Chapter Twenty-Eight: Re-entry into the Underworld
"Goddess Leto, Highness Artemis, Highness Apollo, please climb the Rainbow Bridge, let's hurry back to Olympus. Seeing that the three of them did not move, Aerys couldn't help but urge.
Leto kept a cold face and didn't speak, Artemis turned a deaf ear, and Apollo smiled coldly: "We are not the gods of Olympus, what are we going back to Olympus." ”
When Aerys heard this, she was shocked, she didn't expect that as the children of the god king, Apollo and Artemis would have this attitude.
"Your Highnesses, your father is about to face a strong enemy, the Olympian gods are in danger, now is not the time to be rash, we need to work together to fight against a powerful enemy. ”
Artemis smiled: "We are not from the Olympian gods, and we have only come to fight against Uria for the sake of Apollo. As for the powerful enemy of the God King, what does it have to do with us, we are just wandering gods. ”
Aerys had nothing to do, and hurriedly looked at Hestia, hoping that the goddess, who had always supported the god-king Zeus, would stand up and say something to change their minds.
Unexpectedly, when Hestia saw her coming, his graceful posture turned and turned his back to her. And the other goddess next to her, Demeter, smiled even more, and secretly said in her heart: "Zeus, my dear brother, you also have this heaven." ”
Aerys still wanted to say something more, but Apollo waved his hand and stopped him: "Please tell the god-king, Olympus is not our home, we just want to find our aunt Asteria, who was hunted down and killed, and my brother Adros, who was separated since childhood and disappeared without a trace, in this increasingly chaotic world." ”
"Alright, let's go. Leto, the black-robed goddess who had not spoken, began to urge her children. The three of them ignored Aerys and flew away.
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In the temple of the gods of Olympus, the god king Zeus silently looked at Aerys, who came to restore his life, as well as the two sisters and three children who came with her, and did not say a word for a long time.
And the other gods in the main hall also fell silent when they heard Iris's reply. Apollo They were unwilling to stand with Olympus, it was not wrong to say it, but they were hunted down by the mistress of the temple, and the whereabouts of the closest people were unknown, and most of them would not come. It's just that everyone can't say much, after all, the initiator of this matter, the noble and beautiful god queen Hera, who has an amazing appearance, is still sitting on it, and her expression is uncertain.
"Leto has a son?" Zeus, who had been silent for a long time, spat out such a sentence.
"Yes, his name is Adros and he is a very sweet kid. The person who answered him was Hestia, but his expression was confused, as if he was missing. Not only her, but also Mother and Daughter Demeter and Persephone, also fell into deep thought.
Zeus let out an "oh", followed by a long silence.
"Forget it, they don't want to come. Aerys, send a message to all the gods, tell them what Typhon has done, and see if any of the gods are willing to come to our Olympus and fight alongside us. ”
Zeus gave such an order, which directly shocked Aerys, what is the god king going to do.
But Hades listened and applauded loudly. This matter, whether you say it or not, it seems to have little impact, but in fact it is not. Typhon's actions, the slaughter, must be unpopular with the gods, so that no gods will ever be on his side. And on his own side, if someone comes to vote at such a time, he will inevitably become the most loyal comrade-in-arms.
"Hurry up, what are you hesitating about?" Seeing that Aerys did not move, Zeus couldn't help but get angry.
"Yes, I'll go. ”
Seeing Aerys leaving, Zeus patted the wine table in front of him and said loudly, "It's all scattered, scattered." After saying that, he left first, knowing that in normal times, he usually sat on his throne, picked up his wine glass, and watched the gods leave one by one.
At this time, even the gods who were sluggish understood how bad Zeus's mood was, and naturally no one dared to touch his moldy head, and they dispersed.
And after the gods were gone, there was another man in the main hall, our queen Hera, leaning back on her seat, her eyes closed, her brows slightly frowned, not knowing what she was thinking.
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Adros took Ian all the way west, through the sacred land of the dark lord Erepos, the endless and eternal dark and silent place, and finally reached the portal to the underworld.
It was still the beautiful garden, and at this time Adros discovered that there were many monsters lurking in it. However, to his surprise, the three-headed dog of Cerberus, who was guarding the gateway to hell, was nowhere to be found.
"That's fine, if Cerberus is here, it may be more difficult for Ian, a living person, to pass through the gate of the underworld, so it would be good to take her directly in. Adros said to himself.
After passing through the gates of hell and coming to the black river of pain, Adros discovered that there might really be a great change in the world. There are millions of souls queuing up to cross the river here, and there are almost only so many human beings in the world.
Although Adros never counted the humans of this heaven and earth as his kindred, seeing this scene with his own eyes, he couldn't help but look at them with pantothenic acid, and his heart was bitter. Ian, who was on the side, didn't dare to make any sound, and tears flowed out uncontrollably.
"Don't cry, there is a cause and effect, no matter who did it, one day you will have to settle accounts with it. Stopping Ian's crying, he believed that those monsters would not run out and kill people for no reason, and someone must be behind them.
"Hold back the pain. Adros pulled Ian directly and flew to the boat of the old man Charon, who had crossed the river.
Ian suddenly felt that there was no place in his body that was not in severe pain, and his jade teeth clenched and endured it vigorously.
"Old man Charon, he hasn't seen him for many years. Adros greeted the old man who crossed the river day after day, and he was always full of admiration for this old man.
"You are ······" Old Man Charon was puzzled, he seemed to have never seen this young deity.
"Ten years ago, I passed by with three aunts, Hestia, Demeter, and Styx, do you remember?"
"Oh, I remember, the last time the three goddesses took a child to find trouble with my master. I think you're supposed to be an adult. "The three goddesses slaughtered to the underworld, in this boring underworld day after day, but it was extremely difficult to see things, and it was difficult for Charon to forget.
"Just remember. Adros used his divine power, and above his palm, the mist steamed, and then slowly formed the appearance of a girl, with blue hair and black eyes, blown-out cheeks, straight nose, and bright red lips, which was exactly what Della looked like.
"Have you ever crossed this girl back and forth in the past few days? ”
Charon looked at it, and then said, "There is an impression, of course there is an impression, this girl is too special." ”
"What do you say?" Adros and Ian looked at each other, both very happy, and hurriedly continued to ask.
"Look at the other souls, passing through the land of eternal silence, they are all dull-eyed, demented, and occasionally have two clever points, and they are also cowering when they come here, and when they get on my boat, they will cry out in pain, and it is not interesting at all. And that girl is different, chattering and talking, if it weren't for the lack of flesh, I suspect that she is a living person. ”
As they spoke, Charon had led them to the shore, and the two of them went ashore, and Ian breathed a sigh of relief that he was finally free from the heart-wrenching pain. Adros smiled and said, "Thank you, old man, it seems that you have been busy this time." ”
Charon smiled: "The old man would like to be busy, even if he doesn't rest, I'm happy." ”
Adros said in his heart, "Yes, with perseverance in your heart, you can indeed be afraid of any pain and suffering." ”
Cross the river of pain, through the field of truth, and finally arrive at the mansion of Hades, the king of Hades. Adros stood in the doorway and shouted, "Persephone, Queen of the Underworld, an old man has come to visit. ”
The sound was loud and resounded throughout the palace.
The palace door opened, but it was not Persephone who came out, but a pair of silver-haired twin teenagers, Adros saw them, and his heart moved, isn't this the god of sleep and the brother of death?
He hurriedly shouted, "Thanatos, Hypnos, is Sister Persephone here?"
Thanatos, the god of death, glanced at him coldly, and wanted to send him directly into the arms of death for this person who was shouting outside the underworld and calling the queen to be his sister.
Instead, the gentle-faced sleeping god Hypnos asked softly, "May I ask where you are a god, and how do you call your sister the queen of the underworld?"
"You don't remember me, I was watching the last time Aunt Hestia operated on you. ”
"Oh, so you're the kid. "This is the most memorable event in the lives of Tanatos and Hypnos, and they remember all the details of that day, not to mention such a big living person as Adros.
"What are you doing here? ”
Adros hurriedly told him about his search, and since Persephone was not there, he asked Thanatos and Hypnos to help him find him in Hades.
Thanatos and Hypnos looked at each other, and then Thanatos nodded: "You wait here with Hypnos for a while, don't run around, I'll help you find it." ”
Looking at the back of Thanatos leaving, Adros wondered, "Why, are there so few priests in Hades? ”
Hypnos smiled, "Have you seen a priest along the way?"
When he said this, Adros reacted, and he came all the way from the River of Pain, as if he didn't see a single figure, and couldn't help but ask Hypnos in confusion.
Hypnos smiled faintly: "They all fled. ”