Zeus

Zeus — king of Olympus, master of lightning, father of the gods — manifests. His presence is not a battle: it is a verdict. Zeus has observed events from the beginning, letting his brothers and children test the Gold Saints, and he comes to deliver his judgment on what he has seen. That judgment is not necessarily favorable.

The confrontation between Zeus and Aiolia is not directly physical — it is a confrontation of legitimacy. Aiolia must argue, demonstrate through his actions and conviction why mortals deserve to serve Athena, why the Gold Saints have their place in a cosmos governed by gods. Zeus listens. And what he hears seems to surprise him.