Chapter 35 [Mythological Drama] matche15
The abundant fruit spoiled the children. The great plates of wine and delicacies placed in the king's chambers had long been fragrant, and had not decayed or diminished for many days, and people were amazed to find that the beautiful prince of Olympus never ate or drank, because God did not need to eat and drink on earth, but only to look and smell them, and the food that was placed outside for the enjoyment of the guests was poured into the belly of man in large quantities to make filthy and foul-smelling excrement, and from this point of view, if a god fell in love with a man it was like a man fell in love with a fly, Then he needs great courage to reads;
Only love can make a great god ignore all the flaws of mankind. Since Prince Olympus came to Thebes, Princess Semele expressed her displeasure in various ways, and as an all-knowing god-king, Zeus knew this, but when an examiner fell in love with a candidate, he couldn't help but give her the green light.
But then the pampered and wayward Princess Semele was about to befall misery, and on this day she came to the king's bedchamber after dressing up and knelt before Prince Olympus and pleaded: "My bridegroom, your coming has brought me and my family great glory, and I have become the mother of your son, and our marriage will be the union of heaven and earth. ”
Zeus happily got up from his seat, took her in his arms, and said affectionately, "My love, you don't have to do it for a small request. Do you know that there is nothing between heaven and earth that your husband cannot do, and he is happy to fulfill your requests! ”
Although she heard Zeus agree to herself so frankly and bluntly, Semele's heart was still beating a drum secretly, she knew that what she was going to ask for was something Hera did not have, and it was because of this that she would make such a request to him, thinking that this request would probably not be granted, she could not help but shed tears: "I have never doubted your great divine power, and your sincere love has long been confirmed to me, I am only a lowly mortal, but I have a divine husband, and no one on earth is inferior to me, But I do not lack worldly envy and fame, nor can jewels and horses make me brow slightly, for I do not want a worldly wedding, but a sacred wedding! Promise me, my all-powerful husband, to bless our wedding with your divine thunderbolt and lightning! Let the electric light illuminate our new house, and let the thunder accompany us step by step towards the palace of marriage! Please, please give me a wedding like this! ”
Zeus couldn't help but frown when he heard her request, he knew that this was not a whim, someone must be behind the conspiracy. He lifted Semele's tear-drenched jaw with pity, and said to her in a gentle voice: "My love, please do not listen to the demagoguery of others, there is no need for lightning and thunderbolts at our wedding, they are only empty forms, and they will not make you happy for long." You now have a god-king husband and a lovely son, and a warm family life is what you should yearn for and pursue. ”
Semele, however, was even more sad than before, and her tears rolled down like pearls of broken threads, and she knelt down again to Zeus and prayed, "How wretched I am! What can I expect after your marriage to Hera? You fulfilled all of Hera's requests at that grand wedding, but you didn't give her a thunderbolt and a bolt of lightning, and what Hera didn't get was what I longed for and pursued! ”
Zeus sighed softly and sat down on his throne in a dejected manner. At the moment, Encore was hiding outside the windowsill and eavesdropping on their conversation.
Zeus's cold tone proved that he was already angry: "Semeler, do you really think that my thunder and lightning are mild? That's going to kill you, you know? ”
The choked Semer hugged Zeus's calf tightly, as if to confide all the grievances of his life: "Gatherer of dark clouds, monarch of lightning, my dear! If the only thing you haven't shared with Hera is this, what else can I do?! Who called me your second bride?! I don't fantasize that you're giving me all you have, I just want a place in your heart that hasn't been set foot in by Hera, isn't that okay? My heart trembles violently every time I see the idol of Hera or hear the name Hera, and this strong reaction even surpasses every time I pass by your idol or hear your name! I remember that I used to be a worshipper of the goddess Hera, but my passionate love for you has made my heart no longer at peace, and I look forward to our wedding day and night, just to get what Hera has not received from you at this wedding! If only lightning and thunderbolts were there, I want it too! So I'd rather die! Take back my pain, my giver of pain! Burn me with your unparalleled Thor fire and prove that I am your only love! ”
Zeus shook his head in disbelief as he looked at Semele's cloudy eyes, scorched by the fire of jealousy. When the flame of jealousy, once ignited, is not extinguished, who turned his bride into a captive of Nemesis? Is it Hera who is far away in Peotia? Is it the parents and sisters who spend time with her? Is it the gossip of the world? Is it an instigator with ulterior motives? None of them are reads; Zeus clearly realized with his wise eyes at this moment that it was his endless giving that fueled her endless demand, knowing that the greedy nature of human beings could not be broken, but he forgot that even the thirst for love was a kind of greed, and it was his unprincipled favor that harmed this poor girl, and the union between God and man was really wrong!
At this moment, An Ke, who was hiding under the windowsill, thought that Semeler's death was indeed irreversible, and even if she sued her that day that Bei Ru was false, it would be useless, she had already made it very clear that the people were not afraid of death, so why should they be afraid of death. Then the god-king should be pitied. Chickens fly and eggs beat, ah-oh.
The wise Zeus, who had seen that the short-lived bride was about to die, wiped away her tears with regret, but his own tears flowed out, and his trembling voice was poignant: "Well, I will give you the wedding you desire, my love." ”
Zeus returned to the Sacred Mountain of Olympus with a gust of wind, and reluctantly took out his most damaging artifact, the Staff of Thunder, which was about two meters long and shaped like an electric drill.
Zeus reverted to his original form, dressed in a robe made of gold silk and holding an electrified staff of thunder, and walked with great difficulty to the sky above the city of Thebais. The whole sky was obscured by heavy dark clouds, each dark cloud carried bitter tears, the wind was raging in the air, the people on the ground turned on their backs, the breath of death in the wind swirled and howled and swept the world, the vicious curse laughed in the wind, the mournful weeping howled in the wind, and at the moment of the rainstorm, a burly god of thunder and lightning appeared in the sky, and he walked down the staircase made of dark clouds where the serpent of lightning and fire was entrenched, and walked directly to the front of Princess Semele, and the majestic bridegroom brought a black guard of honor, Because this thrilling wedding is also a funeral.
Semele stood in the wind and saw her husband marry her in the true form of Zeus, the god king, love and courage rose in her heart, making her stand more steady, she stretched out her arm to catch Zeus in the clouds, but was quickly wrapped around her whole body by the serpent of lightning, and the screams of pain tore through the dull black curtain,
The fire of thunder burned for seventy days and nights, and when the fire was extinguished, disease and famine followed, and a large number of corpses were filled into the dry river, and the burial of Princess Semele. But before the thunderbolt could descend, Encore took advantage of the chaos to carry Semele's son Dionysus out of the palace and teleported to the island of Euboea in Peotia with a last time and space spell, and even the god Hermes in flying shoes could not catch up with them.
[Plot Review: Returning to after Zeus promised Semer and left the palace of Thebais.] ]
When Zeus returned to the sacred mountain of Olympia, he saw with his eyes that something was about to happen, and he quickly summoned Hermes, the envoy, and gave him an order in his grief: "I want you to rescue my son Dionysus before the thunderbolt and fire go to the netherworld, and put him in a secret place, remember, not to be discovered by Hera." ”
Hermes replied, "Yes, Father." Princess Eno and Princess Semele have a good relationship, and they are the baby's aunt, so it is best to leave the baby to her for the time being. ”
Zeus nodded in acquiescence, then turned away with the artifact.
At the same time, Encore, who was near the water, had already stolen the child from the palace. When Hermes arrived at the baby's room, he saw a swaddled piece of wood, and he chased after it as fast as he could. The baby was Encore's lifesaver and could not be snatched away by Hermes in any case, but Hermes was a god and the fastest among the gods, and Encore resolutely used the Temporal Charm to escape, leaving the cunning Hermes without finding any traces