Epic Of Caterpillar

Chapter 2409: Moving Back, Bringing The Titans Along

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Although it took some time, while preparing the house with Hydros, I also teleported the

Titans outside of my Divine Realm for a brief moment. They were patient enough to wait for everything to be solved. They knew this would have happened anyways.

”We told Hydros that she shouldnʼt hide your daughter from you...” Gaia sighed. ”But she was very adamant on not wanting to bother you or annoy your busy life. Iʼm sorry about this, Kireina.”

”Yeah, we guessed something like this would have happened...” Hyperion muttered. ”Hah, Hydros shouldnʼt have hidden you something so important.”

”Youʼre too nice with her, I would have certainly gotten angrier if a woman hid my child from me!” said Helios. ”But well, itʼs your life Kireina, so I have no saying on this.”

”The Seas bless Hydros and her beautiful village and tribe,” said Oceanus with a gentle grandpa smile. ”She might have committed mistakes, but she has built a wonderful place.” ”Indeed she has,” I nodded, as I walked through the internal castle within Wall, until we reached the vast terrace on top, where Surtr, Poseidon, and the other Gods were waiting. ”And here I am! Iʼve brought them,” I said. ”This is Gaia, Hyperion, Helios, and Oceanus!” Everyone was left speechless.

Although hours passed inside of my divine realm only like two or three minutes passed here. ”Theyʼre here already?!” Poseidon gasped. ”Wait a second... Thatʼs Oceanus?! Is it really you, old man?”

”Hah, to think Poseidon looking like an old man would call me an old man now, hahaha!” laughed Oceanus. ”I see you now and youʼre nothing but the same old fart I am! Long gone are your younger years, hm?”

”Hahah...” Poseidon muttered, walking towards Oceanus and then... falling to his knees, beginning to cry. ”I thought that the only one left of you was that vengeful monster... Mentor.”

”Hmph, we both battle to death in that war, yet you still call me mentor...” sighed Oceanus. ”The one youʼre seeing is a piece of myself that meditated and accepted his defeat and moved on, slumbering and deciding to leave the world to the newer generations. The other one you fought must have been my lingering negative emotions within my corpse, a specter of myself. Did it merge with the sea of Atlantis?”

”Yes... it was very hard to defeat you,” he sighed. ”But Kireina managed to.”

”I see...” Oceanus smiled. ”Thatʼs good then, Poseidon. Youʼve grown a lot, brat.”

”Without your teachings, I would have never managed to get anywhere...” Poseidon kept crying. ”I owe you more than you imagine... And when I had to defeat you after you turned into that monster. I felt so... so guilty.”

”Zeus is dead now, isnʼt he?” asked Oceanus.

”Yes, he is... And I cut my ties with him long ago after he forced the entire family to battle against all of you,” said Poseidon. ”To this day I regret it... Although I did it anyways to claim territory in the new world... I... regret it. I lost a few of my children, and even my wife...”

Sapphirine that was right by his side glanced at Poseidonʼs eyes, feeling sorry for him.

”Hmm, it could be said we all lost something in the Ragnarök,” said Oceanus. ”There was never truly a winner... They were desperate times... the world had been bloated entirely and then exploded. Its pieces becoming Realms we desired. Our own greed brought us to destroy one another. I am also guilty of having killed many of your kind... I apologize too, Poseidon. Iʼve already given up on even living, meditating in peace. Iʼve accepted what happened, and I only want to be at ease and in peace.”

”Would you forgive me?” wondered Poseidon. ”No, never mind... Itʼs too much to even ask.”

”I forgive you,” said Oceanus without even hesitating, smiling. ”If that can make you feel better, I wonʼt even hesitate to say it, my disciple.”

”Mentor...” Poseidon sighed. ”Iʼm very sorry...”

”It is fine,” Oceanus sighed, looking into the dark sky. ”It is fine, Poseidon. Move on. Your family... is long gone. But youʼve made a new one, right?”

Poseidon noticed the worried expression of Sapphirine, and then the other Sea Gods, some of them were his children.

”Yeah...” the old man sighed. ”Youʼre not wrong... But would you... be at my side? If you were there, I could...”

”No,” Oceanus said. ”I told you already... Iʼve made peace with my life. I was brought back by Kireina to help her, and I will help her as much as she asks me. But right now, she never asked me to be at your side. She said... well, that I should do whatever I want.”

”Yeah,” I nodded. ”So Poseidon, itʼs time to move on, leave the old man alone alright?”

”Hahaha...” Poseidon laughed a bit, nodding. ”Alright... At the very least we can share some ale together?”

”Of course son,” Oceanus smiled, nodding. ”Anytime... Hm, actually.”

Suddenly, Oceanus opened his chest, revealing that beneath his skin he was actually just pure water, taking out what resembled a clear blue jewel the size of a finger.

”W-Whatʼs this?” Poseidon felt a tremendous source of power from it.

”This is a Titan Soul Heart Fragment,” said Oceanus. ”The last one I had... I have no use for this power anymore as my body doesnʼt require it after Kireina reconstructed it and since Iʼve merged with a large part of her divine realmʼs oceans. So take this.”

”What? For me?!” Poseidon gasped. ”But this is the very essence of a Titan! To do this...!”

”Itʼs fine,” Oceanus shrugged. ”Before everything went to shit, I wanted you to become my successor, Poseidon. Before our factions clashed for territory and resources, and before we were forced to fight to the death.”

Poseidon extended his hands, receiving the jewel.

”Absorb this, and you might have the chance to become the new Ocean Titan of Genesis,” Oceanus said. ”No matter what might have happened, I still consider you my disciple and

successor.”

”Thanks...” Poseidon smiled. ”Thank you... for being the father I never had.”

To think these two had such a relationship this entire time...

I canʼt believe it! That was quite the plot twist.

Meanwhile...

”Mother, it has been a while...” Gaia greeted Flora, her mother.

”My eldest daughter,” smiled Flora. ”I havenʼt seen you in a while indeed! Your sisters had been asking for you nonstop!”