Myth: The Spiritual Dominator

The long winter is over and everything is growing.

Since the heavy snow faded from the world, the world has changed. All the changes that were originally terminated due to seasonal changes seem to be back on track.

The ruins that were reduced to ruins due to natural disasters and man-made disasters have regained life outside, and traces of mortal activities have once again spread east and south.

Perhaps one day, they will touch the East China Sea and come into contact with the humans who once had the same origin as them but were brought to the sea, and regard them as foreign visitors.

No matter from which angle you look at it, the gap between today's world of Chaos and later Greece is huge. Not only is there a lack of humanities and legends, but also geography.

After all, as long as you compare the map, you can find that the Greek Peninsula in later generations was a land protrusion extending from northwest to southeast. As the southernmost tip of the Balkan Peninsula, it plunged into the Mediterranean Sea. Constantinople, built between the Black Sea and the Mediterranean, is right next to it, and the peninsula itself is dotted with straits and rivers.

This is a place where water is wider than land in mythological records, because many stories in the legend do not happen on this peninsula at all. For example, the Caucasus Mountains in the east, the place where Prometheus was imprisoned in his original trajectory, was actually the territory of later Russia, and was separated from Athens by several whole Greek territories. At the junction of the European and African continents, on the Strait of Gibraltar, which will become famous in later generations, there is a huge stone named the 'Pillar of Hercules'. This is also the end of the Western world in the eyes of the Greeks, where Heracles reached in the Twelve Trials.

In this case, if a map were drawn for the east and west sides based on the above-mentioned landmarks, the Greek peninsula would be insignificant in it. It would appear too small, no matter who compares it with it. But obviously, today's world of Khaos does not have a vast Mediterranean Sea, nor are there many straits. The Iberian Peninsula, which was supposed to be across the sea from Greece, has become part of the mainland. The land of Egypt in the south is not yet part of Chaos, and many places that were originally in the southeast of Greece have naturally evolved into some large number island.

Of course, since this is a world that has expanded many times, those large islands can actually be called 'small continents'. They are enough to support tens of millions of people living here, and even established an independent kingdom.

This was the case with Phenicia, a country that was located on the east coast of the Mediterranean Sea and faced Cyprus in later generations. It now became an island country. Surrounded by the Ionian Sea - this is not the name of a game, but a real sea area west of the Greek peninsula in later generations. But now, it has arrived on the east side of the continent.

No one knows why this human kingdom came into being. Because the humans on the earth at least still have the skills and knowledge of the previous era, which they use to record the past and develop civilization, but the humans at sea have not been able to inherit these completely.

Poseidon turned his nose up at those mortal things and allowed these ants-like active life on the ground to grow wildly. Anyway, as long as they are still at sea, they have to respect the Emperor of the Sea who is in charge of storms, tsunamis and earthquakes. Therefore, the history of the Phoenician Kingdom was interrupted for a period of time. Although they inherited the extraordinary power passed down by their ancestors orally and remembered the legends of the gods, that was all.

In short, today's Phenicia is completely different from the humans on the mainland. They lived and worked in peace and contentment under the rule of King Agenor, making a living by primitive farming and fishing. The legendary god king who can bring heavy rain and thunder and Poseidon, who dominates the sea, are regarded as their main gods in order to protect the country from natural disasters.

Until this day, an unexpected thing happened that caused the kingdom to be in turmoil. The king's guards established martial law in the city of Sidon (Tyre), and three princes with extraordinary martial arts were recalled to the city from various places.

The king was furious, and everyone knew why. Because Europa, the only princess of Phoenicia, disappeared not long ago.

And the most important thing is that no matter how you look at it, this disappearance does not look like a natural event, but some intelligent life behind it has been premeditated.

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The 'exquisite' pottery fell to pieces on the ground, and Agenor stood expressionless in the palace of his palace.

In front of him, three heroic young men stood in silence with their heads bowed. They knew why their father was angry. In fact, even they themselves were anxious.

Not long ago, on a summer afternoon, the princess Europa, the sister of the three princes, was playing with her friends at the beach and was taken away by a bison in full view of the public.

The princess simply mounted on his back - this beautiful, docile bull was really adorable - and then he galloped off.

It runs faster than a Pegasus, and the sea surface is as stable as land. In just a blink of an eye, the princess' figure disappeared on the western sea, leaving behind a group of bewildered female companions who hurriedly reported all this to the Phoenician king.

The king was furious because he and his wife Telephasa had three sons but only one daughter. Europa's beauty is the most beautiful in the kingdom, and people praise her as the girl who was kissed by the God of Beauty. But now, she has disappeared inexplicably.

So now, Phoenix, Kilkes and Cadmus, these three wise and brave princes, have returned to the palace together, waiting for their father's orders.

"I think you all know what happened."

After a long silence, King Agenor looked at his three children.

"A bull took your sister, and you all swore to protect her. But now, her whereabouts are unknown."

"This was no accident."

Phoenix said, looking at his father, but Agenor's expression did not change.

"Of course I know this is not an accident. No cow knows how to use its appearance to attract humans, and no cow can fly across the sea."

"There must be some indication of existence - such as a sea monster that can confuse people's minds, or some evil monster. I don't need you to remind me!"

The voice gradually rose, Agenor was still young and powerful. Invisible pressure rose on him. He was not only a king but also a warrior powerful enough to fight sea monsters.

Looking at the three sons who made him proud, an idea arose in the king's heart. He was once proud of the excellence of his offspring, but later became troubled by it. Because there are three of them instead of one, he must choose one to succeed him as the king.

Europa has been taken away for a day, and the king no longer believes that he can bring her back intact. But perhaps using this as an excuse, he could choose an excellent new king for Phoenicia... So standing in the middle of the palace, Agenor said word by word:

"You should go find your sister, the person you swore to protect. Whether it is the ocean or the earth, this should not be an excuse for you to retreat."

"Bring Europa back, all of you. Ten years later, no matter whether we find her or not, you all will come back here. Does anyone want to refuse my order?"

"No, Father."

Kneeling on one knee, Cadmus said solemnly, and his two brothers also spoke one after another.

No one complained about this, they all recognized that this was their responsibility as brothers.