After Breaking Up with the Sun God, I Became an Emperor

Because of an oracle from the sun god, young Aethenisse was imprisoned in a forbidden place, cut off from the world.

Twelve years of loneliness and darkness left her loathing the gods with all her heart. She thought she would spend the rest of her life that way, never imagining that on a rainy night, she would meet her own light.

Phoebus was a noble, beautiful woman, gentle and considerate, tender as water. She used sweet words to trick Aethenisse into falling in love with her, then vanished after making her promises.

Hermes stayed by the side of his tearful “friend” at all times. The corners of his mouth lifted as he casually mentioned the full name of the god of light.

A new queen was crowned on the Euboean Peninsula. Under her rule, the Kingdom of Euboea expanded at a frenzied pace, and a glorious, powerful human dynasty rose just as promised.

Her beauty and ambition conquered not only Greece, but also the gods of Mount Olympus. The male gods kissed her fingertips and willingly became her lovers, trying to seduce her into choosing them as objects of worship.

Her smile never reached her eyes as the queen's piece landed heavily on Mount Olympus.

The heroes of the Euboean Dynasty described their emperor this way:

“Her ambitious, piercing eyes surveyed all things, enough to awe the entire world.”

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“Heaven bestowed upon me endless beauty and wisdom, not so I could lose myself in vulgar romance.”

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“The winds of Greece will sail aboard the ever-enduring ship Argo, cross the Mediterranean and Aegean Seas, and reach the coasts of the Balkan Peninsula and Asia Minor. The Emperor's glory shines upon Greece, and all people cheer for you, the sun that never sets.”

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“You were not born to live like beasts, but to pursue virtue and knowledge.”

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“Our deaths will leave behind a brilliance and significance that can never be erased. In other ways, they will shape the generations of humanity to come. One day, the gods will no longer be gods, and will no longer have the power to control every aspect of human life. Then humanity's fate will lie in humanity's own hands.”

Theme: Pull the gods from their thrones and let humanity rule its own destiny