The sun completed a full orbit around its axis, and the laws of the cosmos acknowledged the Sun God's contribution. The primordial power enveloped Helios, and the divine office of the Sun began its ascension under the world consciousness's blessing!
The divine attribute of time, which connected the stars, also merged completely with the celestial orbits, giving rise to the divine office of Chronos, which was readily grasped by Tyche.
The concepts of years and months, based on the sun's movement, emerged. With the assistance of this new power, the primordial essence of time rapidly grew. Kronos's fury could not prevent the domain of time from welcoming its third deity!
This monumental undertaking concluded with Helios's successful ascension. Any power that aids the world's growth receives the protection of the laws and is not allowed to perish easily.
Helios gathered his dazzling radiance and returned to his mother's side, carrying the sleeping Wind God.
Kannaas, lying on the carriage, was unharmed, merely exhausted and asleep due to the excessive expenditure of divine power. Tyche presented Helios with a bright red cloak, saying, "Your Highness Helios, congratulations on your successful ascension to Great Divinity."
The Sun God's scorching heat, transmitted through their touching hands, caused Tyche to flinch. Helios unfurled the cloak and wrapped it around himself. Without looking at his sisters being held by their mother, he reached out and grasped Tyche's arm before she could retract it.
The Sun God's sudden action made the goddess flustered. A hoarse whisper reached Tyche's ear, and before she could react, she was pulled into the Sun God's embrace.
With her face flushed and heart pounding, Tyche leaned into Helios's embrace. Just as she was contemplating whether to break free, she heard Helios say with sincerity, "I swear by Eros, the God of Primal Love, Tyche, I love you!"
All thoughts in the goddess's mind were scattered by the Sun God's direct confession, leaving her mind blank. She stammered, unsure of what to say, "I will await your reply, my beloved goddess. Please do not hurt me."
The unease in her heart instantly vanished. After a long silence, Tyche, wordlessly, still managed to cruelly leave the Sun God's warm embrace.
"Helios, I cannot give you an answer, for we may find ourselves on opposing paths through countless conflicts." Shifting her gaze away from the Sun God's anxious golden eyes, Tyche looked down at the cloak Helios wore. "If one day I leave your side, disappear from the world, you will be more pained than you are now. Your love is not common soil; it deserves to be treated with seriousness. I do not wish to hurt you!"
"Tyche, you do not hurt me." Helios cupped the goddess's hands in his own and gently kissed them. "Meeting you may not have a definitive outcome, but it will surely have meaning. As long as you remember me, I will always be by your side."
"I will be grateful to Eros for letting me meet you." Helios looked up at the goddess's deep blue eyes, gently wiping away the tears on Tyche's face.
Stepping back and releasing Tyche, Helios missed the goddess's whisper dissipating in the wind.
When he turned back, Tyche smiled and said to the Sun God, "This is yours."
The divine offices of the Four Seasons, born from Chronos, shone brilliantly in Tyche's hands. Helios took the divine office of Summer, saying softly, "Summer suits me well. The rest shall be a token of my gratitude to you and Kannaas."
The Wind God guided the white falcons to his mother's side. A joyful radiance bloomed on Tyche's face. She lightly stepped forward, approaching Helios, and in the surprised expressions of the gods, kissed the Sun God's cheek.
Tyche departed the radiant divine palace in her chariot. Kannaas glanced back at the smiling Helios, whistled to summon his pegasus, and silently followed his mother.
The two deities returned in silence to the Invisible Island. The dazzling rainbow bridge and the laughter of the nymphs made them quicken their pace homeward.
The handmaidens stepped forward to take the pegasus and white falcons. Philyra smiled and asked her lord about her taste for the day. Tyche replied without hesitation, "Lightly sweet fruits would be perfect."
Philyra bypassed Kannaas, who was looking expectant, and instructed the nymphs to serve plump myrtle berries and roasted lamb. The Wind God awkwardly scratched his head and, amidst the nymphs' laughter, chased after the pegasus to groom its mane.
Tyche leaned back in her seat, picked up a purplish-red fruit, and tasted its slightly sour, refreshing sweetness. Satisfied, she ate another myrtle berry and asked with a smile, "When did this fruit appear on the island?"
Philyra presented a white cloth to her lord for wiping and replied softly, "This is all thanks to His Highness Kannaas. The wind brought seeds from the earth, and with the nourishment of the springs, they quickly sprouted and matured."
As she spoke, she took a bunch of marigolds from another nymph and presented them to Tyche for her admiration. The orange-yellow petals easily reminded the goddess of sunlight. Tyche had Philyra place the marigolds in a vase for sustenance. Holding the vase, she approached the mirror in the divine palace and casually placed it on the dressing table. The dew on the petals trembled, finally leaving the flowers to return to the earth's embrace.
The divinity of Vivian, the nymph of the lake, provided significant assistance to Tyche. The predestined aspect of fate perfectly complemented the power of opportunity. Tyche already had a premonition that she might be able to elevate the divine office of Opportunity to the Great Divinity level without the aid of the domain of luck!
The incomplete divinity could no longer revive the lake nymph. Her consciousness had been utterly erased, leaving her no chance even to enter the astral realm for slumber.
Perhaps due to a shared plight as outsiders, Tyche attempted to revive this goddess with all her might. However, the progress of the goddess's divinity under Tyche's repair was extremely slow. Even if consciousness were to be reborn, it would not be the original Vivian. Disappointed, Tyche withdrew her divine power and hid this wisp of divinity in a pool, allowing it to self-repair through the water veins connected to the ocean.
Vivian's memories of the Chaos Sea were extremely precious. In her long search, the goddess had accidentally recorded the coordinates of several worlds. However, the world consciousness resisted the entry of this powerful deity. After several unsuccessful negotiations, the goddess had no choice but to leave. Certain fleeting glimpses in her fragmented memories greatly intrigued Tyche, and the towering steel forests filled the goddess with excitement.
Although fundamentally different from her native world, the convenience of modern civilization and the long-lost pleasures held a strong attraction for Tyche. To this day, Tyche still missed the taste of iced cola and food additives. No matter how good the grilled meat was, it always felt incomplete without cumin and chili. Even the consistently sweet ambrosia began to taste bland to the goddess.
Whether human or divine, all intelligent beings pursue new things. It seemed that a fickle nature was an instinct that even deities could not escape! Tyche mused, and then her heart was invigorated by a new goal.