And when the brothers dispersed, each on his own path, Odin flew toward the places of the slaves, watching the island of Asgard from above, thinking that his father had become the island and left him with the responsibility of his brothers.
As if he were thinking about the place where they would settle, not much time passed before he was already above the slaves, and he snapped out of his thoughts.
He began to watch the slaves; he saw them moving like puppets, unable to laugh or smile. He remembered that his father had destroyed the minds of the slaves so that they would obey his orders without thinking.
So he decided to descend and command the slaves to come with him to the center of the island. And when he descended from the sky and the slaves saw him, they all stopped what they were doing, as if waiting for his orders.
When Odin saw them in this state, he ordered them to follow him to the middle of the island after gathering their belongings.
Then, at his command, they all moved at the same time and began collecting their necessities. After they finished gathering their supplies, Odin looked at them and ordered them to follow him, so they moved with him without discussion.
From Hades' perspective, he was walking toward the cave that had changed his life, thinking about what had happened and what he would do, as well as thinking about the title his father had given him, Ruler of the Underworld, and he smiled.
But when he remembered his father's words that Odin would become the ruler over them, his mood darkened, and he began thinking about what Odin had that he did not. He had thought that when they met after years, he would challenge Odin and defeat him, or at least be equal to him.
But the recent events and what his father had commanded left him with nothing to do but wait and see if Odin would succeed as a leader or not.
If he failed, he would speak to his father. It was true that his father had become the island he now stood on, but there must be a way to communicate with him. He never thought his father would leave them like this in life without protecting or caring for them. He thought that Odin's rule was only a test of his abilities, and if he failed, his father would replace him with someone else.
When he thought about that, Hades smiled deeply, and his thoughts scattered when he noticed that he was approaching the cave. He had been using the power of the Underworld to move quickly to the place, so it had not taken much time or energy.
When he entered the cave and walked inside until he reached the pit, he descended into it and fell, but he did not care about the fall, for he was no longer as he had been before.
And when he noticed the ground approaching, he activated the power of the Underworld and enveloped himself, then collided with the ground, creating a shockwave and dust everywhere. When the fog cleared with a movement of his hands, it became apparent that he had not suffered a single scratch.
He did not care to stay still, so he rushed to the place where the dog was. When he sensed its presence, he smiled when he realized that it had not moved from its spot and had been waiting for him all this time.
When he reached the place, the dog sensed him, looked at him, barked loudly, and ran toward him. When it did that, Hades smiled and caught it, even though it was at least three times larger than him, and began to play with it.
And when he felt that the time had come, he stopped playing and said to his dog in a deep tone: "My dog, listen… I cannot stay here. I must ascend above. Will you come with me?"
When Hades said that, he thought the dog would take some time to decide, for this was the place where it had grown up. But contrary to that, it agreed immediately, wagged its tail, and began licking him as if to say: "I will go anywhere with you, my friend, at any time." And when Hades felt that, he smiled strongly.
He said to it: "Then let us go, my friend." But before leaving, he gathered the clothes he had made from the skins of the creatures that had been here, for the clothes he had been wearing before no longer fit even his hands alone. He thought to himself that when he met his sister Athena, he would ask her to make his clothes, for the clothes she wore seemed finely crafted.
When he put on his necessities, he set off with his dog toward the center of the island.
From Athena's perspective, when she separated from her brothers and headed toward the pastures she had guarded for years, she thought that after all these years, there were not many creatures attacking the horses due to fear of them.
And she had taught them how to defend themselves and be united, and she thought that they would be in good condition even after she left, because of what she had taught them.
But she did not care much about that, for she was on the same island as them, and she would visit them often to keep other creatures away.
But what occupied her mind and saddened her was the departure of her father, and how he had become the island she was on. She had missed him all these years. True, he had become everywhere around her, but she did not feel him. Nevertheless, she wanted to express her feelings and love for him, even if he had shown no interest in her or her siblings all these years. Yet she still loved him, for he was her father, and she could not hold in her heart any trace of discontent or anger toward him.
She was thinking of a way to communicate with him, and she believed that Odin certainly knew a way to do that.
And while she was thinking about that, her thoughts scattered because she had already arrived at the pastures where the horses were, snapping her out of her state, for she had been traveling with the energy of wars to reach the place quickly.
And when she approached the pastures and the horses noticed her, they ran toward her as if they had missed her. When she came near and greeted them, Athena let the horses play with her for a little while.
But after some time, she stopped playing, looking at them, and said: "I cannot stay here; I must move to another place. But do not worry, I will come often to check on you, my horses."
When Athena said that, the horses were very sad and stopped playing and frolicking, for they did not expect their friend to leave them after all these years.
When Athena saw them in this state, she said to them: "Do not be too sad, for I will not leave you. I will be on the same island with you. If any of you wishes to come and visit me sometime, come, do not worry."
When the horses heard that, their sadness lessened a little, and when Athena saw them like that, she knew they would get used to the new situation.
So she got up, bid them farewell, and prepared her clothes and necessities. When she said goodbye and left, she carried her bag.
She moved away from the pastures and felt someone following her. She looked toward him, and when she saw him, she saw a winged horse. She recognized in an instant that it was the horse she had ridden the first time she fought the griffin. When she saw it, she wanted to turn it away, but when she saw its insistence on following her, she agreed.
For she also wanted her brothers to see these horses, and when she agreed, she smiled at it and said:
"You from now on will be my own horse."
When the horse heard her, it was extremely happy, took the bag from her hand, threw it onto its back, and gestured for her to climb last. When Athena saw that, she laughed and mounted its back, holding it tightly. When the horse saw that, it dashed toward the place Athena had pointed to, swiftly.
From Poseidon's perspective, Poseidon was thinking about what had happened in recent events: how he became ruler of the ocean, how his father became the island, and how Odin became their ruler. He was thinking about all of that, which occupied his mind.
And when he noticed he was approaching the ocean, he thought about what he would say to his old friend, the octopus. While thinking about all of that, he approached the shore and descended into the waters near the island.
And when he felt he was close to the octopus, he snapped out of his thoughts and went to him. When the octopus saw Poseidon, it welcomed him but was anxious, saying: "What happened, Poseidon? Where have you been?"
When Poseidon saw that he was asking him what had happened, he did not answer with the truth, not even to his old friend, for he did not trust anyone completely. As Zeus had told him, he fully trusted only his siblings.
So he lied to him and said: "An important event has happened on the nearby island, my friend. I cannot stay in the ocean all the time as I used to."
And when the octopus heard that, it became very sad and shouted: "What happened, then, Poseidon?"
And when Poseidon heard that, he lied and said that he had to leave his lineage in this world and could not do that in the ocean.
When the octopus heard that, it calmed down a little and said sadly: "Then I will not see you again." Poseidon quickly replied: "No, my friend, I will come here often, but I will not be able to stay all the time. Do you understand me?"
When Poseidon said that, the octopus did not reply immediately but took some time before saying: "I understand you, my friend, for people must have offspring in this life. Do not worry, I understand you."
When Poseidon saw that, he knew that the octopus was sad about his departure but had accepted it, so he said: "Do not worry, I will come to visit you many times, and we will defeat those creatures as we used to do in the past."
When the octopus heard that, it laughed and said: "Alright, it's a promise, Poseidon."
While they were talking, Poseidon felt that the time had come for him to leave, so he bid the octopus farewell and went to the surface.
When the octopus saw that Poseidon was leaving, it thought about what it should do now. Suddenly, the octopus thought to surprise Poseidon and become the king of the creatures living in the ocean, so it set off to achieve what it had been thinking and to astonish Poseidon with what it would do.
And when Poseidon was ascending to the surface, he did not know what his friend was thinking; he thought about the future that awaited him and his siblings, and what they would do in it.