Chapter 10: The Name of God
Staring directly at the snake girl who shrunk into the shape of a ring, Gaia held back for a long time before she could hold back a sentence:
"Can't you just turn into a human form and follow me?"
"Hmmm......"
Scratching her head with her slender tail, the snake woman was not interested:
"No, it's tiring to walk on two legs, or it's more convenient to move your tail on the ground."
Hearing the snake girl's reply, Gaia fell silent again.
After a long time, he sighed deeply:
"Hah-"
That's it, this is also people's natural ecology, there is no need to force this, just like people can't force a fish to like to fly in the air.
Thinking of this, Gaia subconsciously rubbed her fingers a few times with the snake girl:
"Then I won't delve into it, tell me which direction the nearest town is going...... By the way, you should have a name of your own, right? ”
"Uh-huh! I'm sorry, people don't have their own names, or would you give me one? ”
After being rubbed by Gaia's fingers, the snake girl stopped when she saw Gaia's face darkened, and raised her face to ask Gaia for a name.
“…… First of all, my name is Gaia, not always called a grown-up. Secondly...... Name......"
Correcting the snake woman's name for herself, Gaia's mind couldn't help but drift to another dimension.
It's a wise creature anyway, just forget the nickname of snake snake, otherwise you will really become a pet.
Snake...... Forget it, let's take the name seriously, this kind of transliteration is not said to be only understood by yourself, and it is not good to say what special meaning it is when converted into the local language.
Or call her Medusa, or Gorgon?
No, no, no, if you think about it, Medusa is actually a poor person who has been cursed by distortions, even if she becomes a monster, she finds a no-man's land to hide, and she is attacked by countless heroes for the sake of honor, until she is finally stigmatized as a hero killer and a gorgon.
No matter how you look at it, it's much better than this undisciplined, absolutely crumbs snake girl in essence.
And this guy still eats the dead, and giving her the name of Medusa is a kind of stain.
Thinking of this, Gaia suddenly had an idea.
Eating the dead?
So, he looked at the snake girl wrapped around her middle finger with bad intentions:
"What do you think...... What about the name Hela? ”
"Hela?"
Wagging her tail curiously, the snake girl looked uncertain:
"Why is it called that?"
"Hmm...... Do you know the myths and legends of previous civilizations? ”
With a little thought, Gaia was ready to take advantage of the dying civilization of the past.
"Did Lord Gaia mean the Twilight Age? I don't know, after all, those myths and legends have long since disappeared into the years, and I am not a newborn child who can know. ”
Just born more than 20 meters, you lied to the ghost.
complained silently in his heart, but Gaia secretly breathed a sigh of relief on his face:
"Then you are lucky, I know the myths and legends of previous civilizations, so let me tell you the origin of the name Hela.
In ancient mythology, there was the dwelling of the dead called Helheim, which was located deep underground and had to be reached by walking the rough road for nine days and nine nights in the cold and dark places of the far north.
Hela was originally the youngest daughter of the evil god Loki and the Frost Giantess Angelberda, but was demoted to the Dark Land of Mist by the main god Odin and became the queen of the underworld.
The gates of the underworld were so far away that even the famous god of speed, Hermod, rode Odin's eight-legged Pegasus Sleipnir and ran for nine days and nights to reach the Gjoll River. The river is the border of Niflheim, and there is a gilded crystal bridge on the river, suspended by a single hair. The bridge is guarded by the hideous Modgud (War-Weaker), who must first be allowed to suck blood as a toll tax. Most of the ghosts of the dead cross the bridge on horseback or in a cart, which was burned along with the cremation.
When he passed through the river Geor, there was a forest of iron trees, and in the forest there were only leaves of steel, and the ground was barren. After the Iron Tree Forest, you will reach the "Gate of Hull", guarded by the terrible blood-spotted giant dog Garm, who lies in a cave called Gnipa.
This terrible demon can only buy it with food called "hella bread". In "Hela's Gate", there is a biting cold and profound darkness; There was the sound of a cauldron hissing, the sound of the springs of Hewagmir. In addition to this, there are the nine rivers of the underworld, one of which is called Slid, and the river flows with sharp knives.
Further on, there is Hela's palace, Eliudnir (miserable). Hela's favorite food is "hunger", and her dinner knife is "gluttonous". Her male servant is called Ganglati and her maid is called Ganglot (they move so slowly that no one can tell which direction they are moving), her bedroom is called Destruction, her bed is called Sorrow, and her curtains are called Fire.
Hella has many rooms to accommodate guests who come from the sun every day; Not only did she receive all murderers and ghosts, but she also housed the ghosts of those who unfortunately died without bloodshed. All the ghosts of old age and sickness also go to Hela; This so-called "death from illness" is also known as "death from grass and firewood", especially for those who die in bed ordinarily. ”
"Oooh!"
The snake girl's eyes lit up when she heard this, and she kept flapping her tail:
"Is it the name of the Lord of the Underworld? That's a terrible thing - forgive me refusing. ”
Stunned for a moment, Gaia silently stretched out her fingertips and turned into a probe to approach the snake girl:
"I don't want such a good name, so why do I keep you?"
"Don't, don't! Listen to me, Lord Gaia! ”
Desperately approaching herself with her hand against the needle, the snake girl began to quibble very quickly:
"After all, this name is the name of the god of death, even if the previous civilization has died, but the name of the gods is not something that can be used casually, I still want to live for two more years, so please raise your noble hand!"
Hearing her say this, Gaia also hesitated:
"Gods...... Let's not talk about the essence of this kind of thing, hasn't the civilization of the previous generation been reduced to nothing? Why are you so resistant to a mere name of a god who doesn't know whether it's true or not? ”
Seeing Gaia's careless comments on the gods, the snake girl suddenly shuddered, and then retorted seriously and seriously for the first time:
"Lord Gaia...... You say that, and you don't know much about the common sense of the civilized world, so I guess you're a visitor from another dimension, right? Although there are few existences like you, they have also appeared, but they are generally visitors from the abyss level, and you don't care much about the gods of this world, but gods are gods after all, simple and powerful creatures, and they are still just creatures in terms of classification.
Therefore, I hope you will remember that, unlike Lucifer, Lord of the Abyss, the gods, even if they are mere names, contain great power and origin, which I cannot withstand as an ordinary creature. ”