Two children, a little boy and a little girl, chasing each other happily while laughing in a beautiful green garden…

The same little boy, carrying a black bladed weapon… And then… SLASH!


Rhea woke up from a terrible nightmare. It was night time. She found herself in a bed in a room alone with a depressed Cronus. He was wearing the black toga he wore when they first met. His face was buried in his hands as if he has been waiting for her to wake up. Suddenly, he lifted up his head.

"Rhea." He happily said as he was relieved to see his sister.

As he neared her, she backed away and Cronus could see the fear in his sister's eyes. She remembers the day when Cronus slashed their father with the black bladed weapon, causing him intense pain which led to his death. Quickly after he was slashed, Uranus was able to leave Mt. Orthys with his daughter, Rhea. Rhea witnessed her brother slashed Uranus and he swore to never leave Rhea with such a family. In their first meeting, Rhea was shy on meeting Cronus. But right now, she became afraid of him.

Cronus came nearer his sister, but she was still afraid of him. Suddenly, he hugged her. Rhea tried to pull away from him but he kept coaxing her to calm down.

"It's alright, Rhea." He coaxed, "I know you're afraid of me, and I'm sorry." This calmed Rhea a bit and she looked up to her brother's eyes. They were as gold as the first time they met and she could sense the worry and sadness in them.

"Mother gave birth to many children." He continued. " She loved all of us. However, Father could not accept the flaws of most of us. So he…"

"So he dumped them in the pits of Tartarus." Rhea finished and began to cry. "Mother was enraged. So he sent you to dispose of our father. Why did you have to do it? Why?"

"He never told us." Cronus continues. "When I found out, I was enraged. I was blinded with revenge for my siblings. But then, when I took the throne, our flawed sibling misunderstood the situation. I lost you because of that mistake, Rhea. There was never a day I would stop thinking about you. But if you bear hatred against me…"

His weapon appeared in his hand and transferred it to Rhea's.

"Kill me." He urged her. "Kill me, with the scythe that killed our Father. Let this be the end of your suffering. May you find happiness without me. Farewell, my precious sister. I have always loved you"

Slash! Instead of killing him, the scythe was slashed to the ground. Cronus was surprised that Rhea did not kill him.

"I could have killed you." Rhea said as tears fell from her eyes and she embraced him tightly. "But what difference would that make? As long as you regret your mistakes, I know you have endured enough pain from your mistake. But I couldn't bear killing you no matter how much anger I have for you. I don't hate you because, I love you too."

The two kept embracing each other until it was time for Cronus to go.

"You should rest now." He told Rhea and was heading to the door.

"Cronus." Rhea called back. "Can you stay for a while, until I fall asleep?

Cronus hesitated, but then returned by her sister's side. She then caresses his cheeks. She has finally been reunited with the man she loves.

"I've always thought father was my only family." She told him, "All my life, I have lived incomplete, like I always knew that there was a missing piece of me waiting to be found. But now, I never felt so complete in my whole entire life."

"Do you think its weird to ever fall in love at first sight with someone you met whom you never knew was a sibling in the first place?" Cronus asked with a smile.

"It's beautiful." Rhea states as her lips came near to Cronus'.


Meanwhile at Tartarus, Briares' forces was preparing for the attack on Mt. Othrys.