My Cerberus Girlfriend

Book Three: Chapter 14

Two days later, Roger walked to the bath chamber with a towel around his waist. After fighting the giant robot naked and reading endless war strategies, Roger could finally relax to recover his arching body. And a good hot bath should heal him quickly. Maybe after his cleansing, he might meet Katina, Cilla, and Labda early. After all, tonight was supposed to be their date night.

Inside the chamber, hot steam clouded around the pool. It has a salty scent that calms Roger’s nerves down. Too bad the beast women weren't in the pool.

As Roger prepared to remove his towel, a tall man with a white beard emerged from the water and drenched his dreadlocks. Zeus caught Roger’s present and smiled. "Why hello there!"

Roger stepped back. His heart almost jumped from his surprise. Seeing a naked God wasn't very pleasing. But he waved to Zeus anyway. "Sorry, I didn't know-"

"Do not fear. Please, join me. My wife is being a hag right now." Zeus laughed. "I think a manly bond will brighten my day."

"O-okay." Roger dropped his towel and stepped into the balmy bathwater. Both Roger and Zeus sat down, facing each other. The water felt so relaxed, Roger could fall asleep.

"How is your training?" Zeus stretched his arms and rested them on the pool edge. "I don't see your muscles growing."

Roger smirked. “Well, we mortals do take time to grow stronger.”

Zeus chuckled. “Unless you are a demi-god. All my half-breed offspring are born with my outstanding body. They develop much faster than all mortals on Gaea.”

“Gaea? You mean the Earth?”

Zeus raised his thin eyebrow. “Is that what you called her world in your time?”

“As far as I know. Other people called our world by different names.”

Zeus shrugged. “Gaea wouldn’t be pleased, but you mortals have your own rights.”

Roger bet the Earth goddess wouldn’t be happy. Throughout history, humanity developed their own religions in their own counties. Indeed, they have forgotten about their superior beings. “Did she create humanity?”

Zeus shook his head. “No, we do not know who created you. But I believed your people were here first before Gaea arrived.”

“Can you explain from the beginning?”

Zeus smiled. “Are you sure? What you will learn will change everything you learned from your own time.”

“I don’t care. Since I am one of the luckiest humans to meet the Gods, I should learn about the secret of life. Understanding it could help me fight harder to protect it.”

“There is no secret to life. What you see is what exists. The Fates might know more, but they never told me because it is against their nature.”

“So where did Gaea come from?”

Zeus pointed his finger up. “Gaea came from an unknown world, far beyond the cosmos. She settled on this world and named it after her name. Then came Uranus, who became her husband after they fell in love. Nobody knew where he originated from either. Maybe the same world where Gaea was birthed from. Together they created their own children to dominate their new home. The Titans, the Cyclopes, and the Hekatonkheires. Their children ate all the reptile monsters who once inhabited the world, and they terrorized the primitive humans for food. Uranus began to despise his creations for their destructive nature, but his wife loved them more than the natural inhabitants.

“Behind her back, Uranus created the Tartarus in the bowels of the planet, called the Underworld. Since he couldn’t kill his immortal abominations, he imprisoned most of them inside the deep reaches of Tartarus. This brought great pain to Gaea. With her remaining Titan children, she declared war on her husband to rule the world for herself to protect her creations. Although Uranus was the strongest, the only Titan who managed to defeat him was Kronos, my father. Kronos slewed Uranus, spreading his father’s blood across the ground, producing more beings called the Giants, Nymphs, and the Erinyes. After Uranus’s death, my grandfather became the new ruler, but he didn’t free his siblings in Tartarus. He knew their destructive nature would ruin his new kingdom, and he ignored his mother’s demands. Of course, she tried to strike him down, but he overpowered her and imprisoned her inside the world’s core. All who remained loyal to him respected his rule and kept the world in balance.”