Chapter 49: The World Is Changing
1334 BC
Ancient Egyptian pharaoh Ahnaten went out alone after watching the sky at night, and was found by the farmer in the early morning of the next day, Ahnaten actually died violently in the wilderness and separated, according to the priests of the dynasty, it was impossible to see the starry sky that night with wind and rain, and the cause of Pharaoh's death must have been manipulated by a mysterious force.
In the same year, Akhnaten's son, Tutankhamun succeeded to the throne, the previous pharaoh revealed his statecraft at the age of nine, during his reign he modified the belief system of his father Pharaoh Ahnaten, changed the worship of God from Atun to Amun, and regarded Pharaoh Akhnaten as a sinner in Egyptian history, some people think that his decision was forced by the pressure of the old religion, or it may be the pressure of those in power, but the real reason is only clear to Tutankhamun himself, in the pharaoh's secret room, he has always treasured a golden badge, the pattern on which is a symbol that has never appeared in Egypt, an inverted triangle with seven eyesγ
1193 BC
The Trojan War broke out, the Greek army led by Achilles and Agamemnon attacked Troy led by Paris and Hector, and started a ten-year siege war, the common goal of both sides was a woman named Helen, it is said that this woman was born to Zeus and Spartan Queen Leda, born with divine powers, able to exert countless and was given by God to imitate any woman, but what people don't know is that Helen is cruel by nature, insatiable, bloodthirsty, under her secret rule, the Trojan people were affected by magic and brainwashed on a large scale, so a siege war turned into a war against evil witchesγ
But in the final decisive moment, Helen cast a forbidden spell to try to drag the dark dimension into the earth, under the influence of powerful magic, the Greek heroes were cut off from the supply of divine power from Zeus, although Achilles, who had soaked his body in the River Styx, resisted bravely and killed Troy with his immortal body, but in the end, Helen found the weakness of his ankle and killed the near-invincible warrior with evil parasitic magic.
Just when the heroes were desperate, two strangers dressed strangely strolled into the battlefield, as if they didn't take the serious situation in front of them seriously at all, the two were a man and a woman, the man's gray skin was gray-blue and the few parts of the body were covered with a layer of metal, the woman was black-haired and black-dressed, and her body was thin, but her temperament was calm but dangerous, they were the Apocalypse and Selene, Odysseus was just about to step forward to question, when he saw the strange man's hands unfold dark blue energy fluctuations and shoot into the door of the dimension that had just been opened, he squeezed his hands inward, and the energy scattered in the gate was absorbed little by littleγ
After that, the black mist in the hands of the woman beside him was swirling, and there was an inexplicable force under his feet to carve out a seven-pointed star magic circle, standing in the magic circle, the woman waved her hands, and the black smoke shattered the real space, and the mirror-like wall expanded, enveloping the entire battlefield, including Troy City.
Seeing this, Helen shouted, "Witch, everything in this world will belong to Lord Dormammu, and I will not allow you to organize me!"
"Dormammu?" Selene curled, "he's on our list." She held her bracelet high to absorb a huge amount of life energy, and even the corpses on the battlefield had blue souls entering her body, and the fully charged Selene grew to about ten meters and her skin was crystal blue, which was a new form she had been developing, "Soul God".
"The dimensional magic that my lord has been telling me to learn is finally coming in handy. β
Selene summoned a dark divine book in her hand, and only in the form of a "god" could she be sure to use this book, she opened the book, recited the spell on it, and in an instant another black magic filled the entire space.
Feeling the power in it, Helen was surprised to find that this magic power was far beyond Dormammu, and with Selene's thoughts, the dimensional gate was closed little by little, Helen's magic power was cut off, and the magic shroud shrouded in the sky over Troy disappeared.
"You...... What have you done!" Helen salivaed, horror in her eyes.
"You've disturbed the gatekeeper, stupid girl, you shouldn't summon Dormammu even with dark magic, remember, there's someone watching over the world, but I guess you won't have a chance to remember. β
Selene turned to leave, and without waiting for Helen to react, the apocalypse beside him clenched his right hand, and countless stone thorns stretched out from the ground to tear Helen to pieces.
"Don't mention this to anyone, just find a reason, such as you used a Trojan horse to pretend to be soldiers to attack the city or something, you should be able to understand this rule, heroes, some things are better not to be known to those ordinary people. β
Selene instructed Odysseus and Agamemnon to teleport away with the Apocalypse through the space gate.
"You..... Do you know who they are?" Odysseus stuttered, "No, I don't know, I guess she belongs to some mysterious organization." β
"How many things are left in this world that we don't know?"
"I don't know. β
August 12, 30 BC
A dark, heavy atmosphere weighed on everyone's hearts, electric snakes and dark clouds writhed, roaring in everyone's nerves, today an empire falls, and today a new king rises.
The Egyptian dungeon, unlike other places, is free of damp water and rats, and the rooms are opulent with a large bed in the center, where the last pharaoh of the Ptolemaic dynasty, Queen Cleopatra VII, later known as Cleopatra, is imprisoned.
"Click", accompanied by heavy steps, two groups of menacing soldiers entered the cell, and between them they were surrounded by this imposing man, who was the first emperor of the Roman Empire, Gevis Octavian Augustus.
"Legendary queens, how many kings have fallen under your skirts, two Roman monarchs, even the great Caesar," Octavian touched her face, "this face has never changed, but it is too late, your king, your tomb has no one to protect you now, and tomorrow you will be paraded through the streets, and then put to death in front of your Egyptians." β
"No, Octavian, you can't do this, you can't insult me like this, for the sake of the past, even if you annex Egypt, you won't get to this point, please...."Cleopatra pleaded bitterly but Octavian was unmoved, "There's nothing more to talk about, Queen, this is the cruelty of royal power, you must know it too, just like your brother, don't pretend, you can't fool me." β
"Hmph," the queen snorted coldly, and then sat on the edge of the bed, her expression no longer panicked, but calm and desperate, "I guessed it a long time ago, I just wanted to struggle." β
Would the queen accept the insult so calmly? No, no, she was Cleopatra VII, the queen of Egypt, and she had guessed this day not long ago, so she had studied many ways to commit suicide, and it was a sad choice, but she had to do it, someone would bring the fruit with the snake hidden tonight, and she would never be executed.
Octavian locked the door heavily, and before leaving, he took one last look at the seductive queen, "This is the end of the Ptolemaic dynasty. β
But at this moment, the temperature of the air suddenly dropped, and the night that had been summer suddenly returned to the temperature of winter, and the cold air spread from the legs to the heart, "You can kill anyone, Octavian, but she can't die." β
A low, faint voice lingered in everyone's ears, like a demon's whisper, and a terrifying scene occurred, where the red-black mist gathered in the center of the cell from all directions, and then stood beside each soldier, condensing into a human form, and the vampires arrived.
"Who are you!"
Octavian and his soldiers quickly drew their swords and pointed them at the uninvited guests, "Report your name!"
"You're not qualified, human king," Aldridge smiled, his fingers gripped Octavian's saber with ease, and the sword that had been fought with Octavian for so many years broke off.
The dagger acted as a signal, and the vampires standing around the soldiers quickly disarmed and subdued them.
"What do you want to do!" Octavian barely managed to contain his excitement, and he tried to think as calmly as he could, is this man here to steal my empire, or is he Cleopatra's last resort?
"Don't think too much," Aldridge looked into Octavian's shocked eyes, "I've seen countless empires rise and fall, and I've seen the most glorious empires fall, and I'm not interested in your country's territory, because it will only end up being a moment in my life, I just want to take her, and the rest is up to you," Aldridge said, pointing to Cleopatra, and the queen was equally puzzled, she was sure that she hadn't invited these unimaginable creatures at all.
"No, it can't be, she'll ...... tomorrow," Aldridge grabbed Octavian by the neck, "Did I say I asked for your opinion? Or do you think your army outside can resist us? Not to mention whether they can save you in my hands, as far as I can say, those more than a thousand people can't even touch the door." β
Bang!
Throwing Octavian aside, Aldridge ignored it and walked straight to his cell, where the three-finger-thick iron bar was like fluffy plasticine in his hand, and he opened as soon as he pulled it, "You are such a lucky girl, Queen." β
Seeing that Cleopatra had not yet figured out the situation, Aldridge continued to explain, "You don't know that the Ptolemaic dynasty will eventually be secret, do you?"
"Secrets, what secrets, who are you?" the queen looked at the vampires, she had never heard of such a mysterious army in Ptolemy.
"Oh, the secret is about your lineage, Queen, you are the last pharaoh of the Ptolemaic dynasty, because of some ancient existence, we cannot let Ptolemy disappear completely, you are the last seed of the dynasty, although you have nothing to do with him in blood, but nominally he is still his descendant, his blood must not disappear, but there is bad news, your children are not in our service, because, some of them already belong to Rome. Aldridge spread his hands.
"One..... An ancient being?!"
"That's right," Aldridge nodded, "an ancient and forbidden being, whose name no one can know, except perhaps you can, then, Your Majesty, are you ready to accept the protection of your ancestors?"
The queen was silent, she tapped her head and acquiesced in the matter, as for her own child, the other party's attitude seemed to have nothing to talk about, what made her even more curious was, who was the ancestor of that legend?
"By the way," the queen paused, "what will happen to Egypt, can you .....?"
"It's impossible, as long as we don't break the rules, we never interfere in the change of power, and the city changes the banner of the king, which means nothing to us, you will understand. β
"Okay. The queen took a deep breath, and as Aldridge walked out of the dungeon, before leaving, Aldridge looked at Octavian and said, "Make an excuse, don't expose this matter, just say that the queen committed suicide tonight, don't try to leak the secret, otherwise the empire you have built up for years will be destroyed overnight, I think you are a smart person, you will not try this thing, right?"
Aldridge's eyes flushed, and the blood vessels around his eyes burst out menacingly, "You have no idea what you're fighting against. β
After that, the vampires departed, leaving the dungeon with a king with trembling palms and dozens of soldiers with broken spines.
The next day, the Roman Empire made a shocking announcement that Queen Cleopatra of Egypt had committed suicide in her cell last night due to a venomous snake bite.
A large, spectacular underground city unfolds before Cleopetara's eyes
"WELCOME TO SEELE, YOU'LL FIT IN HERE, QUEEN. β