Apollo considered lying. He considered framing the answer in probabilities and hedging language and the kind of diplomatic evasion that kept divine councils functioning across centuries. He considered telling Zeus what the king wanted to hear.
Instead, he told the truth.
"I don't know."
The chamber stirred.
"His integration is unprecedented. His growth trajectory suggests he could reach S-Rank equivalent within a year and something beyond our classification system within three. His Ensemble provides force multiplication that our models cannot fully simulate. But Titans are not Gate spawns or Academy prodigies or A-Rank Anomalies. Titans are fundamental forces of reality. Kronos does not fight with fists or lightning or strategy. Kronos fights with entropy. He unmakes things. He reverses causality. He turns the future into the past and watches it rot."
Apollo stood from his throne. The starlight followed him.
