Myth: The Spiritual Dominator

On Mount Olympus, in front of the Golden Palace.

The man in black drew a circle on the ground.

A simple circle, an ordinary circle.

Apart from the darkness which was barely big enough to cover several people, Achilles could not see any problems.

However, this obviously couldn't be that simple, and subconsciously, the young hero thought it was a trap.

It was just like the golden net back then, but for him who was holding the magic sword, that big net had long been vulnerable.

"Promise...what if I don't agree to your terms?"

Achilles asked in a deep voice, and the man in black did not get angry, but just responded to him with a smile.

"Reject, hahaha... If you really can't even solve a circle I drew casually, then I advise you not to dream of becoming the God King."

"If Zeus were here, he would never be trapped so easily."

"If you can't even handle such a small trick, you might as well give up as soon as possible to avoid becoming a laughing stock."

"..."

"……it is good."

After a moment of silence, looking at the black circle in front of him, Achilles finally nodded.

Although he still thinks that this black circle is not simple, it does not affect his desire to try.

The man in black was right. He was once bound by the golden net only because his strength at that time was not as strong as that of the gods.

He only occupied the geographical advantage. Once he lost the advantage, he would inevitably be captured.

But things are different now.

Regardless of whether this was a trap or not, Achilles was confident that he could break it with one sword.

"As you wish. In that case, I will give it a try."

"But when I come out, don't make excuses to plead for the King of Olympus!"

After making the decision, Achilles took a step into the black circle.

With the strongest spear, the strongest shield, and his own honed martial arts skills, the young hero believes that nothing can stop him.

Besides, this man in black probably doesn’t know that the sun is meant to break through darkness and bring light to the earth.

With the magic weapon in hand, he is fearless.

brush--

In one step, Achilles was lost in the black circle.

The figure was no longer visible, and the darkness remained silent.

The man in black just smiled when he saw this, then raised his head and looked in the direction of the golden palace.

The next moment, the door of the shrine slowly opened.

Zeus and a group of gods walked out, as if welcoming his arrival.

"Zeus, what is that circle...?"

Hera asked quietly, not knowing that her voice was clearly heard by the man in black.

Although Zeus knew this, he just responded generously.

"That is an entrance and also the realm's window into the material world."

"And since a mortal has walked into this window, it means that he has walked into the other party's kingdom."

The Lightless Realm, one of the most dangerous places in the world.

Even if he walked in like this, he would probably suffer some pain.

Even if this is just the manifestation of the realm in the material world, it is definitely not something that a mortal can break through.

In this way, most of my goals have been achieved.

but……

"I don't know what my beloved daughter is doing now. If she steps into it, will she have the ability to come out?"

There is no answer to this question, because logically speaking, the other party should not be able to get out either.

With a casual smile, Zeus stepped forward to greet him.

Since the other party has taken action, it has preliminarily shown its tendency.

Only at this point does the alliance between the two have real value.

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All is darkness and nothingness.

From the moment he stepped into the black circle, Achilles felt that he had lost all perception of light.

Everything seemed to fade away in the darkness, even himself.

If the power of the Styx flowing through his body was not so real, he would have thought that he had already returned to nothingness.

"What is this place?"

Achilles turned around and stepped back. In just a moment, he realized the danger here.

If the void is 'something in nothing, nothing in something', then the darkness here is to turn everything into a secret, making it impossible for all existences to connect with each other.

For any individual, all other concepts in this world seem to have sunk into the depths of darkness.

Even if the words are spoken in person, the sound cannot be heard.

wow——

There was no sound, but Achilles' memory automatically filled in the sound of him flying backwards.

Just like a piece of music that you have listened to a hundred times, even if you stop it, the melody seems to still be playing.

However, moving in the direction of his memory, Achilles found himself still in darkness.

There is no light, no color, as if even time and distance have disappeared.

The young hero couldn't even tell if he had actually moved, or if it was all just his imagination.

"Good...good, it's really extraordinary!"

He admired it softly, and the awkwardness between 'speaking' and 'silence' made Achilles feel uncomfortable again.

He has already seen the difficulties here, so next, it will be up to him to break this darkness.

All other senses were lost, but the artifact in his hand was still held.

Achilles clenched his right hand and conveyed his will to Levadin.

Since you are the sun, please lift up this darkness and bring warmth and light here!

"..."

"..."

"..."

moment.

Two moments.

Three quarters.

An unknown amount of time had passed, but in the endless darkness, Achilles was sure that he had really activated the divine weapon in his hand.

His own perception of 'time' might have become blurred, but Levatin's measurement should not be wrong.

However, Achilles could not feel a single ray of light from beginning to end, even when he raised his hand to hold the sword and even tried to put it close to his eyes.

If it weren't for that real touch, he might have felt that he had never had any magical weapon, only eternal peace.

"enough!"

"I've had enough of your tricks!"

Absolute silence brings absolute irritation, which is a feeling that few people have experienced.

Achilles didn't know that later humans had tried to create a "silent" area, and then proved with facts that no one could survive in such a place.

He only knew that an unknown feeling of restlessness surged from his heart, making him eager to hear or see something.

If it were in the outside world, this sword strike would be enough to turn the world upside down, but in this darkness, Achilles didn't even know whether he had really swung the sword.

Everything is 'empty', and there is 'nothing' in all directions.

This feeling almost drove him crazy. For a moment, Achilles chose a direction and flew upwards madly.

He didn't know where this was or if there was an end to this place. He just wanted to see something other than the darkness.

However, after an unknown amount of time, he still found nothing.

The divine weapon in his hand should have radiated infinite power, but Achilles felt nothing about it.

Everything seemed to be devoured, not even a scrap was left.

"Ugh—!"

They kept moving forward, with a few loud roars, but the final result was still the same.

Achilles felt that he had reached his limit and could no longer hold on.

But at this moment, the young hero seemed to see hope again.

"Wait... what is that?!"

A little light, no, two points of light!

Two tiny and huge points of light appeared there, so clearly distinguished from the endless darkness.

Achilles was overjoyed for a moment. At this moment, he felt that he had never experienced such joy of recovering something he had lost.

In that spot of light, he seemed to see his sword and his own figure.

So that's what's going on. The man in black was diverting the light he created.

He thought he would give up, but he didn't expect that he could hold on until now!

No one can make the power of the sun disappear so silently, not even ten Ares combined.

They might be able to win, and suppress it with numbers, but after personally experiencing this boundless divine power, Achilles would not believe that anyone could smooth out this force, just like smoothing out the upturned collar of a garment.

"I won!"

Achilles shouted even though he couldn't hear anything.

He believed that the man in black could hear him, and that was indeed the case.

The next moment, the voice that had been lost for a long time finally returned to his side. The ordinary tone now seemed like a moving piece of music.

"You won...are you sure?"

"Hey, mortal, I'll give you one more chance. Bring light to this darkness. Are you sure you have done it?"

"Of course I'm sure!"

Impatiently, Achilles pointed to the light in the distance.

He no longer wanted to stay in this dark space, not even for a minute or a second.

"Yeah……"

The voice was low, and the man in black seemed to be silent for a moment, then became meaningful.

Achilles felt strangely uneasy, but he did not take back his words.

"I won, didn't I?"

"Ah, you win—of course not."

"I asked you to create light, didn't I?"

"That was the light I created, but you stole it."

Shaking his finger into the distance, Achilles said affirmatively.

"But now I have found it, and I have seen through your tricks."

"As a god, are you going to break your promise to me?"

"of course not."

Shaking his head slightly, the man in black asked back with a smile.

"I won't break my promise. At least you are not qualified yet. But mortal, do you really see yourself clearly?"

"what?"

There is no response, and no response is needed.

Because at this moment, Achilles felt as if he was moving, approaching the two balls of "light" that were stolen.

However, as he got closer and closer, and as the two flickering objects grew larger, the young hero suddenly discovered their true nature.

There had never been any "light" there. All that was there was a pair of eyes staring at him and the artifact.

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stab...

boom--!

With a loud bang, the mountains and rivers stretching for thousands of miles shook slightly.

In front of the man in black, the darkness instantly collapsed.

Obviously, without the support of its master's power, this realm that should not exist in the material world was instantly rejected by the laws and returned to where it should be.

"Mortal, it seems the result is decided. You lose."

"Then now, you should go back."

Looking at Achilles who had escaped from the darkness, the man in black spoke calmly.

"Go back... and lose...?"

I just escaped from the darkness and stepped back onto solid ground.

Achilles silently pronounced these two words, as if he were facing a formidable enemy.

He wanted to refute, but he was really defeated and had nothing to say.

What's more, it was only a short period of time, and the power displayed by the other party made him so afraid.

"Okay, you win, I won't bother you any more."

Taking a step back, Achilles began to consider retreating.

He planned to leave first and take action after finding out the details of the person in front of him.

However, the man in black just shook his head and then raised his hand slightly.

"I'm asking you to go back, but I'm not asking you to retreat."

“Since you have already lost, you must pay back to the winner.”

"Go back to where you came from. You don't have to give back what you have. Just... leave it behind."

Seeing Achilles' face change drastically, the man in black reached out and pushed him gently.

The next moment, the hero who tried to raise his sword to meet the enemy had his sword pushed back by this palm and hit him in the chest.

In an instant, the holy sword Levadin slipped out of his hand, rolled down to the foot of the sacred mountain, and stuck on a huge rock.

He himself fell as well, but he did not stop at the same place, but continued to fall endlessly into the human world.

"The Styx..."

The outstretched hand was retracted and the man in black spread out his hand.

A dark power emerged in his palm, making the gods looking at it feel extremely cold.

Beside the man in black, Zeus, who had seen it all, took a step forward and looked at the falling mortal with interest.

"Did he return to the human world? Did he go back to Silvermoon City?"

"of course not."

"If he goes back, how can you feel at ease?"

With the smile still on his face, the man in black shook his wrist gently, turning the dark power into paper.

The power of the Styx is indeed somewhat unusual.