[Greek mythology] Apollo's counterattack plan

Apollo took two steps and stopped again.

No, no, forget it, save Eros until the end, I'd better find other gods first.A sleeping god or something is also a rare beautiful boy.

however……

After one lap at Olympus, Apollo was on the verge of tears.

Strange, obviously a few days ago, these guys still looked like they were doing nothing, why are they all so busy now.

No way, now I can only go to Eros.

He turned around a few times, encouraged himself, and came to the Temple of Love, a place he had never set foot in.

Standing outside, he was shocked.

This... is this really the Temple of Eros?

The gray-white stone pillars are one on the east and one on the west, crookedly leaning against each other.There is only one room in the entire temple, and there is a big hole in the roof. It is estimated that lying on the bed can see the moon and stars outside.

The most important thing is that the grass inside and outside the hall is more than one meter high. If you are a little shorter, if you stand inside, you will be completely invisible.

This kind of place, even mortals despise it, right?It would actually be a god's bedroom.

Eros, why on earth are you having trouble with yourself?

Apollo didn't even need to look for it, just by looking at it, he knew there was no one here, not to mention Cupid, not even a god attendant.

This time, he was completely discouraged, but at the same time depressed, he felt relieved for no reason.

Could it be that I am afraid of Eros?

No, no, no, Apollo thought, clenching his fists.

Divine power or something can be increased, but it is not static.I'm going to Delphi now to take care of my temple.Wait until the next time, when Eros appears.All you have to do is look up to me obediently.Oh, and the same goes for other gods.In short, strength is the last word.At that time, even if you don't need any methods, you can just push it and hug whoever you want.

Apollo's eyes sparkled when he thought of the bright future.

At Abaris' insistence, Apollo took him to Delphi.

Along the way, they passed the temples of Zeus and Athena respectively, and saw a steady stream of believers in front of the gray marble columns. However, when they arrived at Delphi, they only saw the empty hall and the courtyard full of laurel trees. There was no one in the place, and even the devout priestess Pythia didn't know where she went.

Apollo was shocked: "Abaris, tell me, is this really my temple? Why didn't anyone come to worship? Am I so unpopular?"

"That's because nine months have passed since the last time you gave an oracle to a mortal." Abaris pointed out the problem calmly, "Anyway, they won't get anything if they come here, so it's better not to come .”

Apollo's face turned a little red.

As a god of prophecy, he seemed, indeed, a little ineffective.In fact, he also heard the prayers of those mortals, but he has been busy with other things and has no time to take care of them.

"Also, the last time you played harp music in a public competition was ten months ago. As for giving medicine to mortals, oh, I forgot when it happened." Abaris continued to count his No, finally came to a conclusion, "God of Light, you can't go on like this, or the limelight will be taken away by other gods, especially Athena and Zeus."

Apollo remained silent.

Although Abarys didn't look like an attendant at all, and was more lenient than his mother, Leto, but he had to admit that what he said was quite reasonable.

But Apollo didn't intend to listen to him honestly and admit his mistakes.

"Where's Pythia?" He tried to change the subject, "Where did she go? She shouldn't have left too, she clearly said that she would stay in the temple for the rest of her life."

Abaris understood: "You wait here for a while, I will go and get her back immediately."

Apollo nodded.

Look, that's what Abaris is good at. With just one look, he knows what he wants to do, and he obediently does it.

As soon as the attendants left, Apollo felt that his ears were much quieter. He jumped to the top of the tree, stood on the green branch, looked down at his temple, and felt more and more dissatisfied the more he looked.

The location is not good, it is too close to the ocean, when the tide is high, the entire ground of the temple will be soaked in water.It should be moved inwards a bit.That hill over there is fine.

The scale is too small. After all, it was built in a hurry and needs to be expanded.

There were so few priests, and Pythia was the only one, and she must have felt very lonely.

As for the oracle, it is best to fix a certain period of time every year, dedicated to accepting prayers from believers...

Apollo was just thinking about it, when he suddenly heard a burst of staggering footsteps coming from under the tree.He looked down through the sparse branches and leaves, and saw a long-haired priestess stumbled in, knelt down in front of the altar, and began to pray for the blessing of the God of Light with a trembling voice.

Pythia?

Apollo frowned, what's wrong with her, I've never seen her lose her composure like this.

Thinking of this, he jumped down.

Unexpectedly, when Pythia saw him, she screamed out immediately, backed up several steps, and bumped into the altar beside her.

Apollo was stunned: Do I look so scary?Or maybe she forgot what I look like.

In fact, the main reason is that since the temple was built, he has not responded to the priestess' prayers.The first time she saw him, she thought he was here to commit crimes.

Fortunately, she calmed down quickly, with a look of surprise on her face, and sobbed about what happened.

It turned out that a few days ago, a harp player named Arion heard the name of the God of Music and came from afar to pay homage to the Temple of Light.

Just now, Pythia was there to see him off.

What he never expected was that the sailboat had just sailed not far from the sea, and somehow the young man jumped off the boat, struggling in the sea, and was about to sink to the bottom of the sea.

Pythia watched the tragedy happen and had no choice but to return to the temple and pray for him.

When Apollo heard this, he immediately flew to the seaside without asking for details.

The sailboat had long since disappeared, but in the calm waters, there was indeed a figure, who seemed to have lost the strength to struggle, and a wave hit him, and his head was almost invisible.

Apollo didn't have time to think about it, he went straight down, grabbed Arion's shoulders with both hands, and dragged him out of the water.His body was limp, his eyes were closed tightly, and he didn't know whether he was dead or alive.

And beside him, the snow-white foam was mixed with bright red, and a bloody smell wafted from his nostrils.

Apollo dragged the harpist all the way to the shore, and put him on the sand. There was a big gash on his abdomen, which seemed to be scratched by a knife. After soaking in the water for a long time, the flesh was a little rough. Turned over, with an ominous death color.

Apollo didn't care whether he was really dead or not, so he took out a handful of magic medicine, stuffed it into his mouth, and then put his palm on his wound, urging the divine power to make it heal.

He was so focused that he didn't notice at all that behind him, a beautiful boy with long silver hair suddenly appeared, holding a shiny silver long sword in his hand.His whole body was covered in a black cloak, and on his back were two black wings that exuded a cold aura.

He is Thanatos, the god of death.

It stands to reason that he doesn't have to be responsible for the matter of collecting souls, but just let the attendants do it.However, Arion is a well-known harp player, and Hades, the king of the underworld, has long hoped that he will die-the underworld also needs music.

Just to be sure, Thanatos came in person as soon as he received the death message from Arion's body.

With his silver sword he will cut off the harpist's hair and take his soul to the underworld.

However, unexpectedly, Arion was not alone on the beach, there was also a powerful god beside him.

Thanatos had never seen such dazzling blond hair, let alone felt such an unusually sweet and bright breath, so he walked away uncontrollably, and the long silver sword did not come out in time. Chop down.

It was because of this hesitation that Apollo's magic medicine had already taken effect.

Arion's soul merged with his body again.

Thanatos gave a regretful "tsk", put away the silver sword, and looked at the blond god quietly, at the snow-white neck exposed when he lowered his head, and the slender fingers covering the wound, Imagine what his face would look like.

It took a long time before Arion's wound healed completely.

Apollo watched his face turn from blue to gray to rosy little by little. He breathed out a sigh of relief and stood up. However, his numb feet couldn't be controlled. He couldn't stand firmly and walked to the side Falling down, immediately fell into an embrace.

"Be careful, God of Light." The man said in his ear, and after helping him for a while, he backed away.

However, it was that moment that made Apollo feel extremely uncomfortable.

His palm was very cold, but it was not as cold as ice, but an indescribable coldness, which passed through the robe to the skin of his arm, making people shiver.

Apollo looked up in surprise, and was stunned when he saw the beautiful silver-haired boy and the wings behind him.

"Hypnos, why are you here?"

Thanatos smiled, his eyes were as bright as stars in the dark night.

Contrary to Apollo's discomfort, as soon as the two touched, he felt warm all over his body, as if he was bathed in sunlight.

"I am not Hypnos, the god of light," he said, "but his twin brother, Thanatos, the god of death."

No wonder, the sleeping god's body is not so cold.

Apollo looked into Thanatos' eyes and thought regretfully, it's a pity, it's rare to meet such a beautiful god with weak power, but his body is so cold, it must be uncomfortable to hug.

Are all the gods of the underworld like this?From now on, I will not go to that ghost place no matter what.

Seeing him in a daze, Thanatos kindly reminded him: "God of Light, I am here for that mortal on earth."

"Ah?" Apollo finally came to his senses. He was too impatient when he saved someone just now, and he didn't check carefully to see if he was dead.

After seizing the throne of God King, the three brothers Zeus, Hades and Poseidon made a very clear division of power, and they have followed the agreement for so many years.

All souls that have left their bodies must go to the underground kingdom of Hades, and any god must not violate this rule.

Even though Apollo is the god of medicine, he can only heal the living, not bring the dead back to life.

However, he accidentally broke the contract just now.

It was a minor matter for me to be punished, but it was a bit sad to watch the person I had just saved die.

Thanatos smiled and watched his face change, and finally said: "God of Light, I can let him go, as long as you promise me one condition."