, and it could even weaken the connection between the primordial god and her own body, but at this point, she could only go in and take a look.

So with one step, the heavens and the earth changed, and Gaia's figure became blurred. Some kind of spatiotemporal transfer is taking place, but just as the transfer is about to be completed, the unexpected happens again.

Bang –

With a muffled sound, the originally virtual body condensed into substance, as if it had hit something, and Gaia reappeared in place, even taking a few steps backwards immediately.

"Ahem, ahem, ahem......"

A violent cough came again, but Gaia just stared at the void in disbelief.

"You deny me entry? Why, why is that? ”

A question rang out, but the abyss obviously wouldn't respond. Faced with the realm he had closed, the hope that had just risen in Gaia's heart was shattered once again.

······

The lilac moonlight shone on the underworld, bringing some life to the gray land.

No one knew that at the entrance to the abyss, something happened that seemed ordinary, but contrary to the original destiny.

Tartarus rejected Gaia, and even shut her out, something that even Ryan hadn't expected. Because in his opinion, the birth of Typhon is predestined, which involves the fate of the collision between the two worlds, so just like the replacement of the god king, the king of all demons will inevitably come to the world, which is also the ending that the current time cannot change no matter what.

However, whether it is understood or not, there are deeper reasons behind it, and this is indeed the case. When Tartarus's core gave birth to a life of his own, he no longer longed for new life; When another interface opened up within him, he instinctively began to repel any powerful being who tried to enter his body.

And Gaia, no matter how weak he is, can't change the essence of his primordial god.

"Ah——!h

A shrill cry shook the entire Underworld, echoing across the endless ash. Countless low-level undead disappeared in an instant, and in the Truth Garden, the Hades Divine Palace, which had just regained its calm, shook again, making Hades's face change again and again.

He didn't have a good life in the past two days, the earth shook, and the underground was also affected by the pond fish, so he had to try his best to stabilize the core of the underworld, and then hope that the war on the ground would end soon.

But I didn't expect the end to be over, and Gaia actually came to the underworld again. This made Hades a little worried, after all, who couldn't figure out the thoughts of the Earth Mother, in case she suffered a loss at the hands of Zeus, she wanted to take revenge on Hades?

It's all for sure, but in any case, Hades can only wait for the result. No matter how weak Gaia's strength is, he can't reach it.

At the same time, the shrill voice of Mother Earth caught the attention of the other gods at the same time. Erebos and Ryan, who had already gone to the surface again, glanced here before retracting their gaze. The former thought it was just another incompetent rage on the part of Gaia, while the latter thought it was just a prelude to the birth of Typhon.

So after half a day, when the underworld finally returned to quiet, when Gaia was quiet, she was still standing alone at the entrance to the abyss, and no existence paid any attention to her actions.

Lying on her back on the ground, Mother Earth's last hope was extinguished. The gods of the living world turned their backs on her, the primordial gods ignored her, and even the abyss, which had only instinct, resisted her entry in an almost impossible situation, and at this moment, Gaia did not know what the meaning of her existence was.

The ultimate loneliness and despair, and the resulting desire for destruction. She wants to destroy everything in the world and make everything feel his pain, but she sadly discovers that only in this matter can she attract the attention of the world.

As long as she really dared to do this, the laws of the world would naturally only respond with her equally fierce response. She is not a complete greatness that merges with the ontology, which means that her existence itself is not that important.

Even she has gradually realized that perhaps the best Mother Earth for the world is her who is on the verge of collapse and sleeps in her body.

‘…… Come ......'

"Why, why don't you die? Why do you exist in this world, and why is everything directed against me......"

At first, he was still gritting his teeth, but then his voice gradually became lower. Gaia wished for something to tell her the answer, but nothing responded to her.

‘…………’

At the moment, she even has nowhere to go. Her self-born offspring, the sky, the sea, and the mountains have withdrawn from this world, and all of this seems to imply something.

‘…… Come ......'

Lying on the ground tired, sleepiness surging in one by one, when the spirit that had been forcibly supported before calmed down, what greeted Gaia was the deeper oppression of the world.

She unleashed her power in the underworld again, even if it wasn't much, but for the Earth Mother, who was already in a bad state, it was tantamount to adding insult to injury. Her thoughts began to mess up, and at this moment, Gaia even felt that she was hallucinating, that something was beckoning to her, and that it was still calling her forward.

‘…… Come ......'

‘…… Come ......'

“………… Come! ”

"Who!"

Suddenly awakened, Gaia 'opened' her eyes, but to her surprise, she was no longer in the underworld.

A shadow of light hung in the sky, the dark red earth seemed to be soaked in blood, and in the middle of heaven and earth, chains extended from the void and bound to an indescribable scarlet shadow, the 'arm' she had just seen was actually one of his branches.

Life...... Perfect...... Normalize...... All kinds of vague concepts were understood by Gaia, and looking at the giant tree from afar, she seemed to be looking at some kind of absolute truth.

"This, where is this...... How could I- no! ”

"It's still the Underworld...... I didn't move at all. ”

With a shock to her spirit, Mother Earth's loose consciousness became a little clearer again. She looked around intently, and this time, Gaia quickly sensed that something was wrong.

Whether it's the crimson earth or the giant and holy trees, they're all fake, or rather, they're reflections of some distant space. The only thing that is true is that branch.

It was a translucent red branch, and its crystalline branches and leaves were like the most perfect work of art, or rather, its very existence was synonymous with 'perfect life'.

It defines what is the ultimate of life, and looking at it, what was understood from the [Vial of Life] in the past is so insignificant. And in front of Gaia, this branch has been shaking slightly, and a small but unimaginable power emanates from it, and it is this force that has previously affected Mother Earth's perception.

Obviously, from the perspective of 'quantity', it is not comparable to the weakest true god, but with its supreme nature, it has confused the judgment of the primordial god for a while, even if Gaia's state is very bad, this is enough to shock. However, for the Earth Mother at this moment, she was a little inexplicably happy when she looked at the strange scene in front of her while being alert.

"What is you?"

"You came to me...... And for what? ”

Speaking softly, no matter what, this strange being hidden behind the scenes is the only 'person' who has given Gaia a response at this moment. So out of some subtle psychology, she actually had a slight impression of it.

‘…………’

‘…………’

‘…… Look ......'

‘…………’

It didn't seem to be able to express his meaning clearly, and between the slight swaying of the branches, no further information was transmitted, only a burst of light and shadow flickered, slowly appearing in front of Mother Earth.

It was a somewhat strange world. In a 'vibrant' realm, there is a giant tree that symbolizes life and eternity, and all souls live and work together in peace and contentment. But it didn't last long, one day, the stability was finally broken, and some kind of power from the outside world probed into this world, he suppressed the power of the giant tree, and began to devour and plunder the entire interface, and soon after, another of his minions came to this world, and saw the beauty of this place and the special nature of the giant tree.

The black figure was so powerful and confident that he simply shot at the giant tree, and the giant tree was forced to fight back. In the battle, because of the carelessness at the beginning, a branch was inserted into the hand of the man in black, and then turned into a force to reside in the middle.

The light and shadow flickered, and the scenes flashed quickly. Another figure arrived, and he joined forces with the previous black shadow to fight the enemy, but the giant tree still did not fall into the wind. But the victory or defeat at the world level ultimately came to the world, and the giant tree was not defeated by outsiders, but was finally sealed with the disintegration of the interface power. Since then, the image of Him has disappeared, and only the broken branch is left in the flashing images.

Light and shadow flowed, and the power of this unexpected escape from the seal seemed to have gone through a lot. And as time passed, after several attempts to be expelled to no avail, the power of this branch finally clinged to a mass of flesh and blood. Eventually, the Shadow of the Shadow, who had been traumatized by this, was removed one day and placed in the hands of a figure that was familiar to Gaia.

It was her former attendant, and one of the leaders of the Nymphs on Mother Earth's side. It's just that the figure is no longer as weak as before, but exudes a powerful aura. Behind her, tall golden apple trees swayed.

“……”

“……”

“……”

The image is over, and everything is clear. The boundless chill invaded the bone marrow, but this time, Gaia didn't make any more noise.

Now that she has calmed down, she has sobered up a lot, and Gaia knows that that kind of behavior can only make people look at jokes except for meaningless venting of emotions.

It's just that with the end of light and shadow, this ancient earth mother goddess has figured out a lot of things and solved a lot of doubts.

The fragments outside the bounds, Kaos lowered his power to suppress them, and Erebos and Ryan, who arrived successively, as well as ...... His former maid, the figure of Moanda.

Perhaps Zeus was not the mastermind - he was just an accomplice of the Lord of Darkness, and even Ryan was involved, and it was his power that caused Moanda to somehow take possession of the Golden Apple Tree as a body. It's just that according to the description of light and shadow, the nasty spiritual lord is probably not the final winner, he was put together by Erebos and Zeus. So at the end of the 'film', the fruit tree and artifact go to his brother who is hidden in the dark, Zeus gains the friendship of the golden apple and another primordial god, while Ryan, who is also involved in all this, gets nothing.

This also explains why a few days ago, Ryan suddenly 'attacked' the gods, and Erebos 'protected' them. Gaia, who had been carried away by anger before, hadn't thought about it yet, but now, she felt that she had finally seen the truth.

Just like her, Ryan is dissatisfied with the actions of the God-King and the Lord of Darkness. It's just that he didn't have such impulsiveness as himself, but chose an appropriate time to retaliate, and even after being blocked at the first time, he chose to give up for the time being. Perhaps this is the most reasonable course of action for the primordial gods, and the eternal gods should not care about the victory or defeat - but Gaia also knows that if he could keep his calm, he will not be where he is today.

The country is easy to change, the nature is difficult to change, and some things are not something you can change if you know. But now that everything has been figured out, Mother Earth has also deflected her gaze.

"The underworld...... This should be mine! ”

Speaking in a low voice, there was a monstrous hatred in his voice, and now, Gaia just wanted to go there immediately, take down the spirit who betrayed the lord, and let her feel eternal pain. However, just half a step, as if she had thought of something, Mother Earth couldn't help but stop.

Erebos ...... Gaia, who calmed down a little, finally remembered the gap between the two sides. She knew that, unlike Zeus, she had no chance of winning in the face of the Lord of Darkness even if she did not remember the law. No matter how hard she costs, no matter how crazy she struggles, in the face of absolute power, she will never be able to defeat her brother.

So, she needs a helper.

"What about you, what is your purpose, and what do you want to do?"

Turning around and looking at the swaying branches in the void, Gaia suppressed the emotions in her heart.

An existence sealed by Kaos, an existence that can defeat two great divine powers even under the suppression of the world, a divine tree that dominates an interface, no matter what, he is anything harmless to humans and animals.

Even his cunning brother has suffered a loss because of this, and the dark lord who has not been exposed to this level of power does not know that he has indeed expelled the power like an appendage little by little, but it has not actually been destroyed, but is hidden in secret.

This almost imperishableness of nature...... Gaia couldn't think of anything that could correspond to it for a while, and the only one that could be equated was only one.

That is the immortal root of the gods. Although Gaia felt that the level of [immortality] of the branches in front of him was far less high, the two sides were already vaguely similar.

If it is a force at this level...... The Lord of Darkness and Zeus, so it must be.

‘…………’

‘…… You ......'

‘…………’

‘…… Raw ......'

‘…………’

The branch shook again, and a hazy thought came out of it, but it was easy for Gaia to understand what he meant.

He needed her, he needed her strength, and the reason why he chose to appear in front of Mother Earth was precisely because of Gaia's previous hatred of all things in heaven and earth, and the power he showed in the face of Tartarus.

The theocracy of fertility...... That's the only thing He wants Gaia to do. There is no need to provide power, only responsible as the mother, as the most rooted primordial deity in the world of Kaos, Gaia gave birth to the mother tree and her offspring, and then gave this life the identity of walking in the world.

And the birth of this new life has only two missions - to leave more 'traces' on the Mother Tree in Kaos, and to follow Mother Earth's orders to help her accomplish some things, such as her desired revenge against the God-King and the present world.

“…… So, are you going to make me rebel against the laws of this world and invite you, an outsider, to invade? ”

There was silence for a moment, looking at the branches in front of him, Gaia seemed to be speaking to him, and as if talking to himself.

"Of course it's okay, but you're not giving me enough."

Clenching his fist slightly, Gaia sensed the strength of the other party again. It's powerful and corrosive, but in any case, it can't corrupt a primordial god while the laws of the world are still intact.

Although the order of the world is more and more disgusting to Gaia, he still does not allow Mother Earth's consciousness to be infected by other things. So thinking of the powerlessness in the face of Zeus, and the pressure that the law has been pressing on her body so far, she finally made up her mind.

"Mother... Tree...... yes, that's what I'll call you. ”

"I can grant you what you ask, but what it has, I should have."

"You give it the power...... Keep a copy for me, too. ”

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Silently, in the corners of Hades, the remnants of the Exotic Lands and the Earth Mother of Kaos came to an agreement, and a seed of new life began to grow in the depths of the earth.

It carries Typhon's fate, but it is more than that, in a world that is becoming more and more unpredictable, it will surely leave more traces on the world and change the direction of destiny.

[Lord of Billions of Demons], as some people in later generations call it; It is also believed that it is a symbol of the Fall, the source of many evil things in ancient times, and the beginning of many disasters in the material world. But in any case, as the son of the Mother Tree of Flesh, there is one thing that has been recognized by later generations of occultists.

The end of the Ancient Third Antiquity is closely related to it, and it must have been an indispensable presence in that lost history.

(End of chapter)