Carl announced, "Your subjects greet the great King Garfield Carter."
The animals knelt on one knee.
"Greetings, Your Majesty the Great King."
Garfield said smugly to the kneeling animals, "Rise, my subjects. Although your ancestors have long since gone to the kitchen of fate, they were carefree in life. With me watching over you, you do not need to worry about any bad endings."
The kitchen.
Well.
Although they all knew that was their ultimate fate, being reminded of it now still made them a little unhappy.
After climbing to the top of the barn to see the newly arrived round faced, chubby Scottish chickens, Garfield rode on Carl's back back into the manor.
About forty minutes later, a black car stopped at the door.
Peggy and the older sister from Greece she had befriended got out.
"Sister Diana, this is my home."
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My name is Diana Prince.
My family is from the Amazons on Paradise Island.
My mother is Queen Hippolyta.
My father is the legendary Greek god Zeus.
Although I did not believe it at first, later, with the guidance of a soldier named Steve, I left Paradise Island.
After a series of twists and turns, I finally awakened to my divine power and understood my destiny.
In defeating my brother, I also lost my first love.
After the war, I began to travel the world.
I dealt with demons and extraterrestrial creatures that attempted to invade my world from other dimensions.
Dealing with these alien creatures was dangerous.
But thanks to my father, whom I never met and will never see again, I have a strong body, great divine power, and some legendary weapons.
Traveling the world, life was pretty good.
But whenever the night was quiet, I always thought of Steve.
A few years ago, a group called High claw appeared in the world.
Its symbol was a cat paw print.
At first, I thought it was an evil organization.
But after some investigation, I discovered that it seemed to be a force from another power system on Earth.
I went home and asked my mother.
She told me that what I saw were human wizards and a magical organization called Kamar Taj.
They took over the protection of the universe after the gods left Earth.
As for where Kamar Taj was, my mother only told me not to go.
I did not understand why, but naturally I wanted an answer.
Only after my repeated questioning did she explain.
The leader of Kamar Taj, the Sorcerer Supreme, had a good relationship with the Northern Gods.
I came from Olympus.
There had been some friction between the two sides, resulting in the deaths of some gods.
The two Allfathers had also fought many times.
One gradually aged.
The other perished in an accident.
My brother, Ares the God of War, killed my father, Zeus.
Actually, when I learned this, I was so surprised I could have stuffed an apple in my mouth.
I also defeated my brother Ares when I came to Earth.
Family members killing each other was something I never dreamed of.
While wandering the mortal realm, I was fortunate enough to find the still living god of fire, Hephaestus.
He reforged my broken divine sword.
At the same time, I also learned that the one I defeated was merely an avatar left behind by my brother Ares before he left Earth.
As for why my brother killed my father Zeus, Hephaestus himself could not explain it.
He only told me that the gods had crossed time and space to participate in a game of divine representation vying for world domination.
They lost in fair competition.
For the sake of so called face, they broke the rules and united to attack the winner of this game.
However, they did not expect to anger a powerful being.
Soon after, Zeus returned, wounded and carrying the surviving Olympian beasts.
Ares and Zeus quarreled.
Hephaestus, who had been repairing the gods' damaged armor, returned to find Olympus empty.
There were some dead beasts and the corpses of guards.
Not a single living creature remained.
He had sought answers from other gods and some special races with prophetic abilities.
He found them utterly clueless, surrounded by ruins and the corpses of gods.
This world is too terrifying.
I had no choice but to abandon the arrogance I had when I first gained power.
I diligently and honestly began years of training according to the methods Hephaestus taught me.
A couple of years ago, I revisited England.
I encountered some delinquents bullying a beautiful girl named Peggy on the street.
I intended to help her, but Peggy easily defeated them.
Such a talented and beautiful warrior prospect.
I had only seen warriors like this among my own people on Paradise Island.
Out of curiosity, I began to interact with Peggy.
Somehow, after several meetings and conversations, we became good friends.
We lived together for a while.
Peggy would often mention her grandfather, her mother, and her adorable orange cat named Garfield, who was rarely home.
I used to own cats too.
But because I always found it difficult to settle down, they got lost twice.
I simply gave up and they ran away.
Through living with and getting to know Peggy, I discovered that she possessed extraordinary power and magic.
Furthermore, my investigation revealed her connections to a group of wizards.
This group had existed for millennia, operating within ordinary human society with its own government and laws.
Based on this temporal comparison, a thousand years ago was the period of the gods' fall.
The fall of the gods and the rise of wizards seemed to me in some way connected.
So, I found some wizards in London and obtained blood samples for Hephaestus to analyze.
He told me there was a trace of divine blood in them.
After some deliberation, we concluded that these wizards were most likely descendants of the fallen gods.
Their bloodlines were increasingly diluted due to the passage of time and lack of proper cultivation methods.
Wizards are descendants of gods.
Essentially, second generation gods.
Raising descendants is undoubtedly a responsibility they should bear.
However, I, Diana, knew that if I told those wizards that they were actually descendants of gods, that I was their elder, that my bloodline was superior, and that they should call me princess, I would likely be seen as an idiot or insane.
Besides, their power system already had new rules.
Getting involved would only disrupt normal social order.
Making things too big was out of the question.
But I had a potential protégé and sister, Peggy, by my side.
After some preparation, I planned to tell Peggy.
But plans change.
Peggy invited me to her house to meet the orange cat that had wandered back from outside.
At first, I refused.
But Peggy's pleading won me over.
When I entered Carter Manor, I sensed this place was unusual.
The moment I saw the orange cat in the hallway after entering Peggy's room, my divine power told me it was not an orange cat.
It was a living cosmic beast.
A Flerken.
I grabbed Peggy and used my divine power against it.
"Peggy, be careful. This is not an orange cat. Get away. I will deal with it."