Chapter 2: The Truth Revealed (3700 words)
Olympus, the Nine Instruments of the Celestial Phenomena –
"Whew...... Whew......"
I don't know how long it took for José to finally regain consciousness. As if after a thrilling struggle, he breathed heavily, and his whole body was paralyzed.
Jose remembered everything just now vividly, and at this moment, the four places suddenly became unusually quiet, and he couldn't help but look around, looking nervous and frightened.
At this time, there was no difference between the Heavenly Phenomena Jiuyi and the moment he first came in.
On the semi-circular high dome, nine spheres symbolizing astronomical planets were suspended in their respective positions, each slowly moving along their tracks, everything was normal, obviously without the slightest trace of fire and subsidence.
So, all I saw was a hallucination, right? He must have made it......
José suddenly realized something, and rolled his eyes to look back at the orb in the sky, which symbolized the earth. Right next to the blue orb, Zeus, the god of all gods, stood out of thin air, looking at Jose with his hands behind his back, a smirk on his face.
Embarrassed but also angry, Jose stood up from the ground with a "whoosh" and straightened his back.
Zeus landed on the ground flutteringly, and his handsome and noble facial features overflowed with an extremely proud look.
"Are you alright, Mr. Jose?" he deliberately mocked him.
"Zeus......! What the hell!"
Jose was so angry that his pale face turned purple with fright.
He was ashamed that he was so frightened by a small illusion that he had lost face to mankind in front of the gods. How hateful is such a cowardly self!
Zeus took a few steps closer and replied in a loud voice:
"Don't worry, nothing has happened, I was just showing you the future fate of your humanity. ”
"What are you kidding! You're destroying yourselves by doing that, aren't you? Don't forget, you Titans, your holy mountain Olympus, are also part of the earth!"
José listened with a thrilling sound, but also full of questions.
Zeus chuckled, disdainful of Jose's apprehensions:
"You don't need to worry about that! From now on, all you have to do is to stay in Olympus, eat and drink, and witness that much-anticipated moment with us Titans. ”
Zeus turned sharply, and as he left the door, he commanded his ambassador Hermis:
"Go ahead, take him to that special underground prison. Don't worry about his safety on land on the day of the 'extinction'. Anyway, he is protected by the king of hell, and he will never die again!"
Behind him, Jose's anxious shout:
"Don't be joking, Zeus! Wait a minute, you're back! Come back—"
......
The scorching sun in the sky –
The gods of Olympus walked out of the temple of Zeus at the summit and returned to their chambers with their attendants.
Krotto, the goddess of fate, Venus, the goddess of love, and Athena, the goddess of war, came together with a solemn expression on their faces.
Venus swayed the folding fan in her hand frequently, and the hot noon could not help but make her feel depressed for no reason.
After walking for a while, she couldn't bear it anymore, and whispered to Athena and Croto, who were on either side of her:
"Today, the great god hurriedly summoned the gods to discuss the matter, I see what this means, he is ironclad......"
"Hmph! He's hard-hearted, and I'm iron-hearted here!"
Athena had been holding back too much unhappiness from the beginning of the discussion, and now that Venus had brought up the topic, she hurriedly continued to snort, and only then did she feel that those heavy and dissatisfied emotions had been released.
"Athena, don't show too much truth to Zeus......"
Croto, the goddess of fate, looked at both sides vigilantly, there were no idle people waiting, and then she comforted Athena and said:
"You argued too fiercely with Zeus in the meeting just now, which will easily expose our position and be very detrimental to the future development of the situation. After all, we all know that most of the gods are accustomed to seeing the wind and steering, and it will not work at all to expect them to have a clear attitude and stand up against Zeus's plans!"
"Sorry Croto, for worrying you. I've really had enough. Look at Olympus, and look at what has become of the Holy Mountain after our rebirth! Hera's henchmen cover the sky with one hand, and the gods led by Apollo are all mediocre people who go with the flow, if Zeus's paranoid thoughts cannot be corrected, I am afraid that the day of the great catastrophe will also be the day when our Titans gods will be wiped out!"
Athena listened to the footsteps, and her earnest words revealed a lot of worry and sorrow.
Croto sighed:
"How can the great god come back by persuasion now?...... In my opinion...... It's time for us to take risks again!"
"You...... Are you going to?"
Venus and Athena knew that Croto had a plan in mind, and hurriedly pulled her to a secluded place.
Croto looked at a certain point in the distance, and two points of essence appeared in his clear eyes, and his expression was extremely serious:
"I can't be sure whether the 'God of Harmony' who can save the world in the prophecy is her, but seeing that Hades is trying his best to protect that Chinese, it is not difficult to see that the person Hades really wants to protect should be her! So what I want to do...... It's to help them escape, and the sooner the better, before the world is destroyed!"
"Then let's plan the plan......"
The three goddesses just formed a circle and whispered......
——
The night of the Crimson Moon has lasted for several nights......
In the past few nights, Kareta has not rested well.
Some time ago, she heard the news from the attendant that Jose had left the cliff prison, and then was taken to the celestial phenomenon Jiuyi by the great god Zeus for some humiliation, and finally was secretly imprisoned in the dungeon.
Carette was constantly worried about José's situation, and she had no choice but to be locked in a dungeon, which was equivalent to being isolated from the world, and nothing happened inside was known to the outside world.
On the other hand, there were a lot of questions in Carette's mind. The Nine Instruments of the Celestial Phenomena have been an important place in the clan since the time of mythology, and apart from the supreme leader, there are very few gods who have been to that place. Now Zeus is taking Jose there, what is his intention?
It was early in the morning, and Carreta was still sleepy, standing by the window of the dormitory, caressing her bulging belly.
The little one inside must be asleep, Carette thought. After a day of tossing, she should be tired of playing now, so she will fall asleep. In this way, your body can feel more relaxed.
The night breeze spun and jumped into the window lattice, rolled up the crystal wind chimes hanging by the window, and brought it to ring a rapid and crisp sound of "jingle bells".
At this moment, there was a sound of "tuk tuk" knocking on the door outside.
"Miss, the goddess Venus and several goddesses have come to visit you. "It's the voice of his own maid.
So late?, Kareta whispered.
It's not surprising to think about it.
Now that he is under house arrest in the palace, if you want to avoid trouble, it is the most suitable time to choose the night. During this time, the leaders of the guards who saw people serving dishes couldn't be more talkative.
Carette wore a long skirt and brushed her long hair.
A cacophony of footsteps came from outside into the inner room, and where the figure moved, three gods walked in with a man in their arms.
"Oh, my girl, are you alright?"
Venus, the goddess of love, was the first to catch up, outstretching her arms and giving Kareta an affectionate hug.
"It's so late at night, why did you come here on purpose?...... And ......"
Kareta said with a touch in the warm heart of her master, her eyes unconsciously moved to the side, but she froze for a while, and her face showed an expression of disbelief.
"Jose!"
Ignoring the greetings with Athena and Croto, Caret couldn't help but call out his name.
"Karete!"
José rushed over and stood in front of Carette in three steps and two steps, and his pale expression was swept away in an instant, and the two sunken eye sockets regained their brilliance.
"It's them! These kind goddesses saved me!"
"Sorry, two goddesses, please forgive my faux pas......"
Realizing that she was abrupt, Kareta saluted the other two goddesses one by one, but they only smiled magnanimously and did not care.
"Kareta, Zeus wants to use the Nine-Ball Instrument to condemn the human world in a vain attempt to destroy the world!"
Soon after they met, José couldn't wait to tell Carreta what he knew.
“...... But what's going on?" asked Kareta impatiently, her expression tense.
Athena walked up:
"There's not much time left, so let's cut it short. Kareta, now I will tell you the whole truth, I believe that in the human world, you have learned the secret of the Athena gem from Hades, the king of Hades. ”
"You mean ......"
"Yes, my dear, the god who met secretly that day, single-handedly created the medium of the forbidden gem, and brought the medium crystal ball to the human world, is us!"
Athena stared at Karete's stunned face for a second before finally uttering a sentence.
"But why? Why do you want to betray the Great God?"
Athena looked at Carret, her determined expression showing a hint of sadness.
"God has committed an unpardonable sin on our behalf of the nation of Troy, and now we want to make amends. Kareta, it should be themselves, not our Titans, who can decide the fate of humanity. We are only now realizing this, and hopefully it is not too late. ”
"The gods involved in that project, and me!"
A clear and firm voice rang out from outside the door, and the two masters of the inner chamber pushed the door open, and Hermes, the ambassador, strode in front of them.
"What...... You ...... too. It's also ......."
Hermes's appearance was a surprise to Carette and Jose.
José's eyes widened and he looked at Hemis from head to toe, and the calm and sophisticated ambassador felt a little hairy.
On weekdays, Hermes has always been Zeus's right-hand man, and he is deeply favored by Zeus, and no one can think of any reason to make this powerful god turn against Zeus and choose to betray the great god Zeus.
"You, aren't you one of Zeus's side?"
Jose is still skeptical about the identity of Hermis, muttering in his heart, this ambassador is too good at concealment, the routine of the double agent is much more advanced than the spy war drama on TV!
Hermes smiled calmly:
"I'm sorry, but for a lot of complicated reasons, I had to cover it up. Makes you suffer, Mr. Jose. ”
"But why are you ......?"
"Maya, the creator god, was my mother in my previous life. Hemis no longer hidden, and solved the whole mystery in one breath:
"She created the human world with Athena and the other goddesses, and she loved humanity more than any god, and I cannot remain indifferent to the destruction of the civilization that my mother had worked so hard to create. After learning of Zeus's plan to destroy the world after being reborn, I held a secret meeting with several goddesses, and after discussing countermeasures, I asked Hevetos, the god of metalwork, to create an indestructible crystal ball, and after embedding the Athena gem, I opened an unnoticed passage and sent the gem out of Olympus. ”
"And the god who brought the crystal ball to the god of darkness, Demos...... That's me. ”
Croto, the goddess of fate, continued as Hermes's voice fell, and stepped up to Carette and José.
The truth has finally been revealed to the world-
José smiled sadly and asked the gods in front of him with a sigh:
"The countermeasure you just mentioned is to use the Athena gem to get rid of the gods who threaten the Holy Mountain......?
“......”
Kareta turned her gaze and looked at the few gods in gorgeous clothes and graceful postures in front of her one by one, and her expressions changed suddenly, which was extremely complicated.
They are the gods whose names were deliberately hidden when they first met Hades, the king of Hades, and asked for help.
As Jose accused, they are his closest brothers and sisters, and his most loyal and trustworthy bosses! But they also take advantage of their love with Demos and manipulate themselves and Demos like informants! They are the real culprits who eventually lead to a love tragedy!
Venus walked slowly and walked over, looking down as if she was making a difficult choice. Eventually, she mustered up the courage to look up:
"I'm sorry, Karete, but I wanted to tell you the whole truth a long time ago...... In fact, with your love as the key to opening the crystal ball, the gods who sealed the crystal ball...... It's me—"