After the emergence of the Sun-god, the Titans had very difficult years ahead of them. All the minor gods went into hiding which alienated the Titans from much of the world. The minor gods were mostly the children of Titans themselves so this caused a particular blow to their morale. The nature spirits were now banded together and completely abandoned Mount Othrys. They have sought refuge in the wild and was proving to be very hard to track down. The next problem they had were the mortals. Most of them were kept as slaves but their premature release by the Sun god complicated everything.
Without all these lesser beings around Othrys for the Titans to torment, infighting began earnestly among the Titans. Kronos became suspicious of every Titans, especially with Oceanus. Since Kronos was injured by a god he feared a coup from his fellow Titans. So the first thing he did was to banish Oceanus to the deep seas, fearing his influence among the Titans. But this caused another problem for Kronos. Seeing the unstable actions of the Titan king many Titans exiled themselves from Othrys. Most prominent among them were Prometheus, Mnemosyne, Leto and many more.
Pressured from all sides Kronos implemented his plan to have his own children. But the curse of Ouranos played its part in his life. The first to be born from the union of Kronos and Rhea was the goddess Hestia. Kronos had hoped for a Titan and instead, he got a goddess. Enraged by this he swallowed Hestia alive disregarding the protests of Rhea. The next to be born was the goddess Demeter. Again Kronos swallowed her because she was a goddess and not a Titan as he desired. This continued again and the rest of the gods that were born in the order of Hera, Hades and Poseidon were met with the same fate.
Rhea was devastated by the actions of Kronos. All her children were trapped inside her husband's stomach. Many Titans were already leaving Othrys because of his cruelty. Finally, she became pregnant with her sixth child. She moved far away from her husband's gaze to properly think. She was desperate for a way to save this child. Her heart could not bear the pain of watching her children getting eaten by that monster. She looked up to the sky and prayed quietly for any help. Suddenly two gods teleported in front of her. Rhea was immediately on guard, especially as she saw Aegon in front of her. She still remembered the day he took his true form in the throne room.
"Don't be alarmed sister. We are here to help." Aegon said in a placating manner
"From what I saw in the throne room, I think not." Rhea retorted as she readied her energy to teleport away
"We oppose Kronos and his tyranny. That does not mean we hate all the Titans." Aphrodite said in a soothing voice using her charmspeak to the extreme
"Who are you?" Rhea asked momentarily lowering her guard
"I am Aphrodite.godess of Love and Beauty, daughter of Ouranos and his twin." she answered pointing at Aegon who greeted her with a smile
"Why are you helping me?" Rhea asked
"Because your children are the key to the fall of Kronos. The prophecy is being fulfilled. The age of Titans is drawing to a close sister. The age of gods is about to start. Your children are pivotal for this to happen." Aphrodite answered
"But all my children have been eaten by my husband." Rhea said sadly
"Indeed, but they are safe inside his stomach. You can save this from this fate." Aegon said
"How? Kronos personally inspects the children once they are born." Rhea said
"Leave that to us. You can save your child if you follow my plan. So will you accept our help." Aphrodite asked
After a few moments of thinking it over Rhea agreed to accept their help.
Several months later Rhea gave birth to Zeus on a stormy night. Kronos came to see the child but his mind and eyes were clouded by Aphrodite and Aegon. Seeing the aura of Zeus Kronos became enraged. As he was about to take him, Rhea switched Zeus with a stone which was shining with Aegon's divine power. So Kronos was fooled by the aura surrounding the stone and he swallowed it. Rhea was able to shield the aura of Zeus from Kronos until he left. Immediately after Kronos left her room, Rhea teleported Zeus to Crete where many wood Nymphs and nature spirits were arranged to look after him.
With his inability to have a Titan child, Kronos decided to punish all the rebelling gods, nature spirits and Titans himself. But again he faced a problem. Without much of immortals under his command he could not find the rebels. So, he turned to the only Titan that has a vast army under his command, Oceanus. But because of the many slights heaped upon him by Kronos and many other Titans, Oceanus refused to even speak with Kronos. With no other choice Kronos did something that earned him the enmity of all other immortals. Kronos opened the gates of Tartarus and unleashed all the monsters into Earth. Hellhounds, Empusas, Chimera, Hydra, Manticore, Minotaur, Lamia and many more now roamed freely. They brought chaos and ruin to the world as they began to destroy everything in their path.
The mortals began to pray to Aegon for help. Seeing the opportunity it presented him he began to send groups of Angels to destroy the monsters that were attacking the mortals. Thus the army of Upper Heavens began to get experience in fighting the monsters while Aegon personally healed any wounded mortals. This is how Aegon became the god of healing as well.
As years passed Zeus grew into a strong god. He had immense physical strength as well as divine power. He was the only child of Kronos who was breastfed by Rhea. But as he grew older he came to resent his virtual imprisonment in Crete. So he confronted his mother.
"Mother let me go out and see the world with you." Zeus demanded tired of being locked up in the island
"It is too dangerous son. You should not leave here. I will always visit you." Rhea said
"Why can't I leave here? What are you hiding from me?" Zues asked
"There is nothing my son." Rhea insisted
Suddenly Aegon teleported before them.
"There are some problems dear nephew. Your mother merely wishes to protect you from it. But destiny always find you whether you are prepared or not " Aegon said as he walked closer to the mother and son
"Who are you? What were the problems you talked about?" Zeus asked
"I am Aegon, god of Sun, healing and upper heavens. I am your uncle, nephew. As for your problem, it is your father Kronos." Aegon responded
"Stop this Aegon. He is just a child. He is not ready." Rhea said
"He is not ready. But he will be. He has a right to know." Aegon said
"Tell me." Zeus said
"You are not the only child of your mother nephew. You have five more siblings, but they are trapped in the stomach of your father Kronos. Your mother, with me and my sister's aid was able to save you from that same fate that befalls on your brothers and sisters. If Kronos finds you he will destroy you." Aegon answered
Zeus was struck speechless by the knowledge that he had more siblings.
"But why? Why did he do this?" Zeus asked
"There was a prophecy that foretold the children born to Kronos would overthrow him and take command of the world." Aegon said
"Then I will defeat Kronos and free my siblings." Zeus said
"Not yet. You are not strong enough to challenge the Titans. If you attack Kronos you will be attacking the entire Titans. To survive their combined strength you will need an army especially now since Kronos has unleashed monsters from the depths of Tartarus upon the world. We need more allies and you need to master your powers. That is why you will be trained by myself in all aspects of Divine and martial arts." Aegon said to Zeus
"Is this really necessary Aegon? You could destroy Kronos on your own. Why do you insist on Zeus to be the one to destroy him?" Rhea asked
"I could destroy Kronos and his army. But that is not my destiny. I am not the God of Sky, Rhea. Only a god who has the domain of Sky can destroy Kronos. Titans draw their power from the Earth goddess Gaea as you well know. This is not just a conflict between Gods and Titans. It is a conflict that will determine the supremacy of Earth and Sky. Zeus has the ability to wield the power of the sky. But he will have to be accepted by the spirit of Ouranos, so he must be trained to meet the expectations of my father and with his blessings, Zeus will be able to fulfil his destiny." Aegon said
"Then I will train until I am strong enough and free my siblings." Zeus said
For the next ten years, Zeus began to train under the tutelage of Aegon. Under the Sun god's guidance, he was able to master his divine powers. Zeus had to create a shield using his powers and Aegon would continuously break it with his powers. This enabled Zeus to withstand powerful strikes overtime and increased his defensive capabilities. After his defensive powers were settled at an acceptable level Aegon made Zeus attack him every day with divine powers while he shielded. Along with all this Zeus undergo a special training under the Angels of upper heavens who came down to Crete under the orders of Aegon.
During the final years of Zeus's training, Aegon began the process of bonding Zeus to the sky. But still, Zeus could not fully master the powers of the sky. Still, they continuously trained with the limited powers Zeus was able to wield. In this training, the hundred handed ones helped Zeus as they also were spirits of storms and lightning. After this Aegon took Zeus with him for hunting down the monsters that bothered the nature spirits and mortals.
One day Aegon took him to the upper heavens and introduced him to a special guest.
"Zeus, this is Metis the Titaness of Wisdom." Aegon said
"Good to meet you lady Metis." Zeus greeted with a bow as his eyes raked over the form of the beautiful Titaness
"Well met Zeus."Metis greeted the youngest son of Kronos with a bow
"She has created a very potent potion. If this potion is taken by Kronos he will be forced to vomit. This will liberate the rest of your siblings. But you must be the one to liberate them. This will be your ultimate test, Zeus. After this, your tutelage under me will be over and the sky will become your domain. I myself will crown you as the king of Gods." Aegon said
"Then I will release my brothers and sisters and bring them here." Zeus said as he took the potion from Metis
"Then go nephew. Show me your courage and show Ouranos you are worthy to be his successor." Aegon said
Zeus teleported away from the throne room in a bright flash.
"I don't understand you Aegon. You could have very easily taken the reins of power and ruled the gods. Yet you are championing to make Zeus the king of gods." Metis asked
"Being King is a very exhausting work. I would be dealing with every problem that comes my way and will be required to use all my powers to solve much of those problems. But if I become the power behind a king who can be easily controlled, I can have the influence as a king and at the same time there will be no need for me to worry about the day to day matters." Aegon said
"So basically you just need a puppet on the throne. Was it wise for you to tell me all this?" Metis asked
"Why not dear Metis? What reason would you have to oppose me? You who crave for knowledge and power. I respect you in that aspect you know. If we work together the reign of Kronos will end and the reign of gods will begin. A power vacuum will be left in the world and those who influence the gods influence the world and shape it in their own image. Is that not why you have joined our side? To reshape the world to your desire. Work with me and you will have a strong ally and friend that you can depend on in the future." Aegon said
"Well, when you put it that way. Long may our friendship last." Metis said
"Yes, long may it last." Aegon said with a smirk