[Greek mythology] Apollo's counterattack plan

Not far from Apollo's side, stood two figures, engulfed in two clouds of black mist, vaguely visible.

One of them was covered with a black cloak, which completely covered him from head to toe, revealing only a pale and handsome face.Beside him, another person was also dressed in the same outfit, but a little silver-white long hair was exposed from the hood of the cloak.

These two are Hades, the god of the underworld, and Thanatos, the god of death.

In fact, Hades had already received the news from Sleeping God that Apollo was about to enter Hades. Of course, Sleeping God didn’t know his motives, but those mortals and gods usually came here with only one purpose: to make him accommodate. All at once, release one of their relatives and friends.

Come to Apollo will be no exception.

That's good, he thought, before he had to find his own way to lure him, he'd be in a trap.

According to the news from Sleeping God, he has set off from Mount Olympus, counting the time, he should arrive.

Hades has been waiting in his own palace, and has set up various traps, just waiting for Apollo to come, trap him inside, and then think of a way to throw him to Tartarus.

Unexpectedly, he sat on the throne, waited, waited and waited, waited for a long time, but did not see him coming.

Hades' face darkened rarely.

"Thanatos, don't you know the God of Light? Did he get timid halfway and dare not come to Hades?"

"No," Death said with a smile, "Although he is sometimes, uh, very deceitful, he is quite courageous. I don't think he will dare to come here because of his timidity."

"Really?" Hades sneered, "Then tell me, where is he now?"

Reaper recalled the roads from here to the major entrances of the underworld. After thinking about it, he said, "Based on what little I know about him, I think it's very likely that he... lost his way."

"Really?" Hades frowned, not believing such a stupid god, "I'll go out and have a look."

"Let me go with you. You have never seen Apollo, and you don't know what he looks like. It will be more convenient for me to follow you." Death God's reason is this.

Hades glanced at him, too lazy to tell his lame lie.

This is the Hades, not the ground. Under normal circumstances, no one or god will come, okay?How could it be possible to admit a mistake.

But it doesn't matter, isn't it just like Poseidon, thinking about the God of Light in your heart, when I imprison him in Tartarus, you can do whatever you want to him.

So the two searched all the major entrances together, and finally found this place.

Without the help of Thanatos, Hades recognized the person at a glance, and suddenly felt very speechless.

He just stepped into the underworld, which is famous for its darkness and terror, without any disguise, without even wearing a cloak, and casually wearing a white robe that is common on Mount Olympus. It's incredible.

"As expected of the God of Light," the God of Death sighed, "His body is extraordinarily warm. Not to mention those dead souls, even I want to pounce on him."

Hades glanced at him, "Okay, your mission is complete, I have found the man, you can go."

"Don't look, don't look at him, he's actually not easy to deal with, I can help you if I stay." Thanatos said with a grin, and refused to leave with a stern face.

Hades doesn't believe in such absurd reasons, let him deal with Apollo?Hmph, what a joke, it's not bad if this kid doesn't defect.

But when he was in a good mood, he didn't like to care about anything, so he didn't say much.

But God of Death's mouth is very dishonest, he has been praising Apollo, and he doesn't know whose subordinate he is.

Hades watched for a long time with a sullen face, and listened for a long time. For some reason, he became more and more angry. With a wave of his hand, the cloak on his body flew out.

Death said: "Are you afraid that he will be cold? Put a cloak on him?"

"How is it possible," Hades said coldly, "How could I care about whether he is cold or not? I am just worried that the people of these underground kingdoms will be killed by him again."

The god of death stopped talking, and the expression on his face was very disapproving.

When did Lord Pluto care about these ignorant dead souls?After all, those souls are of no use to him.

In fact, when he was upset, he casually threw a punch, and those things dissipated in batches.

Apollo was at a loss when he felt something falling from the sky, blocking his sight.He waved his hand subconsciously, trying to push the thing away, but unexpectedly, the thing didn't follow the direction of his hand and ran to the side, but fell on his shoulders and covered his body. Only then did he realize that , it was a cloak.

"Put this on, and they won't come to harass you." Suddenly heard someone say.

As soon as Apollo looked up, a pale and handsome young man was walking towards him. He was wearing a black robe. He was extraordinarily slender and tall, with an outstanding temperament, just like a noble prince.

He walked up to Apollo, put the hood of the cloak on his head, straightened the cloak a bit, wrapped two ropes around his chest, and tied a knot to ensure that the cloak would not be loose. Sliding down, he straightened his whole body again, and then he finished all the work, and took a step back.

"Thank you," Apollo said sincerely, and he clearly saw that the light halo on his side disappeared as soon as the cloak was put on his body.Those dead souls lost their target and stopped rushing in his direction, but continued to wander aimlessly over the wilderness.

Of course, the most important thing is that his body is much warmer.

This unknown young man really did him a favor.

Apollo looked and looked, no matter how he looked at him, he didn't feel like the kind of dead soul without consciousness and consciousness, but he couldn't feel the fluctuation of divine power on his body, he was hesitating to ask, Hades spoke : "I am also a soul, but I am responsible for managing other dead souls, so I retain the consciousness of being a human being."

"Oh," Apollo suddenly realized, "so that's the case. Then, do you know where Hades' palace is?"

"...I don't know. I've never been there. Although I can walk freely in Hades, my workplace is here."

"That's it," Apollo said disappointedly, "Then I'll look for it again."

After saying goodbye, he turned and left.

When Hades saw that he was heading towards the entrance, he knew that he was lost again, and suddenly he had a plan.

He can directly lure Apollo to Tartarus, and then take the opportunity to close the gate. In this way, he can eliminate a strong enemy without any effort.

It's just a pity that the place where the two of them are now is far from Tartarus, and they have to pass through half of Hades. It is really a bit troublesome to avoid Apollo's suspicion halfway.

Hades thought to himself, I have to think about how to trick him.

He tentatively said, "How about this, young man, just follow me, and I will take you around the entire underworld, and you will definitely find Hades' temple."

I thought this statement was a bit ridiculous, but I didn't expect Apollo to turn around immediately and said overjoyed: "Really, thank you so much. I didn't expect to meet such a kind and enthusiastic person like you in this kind of place."

Good guy Hades: "..."

The two walked shoulder to shoulder.

Thanatos gritted his teeth and followed not far behind them, continuing to hide in the black mist.

Hades looked at the road and turned his head to see if Apollo was with him.He was afraid that he would slip away halfway, and his plan would be in vain.

But he soon realized that he was worrying too much. Apollo's eyes were fixed on him all the time, and he didn't even have time to look at the surrounding environment. He followed closely, so he didn't have to worry about him running away halfway.

Apollo said that there is no way to do this.In the wasteland of Hades, no matter where they are, the scene is exactly the same, and there is nothing and nothing to see around except for the dead souls wandering back and forth.Since you can't find your way, of course you can only follow others.Of course, the premise is that the young man seems to be a good person.

Neither of them is a talkative god, and they were silent for a while.

As he walked, Hades felt something was wrong with his body.

From head to toe, his temperature was like ice. It was cold all year round, and there was no warm time.

Of course, perhaps in the distant era, when he was still on the ground, his body was still warm, but since he stayed in the underground kingdom, his body became colder and colder, and even the last trace of temperature was suppressed by this The black mist that lingers all year round is gone.

However, walking in front of Apollo, even though the cloak blocked the light elements emanating from his body, he still felt a sun-like heat coming out of his body, even the cloak couldn't stop it. A warm feeling.

Hades took a greedy breath.

This is the taste of the long-lost sunshine.

But he immediately warned himself, don't be greedy for this feeling, he is the king of an underground kingdom, he doesn't need sunshine.The sun will only destroy his kingdom.

Contrary to what Hades felt, Apollo secretly complained.

Wearing a cloak, the cold was not so cold, but he clearly felt that as he got deeper and deeper into the wilderness, his divine power was also rapidly draining.It seems that Dionysus is right. This is indeed the territory of Hades. As a god of the sky, he is really at a disadvantage.

But the good thing is, no matter how much the divine power is reduced, the basic strength is still there, enough to support him to reach Hades' palace, and then use the art of the thief learned from Hermes to put his invisible helmet and The scepter was stolen.

As long as you carefully avoid the eyes and ears of the gods of the underworld along the way, dealing with those dead souls should be no problem.

The two had their own thoughts, and in order to divert their attention, they chose to chat with each other at the same time.

"You don't look like an undead," Hades said. "Poor young man, how did you break in by mistake? Did you get deceived by Athena like a man named Odysseus?" Why are you going to the palace of Hades? It is a terrible place, we have only heard of it, and we dare not even approach it."

Apollo wanted to tell the truth, but then thought, although this young man is very enthusiastic, he is working for Hades after all, maybe he is Hades's subordinate, it is better not to let him know the truth.If you want to steal something from Pluto, don't tell him.

So he made a random reason: "I want to find someone, he is in the palace of Hades, so I have to go there."

"Is it Pluto himself?"

"……no."

"Then it's the Queen of Hades?" There were quite a few people who attempted to make requests to Hades through Persephone.

"Not at all."

"So, is it a certain attendant in Hades Palace?"

"...still not."

Hades: "..."

This is not, and that is not, then there is only one person left in the palace of Hades: the beautiful boy who is good to Persephone——Adonis.

The question is, when did the two of them meet?

Or, is Apollo lying?

But meeting Pluto is not something shameful, why would he tell such a lie.

Hades was silent, and actually had a strange idea of ​​"Why don't you take him back to the Hades Palace and see what he wants to do".