âFor one to don the crown, one must also bear the weight of it!â
Athena looked at the silent deity of herself that sat on the throne. The look on her face was determined,
but underneath it was also a hint of sadness. Finally, Athena closed her eyes, and crystal drops of tears
slid down her ears.
Slowly, she placed the crown on top of her head.
Woosh!
A surge of divine power rippled through the air. It rushed out from Athenaâs body on the throne, and
with the crown on her head as the medium, the power entered her current body.
In the next instance, the hair on the puppetâs body that Athena was in gradually changed. It first turned
purple before growing out quickly.
The aura her body exuded kept changing constantly, rippling with divine power, which was both ancient
and holy.
Athenaâs puppet body seemed to have changed in just a single moment.
She⦠Had turned into the real Athena.
After a beat, the deity Athena which sat on the throne, seemed to have lost all support. She fell down,
clattering and turning into dust.
Alex and Neela glanced at each other. They now understood why Athena shed tears before this, it
represented the fall of the deity Athena. However, at this moment, inside Sunset Shrine, the current
Athena was covered in a divine light. Her purple hair fluttered even though there was no wind, and the
olive crown sat atop her head. Wasnât this the beginning of another glorious era?
Athena leaned over and picked up the golden shield that had fallen to the side, as well as the several
meters tall scepter.
She was now the Athena who had been reborn.
âCommitted to time, sanctioned through death!â
âGods, guide me to the dawn of victory!â
âAwaken, my knights!â
She raised the golden scepter high into the air, and the place was bathed in dazzling, holy light, and the
battle intent in the air was overwhelming. Suddenly, two beams of white light intertwined and shot out
towards Alex and Neela.
The two of them were startled and subconsciously tried to avoid it.
However, it was just too fast. Both felt a surge of divine power enveloping their bodies.
It felt divine. It felt gentle.
But, it was also filled with fighting intent, harmonious yet powerful.
âWhat?!â Neela exclaimed loudly as layers of green and golden scales appeared on the surface of her
body that was filled with power. The next second, something even more magical happened. She
directly transformed into her original body.
There was a pair of golden wings on her body. With a blinding white light shining around it, it looked
gorgeous.
âWhat is this?â
Alex looked at Neela in shock. However, he soon discovered that a pair of golden wings had also
sprouted out his body. And from this pair of wings, he could feel that he had awakened a strange
power. An infinite amount of divine power rushed into his body. His meridians exploded, and all ninety
nine golden cores were filled with holy light.
âThis is⦠Just remarkable!â
Athenaâs scepter paused a beat, and her purple hair danced wildly in the air, and her golden shield was
held in front of her.
âCharge, my Holy Saints!â