It will take a day or two for the special fruit to ripen, and outside the city that has not yet been built, the figure of the black-robed goddess has long since disappeared.

Now that Leto agreed to the request, Hekate fulfilled his promise, which was not difficult for her. The goddess of the magic net just stretched out her slender fingers and swiped slightly in the void, and some kind of shackles were untied silently.

Once, Zeus, who had just ascended the throne, promised that he would give Hekate the right to be independent of the divine court, and that neither the sky, nor the sea nor the earth could bind her. Although he didn't really care about the gift, Hekat agreed at first.

Now, the God-King's promise has finally come into play, and it is still used on his own lover and diva. The authority of the queen of gods comes from the god-king, and so does the promise of Zeus, and the two only collide slightly, and the restrictions set by Hera disappear invisibly.

Feeling the relief he hadn't felt for a long time, Leto couldn't wait to leave here. If it is delayed for a few more days, no one knows if Hera will do anything else, so no matter how the Queen of Heaven plans to respond, Leto will give birth to the eldest son of the God King today, which is already a result that is difficult to change.

"Hey, what's your name?"

After Leto left, the dutiful guard was finally remembered by the two goddesses who had remained here. Turning around, Hekat asked casually.

"My name is Lolai, Your Highness."

The words were clear, and even though Hekate had just helped him, the guard named Lolei insisted on his duty.

"Our leader will be here soon, so please wait a moment."

"Okay."

Hekate only nodded at Lolai's reply, for in her perception, a familiar aura had quickly approached the place.

Sure enough, after a while, with a sound of breaking the air, Cohen's figure appeared here.

"Lolai, that god is here. It's you? ”

looked a little surprised, the person who went back to report the news before didn't say that.

He tells Cohen that a woman who claims to be a Titan deity has arrived, and that her attitude is not friendly - for humans who have experienced the Flood, the image of the old gods can be imagined, and no one thinks Leto has good intentions, which is why the two guards were so wary before.

However, there is obviously a difference in the scene in front of him, and it is difficult for others to say, but Cohen can be sure that Hekat definitely does not belong to the Titans.

"Well, it's me, it's been a long time, but then again, Uncle Cohen, do you have a place to stay here?"

With a wave of his hand, Hekat was not at all polite.

"I'm going to wait here for my 'reward', of course, I can also help you build this place together by the way, as a reward for my temporary stay here - you shouldn't refuse me~"

"Of course."

After a moment of silence, looking at the girl in the red dress who had never changed, Cohen nodded.

This wasn't the first time the two had met since Hekat left Odils, but Cohen still didn't know what to say. Perhaps it was because he had grown up taking care of each other at God's will, but forbidding him to communicate with her, so that Cohen gradually became accustomed to listening to each other and keeping silent himself.

However, remembering the oracle he had received before, he still turned to look at Selene on the side, and this sudden attention made the Moon Goddess secretly take half a step back, as if she had forgotten her practice in witchcraft over the years.

"What are you going to do?"

"The head of the human race here, and the chosen high priest, has received an oracle that two moon gods will come here today, and the angel of the Lord will bring them a gift for each."

Although I don't know where the other moon god is, the one in front of me is undoubtedly one of them.

"Come with me, the conditions are shabby, and that's all there is to it now."

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Through the portal between the wooden fences, the human camp was revealed to the two goddesses. As Cohen said, it's very rudimentary.

The earth on the ground was simply tamped, and there were no roads or houses, and it was more like a makeshift camp than a city. Because the population was not large, and the place where he lived was not large, it didn't take long for Hekate to see No.

After several years of experience in coordinating the team and arranging matters, Nuo has changed from a young man with only faith and goodwill to a qualified leader. Dressed in white robes, he greeted the two goddesses from afar.

"You're their leader?"

Curious, Hekate looked around her, and what caught her eye the most was the temple on the sea cliff.

"I thought Uncle Cohen was still in charge here, just like the Golden Human, and he didn't look like he was very capable of fighting. And compared to the humans before you, you seem to be quite different, at least when they see God, they don't react like you. ”

"The leader is just a name, maybe because I know them better. As for the difference in attitudes - the original people did not really understand the so-called gods, they thought that the gods were noble and great, beyond their reach, but a great flood made the survivors realize the nature of most of the self-proclaimed gods in this world. ”

With a smile on his face, No's tone was very calm, as if he had forgotten that it was also a god who was communicating with him.

"We've found that when humans have god-like powers, they're afraid, they're afraid—that's what Cohen told me. Since God and man are only in power, as long as we also have power, there is nothing to be afraid of. ”

"Of course, they also gave life to humans, but after the Flood, we have given life back to them."

"What about that temple, and what kind of god is enshrined there, doesn't he need you to worship him?"

As if grasping a loophole, Hekat said, pointing to the temple surrounded by light.

"It is the temple of the Lord, and he really does not need the worship of mortals, or rather, if it were not for the manifestations of the angels, perhaps the Lord would not have paid attention to our faith. But really, perhaps the Lord is not without requirements for human beings. ”

Laughing, Nou spoke his deepest feelings.

"It's just that the Lord's need for human beings never needs a certain person, nor does he need us to do anything, He simply needs us to 'exist'. He doesn't care about life and death, he doesn't care about good or bad, as long as human beings exist in the past, in the present, and in the future. Human existence itself is what the Lord desires. ”

"God loves the world, and that's my only explanation for that. It's just that his love stands at the end of time, a greatness beyond mortal comprehension. ”

I didn't know what to say, even with Hecate's out-of-the-box temperament, and I was silent for a while.

There is no need for faith, no sacrifice, just the need for life to spread all over the world, to last forever, this is not so much the need of the gods, but the need of the world itself, even if it is a magic net, at least it needs to be used by people so that Hekate can draw strength from it. If there really is such a existence in this world, then it must prove that He himself is one of the cornerstones of the existence of the world, and that the power He has must be beyond the imagination of the gods.

Drawing power from the 'existence' of living beings is a realm that is far beyond the comprehension of powerful divine powers.

So there was nothing to say all the way. The sea breeze blew slowly, bringing a little moist smell, and soon, when a few people came to a wooden hut, the silence was broken by a loud voice.

"When the city was first built, there was only this kind of place to live, if the two highnesses needed anything, you can tell me."

"It's okay, I've lived in a similar place for many years."

Recovering from his contemplation, Hekat touched the book hanging from his waist. She took a few steps forward and pushed the hut open.

Squeak –

"Let's live here, but what is the gift you spoke of earlier, Mr. Priest?"

The words fell, and Selene on the side couldn't help but look in the direction of No, after all, this so-called gift seemed to be for the 'Moon God'.

And this gift seems to have come from the oracle, which is what Nou said earlier, the 'Lord' they believe in. Although he didn't know how he was noticed, Selene couldn't help but arouse a trace of curiosity.

Anyway, if you follow Hekate, you shouldn't encounter any big trouble in the mortal world that can't be solved.

"That's it, please put it away."

Not surprising to Hecate's inquiry, No, who took a small box from his bosom. The box opened, and there were two crystal clear crystals.

He took one of them and handed it to Selene, and the Moon Goddess took it after a moment's hesitation.

"What is this?"

The moment his palms touched, Selene seemed to feel a familiar and unfamiliar aura. The breath was quiet and gentle, and it seemed to be in perfect harmony with her.

"A moon."

Across from her, Noh said slowly, as naturally as if he were talking about an apple.

"The best gift to the moon god is, of course, the 'real' moon."

"The moon?"

"—Spiritual July!"

Originally, there were some doubts, but with No's explanation, Selene completely recognized the source of this special aura. The root of the [Seven Phases Meditation Method] is the visualization of the seventh month of the spirit world, and she is naturally familiar with it.

This is the key to the second quarter moon in the middle of July, or rather, it is a special priesthood, a priesthood that is 'embodied' out of a physical entity that can be contained by the true God. In the past, the Moon Goddess had never seen the appearance of the godhead of the spirit world, but she could still judge its function, and as long as she contained it, then she could become the true god who presided over the second level of the spirit world.

This is certainly a strengthening for a god like her, who is born with a priesthood, but for those regional gods, this is an unimaginable treasure. But when she really held the manifestation of this priesthood, Selene was a little afraid, and she believed in a proverb in the field of divination more than a sudden gift, having been with Hekate for so long.

For every gratuitous gift you get, fate has already secretly marked the price.

"Can I do without it?"

Looking at the shiny crystals, Selene said suddenly.

"Of course you can, it's just a gift, and since it's a gift, there's no reason to force others to accept it. So this Highness, are you sure you want to give it up? ”

Nodding, Nuo immediately asked.

To this point, the angel who sent down the oracle had already given an answer. The other party can refuse, and as for the follow-up, it has nothing to do with mortals.

"Me"

"Absolutely."

Holding Selene's hand holding the crystal, Hekat agreed directly.

The two goddesses looked at each other, and Selene nodded. Seeing this scene, Nuo bent down slightly, as if to pay tribute to them.

"Now that the gift has been delivered, I won't bother much. From this day on, the city will always open its doors to the two. ”

······

Dawn appeared in the sky, and the moonless night had finally passed. Helios drove the sun chariot to bring light to the earth, and on Mount Olympus, the god-king also felt the call from a distant bloodline.

The theocracy of [fertility] told him that his two children were born there.

Zeus was not surprised that Hera's authority was broken, because when Hekat approached Hera's authority with the power he had promised, the god-king had already sensed it, but he was happy to see it happen.

The acquiescence of Hera's delayed children was to appease the goddess who was most suitable to sit on the throne of the queen of heaven, not really for the sake of who the eldest son came from. The gods are immortal, and they don't need heirs, and the eldest son is more of a nominal symbol, and no matter who gives birth to him, it doesn't really matter to the god-king.

So when Hekate broke the shackles, Zeus simply looked forward to the true power of his children.

Now, following the connection of the bloodline, the God King has completely discerned the natural authority of those two children. There is no doubt that they are true gods, not demigods, and the eldest son, who Zeus had high hopes for, possessed the priesthood of light, and was born with the potential to step into powerful divine power.

[Light], that is the divine power of the Titan God Thea, and its appearance in his eldest son not only brought a powerful god to the Divine Court, but also meant that the power of the ancient Titan God was weakened. Feeling this scene, Zeus was extremely happy, and his only regret was that this scene was not immediately known to the world.

If this is the Second Age, I am afraid that the vision of the birth of the gods has already spread all over the world, celebrating the birth of this new god, but in the third age, far away from space, the god king does not even know what his eldest son is called.

"And my daughter. Her strength is a little worse, but it's enough. ”

Contemplative perception, the sense of authority, told Zeus that his daughter, though slightly inferior and more powerful than the wild and chaotic side of nature, was by no means weak. Just like Helios, the god of the sun, if she has enough faith, she can also break the natural limitations of the priesthood and step into the realm of powerful divine power.

"Maybe I should have prepared some followers for her in advance, because I don't have a lot of time. So be it. ”

After contemplating himself and making a decision, Zeus prepared to visit Hera. He could already guess that the queen of heaven at this moment probably needed him to comfort him in order to avoid the other party's irrational behavior and affect the growth of his two children. But the next moment, when the birth of the god was over, the god king, who had been looking happy, suddenly got up and looked into the distance with a somewhat ugly face.

He couldn't really see what was going on over there, and the reason why he was able to sense the birth of his child was also thanks to the connection between the divine right and the bloodline of [Fertility]. But as the guardian of the oath, Zeus suddenly found that his connection with the newborn daughter was partially severed by the oath.

Although this was not an oath he made, and the blood connection still existed, the connection between that daughter and Leto seemed to have been transformed by this oath and connected to another being.

Originally, Zeus was not in a hurry to see the two children. By keeping them in Leto's hands, the God-King is confident that they will become a loyal and yearning god to him, and become his right-hand man in ruling the world. But if Leto is no longer responsible for teaching them to grow up, then the outcome of everything is unknown.

Zeus didn't believe in pure blood, and among the gods, there were few who believed in it.

"Hecate, did you do it?"

His expression changed, and Zeus felt that he needed to talk to this goddess who had helped him but had always been unpredictable.

(End of chapter)