"Hermes," Zeus called, voice low but carrying. Lightning cracked once in the rafters. The messenger appeared in the next heartbeat, caduceus humming.
"Summon everyone," Zeus said. "Major and minor. Council now."
Hermes didn't ask why. He vanished in a gold streak.
The sky amphitheater woke.
Sigils lit along the ring of thrones—storm, sea, hearth, hunt, sun, moon, forge, war, wisdom, wine, love. Benches rose for the lesser gods. A dome of aether sealed overhead, open to the night.
They came like weather.
Poseidon strode in with surf at his heels, trident wet and bright. Hades unfolded from a slit of shadow, cold and still. Athena arrived in bronze; an owl settled on her shoulder. Apollo's steps spilled daylight. Artemis followed with the scent of pine.
