As a goddess of order, she had completely abandoned the old corrupt order.
So at this moment, she must also seriously examine and assess this new order that might possibly emerge.
If even the new order was equally unworthy of her defense, then she would truly be troubled, not knowing what to do.
She sighed inwardly again: I hope the son of Kronos will not be like Kronos—it would be best if the son were unlike the father!
To show her respect and regard for Zeus, she personally stepped out of the palace to greet him.
The sacred goddess of justice's spotless white robes swayed gently in the wind, her golden hair cascading like a waterfall, flowing with soft luster under divine light.
Her steps were upright and precise, each step exactly equal in distance—neither hurried nor slow, neither large nor small.
Her voice was clear and elegant: "Noble son of Rhea, welcome to your arrival. Please enter the hall for conversation."
The moment Zeus saw the goddess of justice in spotless white robes, his heart was truly amazed!
He silently praised: No wonder the goddess of justice and order Themis is also known as "charming Themis."
If she didn't maintain such a serious divine demeanor, such beauty and charm would indeed make it difficult for people to feel her majesty and sternness as justice.
She was truly too beautiful!
(Reference image for the embodied divine form of Sacred Goddess of Justice and Order Themis)
She was order's embodiment, justice's manifestation—every part of her was so perfect and flawless, untainted by dust.
Only because true justice must necessarily be pure and flawless!
Justice was inviolable, thus sacred and majestic; justice accorded with moral truth, thus compassionate and benevolent; justice held fast to fairness, thus her temperament was warm and beautiful.
All civilizations possessing order must pursue fairness and justice.
This was reflected in her pure and flawless maiden divine form, transforming into heart-stirring beauty.
Her face was beautifully flawless, truly perfect without flaw, yet within the delicate beauty carried a barely perceptible charm and gentleness.
However, between her brows, deep within those golden beautiful eyes, was sharpness and determination.
Though these two temperaments seemed completely opposite, they harmoniously unified in her so naturally, forming a strange beauty of opposing unity.
Only because sacred justice must necessarily be beautiful!
Sacred justice must necessarily be firm!
Sacred justice must necessarily be majestically inviolable!
Majestic sanctity and gentle charm never conflicted in justice!
For Zeus, who wanted to become the ruler of all and become God King, order held nearly infinite attraction for him.
Because the essence of rule was establishing order and maintaining order.
Courage was the beginning of all his enterprises, wisdom was the foundation of his final victory.
However, that beautiful and pure order, sacred and stern justice—these were the foundation of his future rule over the universe!
This beautiful goddess of justice possessed brilliant golden hair similar to Zeus's, bright golden pupils identical to his, and even her lip color carried elegant golden tones.
She was forever dressed in spotless white robes, pure without a trace of other colors.
At this time, to show respect for Zeus, she did not hold her divine artifacts—the scales and sharp sword symbolizing judgment and power.
Zeus followed her into the temple together. After they were seated, this Themis called "charming" was nothing like her delicate and soft appearance suggested.
The words that emerged from her golden lips were incomparably powerful and firm.
The goddess of justice spoke righteously and frankly to Zeus: "Noble son of God Queen Rhea, I welcome your arrival."
"But if you hope I will help you join this war to overthrow Kronos, then I can only refuse."
"I cannot violate sacred justice and the principles I uphold, nor can I betray the oath I once made to the God King and the universe's existing order."
"An order superior to the current order has not yet appeared. No matter how much I detest the present order, I cannot betray the existing order."
"Even the worst order is better than no order at all."
"As order's guardian, I cannot betray order under any name!"
True justice always preferred taking from the straight path rather than the crooked one.
Being duplicitous, inconsistent, or two-faced were things Themis could never do even if destroyed.
Many things—even if she could not prevent their occurrence, she would absolutely not go along with them or participate!
Justice might seem powerless when facing absolute tyranny, but would never surrender because of it.
Justice that served tyranny could never be justice!
Even more terrible, if justice acted in violation of justice and order under its own name, that would be the world's most profound disaster.
Even if the action itself originated from true justice, justice should never violate its own principles!
Themis truly practiced this principle.
She currently could not determine what kind of order Zeus might bring in the future, so she chose to remain neutral and quietly await developments.
In this current chaos, the only thing she could do was stop providing any assistance to the wrong order while firmly holding fast to her own justice.
But she absolutely could not overthrow order in justice's name.
Facing Themis's firm stance, the smile on Zeus's face gradually faded, his expression becoming solemn and serious.
Themis's approach seemed pedantic but was actually completely correct.
Justice that was too flexible could hardly be true justice.
He spoke in an incomparably serious and solemn tone: "Respected Lady Themis, I respect you just as I respect great Mother Goddess Gaia, Lady Night Nyx, and my mother goddess Rhea."
"I respect your justice and fairness, respect your firm protection of your oaths and adherence to your principles, and even more respect everything you do to maintain cosmic order."
"Therefore, I would never request you to do anything that violates order and justice."
"Here, I swear in the name of mother goddess Rhea, and even more in your name, sacred goddess of justice—I will never require you to perform any unrighteous act!"
"You, as order's embodiment, should naturally defend order!"
"No matter what kind of order it is, any deity may overthrow it, but you alone cannot do such things!"
Upon hearing this, Themis quietly breathed a sigh of relief in her heart, and her impression of Zeus instantly rose several levels.
The son of Kronos really was different from Kronos!
A smile that hadn't appeared for a long time bloomed on her absolutely beautiful face. In that instant, it seemed the entire world gained ten times more brilliance!
Her tone also softened considerably: "Your broad magnanimity earns divine admiration. Thank you for your understanding and respect."
"Here, I also promise you that though I will not betray the old order, I absolutely will not oppose true justice!"
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