39. I want to go home
Athena looked at her, then looked inside, stopping at a stiff man, before smiling at Pearl, "Queen, I didn't expect to see you here." ”
Pearl blinked, and asked, "You haven't answered my question yet." ”
Athena smiled, "I came to see an old friend, who was always busy a while ago, and couldn't find her anywhere, so I didn't come here until now." ”
Pearl didn't know the relationship between the sirens and Athena, because Athena was a virgin/goddess like Artemis, so she took it for granted that Athena was here to find Al, but she still stood at the door and didn't let Athena in, Pearl frowned and asked strangely: "Don't you even know where Artemis lives?" ”
Athena looked at Pearl, who had been blocking her, and her smile began to fade, "Who said I came to see Artemis, Queen of the Underworld, should you get out of the way?" ”
Pearl also frowned, and resolutely refused to get out of the way, there were only two people living here, and she didn't know why Athena wanted to see the siren, but she didn't look friendly at all.
Seeing this, the siren wanted to go out, but was stopped by Artemis, she silently shook her head at the siren, telling her not to be impulsive, but the siren removed her outstretched arm, gave her a reassuring look, and walked out.
Athena's eyes were no longer focused on Pearl, but behind her, Pearl turned around, and the sirens were slowly walking over, their eyes wide in surprise, and they saw Artemis inside indicating something to her. Knowing what Al meant, Pearl looked at the two of them and stepped back.
Athena tilted her head and looked at the sirens carefully, "It really hasn't changed at all...... I didn't see it clearly last time, but it turns out that you have recovered so well, Siren goddess, you are really amazing. ”
It was really not something to be happy to be called a goddess by her, the siren stopped in front of her and pulled out a faint smile, "Thanks to you." ”
Athena raised her eyebrows, the hostility in her eyes was unabated, and looked at Artemis behind the siren, Athena asked with a smile: "Do you want to find a place where no one is around?" ”
Al immediately stepped forward, and Athena rolled her eyes, "Don't be so nervous, I won't do anything to her, anyway, it's not me who hates her the most." ”
The siren pursed his lips, then looked back at Al, "I'll be back in a moment." ”
Al was stunned, not knowing what to do, although Athena was tough, but she had always kept her word, but she couldn't bet on the siren, and before she could answer, Athena showed a pair of golden wings on her back and flew towards the forest on the other side, and the siren saw this, and also showed her divine wings and caught up with Athena.
It was the first time since a thousand years ago that the sirens had seen their wings clearly, and sure enough, they were the same as Dio's. Before she could sigh, Athena fell in one place, and the sirens hurriedly went down.
Athena looked at the siren down, her eyes full of sarcasm, "Flying so slowly, you won't never use your wings, ah also, you haven't used them for more than a thousand years, it's normal to forget." ”
The siren lowered his eyes and hooked the corners of his lips slightly, "Yes, it's still worth it to change the name for eternity with a pair of divine wings." ”
Athena squinted, not hiding her disdain at all, "What are you capable of being famous for all eternity, but a nameless goddess of the sea." ”
Hearing this, the siren raised his head and smiled elegantly, "There are too many things that can make me famous for eternity, just like this, isn't it enough to be the first god to defeat the female god of war?" It is true that I am a nameless goddess of the sea, but I, the nameless goddess of the sea, have defeated you, and this is a fact that you cannot erase. ”
Athena's face instantly turned cold, and the siren was not to be outdone and looked at her, originally thinking that Athena would be angry, but she didn't, but looked at the siren even more disdainfully, "The first one to defeat me, you also think too highly of yourself." The first god who defeated me didn't know where to be tortured, and I wonder how you survived. ”
The taste of defeat was tasted a long time ago, and the sirens were the first to defeat Athena in the war, but not the first to take Athena's victory.
The siren tilted her head, not about to answer her question, Athena found some fun for herself, she smiled and took two steps forward, closer to the siren, "You don't need to ask, you must have suffered a lot, I haven't heard of anyone who can grow the wings back, you are really amazing." ”
Siren frowned, Athena should have thought that she had been in the sea, how could she know that her divine wings were newly grown, she turned her head and looked at Athena, "How do you know that my divine wings have grown again?" ”
Athena raised her eyebrows, "How else would you survive?" ”
Siren froze, completely forgetting that he shouldn't lose his guard in front of Athena, "What do you mean?" ”
Athena also felt that something was wrong, she thought about it for a while, and then replied with a smile: "Do you think I was teasing you at that time?" Siren, I really want to kill you, that's why I banished you in the deep sea, under normal circumstances, once seven days have passed, the golden rope of killing gods can kill you, since you are still alive now, then someone must have cut off your divine wings, otherwise the toxin will infiltrate your heart, if that, do you think you can still stand here? ”
The process of that day was so horrible that the sirens never let themselves remember, but Athena's words completely upended her perception of a thousand years, and small memories began to appear in her mind.
After her mother took her into the sky, she cried and hugged her mother's legs, as if ...... There were tears on the mother's face.
At the beginning in the palace of the goddess of hunting, I would be awakened by nightmares every night, and in each dream there was a hideous Athena and an indifferent muse, when Al comforted her and left, the siren always cried secretly in bed by herself, she always comforted herself, the muse is so cold, people and gods have different personalities, maybe there is a mother who really doesn't love her children, but the siren is too unlucky, so she will meet the muse.
But the child can't choose a mother, and whatever the Muse does to her, it's the mother of the siren. Grievances and sadness are always filled in the heart, hypnotizing yourself while crying, don't care, don't care, don't care......
But how can you not care? Why did Demeter love her like life, but her mother ripped her most important thing with her own hands!
From grievance to resentment to indifference, in a thousand years, the sirens have not remembered how many times their mood has changed, and now that the truth is revealed, the sirens do not understand what their mood is.
Seeing that the sirens suddenly became stunned, Athena raised her eyebrows, she really didn't know this.
After returning that day, Athena put all her thoughts on why the siren was still alive, and the siren actually stood with Dio, which touched a nerve in her brain, and something gradually became clear, and she searched everywhere to find out, and finally understood the relationship between the siren and Ampulos a few days ago.
She is not qualified to enter Zeus's remains, but Athena is the goddess of wisdom, as long as she wants to get something, there is nothing she can't get, but after she really understands, she is more frightened than anyone else.
How much courage does it take to separate another self without nostalgia, and what an unbearable environment will force her to behave like this. The anger and resentment of those years have long since disappeared, and although she still doesn't like the sirens, she won't want her life in anger.
After doing that thing back then, she also vaguely felt scared, no one had ever really killed a god, and then no one came to sanction her, she still felt lucky, but she didn't expect it to be because the siren was still alive, but fortunately the siren was still alive.
Athena hugged her chest and looked at the siren expressionlessly, "I just came today to confirm whether you are really recovering, but since I heard you speak, I have already been sure." Anyway, even though you beat me, I almost killed you, even if it's a tie, I'll never see you here in the future, and I don't want people to know about the unpleasant things in the past. ”
Siren's hands were clenched, her face didn't look good, she looked at the ground, and her voice was suppressed: "Don't worry, I won't stay here." ”
Athena asked curiously, "Why?" ”
As soon as the words fell, she immediately turned around, Hermes also fell to the ground, the original attack posture was put away by Athena, she raised her eyebrows and smiled: "Yo, the flower messenger is here?" The speed of moving the rescuers in the underworld is too slow, I thought you could come earlier. ”
Hermes ignored her and went straight to the siren, and when he noticed that her face was pale, he immediately became angry with Athena, "What have you done again!" Last time, it was because I happened to be away, and if you dare to hurt her again, I will use the same way you dealt with the sirens against you! ”
Athena's smile faded away, and she was about to get angry, but the siren stopped Hermes, lowered her head and said, "She didn't do anything, Hermes, I want to go home." ”
Athena snorted coldly, and Hermes was stunned, "What did you say?" ”
Siren bit her lower lip and looked like she was about to cry, Siren's voice became louder, her voice was sad and painful, and neither Hermes nor Athena was affected by her uncontrollably, "I want to go home." ”
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After a cursory farewell to Al and Pearl, the Siren and Hermes left together. Hermes looked worriedly at the sirens beside him, "Is it okay?" I'll take you. ”
Siren shook her head, the wings behind her were whiter in the sunlight, she waved her wings, her voice unchanged, "I'm fine, I want to see how long I can fly." ”
Knowing the Siren's stubbornness, Hermes had no choice but to slow down and be careful to escort her, I don't know how long it took, when he finally saw a desert, the Siren was still a little stunned.
She had never known that her home was near the desert, and that even if she went to land, she had chosen a city from the shore of the sea, and as for the Scamander River, she had never been there.
Landing on the ground with Hermes, the sirens took a few steps forward, but stopped some distance from the riverbank.
Hermes knew she was scared, so he didn't force her. Suddenly, a human head appeared in the water, and he scolded indiscriminately: "Hey! Why are you back again, this is not a hotel! You're ......."
The creature with a fishtail floating on the surface of the river froze, and he was stunned, and the siren was also stunned, and only after a long time did he ask in a trembling voice, "Are you ...... Siren goddess? ”