Zeus sat on his grand throne, his brow furrowed, and his hand pressed against his temple. It was not often that the King of the Gods suffered from headaches, but this one was particularly fierce. A nagging, deep pain throbbed in his skull, a clear warning that something monumental was brewing. His thoughts drifted to the mortal world below—the continent of humans he ruled over—and a creeping dread filled his immortal heart.