Interlude (1) Gray childhood
My name is Kamod, and I am the son of Zeus, the god of the sky, and Thetis, the goddess of the sea.
The place where I live is called Olympus. In the minds of mankind, it is a colorful Elysium, yet in my memories of the nine years since I was born, it is covered with gray and dirt.
The other gods said that my mother was just my father's mistress, and that she was a lowly goddess without the title of husband and wife.
Today, as usual, I lie on the grand lawn in the Olympus Gardens, enjoying the warmth of the sun.
"Brother!" said Kareta from afar, with a voice as clear as a silver bell.
"You're here!" she sat down beside me.
"What, is Artemis' hunting show over?" I asked, sitting up.
"Well, she also treated me to roast venison and fruit wine. She patted her red face with both hands, and her eyes were full of excitement and joy, and then she ran to pick wild flowers and weave a wreath of flowers.
I breathed a sigh of relief and looked at her quietly. Carette, my sister four years younger than me, has been with me since my mother left Olympus, and I regard her as the only precious treasure in the world.
At this time, she ran back with a wreath of roses that had just been made.
"Brother, do you think I'm pretty?" she asked me with a sweet smile.
I was taken aback.
Under the sun, the fiery red flowers dotted her golden hair, which was extremely dazzling, and she was like an innocent and holy little goddess.
I nodded heavily, "Beautiful!"
She was happier and had a more intoxicating smile.
I looked at her stupidly for a while, and then blurted out a sentence: "Karete, will you be my bride when you grow up?"
"Bride?" she blinked, tilted her head as if in thought, and then muttered to herself:
"If I am a bride, I will wear beautiful clothes and many beautiful jewelry, and the gods will smile and congratulate me... Okay, I'm willing to be a bride, a brother's bride!"
She clapped her hands and danced happily as she hummed the tune.
Well, she doesn't really understand what "bride" means, I think, but I'm still happy inside. It will take some time for Kareta to grow, and in the meantime, I will need to be patient...
"You're here again!"
With a loud shout, the uninvited appeared.
She was the most arrogant goddess of Hera Olympus, the only wife given her title by her father, and the enemy who drove my mother out of Olympus.
At the sight of her, Carette immediately stopped dancing and hid behind me in panic.
Hera still had a cold, gloomy face.
"How many times have I said that you don't have the right to play here!
The vicious words pierced my heart like a steel needle. The blood churned with rage, and I clenched my fists, but I couldn't resist her!
As if something had attracted Hera, she pushed me away and headed straight for Karet.
She reached out and pulled her face up. After some scrutiny, she narrowed her eyes, and her smile became more and more sinister.
"What a beauty..."
Hera slowly spat out the words, and her tone was extremely reluctant. Then, her gaze began to become vicious.
After the long, pointed nails of her thumb brushed over Carette's jaw, the poor sister let out a groan of pain.
"Karete!"
I dragged her over, only to notice a long, thin scar on her chin, and blood was leaking out. Her frightened eyes and tears all over her face told me that she must be in pain!
"It's too much!"
I yelled, I couldn't bear it anymore, I must not see my beloved Carreta hurt in the slightest.
"What do you want!" Hera raised her hand to me, "Don't forget your lowly status, it was my kindness that allowed Zeus to leave your brother and sister in Olympus!
Under my angry gaze, she turned away, twisting her slender waist that she thought was beautiful.
Looking at the blood on Karete's face, I only felt heartache.
Odin, the Norse god, has been a guest at Olympus for some time......
That afternoon, Kareta ran to my lodging in tears, and told me that she had been chosen by Hera as a slave girl, and that she was about to return with Odin to the Palace of Thousands of Colds in the North Pole.
The news was like a bolt from the blue! I was dumbfounded...
Wanhan Palace, just by listening to its name, you can know how bad the conditions are there. It was located in the far and cold far north, and even Apollo felt unable to shine the sun's rays on the white land.
I can't imagine what it would be like for Careste, who had been accustomed to the warmth of Olympus since she was a child, to live in such a place, let alone be reduced to a slave girl for the pleasure of the noble gods!
I grabbed Kareta and ran. Leaving Olympus, I think, take her away and fly high, wherever you go, as long as you don't separate from her.
When I arrived at the sacred forest at the foot of the mountain, I was dumbfounded. It was enchanted by Zeus and Athena, and although it was not as lost in the woods as humans did, it was impossible for us to cross it to reach the human world without the consent of Hermes, the ambassador.
Just as we were daunted, the sound of powerful footsteps sounded behind us. A tall, burly male god walks towards us. I recognized him as Odin by the one-eyed eye mask on his face that was concealed by a golden blindfold!
"I... I will not allow you to take Kareta with me!"
Without waiting for him to say anything, I preemptively made my attitude clear.
He didn't argue with me, he approached us step by step.
I had to escort Kareta backwards, until he finally stopped when he approached the edge of the Sacred Grove.
"What can you do for Kareta if I have to take her?" he asked, staring at me for a long time, his gaze filled with the contempt I always hated, "Will you fight for her and me?"
Of course I'm willing to do that, as long as she isn't coerced into going to the far north, I'll do my best to deal with Odin!
"Then try to put me down!" he seemed to see through my thoughts, and his smile became more and more disgusting to me. "If you can beat me, I won't be able to punch Rete's idea again, how about it?"
I'm going to try, for the sake of Karet, I don't care if the other party is a Norse god, a hero of the Far North who single-handedly defeated the evil god and established his own kingdom, and then helped the persecuted Zeus regain his kingship!
So I threw a punch at him, went straight to his abdomen, and hit him firmly to the point.
He didn't move! His eyes were calm, and he couldn't see any pain.
I didn't expect my punch to knock him out, but I never thought he would react at all, is he really that strong?
I threw a second punch at him.
He opened a large, rough hand and grabbed my fist with lightning speed, and by the time I realized something was wrong, his body was lifted behind his head and tumbled to the ground.
Severe pain spread all around me.
He should have expected the outcome of this match, I think, like the smug gods, he was just trying to humiliate me, to see me fall to the ground and twitch in embarrassment, and then to snatch Kareta from me with a mocking moan of pain!
Kareta screamed and rushed over.
"Don't hit him again!" she stood at Odin's feet with her arms outstretched, trying to stop him from attacking me again. "Please don't hurt my brother, I'll go to Wanhan Palace with you!"
"Doing nothing all day long, idleness, even if you live your life like this, you don't really grow up. ”
Odin then stared at me with one eye and said, "Think about it, do you live only for yourself in this world? What do you want to protect?"
Do you want to protect? His words caused me to reflect.
I'll look at Carette. She stood resolutely in front of me, her body trembling gently in the breeze.
My beloved sister, the only one I want to protect in this world is her! At this moment, this weak body is still in front of me! I feel ashamed!
"Boy, I make a pact with you. Odin said: "Ten years, you have to make a difference." I will take Careste first, but I will not make her an inferior servant, and I will do my best to nurture her and give her the best education possible. When you can truly protect her, I'll give her back to you. ”
I looked up at Odin, the golden sun hanging above his head, his body growing taller and more majestic. He looked down on me as a loser, and his look of contempt vanished, and instead a kind smile grew.
He took Carreta with him.
I finally tasted the tears, sour. Looking at the back of Carreta being pulled away by Odin, I secretly made a vow in my heart:
I will definitely let you return to Olympus! In this warm land, chase the birds again, and enjoy the bright sunshine again. I sure!
Later, I took refuge in Athena. I practiced diligently, and was promoted from a male subordinate to the goddess's personal guard. I went out with the goddess again and again, suppressed the attack of the Tiphon demon on Olympus, quelled the rebellion of Hades and the Sea King against Zeus, and in the past ten years, I have made many achievements in battle.
When the world was in full bloom, she came back.
I received news that Venus, the goddess of love, had personally brought her home from northern Europe.
Joyful and excited, I hurried to the main hall.
Finally met her. The girl in an elegant blue dress, with long light blonde hair, stood among the gods, graceful and elegant, like a dazzling star.
I stepped up to her, and at that moment, her eyes fell on me.
There was a strange hint of timidity in her eyes, and gradually, she recognized me, and her expression immediately changed to a kind of delight.
"Brother!" she whispered sweetly, smiling for the first time in a long time.
She grabbed me, and her silky and delicate little hands still had a slight chill of the ice and snow of the Far North.
"Card... Karetta..."I didn't know what to say, and my cheeks began to burn.
"Look, he's blushing, hehe," Venus laughed and coaxed, "Karmad is shy!"
The gods snickered quietly.
The damn goddess ran to whisper to Zeus again.
She and I held hands and looked at each other, and we couldn't hide the joy in our hearts.
I learned what it means to live in this world, and all I want to protect is you, Karet, and your smile as bright as the sun.
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