The state of completely losing herself had terrified Aphrodite. That's why, once she regained her awareness, she asked Bolos not to trigger the Law within the staff again.
While she could indeed gain insight into her Divine Office of Desire in that condition, the experience was simply too overwhelming.
"Alright, temporary ceasefire."
Bolos had no intention of abandoning such a fine piece of equipment altogether—he simply felt a bit exhausted for now and decided to save it for another time.
"Can you tell me about the world outside? I've never been out there," Aphrodite asked lazily, her beauty dazzling.
Bolos, though, wasn't in the mood for anything else at the moment. He decided to keep talking to her to understand the personality of this not-yet-born goddess.
"Sure, where do you want me to start?"
"From the time when Father was defeated, after I was conceived and his divinity scattered across the heavens, earth, and seas, then vanished without a trace."
The "Father" Aphrodite referred to was the original King of the Gods, Uranus.
After he was overthrown by the sickle, most of Uranus's divinity scattered into the sky, earth, and oceans, making the world more prosperous and increasing the number of Divine Beings.
But no one knew where Uranus himself had gone.
Bolos didn't know either. Holding Aphrodite in his arms, he leaned against the inner wall of the shell and began telling her the tale.
He started from the coup with the sickle, when Cronus seized the heavens, and went on to Zeus's birth and his rise to become the King of the Gods.
He interwove other stories of Divine Beings, especially those of the seas, given Aphrodite's partial identity as a sea goddess.
"So this is already the third generation of the King of the Gods?" Aphrodite said with a frown. "Before my father vanished, he instructed me that once I was born, I should go to the Divine Realm and become a Supreme God, to further explore the power of desire."
"But from what you've told me, this Zeus as King of the Gods doesn't sound like someone easy to deal with."
Polo's mind flashed with thoughts, but he sighed theatrically. "Indeed, he's not easy to deal with."
"Besides, given your identity, I fear entering the Olympus Divine Realm as a Supreme God might be difficult."
"Why do you say that?" Aphrodite asked, puzzled.
Bolos replied calmly, "Because you're not one of them. Why should they let you join their ranks and become a Supreme God?"
"In the time of the first King of the Gods, there weren't many Divine Beings. The three primary rulers of the Divine Realm—Uranus of the sky, Pontus of the sea, and Ourea of the mountains—were all children of Mother Earth Gaia."
"In the second generation, Divine Beings had increased significantly, but the twelve Titans, all children of Uranus and Gaia, were the only Supreme Gods in the Divine Realm."
"Now that Zeus is King of the Gods, it's almost certain that the future Supreme Gods in the Divine Realm will be his siblings or children. Other Divine Beings won't stand a chance."
Aphrodite's frown deepened. Though not as wise as Athena, she wasn't foolish and could see that Bolos was telling the truth.
With no ties to Zeus, why would he share his Authority with her?
Seeing her silently contemplating, Bolos continued, "Actually, if you think about it differently, you might still be able to join the Divine Realm."
"Think differently? What do you mean—compete with Hera and try to become Queen of the Gods by marrying Zeus?"
Bolos hadn't expected Aphrodite, who hadn't even emerged from her shell yet, to be so ambitious. She was already plotting to take Hera's place as Zeus's Queen of the Gods.
In all of Greek Myths, goddesses or mortal women with such ideas rarely met a good end.
"Well, ambition is a good thing. Without ambition, there's no drive."
Bolos had never imagined that this future Goddess of Love and Beauty, who would one day sit at the Olympus round table, might not be a naive "pure-hearted sweetheart" like the goddess Leto.
Those types of goddesses were fine as objects of pleasure, but not ideal as subordinates.
He also hadn't expected Aphrodite to hold any notions of chastity. After being affected by the Law invoked by the Staff of Life, she had completely submitted to him.
"Looks like I'll need to properly educate Aphrodite, or she might not be obedient in the future."
Bolos never underestimated any Divine Being—not even Aphrodite, who would never be known for her strength.
As for other Supreme Gods, Bolos might not have a way to deal with them, but when it came to Aphrodite, he had a "countermeasure."
This "Magic Gold-Banded Cudgel," a relic of the first King of the Gods, was essentially his "Sea Stabilizing Needle" to control Aphrodite.
With this thought, he already knew how he would handle Aphrodite in the future.
But that wasn't urgent. Bolos chuckled. "Do you think you could really take Hera's position as Queen of the Gods?"
Aphrodite shook her head. "She abandoned Zeus's child by throwing it off Mount Olympus and still wasn't punished. That alone shows Zeus truly loves her. Even if she's not his only love, she's certainly the most special."
As the Goddess of Love and Beauty, she could easily discern true love.
"Moreover, Hera is Zeus's sister. She has the support of the King of the Underworld, the King of the Seas, and Zeus's other elders. That Queen of the Gods seat won't be easy to take."
Bolos picked up where she left off, speaking slowly. "Your goal is to become a Supreme God within the Divine Realm—but that doesn't have to mean Zeus's Divine Realm. It could be another one."
"Another Divine Realm?" Aphrodite raised a brow. "You mean Poseidon's or Hades's? Even though they share some of Zeus's Authority, they're still not his equals."
"No, I mean mine."
Bolos's words stunned Aphrodite. She couldn't quite comprehend what he meant.
Her wariness of Bolos stemmed entirely from his control over the Staff of Life.
Without that artifact, which contained her father's treasure, she believed she could easily kill this Divine Being who hadn't even fully formed his own Laws.
Bolos sighed, feigning sorrow, and began a new story.
This time, the story was about himself.
He left out the part about being a transmigrator and instead spoke of Bolos's origins and past experiences.
After listening, a strange light flickered in Aphrodite's eyes. "I didn't expect Cronus would issue a curse similar to Father's."
As Uranus's youngest daughter, she was quite familiar with her father's curse.
But it wasn't just a curse—it had become destiny in this world.
A destiny woven at the cost of Uranus's throne: the father will eventually be overthrown by his son.
Aphrodite believed this deeply.
She fell into deep thought, her mind a whirlwind of questions and uncertainty about what choice to make.
Bolos didn't rush her. He simply held her quietly, listening to the sound of her heartbeat, waiting for her answer.
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