Chapter 40: Dionysus
As the world continued, humans filled the world. Similar to their predecessor, the bronze humans lived in the forest, mountains, plain, etc.
However this time they were not the only inteligent race. The sea became filled with mermaid, murlocks, and naga. The mountains range became the mone of the giants and volcanoes became the home of Dwarfs. The forest became the home of the elves, goblin, orcs, and Ogres. Many beastman was also scattered throughout the world.
As the world continue, many kindoms were born. The elf kingdom in the forest of Gaia. The dwarf kingdom in the first Volcano created by their God Hephaestus. The sea kingdom created by the three intelegent sea race. But the most interesting of them all was the humans that unlike the other race split and created many different kingdoms.
One of these kingdoms was Thebes. There the king of Thebes, Cadmus had a beautifull daughter. Her name was Seleme. She was so beautifull that she became one of Zeus many lovers. They lived happily together without the knowledge of Hera, Zeus's wife.
Until one day, Hera find out about Seleme through Apolo. When Hera found out about Seleme, she became very angry. Hera went to Zeus and demanded that he stoped gojng to Seleme. However he disagreed.
And so Hera made a plan. He pretended to be an old servant working in the Seleme's castle and went to Seleme when she was walking through her garden.
"Oh princess Seleme, you look so beautifull today" said Hera pretending as an old servant.
"Why thank you. I'm going to meet someone very important today" said Seleme
"Oh someone very important ? Is it a god ?" Asked Hera
"You're right! , how did you know ?" Asked Seleme to Hera
"Just a feeling. Hey princess have you ever seen the true body of the god?" Asked Hera
"Of course I have. Me and the god have been doing a lot together" said Seleme with a smile
"Really ? Well then you might be dissapointed princess. The gods usually hide their divine body when walking in the mortal world" said Hera
"Huh ? So I haven't seen the true body of my god ?" Asked Seleme
"I don't know.. how about you asked that god ?" Said Hera
And so as the day pass, Zeus finally came to meet Seleme.
"My love, I have come back. Why do you look so sad" asked Zeus
"Nothing... hey my love ? Is your current form not your real body ?" Asked Seleme
"Yes, this is not my real body" confessed Zeus
"So it's true... my love can I see you're true body ?" Asked Seleme
"Are you sure ?" Asked Zeus
"YES I'M SURE" screamed Seleme
With the scream of Seleme. Zeus finally showed her his true form. Unfortunately for her, Zeus true body was too strong for a mortal causing her to die leaving only her womb that had a child of Zeus in it.
With the death of Seleme, Zeus realized his mistake and tried to revive her but unfortunately his true form not only killed her but also destroyed her soul. To keep their fruit of love alive, Zeus cut his thigh and put their child in it.
Year passed and the world continued. Just when Zeus was about to forget about Seleme and the chuld he put in his thigh, a cut open in his thigh. From it Zeus and Seleme child, Dionysus the god of pleasure.
Perhaps due to being nurtured in Zeus thigh, Dionysus was born a high grade god. And so another twelve olympian meeting was born. There it was decided that Dionysus shall fill the vacant position left by Themis.
And so the twelve god of Olympus became :
Zeus the god of heaven
Posieden the god of the sea
Hephaestus the Divine Craftman.
Ares the god of war
Aphodite the goddess of love
Athena the goddess of wisdom
Demeter the goddess of plants
Hera the goddess of marriage
Apolo the god of the sun
Hermes the god of Speed
Selene the goddess of the moon
Dionysus the god of pleasure