24. Parting ways
God didn't feel hot or cold, but he suddenly felt like he had fallen into an ice cellar.
No wonder Hermes would say something like that, no wonder he would look at himself like that, no wonder ......
Amplos looked at Poseidon strangely, he didn't want to stay here any longer. He really hated Poseidon very much before, but after a thousand years, any kind of love and hate should end, this is time, it can kill a qiฤ time.
"Actually, after all these years, I can already understand you. You are the Emperor of the Sea, you have your own people and kingdom, and if I were you, I would also choose to shake hands with Athena. Poseidon, I'm not the same as before, you have your helplessness, I understand. โ
Poseidon heard his words: I can forgive you even if you give me to Athena.
Poseidon whispered: "I don't. โ
His voice was too low for Amplos to hear, "What did you say?" โ
"I didn't!!"
Almost shouting these words, the earth also trembled, and Amplos panicked for a moment, and the originally quiet river behind him suddenly flooded, but returned safely under Poseidon's divine power.
God is angry, heaven is angry.
Amplos's eyes widened, and he looked back in fear, now his body can't bear any tossing, he has come to this point, and he must not end here.
Poseidon and Amplos looked at each other, he closed his eyes forgedly, and his voice became depressed, "That day...... After I came back, I had a bad mood and had a fight with Amphitlet, and I accidentally injured her, so I have been taking care of her. Later I learned that the injuries I inflicted on her were not severe at all, it was herself, with my trident...... It was much deeper than the original wound. โ
Amplos was stunned, the trident is the most noble weapon of the gods, even if the god is injured by it, that wound is difficult to heal, or even never healed, why did Amphitrite do this?
A possibility came to mind, but Ampulos couldn't believe the reason. Poseidon spoke slowly, "Do you think that I am the only one who can manage the seas, and there is another person, my wife." She could also let Athena in, and I was worried about her injuries at the time, and I didn't care about the outside at all. By the time I realized something was wrong, it was too late. โ
Amphitlett's injuries didn't heal, and he found out the clues. Able to attack himself viciously, he felt that his wife was so terrible for the first time, and after anger and quarrels, she actually laughed.
"Poseidon, I don't regret scratching myself with a trident at all, what is this injury compared to the siren? You've been here for seven days, and I think she's all hoarse, poor goddess, hahahaha! โ
He couldn't feel the siren's breath, and he realized that Amphitlit must have smeared the siren's body with dolphin blood, and anyone who was contaminated with the blood of the sea relics would be expelled from the sea, and there would be no breath of her or her voice in the sea.
Amplos was stunned, he remembered that day, Amphitlett came, and a gentle touch behind his ear turned out to be the โกโก who pushed her into the abyss.
The corners of his mouth pulled stiffly, but Amplos didn't know what he was going to laugh at, whether to laugh at his own stupidity, or to mock Poseidon's blindness.
Amplos sneered, "I see, but it's already in the past, even if I know the truth now, what can I do?" Are you suing me, not that you hurt me, but your wife, and let me go to her for revenge? โ
Poseidon shook his head bitterly, "No, I just want you to know that I haven't hurt you, and I definitely won't hurt you." โ
People who have been resentful for a long time should suddenly not be resented, Amplos only felt a burst of irritability in his heart, he lowered the corners of his mouth, and his voice became indifferent, "Okay, Poseidon, you didn't hurt me, but Amphitlit hurt me, I think the reason why she did this, you must know very well." I'm not here to reveal my scars. I came to you for something else, I helped you defeat Athena, so you owe me a favor, don't you? โ
Poseidon froze, then nodded.
Amplos laughed, but it was a smile without warmth, "Okay, I want you to repay me now." โ
After listening to what Poseidon was going to do, Poseidon immediately refused: "No! I can't do that, Siren, I can do whatever you want me to do, that's all, please...... Don't let me hurt you again. โ
Amplos's attitude was that there was no room for change, "Poseidon, I didn't consult with you. It's the only thing you can do for me, because only if you can come and go freely in Perokari, that's why I'm looking for you. You know, I don't want to see you at all. โ
Poseidon looked up violently, and Amplos's expression told him that he wasn't joking. Poseidon still didn't give up, his expression was a little desolate, but Amplos was unmoved, "Even if you know it's a misunderstanding, you will never forgive me, right?" Is forgiveness nothing more than a lie? โ
There was a moment of silence before Amplos spoke, "Yes." Poseidon froze, and Amplos said, "I can't forgive you, but I don't hate you either." I've been wandering for too long, it's hard to hate anyone anymore, and in the days to come, I just want to live quietly, worthy of those who love me. As for you, Poseidon, there are things that have nothing to do with right or wrong, and it's very helpless when they happen. Besides, I can't have any feelings for you anymore. โ
When he said this, Poseidon's heart was a little colder, and it was very difficult for the gods to meet someone he really liked, and he didn't know what kind of feelings he had for the siren, maybe like a father, maybe like a lover, maybe like a friend, and what he could be sure of was that he cherished the siren, and if he wanted to break off relations with her, he would be very sad.
In the past thousand years, in fact, there has always been a glimmer of hope in his heart, hoping that the siren will one day forgive him, and then return to his sea, and live like in the past. Thinking of this, he couldn't help laughing at himself, Poseidon, what are you thinking, how can you deceive yourself like a human, you have nothing to do with the sirens for a long time.
"Okay."
A sad voice sounded, and Amplos's heart finally fell back to its place, but with a hint of powerlessness.
In fact, Hermes was free to come and go in and out of Peroka, but the sirens knew how cruel it was to ask someone else to do it, and when Poseidon had done it, they really had nothing to do with each other, and no one owed anyone.
There is sadness, there is sadness, but more of it is still depressed and spit out. A big stone disappeared, Amplos felt a lot more relaxed, he turned to go back, suddenly remembered something, he turned again, and said to Poseidon, who had been lost his soul: "I forgot to tell you something, I learned a long time later, it turns out that everyone thinks I like you." โ
Poseidon was stunned, and Amplos laughed slowly, "I didn't, if the identities were reversed, it was Hermes, and I would do my best to help him." โ
After saying that, he put the conch in Poseidon's hand, he picked up the bow and arrow on the ground, and slowly returned to the palace in the depths.
He used to think that it was like, but it wasn't, it was just a girl's infatuation. What it really looks like to really like it, he didn't understand until the other day.
Poseidon looked at the dirt under his feet and closed his eyes forbearingly, Amphitlet's heart-rending roar still in his ears.
"Whether it's Medusa or Demeter, I can bear it, because I know that you will always come back to me, cities can be won and lost, wars can be won or lost, but only this is the only one, the siren must die! I can't allow her to be around you doing what I have to do, and I can't allow you to be tempted by her! Do you think I'm too ruthless, right, you're not right, if I was really ruthless, I would have killed her myself! โ
At the end of the day, he never really got along with Amphitlet, so he never told her that he wanted Athens only because she had inadvertently complimented the city.
Poseidon pulled the corners of his lower lip weakly, how ironic, he was blamed by people for having so many lovers, but in the end it was a person who never liked him and a gift that he carefully prepared.
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The siren opened her eyes, and Achilles was sitting beside her.
With a long exhale, she seemed relieved, and she wanted to sit up, but found that her whole body was weak. Achilles noticed her movements and hurriedly helped her up.
Achilles' smile was worried, and the siren smiled, "What's wrong?" โ
The smile on the corner of Achilles' lips faded, and he held the siren's hand tightly, as if he wanted to pass on some strength to her, "Siren, get out of here, you don't have time left." โ
The siren froze, looking out the window.
The daffodils in the garden were still like that, but the black poplar tree had big eyes, and after making eye contact with the siren, he hurriedly closed his eyes and began to play dead.
The black poplar tree dislikes to open his eyes the most, and in his words, it is very tiring, and the bark of the tree is tight everywhere, so he rarely keeps his eyes open. However, it seemed that he had been watching this side, waiting for the siren to wake up.
Noticing the siren's gaze, Achilles said, "This tree is worried about you, too." โ
The siren turned back and looked down at a pair of pale hands, "He's not a tree, he's my child." โ
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Not long after Amplos returned, Dio returned.
Dio didn't come in through the door, but flew straight to the bedroom window, where Amplos was looking at the pottery in his hand. Suddenly a figure walked in front of him, he was startled at first, and then laughed, "Come back so soon?" โ
Dio didn't speak, only looked at him with a smile, his eyes sparkling, like a child waiting for praise. Amplos's mood also improved, he saw Dio's hand behind his back, Amplos narrowed his eyes, "Let me think about it, what surprise will you bring......"
Looking down and thinking for a while, he asked, "Bow and arrow?" โ
Dio shook his head.
"Weapons?"
Dio shook his head again and asked several more questions, all of which were incorrect.
Amplos said discouragedly, "Don't guess...... Can't guess. โ
Dioron laughed and pulled something out of his back. Amplos looked at it in a daze, and took it carefully, "This is ...... Golden apples?! โ