Cupid winks

Looking back now, everything just started in the most playful way and ended in the most playful way.

At that time, after hearing my words, Artemis didn't cling to that secret any more, just kissed my hand, gave me a snow-white shawl, and said: "The winter night in the world is so cold. Goodbye, Avro." Goodbye, Dete..." She was reluctant to part with tears in her eyes, and kissed my hand again: "If you want to find me, go to Delphi."

She sighed: "Apollo is sick, and my mother asked me to accompany him in Delphi."

I asked worriedly, "What happened to Apollo?"

Artemis looked around and whispered in my ear: "Poor Phoebus, for some reason, his light is getting darker and moodier, and he hasn't given any oracle for three days, my mother said, Maybe it was a curse, maybe it was because he did something against his own divinity, he betrayed his own divinity, so the divinity betrayed him... But it's all speculation, we don't have an answer."

I comforted Artemis a few words and said goodbye to her.

Soon, Ares and I left Mikaal Mountain, and with the help of Kerr, the god of death, we went to Hades.

Among the five hundred Blessed Islands, we found one to live in.Hades came to visit us once, and he was accompanied by the judge Minos. I thought we would be driven away, but Hades allowed us to stay. He exchanged a look with Minos and said: " You can rest assured to stay here, lovers of the God Realm, because you will not stay here for a long time."

I was very puzzled when I heard it. If he didn’t drive us away, why would we have to leave this land where God and people will not disturb us?Hades is dark, suffering is everywhere, unclean souls and ugly crimes are everywhere, Sisyphus climbed from the foot of the mountain to the top of the mountain, and rolled from the top of the mountain to the foot of the mountain, Taterus is always greedy, always hungry, there is no Olympus God is willing to set foot here, even though I don't like the smell of Hades, but sometimes there will be a scent of daffodils over the Blessed Islands. I think it is the smell left by Persephone when she passed by. At that time, my state of mind Involuntarily brightened up.Besides, Ares is by my side.Love is so easy to numb perception, so easy to bring people to the realm of bliss and beauty.At this moment, I still want to praise its divine power, but at this moment, I also fear its divine power.

I spent a short and painful time in Hades with Ares.

It is short because every moment with him is so short, I don't want to close my eyes, even though I am exhausted, Murphys beats on my forehead persistently, but I resist sleepiness, I can't even close my eyes I don't even want to blink, I just want to look at him, be with him, comfort him, love him, never stop, never leave.When I love him, I feel as if I have never lived, as if I am about to die—fortunately, God never dies, so I don't have to worry too much about death being one of the reasons that separates us.The word separation brings me a lot of worries, but what hurts me is because every moment I love him more and I sometimes feel that he doesn't love me.His black eyes tried to penetrate me as he looked at me, but what was behind me?what else?My soul has been given to him. Is there any other existence behind my soul that I can't see or know?When his big hand touched my cheek, he tried to absorb something, but what else could I give him, my body was as hot as his, what else could I offer him?When he asked me in a hoarse voice—he asked me, Aphrodite, why don't you play your lyre?I asked him, do you like to listen to the lyre, then I will learn it right away.I learned to play the strings for him, he said, sing, I will sing for him.I sang: Evening wind, blowing leisurely, my love, I love you forever.

He showed a strange look, and he never asked me to play the piano again.

Sometimes, I miss the singing and dancing nymphs in Mount Olympus, the tinkling springs, the forests where the birds are singing and the flowers are fragrant, the fiery red pomegranate flowers, the snow-white apple blossoms, and the juicy fruit in the sacred orchard. , the sweet holy fruit, the blue, clean sky, the fragrant and intoxicating evening wind.

Sometimes, I miss Artemis, the Hades cannot see the moon, the sun will never be seen, and it will always be chaotic. Ares and I walk through the foggy weather, and I ask him, do you love me.I have to ask him all the time.He said he loves me.His voice was also like fog, unfathomable.My pain was doubled in his confession.But after every pain, my heart is closer to him, and my love for him is stronger, and I firmly believe that nothing can separate us.

Sometimes, I am also confused, whether I love him or the pain caused by love, and I am deeply trapped in it, unable to extricate myself.

Sometimes, I think of Apollo's prophecy.I will wake up from my sleep, muttering, the shepherd, the shepherd, and Ares will also wake up, and he will ask me why I am sad and sad, and I will tell him the prophecy of Apollo.He said: "Where are the shepherds from Hades? There are only two of us here."

Ares, there are indeed no shepherds on the island, but there are not only the two of us, there are me and you, and there are me and the pain that intensifies all the time, and I and your understated "I love you".

I didn't say it.The pain is enough for me to bear.As for him, let him and I enjoy this place where God is not involved, people are not disturbed, and even time is abandoned. Let's love each other to our heart's content!

Before long, I gave birth to a boy with beautiful black eyes and thick black curly hair.He is very similar to Ares, but he is full of hostility towards the child, he does not want to see him, and even when he is mentioned, his eyes are full of anger.I have heard him turn to his mother from afar for comfort and forgiveness.He said, mother, forgive me, forgive me.He said, I love her, I love her.

The child grows up day by day, the child is too lonely, there is nothing on this island, Ares and I can endure the long loneliness, but it is too cruel for this child, one day, I took the child secretly to Del Fei, found Artemis.I want to entrust the child to her care.

When Artemis saw the child, he hugged him tightly, and the child fell asleep peacefully. From my arms to Artemis's arms, he didn't cry or move his eyelids.The two of us laughed, and Artemis promised me: "I will take good care of him." She looked at the child dotingly, "I will teach him archery and become the number one in Olympus." Archer! Even Apollo is no match for you!" After saying this, her eyes became sad again, and she looked at me and said, "Aphrodite, you are his mother after all. So separated forever?"

I said: "Tell him... tell him that his mother loves him, but his mother also loves his father. They are waiting for him on the island of Hades. When the day comes, he is willing to be lonely and alone, and he Surrounded by mother's boundless love for him, he can come to us." I couldn't resist leaning down to kiss the little hand of the child, and Artemis asked me, "Does he have a name?"

I said, "Eros."

That's the name Ares gave him, and even though he hated him, he kissed him after he was born.

I kiss the child's face.

At this time, there was a sound of footsteps outside the door of Artemis, and Artemis quickly hid me and the child in the closet, and she said, "It's Phoebus."

I hugged the child and hid in that closet. Through the open gap, I saw Apollo come in.I can barely recognize the God of Light, he is dressed in a white robe, and his golden hair is pulled back, but his golden hair is no longer like a shining sea, but like a flat piece of light-colored cloth .I covered my mouth in surprise.Apollo spoke, and he said, "I seem to hear someone you are talking to."

How melancholy his voice was!Only his appearance was still that of a beautiful young man, his brows were tightly furrowed, his expression was depressed, like some prince in misery.

Artemis said, "You heard me wrong, I am making silver arrows."

Artemis fiddled with a silver bow on the table, making a whirling sound.

Apollo raised his head and looked around. His eyes quickly passed over my hiding place, and I moved back, hiding in the darkness and holding my breath.I heard Apollo say, "Really? But why is there..."

He paused, and after a while, his voice trembled, and he said, "No, I don't feel any strange breath anymore."

He said, "Artemis, I still can't sleep..."

Artemis sighed softly, and asked, "Phobos, what is it that bothers you so much, why can't you tell me?"

Apollo said: "I can't lie to you, I can't lie to anyone, but I don't have to, let me be silent."

He added: "I went to tell Hephaestus the secret. I became a Cyclops. I went and told him that your wife is sleeping with the god of war."

I walked out of the closet and couldn't help but ask him: "Apollo, why did you do this?! You are an upright son of God! Why do you want to do such a dirty thing like informant and solicitation!"

Apollo was not surprised when he saw me, but rather calmly, he said: "I don't know, it's not a part of me, I'm not a snitch god, I was born..." He paused, the candlelight in his eyes jumping, he turned his head,