"God who stole fire! What should I call you? Should I call you Prometheus, the god of wisdom who stole fire and brought it to mankind? Or should I call you Bhrigu, one of the Seven ancient sages from Indian mythology?"
Standing there calmly, Yu looked at the hundred-meter Titan giant as he spoke, while golden spheres of light created from Authority began floating behind the young man.
Under the illumination of the dazzling golden light, Yu's fragile body before Prometheus was now wrapped in a layer of glory, that was the power of Authority. At this moment, Yu looked more like a god than a god!
"...Campione, it seems you learned a lot during your battle with me."
Prometheus looked at the young man, silently stood up, and violently pulled out the Holy sword Joyeuse piercing through his legs.
Golden blood flowed; this was the first time Yu had injured him tonight.
Earlier, Prometheus could basically avoid Yu's attacks; it was only a matter of whether he wanted to or not.
After all, with the ability of Prophecy, it was almost impossible for Yu to hit Prometheus.
But the Holy sword Joyeuse created from Words of Power earlier truly made him unable to resist.
Under the influence of The warrior holding a golden sword, Prometheus had no power to evade, nor could he evade.
Words were light, they were sharp blades that judged everything; even he, the Titan who stole fire, could not deny the power of Words of Power.
"Didn't you tell me all of this yourself?"
Facing Prometheus, Yu replied with a faint smile, and while speaking, he raised his hand as countless Words of Power began gathering toward the young man's palm.
"Prometheus, no, I should call you Bhrigu.
Your legend is best known for stealing heavenly fire and defying the will of the god-king Zeus."
"But that is not the whole truth about you.
Your father is known as the ancestor of mankind, and your mother is the goddess of the ocean, but it was not your father who created humans, but you and the goddess of wisdom and war, Athena."
With a serious expression, Yu began releasing Words of Power sufficient to sever Prometheus's divine authority.
In ancient Greek mythology, Prometheus was known as the "Wise Man" with "Foresight," and also as the Titan giant of Prophecy and wisdom.
After Zeus became the god-king, Prometheus chose the correct side because of his Prophecy, and therefore Zeus pardoned him, allowing him to become one of the few Titan giants who remained on Mount Olympus.
After the epic war between the second and third generations of gods in ancient Greek mythology, the second-generation gods either died or were exiled, and that war turned the Earth into a wasteland.
As the "Wise Man," Prometheus was unwilling to let the world become dead, so he and his younger brother Epimetheus began creating life.
At first, Prometheus and Epimetheus possessed factors for creating humans such as speed, strength, and savagery.
But because of the mistake of the "Fool," speed, strength, and savagery were given to the animals and beasts they created, and Prometheus, who was creating humans, found himself in a difficult situation.
Just then, Athena, the goddess who controlled wisdom, extended help to her old friend.
That was the factor humans possess today, which is extremely rare in nature — Wisdom!
Using the wisdom Athena provided, Prometheus used himself as a model, shaped humans from clay, and then, relying on the wisdom Athena bestowed upon humanity, enabled mankind to survive in the desolate world.
Of course, ancient Greek mythology was extremely chaotic; Yu deeply agreed with that.
"You are the true god who created mankind.
All humans in Greek mythology can be considered your children.
You are the true ancestor of mankind, which is why you protected humans so much during the council of Zeus and the Olympian gods."
"You even risked stealing the seed of fire from the Sun God Apollo and gifting it to mankind because of them."
"However... speaking of that, Prometheus, you were never a sinful god who stole fire.
The flame you bestowed upon mankind was acknowledged."
As he spoke, Yu's tone changed, and he suddenly denied the mythological story of Prometheus stealing fire.
In truth, fire was nothing special to the gods of Olympus.
What kind of beings were the gods of ancient Greek mythology?
Although those gods were sometimes especially absurd, they were not so petty as to monopolize even fire.
From the very beginning, when Prometheus proposed giving fire to mankind, Zeus agreed, only demanding that humans sacrifice Bulls to him.
Prometheus was unwilling to accept that and deceived Zeus with a great and small trick by wrapping bones in ox hide and wrapping ox meat.
Perhaps it was precisely that factor that contributed to Prometheus's later suffering for thirty thousand years.
In any case, the fire Prometheus gave to mankind was something Zeus had promised to give from the very beginning.
Of course, this does not negate the myth of Prometheus "stealing fire"; it merely analyzes the origin of the flame from another angle and justifies Prometheus's actions.
The flame had originally been promised to mankind by Zeus, so there was no theft at all.
Prometheus was never a god who "stole fire."
At this moment, the origin of Prometheus's "Fire" had been perfectly explained, and even Prometheus could not refute it, because what Yu said was the truth: the flame had indeed been promised to mankind by Zeus, and he merely went to retrieve it.
Prometheus simply did not understand what Yu wanted to do.
Shouldn't he be refuting the origin of his Prophecy and then use the Sun's White Horse to completely end him?
But why?
Why was this young man still talking about those unimportant things?
"Campione! What are you doing?! You should kill me!! Why are you still dragging this out?!"
Prometheus roared at Yu while divine light flashed in his eyes.
He wanted to move, but before he could raise his leg and walk toward Yu, dozens of new Holy sword Joyeuses suddenly pierced Prometheus's enormous body.
The pierced Prometheus did not suffer severe injuries; he was merely nailed to the ground by the power of Words of Power, unable even to stand, much less walk toward Yu.
"Prometheus, you are becoming impatient.
Do you truly wish to confirm your Prophecy that badly?"
Yu said while indifferently looking at Prometheus.
He knew it was impossible for him to break Prometheus's Prophecy, because the opponent's Prophecy was correct; Prometheus was destined to be killed by his hand tonight.
However, there was one thing Yu did not agree with: would he truly die in the future at the hands of some god?
That might not necessarily be the case, right?
"Campione, what exactly are you trying to do?"
After seeing Yu's expression, Prometheus's emotions gradually calmed down, and his resonant voice like a bell echoed once more, just like when Yu and Prometheus first met.
"I want to sever your divine authority."
Since Prometheus was in such a state, Yu naturally had no reason to hide it anymore.
He was absolutely certain that directly severing Prometheus's divine authority, even if that strike did not disperse Prometheus, would certainly come close to doing so.
Upon hearing that, Prometheus was stunned.
He looked at Yu, pursed his lips, and stopped speaking, merely observing him quietly, as if he had returned to ancient times when he was still the Titan giant of Prophecy and wisdom.
As for Yu's wild words, no, Prometheus believed those words could not be called wild.
He clearly knew that the young man possessed the power to sever Authorities and divine authority.
When Yu spoke his second divine name, Prometheus realized that Yu was absolutely capable of severing his divine authority.
"Prometheus, your fire was given by the gods.
You are not a sinner; on the contrary, you are a hero, a brave man guided by the gods, and this is connected to your other divine name — Bhrigu!"
"In Indian mythology, as Bhrigu, one of the seven ancient sages, you received divine guidance."
"Bhrigu's story is long.
Once, he received divine guidance by a lake, discovered fire in water, and bestowed it upon mankind."
"And that is also the origin of the phrase 'Fire born from water' in Indonesian mythology."
"But in reality, as Bhrigu, what you discovered in the water was not fire… well, it was and it wasn't."
"To be more precise, the root of that flame was not water, but… thunder!!!"
"Prometheus, no, Bhrigu, your flame comes from thunder! Just like in ancient Greek mythology, the flame you bestowed upon mankind originated from thunder!"
"Prometheus, you were never a god of 'Stealing fire,' but a god of heroes! It was the thunder of dark clouds, wrapped in rain, that struck the earth and brought you the spark; your flame was bestowed by 'thunder'!"
"Prometheus, this is the eloquence of half your divinity. You are a hero and a Titan. The gods guided you and the gods punished you. Your flame comes from thunder, and it is precisely because of thunder that your body is covered in wounds!"
"But that is not today's focus, Prometheus. Your essence was never 'flame' or 'thunder.' Your most fundamental power is your extraordinary 'wisdom' and your far-seeing 'Prophecy'!"
"As one of the seven ancient sages in Indian mythology, Bhrigu's power encompasses 'astronomy' and 'observation of the heavens.' He is the founder of 'astrology,' and the power of 'astronomy' grants him incomparable wisdom."
"At this point, Prometheus, your divinity has been completely exposed!"
"You are not a god who 'stole fire,' but a heroic god from Indian mythology! You are a 'wise man' with 'foresight,' but at the same time you are also the founder of 'divination.' Your so-called 'Prophecy' originates from 'divination'!"
"Prometheus, this sword will sever your divinity!!"
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