"You haven't left yet?"

Hurrying all the way back to Aurora with a lit fennel branch, Prometheus is presented with a panicked crowd in the darkness and an unmanageable disorder.

The judgment of the God-King fell on the ears of God, and it told the reason why he had sinned against mankind, but it did not fall on the ears of mortals.

Maybe they didn't bother to prove anything to mortals, but more maybe the god king didn't intend to let them go, so all humans knew was that simple sentence.

From this day forward, take away the fire that has been given to mankind.

They heard this, and then, as it was said, the flames of the entire human settlement were extinguished, and they were plunged into darkness and cold.

"Creator, I've been waiting for you to come back, because I'm sure you'll fix it."

In front of Prometheus's abode, in the face of the Creator's implicit questioning, Maumon bent down slightly and said with as much joy as possible.

He was surrounded by hundreds of people who had come to the Creator's abode in a panic to seek revelation. As former high priests, they subconsciously regarded Maumont as their leader.

"Trust me. Perhaps. ”

"Momont, no matter what you want to do, my time is running out, and you should have seen with your own eyes what kind of fate Orson has received."

With the flame in his hand, Prometheus felt that his spirit had never been clearer than it was now. At a glance, he could see that his student in front of him was abnormal, and his body was stained with strange blood, just like those giant beasts stained with divine blood. It's just that the aura contained in this bloodline doesn't look like a god at all, but it reminds him of those silver humans.

If it had been in the past, Prometheus might have tried to find out why, but now, he didn't have any time left. The sun god should have been on his way to the next day, when the sun rose the next day, when he was brought back to Olympus.

Human beings, after all, have to go on their own.

"This is the new fire, and it will not be taken back by any of the gods. I will leave it here, and when I am gone, no man or god will be able to move it, and it will shelter the city forever. ”

Placing the burning fennel branch on the cauldron that had been used to worship the gods, Prometheus looked at everyone present.

"If in the future you want to open new settlements, or protect those we have already created, draw some from this fire, it will also help you to dispel darkness and calamity. But remember, the only one that really doesn't go out is the first one, and once the fire is extinguished, the town where it is located will lose its shelter. ”

"I will."

Nodding respectfully, Mo Meng was also a little sad at this moment. I have to say that for an existence with convictions, whether you are a good person or a bad person, whether you mock him or praise him, it is difficult not to respect him.

It's not about power, it's just a tribute to 'knowing what you can't do'.

"I hope so, if, I mean, if, after I'm gone, the God-King still doesn't want to let the humans go, you can try to lead some people all the way west. If you can find Delphi, maybe for the sake of that temple, the God-King will let you go. ”

With a complicated expression, Prometheus finally admonished, but he didn't really think it made any sense. After all, in this era, how could mortals rely on their own strength to cross the wilderness and travel to the distant ancestral land of mankind?

It should be a hope, and in a disaster, it is better to have hope than not to have it.

"You don't have to come along, I'll walk by myself."

With a wave of his hand, Prometheus stopped the crowd from trying to say something, and left the center of Aurora.

There was still a moment before dawn, and he wanted to see the human beings he had created with his own eyes again, after all, the next time might be many years away.

······

There was a glimmer of light on the horizon, but the sun did not rise as promised today. Outside Aurora, two figures were approaching here.

"Cohen, you heard that voice too."

Evans' tone was a little frightened, because of the sudden sound, and the extinguished torch in his hand.

But he was not so afraid, for the voice claimed to take back the fire given to mankind, but it was not.

The torch he held in his hand was extinguished, but Cohen's was not. In the second half of the night, the two of them hurried by this firelight.

This made Evans wonder if everything was an illusion, maybe his torches were actually blown out by the wind, not because of the sudden sound.

"I heard, 'Take back the fire given to mankind,' it must be the voice of the God-King."

Unlike Evans, who knew nothing, Cohen recognized the voice's owner. Because just a hundred years ago, he had looked up to the god at the foot of Odils Mountain, watched him challenge the previous god-king with righteousness, and therefore noted his timbre.

According to other humans, the god's name was Zeus, and he is now the third god-king of the world.

"The voice of God. Then why is your fire okay? ”

Not convinced, Evans now thinks that maybe what just happened was actually a prank done by this guy who doesn't seem to like to laugh much.

"For God and God are different. The god who gave me the fire probably wouldn't have paid attention to this little thing, let alone taken it back. ”

Silently praying in his heart, Cohen reached out and leaned the torch towards Evans.

"What for?"

"Your torch should be ready to light now."

As a human legend who is only one step away from his own divinity, Cohen clearly feels the law of two changes before and after.

The 'rights' of the bronze humans in relation to fire were first taken away, and then soon returned.

But the one that came back, in Cohen's perception, seemed to be almost exactly the same as his own.

Reaching for the flames, Evans' torch was soon lit again. Looking at the burning torches, he thought it was a joke that Cohen was playing with him.

He was about to say something, but then behind Cohen, a scene on a mound made Evanston excited.

"Look, Cohen, isn't that the Creator—wait, who is that?"

"Huh?"

Among the gods, Prometheus is one of the few gods who has left a good memory for Cohen, and he once had great respect and devotion to this Titan deity who traveled between the golden humans.

Even though he couldn't get that feeling anymore, Cohen still had a crush on him.

In search of prestige, in the faint morning light on the horizon, Cohen saw Prometheus and a tall man dressed in gold beside him.

Those were the two gods, and it was the intuition given to him by the special substance that Cohen had integrated into his body. If it was once, he had already bowed respectfully to God, but now, he was just watching from afar, and he was even a little wary.

Because at the same time, the other party also looked at them. And the moment the strange god saw them, there was a clear look of disgust in his eyes.

Hmmm-

The next moment, a golden light pierced the air and flew towards the two of them at a speed that was difficult for mortals to catch. Prometheus seemed to try to stop him, but he couldn't react because he wasn't good at fighting.

However, looking at all this, Cohen just took a step forward. The blood and qi circulating in his body gathered on his right hand, and then grabbed towards the golden light.

Boom –

The right foot sank into the ground, and the radius of nearly 100 meters sank slightly, accompanied by a loud noise, stirring up smoke and dust in the sky. In the dust, Cohen did not retreat, and just like that, he grasped the bronze spear wrapped in golden light.

The powerful attack that was enough to destroy a wall was taken casually, and Evans on the side was almost speechless. And looking at the obviously non-mortal being in front of him, Cohen spoke to a god as an equal for the first time:

"Who are you and why did you do it to me."

"Do you need a reason to kill an ant?"

His face was a little unpleasant, Helios didn't expect that a demigod who appeared out of nowhere was actually dressed as a human, and he hadn't recognized it before.

As for Cohen being a human being, what kind of joke is he making, he doesn't know when humans will be able to fight against the gods on the earth.

"Hmph, get out, this isn't the place for you to be."

Snorted coldly, admitting his mistake and admitting his mistake, but Helios would not apologize for it. He no longer paid attention to the Cohens, but continued to look at the sin god who was about to be 'captured' by himself.

Just because the sun god would attack a mortal with the aura of his father on him doesn't mean he would kill a powerful demigod for no reason. After all, who knows which god the other party is descended from, and whether they will cause trouble for themselves.

"Why, are you scared Prometheus, it's too late to regret it now."

Noticing that the seer was still looking at the demigod on the side, the sun god couldn't help but be a little unhappy.

"Or do you recognize him?"

If he were human, then I would have recognized him."

Retracting his gaze, Prometheus immediately urged:

"Let's go, I'm ready for judgment."

"Let's go, then."

Grabbing Prometheus, Helios dodged back into his sun car, which is why the sun has not risen today.

The golden cart that did not pull the sun was just a frame, and under the pull of four Pegasi flowing with divine blood, the sun cart carried the two gods and quickly headed towards Mount Olympus.

And on the earth, only two ignored humans are watching all this. They didn't know that the scene just now was actually Prometheus' last morning in the Bronze Age.

Evans, who was frightened by the golden light before, has gradually recovered, and a cheerful and enthusiastic person like him is still very receptive to this.

When the panic receded, he looked at Cohen, a little incredulous, and a little excited.

"Cohen, you, you just."

"I'm a human, not a god."

Shaking his head slightly, until Prometheus and the god who suddenly attacked him left, Cohen didn't do anything after all.

The Seer recognized him, but didn't seem to want to talk to him, so Cohen didn't force it. After all, until now, he didn't know what those two gods were here for.

Just looking at the golden chariot, he also roughly knew who the god who attacked him was. Helios, the sun god, a Titan deity who was once loyal to a previous god-king.

The Golden Humans used to revere every god equally, so they didn't understand why the God-King was superior to the other gods, but Cohen now did.

Humans are equal by virtue of their virtues, so even as the King of the Golden Humans, Cohen doesn't feel that he is superior to other humans. However, the gods rarely seem to possess such virtues, so the gods are divided among them.

God doesn't necessarily need to have human qualities, Cohen understands. Understandably, he felt that it was even more difficult for him to regain the respect he once had for the gods of a god who regarded himself as an ant in his speech and claimed that he needed no reason to destroy mortals.

After all, maybe other gods think the same way.

"Let's go, if you want to learn, I can teach you, even some I don't know much about myself."

"Now, let's go into the city and see what's going on lately."

As for the seer who left before, as the creator of the bronze human, the other party should always stay in the human tribe, and Cohen felt that he would be able to meet him sooner or later.

When the time comes, he can also ask this wise man among the gods some questions that have been bothering him for a long time.

······

On Mount Olympus, the gods gathered.

One night passed, and they all knew what had happened. Under the guidance of Prometheus, humans deceived the gods, and after the god-king made a punishment, the creator of the human race directly disobeyed the god-king's order to return the flames to the world.

Fortunately, Helios, the god of the sun, discovered all this 'in time', and he went to the mortal world at dawn to bring back the thief who stole the fire.

Now, in chains, Prometheus stands in the center of the Great Hall, to be judged belatedly.

"Why are you doing this, aren't the gods good enough for humans?"

Before Zeus could speak, among the gods, the goddess Hestia broke the peace first.

Among the gods, she has always been kind to humans and admires Prometheus, but she did not expect that this famous wise man would do such a thing.

This made her incomprehensible and disappointed.

I'm sorry, ma'am, my hubris has brought all this, and I'm willing to pay the price for what I've done."

Somewhat speechless, Prometheus did not look at Hestia. If he did apologize to any deity, the goddess of the stove fire was undoubtedly at the top of the list.

He took advantage of the goddess's kindness and did something stupid. Although he later hyped Hestia's name among the human race, placing her second only to the god-king, this still made the seers feel guilty.

Therefore, in the face of the goddess's questioning, he had to avoid talking about it.

The goddess of the stove wanted to say something, but she still didn't say it. She finally just sighed and sat back in her place.

Whatever the other side did it, it's already true. He will pay the price, and that's what his brother would love to see.

"Son of Iapetus, wise man of seer, though you have committed such a crime, you are forgiven."

When Hestia sat back in his seat, the queen of heaven with a golden crown on her side spoke. The gods knew that she was speaking for the god-king.

"You are trying to deceive the gods, but you are also the hero of the creation of man, and the god king can not hold you responsible, but stealing fire is different."

"If you're willing to confess your sins and bring the 'fire' back to Olympus, then you can still sit with us."

Some of the gods present already understood what Hera meant, which was actually saying that as long as Prometheus was willing to shatter his image in the human mind with his own hands, then everything he did would be tolerated.

They all looked at the shackled god, expecting his reply. And this time, the Seer raised his head and looked directly at the God-King on the throne.

"I am willing to pay the price for all that I have done, Your Majesty."

Same words, different meanings, but the gods all understood his resoluteness. There was silence in the room, and now, the God-King had to respond.

So Zeus stood up, and he looked at the sin god in front of him who dared to look at him, and suddenly a wave of anger burned in his heart.

"I'm sorry, I thought you would make a wise choice, but if you still insist, for the sake of the majesty of the Divine Court, I will have to punish you."

Despite not wanting to see him anymore, Zeus gave a final warning. Then, as he expected, Prometheus said nothing.

"In that case, Helios, although you have pleaded with me before, it is clear that Prometheus has failed your 'good intentions'. If you have brought him, let you carry out his punishment. ”

Looking at the sun god who couldn't hold back his smile, Zeus said lightly:

"I have asked the two children of the Oath Lady to assist you in crushing this sinner beneath the whirlpool of the East China Sea. His younger brother is holding up the sky in the west, so he is in the east to calm the tide. ”

"No one shall come to visit him, but let him spend his eternal life alone in the darkness and silence of the sea."

His expression changed, and if possible, the last place Helios wanted to go was the huge whirlpool. Whenever he got there, he felt like he was dead.

But looking at the cold gaze of the God King staring at him, Helios finally didn't dare to refuse.

Prometheus was taken down, but today's affair is not over. The god-king looked aside, and there, the awakened Epimetheus stood.

This famous fool among the gods had just witnessed his brother's trial, but he had no anger at all, which made Zeus a little amused.

But such a god did make him feel reassured.

"Epimetheus, you are not the same as your brother. As the deputy of the creation of man, you also owe the divine court. ”

"Therefore, as a token of gratitude for your service, I will give you a gift."

"Then Your Majesty, what will you give me?"

Looking up to ask, Epimetheus' eyes were clear and joyful.

"I will give you a wife, and you deserve what your brother and brother have, and you deserve."

Standing in front of the throne, Zeus smiled and looked at the last obstacle before the arrival of the New Age.

"And today, the gods are gathered here, and every god who has benefited from humanity should give thanks to you and do your part in this matter."

(End of chapter)