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Apollo, you dare defy me?

There is no longer a plate for you on Olympus.

Stay in the wilderness, rot.

How did I turn into a wolf?

Dammit, I don't feel a shred of god power.

I'm the goddess of magic, and I bind myself to a beast?

Hector.

We knew you'd be here.

Hand over the night essence and we'll let you live.

I don't feel it.

Awoo! Crap!

She's in danger!

You're welcome.

You're still trying to bite.

I'm starving. One more bite, and I could stand up.

Could it be?

This beast's saliva is repairing my illness.

Put me down. I'm the sun god.

You can't just hold me like this. Ugly. So ugly.

My mate? Is this ugly creature?

Listen. From now on, you are my servant.

You bite only when I say so. No sneak attack.

Understood? A servant? Fine by me. As long as I stick close, there will be

plenty of chances to bite.

The scent of her night essence.

It's intoxicating.

One more bite. Just one more and I'll definitely gain more strength.

I knew it.

If you won't behave, you leave me no choice.

A leaf?

You're treating me like a dog? From today on, you are my mount.

Behave, or no food.

A mount it is.

At least I've lashed onto a powerful ally.

She might be fierce, but staying with her means food.

The Olympus trial grounds.

Only by going in can I fix my essence fast.

But the gates are guarded.

Entry requires a contracted beast.

You will barely pass as a contract beast.

Barely? I'm a transformed sun god.

Ten thousand times nobler than those low-level magical pets.

Just a bit ugly. I need to make you presentable.

You're an embarrassment.

Just wait until I reclaim my true form. We'll see if you still call me ugly

then.

A contract beast is required to enter the trial grounds.

Where is yours?

This is my contract beast.

Am I seeing right? This knockout brought a wild wolf as her contract beast?

That scrawny ugly thing is a contract beast? My wound box is in better shape.

This wolf is of inferior quality.

I sense no divine power.

Are you sure it can accompany you into the trial field?

Just wait until I awaken. When I'm back in my true form, let's see if you can

still act so smug.

Hey there, beautiful.

What future do you have with a useless beast like that?

Come with me. I guarantee you'll get in. Messing with my woman?

You're dead!

Ah!

You crazy mutt! Drop dead, you animal!

My body's still weak.

If this lands, I'm down for another two days.

You dare kick my wolf?

Ha! Served you right.

My woman's no ordinary person.

Impressive. If your contract beast has such ferocity, it barely qualifies

combat ready.

The new trial opens in three days. Those with contract beasts may enter. If you

are interested, you may participate.

Fine. Three days.

I'll be here.

The trial rules are simple.

Cross the trial grounds and reach the temple at the other end.

There will be beasts, traps, and obstruction from other competitors.

Those who arrive alive, pass.

She actually showed?

After she slapped that guy from the Wasteland Gang.

They've been itching for payback.

She's asking for it.

Looks like someone else is about to become the Wasteland Gang's plaything.

Just wait and see.

Three of them.

I can handle two. Leave the last one to you.

Three days of nothing.

Time to stretch my leg.

Damn it.

If only I were a little stronger.

Not bad didn't hold you back.

What's going on? Why is my body so hot?

Too many kinds of power. It hurts like hell.

I need...

You're that wild wolf?

It's me. How did you turn into a beast, man?

I evolved.

A beast can evolve into a beast, man. I've never seen that before.

Now you have.

Bit me?

Sorry, you smelled too good.

I couldn't help it.

Who gave you permission to bite me?

You, put some clothes on first.

Oh no, oh no. What if she never lets me bite her again?

Where am I supposed to find divine power this deal?

From now on, no biting the neck.

Keep staring and I'll rip your ears off. Who's staring?

I'm keeping watch.

At this rate, I won't recover even 30% before the trial ends.

Not enough to pass.

Your aura can speed up the recovery of my divine power.

My aura can do that?

So you need me?

I need your aura, not you.

I'm going to meditate. Don't bother me for the next three hours.

She needs my aura. That means she can't leave me. Perfect. My long-term meal

ticket is secure.

Since she's busy meditating...

There's no point in me just sitting around. Might as well hunt a few beasts,

absorb some divine power.

Strange scent. Not a trial taken.

The scent of the solar law.

Eat him, and our divine power will surge.

You can talk?

The beasts here are high level. Wolf ears, wolf tail.

Half man, half wolf.

Whose contract?

beast are you?

Contract beast?

You've got the wrong guy. I'm nobody's lackey. Even better. Alone and unbound,

you're the perfect meal.

Who were you calling a meal just now?

My lord, spare us! We didn't recognize your greatness. If you spare us, we'll

follow you. We'll serve you as our master, sworn to you!

Three shadow wolf underlings.

Way better than those trialist contract beasts.

This trial is no joke. Time to add some muscle.

Fine. Get up. From today on, your names Alpha-1, Alpha-2,

and Alpha-3.

Thank you, Master.

I've recovered 20%. At least I got back what he sucked away.

Where's that stupid wolf?

You went out hunting just to get yourself hurt first thing in the

morning? For you.

He did this?

For me?

A Thundercristen sheep?

That's a Class 3 beast. You hunted this alone?

Who else?

I chased it halfway up the mountain and almost got fried by the lightning on its

horns. Thundercrag sheep are incredibly fast.

Its horns release lightning.

Why would a half-beast like you go after it?

Don't you need divine power to recover?

A Class 3 beast should give you a decent loot, right?

I didn't expect he'd be so thoughtful.

You're hurt.

Scratches. They'll heal in a couple of days.

Hold still.

If your injuries slow us down, I'm the one affected.

Oh, so you're looking out for me.

Don't flatter yourself.

The spiritual power of a cloth three beast.

Much purer than those random energy scraps I was absorbing before.

So, it's useful, right? Not bad.

You're starting to look like a real contract beast.

Just acceptable?

I woke up before dawn, cracked it for hours, chased it up a mountain, was

clawed three times, got zapped in the leg just to bring it back for you!

What are you getting at?

You're full now, but I'm still hungry.

Fair is fair.

Let me have a bite.

No.

I burned a ton of energy. Without refueling my divine power, my aura will

weaken. And if my aura weakens, who's going to hunt beasts for you?

One bite. Don't touch me.

The fog is wrong.

The trial is really not that easy.

Someone's ahead.

That woman is gorgeous.

Alone with a wild wolf?

Easy prey.

Once she's alone, we'll take out her contract beast first.

Without her beast, she's our prisoner!

Want to use me as the breakthrough point? Fine. I'll cripple your contract

beast first and show you who the real breakthrough point is.

Damn it, Fogg. You lost that woman.

What's the rush?

She's not going anywhere.

By the end of the trial, she'll be ours.

Then I'll lock her in my tent for three days and nights.

Them again. You mocked us before, and now you've got your eyes on Heckman.

Fine. I'll use you to test my power.

White Eagle, what's going on?

What is going on?

Who's attacking us? The fog is too thick.

I can't see anything. Tiger, get back here.

Night.

These claws didn't evolve for nothing.

Where did you go?

Nowhere.

I took a little stroll nearby.

A little stroll?

Yeah. I went ahead to scout.

What the hell is this?

There's nothing to find.

Forget it. Retreat now. This fog is weird.

While you were scouting, did you leave a few souvenirs on their contract piece?

You sure of that?

No. But there's fur on your mouth.

The wind blew it there. There isn't a breath of wind in the fog.

Let's go.

Someone's here.

How many?

Three of them.

Their auras are strong, not those weaklings from before.

They mean trouble.

Strange. I clearly sensed a dark divine power fluctuation just now.

Stay focused. Our Lord demands the dark origin be retrieved at all costs.

The trail is nearby.

Split up and search.

Underwilled pursuers?

How did they find me here? They detect your dark origin.

Impossible. My power hasn't recovered yet. It can't be detected at all.

They are not chasing Hecate.

Could there be another dark origin inside this trial land?

This aura truly belongs to the Dark Origin.

Gaining this power can restore most of our divine strength, both for her and

me. I must claim it.

Follow me.

Is this a clue fragment of the first Darkmoon Ruins? The Darkmoon Ruins? It

is the ruins of the first Dark Goddess. Regin says she was one of the oldest

deities of Olympus. She perished long ago.

Her ruins are said to hold countless treasures.

I always thought it was just a myth.

What do you want with it? My origin is rooted in the Darkmoon lineage.

This fragment, it's responding to me.

The source of night!

Wait! Something's wrong.

Source of night!

No, it's a guardian beast! Run!

Damn it.

My power hasn't recovered enough. I'm no match for that guardian beast. Looks

like this source of night isn't meant for me.

Solar golden flame, it just breathed. That's power from my solar source.

Maybe I can handle it.

Oh no, it found us. Apollo, we need to retreat.

You idiot wolf!

What are you doing? Are you suicidal?

Nice box.

There's a good kitty.

Don't be reckless.

We're no match for it.

Before it makes its move, get out of here with me.

You trust me that little?

Relax.

I won't drag you into danger.

Besides, if it wanted to attack, it would have pounced already.

Is it submitting to you?

Hmm. Smart fox.

It knows who to follow.

This is the nine-tailed spirit fox, the former mount of the first dark moon

goddess. It guarded these ruins for thousands of years.

Why would it submit to you?

Maybe it thinks I'm handsome?

Stop joking. You're just a stray dirt wolf. Why would the nine-tailed fox

think you are handsome?

Who are you, really? I'm the sun god.

Let's talk about why it likes you instead.

You look down on me that much?

You were the one who stood in front of me just now.

That's because our lives are linked. If you die, I die too.

Is it that hard to admit I'm important?

It's yours.

The faster you recover, the more source power I can keep absorbing.

Thank you.

Such a stubborn woman.

Let's go. We need to hurry to the temple.

Would you believe me if I said this is all a misunderstanding?

You're here for the trial, too?

Yes. I'm Alluvia, a follower of Artemis, goddess of the hunt.

A beastman?

How rare.

I've never seen such a special contract beast.

Take your hands off her. He's my contract beast.

My, my.

Such a fierce little owner you have.

Why not come with me?

I'm gentle, and I'm very capable, too.

I'm so dead.

There is no explaining this now.

Elusha, this is all a misunderstanding.

I am completely loyal to Hektra. Please don't test my loyalty.

With a body that fine and all you've got is some clueless fool, you'll never know

how good this feels.

Elusha, you're not welcome here.

Leave. I was leaving anyway.

Bye, little beast man.

You turned me down this time, but I really like your aura.

If you ever want to leave the darkness behind, you know where to find me.

Is she pretty?

No, not at all.

Hectory. What?

You're even scarier when you're jealous than when you're fighting.

Get locked.

Yes, ma'am.

I never knew Hekna could be this terrifying when she's mad.

I should never make her angry again.

Hekti, I really didn't know Olivia was underneath me. We teleported out in

midair and I had no time to react.

I swear, I swear it wasn't on purpose. Please.

Shut up. I didn't ask for an explanation.

Breathe quieter.

You're annoying me.

I was just...

Hector, be quiet.

You dare snap at me?

Who gave you the nerve? I'm your master.

What is it?

Someone's coming.

Five? No, six.

Every aura is stronger than the pursuers we met outside the ruins.

Wonderworld aura?

Yes. Damn it.

The night source in the crystal must have leaked.

The underheld pursuers tracked it here.

We need to hide.

I didn't say... This isn't the time.

We need to leave now.

Come on.

Toward the eastern valley.

Wait.

I can walk on my own. No time.

Move.

Three to the southeast, two due north, one northwest. They're closing in.

Can we go around them?

No. They've locked down this whole area. No matter where we run, we'll hit one

group. Then we break through head on.

I'll take the lead.

No. Your source has only recovered a little.

You're no match for them right now.

Then what's your plan?

Damn it. I can't handle six pursuers at this level. Screw it. I have to get her

out.

You run ahead. I'll cover the rear.

Didn't you say we couldn't split up?

If I hold them off, you can get out.

Are you insane?

If you die, I die too.

Trust me.

Just run and don't look back.

I'll deal with these bastards and catch up.

Go. Don't make me cover for nothing.

What are you doing?

Put me down!

Shut up. You know exactly what you're capable of. Forget six of them. You'd

have trouble with one. What do you mean I can't even take one? Put me down! This

is humiliating!

Humiliating? If you're dead, everything's over!

Dead end ahead!

They won't get far!

Hector!

Hector! Wake up!

Thank God she's just passed out.

That's the aura. The source of night.

Brat, move.

We only want the woman.

If you want Hectory, you'll step over my corpse first!

Fine. We'll grant your wish then.

Impossible! He's just a Beastman contract beast! How can he block attacks

from three demigods? Don't panic! He's running out of divine power! Keep going!

That's all you've got?

You're not that impressive.

A sharp tongue won't save you.

Take him down. Bring them both in. You really think you've won?

What are you waiting for?

Attack!

Master, run!

We'll hold them!

Stay safe.

Since you insist on defying Lord Hades, Then die!

Disobeying my orders. This is your punishment.

He slapped my butt?

Wait.

My power.

It's recovered to the level of a lesser god. You evolved again.

If not for our mate, Link, I would never believe a wolf could evolve into a man.

Hexie, your source... A source can be repaired.

A person can't come back from death.

How is this possible?

How did he suddenly evolve?

This power, it's just as powerful as the source of night! Kill him!

Or Lord Hades will never spare us!

Master, don't worry. We evolved too.

Leave them to us. No.

I'll settle this myself.

Demiwood pursuers think they can challenge me?

You gave me all your divine power. What about you?

Worried about me?

That's actually kind of sweet.

But I'm fine.

With the crystal you gave me, I'll recover soon.

From now on, you don't need to give me your source anymore.

I'll protect you. As if you weren't protecting me before.

This is different.

How?

Now I'm strong enough to protect you. Come on. Why are you standing there?

We're almost through the trial.

Your tail is practically pointing at the sky. Can you put it away? I don't have a

tail right now!

If I say you do, you do.

From today on, you're no

longer wild wolves of the forest.

You're members of my solar wolf...

Alpha One, take five wolves each and guard the valley entrance.

Alpha Two, the west is yours.

Alpha Three, patrol.

The rest, stand by.

Yes, Master!

Well, you were always the one protecting me before. Now it's my turn to protect

you. I saw.

Just I saw?

Can't you say a little more?

What do you want to hear?

Something like... Apollo, you're stronger now. Apollo, you're amazing.

Apollo, you're the best.

Why don't you write me a speech and I'll read it out loud?

Are you going to praise me or not?

You're stronger, but you're still a long way from the best.

You built a pack, organized them and set up defenses. That was smart.

A lot better than charging into the enemy alone like some reckless idiot.

You're not some hot-headed dumb wolf anymore.

You're a real alpha now.

Like I needed you to tell me.

Then why did you turn around?

Checking the terrain.

Does checking terrain require your tail to wag like that? I told you I don't

have a tail!

Lady Hekneth, I've heard so much about you. You came out of the trial rounds

faster than expected.

I assume the beasts inside didn't give you much trouble. Who are you? Me? I'm

Lord Hades' messenger.

He sent me to invite you to the underworld.

I hear you two caused quite a stir in the trial ground.

Easter is very interested. If he's interested, tell him to come himself.

Why send a barking dog?

And who are you?

I'm Apollo. I'm hers.

Oh, you're that wolf Lord Hades mentioned you. He said you carry

fragments of solar power. Perfect.

He wants you brought in as well.

Well, since you're both here, that saves us the trouble of tracking you down.

Lady Heckman, please.

My lord's patience is limited.

Go back and tell Hades that if he wants to see me, he can come himself.

Sending a few nobodies to stop me? They're not worthy.

You had your chance.

Get them!

Say one more word, and I'll make you crawl back.

It's just a wolf pack.

You think it can stop the Underworld army?

Go ahead and test your luck.

But trust me, that's a bad idea. I brought more soldiers than you did.

Fine. I won't waste time with you today.

But remember this.

When Lord Hades comes himself, this won't be a petty scene. When that

happens, you wolf won't even be worthy of kneeling!

Are you alright?

No. I'm thinking about how to kill him.

Hades sent underworld soldiers in such force.

He must be plotting something bigger.

Hector is clearly a key part of his plan. He'll send stronger soldiers to

capture her.

I can't wait around.

I have to move first.

You've worn a hole in the floor. You got your answer yet? Hades knows we left the

trial grounds.

He's watching us.

I know.

If he knows our every move, he knows where we're going next.

If he sets traps at the ruins ahead of time... So, we don't go?

We go.

But I walk in front. My fences are sharper than yours. And with the pack, I

can predict traps early. You stay behind me.

Are you ordering me? Not an order. A request.

Our lives are linked.

If Hades wants your source, he steps over my corpse first.

Do you know what happened to the last person who said something like that to

me?

What happened?

I smacked his butt.

That was last time.

This time is different.

I've evolved.

Fine. You walk in front, but if you get beaten half to death again, you switch

tactics. You run, I fight.

What? Not happening. I suggested this, so I'll carry it.

You only need to do one thing.

Stand behind me.

Don't run around.

Such a touching vow.

Too bad you don't need to decide who walks first anymore tonight. Neither of

you is leaving.

Let me do it. You... Don't move.

Hold on to me.

This time, it's my turn.

Are you insane?

You're burning your source.

Better that than letting them touch you.

Dual divine power? Impossible.

How can a contract beast withstand the source of night?

Now you know. Go tell Hades he's not taking Hecath anywhere.

Don't burn your source again.

Then don't get surrounded again.

I wasn't surrounded. I was being held by you.

That was to protect you.

Does protecting me require all that grabbing and hugging?

Yes.

I had to make sure you were within my control range.

Control range?

Yeah.

My solar power resonates with your night source. The closer we are, the stronger

it gets.

That distance just now gave us maximum power. So remember, when we fight, don't

stand too far from me.

Fine, but next time give me a heads up before you pull me into your arm.

Your eyes are bloodshot. You didn't sleep all night?

I slept.

Liar. Save your breath.

You burned so much source power, you nearly regressed.

Nearly died.

I know.

I felt it.

Then why burn it?

Because if I hadn't, I wouldn't have been the only one to die last night.

You would have died too.

Those rebels came for you.

So you traded your life for mine?

Yeah. Because you're hectic.

You still need the ruins to reach and restore your source and return to

Olympus. You have too much left to do to die here.

As for me, I was someone you picked up anyway.

I won't complain about you anymore.

Ugly or not, whatever form you regress into, I'll accept it. Just stay alive.

Don't die again. Of all times, why did I meet you when I had nothing left?

I can walk by myself.

You wheeze like a bellows after ten steps. You call that walking?

I can't. What?

Quit trying to act tough. You're wasting my time.

The way you're holding me makes it look like I'm seriously injured.

Aren't you?

Who burned his source last night and almost died in my arm.

The fog feels wrong.

Not a trap.

There's something ancient in it, older than Olympus.

Apollo, don't be alarmed. I am only here to point you toward the path.

Who are you?

A remnant of the Titans.

You may call me Prometheus.

Prometheus? The Titan who stole fire from mankind?

That is me.

I stole fire from Olympus and gave it to humans.

Zeus chained me to Mount Capapius, where an eagle devoured my liver day and

night. What you see now is only a remnant of my soul.

You said you were here to point me toward a path?

Yes. If you want to recover your power, you must go to the Titan Ruins. What's

there? Deep inside the ruins is a chamber only the bloodline of the Sun

God can open.

It holds one of your fragments.

But the bearer of the Night Source must go with you.

Or you won't survive the fragment's full power.

So you know about our mate Bontu?

I know far more than you imagine.

Go. The entrance to the ruins lies not far ahead, and you, Hecadere.

The question in your heart will find its answer there.

Why did Prometheus suddenly appear just to guide us? Maybe he wants to help.

More than that. His last words, the question in your heart, he meant you.

What question will the ruins answer for you? The fall of the Darkmoon Goddess.

Legend says she was sealed inside the ruins.

So you're not going there just to restore your divine power?

No. I want to know the truth. Why the Darkmoon Source shattered.

Why the Darkmoon Goddess died. It may explain why I carry the Darkmoon Source.

Fine. Then we'll go together. Whether it's for my fragments or your truth,

it's on the way. You pant when you walk. How is anything on the way for you? I

can ride you. No, I mean you can carry me.

Dream on.

Then walk slower.

I can keep up.

Father, you cast me down, hid my fragments, and made it so the night

source is needed to unlock them. Is all of this really coincidence?

Hectory. What? Don't go forward.

Someone's coming.

Three divine auras, all from the underworld, approaching fast from the

west. How fast?

Fast enough for us to hide, not far enough to escape.

They'll reach this crossroads in two minutes.

Can you sense their strength?

Stronger than the six from last time.

They're on par with that messenger.

Looks like Hades is spending big this time.

Can you fight?

Like this?

I can barely throw one punch.

Then don't fight.

Hide. We can't.

Hades knows we can conceal ourselves.

He won't fall for it again.

Then what?

That stone chamber.

You go in first.

I'll stay here and draw their attention.

Are you crazy? You can barely stand! I'm not crazy!

Listen!

They'll find us sooner or later. We should ambush them before they trap us.

You need to clear yourself of the bait.

In this state, what else can I be? I said no!

I am your master! You have to listen to me! Last time, you told me not to cover

the rear, and I listened.

This time, you listen to me.

Go. If you die... I won't die.

The sensing crystal says it's nearby.

The source of night. She can't have gone far. There's also a weak solar power

aura. It must be the Wolf Lord Hades' ones.

Split up.

Capture them alive.

What are you doing?

Didn't we agree to ambush them?

Change of plan.

They have sensing crystals.

Our ambush won't work well. We need another way.

What way?

I need a little of your night source.

Just a little. Last time you said just a little. You nearly died. This time is

different. I won't burn my source. I just need to last a few minutes.

A few minutes?

What can you do in a few minutes?

Beat them all down.

Trust me.

One bite.

I'll cover you from behind.

This time is different.

I'm back.

What is this? Wasn't he supposed to have regressed?

What were you saying just now?

Who are you going to capture alive?

You dare block our way with this level of power?

Front left.

One hiding behind the rubble.

Two more in the bushes on the right. One crouch low, one circling behind the tree

to flank them.

You're sensing ability is recovering fast.

Not recovering.

Evolving. In my full form, my range is twice what it was. I can lock onto their

divine energy with every breath they take. Big talk.

Don't believe me? Fine, I'll prove it. Like that one under the second tree.

Chewing on dead leaves. Heart rate 92 beats a minute. Typical low-tier beast.

You can even hear heartbeat?

I can track enemies precisely.

Forget a few beasts.

If another rebel squad comes, I'll lock onto them five minutes early.

I hear the heartbeat before I smell the scent.

That's called striking first.

There's one in the cave ahead. Bigger than the others.

At least lesser god level.

Level 4 beast.

In our current state, it would probably take us a few minutes.

You don't need to fight.

This one's mine.

Well done.

With you here, I don't have to worry about ambushes.

Route planning and clearing threats are yours. You lead.

This pattern...

It's the same as the key mark at the ruins' entrance.

Isn't that the guardian beast from the trial fields?

It may have been following us the whole time.

Clever little thing, serving two masters, eating from two homes.

Fine, I don't mind. What hers is mine anyway.

You said what's mine is yours.

No one?

Then I'm saying it now.

Go on.

She'll take care of you.

Just don't make her mad or I'll be in trouble too.

Quiet, you.

Don't worry.

You're much cuter than your master.

And a lot better behaved too. Hey, let's go.

Alpha 1, 2, 3, do you hear me?

Three underworld auras ahead. High level. Approaching the narrow path in

three directions.

Alpha 1, take 5 and block the left entrance. Alpha 2, take the right. Alpha

3, take the rest and cut off the rear.

Yes. Don't fight head on. Use the terrain. Wait until they're all in the

narrow path. Then strike.

The target is in the ruins ahead.

Our Lord said Hexamer must be taken alive.

As for Apollo, that wolf, he has a solar fragment.

Lord Hades said take him if we can. If not, kill him on the spot.

What the hell are you?

That's for threatening her.

You can smell the underworld on his divine power, same as that Anvi.

He reports directly to Hades, higher rank, which means he knows a lot more.

An underworld marching token?

Hades really is plotting something bigger.

My divine power is finally stable.

Although I've only recovered half of it. When my full wolf king form, I don't

have to worry about running out of power in a fight anymore.

You evolved again? I absorbed that guy's divine power and converted it. You

converted underheld power?

Death, energy, and solar source oppose each other. For others, yes.

For me, it's fuel. The more I absorb, the stronger I get. Hades can keep

sending people. I'll turn every one of them into power.

These aren't ordinary rebels.

Their light armor has the crest of the underworld divine clan.

I took a token earlier.

Its markings aren't from Olympus either.

Is the crest like this?

I took it from their leader.

This is a direct ignea of the Underworld.

Hades rules a realm outside Olympus.

He must be planning something bigger.

He wants more than your source of night. He wants you, my solar fragment, and the

fusion of both powers.

He's probably plotting against all of Olympus.

Compile every clue we found. We have to warn Olympia.

Leave it to me.

Everyone, I have something to announce.

Hades has colluded with the Underworld Divine Clan to overthrow Olympus. This

token was taken from one of his direct assassins.

It bears the Underworld Divine crest.

Anyone here who fought in the Borderworld should recognize this mark.

What? He dares accuse Hades? He's the lord of the Underhouse. Exactly. Hades

is Zeus' own brother. Why would he attack Olympus?

Brothers, rest in quiet. The Council of Elders is here.

There is no mistake.

This badge does belong to the underheld divine clan.

Even if the token is real, that doesn't prove Hades is about to attack. Yeah.

You couldn't even defeat the beast in the trial grounds before, and now you

claim the Underworld will attack Olympia? I don't believe it.

What if you're lying to us?

I know it sounds unbelievable.

But I am not standing here today to beg for your trust.

I'm here to warn you. War is coming.

Who do you think you are? What gives you the right to warn us?

How about now?

The Council of Elders supports Hekme.

War is coming, and Olympus must act.

Thank you for the warning, Lady Hectomy.

The Council will organize everyone.

I know you're searching for the Titan Ruins. This key may help you. I didn't

expect the Council of Elders to come around so quickly.

Anyone who earns a high, high position in Olympid isn't stupid.

That's your magic. No one can say no to you. And with your power and your looks,

who would even try?

You've praised me three times today. What do you want?

Nothing. I just suddenly realized I have excellent taste.

Come on, we have the key, but the ruins are still far and we still need a way to

track Hades' movements.

We have a token carrying Hades' aura. I may be able to try something.

It's Hades.

He stole my solar fragment and used it to power a dark ritual deep in the

underworld. He's drawing power from it.

He's getting stronger.

Your solar fragment is a force of natural law, yet he can use it as an

energy force.

Someone more powerful must be behind him. Solar power and underhold death

energy are completely compatible.

Anyone who can handle that level of conflicting power must be a supreme god,

and not an ordinary one.

Kronos.

Impossible.

Kronos should have been killed by Zeus.

Supreme gods don't die.

Kronos was only sealed away by Zeus, Hades, and Poseidon together.

And the place of his seal is the underworld Hades controls.

I always thought Hades only wanted Zeus.

I didn't realize his ambition was big enough to swallow the entire divine

realm. Kronos' seal is made of natural law.

Your solar power and my night power are both part of that law. If Hades captures

us, Kronos will be completely free. If the brutal Kronos returns, Ragnarok is

all that awaits Olympus. No.

I have to take back my fragment and stop this.

Then we do it together.

I'll help you take back your fragment, no matter who's behind this. When you

first met me, you called me an ugly thing.

You're still ugly.

Then why help me?

My ugly thing is mine to protect.

When this trial ends, I will personally feed Hekmat's source of night and the

solar source in that wolf. The assassins I sent were wiped out, but they tested

the limits of his evolution.

End it quickly.

Zeus has noticed.

Poseidon has also sent scouts into the underworld.

No rush. Let them run a little longer. The gods of Olympias won't help them.

Even Zeus exiled them. Who would risk offending Zeus to shelter a banished sun

god and a goddess with a shattered source?

No one.

When they're exhausted, I'll harvest them.

Hector. What's wrong?

From now on, wherever you go, I stay within three steps.

What did you sense this time?

He's coming in person.

Hades himself.

He's been waiting for us to wear ourselves out, waiting till we're

cornered so he can finish us himself.

Then we... I won't let him get anywhere near you.

He'll have to kill me first.

Understood.

Then guard the door.

I'll sleep for a while.

You keep watch.

Who sent you?

Lord Hades himself ordered me to kill Hectorite first. Kill her?

Not take her alive?

He's giving a kill order now?

Didn't say in the Underworld that he'd harvest us after we were exhausted.

Why change the order? I don't know. I really don't know.

He only sent word that the plan changed.

The sun god has awakened. We can't wait anymore.

Enough.

Hades changed his order. He wanted us alive before, but now he sent someone to

kill her outright.

He's afraid.

Afraid I'll awaken.

Afraid we'll join forces.

So he wants to kill her first and cut off the source of my resonance.

He wants you dead.

Not captured.

Dead.

He knows you're the source of my resonance, so he wants to cut our bond

first. He's afraid. His token is the same as the last one.

Cronus is definitely behind him. The more desperate we get, the more it

proves we're going the right way.

The fragment in the ruins must be what he fears most.

Aren't you scared?

Of what?

You said he won't reach me unless you're dead.

I believe you. Good.

Then before Hades gets back, let's steal that fragment.

Let me see where you're hiding.

Found him.

His hideout is southeast of the underworld entrance.

Not his lair?

No. I can sense the formation.

My fragment is sitting at its center.

Can you tell how far?

Not far.

Half a day's travel.

But he found us, too.

When I sensed the formation, it sensed me back.

He tied my fragment to it. The moment I reached in, the formation triggered.

Now he knows I know where it is.

So he's on his way back now.

Yes. We need to move fast.

Even if he knows we're still going?

Of course.

This is the perfect chance to power up fast.

Are you coming with me? Are you asking me on a date?

Not a date.

A battle.

Then let's win the battle first and go on the date after.

In that case, I have one more reason I can't lose this fight.

The formation is here?

Yes, behind the gate.

I can feel it.

We're close.

Damn. He's already back. I wondered who was peeking at my information.

So it's you.

The stray dog who fell from his divine throne.

Was being cast down not enough?

You had to come to the Underheld to die?

Stay behind me. So what if I fell?

I'm standing in front of you now and you're still holding something that

belongs to me.

My solar fragment.

How many did you steal? Steal?

Why would I need to steal? When Zeus struck you down, your fragments

scattered everywhere. I merely helped collect them.

If I hadn't, wild dogs would have carried them off. Come to think of it,

isn't that exactly what you are now?

Hacked up! Run!

I'll hold him off!

As expected of Hades, I'm nowhere near strong enough to beat him right now.

Touch him again and I'll detonate my source of night and drag you into the

river Styx with me.

Interesting. A banished sun god and a goddess with a shattered source.

Both willing to risk their lives for each other.

Fine.

I'll spare you today.

Next time it won't be so easy.

Does it hurt? It's fine. Not as bad as I imagined.

Why are you so stupid?

You burned the source you recovered over the past few days, didn't you?

So what?

I couldn't just watch you get killed.

If that happened... If what?

Then I would die too.

Is it that hard to say you'd be heartbroken?

Heartbroken? Over you? You're just my contract beast. Where do you get the

nerve to question your master?

If you can move, get up.

We have to go.

I love how stubborn you are.

Don't move.

I'll heal you first.

That's not the priority.

Hades got back that fast because someone leaked our movements. We need to catch

the traitor first.

I was already on it. I ordered it as soon as we returned. With truth magic,

they should have found the traitor by now.

Lady Hector, he's the one who betrayed Olympus. Lady Hector, I'm guilty!

I leaked your location to Hades.

He said if I told him where you were, he'd spare my entire clan. Please spare

my life.

If not for him, Hector wouldn't have had to burn her source.

Betraying Olympus is unforgivable.

Drag him out and feed him to the beast.

My lords, wait!

I can make up for it!

I know part of Hades' plan.

He moved his main force to the fourth level of the Underworld to set an

ambush, and...

And there's a huge formation that needs solar fragments to activate.

A secrecy vow. The second he was threatened, his fate was sealed.

He's watching our every move.

How many eyes has he planted around us?

Doesn't matter.

He silenced the traitor, which means what the traitor said was true. The

fourth level of the Underhealth. A formation.

Solar fragments.

He's not hiding from us.

He's got a trap there and is waiting for us to take the bait.

Then we'll turn the trap back on him.

He thinks we'll rush into the Underhills to save people. We won't.

We go to the ruins first. Take back your fragment, restore more of your power,

and let him wait for nothing. I won't take that blow for nothing.

Next time I see him, I'll pay him back with interest.

Stop the bleeding first.

Every time you tear your cloak from me, that cloak gets smaller.

Then get hurt less.

This is the Titan ruins?

I can feel something calling me.

Father's era.

Zeus left a seal in here, and something of mine.

Your fragment?

More than that.

Pure, like an original piece split from my body, not a scattered fragment.

The piece Prometheus mentioned, the chamber only the sun-born's bloodline

can sense, is there.

Is this a barrier Zeus pushed himself?

This is the fourth fragment Zeus tore from me with his own hands.

I'm one step away from recovering my true form.

Father, I'll take that step myself.

You were using your divine power to guide the fragment into me.

Your own source hasn't fully recovered.

The fragment still carries remnants of Zeus' seal, and it clashes with the

force of your awakening bloodline. Without outside guidance, the fusion

would be painful.

I'm using a layer of night force as a buffer.

You'll feel better.

Don't move.

Master, my power is rising.

Mine too. My fur is turning gold. Master evolved again. Every time he evolves, we

level up with him. At this rate, we're going to take over the whole Divine

Realm.

Now this is what Apollo's subordinates would look like.

From now on, you can strut through the Divine Realm like you own the place.

If you want to smile, smile.

Holding it in looks ugly.

I don't want to smile.

I'm thinking about how many of Hades' soldiers this pack can take now.

How many?

Not sure, but none of Hades' previous subordinates would be a match for them

anymore. Hmm.

I see.

Congratulations.

That's it?

What else?

Were you expecting applause?

If possible.

Dream on.

Am I not allowed to dream big?

Forget it. Let's go. On to the next place.

Lady Hectomy!

The Council of Elders.

Hades has taken them. He left a message.

He wants you to go personally to the fourth level of the Underworld to

exchange for them. If he doesn't see you in three days, he'll kill them one by

one, starting with the Grand Elder.

The Council is the foundation of Olympus' mobilization.

Without them to unite everyone, Olympus is a pile of loose sand. It won't stand

a chance.

This is a trap.

He wants your sword.

He's forcing you to walk right into his hands.

I know.

But he really will kill them. The elders hold great status. If they're killed as

hostages, the blow to Olympus' morale will be devastating.

Hades could win without fighting. No, I can't let him succeed.

I have to go within two days.

You're not going.

We are.

But Hades named me alone.

You really think I'm letting you walk into that alone?

And just because he's prepared doesn't mean we're out of options.

A call to arms.

We've raised those wolf pups long enough. Time for them to earn their

keep. We want to save them. I'll help you.

But I won't let you throw your life away.

Leave this to me.

Threatening her with a group of elders and forcing her to die alone in the

underworld? Hades, I will fettle this debt.

Stop! The underworld is forbidden to the living!

I know who you are.

Bloodline of Cerberus.

How many years have you been chained here as a Wattbach?

Hundreds? Thousands?

What did Hades give you? A bone? A chain? Or just guard this place and let

no one in? Shut up! You are not worthy to speak my father's name!

We are guardians of the underworld, not dog. What kind of guardian gets chained

outside the door?

Let's make a bet.

I'll let you bite me once, if I'm still standing after. You listen to me.

If I fall, eat me.

Come with me.

I'll make you a warhound.

The first vanguard of my pack.

That beast bit you?

It was just thinking it over.

It's a scratch. You don't... First a beast, now a two-headed hound. Do you

not know how to dodge? It didn't mean harm.

It just hasn't figured things out yet.

Like me back then.

Half dead in the mud, biting whoever came close.

Then a fierce woman didn't kill me. She let me bite her once.

She didn't dodge either.

That is the biggest regret of my life. If you regret it, why heal me every day?

Because you happened to me.

Huh? What did you say?

I didn't hear.

Nothing. You heard wrong.

I feel like I just missed something very important.

Now it's my turn, and I won't lock you up. I just want you to know what it

feels like to follow me.

Good.

From now on, the left side is lefty and the right side is righty. That's so

lazy.

I agree with lefty. Then lefty and righty it is.

Settled.

From now on, I won't leave your side.

Haven't you been following me all along? It's different.

At first, it was just the bond. I was stuck with you.

Then I wanted to bite you.

Then I wanted to protect you.

Now... I don't even know what it is. I just don't want to leave.

I know. You don't have to say it. So, so... So what?

So cheesy.

I haven't even gotten to the cheesy part.

Want to hear it?

Who wants to hear that useless nonsense?

Move.

This way.

Something's here.

Not Hades' scent.

Older. Lord Cerberus never let anyone near this wall.

Not even Hades?

Every time he passed, he stood here for a long time, listening to whatever was

inside.

It's warm.

A stone in the underworld shouldn't be warm. Only one thing can stay warm in

the underworld. A divine seal.

Master, we'll open it for you.

Titans.

Same aura Prometheus left behind.

The Titans left a secret passage in the Underworld?

I don't know, but I can feel a solar fragment.

I'll go first.

Lefty and Righty have already submitted to me.

There may be more than them in that passage. This ancient aroma feels wrong.

If you get bitten again, I won't have enough power left to heal you. Tell me

yourself, how long did your arm take to recover from the Hellhog's Vault?

You were the one who insisted on healing me.

If I didn't...

You'd walk around bleeding golden blood, and every pursuer would follow the

scent.

So you were protecting me.

Shut up.

Watch the path.

Is it that hard to say you're worried about me?

I will make you say it one day.

The fire.

Promise me.

There's more below.

Father sealed my solar fragments across the ruins.

Every piece is tied to a curse that backfleshed against Titan blood. To

prevent anyone from seizing the fragments and freeing Cronoth, he placed

a double lock.

Sun god bloodline and night source.

Both are required.

He predicted someone would come later.

So our mate bond was never an accident.

It was arranged by prophecy from the start.

So when we first met, and I bit you, that was in the prophecy too?

Why didn't you hit me then?

Who knew someone would have the nerve to do that in broad daylight?

I couldn't help myself.

Fate guided us together. I had no control.

And as a goddess, you had no guard up at all. I suspect you seduced me.

That's because you caught me at my weakest.

Then what now?

Should I let you bite me back?

Who said I wanted to bite you?

The prophecy says bloodline resonation. That means mutual biting.

One bite each.

Very fair.

Oh, shut up. And look at this.

Good thing she didn't see it.

I'm the igniter, so I have to bear the backlash.

I can't tell her.

This isn't an ordinary restriction.

My source is screaming!

It's a killing barrier designed to slaughter Titan bloodline.

Made specifically for Cronoth.

Step back.

Night Source repels curse energy.

If you get too close, it'll backlash you. And what about you?

Your solar bloodline will also be... I'm a man. Dirty work like this doesn't fall

to you. You protected me in front of Hades last time.

This time is mine.

Apollo! There's cursed backlash inside you. I can see your markings turning

dark.

I know.

Don't come in.

You'll only distract me.

You said that last time, too.

That was before.

This time, I can take it. Believe in me.

Every time you tell me that you come this close to dying!

At the Underworld entrance, when you covered the rear in the trial grounds,

every time!

And every single time, I made it back.

Because I knew.

You were waiting for me.

Solar bloodline extinguish. You cannot escape. Stay with us forever as we did.

Shut up. You've been dead for thousands of years and still crawl out? Look at

yourselves. You're practically rusted.

None of you can fight.

This is supposed to be a curse.

You won't let me in. Fine.

Fine. I'll wait right here. And when you come back, you and I are going to have a

long talk.

You'd better come back safe.

Otherwise, I'll flatten this ruin to drag you out.

Inside that black sphere is the last cursed core.

Purify it, and I can take back the fragment.

One more step.

Just one.

Found Solar Fragments.

Look at you.

You can barely stand, and you still had to play hero.

The fragment.

Fool.

I guess I'm never getting away from you.

Damn it! This fragment is too strong!

He just purified all the curses. His body is empty.

He can't withstand an original fragment's power. If this continues,

he'll burn to death!

Last time at the underheld entrance, you burned your source to protect me.

This time, it's my turn.

You said my night source is the easiest for you to absorb.

Convert every drop.

Don't waste a single bit.

That's an order.

You burned your source for me. I burned it once to repay you.

Now I don't owe you anymore.

If something happens to you, who am I supposed to bite?

Don't you have lefty and righty?

Their blood tastes bad.

Yours is sweeter.

Stupid wolf.

From now on, it's my turn to give to you.

When this war is over, I'll take you to the top of Mount Olympus to watch the

sunrise.

Win first.

My power is finally fully back.

What's next?

My powers are afraid of Hades anymore.

Now let me track him down.

Found him.

He's in his lair on the fourth level of the Underworld. The solar fragment my

father left me is embedded at the center of a formation, powering a massive

teleportation array. He wants to send the Underworld army straight to Mount

Olympia. Once it activates, no one can stop it! Then we flatten it before he

completes the teleportation.

Exactly. Last time, he struck me at the Underworld entrance. This time, I return

it with interest.

Is the pack ready? Ready. I've had the spirit box and the wolves stand by

outside the entrance.

Good. Let's go. Flatten the underworld.

Hades, hand over the solar fragment my father left. Release the seven elders,

and I'll spare your life.

Now this is amusing.

Apollo the sun god?

Zeus cast you out with his own hand.

You're worth less than the lowest servant in Olympus. I saw you when you

were nothing but a mangy wolf crawling through the mud and too weak to stand.

You think stealing a few fragments in the trial rounds and gathering a few

beasts gives you the right to challenge me?

I almost killed you.

And you.

Hectomy. Goddess of Night.

Every time your source barely repairs itself, that beast bites it away. How

much source power do you have left?

I admire your endurance, but pity your stupidity.

You tied yourself to a stray dog.

He'll only drag you down to death with him. Want the fragment?

Come take it yourself.

Fourth level of the Undergwill. Three checkpoints. I'll be waiting at the last

one. But don't say.

I didn't warn you. This little pack of yours is not even enough to serve as a

snack for my army.

And you, Apollo.

I will leave you alive just long enough to watch me flatten Olympus. Then use

your solar fragment to destroy your father's temple.

He said all that because he wants to provoke me into charging in alone.

He's afraid.

Yes. He's afraid because he's no longer sure he can win.

He just called you a pack of beasts. Did you hear that?

He looks down on you. So let him see how the beasts he despises flatten his

fourth level.

All forces, move out!

My lord!

Urgent news from the front.

Apollo and his beast army have cleared the first level. Those few hundred

beasts on the first level were disposable anyway.

Let him charge.

The Iron Wall formation is waiting on the second level. He won't make it past.

My lord, the second level has fallen too.

I spent 300 years building the Iron Wall formation.

How did he break it? The two-headed hound used alternating ice and fire

breath on the formation base while the solar wolf pack struck from the flanks.

The iron wall formation broke less than half an hour. And the third level?

The third level has the river Strix branch.

He can't fly over that.

My lord, the third line has fallen. The nine-tailed fox cast an illusion over

the river. Our troops couldn't tell what was real and trampled each other. By the

time the spell broke, the sun wolves had crossed the river and surrounded them.

The third line is lost.

Useless. All useless.

Three defensive lines and not one lasted half a day. Did I raise you for

thousands of years just to guard Gorn? My lord, it's not that we're too weak.

They're too strong. The sun god can devour divine power. The more he fights,

the stronger he gets. Our beasts can't match him. Enough. Where are they now?

They've crossed the third level and are advancing toward the fourth. They are

expected to reach the outer palace within half a day.

Let them come.

Send my order.

Draw 100 lesser god elites from the underworld's finest and ambush them in

the Oxidian Canyon between the third and fourth levels. I will wipe them all out.

My lord, those are our strongest hundred. If they fail... They will not

fail, even if Apollo has regained main god power.

One hundred against two is a death trap, even for a supreme god.

Yes, my lord!

Those three levels were way too easy. First level, small phi.

Second level, they set up some iron wall formation like it was impressive, and

Lefty and Righty just blasted open. Third level had a so-called natural

barrier, and the fox made them step all over themselves with one illusion.

It's not that they're weak.

We're just getting better together. Those three levels weren't barriers.

They were our training ground.

Master, those remnants are running toward the canyon.

They run fast.

After them. Don't let a single one go.

Wait.

What? After collapsing, those remnants didn't scatter. They're all running in

one direction.

Too regular.

They don't look routed. They look like someone told them where to go.

You think it's an ambush?

Or they might simply be terrified and running blindly.

But caution never hurts.

Then let's see who ambushes whom!

It's too quiet.

Apollo, the sun god, I've heard a lot about you. Lord Hades sent 100 of us to

welcome you. Surely that honors you enough? Lady Hector, I hear your power

keeps shattering and barely holding together.

How much do you really have left? A woman lasting this long isn't easy.

Don't worry, we'll go easy on you and leave you a respectable corpse.

Apollo, surrender now.

I can put in a word with our lord and give you a quick check.

100 lesser gods.

They think we're trapped.

They think we have no way out.

They think you're holding me back.

And what do you think?

I think they're just a bunch of small-minded fools.

They don't know we still have divine resonance.

In that case, let's show them the birth of a mate bond.

Why panic? Speak.

What were Apollo's last words?

Lord Hades.

Our elite were wiped out.

The divine power of 100 lesser gods is flooding into you.

It'll burst you apart. Stop!

No. It would be a waste not to absorb all this power.

Are you insane?

You're already back at your peak. Why take this risk? You haven't returned to

your peak.

Your source is still fractured.

If we miss this chance, who knows when you'll recover.

Don't move.

I'll filter it.

But your body will take the damage from filtering it. Then we move fast. Catch

it all.

Don't waste a drop.

You're insane.

Last time you burned your source and nearly died. This time you're using

yourself as a filter.

Last time you saved me. This time I save you.

I don't need you to save me.

Then don't cry.

I'm not crying.

Your eyes are red.

It's the divine power rushing through me.

All of it is yours.

Take it.

Of course. One hundred lesser gods worth of power. After filtering it, I almost

burnt out. How do you feel? The mate bond is stronger than before. I can

sense every strand of your source moving.

Can you sense mine?

Yes. Solar power and night source are beating in the same rhythm. This isn't

simple power sharing.

It's a soul level link.

Did it hurt when you filtered all that power?

It hurt.

But it was worth it.

Your source is fully restored.

I'd take that pain a hundred times.

You kissed me.

You saw wrong. You definitely kissed me. Last time by the fire, you kissed my

forehead and said, win first.

What about this time?

Was that an accident, too?

Shut up.

The war isn't over. I won't shut up.

You kissed me while I was catching my breath. When you open your eyes, I'll

kiss you back.

Fair trade. One bite each.

You stupid wolf.

Hmm. You stupid wolf. I've belonged to you since the day you put me on a leash.

Half a day slower than I expected release them You don't even want to hear

my terms.

I won't accept your terms release them Apollo

don't worry about us

Don't worry about you. If he walks away, you'll be dead within the hour. The

power of seven gods is barely enough for my father to stretch his legs. You're

feeding the Elder's divine power to Kronos? He's slept for thousands of

years. He's hungry.

You're insane.

Once Kronos comes out, the whole divine realm will be destroyed!

You know that better than anyone. Fool.

Kronos is my father. Why would he destroy the divine realm? When he

swallowed your brothers and sisters one by one, you didn't think that way.

What did he promise you, that you're willing to gamble everything on him?

Shut up! A sun god banished to the mortal realm has no right to lecture me!

He's wavering. You hit a nerve.

Not enough.

Wavering doesn't mean he'll let go.

Thirty breaths.

I can cut off the vines for thirty breaths.

Save as many as you can.

Hand over your sources, and I may spare your lives.

Dream on.

If you want our sources, come take them yourself.

Since you refuse.

Now!

You have a death wish!

Master, this way!

Don't worry about me.

Help the others.

Alpha 3, take him away!

There's one more! Too late!

The vines are regenerating faster than I expected.

If you go up there, you'll be trapped too.

I can't... You saved four.

If you rush in and die, those four were saved for nothing.

Four for three.

You came out ahead.

But the remaining three are enough for me to finish my father's final step.

He's using his own body as a bridge.

The divine power flows through him and straightens the circuit.

He's still transforming.

No. This era. It's Cranor. Father! You said you would only borrow my

body! I will return it after you die.

You... you lied to me. I've been playing you for thousands of years and you're

only just figuring it out? Too late, Hades. Everything you built is mine.

I did so much for you. I betrayed Zeus, attacked Olympus, and even turned the

entire underworld into your foundation, and you deceived me!

You've served me well, my child.

As your reward, I'll rip Zeus' head from his shoulders and sit on the throne of

Olympus for you.

No!

I'm done!

Let me go!

Stop!

By all rights, I should avenge Hades.

But I never saw him as a son.

To me, he was nothing but food and a useful tool.

You won't even leave him the last shred of dignity.

He doesn't need dignity.

He only needs to be forgotten. Now it's your turn.

Which direction is the Void battle planned?

East. Lead him there.

If we fight here, the seal gate will absorb the shockwave and speed up his

recovery. Withdraw to the Void battlefield.

Draw him over.

Is that all?

Your father hit harder than that. Then go fight my father.

Why come after me?

I will find Zos after I devour the two of you.

I take the lead in this fight.

You cover me.

Dual divine fusion. Even Zeus never achieved that.

But your fusion isn't deep enough.

This wound is too shallow.

Deep enough to leave a mark.

Left, right, above.

Dodd.

Interesting. Shared perception.

Between two minds.

So this is what a mate bond is truly capable of. But it won't last.

Every second you stay linked, both of your powers are draining together.

Then watch how long you last.

Next round, he'll test from the front, then strike at me.

Don't let him know I sensed it. When he comes, I'll stab the back of his neck

first.

When you do, his tail will sweep at you. Leave that to me.

The harder you fight, the more Hades' soul is ground away. When the last bit

of his consciousness is gone, this body will belong to me completely.

Apollo. Shut up! Your consciousness should have been erased already!

The three elders inside my chest, beneath the seventh scale, they're

alive.

You disobedient little... Get them out!

Save Olympus!

How touching. The one selfless act in Hades' entire life came when his

consciousness was already slipping away.

Idiot. If he'd understood even a day earlier, he would never have ended up

here. He wasn't blind. You lied to him for thousands of years. Only at the very

end did he hear the truth.

What good is truth?

He's already dead.

The seventh scale.

The thickest one on his chest.

Can we break it?

One strike won't be enough.

Then two. One from you, one from me.

Same point, same instant. If we're off by more than a breath, we could hit the

elders inside.

Then we won't be off.

Same as always.

You count down.

Three.

Two.

One!

Alive. All three are alive.

Master! Leave them to us!

I'll admit, Hades had one last trick up his sleeve.

But do you really think breaking one scale means you win? This body is only

clothing to me. If clothes torn, I can change it.

What's happening?

Hades sealed the last bit of his soul inside it.

This is his soul's backlash.

He couldn't beat you while alive, but in death he left you a surprise.

So Hades managed to deceive me in the end.

But I am a supreme god. I am eternal.

Even this won't kill me.

Once I find another body, Olympus will still belong to me.

I know we can't kill you, but we can seal you again.

You want to feel me inside your own body?

Your divine power isn't even half of its peak. If you seal me, I will slowly

corrode your source.

In less than a hundred years, you'll become another Hades.

So what? As long as you're sealed, only I get corroded. If you're free, you'll

corrode the entire divine realm.

Stop! And her!

I'm sorry.

Enough. Apollo.

Father? Zeus!

You finally show yourself!

Father, wait.

I need to speak to my son first.

You were going to seal him inside yourself.

Yes. Do you know the cost?

I know.

My divine power will regret.

It will corrode me. I'll be plagued by omens. I may not live a hundred years.

And you still intended to do it.

What else should I do?

You sealed him in the underworld and he still bewitched Hades, stole my

fragments, and devoured the elders. That seal wasn't enough. I'll seal him inside

me and burn him day and night with solar power. For every extra day he lives, I

burn him one more day until I die.

You hate me.

Shouldn't I?

You took my divine seat, shattered my source, and threw me into the mud to

die.

When I couldn't even crawl in the wasteland. Were you watching from Mount

Olympias? I was.

What? I watched.

Every time you were injured, every time you nearly died, every time you dragged

yourself out of the mud, I watched.

You said you were watching.

Then why didn't you do anything?

He nearly died in the trial ground.

Hades almost killed him at the underworld gate. And just now, he almost

sealed your father inside himself.

Where were you?

I can't interfere.

Why? Because if I make a move, this thread snaps.

This is...

The thread of fate. It has existed since Apollo was born. The other end is tied

to a god who carries the dark moon's source, but the thread was a thread.

There was only way to awaken it.

The mate bond.

You mean, you cast me down so that... So you would meet her.

So you would bite her.

So the mate bond would form. So the two of you could join forces and do what I

could not.

Fuse dual divine powers and destroy my father's remnant soul.

So all the crimes you pinned on me were fake. The accusation was a lie, but the

danger was real.

Every near-death moment was real. I left you no fallout. If I had, Kranos would

have sensed through Hades that this was a trap. He never would have stepped out

of the seal.

So you let me nearly burn alive in the trial grounds?

You let Hector almost die at the underworld gates? You let both of us

risk everything on the Void Battlefield? What are we to you, chess pieces?

Wait.

He set a trap laid by fate, so from the day he knew the threat existed, he was

only going along with it. The three fates gave me a prophecy.

On the day jewel divine powers fuse, Kranos' remnant soul will leave the

seal. Only then can we truly kill and truly end Ragnarok. Father, we've waited

so many years for freedom.

Today, you are finally free.

Freedom? You call this freedom? I escaped the Underworld, and you're

already trying to bind me again.

Not bind you.

End you.

You just said...

Piltman. Not seal him?

Yes. No seal lasts forever.

A thousand years from now, or ten thousand, someone will open that door

again. Only by destroying the last fragment of his soul can we rewrite the

prophecy of Ragnarok. Then the threat of fate?

The bond between the Child of the Sun and the Daughter of the Dark Moon was

written into fate from the beginning. But fate could only arrange your

meeting. It could not make you love each other. Every step between you was not

arranged by us.

The mate bond was not triggered when you first met. It awaked the first time you

willingly burned your source for him.

Fate arranged your meeting. The bond was lit by your own choice.

And you?

Besides watching, what did you do? I played one final move with the three

fates. Kronos' seal could only be destroyed by the fusion of dual divine

powers. If he wanted your powers to unlock the seal, he had to walk out from

its depths himself.

So when he used Hades as a vessel, and devoured his body? He played right into

our hands.

Hades was always the vessel Kronos prepared for himself.

I simply did not stop it. Every word Hades spoke and every choice he made was

his own.

You deceived Hades too. I never had to trick Hades.

He spent thousands of years in envying me. All I did was keep silent.

He chose to side with Kronos.

He chose to steal your fragment. He chose to march the underworld against

Olympus. I never forced his hand.

Then we... You have done enough. Leave the rest to me and the three goddesses.

Zeus!

I am your father! I gave you immortality! I gave you the divine

realm! No, you simply didn't get the chance to eat me. You swallowed my

brothers and sisters one by one. You never saw them as children.

And I never saw you as a father.

The prophecy of fate has been rewritten.

Ragarok will never fall.

Apollo, I will return your divine power and your throne. If you don't want to

return to Olympus, that is also your choice. I can return to Olympus.

But you have to promise me one thing.

What is it?

Never make decisions for me again.

I am your son, not your chess piece.

Never again.

I owe you the right to be willful for once.

The way you talked to your father just now was fiercer than the way you talked

to me.

Then how do I talk to you?

Obediently.

That's because you still have the leash.