《Cupid’s greatest revival》


 Pilot

    Pilot: Cupid¡¯s Boredom


    I survey the mortals below, eyeing them carefully, and then I spot a potential target, a struggling couple on the verge of heartbreak. I quickly send my spies to observe them more closely.


    I then get a report from my servants. He tells me that the man in that relationship was struggling with infidelity. How troubling! I then hold out my hand and create a heart of renewal. I then send it down below to the couple. Upon getting close to the couple, the heart bursts into a swirling aura, and soon that couple will kiss and make up.


    With that done, I stretch and leave my balcony and go back into my office.


    My name is Cupid. Yes, that Cupid, the god of Love, but before you ask, no, Aphrodite is not my mother; if anything, she¡¯s my niece. I¡¯ve been around since before the creation of the world.


    And as a fun fact, I can take Zeus¡¯s dick and jump rope with it; I¡¯m that powerful.


    I soon turn to my servant. He¡¯s dressed in a pastel orange suit and tie with a white undershirt on; his pants are striped with a cream, yellow, and white color pattern. He closely resembles a butler. He has short platinum blond hair that shimmers in the light, and covering his face is a rabbit mask. He soon bows to me and says,


    Servant: Will that be all, Master?


    Cupid: For the moment, but get started on dinner for my husband and son right away; they should be back from their trip any moment now.


    Servant: Yes, Lord Cupid.


    My servant soon leaves, and I walk through the halls of my palace, making my way to the second-floor lounge. In here I lay in one of the several lounge chairs. I then use my powers to bring a cup of ambrosia to me, and I take a sip.


    As I drink my ambrosia, I start thinking I am incredibly bored up here in the clouds. My husband and son, though loving, like to spend two months on Earth every year; this is mainly due to them being half human, and even they hate this infernal place.


    I so desperately want to join them, but the last time I neglected my duties, several wars happened due to the absence of love, and Aphrodite is too stupid and petty to handle the work alone.


    I just want some excitement, honestly, and I don¡¯t know where to get it from. Soon I hear the chime of a bell. This is my Bell. I get off my lounge chair and walk to the bell tower. Upon arriving, I see a prayer from the world below. It is from a man named Romeo. He wants to find love after a string of fifty failed relationships. I pull up my terminal and see that this human has been put through the ringer romantically.


    I slowly begin to wonder how a human as good-looking as him can have 50 failed relationships in just one year. Either way, he is hot physically, though not striking. He¡¯s the right amount of muscle mixed with the perfect amount of slimness, and you know what? This may be the perfect amount of excitement I need in my immortal life.


    Before you start condemning me, please know this: Zeus constantly cheated on his wife and only felt bad about it once, and frankly, if I wanted to, I could cut his dick off and call it a day, but he does serve a purpose; he keeps his entire pantheon in working order.


    I call my servant and tell him I''m stepping out, and I tell him to let me know when my husband and son arrive. The servant bows, and I head down below to the mortal world, disguising myself as one of them.


    I soon show up at Romeo¡¯s workplace, a coffee shop, and I see him managing the counter.


    Walking up to the counter, I pretend like I don¡¯t know what I¡¯m doing, and he finds it all charming. We soon arrange for a date after he gets off work.


    I end up waiting for him to get off work and order the same shitty coffee every time. Apparently, this place is supposed to be really expensive, so me being considered a big spender is another reason why Romeo should keep me in his pocket, or so his boss says.


    Either way, Romeo and I soon go out on a date, and he asks me for my name. I tell him my name is Eros, and luckily my original name has almost lost all meaning.


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    Romeo tells me that he has had many relationships, so he¡¯s honestly expecting this one to go up in flames. I put on my best smile and tell him that won¡¯t happen with me.


    We soon start getting to know each other, and during the conversation, I get a feeling¡ªa dark, foreboding feeling about Romeo that I can¡¯t quite describe¡ªand I¡¯m greatly attracted to it.


    As we walk back to Romeo¡¯s place, he kisses me on the cheek, and as his lips touch my skin, I get a strong chill that runs up my spine. He soon looks at me licking his lips and politely orders me to meet him again, and I nod my head obediently.


    He soon walks inside his home, and I leave, moving to a private location. I warp back up to my palace and soon begin to swoon and dance happily as I enter my bathroom. I jump when I see my brother Tartarus.


    He stares at me emotionless, his black cloak covering his entire body; his gray, stone-like skin is striking, and his ink-black hair is as straight and sleek as ever.


    Tartarus: Where were you?


    Cupid: I was out.


    Tartarus: Out where?


    Cupid: None of your business, Tartarus!


    Tartarus: Stay away from that human.


    Cupid: You''re not the boss of me, Tartarus!


    Tartarus would sigh and say:


    Tartarus: Little Brother, as the embodiment of the world of death, I have seen the darkness within the human soul. I have seen every form the darkness takes, and I know where it thrives. That human is going to hurt you.


    Cupid: Shut up, Tartarus, and get out of my palace.


    Tartarus: Cupid, you and our siblings are on a higher plane than the petty gods below. Do you really want to act like the giant ass that is responsible for so much petty drama to the point where he¡¯s become a running joke for us?


    Cupid: I am nothing like that lightning-throwing man-child, and it¡¯s just for a little fun. What harm could it do?


    Tartarus: What would Psyche and Hedone say about this?


    I was shocked; I turned my head to the floor. I loved my family more than anything, and I didn¡¯t want to hurt them. Tartarus soon placed his hand on my shoulder and told me to think about it before walking back to his own palace.


    I then took a long bath, and then I got dressed in my cozy clothes, a cropped tank top and a pair of gray sweatpants with a heart pattern decorating them. I let my pastel pink hair with black highlights hang loose and rested in the living room. I was about to doze off, but then I felt something jump onto my lap, catching me off guard. I then realized it was Hedone.


    I snickered and hugged my son close. Hedone was a small little boy around 500 years old (that translates to about four years old in god years).


    He was a small little godling with brown and orange hair that shined like the sun. He was dressed in a neon white shirt with green overalls on him. He was also wearing the cutest sandals.


    He looked up at me with bright pink eyes and said


    Hedone: Hi Daddy, I missed you a bunch.


    Cupid: I missed you too, you needy little star.


    Psyche: We had a lot of fun down on Earth. They¡¯ve created a lot of stuff for recreation.


    I then looked up and saw my darling Psyche. He was dressed in a lavender and silver dress shirt with navy blue bell-bottom pants and unique flat shoes on his feet.


    He came over and sat next to me. Hedone then crawled, lying on both our laps.


    I then kissed Psyche, and we shared a passionate moment that is until Hedone pushed the two of us apart.


    Hedone: I want kisses from two Daddies!!!


    Psyche and I soon began to laugh as we held Hedone in between us and gave him kisses on his cheeks. Soon, one of my servants came in and told us that dinner was ready.


    I then held Hedone on my shoulders, giving him a ride to the dining room. We then sat at the table and began to eat a perfectly made dinner.


    Afterwards, Psyche and I got Hedone ready for bed, and like every night, it¡¯s a struggle because Hedone hates bedtime, but still we managed to get him bathed and into his jammies and cozy in bed.


    Hedone: I want two stories!!!!


    Cupid: I don¡¯t know about two stories, little star; we may be able to do one long story, though.


    Hedone would begin to fuss, kicking his feet out and folding his arms, pouting.


    Psyche: I¡¯ll make you pancakes in the morning if you go to bed now, hun.


    Hedone: with strawberries and whipped cream


    Psyche: Of course, but you need to go to bed.


    Hedone: okay


    I soon sat at the foot of the bed and opened the book and began to read to my son. Psyche was on the other side of the bed, gently playing with Hedone¡¯s hair.


    Soon Hedone would be asleep, cuddling the rabbit plush I had made for him. Psyche and I then silently left the room and went outside, where we proceeded to make out with each other. We then walked to our shared bedroom, and what happens next should not be witnessed by onlookers.


    Our love is intimate, our love is strong, and it is truly never-ending.


    When we had settled down, I cuddled my husband close, and we began talking.


    Cupid: Welcome home, hun.


    Psyche: Thank you.


    Cupid: Psyche I have something to tell you.


    Psyche: What is it?


    Psyche would then turn to me, a concerned look on his face.


    Cupid: Hun, I¡¯m not proud of this, but I went on a date with a human today, and I love him, and I want to spend more time with him.


    Psyche blankly stared at me before kissing me and then pulling away, saying


    Psyche: There is no need for you to feel guilty. Cupid morals are for humans; we are gods; morality doesn¡¯t apply to us.


    Cupid: So you''re fine with it?


    Psyche: Yes, growing up, I heard stories of the poor women who were either cursed or harassed by Hera. I lived in fear that Zeus would come for me next, but you came for me, and I knew I had nothing to fear, so have fun with your mortal fling; it¡¯s fine with me.


    I would soon smile, and I and Psyche would share one final kiss before sleeping in each other¡¯s arms.


    End of Pilot

 Episode 1: An Unexpected Gift as well as a Game-Changing boon

    It has honestly been half a year, and Romeo has been a great deal of fun. We laugh; we have fun, but I don¡¯t feel like he¡¯s being genuine with me. Though he is passionate, he¡¯s also incredibly distant, and it¡¯s kind of alarming.


    In fact, while I was spending the night in his apartment, I found several books about pregnancy, along with a lot of lewd content pertaining to pregnant women and one more favored magazine about male pregnancy. Maybe this is what I needed.


    The next morning I made Romeo breakfast, and as we were eating, I told him that I recently had surgery in order to become pregnant.


    When Romeo heard this, he instantly dropped his utensil and quickly scooped me up and took me to his bedroom, and I have to say, for a mortal, he had some experience. I mean, it was enough to rock my world at least.


    I would sleep completely satisfied; my dreams were amazing, but then I felt it: a black haze consumed my dream, leaving me in darkness.


    And I couldn''t wake up. I sat in the dark for God knows how long. This wasn¡¯t normal. I am a primordial god; normally it would take something like one of my siblings to do this, but then I thought of my family. The idea of never seeing Psyche and Hedone¡¯s faces again was my only priority, and even though the dream world is not my domain, I had to do something.


    I mustered up my power and sent a massive wave to try and break this dream.


    As I pushed the wave, the dream slowly began to dissipate, and I was slowly waking up, and I was horrified to find myself strapped to a medical chair, my legs spread apart like I was visiting an obstetrician. I was so full of rage; Rose Bramble soon grew from the ground and unbound me. When I stood up, I found that I was hurting greatly, but I didn¡¯t care.


    I soon called for my servants, and I told them to ravage this place. I soon summoned my knives, and I used poniard knives. I adore their design, but that¡¯s besides the point. I unleashed hell.


    I was taken to a facility underground, and thank god I was the only prisoner down there because I don''t know if I could have spared anyone else. I soon came to Romeo, who was cowering. I demanded answers, and he just stayed silent, quaking in fear.


    He looked like he had absolutely no idea what he had done. I simply sighed and decided to do this the easy way: I can punish this ass and leave at the same time.


    I shed my mortal guise, revealing my godly form, and the energy released by destroying my guise killed this crazy ass. I then made my way home; upon arriving, I found that my home was in ruins with my servants trying their best to do my job.


    I quickly made my way to my office and began reading through reports and doing my best to spread love to the mortal world. I nearly had another war on my hands by the time I had finished mending the world. I saw Psyche and Hedone staring at me with tears in their eyes, and without another word, we ran to each other and hugged. Many tears were shed that day.


    It was Psyche who told me that I had been missing for over a year. I was absolutely horrified and explained what I could, sparing the more adult subjects for Hedone, of course.


    Soon I was visited by my siblings; the first to come was Gaia and Tartarus, then Erebos and Nyx.


    Gaia was garbed in her typical wedding-style dress; it was completely decorated with flowers, and river streams in her hands was a large basketball-sized sphere. This was the Heart of the World that she guarded with her life.


    Then there were Erebos and Nyx; these two were the strangest, with Erebos being the primordial god of Darkness and Shadow and his wife being the goddess of night.


    Erebos was dressed in an all-black cultist robe with dark indigo hair made of smoke; his eyes were a piercing shade of white.


    Nyx, on the other hand, was dressed in a dark purple bodysuit with built-in heels around her neck. She was a caller of feathers, and her hair was deep silver with a tiara perched atop her head, her sleeves long and bell-shaped.


    Erebos: Cupid, where have you been? We were all searching all over for you.


    Gaia: Yes, wherever you were, even I couldn¡¯t find you, not even with my husband''s sight or my roots.


    Tartarus then came over and started to examine my body from the top of my head to my feet


    Tartarus: Did that human do this to you? I felt him enter my domain not too long ago.


    I took a breath and explained everything to them, my inescapable dream of waking up in that underground facility and the pain I felt as I got on my feet.


    Gaia and Nyx then went silent, looking at each other, noticeably worried they would then ask me to meet them in my office. I was weirded out, and when Psyche, Erebos, and Tartarus tried to follow, Gaia and Nyx said to stay. I was even more scared. This narrative has been unlawfully taken from Royal Road. If you see it on Amazon, please report it.


    Soon I was alone with my older sisters, and Nyx clapped her hands, and a cloud of night surrounded the three of us.


    Cupid: Am I going to die?


    Gaia: No, sweet little brother, no, but we need to confirm something.


    Cupid: Is it so serious that Nyx needs to create a cloud of night just to make sure this secret isn¡¯t heard by anyone else?


    Nyx: Hell yeah, do it. Gaia


    Gaia would then cause a vine to sprout from her dress, and it would drop a seed into my hand. I was greatly confused.


    Gaia: Sweet little brother, please put some of your power into that seed; we need to see what grows from it.


    I had done this plenty of times. We do this to test the power of gods.


    I take a breath and put a small portion of my power into the seed, and instantly an entire bouquet of pink flowers sprouts from it, and the flowers just continue to grow and spread. These flowers nearly pierced the cloud of night, but Gaia quickly absorbed the flowers into her dress, and I was completely shocked. Both Nyx and Gaia looked incredibly worried.


    Cupid: When did I get that powerful?


    Gaia: Um, it¡¯s not that you¡¯ve grown in power, little brother; it¡¯s more like¡­


    Nyx: You''re pregnant.


    Cupid: What?


    I was completely stunned by this


    Gaia: That seed is not like the normal ones we use to gauge a god¡¯s power; that seed is used to confirm pregnancy and to gauge the power of the child.


    Nyx: Given how the flowers that bloomed from that seed were about to tear apart my cloud of night, it means that you have some particularly powerful buns in your oven. Cupid


    Gaia: They may even be more powerful than my own grandchildren.


    I started to tune out what my sisters were saying. I was more terrified that a human had somehow impregnated me and the child or children could be more powerful than my sister, the Mother of Darkness, a primordial goddess more feared than me.


    I suddenly felt really sick.


    But Nyx was able to snap me out of it; she took hold of both of my shoulders and said


    Nyx: Cupid, don¡¯t worry; we can handle this. You have options.


    Cupid: Wait a minute, what do you mean by that?


    Nyx and Gaia froze; they looked nervous. Nyx then cleared her throat and said


    Nyx: You mean you want this child?


    Cupid: Well, yes, this child is innocent, and frankly, I like the idea of putting that lightning-throwing jackass in his place.


    Gaia and Nyx then thought for a moment before dropping the cloud of night. Gaia then walked over and let in Erebos and Tartarus. I told Psyche to take Hedone down to the Mortal World for an extra 4 months.


    Psyche was surprised and worried; in fact, Hedone was still worried. My siblings then allowed me to speak with my family.


    Psyche: Cupid What¡¯s going on? Is it anything bad?


    Cupid: Yes, I¡¯m fine. I just need to sort some things out with my siblings.


    Hedone: Daddy, I want to stay and be with you. I missed you.


    I knelt down and hugged Hedone tightly; I was so worried for him.


    Cupid: My little star, I¡¯m worried for you too, but I need to speak with your aunties and uncles really quickly. Then you know what? We can all go down to the mortal world together.


    Hedone then let out a huge gasp; he was getting really excited.


    Hedone: Really? Really


    Cupid: Yes, really. Really


    Psyche soon gave me a kiss and took Hedone to go pack up a suitcase. I soon went back into my office and closed the double doors.


    Cupid: So then how are we going to move forward?


    Nyx soon closed her cell phone and spoke up, saying


    Nyx: I have just confirmed with my grandson Morpheus, who trapped you in that dream, that apparently Hypnos has been scheming again and experimenting with Mortal Science.


    Gaia: meaning?


    Nyx: meaning that the children baking inside our Brother are greatly enhanced like no other god currently alive.


    Tartarus: Why would Hypnos do such a thing?


    Nyx: Do I really need to say why?


    Everyone currently in the office agreed.


    Erebus: So in a way, this is a boon; if we work carefully, we can dethrone that lightning-throwing jackass and create a brand new line of succession.


    Gaia: It pains me to have to do this, but I agree my lineage has failed almost spectacularly.


    Erebus: So we are in agreement, then?


    Tartarus: Yes, but I do say there are some dissenters in the pantheon who may be willing to join our ranks. I know for a fact that Hades is one of them.


    Nyx: Well, we can have Hypnos look into that, but for now we have work to do. In ten days new stars will form to match the souls of the children within Cupid.


    Gaia: I can get my husband to find them; it will then be up to Erebus to hide them.


    Erebus: That won¡¯t be a problem at all.


    Tartarus: We are going to need to unite our armies. I imagine that the lightning-flinging jackass will not take this new succession well, so I say we hide our armies within me. We may also need the aid of the Titans.


    Gaia¡¯s face would light up at the mere mention of freeing her children.


    Gaia: Are you serious?


    Cupid: Honestly, we have no other choice.


    Gaia: And the Hecatons?


    Nyx: That might be a problem since one of them has sworn loyalty to the lightning-throwing jackass.


    Gaia, so we can only rely on the other two. I see that would be preferred, but I will try to talk sense into him.


    Nyx: So we have our tasks: First, we have my son Hypnos look for descenters within the Pantheon; next, when the children are born, Erebus will hide the stars; next, Tartarus will shelter any descenters and our armies within his realm. Lastly, Cupid must be protected at all costs.


    We all bowed our heads in agreement, and we all set about our tasks. I soon took my family down to the mortal world, and this would be our first family vacation. With all the work I had put in, I was free for a good while.


    And I had to say I need to come down to earth more often with my family.


    My family would soon retire to a deluxe hotel. After putting Hedone to bed, I sat with my husband and told him what was going on; his face was a mix of shocked, fearful, and excited.


    After all, the idea of a primordial god siring a new lineage of gods is incredibly unexpected.


    We would then set to work on deciding how the nursery would be as well as names before retiring to bed.


    What the future has in store, only God knows.


    End of Episode

 Episode 2: The Vassals of Cupid & the Meeting

    I soon wake up feeling incredibly ill and unpleasant. Sitting up in bed, I rub my extended belly.


    Pregnancy, even for gods, is still a rough ordeal. I soon look around and see that Psyche is gone; still, I have to try to be as normal as possible.


    Getting up, I wear a thick, baggy robe to hide my pregnancy. This robe is a must because Zeus might eventually try to look up, and if he sees me, he¡¯ll start asking questions.


    So this ugly, dirt-brown robe is a must.


    I soon get on my feet and walk to my office. Going downstairs, I smell food being cooked, followed by the sounds of laughter from Hedone. I carefully hover off the ground to not disturb them. Once in my office, I close the door and let out a sigh of relief. Today I plan on creating Vassals of Love; basically, they will be extensions of my will and secretaries/assistants, what have you.


    I am already the Primordial God of Love, so I cover four domains, keeping the four types of love in mind. I take a breath and hold out my hands and create a manifestation of my power, and then divide it into four spheres. The four orbit each other in my open hand, and soon I say the words.


    Cupid: Now my vassals of love, be born, come to me. Philia


    Soon one of the Spheres would leave my hand and soon float onto the floor and then transform into 5-foot-tall purple-haired women wearing cotton candy pink flat shoes with black stockings with slightly ripped punk-themed skirts and an upper white crop top with long sleeves. She wore pink leather fingerless gloves on her hands; her ears were pointed, and her eyes were a sapphire blue.


    Her bubblegum-pink hair was short and bobbed with a single long bang on the left side of her face.


    Philia: I am Philia, the vassal of deep friendship love. I am willing to serve you, Master Cupid.


    I would smile and then go on to say


    Cupid: Now then, Philia, stand behind me and observe.


    Philia soon spread her swan wings and walked behind me.


    Cupid: Now arise, Storge.


    Another Sphere would leave my hands and form into another Vassal. This one took the form of a six-foot-tall man dressed in a cream, orange, and coral pink suit with an ascot. The suit didn¡¯t look like it was meant for business; it looked more like the type of outfit a professional male nanny would wear who trained at an institute for the very profession.


    He wore a dark pink French beret on his head, and his face looked like the very definition of a Twink. His hair was long, tied into a braid, and was the color of red velvet.


    He then placed his hand to his chest and did a bow, saying


    Storge: I am Storge, the Vassal of Familial Love. I shall do all that I can in your name, Lord Cupid.


    Cupid: Glad to have you aboard, Storge. Now join Philia and watch on.


    Storge soon walked behind me, standing next to Philia, and I then went on to say


    Cupid: Now arise, Agape.


    The second to last sphere would then fall to the floor, and what would form was a woman wearing a sleeveless pastel pink evening gown with cherry blossom pink heels and whitish silver stockings. Her silverish purple hair was tied up into a bun. She wore lipstick on her lips, and her eyes resembled pearls that shone in the light.


    She then smiled and said


    Agape: Greetings, my Lord. I am Agape, the vassal of unconditional love. I shall proudly serve you in all the best ways.


    Cupid: Very good. Now then, join the others; we are almost done.


    Agape would smile, licking her lips, and then walk behind me and stand beside Storge.


    Cupid: Now let us end the creation of my vassals with you, Eros. Arise!


    The final Sphere would then leave my hands, and soon a teenage boy would form his hair was an autumn brown with bright pink shades. He wore a long, pure white cultist skirt with depictions of romantic figures decorating it. He wore a metal brazier over his chest and had a gauntlet that completely covered his left arm.


    His face was much like mine, but his eyes were a dark purple color. He soon knelt down in front of me and said,


    Eros: I am Eros, your eternal vassal of passionate love. Your wish is my command, Lord Cupid.


    Cupid: Rise and get in line with your fellow Vassals. We have little time, but I must discuss something with all of you.


    One thing I would say is that Eros was the most sexually appealing out of all my vassals, the very definition of bara in every sense, but with all my vassals ready, I cleared my throat and spoke with them and said


    Cupid: Now the four of you are manifestations of the type of love that all fall under my domain. You are all extensions of my power, but that doesn¡¯t have to be our relationship. I will treat the four of you with the same respect and devotion as my family, and if any harm should befall you, so help me, for now you will all stay with me in my palace. I will work on having rooms prepared for each of you, but for now my husband is cooking breakfast, and I would like for all of you to meet the rest of my family.


    The four Vassals would nod. Cupid would then open the door and lead the four vassals to the kitchen.


    Psyche and Hedone were surprised to see the four Vassals, but after Cupid explained everything, the two would be very inviting.


    Storge would sit next to Hedone and would happily interact with him, and it became incredibly obvious that Hedone and Storge would become good friends.


    Agape and Philia really seemed to hit it off; they might have formed a sisterly bond with one another. Meanwhile, Eros stayed quiet; he seemed to be processing everything. Cupid would soon help Psyche with cooking breakfast, and today they were having strawberry crepes with whipped cream and stuffed French toast.


    When breakfast was served, Psyche asked each vassal about their aspirations, but having just been created just an hour ago, they didn¡¯t have much to aspire to just yet.


    When breakfast was over, Cupid would help clean up but would tell his vassals to meet him in the gym for a combat evaluation.


    One of Cupid¡¯s servants would guide the Vassals.


    Hedone would then run off to play, and Cupid would finish up to allow Psyche so he could watch Hedone.


    When Cupid had finished, he teleported to the gym. Now each palace in the Upper Stratum had its own gym the size of an auditorium. This was so each primordial god could train their armies in privacy.


    Cupid would then appear and take a second teleporting, which was already disorienting, but Cupid would soon compose himself and look to his vassals and say


    Cupid: Now then, since you four are not God''s, I need to assess your abilities. I am a Primordial God, and that makes you all slightly more powerful than those on the lower Stratum but not by much, so I shall summon some pawns, and you will each show me your combat prowess. You all being manifestations of my power, this should come naturally.


    Cupid would then snap his fingers, and three soldiers made of mana would appear. These soldiers looked like standard gladiators, only they didn¡¯t wear helmets, and their golden and pink armor bore Cupid¡¯s crest, and they wielded Estoc swords.


    Philia would step up first; she soon got into a boxer stance and summoned boxer gloves. These gloves were pure white and had hearts on the front part where the knuckles would be.


    Philia took a breath and would then rush towards the guards and, without hesitation, would begin to fight the guards with the expertise and skill of a person trained by Mike Tyson himself.


    Cupid was incredibly impressed.


    As Philia put an end to the final Pawn, Cupid would summon a set of Rooks. These creatures were 10-foot-tall warriors clad in pastel pink steel armor with armored helmets fashioned to resemble rabbits. These armored units held heavy heart-shaped shields that resembled mirrors, and for their weapon was a heavy lance built into their left arm.


    Cupid: Now, Philia, you will have to use theurgy in order to take down these powerful units. think carefully


    Philia: I¡¯ll show you what I can do, my lord.


    Now the gods all have three additional forms of combat. The first is their skills; these are physical combat skills that rely on HP in order to use. Next is their magic, which relies on their mana, and lastly we have theurgy; these are skills that consume GP (God Power).


    Every God has a set number of GP, some more than others, and GP can be extended in time.


    But what is the difference between these three forms of offense?


    Well, skills are better for foes who have high magical resistance. Magic is good against foes with high physical resistance, and theurgy is essentially good on either; the only difference is that skills will always be single target while magic will always be multi-target, and theurgy is different for every god.


    A God¡¯s Theurgy is based on their Godly Domain for example Cupid¡¯s Theurgies all have the ability to inflict Charm and one of them can even do more damage if the foe is charmed


    Philia soon punched her fist together, and she soon began to emit a glorious pink light. Philia then said


    Philia: for my friends


    Philia then began to move like a bolt of Lightning and appearing in front of all the Rooks and delivering a powerful punch that pierced their armored Chests destroying them Cupid would then begin to clap, satisfied.


    Cupid: impressive Philia Now let¡¯s see your skills and if you have any magic.


    Cupid would then summon a single rook and three pawns.


    Philia soon took a breath and activated her skill flurry


    Philia then unleashed a five-punch combo, destroying each pawn. Philia was then going to get skewered by the rook, but she soon did a backflip, giving her some distance. She then pointed her left fist towards the rook and began to use the spell Enrage.


    Soon a red mist would circle her as she put a rage enchantment on herself.


    And soon she smirked and went ballistic on the rook, decimating it in seconds.


    When the battle had ended, Philia returned to Normal, taking a breath and looking to Cupid, who showered her with praise and warmth.


    Next was Storge, who slowly stepped onto the battlefield.


    Storge then summoned a deck of playing cards that circled around him. It was obvious to Cupid that Storge was more magic-oriented.


    Even still, Cupid soon summoned a group of pawns.


    Storge soon unleashed his bee wings and took flight a few feet off the ground and soon started to send his cards flying towards the pawns; his cards would pierce the flesh of the pawns like a hot knife through butter. Storge didn¡¯t just let his cards stop; he used his magic to move his cards like they were a school of fish. They spun around and around the pawns, mincing them.


    Cupid: Interesting. Storge, now I would like to see your theurgy.


    Cupid would once again spawn three Rooks.


    Storge would then land on his feet, and he took a breath and then began to give off a pink light.


    Storge: I place my fate within my cards.


    Storge then closed his eyes and picked a single card, and the other circling cards would vanish. Storge then revealed the card and said,


    Storge: I invoke you, card of Swords.


    Suddenly a sword made of energy would appear in the center of the Rooks and slashed around in a whirling circle.


    Doing heavy damage to the rooks and critically wounding them, Storge then sent more cards flying, and they spun around the rooks, doing chip damage until they ultimately fell defeated.


    Cupid: I see, so I¡¯m guessing your theurgy is based around the cards you draw so multiple outcomes can happen.


    Storge: Correct, but because of this I only have one theurgy, but that theurgy can have multiple outcomes.


    Stolen novel; please report.


    Cupid: Exciting! Now moving on to your magic and skills.


    Like before, a single rook and three pawns would rise.


    Storge then began to charge up mana, and soon his cards began to form two circles, forming an X, and soon Storge released his spell.


    Storge: Cards bestow your blessings upon me.


    Storge¡¯s spell would soon manifest as a raging fire sprouted below the enemies feet, greatly wounding them. Storge then used his skill.


    Storge¡¯s skill was called Dealer''s choice, and it essentially gave him another turn, but it greatly weakened him in return.


    Storge then used the fire spell again. This fire spell is called Pyras.


    And it defeated the rook and the pawns.


    Cupid would once again clap and praise Storge, who soon took a backseat, and soon Agape took the stage. She would summon two weapons, a large folding fan decorated with flamingo feathers, and she also had a hand crossbow in the other.


    Cupid: an interesting weapon choice Agape, I imagine your fighting style is based on speed.


    Agape: Hehe, well, we¡¯ll see, but shall we begin, my lord?


    Cupid would once again summon three Pawns, and Agape would soon charge forward. Agape¡¯s fan, though it looked fragile and delicate, was an incredibly lethal weapon. The folding fan was able to slash as well as a sword, and the hand crossbow was able to do deadly damage even when in close range.


    Agape¡¯s fighting style was a mix of swift strikes while also avoiding oncoming damage.


    Cupid was greatly impressed; next came time to see Agape¡¯s theurgy.


    Three Rooks were once again summoned, and Agape smirked confidently and soon gave off that oh-so-familiar pink shine.


    Agape then held her folding fan in the air, and soon a pink wind would rush at the rooks; they would soon begin to slouch and enter a relaxed state. Agape would then rush at them and begin to attack. Agape¡¯s attacks soon did double damage and decimated the rooks entirely.


    Cupid: So that¡¯s your talent: you''re a trickster.


    Agape: guilty as charged, tricksters specialize in debilitating their foes and taking advantage of their weakened state.


    Cupid: Well then, let¡¯s proceed.


    Cupid would once again summon three pawns and a rook.


    Agape snickered, and soon Agape revealed her magic. She soon charged up mana in her folding fan and waved it at the rook and pawns.


    And yelled


    Agape: stagnant air


    Suddenly a sickening green air would rush towards them, greatly poisoning them.


    Agape then held up her hand crossbow and charged up energy into it and shot a green arrow into the air above her. The arrow soon came back down as a large snake that greatly damaged the enemy. This was the skill Toxic Feast. This physical skill is except from the rule most skills have: it does great damage to any targets that are inflicted with the poison debuff.


    The enemies were slain, and Cupid greatly praised Agape, who took it all in stride.


    Soon Eros stepped up for his turn; he smiled and summoned a


    Cupid would once again summon three Pawns.


    Eros said nothing and simply started attacking them, not with a weapon; no, he fought with his gauntlet, unleashing a series of punches while also defending himself, and Cupid would notice that the gauntlet was decorated with pink glowing glyphs.


    As each pawn fell, Eros drained their mana.


    Cupid: interesting


    The Rooks were soon summoned, and Eros teleported above them, hovering in the air and unleashing his theurgy.


    Eros: devastator


    Eros¡¯s gauntlet would soon begin to give off blackish purple light as he raised it up high.


    And soon a burst of black energy erupted from the ground the Rooks stood on, and oddly enough, despite the display, they weren¡¯t defeated, but they fell to their knees.


    Greatly saddened, this was a status effect known as Despair. Eros soon teleported in a few feet in front of the despair-filled rooks and soon used his skill.


    He grabbed one of the rooks and drained them of their mana and life force, instantly destroying it; he then backed away and destroyed the rest with a spell.


    Eros: Thorn


    Suddenly the remaining Rooks would be pierced by giant thorns made of Mana, instantly killing them.


    Eros would then look to his lord, and kneeling, Cupid was greatly impressed and soon gathered his vassals together and said


    Cupid: Philia I dub you my Spartan. May your merciless strength decimate my enemies. Storge, you shall be my envoy. May your supportive magic secure our victory. Agape, you may be known as my Trickster. May your speed and sabotage make the battles ahead much easier, and lastly, Eros, you shall be my Destroyer. May your destructive power strike fear in our foes.


    Cupid was greatly satisfied by the prowess of his vassals and would soon instruct them on how to perform their job. Cupid showed them how to use the Telesphere, a round, ornate room that could show the entire mortal world.


    Cupid then explained how to manifest and send love to those who needed it. Each Vassal represented a different form of love, and as such, they each had to look for something different. Luckily, depending on what type of love was needed, the mortals would have the correlating symbol.


    Each Vassal gained a quick understanding of how to do their job and would spend two weeks doing their job and spending time with Cupid and his family.


    Storge would soon become good friends with Hedone, and whenever Cupid was stuck in bed and needy, Psyche would spend most of the day tending to him. In those moments, Storge would keep Hedone entertained.


    Philia would form a deep bond with Psyche, but outside of work, Philia would work with the servants, helping with cooking and cleaning, ultimately keeping everything tidy.


    Agape, however, when she wasn¡¯t working, would go down to the mortal world and have fun. Agape, however, did this for other reasons; she would use her feminine wiles to gain funding from high-ranking mortals, to which she would stow away into a bank account and would buy a lovely home for her lord; it was a three-story penthouse.


    Agape would also gather information because it was common knowledge amongst the Gods that the bastard children of Zeus still live on Earth and have been granted high-ranking positions on the earth. Some of the descendants of Zeus play some part in how the world is run, and Agape was determined to keep tabs on them in any way possible.


    That left Eros, who mainly read books in the Library of Cupid¡¯s palace, Eros, though silent, greatly Cared for his newfound family; he just didn¡¯t say it.


    Cupid would soon get a visit from his sister, Gaia. She had done her part, having her husband locate the forming stars, but on Psyche¡¯s request, she kept the number of stars to herself.


    Gaia soon walked into Cupid¡¯s bedchamber, where she would see Cupid watching TV with Hedone snuggled up into his side.


    Gaia would let out a calm sigh and say


    Gaia: Hello little brother, how are you feeling today?


    Cupid would smile at his sister and say


    Cupid: Fine, I guess I¡¯m as good as I can be with this pregnancy. I have to say you made it look so easy when you went through it.


    Gaia: Oh, that honestly wasn¡¯t the truth. I gave birth to so much, and it was monstrous.


    Cupid: Yeah, most of your children were a bit freaky.


    Gaia: Yeah, they were. Anyway, I came over to deliver this memo from Hypnos. It¡¯s about a group of gods who may be willing to join our cause.


    Cupid: Oh really? Is it anyone I know?


    Gaia: in more ways than one, it seems


    Gaia would then hand me a list of Gods from the Pantheon below who are willing to dissent.


    These figures were Aphrodite''s sons Pothos, Anteros, her close rival and mat Hymen, Himeros, and Imeros, and Aphrodite¡¯s friend Peitho, and lastly Hedylogos Hermaphroditus.


    These gods were all people I was acquainted with in one form or another.


    Cupid: You''re telling me the entire division of Love Gods in the Pantheon below is possibly willing to join our cause.


    Gaia: My grandson has made countless enemies within his own ranks that I know of.


    Cupid: I see. I will have Psyche arrange a meeting, and I probably won¡¯t be able to attend.


    Gaia: That might be for the best. I shall relay this information to Psyche right away. I will be in touch, my sweet brother.


    Gaia would then leave the room soon, asking a servant for Psyche¡¯s location. The servant would then lead the way.


    Psyche was currently sitting on a bench in the courtyard looking up at the stars above.


    Psyche would quickly notice Gaia turning towards her and smiling.


    Psyche: my dear sister-in-law How may I be of service?


    Gaia: I have come to relay information to you about a meeting with some potential allies.


    Psyche: This is for the line of succession, correct?


    Gaia: Yes, my brother wanted you to organize everything, and I¡¯m surprised to see what you can do.


    Psyche: I promise I will not fail in this task, but I do have one concern.


    Gaia: Which is???


    Psyche: How will we know that the listed gods won¡¯t just run and reveal our plans to Zeus?


    Gaia: In the walkway of your palace is a special set of flowers that will place a binding curse on the gods not inhabiting this palace. The binding curse will not allow them to tell the details of the plan to come. Hecate helped me create them.


    Psyche: You managed to get the three-faced goddess of magic to help us.


    Gaia: It was incredibly easy to do so. Actually, Hecate is honestly rooting for us in our efforts.


    Psyche: That¡¯s good to know, so are the listed gods on their way here now?


    Gaia: They should be riding the elevator up to this stratum now. I shall be leaving for my own palace via my roots.


    Gaia would then take her leave. Psyche would then call for a servant, and soon one would appear dressed in a cream-orange butler suit wearing a rabbit mask.


    Servant: How may I be of service? Master Psyche


    Psyche: I want you to prepare the meeting room; we have guests coming for a meeting.


    Servant: Yes, master.


    The servant would then leave to set up the meeting room.


    Psyche would then take a breath and would walk to the dressing room and would garb himself in a purple v-neck flamenco shirt that heavily exposed his chest and skin-tight bell-bottom pants and flat dancing shoes.


    Psyche also prepared Ruby Ambrosia with strawberry essence and chocolate.


    Psyche would then prepare a display of rose flowers in the meeting room while also going down to the cellar to grab two bottles of refined apple mead with the presentation set up just in time for the group to arrive.


    Aphrodite would then walk in dressed in a white and pastel pink dress with gold adornments, her hot pink hair voluptuous and wavy with expertly done makeup.


    Beside her were her sons, Pothos, the god of longing and desire. Than Anteros, the god of requited love and the Avenger of Unrequited love.


    Pothos was dressed in a silver and pastel blue vest with a very fancy necklace around his neck. He was also wearing a pair of harem pants and had bare feet and bangles on his ankles and a skinny veil wrapped around him but connected to bangles on his wrists.


    Pothos was honestly considered to be the prettiest son, second to his mother, and considering he¡¯s the god of Desire, that is something that goes a long way when you consider Aphrodite did have daughters, and frankly, no one in the cosmos knows what happened to them.


    Which is chilling, considering her main lover, Ares, may know what happened, but that¡¯s better left unspoken.


    Next we move to Anteros; he is 3 feet taller than Pothos and is more muscular and has taken after Ares and, as such, has been trained by him extensively and has mastered swordplay, how to use a glaive, and a bow.


    Anteros, being the god of requited love and the avenger of unrequited love, has taken his role seriously. Anteros dresses in a battle skirt made from the fear of grizzly bears, is completely shirtless, and has only a strap around his chest, and he wears a cloak made from a wolf pelt with a boar mask to cover his face.


    On his feet would be long black steel boots.


    Anteros has a history of being jealous of his brother Pothos, mainly because he¡¯s so favored by his mother, so it¡¯s honestly a complete mess.


    Next to come in was Hymen, the God of Marriage.


    Hymen was dressed in a groom''s tuxedo with four white wings wrapped around his body like scarves. Around his neck is a veil. He had short golden hair neatly styled and one blue eye and one pink eye.


    Hymen was a frequent matchmaker who would spend hours with Aphrodite and would get into shipping contests to see who would make the better ship.


    Hymen, when he¡¯s not doing his monthly shipping battles, spends time pretending to be a wedding planner in the mortal world, and he¡¯s so successful at it that his wedding planning business is rated number one in the world.


    Next is Himeros; he¡¯s similar to Anteros and Pothos, a blend of their divinities. Himeros is the God of Sexual Desire and Unrequited Love.


    Himeros Dresses in Dark Pink and Bright Purple Cultist-like robes on his robes are depictions of birds and winged angels; on Himeros¡¯s face is a silver mask fashioned to resemble a fox skull, and on his back are slender strawberry-pink bird wings.


    Next we have Imeros, the God of extreme lust and erotic craving and younger brother to Himeros.


    Imeros is honestly seen as a god to be avoided, mainly due to his power being the most harmful. Imeros honestly can inflict lust curses so powerful that they¡¯ll consume your mind and will make sure you can¡¯t think of anything else.


    Because of this, Imeros is feared by every other god and is mostly treated like a bratty child whose anger should be quickly placated.


    Imeros dresses in white, silken harem pants with jeweled bangles and bracelets on his arms; around his waist is a black metal chain, and on the front of that chain is a metal cylinder that also serves as his primary weapon, but more on that later.


    Imeros has coral red hair with purple hues; his eyes are a vibrant green, and he has the ears of a mule.


    Next we have Peitho; she is the goddess of persuasion, seduction, and charming speech. Out of all the gods in the current reigning pantheon, she is probably one of the three gods who doesn¡¯t wield a weapon that we know of anyway.


    Peitho has dark purple hair and has her hair tied in a bun. She honestly dresses like an accomplished lawyer with a golden scarf wrapped around her neck; the ends of the scarf are made to resemble a dragonfly''s wings.


    Next we have the adopted sibling of Peitho; his name is Hedylogos, and he is the god of sweet talk and flattery. In truth, his power is the weaker version of his sister''s.


    Hedylogos dyed his hair a darker shade of purple to match his sister''s, and he dresses similarly to her. In truth, Hedylogos is the love child of Aphrodite and Athena, but sadly both disregard him as a nuisance.


    Aphrodite disregards him due to his lack of handsomeness, and Athena disregards him solely because of his lack of military power and prowess.


    Before Peitho took him in, Hedylogos spent the first two years of his life living outside the Pantheon gates.


    Because of this, Hedylogos has devoted himself to Peitho. It¡¯s admirable really.


    Lastly we have Hermaphroditus (for the sake of simplicity, hermaphroditus will be shortened to Hermaph). He is the God and Father of the Hermaphrodite race, and due to his parentage being Aphrodite and Hermes, he was blessed with the ability to shapeshift.


    Hermaph is often considered a god with no true sense of self. He will commonly pick a face and form he likes; he¡¯ll act it out for at least three months or two, then get bored and abandon the persona he had created. Then he¡¯ll add it to his journal of personas and then work on his next form.


    In his base form, Hermaph resembles a white-skinned, bald man with purple eyes and long, slender ears that resemble an elf. His body is a mix between slender and masculine. In his base form, he wears clothing similar to a male prostitute.


    Hermaph was raised solely by his father; this was mainly due to Aphrodite only accepting Hermaph when he wasn¡¯t himself; she would physically punish him whenever she found him in his true form, and when the others found out, Hermes took sole custody and then placed a horrible curse on Aphrodite that turned her into a mule for two years.


    Ever since Hermaph has been doing so much better, but at the same time, he¡¯s also developed a lot of trauma when it comes to his identity.


    But with everyone assembled, Psyche cleared his throat and said


    Psyche: Welcome, my esteemed guests. Please take a seat around the table and partake of the ambrosia and mead. Horderves will be arriving shortly.


    Aphrodite: This place is absolutely divine, Psyche, ten times better than the penthouse I live in.


    Pothos: Exactly this place oozes heavy romantic vibes. What do you think, Anter?


    Anteros: ¡­ yah


    The visiting gods would then take a seat and partake in the refreshments, and judging by everyone''s faces, they were enjoying it.


    Psyche: Now then, you all have been called here for a specific purpose, and that is to answer a question I have been wondering.


    The visiting gods would then look to Psyche''s curiosity forming on their faces.


    Psyche: My question is simple: Are you all happy with the way things are being run right now?


    The visiting gods would then talk and discuss amongst themselves, but it was Hymen who spoke up and said


    Hymen: Personally, no, and though my friends may not admit it, we are not happy with the way things are being run at all.


    Himeros: Personally, our entire division is just an all-out lounge platform. Psyche, your husband takes care of everything we do, and in all honesty, Zeus mainly comes to our division to lounge around and party with mortal women he abducts.


    Aphrodite: in a shaky voice, That¡¯s not true. Psyche, excuse Himeros; he doesn¡¯t know what he¡¯s talking about. We love our king dearly.


    Psyche: Aphrodite, in terms of family, you are far older than Zeus, and so you honestly hold more power than him. If I¡¯m even correct, you can create vassals based on aspects of your prior interests that you were told to stifle by Zeus.


    Aphrodite would then fidget in her seat; she pointed her head down, biting her lip.


    Pothos soon placed a hand on his mother¡¯s shoulder and tried to help her calm down.


    Psyche: And if I recall correctly, you once took an interest in battle, and you were highly skilled with a ranseur.


    Pothos: Lies. My mother never took up arms in her life.


    Aphrodite would then shed a tear and say


    Aphrodite: But I did.


    At that moment it felt like all the air would have left the room; everyone was shocked save for Psyche, who had heard the stories of Aphrodite¡¯s prowess on the battlefield.


    Aphrodite: It was days before our wedding. I was in the gymnasium training with a practice polearm. I was beautiful, graceful, and powerful, and with my theurgies and magic, I was unstoppable. On the night before my wedding, Hephaestus made me a ranseur made from pearls and rose quartz. It was even purified in the seafoam that I was born from. It was the greatest gift, but shortly after, Zeus came and said, "My dear, the battlefield is no place for one as beautiful as you. Think about it: what can a goddess of beauty and love contribute to war?" At the time it made sense, so I hung up my weapon, and I have regretted it ever since.


    Psyche: Since we¡¯re sharing, has anyone else been slighted by Zeus?


    Hermaph then spoke up. Hermaph would clear his throat and say that one time Zeus tried to assault him.


    It was at a gala, and Zeus was heavily intoxicated at the time. Hermaph was using the guise of a maiden, and Zeus, in his intoxicated state, took Hermaph aside, promising to show him a great treasure he had in his gallery.


    And saving the details, Zeus tried, but luckily Hermaph was able to get away, and he told no one.


    Aphrodite then looked incredibly shocked, and she soon stood up, surprising everyone, and then she ran over and hugged Hermaph close, apologizing profusely.


    This honestly shocked everyone; even Psyche was stunned, but after that, everyone started coming forward with how they were wronged by Zeus in one way or another. By the time everyone was grieving, Psyche spoke up and said


    Psyche: So you have all admitted that you have been wronged by the lightning-flinging jackass, but what if there were a way to dethrone him?


    The entire room went silent, looking to Psyche, who cleared his throat and said


    Psyche: In the coming months, there may be a possibility that a new lineage of gods will be born that could be powerful enough to knock Zeus out of the universe.


    Imeros: Are you saying one of the primordial gods has chosen to bear a child?


    Psyche: I don¡¯t know; I just know there is a possibility of that happening, and if it does happen, will you all be willing to take up arms against Zeus and join our new pantheon?


    Aphrodite: Personally, I want to be who I am, and Zeus has taken that from me. I am the Goddess of Beauty, but I also want to partake in battle. I am willing to take up arms.


    Soon the others would follow.


    Hymen would then stand up and say


    Hymen: I am more than willing to take that jackass down; he has ruined countless marriages, and seeing him on his knees would give me the greatest satisfaction.


    Psyche: Good, now then we have set up a base for any soldiers you may command within Tartarus. Please work to slowly dispatch them there to receive orders. Also, do not let Zeus know about this, and when the time should arise, please make haste to Hades palace. Is that understood???


    The visiting gods were all in agreement and soon left through the front doors. As they passed by Gaia¡¯s flowers, they placed their enchantment on the group. They would soon descend the elevator when Aphrodite and her sons entered the penthouse. Aphrodite would then go down to her basement and pull out her old Ranseur. It was still pristine as the day it was gifted to her. Aphrodite would then clear her office and convert it into a workout room where she would train for the first time in a millennium.


    End of Episode

 Episode 3: a moment in the Life of the Gods

    Cupid was currently sitting in his office since his vassals started picking up the slack. Cupid found himself in a management role. He had started asking his vassals to start filling out survey reports, which he had been overlooking carefully. When the reports had been thoroughly examined, Cupid would then give the go-ahead to mend their love.


    Cupid¡¯s entire operation would slowly become more organized, and it meant more time spent with his family. Hedone would now get to spend more time with his parents than ever before because before, Cupid would often become incredibly overtaxed when he was working solo.


    Now they could take family vacations to the Mortal World and see all it had to offer. As Cupid was walking out on his balcony, he took in the night sky and loved the chill.


    As he was heading inside, he felt a sudden instinct take hold of him and soon stepped to the side, and no sooner would a blue arrow hit the ground where he would have been standing. Turning around, Cupid would cross his arms and look up, and there she was, perched atop the crescent moon, Artemis, the Moon Goddess and mistress of the hunt.


    She would soon warp down in front of Cupid and would glare at him. Artemis had cyan-colored skin with silver hair. She wore a white and blue-colored army soldier-styled uniform with her hair tied up in a back bun.


    Cupid: So I assume you know.


    Artemis: Erebus can hide starlight, but when new stars form, they are usually in a unique pattern, and I noticed an addition in your pattern, but lucky for you, I¡¯m probably the only god that would take notice.


    Cupid: Noted. Now, what can I help you with, my dear? Have you come to rat me out?


    Artemis: No, not at all. I want to join you.


    Cupid: Oh, and may I ask why you''re the abstinent Moon Goddess of the Hunt? I believed you were loyal to your father till the very end.


    Artemis would then clutch her bow, her scowl forming into a look of frustration and rage.


    Artemis: I want to take Apollo down.


    Cupid: Your brother?


    Artemis: Yes, we have the same powers: the ability to heal and bring disease control of a celestial body, expert prowess with a bow, but time after time Apollo gets more praise and recognition than I ever will.


    Cupid: I see. Come inside so we can talk further.


    Cupid would lead Artemis inside and take him over to Psyche, who was sitting in the den reading a book.


    Cupid: Psyche, my love, I need your assistance.


    Psyche: Of course.


    Psyche would then close his book, looking completely shocked when Cupid came in with Artemis.


    Psyche: Oh my, what do we have here?


    Cupid: Artemis wishes to join our ranks, and I need you to confirm her intentions.


    Psyche: You mean peer into her soul?


    Cupid: Exactly.


    Cupid would then turn to Artemis and say


    Cupid: Sorry, my dear, but I need to confirm your claim; otherwise, you could be a spy for your father.


    Artemis: Yes, I fully understand. Gaze away; I have nothing to hide.


    Psyche would then take a breath as his went from green to a dark purple. In that instant, Psyche peered into Artemis¡¯s soul, and he saw countless amounts of pain and broken memories that plagued Artemis. He also found a desire to be recognized and loved.


    Psyche saw no sign of betrayal, not even the slightest spark of deceit; her claims were true. Psyche¡¯s eyes would then return to normal as he quickly began to rub his eyes for a moment.


    Psyche: Sorry. Artemis Peering into souls takes a lot out of me, especially when I¡¯m peering into the soul of a god.


    Artemis: I can imagine, but why would you need to peer into a soul anyway?


    Cupid: The mind can lie, but for my husband, the soul is an open book, and he can read those books anytime he wants.


    Artemis: I see, so may I join your ranks?


    Psyche: I can confirm that Artemis is not a double agent; she actually might be a powerful ally. Her skill set could provide us with a great edge.


    Cupid: Well, if my husband can vouch for you, then you may in fact join us.


    Artemis: Thank you; I promise I won¡¯t fail you.


    Cupid: Now then, when you''re done with your nightly duties, I ask that you report to my sister Nyx; she is more suited to your domain than I am.


    Artemis: Understood.


    Artemis would then take her leave, resting upon her perch in the moon. Artemis would survey the mortal world, and using her bow, she would shoot healing arrows at those who deserved it. She would also shoot arrows of sickness on those who needed to be humbled.


    Artemis proceeded with her tasks, but soon she would be visited by Selene, the Moon Titan.


    Selene: So what were you doing at Cupid¡¯s palace?


    Artemis: None of your business. Selene


    Selene: Oh really? Does it have something to do with those hidden stars?


    Artemis would then stand up and look to Selene, completely caught off guard.


    Selene: Yes, I noticed, and before you ask, who do you think taught you how to survey the night sky before you took charge?


    Artemis: Are you going to tell Zeus?


    Selene: I don¡¯t have to tell my nephew anything; I¡¯m just asking, are you certain about this?


    Artemis: Yes, I am. This could be the start of a whole new chapter for me and finally make my own story.


    Selene: If you say so, but remember Hera tried something like this before and was humbled for it. You may be Zeus¡¯s child, but if he finds out you''re a part of this, he may not be as kind.


    Artemis would then growl.


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    Artemis: Why do you even care? You only went to Zeus so he could lock your lover in an eternal sleep, and then you had 41 kids with him.


    Selene: Hehe, everything you say is true, and it¡¯s because of my children that I¡¯m staying out of this, but please know this: while I am staying neutral in this matter, you have more freedom in this matter having no dependents to speak of.


    Artemis: I know.


    Artemis would then go back to perform her work.


    Selene would then return to her cathedral.


    By morning, Artemiss would yawn since the sun was up. Artemiss¡¯s powers were weakened; she would soon teleport to Nyx¡¯s palace. Now, this palace was completely black and was adorned with onyx gemstones.


    When Artemiss got close, the doors would quickly open for her as if welcoming her inside. Artemis had only heard stories of Nyx, and from what she had learned, Nyx was a goddess to be feared. Once inside, the doors would close, and the silver braziers would create a black flame that gave off white light. This action greatly amazed Artemis, who proceeded down the hall. Artemis would then run into Nyx¡¯s servants, a human with bat wings for arms, and on his face was a silver bat mask.


    Nyx Servant: You are Lady Artemiss, correct??


    Artemis: Yes, I am.


    Nyx Servant: Good, my masters have been expecting you. Right this way.


    Artemis would follow this servant who led the young moon goddess to a ballroom with an empty stage, and then she appeared from a pillar of darkness. Nyx with a guitar; she would then play a song, and her husband, Erebos, would then appear next, playing the drums. What followed was a seriously amazing concert performed by the two primordial gods. Artemis had to admit she was impressed; she had only ever heard her brother''s music, so this completely blew her away.


    Nyx would then jump from the stage and walk up to Artemis. Nyx was tall; she and her siblings easily towered over the gods on the lower stratum, so Artemis was slightly intimidated by Nyx.


    Nyx: So you''re the Moon Goddess of the Hunt, huh?


    Artemis: Yes, I am, and you''re the primordial goddess of the night.


    Nyx: Yes, I have to say your darling little sphere is a lovely decoration for my lovely canvas.


    Artemiss: thank you


    Nyx: Now then, I hear you want to join our little plan.


    Artemis: Yes, I do. I want to put an end to Zeus.


    Nyx: Ok then, have whatever army sent to Tartarus, and when shit hits the fan, evacuate to Hades Palace. Understood?


    Artemis: I will. Is there anything else?


    Nyx: Nope, until the day comes, you¡¯ll need to lay low and keep your mouth shut, hun. This is going to be big.


    Nyx would then pet the moon goddess on the head and would soon walk over to her husband and start to kiss him. Artemis was relieved and soon made her way out, but after a few steps, she would quickly turn around and ask


    Artemis: Excuse me.


    Nyx and Erebus would then stop their make-out session and look to Artemis confused.


    Erebus: Did you need something else??


    Artemis: I was wondering if you could teach me how to play an instrument.


    Erebus and Nyx were completely caught off guard but would smirk and agree that Artemis would smile soon, coming over and then trying out instruments. Artemis soon discovered that she was really good with bass guitar.


    Nyx and Erebus were incredibly proud of Artemis¡¯s growth. Soon Nyx would invite Artemiss to join their group, and so the band would grow even, changing from the Shadows to the Bats and the blue moon. The three would hold concerts, and they became incredibly popular among the gods. The news of Artemis¡¯s musical prowess reached Apollo; he was greatly shocked. He soon confronted his sister and said


    Apollo: So you''re playing music now???


    Artemiss: Yes, it took a while, but I¡¯m getting better and better.


    Apollo: Ah, well, you''re pretty bad at it.


    Artemis: Hehe, feeling threatened, are we?


    Apollo: No, I¡¯m just saying leave the music to the literal god of music and just stay in your own lane.


    Artemis: No, it turns out I like playing bass, and both Nyx and Erebus are very accepting of me.


    Apollo would begin to glare; it was obvious he felt threatened by his sister''s newfound skill. Artemis would soon teleport to her perch and would proceed with her nocturnal duty.


    Apollo couldn¡¯t sleep that night; he was agitated that his sister, who he and everyone else had considered a filthy heathen, was encroaching on his domain, and what made it worse was that she actually had some skill with music. The Sun god was nearly driving himself insane with the realization that his sister had talent with music, one of his godly domains, and it was crushing him. It was like placing hot coals on his back. He even smashed his entire room apart. How could this have happened, he wondered?


    By morning Apollo would raise the sun and then go into his music room and sit and start playing music.


    Meanwhile in Cupid¡¯s Palace, he was sitting with Tartarus before the current events would take place. Tartarus and Cupid didn¡¯t really hang out all too often, but Tartarus has been showing up more and more to pick up the slack whenever Psyche is too busy.


    Tartarus, though he didn¡¯t show it a lot of the time, greatly cared for his siblings and would die to protect them. Tartarus was currently preparing a remedy for Cupid, who had been gravely ill for a few days. Tartarus had bottled up the remedy, teleported to Cupid¡¯s palace, and walked to his brother¡¯s bedroom.


    Cupid: Hello, Brother.


    Tartarus: I heard you weren¡¯t feeling well, little brother. I made you this.


    Tartarus would then pull out a round, white-colored glass vial. Cupid would then smile and take the vial in his hands and would undo the cap and smell it.


    Cupid: Mmm, Day Lily, you remembered.


    Tartarus: Of course that was the very first flower Gaia grew for you, and it was always your favorite.


    Cupid would smile and take a sip of the remedy and smile, soon drinking the entire contents.


    Cupid: Mmm, I¡¯m feeling so much better now.


    Tartarus: I thought that would help.


    Cupid would then stretch but would soon feel kicking and would place his hand on his extended stomach.


    Cupid: They¡¯re kicking up a fuss again.


    Tartarus: May I, um, feel


    Cupid: Hehe, sure, go ahead. You know, if you want, you could also go through the same thing.


    Tartarus would then place his hand on Cupid¡¯s extended belly, and he then felt a full front-on kick, and he quickly jumped back towards the wall, shaking like a leaf. The oh-so-powerful embodiment of the Depths was completely shaken to the core.


    Cupid couldn¡¯t help but laugh wildly. Tartarus would then blush, glowing white, and say


    Tartarus: Shut up, it was really alarming.


    Cupid: Imagine how it feels for me. You got the outside experience; I get to feel the full inner workings of it.


    Tartarus: Interesting; it honestly makes me want to try this pregnancy thing out for myself.


    Cupid: Well, I am curious what my children will be like. I mean, Gaia gave birth to four sets of children: the Titans, the Hecatons, the Cyclopes, and humanity.


    Tartarus: not to mention the Godzilla-like child and her brothers Ourea and Pontus.


    Cupid: Yes, I know. I guess I¡¯m just worried. I mean, I¡¯m not sure what my children will be like, and that is alarming.


    Tartarus: I know, but it¡¯s going to be ok, Cupid. It¡¯s not going to be easy. I¡¯m sure that something will happen to tip the Lightning Flinging Jackass off, but we¡¯ll be ready when it does happen.


    Cupid: Thank you.


    Tartarus and Cupid would then spend the rest of their days talking to one another. This would be the first time they spoke in a very long time. Tartarus has been writing stories and has taken lessons from a mortal named Edgar Allen Poe. Cupid was curious because he did wonder how Tartarus spent his days. His palace was located in the depths, not in the heavens.


    Tartarus would soon leave and make his way back to his palace using the power of darkness. Tartarus would descend soon, arriving in his foyer and climbing his way up the stairs. Tartarus would then hear the song of his crows as well as the gleeful barking of his bat wolf chimera. Abandon Tartarus would then walk into his library and would see Edgar busy writing away. Tartarus would then smile, sneaking up on Edgar and then wrapping his arms around the writer, spooking him.


    Edgar: Tartar, please stop doing that. I was in the zone.


    Tartarus: But I so rarely get to touch you, Edgar. I¡¯m only following your rule of one hug a day, and I haven¡¯t hugged you yet.


    Edgar: Well, you got it. Can we be done now?


    Tartarus: You''re such a stickler.


    Tartarus would then let go and soon look over Edgar¡¯s work. The story was as gripping as it always was and deeply horrifying. Tartarus loved all the works from Edgar; it¡¯s what inspired the primordial god to write stories of his own, and it¡¯s those stories that filled the primordial god¡¯s library.


    Tartarus: Edgar I can¡¯t wait to read this latest work.


    Edgar would then smile and roll his eyes.


    Tartarus: You say that every time, Tartar. Honestly, writing is the only way to pass the time in this place.


    Tartarus: I asked my sister, and she¡¯s going to help us make a garden to make this place more comforting. I know how you mortals love nature.


    Edgar: Hehe, yeah, that¡¯s true. Honestly, my life was complete hell. Being here is a comfort, even with the ever-encroaching darkness.


    Tartarus: You know things are only going to get more interesting.


    Edgar: You mean with the future succession war about to happen??


    Tartarus: Yes, no one will be spared. That is why I will ask you again: will you drink my ambrosia?


    Edgar: As I have said, I don¡¯t want to be a god Tartar; I¡¯m happy with what I have now, an eternal undisturbed afterlife where I can write my stories for all eternity. That¡¯s all I need.


    Tartarus: I know, but at the same time, Edgar, you are important to me. Life in the shadows has been isolating, and your stories have filled me with so much amusement.


    Edgar would then blush heavily; he knew of the Primordial God¡¯s feelings for him, and he had those feelings himself. Edgar would soon stand up and turn towards Tartarus and would then give him another hug, and the two would walk to the Aviary, where they spent time with the many crows residing there and speaking with them and training them.


    The two would have a great amount of time with each other.


    Shifting back to the Heavens Eros was busy reading another book in Cupid¡¯s library. Eros would then close another book and let out a sigh, looking out the window, and would then smile. Eros let out a small sigh, and then he heard something; it was the pitter-patter of a child. Eros turned his head to the side and saw Hedone, who, upon realizing he had been seen, would jump and try running off. Eros was curious and soon teleported in front of Hedone, causing the small godling to fall on his rump. Eros would then help Hedone to his feet and would giggle.


    Hedone: You''re really nice. Eros


    The Vassal would then nod his head and would walk back to the library. Eros would then feel a tugging on his gauntlet and would stop. Turning around, he saw Hedone holding his hand.


    Hedone: Wait, can you play with me, please?


    Eros would then let out another sigh and then agreed, allowing Hedone to lead the way to his playroom. Hedone would then play many games with Eros, from tea parties to dress-up, to make believe Eros was being a good sport through it all and did his best to keep the little godling entertained. It was two hours before Psyche came into the room looking for Hedone. Psyche then saw Eros currently holding an exhausted Hedone while Eros himself was admiring the view from the window.


    Psyche would then come over, and Eros turned to see him.


    Psyche: I¡¯m surprised. Normally my little one gives the servants a run for their money, but he¡¯s the one that managed to get tuckered out. Very surprising. Eros would shrug and soon come over and hand Hedone to Psyche and hold him close.


    Psyche: Thank you.


    Eros would then return to the library and go back to reading.


    It had been a good week for everyone.


    End of Episode

 Episode 4: Aiding the Titans and Preparing the Framework

    Cupid was stuck in bed; it was a bad day, and Cupid was screaming at everyone who wasn¡¯t Psyche and Hedone. The Primordial god soon locked himself in his room and lay in bed for God knows how long.


    It seemed like the due date was getting closer; it had been 20 decades since Cupid was impregnated, and things were getting a little sus. Zeus and his Pantheon were beginning to sense a strange radiance from the Upper Stratum where Cupid lived.


    And Cupid¡¯s Vassals were hard at work trying to cover everything up, but Gaia was also doing her part; she had located the jail cell that held her children, the Titans, and this was the day she was going to visit them.


    Gaia walked through the dark cave path and came to their cell; the bars were forged from bolts of lightning. Gaia was saddened by this, but she, being the embodiment of the earth, simply walked through the bars unfazed.


    On the other side, Gaia heard her children breathing. Gaia then proceeded further into the cell; she soon came across Hyperion, the Titan god of heavenly light.


    His radiant shine had greatly diminished; it was barely a glow.


    Gaia soon ran over to him and knelt down, lying against him.


    Gaia: Oh my goodness, my sweet child, what has happened to you?


    Hyperion was incredibly weak; he could barely speak, but he recognized his mother. His eyes were filled with so much love, and with all his might, he forced a smile.


    Gaia would smile and heal him the best she could, and though some of his powers had slowly been restored, the problem was that he was no longer being worshiped, and without the energy from human prayers, he was dying.


    ????: Mother?


    Gaia would then look up, and she saw Dione, the Oracle Titan Goddess. Gaia would gently place Hyperion on the ground and run over to Dione, hugging her close.


    Dione would smile; she missed her mother, and Gaia missed her.


    Dione: Mother, it¡¯s been so long.


    Gaia: Yes, it has been, my dear. Where are the others?


    Dione: They are further in resting; they are no better than Hyperion.


    Gaia: Oh my, I am so sorry for letting this happen.


    Dione: Mother, it¡¯s ok; it¡¯s not your fault.


    Gaia: Yes, it is. At the time, I thought having Zeus as the king would be a good thing, but sadly he¡¯s worse than his father, and on top of that, I¡¯m the one who started all this by revealing the truth to Cronus. I started all of this horror.


    Dione: Mother, it is true that you started this; that is indisputable, but you can¡¯t take the blame for how Cronus reacted. He wanted to stay in power, and that same motivation is also what Zeus wants, and during that time of imprisonment, Cronus has thought it over, and he has seen the error of his ways. He has promised to do better if given the chance.


    Gaia: That warms my heart. Hearing that, Dione and I have good news to share with all of you.


    Gaia would walk over and pick up Hyperion, and Dione would lead his mother to the other Titans.


    Once in the presence of the other Titans, Gaia revealed the truth of what was to come. The other Titans were a mix of excited and shocked to hear about a rebellion brewing and that Cupid was going to be giving birth to a new lineage of Gods.


    Astraeus: So if this succeeds, we will once again see the sun, Mother.


    Gaia: And so much more. I am working on a plan to restore your powers to you, and when I do, I ask that you all wait for the signal, then we shall attack Mount Olympus at full force.


    Cronus: And what of Zeus afterwards??


    Gaia: I have a plan for that. Now I have come to check on you all, and seeing you all in this near-death state, I now know what I must do. Please hold on while I put my own plans in action.


    Gaia would then teleport to her palace located in a hidden valley, and she would start by crafting a mortal. This mortal was beautiful, intelligent, and alluring.


    Gaia named her Alicia, and her sole responsibility was to restore faith in the titans.


    When Alicia was perfected, Gaia granted Alicia all the information pertaining to the Titans and sent her to a small island nation.


    Alicia was followed by Gaia, who took the form of a bull. Alicia managed to charm and sway the islanders and teach them the way of the Titans, even removing the island nation''s own gods from their seat of worship. This island nation was incredibly tiny, but it was enough to gain a surplus of worship that funneled its way to the Titans.


    It was a steady supply that was slowly building. Gaia was pleased with this, and so she started playing the long game, performing miracles in place of the Titans and slowly gaining more and more worship.


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    But this did not go unnoticed by Zeus, who, for the first time in a long time, chose to investigate this disruption in his kingdom. Gaia sensed her grandson coming towards her and hid herself and Alicia. Zeus would then disguise himself as a mortal and would investigate this newfound worship of the titans.


    He heard word of a priestess who rode atop a bull and began inquiring about her; the residents would say that she had disappeared. Zeus grew even more suspicious; there had been several disruptions in his world that he was starting to take notice of, so he chose to watch this island nation closely.


    Gaia would send word to Psyche, who quickly sent word to Hera, who had agreed to join the rebellion, and her role was to swallow her pride and distract Zeus when it was needed.


    Hera being the sexy distraction was something she hated with all her heart, but she knew it had to be done. Hera laid on the charm, got herself dressed in the finest attire that played into Zeus''s fantasies, and she went to town on him, giving him an intimate moment of bliss that went on for months, and she did this a total of 564 times.


    By the 200th time, Zeus had forgotten all about his suspicions and would proceed to skirt-chase women on earth, something Hera was forced to put up with and swallow her feelings about. Zeus loved how Hera had seemingly changed her opinions about him skirt chasing; little did he know, Hera was going to be one of the key figures in his undoing.


    Gaia had not been slouching either while Zeus was distracted. Gaia and Alicia had managed to establish an unbreakable Seat of Power for the Titans, who by this point were able to respond to their new worshipers themselves.


    Gaia was pleased with her work, and as a reward to Alicia, Gaia granted her full mortality and freedom to allow her to live her best life.


    Gaia had done her part wonderfully. Returning to her palace, she met with her husband, the wheelchair-bound Uranus. He mainly spent his days sitting in the Sky Dome and started observing and manipulating the sky.


    Uranus had long white hair, a five o''clock shadow, and dressed in pale blue robes that reflected the sky above. It was dawn in the sky; it was dawn on his robe.


    Uranus soon looked at his wife and smiled, and Gaia smiled back at him and soon sat next to him.


    Uranus: You¡¯ve been gone a long time.


    Gaia: I was busy helping my children.


    Uranus: Ah, how are they doing?


    Gaia: Oh, that¡¯s none of your concern.


    Uranus: I see. Then will you let them know that I was thinking of them?


    Gaia: I¡¯ll think about it.


    This sort of behavior was not uncommon for these two; in truth, all of Gaia¡¯s children and Gaia herself hated Uranus. Her children hated him from the start, and that hatred was certified when Uranus imprisoned the Cyclopes and Hecatons.


    But after Uranus was humbled by Cronus, he was forever bound to a wheelchair and put in his wife¡¯s care. Gaia still has some love for him, but it¡¯s greatly outweighed by her hatred for Uranus¡¯s past actions.


    Uranus: So what¡¯s the next step?


    Gaia: Well, with the steady flow of power the titans are receiving, we would need to focus on readying the playing field for what is to come when Cupid gives birth; that is when all hell breaks loose.


    Uranus: Well, what if I help out? The sky is my domain; I could create a barrier around the higher stratum that would prevent our grandson from even getting close, and then you would need to disable the elevator leading up.


    Gaia: That might just be the greatest idea you¡¯ve ever had. How fast can you set that up? Because we are running low on time.


    Uranus: If I start now, it would take me at least a month.


    Gaia: Then do it.


    Gaia would then get up and walk out of the room before she reached the door. Uranus spoke up, saying


    Uranus: If I do, will I be healed??


    Gaia: Ask me again when the rebellion is under way.


    Gaia then walked out of the room while Uranus worked to create the barrier.


    Meanwhile, in Cupid¡¯s Palace, Psyche was having a meeting with Eileithyia, the Goddess of Safe Childbirth.


    Psyche: So do you think you can do it?


    Eileithyia: I am unsure about this.


    Psyche: I know this is scary, Eileithyia, but for this we need you to do your part and deliver Cupid¡¯s children.


    Eileithyia: No, it¡¯s not that I am unsure about playing a role in this coup; I love my father.


    Psyche would then take a breath and say


    Psyche: Eileithyia I know you have your reservations about this, but it must be done. How many times have you seen your parents fight? How many times have you seen your mother cry and fume with anger?


    Eileithyia would start to fidget in her seat; she had seen the worst of it between her parents, but despite all of it, Eileithyia had seen the kindness of her father, and somehow she still wanted to protect him.


    Eileithyia: I, umm, I need time to think. I have no doubts in my abilities to deliver the children of a primordial god like your husband, but I have strict reservations about going against my father.


    Psyche: I see. Well then, please take your leave and come back when you have made your decision.


    Eileithyia would stand up and take a bow, leaving Cupid¡¯s Palace.


    Psyche: That girl is absolutely adorable, but she is too much of a Daddy¡¯s girl; she might never disobey him.


    ????: Not with persuasion alone, no.


    Psyche would turn around and see Morpheus rise from the floor. Morpheus had pale blue skin with an indigo and black suit; his hair was tied into a long braid; his eyes were closed, and on his back were long crow wings.


    Morpheus: That girl is solely devoted to her father, and she will never forsake him, but that is something I can quickly work around.


    Psyche: What do you suggest?


    Morpheus: I can place that girl in a waking dream, and while she is asleep, my brother Hypnose can puppet her from the shadows.


    Psyche: But what will happen when she comes out of that dream?


    Morpheus: My brother and I have planned for my brother to puppet her into Zeus¡¯s throne room when the deed has been done, then he will make her announce what she did, then she will wake up, and I assume Zeus will be so furious that he¡¯ll try to strike her. Hera will come to her defense and secure her to your palace. How¡¯s that for a plan?


    Psyche: I love it.


    Morpheus: I thought you might


    Morpheus would then slink off into the shadows, leaving Psyche alone. Psyche would then walk upstairs to his master bedroom, where Cupid was lying on his side. He was sleeping soundly with little Hedone wrapped in his arms. Psyche couldn¡¯t help but admire the scene and soon left the two alone.


    Psyche would then meet with Storge; he was taking a break from his duties, but when he saw Psyche coming over to him, Storge jumped up and bowed.


    Storge: Lord Psyche, how are you today?


    Psyche: I''m just fine. I just came by to ask for your report.


    Storge: of course


    Storge would then reach into his pocket and pull out a tablet and hand it to Psyche.


    Who would turn the tablet on and proceed to look through it?


    Psyche read through the documents carefully and saw that Storge had managed to perform a lot of miracles with spreading parental love around to those who needed it.


    Psyche: Well then, no wonder you''re taking a break; you have been a very busy little bee.


    Storge: Thank you, my Lord; I do try my best.


    Psyche: I can see that, but this is going way beyond.


    Storge would then begin to blush heavily and soon hid his face with his beret. Psyche would chuckle and then walk off. He soon met with Agape, who walked over to her lord and said


    Agape: Greetings, Lord Psyche. I have amazing news to share.


    Psyche: Oh, produce then.


    Agape would then provide several documents on all of Zeus¡¯s bastard children, their lives, what they did, and godlike abilities they had gained from their father.


    Psyche: This is good fieldwork, Agape.


    Agape: Thank you, Lord Psyche. I have even marked those who would be considered the most difficult to our goal.


    Psyche: Thank you. I am going to share this with the others right away. Proceed with the rest of your duties.


    Agape: Yes, Lord Psyche.


    Agape would then proceed to her next task of spreading love. Psyche would then call a meeting with the other primordial gods and would share the files he had gained from Agape.


    A meeting would be held to figure out how to handle these bastard children.


    <h2 style="text-align: center"><u>End of Episode</u></h2>

 Episode 5: Leveling the playing field and gathering troops

    It was close. The destined day was about to arrive. Cupid was almost ready to give birth, and the Rebellion was about to act. All the gods who sided with the Primordials were all set for an all-out war, but keeping themselves calm enough to not alert Zeus was slowly becoming harder. One god who had noticed the suspicious behavior was one you wouldn¡¯t think paid close attention; this god was Dionysus.


    The God of Wine Fertility, Vegetation, Ecstasy, and Madness.


    Dionysus would always keep himself in a state of drunken bliss, but this time he had noticed so many signs that his father hadn¡¯t, and when he brought it to Zeus¡¯s attention, he just waved it off. This is what led Dionysus to go up to Cupid¡¯s Palace and seek out answers himself.


    When he arrived, Psyche took charge in his husband¡¯s stead and spoke with Dionysus, explaining the whole affair.


    Dionysus sat, and he understood why it needed to happen, but at the same time, Dionysus and Zeus had spent many good times drinking and having festivities together and had formed a strong bond, which is why he came up with his own plan during the meeting with Psyche, but Dionysus underestimated his adversaries, who were fully aware of what Dionysus was capable of.


    Dionysus was quickly apprehended before he could warn Zeus, and like so many unwilling players, Dionysus was trapped in a waking dream, unaware that his body was being manipulated like a puppet.


    Cupid was told about this possible insurrection and took a sigh of relief. Dionysus, though known as the God of Wine, can inflict madness within gods if given the chance, plus his wines can have great effects or even reveal certain truths.


    Cupid and Psyche would then receive word from Gaia, who was able to convince her two Hecaton sons, Cottus and Gyges, to join the rebellion, and not soon after, Artemis would message in saying she had convinced the Giants to join in as well. The army was looking great.


    Cupid was excited for this. Psyche would proceed to do some more planning. So far, everything was looking up. The amount of soldiers they were able to gather trounced Zeus¡¯s forces greatly. It would take a miracle for Zeus to survive this war unscathed.


    However, when Cupid gives birth, they will be incredibly vulnerable, and though Uranus had put steps in place, Psyche had a hunch about his true intentions, and then there was Heracles, the leader of Zeus¡¯s army; his strength outmatched every god alive; he would be the biggest issue.


    And with Hera joining the Rebellion, there was no way Heracles would be willing to work with them.


    So they needed to find a way to deal with him somehow.


    A week later Aphrodite would visit Psyche, who was still trying to work out a plan to get rid of Heracles. It was actually Aphrodite who said that Heracles was highly susceptible to madness. Hera had done this several times when Heracles was a mortal.


    This gave Psyche an idea: if they couldn¡¯t find a way to beat Heracles, they could do the next best thing and have Heracles removed from play, and to do that, they needed to use a newly acquired puppet.


    Psyche would then contact Hypnos, who arrived the next night. Hypnos would meet Psyche in the den of the palace and would be informed of the plan to remove Heracles. The god of sleep reveled in the chaos this would cause.


    And waiting for the Olympion Tourney, all the gods were in attendance, but Psyche and Hedone would be there as well. Zeus was shocked to see them but was courteous nonetheless.


    Hedone was shy; this was the first time he had been to a tourney, and Zeus was happy to see Hedone. He didn¡¯t even know Cupid and Psyche had a child.


    Zeus: Hello, young one. I am happy to welcome you to the tourney.


    Hedone simply hid behind Psyche, who comforted his child as they took a seat next to Zeus¡¯s throne.


    The tourney was soon underway, and soon Heracles took center stage. He was a powerful brawler and fought like a seasoned warrior. It was incredibly entertaining to the crowd.


    Hedone hated the entire spectacle and soon hid himself in his father¡¯s chest. Zeus saw this and remarked


    Zeus: My, my, what a little sensitive little pansy you have, though it¡¯s to be expected when two frilly fruits decide to raise children.


    Hedone would whine, not liking that comment, and Psyche soon held his son close, and though he wanted to strike Zeus down right then and there, Psyche swallowed his anger and waited for the fireworks to go off.


    The final event was a group wrestling match; this was the exact moment they needed. Psyche would soon cover Hedone¡¯s ears, and when the bell went off, the wrestling match started. Dionysus, who was being puppeted by Hypnos, would activate his powers and inflict madness and a violent frenzy upon Heracles.


    Heracles would let out a bloodthirsty battle cry and acted like a demonic beast without mercy. It took only a few seconds for Heracles to kill all the other combatants, but then he set his eyes on the crowd.


    It was chaos.


    Psyche took to the sky to get to safety. Zeus soon rushed into the crowd to stop his crazed son, pinning him to the ground. Zeus soon had to use his powers to bind Heracles and stop him.


    But Zeus had a feeling he knew what had happened; he quickly turned his gaze to Dionysus, who would quickly wake up at that exact moment, confused.


    But he soon found himself at the mercy of his enraged father Dionysus, and Heracles would soon be beaten within an inch of their lives and bound in Tartarus.


    Psyche internally celebrated what had happened; this went off with flying colors. Not only had they gotten rid of Zeus¡¯s golden child and general, but they had also disposed of the one other pawn that could reveal their plans to Zeus. This was a rousing success.


    Psyche would then return to the palace and take Hedone to the playroom. Hedone was still troubled by what Zeus said and asked


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    Hedone: Papa, is there something wrong with us?


    Psyche: No, my little star, that lightning-flinging jackass is the problem.


    Hedone: Okay, he¡¯s mean.


    Psyche: Yes, he is now. Then why don¡¯t we go have fun and try to forget that stupid tourney we had to sit through?


    Hedone: Ok!!!


    Psyche and Hedone would then begin to play with each other and have an amazing time. Soon a servant would come into the playroom and say


    Servant: Excuse me, Lord Psyche, but we have a guest.


    Psyche: Oh, and who is it?


    The servant moved aside, and then she was revealed. Eileithyia


    She looked so incredibly timid and scared. Psyche soon stood up and came over to her.


    Psyche: So what brings you here, Eileithyia?


    Eileithyia: I am sorry for intruding, but I wanted to know if your offer to join the Rebellion is still valid.


    Psyche: Yes, it is, but what has changed your mind?


    Eileithyia: I saw how Father treated my brothers and his face when he did it. Monstrous. If I agree to help, can you assure my safety?


    Psyche: Absolutely.


    Eileithyia let out a sigh of relief, and Psyche took her to Cupid and stated that her role will be to care for Cupid and make sure his delivery goes smoothly. Eileithyia was more than prepared for this task and soon set to work caring for Cupid.


    Meanwhile, in the Olympian Pantheon, Zeus was heartbroken; he hated what he had to do, and he soon entered a deep depression, and what¡¯s worse, Zeus had to beat and lock up Heracles, his golden boy, the second apple of his eye.


    Athena was trying her best to console her father, but she started to assume something was amiss. Dionysus and Heracles were drinking buddies. Why would he purposely inflict madness upon him? Athena decided to do her own investigation just to see if things were on the up and up.


    Hera reveled in Zeus¡¯s sorry state; she adored every second of his misery. It was hard for her to play her role, but she knew good and well that her time was coming for her to get rid of Zeus and restore order to the Pantheon.


    Meanwhile, Melist was in his garden surrounded by his closest companions, the bees. Melist was an antisocial god who mainly resided in his garden with the bees. On occasion he would deliver mead to the gods, but a majority of the time he was in his garden.


    Melist was a short god, only standing at 5 feet tall. He dressed in a long, flowing skirt with no shirt and a single scarf around his neck. Both the scarf and his skirt had the signature black and yellow pattern. His hair was light brown in color.


    Soon a bee would alert Melist of everything going on and advise Melist to take a side in the matter. From what Melist heard, Cupid¡¯s army was stronger and more likely to win while corruption was lurking within Zeus¡¯s court.


    Melist hated leaving his garden, but he knew this was something he couldn¡¯t avoid, so he soon met with Psyche, who understandably didn¡¯t know who Melist was.


    And Melist was used to this sort of reaction considering he only left his garden three times a year.


    Psyche then asked what Melist could bring to the table, and Melist offered his Mead. Melist stated that he could create special bottles of mead that could provide great effects.


    And Psyche was all for it. Melist was accepted with open arms; the minor god would return to his garden and would soon have these specialty meads delivered to the armies in Tartarus. Psyche would then give a special assignment to Eros.


    Eros was tasked with finding Arachne and the Gorgon Sisters, who had been hiding in the Mortal realm.


    Psyche knew that these four had an issue with the gods for Arachne; she had an issue with Athena, while the Gorgons had a deep loathing hatred for both Poseidon and Athena.


    Eros took to the task and would begin looking for them. Arachne was the mother of all spiders, and if he were to find her, then they would know.


    Eros soon descended into a forest and quickly found a small spider.


    Eros: Hello, little one, I require your services.


    The spider would then jump from Eros¡¯s hand and reveal its true form.


    A six-foot-tall man with four spider eyes, he had pale lavender skin and had six spider legs protruding from his back. His two front arms were like slender, razor-sharp needles, and his hair was short with a pink coloring.


    Spider: What do you want?


    Eros: I need to know the location of your mother.


    Spider: no


    Eros: But I have a message from the gods, and I need to direct it to her.


    Spider: The last time Mother associated herself with the gods, she received so much pain.


    Eros: But it is from that pain that all of you came to be. I am not a messenger of Hera; in fact, my master seeks to take her and her father down.


    Spider: Who is your master again?


    Eros: the primordial god Cupid, who alone can jerk Zeus around like a puppet.


    The Spider was shocked but took a chance; he opened a gateway to the Mother Den and proceeded to guide Eros through the many tunnels until they came across a massive hall.


    ?????: Hello, young one. What brings you back home?


    Spider: Mother, someone wishes to speak with you. He is a vassal.


    At that point there would be a monstrous scream as the walls began to quake; looking up, six spider legs would proceed to lower, and there she was, Arachne, the first and greatest spider.


    She was colossal with her human body connected to a lower spider half. She


    Arachne: What more do those infernal gods want from me? They cursed me for revealing their truth and cursed me to this form. Now what could they possibly want?


    Erose: Arachne, I know that you were wronged by Athena, and I can understand your anger, but I can promise you my master Cupid sits on a higher plane and plans on enslaving Zeus and killing those who follow him.


    Arachne: Cupid, you say the Primordial God of Love. This is interesting; proceed.


    Erose then told Arachne about the plan at play, and Arachne decided then and there that this was the right course of action; the gods were, in fact, monsters that needed to be brought down a peg.


    Erose had his first task completed; he would then leave the Mother Den, and as he stepped back out on the Mortal Plane, he sensed it¡ªthe gaze of a special owl. Erose simply teleported away and soon found the Tomb of the Gorgons; they had hidden themselves in the ruins of Athena¡¯s temple.


    Using his power, Eros easily got inside and found the three sisters surrounded by a den of snakes. The snakes could sense Eros¡¯s power and avoided him. which left the Gorgons to look upon them Each of them was blindfolded, their snaky hair wriggling and writhing about, acting as their eyes.


    Stheno: You are not a god; you are a vessel, but judging from your power level, the god who spawned you is higher than that of Zeus.


    Eros: Very astute of you, and you are correct: my master is stronger than the gods in the current pantheon.


    Euryale: Did you say current? Meaning there is another pantheon in the works.


    Eros: Possibly I can only confirm that something is coming, and it may be beneficial if you three were to join it.


    The Gorgons would then whisper amongst themselves for a moment.


    Medusa: So if we were to join, what is to come? What would we gain from it?


    Erose: What would you want? I can relay your request to my master, and I can assure you he will fulfill it.


    The three Gorgons then began to whisper amongst themselves once again, but it was Medusa who spoke up and said,


    Medusa: We want to procreate.


    Erose: Excuse me?


    Stheno: We want three partners for each of us. Each partner will be made from a rib bone from our bodies.


    Euryale: We want to have children, and you gods are the only ones who can do that for us.


    Erose: I see. Well, then, giving a moment to speak with my master.


    Erose would then teleport back to Cupid¡¯s palace and would seconds later return with a smile on his face and say


    Erose: My master will happily provide each of you with husbands so you can start your families.


    The three Gorgon sisters would then hold their hands and smile.


    Erose would then fill them in on the whole story and what was to come. Erose then told them that when the sky turns a pastel pink and a great magenta typhoon surrounds Olympus, Erose was about to take his leave, but the Gorgons then advised him to speak with the Minotaurs.


    Erose thought an addition to the growing army wouldn¡¯t be so bad, so he went down to the Minotaur¡¯s labyrinth and was surprised to see an entire community of Minotaurs down there as well as the Fauns.


    Erose soon spoke with the Minotaur Chieftain Olondros, and the chief explained that by some miracle Ariadne, the goddess of the labyrinth, bestowed a kindness upon the Minotaur¡¯s descendants, and the kindness was the gift of wisdom.


    Erose then proceeded to negotiate a term: they would help with the war and be given their own land.


    Olondros agreed to those terms, and Erose returned and gave his report. Psyche was impressed everything was in place; victory was assured; now it was a waiting game.


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 Episode 6: The Beginning of Zeus鈥檚 End

    It was a calm night in the skies above; it was peaceful, but that all changed when ten stars broke through the darkness and gave off a light so strong they nearly blotted out the sun''s light.


    And all of Olympus felt it, a strong feeling; it was like a sudden change that swept through the world. Something powerful was beginning to be born. This great force awoke Zeus, and he instantly knew it was coming from the Upper Stratum.


    It was go time. All the gods that aligned themselves with the primordial gods quickly did their parts. First, they set up blockades to hinder Zeus; then they grabbed what they could and fled to Tartarus.


    Zeus quickly called for his army, and they started to take down any and all blockades, but they were nearly unstoppable. It took a few minutes when Zeus realized that a majority of the Pantheon had left him. He was even more furious than before, and the Mortal World felt his anger as a worldwide storm raged through the land.


    Meanwhile, Gaia used her plants to destroy the elevator and soon left soldiers to delay Zeus before going up to Cupid¡¯s Palace and creating a thicket of trees to hinder what was to come. Then she met with her siblings, who were all ready to defend their brother.


    Gaia: It¡¯s go time.


    Nyx: Exactly. Gaia Go to Cupid; you have the most experience in this matter, and if we fail, you''re the last line of defense.


    Gaia: Right.


    Gaia would then run inside to Cupid.


    Tartarus would then appear; he was armed with a scythe and a look of determination.


    Tartarus: Any sign of that lightning-flinging bastard yet?


    Erebus: No, he¡¯s probably still dealing with the blockades.


    Tartarus: And what of Psyche and Hedone?


    Nyx: Safely evacuated, but I don¡¯t trust Uranus¡¯s barrier.


    Tartarus: Wait, you let that Cloud-loving cripple set up a barrier?


    At that moment the sky barrier around the upper stratum would turn red.


    Erebus: That¡¯s an imprisonment. Veil


    Nyx: That bastard plans on trapping us here.


    Tartarus: Exactly, but he¡¯s a creation of Gaia; he¡¯s just as powerful as her.


    Then it happened: a lightning bolt pierced the veil, leaving a wide enough hole for a small army to pass through.


    Nyx: Damn, he¡¯s here.


    Tartarus: Everyone on your guard. We outmatch that jackass; we just have to hold him off.


    Nyx & Erebus: Right!!


    And soon Zeus would rise through the hole he had created in the imprisonment. Veil lighting circled around him as his eyes glowed with an intense aura.


    Zeus: What the hell is happening up here?


    Erebus soon transformed his arms into blades and flew up to Zeus and performed a spinning slash attack. Zeus shielded himself and punched Erebus, only sending him away by a few feet and doing very little damage.


    Erebus smirked and said


    Erebus: You always were a weak little bastard.


    Erebus then sent a wave of darkness towards Zeus, who took heavy damage and was sent back a good distance. Zeus then sent a beam of electricity at Erebus; it managed to stun him, but not by much. Zeus would then try to capitalize but soon found himself being kicked to the ground by Nyx, who sprouted her four black wings to send the lightning-flinging jackass down to the ground.


    Tartarus would summon Onyx crystals to bind Zeus where he lay.


    Tartarus: Stay down, you jackass; you can¡¯t win this.


    Zeus: Not alone; I can¡¯t.


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    Suddenly there was a battle cry as Athena¡¯s army, followed by Apollo and those still loyal to Zeus, would rise and tried to lay siege to the Cupid¡¯s Palace.


    Erebus, Nyx, and Tartarus began fighting for their lives. Athena led the charge as a tactician while Apollo rode overhead using his power of light to weaken Erebus and Nyx.


    The three primordial gods were strong and proved too powerful for the gods alone, but still the Olympian gods still had a chance¡ªthat is, until the sun was forced to set.


    Apollo looked up, incredibly shocked. He didn¡¯t command it to set at all; that only could mean it was Helios, the first sun god.


    And soon the full moon rose into the sky, commanding it was Selene and Artemis.


    Zeus, his limbs still trapped in Onyx, screamed; he swore he would kill Selene and rip Artemis to shreds, but by this point, Zeus¡¯s army was in more danger.


    Erebus and Nyx were empowered by the darkness, and together they unleashed a savage display of their power, and it demolished their army and mortally wounded the gods who allied with Zeus.


    But the ordeal left Erebus and Nyx drained; they hadn¡¯t used power like that since Chaos created them, and even still, they never needed to.


    Tartarus stood between his siblings and the decimated forces, and he armed himself, ready for anything, but Tartarus would soon be in for the fight of his life because soon, like a demon out of hell, Zeus broke free from the Onyx bindings and floated in the air, engulfed in an aura of electricity.


    And he soon started fighting Tartarus, who was incredibly surprised by the level of speed and ferocity that the Olympion King possessed. Tartarus soon created a stone spire made from obsidian and sent it flying towards Zeus, who caught it and soon shattered it.


    Tartarus and his siblings watched on with shock and disbelief; this was power they had not expected from a lesser-born god.


    Tartarus then sent razor-sharp obsidian fragments towards Zeus, who withstood the attack. This led Tartarus to use his Consuming Void Theurgy.


    Soon a large black hole of darkness appears behind Zeus, and it stuns him. Tartarus¡¯s Theurgies are closely related to the void, and to be specific, he can choose what will be consumed.


    In this instance, he is choosing to consume Zeus¡¯s newfound wellspring of power, but Tartarus is surprised to see Zeus standing his ground and vigorously fighting against the consuming void.


    Erebus: How is this possible??


    Nyx: I don¡¯t know, but I am not letting him get into the palace.


    Nyx soon stood up and used her power to create tentacles of darkness to bind and restrain Zeus. These tentacles were fashioned with razor-sharp thorns that started slashing at Zeus¡¯s skin, leaving him bleeding and brutalized, but that didn¡¯t stop him.


    Erebus then joined the fray and started summoning bolts of black lightning to strike down upon Zeus and Tartarus, creating more razor-sharp onyx shards to assault Zeus with. With their combined efforts, they can only do so much until exhausting themselves. Zeus now freely walks into the palace. Though the three primordial gods had failed to stop Zeus, they had succeeded in delaying and draining some of his power.


    Zeus soon walked inside the palace, seething with rage for what he was about to find. He busted through walls, turned tables over, and nearly destroyed everything.


    The Olympion King was not expecting to be sent flying by the strong punch of Philia.


    Philia: You will not lay a hand on my master, you lightning-flinging bastard.


    Zeus: You will regret that.


    Zeus would then stand up but soon found himself buffeted by ruinous wind that quickly took effect in ruining Zeus¡¯s stamina.


    Zeus: How the hell??


    Agape would then appear; she smirked, saying


    Agape: Your end is nigh, you petulant child of a king; you deserve everything that will happen to you.


    Zeus was about to throw a bolt of lightning at Agape, but he soon had to suffer through an eruption of dark blood-red thorns that pierced through his body. The culprit was Eros, who was preparing another spell, and above, Storge was using enchantments to buff his fellow Vassals.


    Zeus soon causes an explosion of electricity and soon goes after Eros, who manages to go a step above Zeus¡¯s pace just to stay ahead. Eros soon starts to throw spell after spell at Zeus, slowing him down as he weathers every attack that comes his way. Zeus is once again hit by Philia¡¯s fists of fury, and Zeus turns his attention towards Philia.


    The two go toe to toe, matching each other blow for blow, but Philia manages to get the better of Zeus and soon throws him through five walls of the palace as he gets up panting heavily. Zeus falls victim to another one of Agape¡¯s attacks.


    Agape rushes towards Zeus, charges up energy into her hand crossbow and flamingo folding fan, and unleashes a combined attack called Demonic Sting.


    Zeus would feel the full brunt of the attack and would soon feel the cursed status effect fall upon him.


    He felt his godly powers diminish as he tried to stand up but soon found himself hit by a blast of mana, forcing him to the ground.


    The Four Vessels then went into full force, trying to shatter Zeus¡¯s fighting spirit completely. The Vessels combined all their powers and did all they could, and they even managed to break his left arm.


    But then the Four Vassals were hit by a bolt of water, pushing them aside. They tried to react but were hit by another bolt of water. Unable to cope, Zeus then looked over and saw his brother Poseidon.


    Poseidon: I am sorry for being late, dear brother, but I had just gotten your letter recently.


    Zeus: Better late than never. Now let¡¯s see what¡¯s going on. Zeus, now accompanied by his older brother Poseidon, would sweep through the meager resistance of Cupid¡¯s servants and pawns, rooks, and knights.


    The two soon came across a long hallway, and on the other side was Gaia, their grandmother.


    Gaia gazed upon her grandsons with a look of apologetic shame and sorrow.


    Gaia: Forgive me, Zeus and Poseidon, but I cannot let you pass. I do not wish to harm the both of you, but I will do what I must to atone for my mistakes.


    Zeus: Grandmother, why do any of this? Why align yourself with this facade? Why not just let us go? You''re the one who cared for me when my parents couldn¡¯t. I, too, don¡¯t want to fight you.


    Gaia: My choice has already been made, my darling grandson. You both shall not pass; I can promise you that.


    Zeus let out a rough sigh and soon armed himself for a fight. Poseidon, seeing the pain within his brother, takes the lead and starts using his trident to fight off Gaia, who manipulates large elephant-sized roots to combat Poseidon¡¯s trident and water attacks.


    The King of the Sea would soon find himself overwhelmed, mainly because for so long he would use hydromancy to fight, so his fighting experience was greatly limited while outside the water.


    Gaia¡¯s roots quickly subdue Poseidon and then subdue a heavily weakened Zeus.


    Without even dropping a bead of sweat, Gaia exclaims


    Gaia: It¡¯s over now and forever.


    Zeus: Let me go, Gaia.


    Gaia: I will not let you have committed so many horrible things, Zeus, and I might be partly responsible for it, and I raised you better only for you to go around and abuse women. You and your brother Poseidon are both horrible, and I refuse to let it continue.


    Then it happened like a wave of fresh air being released upon the world: a new lineage of gods came to be, and Zeus, for the first time in his life, felt threatened.


    Gaia would form a warm, relieved smile on her face as she said


    Gaia: At last I might be able to atone for the sins I have witnessed. Your reign, my dear grandchildren, is coming to a close as a new lineage of gods has successfully been born, and I will do all I can to protect them only to see the future they will bring, and I will teach them to be better.


    Gaia soon left behind the double doors, leaving her grandsons to dangle helplessly.


    All the while, Zeus could only think of one phrase.


    ¡°Could I lose my throne?¡±


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