Greek Mythology: Evolution from the Gargoyle

In the secret palace of the Queen of Hades, the queen sits on her dark throne.

Her red lips were slightly raised, and her voice was elegant.

"The winning rate in your duel with that giant dragon is less than 20%."

"!!!"

Zagreos shuddered, and he raised his head with an incredulous look on his face.

"My respected Mother of Gods...what are you talking about..."

"You heard clearly."

"Yes, I heard it clearly. Every word spoken by the Mother of God seemed to be engraved in my heart with a knife, and it was like using a whip to drive the words into my body."

"But I don't understand?"

"You said that my... chance of winning is less than 20%?"

Persephone said slowly: "My son. Do you know that the dragon has activated his doppelganger at the level of demigod?"

"That night, the huge World Tree burned in the sky, and then the World Tree split into two."

"Thousands of creatures in the underworld have all seen that grand scenery."

Zagreos said: "I know! I also saw that strange scene, but the source of his second divine power has collapsed!"

"Without the second source of divine power, he is no different from ordinary demigods now!"

Persephone said: "What if I told you...he was just a dragon at that time?"

"Yalong...?" Zagreos' divine voice deepened.

"At that time, he had green scales all over his body and breathed out mist."

"At that time, he was a Yalong who still had flesh and blood."

"And now, how long has passed."

"He has gotten rid of the shackles of flesh and blood, and the dragon scales and body have become almost fluid."

"The whole body is transparent, emitting seven thousand kinds of brilliance. That is the magical power of dreams."

Persephone paused.

"He has evolved... he is no longer a dragon, but a real dragon!"

"These...I don't know." Zagreos shook his head.

The Queen of Hades said: "Yes. You don't know."

"I estimate that in close combat with him, you will be at best a draw."

"And when you use the source of divine power, he also uses the source of divine power - you will suffer a big loss!"

After hearing these words, Zagreos fell silent.

After a long time, he said: "Thank you, Mother of God, for the reminder."

"I won't let him win so easily."

"Even if I have to lose, I will lose with dignity."

Zagreos stood up, bowed and saluted, "Honorable Mother of Gods, I am going to practice."

"My son, even at this moment, you still refuse to speak."

"Triton, Poseidon's son of the ocean. He was willing to plead with Poseidon for decades, and Poseidon gave him the extremely precious Ocean Horn."

"You, as a son of the underworld, never ask for anything from your God Mother and God Father."

"Even if it's the underworld gem controlled by your father, you never ask for it...my son, what are you thinking about?"

Zagreos replied: "Mother of the Gods, I already have much, please allow me to refuse your offer."

"Even if defeated, I will still fall down standing. I will never bring shame to you and the name of the Father of God!"

"..." Persephone sighed softly.

"In the God Realm, there are so many creatures who would risk their lives and fight to the death for a tiny divine stone."

"You only need to ask, and you can get countless underworld gems from me."

"You never want it."

The young Zagreos appeared in the Queen's mind.

Wearing shabby armor, carrying a broken sword, and carrying a coffin, he went to the wilderness of the underworld to compete with the creatures in the wilderness for a few pitiful resources.

He often came back seriously wounded and fell into Persephone's arms, holding a few tiny pieces of the sacred stone in his hands.

"Okay." Persephone nodded, "If you don't want it, I won't force you."

"Then at this moment, I am no longer your God Mother, I am your teacher."

"Show me the source of your power."

She smiled, "Suggestions just need to be spoken, they're free."

“And sometimes, advice is worth more than gold.”

"I'm going to give you a free piece of advice that's more valuable than gold."

"Show the source of your divine power."

Zagreos hesitated for a moment, then gritted his teeth and said, "Okay."

boom!

A huge phantom appeared behind him, and it was a dark land. Countless huge gaps opened on the ground, and fire storms surged out of the gaps.

The source of Zagreos’ divine power: [Dark Gap in the Earth, Fire Storm]!

Persephone glanced at the source of power.

She said faintly: "My son...when you were born, you had already awakened the source of divine power."

"At that time - the source of your divine power was very simple. It was a vast, dark land, with a gap opening on the earth."

"Over the past thousands of years, you have continued to expand the gap in darkness, allowing fire storms to pour out..."

"Yes, mother." Zagreos nodded.

"What are you after?"

"I..." Zagreos was speechless for a moment, "I want to pursue more powerful divine power. I want to make the source of divine power look... more terrifying."

Persephone shook her head, "No. My son, you are entirely wrong."

"The source of your divine power is not the more cracks, the better, or the more fire storms, the better."

"The highest state of the source of divine power is to cooperate with each other to surpass the limits of the gods themselves."

"The next level is to have a supreme artistic conception."

Persephone pointed to the mural on the wall.

The woman in the mural is sitting alone in a dark room, with a little blood on her chest.

She looks like Persephone, already dead.

"If that woman doesn't look like me, no matter how much blood is smeared on this painting, it will be useless."

"Blood, just a little bit from the chest is enough."

"The same goes for the source of your divine power." The Queen of Hades paused for a moment, the shadow of death flowing over her face.

“Get rid of all those extraneous elements.”

"It's just a dark earth, and there is a bottomless crack on the earth."

"That's enough."

"!!!"

Zagreos thought in his mind, "On the desolate land, there are countless cracks, from which fire storms erupt."

"In contrast, on the desolate land, there is a bottomless, dark and endless abyss."

"Is the latter correct?"

"Is that really true...?"

The Queen of Hades seemed to see through Zagreos's mind.

She said slowly: "The artistic conception of the source of divine power needs to be in line with the nature of the gods."

"As a son of the underworld, the source of your divine power should be mysterious and majestic."

"My son, remember."

"Those thousands and countless fire storms are like wild dogs showing their fangs, which will not bring majesty."

"On the contrary, there is a bottomless gap in the desolate land, like a beast in the dark, it approaches silently."

These words seemed to hit Zagreos' heart. He trembled and cold sweat flowed from his forehead.

"Those who are extremely vicious and want to show their strength will only make themselves appear weaker..."

"And the strong man shows his majesty just by standing there."

"Mother is teaching me...I have failed the Mother of God."

In an instant, Zagreos' divine body was swaying and his face turned pale.

The Queen of Darkness, Persephone, spoke softly: "My son, do not waver."

"Even if your heart is really shaken, you must not show it."

"Yes." Zagreos tried his best to steady his mind.

"My son, you must accept this."

The Queen of Hades raised her fingertips, and a bunch of shadows appeared on them, and then the shadows condensed into a flower.

"Shadow Rose..." Zagreos stared.

"The Queen of the Underworld controls the supreme divine power."

"The power that brings the dead back to life!"

The Queen of Hades muttered in a low voice.

"deceased."

"From Death and Dreams."

"recovery."

She dropped the shadow rose to the ground.

It turned into a crimson shadow, brushed - the shadow suddenly expanded, and then converged into a point, condensing on the coffin beside Zagreos.

boom!

The coffin suddenly opened, and a strong mist burst out from it!

A goddess lay there, her eyes closed, her face calm, wearing a huge gray nightgown, her hands crossed, revealing two pale bare feet.

In the coffin is Zagreos' sister, Macaria, the goddess of rest.

She was born with Zagreus and has been in eternal sleep since her birth, symbolizing rest after death.

Since his birth, Zagreos has been carrying this coffin and has never been separated from it for a moment.

Buzz…

The power of the Shadow Rose converges on Macaria.

She slowly opened her eyes!

"!!!"

Zagreos had an incredulous look on his face, "She...is awake?"

Boom——! A violent thunder struck from the sky!

Then, Zagreos felt endless cries and screams rising into the sky!

The strong hostility and anger turned into reality, turning into black clouds, heavy rain and thunder, raging throughout the underworld!

For a moment, the underworld was shattered, as if it was the end of the world!

Zagreos felt the drastic changes in the underworld, "This is...this is the anger and resentment of the undead!"

"...Why?"

"Why did the undead's anger and resentment suddenly burst out?"

"Of course it's because your sister has woken up." The Queen of the Underworld said quietly.

"She is...the goddess of rest. When she is sleeping, she will bring rest after death to the souls in the underworld."

"Now, she's awake..."

“The rest after death disappears.”

"So, the resentment and anger of the undead will burst out."

"..."

Macaria's eyes are pure white, without pupils.

She stretched out her hands, looked at Zagreos, and opened her mouth, "Ah. Ah."

Zagreos took her in his arms.

She looked around blankly.

"Speak to her, Zagreos." The Queen of Hades said quietly, "Let her attack your enemies."

"She will obey your orders."

Zagreos held Macaria in his arms with a look of disbelief on his face.

"She can attack enemies?"

"Yes...as long as you give her orders."

"A long time ago, when Macaria was just born." The Queen of Hades stared into the dark distance.

"Hades woke her up once."

"Who did the Godfather awaken her to... fight?"

"At that time, there were 72 million trillion thunders surrounding the underworld."

"Your godfather...is fighting Zeus."

"!!!"

"Macaria...can actually hurt Zeus?!!!"

Zagreos was shocked. Zeus is now the undoubted number one combat force in the Olympus world!

There may be others who are stronger than him, such as the earth goddess Gaia, such as the Great Mother Goddess and Chaos, the god of chaos.

But they had been silent for a long time.

Zeus can single-handedly suppress Poseidon and Hades!

"She can't hurt Zeus, nor can she hurt any gods."

"Macaria can interfere with the thinking of gods, causing their hearts to instantly feel pain and their breath to be unstable."

"This will give you the upper hand in the battle."

The Queen of Hades smiled as she fell into memories.

"It was a wonderful battle. Hades held Macaria in his arms and ordered Macaria to attack."

"Macaria opened her pure white eyes and slowly stretched out her finger, pointing at Zeus."

"Then, the 72 million trillion thunderbolts surrounding the underworld instantly became chaotic!"

"God King Zeus," the Queen of Hades suddenly said through gritted teeth.

"I can barely stand!"

"Oh my God..." Zagreos looked incredulous, "The ability to make even the God King tremble..."

"In that case..."

He lowered his head and looked at the white-haired girl in his arms.

She looked up at him too.

"In that case, why didn't the Father of God wake her up again?"

"Doesn't the Father of God often conflict with the King of God?"

The Queen of Hades shook her head helplessly, "Ha."

"Little Macaria, doesn't like Hades."

"I'm afraid it's because Hades rarely hugged her and took her with him at all times."

"She likes you. So, she will listen to you."

"Little Macaria, right?" Queen Hades suddenly asked in a low voice.

"Yes……"

Macaria opened her pure white pupils and nodded slowly.

"Brother...let me...point to someone."

She smiled sweetly.

"That's who I'm referring to."

"Okay." The Queen of Hades clapped her hands, and her divine voice was low: "Macaria, go to sleep and bring your rest to this world."

"Yes Yes……"

Macaria gradually closed her eyes, she lay in Zagreos's arms and fell asleep.

The moment she fell asleep, the overwhelming resentment and resentment in the underworld disappeared.

The undead regained their peace after death.

The world fell silent.

"Zaglios."

"Yes. My Mother of Gods." Zagreos knelt on the ground and was gently placing Tria in the coffin.

"You were born with Tria, and you grew up with her in her sleep."

"Your destinies are tightly intertwined."

"You can use her abilities to fight, it's something you were born with."

"do you understand?"

"Yes." Zagreos nodded.

"great."

The Queen of the Underworld said quietly, "My son, prepare to fight to the death."

"If you can improve the source of your divine power, your strength will be twice as strong as it is now."

"If you continue to make good use of Macaria's ability, the mental pain that will make Zeus unstable -"

"Your winning rate..." The Queen of Hades stared into the darkness.

Her divine voice became a little moist at some point.

"It will probably come to 60%."