Rise of Time Chapter Four: Timely Intervention

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Menoetius looked out across the starlight Titan realm. His lips curled in disgust as he looked at one part of it in particular. The home of Herobrine stood proud and tall, scraping the ceiling of the realm with its precious metal surface. Diamonds, emeralds, gold, and Redstone made up the towering castle. In the forest surrounding it, the trees were tall, but bare of all life, leafless in every single one.

Lilith stood beside him. She was ravishing, Menoetius had to admit. Her skin was perfectly smooth, her aura charming, and her form divine. Better yet, she was well aware of her alluring presence and used that to her advantage. But as attractive as she was, the Titan felt no gravitation towards her, nor did he care about the demon. She was a means to an end, nothing else. Just another foolish being trying to play at the powers of the Titans. *When will they learn that we Titans are no weaklings? We are the masters of the universe, and there is nothing they can do to change that!*

Lilith batted her eyelashes at Menoetius as they walked along. Clearing her throat, she asked a question that had been on her mind for a while. "You Titans are so powerful! I don't suppose you know how one gets that strong, do you?" Menoetius laughed, knowing what she was hedging at. "Yes, we Titans are truly powerful. But no mortal can become a Titan, nor can another Titan make a Titan of their own. Well, unless they're Kronus. He made all of us, after all." Lilith considered this. "But what if I fused my being with you? Surely I could do that." She purred as she spoke, running her hands over his shirt. Menoetius shook his head with amusement. "That would not be possible. The Ancient Laws dictate that, for each aspect/mechanic the universe has, there can only be one Titan. There cannot be two consciences, nor could we let there be. So I would not be able to fuse with you."

Lilith snorted. "Come on, what's the worst that could happen? I mean, I know Herobrine frowns on it, but surely you can face him." Menoetius sighed. "My brother is not what stops me. The Ancient Laws do not work the way you think they do. They aren't a set of rules that are enforced by one being. Instead, they bound the very existence of all multiverses, making certain things impossible. They render me physically and mentally unable to fuse with you. No matter how hard we try, we Titans physically cannot disobey the Ancient Laws. It is one of our weaknesses. Lilith, her curiosity aroused, continued interrogating the Titan. "What is your other weakness?" Menoetius shrugged. "We Titans cannot change. Well, most of us can't. Kronus and Herobrine are exceptions since both time and Humanity change constantly. But the rest of us cannot. I must be chaos for all time, never able to change to order."

Lilith nodded. "So what determines your strength?" Menoetius considered this for a second. By the time he answered, they had entered Herobrine's home. Menoetius winced as he walked. With gritted teeth, he continued. "Blasted Herobrine. Humanity craves order, and since he is my level, reality will not bend to me. In fact, it is trying to dispel me. But to answer your question. It depends. I am as strong as all the energy and chaos in the universe. Kronus, should he rise, will have infinite power, for time controls all, and everything is made of space." Lilith smiled coyly. "So wouldn't you be concerned about someone cutting off all the chaos and energy in the universe?" Menoetius shook his head. "No. It would be impossible to do it. To fully get rid of chaos, since it is part of the nature of everything, intelligent species or nature, you would have to destroy all the realities at once, something only the Creators could do. No being, not even a risen Kronus, could utterly destroy the universe.

Lilith was about to respond, but she was cut off by the wave of a hand. Menoetius snuck into the mansion of Herobrine, cleverly concealed behind the castle walls. Within it, the pair quickly ran up to the room where Violet lay dreaming. As they went, Menoetius stiffened. "We are right outside her door. Herobrine is not here to stop us. We can quickly destroy her and end his schemes, and then leave." Lilith studied him closely. "Then what is it that bothers you?" Menoetius looked warily at the door. "Inside, I feel the presence of another being, one ancient beyond imagine, with power beyond compare. Or at least...I thought I did." Menoetius mused to himself, then shook his head. "No, it's not true. He's been gone for a long time. I'm just imagining things. He is too broken to be here." With that, Menoetius pushed into the room and looked down at the young Ardoni who was now awake and staring at him with large eyes. Menoetius grinned. *It is the beginning of the end, Herobrine!*

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Violet sighed. Once more, her sleep had brought her to a place outside all reality, in the area she couldn't hope to understand. Around, the blue grass rustled, and she breathed in the heavenly fragrance of wildflowers. In front of her, the Titan throne stood tall and proud. On it, the golden-eyed figure had returned and was gazing at her calmly. Violet sighed as she looked at him. "I'm assuming you're Kronus, the first Titan." Kronus nodded, a pleased expression on his face.

"Iリ↸ᒷᒷ↸, i ᔑᒲ. T⍑𝙹⚍⊣⍑ i ⎓ᒷᔑ∷ i ᔑᒲ 𝙹リꖎ|| ᔑ ⎓∷ᔑ⊣ᒲᒷリℸ ̣  𝙹⎓ ⍑╎ᒲ." Violet studied the Titan King. With a curious tone, she decided to launch straight into her interrogation. "I've read the many myths about you, and I don't get how you can claim to be so powerful." Kronus raised one eyebrow as she continued. "I mean, you were blind to the fact that a mere mortal was going to betray you. And he destroyed you easily!"

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