[Greek mythology] Siren

The two banks of the river, which are clearly different in the eyes of the girl, are connected to each other under the influence of Caron's boat.

Xavius ​​and Hades were sitting close together, Hades was always paying attention to Caron's actions, while Xavius ​​was staring at the bottom of the river.

As he expected, after a certain river turned, the originally bottomless river bed was suddenly exposed in his eyes. These two rivers have indeed been connected together, or in other words, they were connected under the influence of Karon together.

Although the Styx River was long and wide, but after Caron drove them around for a long time before reaching the shore, Xavius ​​vaguely guessed that Calon should lead them to shake all five rivers.

There are only four rivers in the underworld known to outsiders, and there are already ferrymen on two of them. However, after visiting all five rivers, Xavius ​​still can't see anyone else, which makes him a little surprised.

Obviously, the bank of the river is nearby, but Karon chose to row forward, as if... as if he took them for a stroll in the underworld.

"Caron." After Savis noticed this, he pressed Hades' shoulders, beckoning him to be careful, and asked, "Where do you want to take us?"

"A place where the godhead can work." Caron said in a low voice while supporting the boat.

At this time, Xavius ​​had faintly sensed that something was wrong, he stretched his hand to his back, and then continued to ask: "Are you referring to my godhead, or Hades' godhead?"

Caron's hand holding the oar slowed down, but he still lowered his head, but he didn't reply, and he didn't know whether it was because he had reached his destination or because of Xavis' words that made him stop slowly.

Xavius ​​stood in front of Hades and sneered: "What you said just now was too ambiguous. You grabbed Hades' mind and said that. Now that you think about it, you were looking for Hades in the first place." Right."

But what surprised him was that Caron shook his head slightly, the movement of his hands had stopped, the boat was lying quietly on the lake, everything around him was strangely quiet, this place should be far away from the river where the girl was born, but This is not the Styx River either. Savus doesn’t know anything about other rivers except for the Styx River. The general impression is that the water in these four rivers is poisonous, and the water in that river will not let the people feel happy.

"You are the key to Pluto staying in the underworld," Caron said slowly. He is actually very young, and his voice reveals the unique clarity of teenagers, but because he has been wandering in the underworld all year round, he seems lifeless and emotionless when he speaks. "The underworld will usher in a ruler."

"The ruler you are referring to is Hades?" Xavius ​​raised his eyebrows slightly, and turned his head to stare at Hades, who had been trying to pull himself back. Starting from the space in Cronus' stomach, there was It has become his instinct to protect Hades behind him no matter what, although Hades is now stronger than him, but the habit is not so easy to change all at once.

"You should have noticed something is wrong with him, haven't you?" Caron said slowly, "Darkness and death, things that gods avoid, can become his source of power. If I guess correctly, you You should pay attention to what your own godhead is."

Hades rested his chin on Savis's shoulder and hugged him from behind. Although Savis insisted on standing in front of him, the ambiguous movements of the two people in front of him made it possible for Hades to quickly Just turn Xavis behind him—now he has the strength and ability—although the behavior with Xavis is very intimate, but the eyes he looks at Caron basically have no emotion: "I know that the godhead of Hades was born with me, but the power of the godhead is not enough to support me to stay in the underworld."

The godhead born with Hades is the godhead of Hades, but Hades' current power is not strong enough, not to mention Tartarus, who has never participated in the struggle between gods, but only Nyx, who is haunted in the underworld. If it appears, then the current Hades is not her opponent, so this is why Hades has to be restrained in the underworld when he knows what his godhead is.

"Except for Gaia, you are the only god among all the gods who is born with a ruling godhead. The underworld exists independently of the sky and the earth. There are indeed many gods who have come here over the years. Now you are not enough. To awaken the temple from the darkness." Caron took a few steps back, "But the consciousness of the underworld longs for a ruler, you have already seen the sudden fifth river, once the abyss appears, the underworld will sink and become nothingness abyss, so... please forgive my offense."

At the end of his speech, Xavius ​​had already noticed something was wrong, but Caron's speed was so fast that he didn't have time to stop it. Before Caron finished speaking, he stepped back and overturned the whole boat.

The splashed water seemed to turn into sharp claws when it touched Xavius, dragging Xavius ​​into the water at once.

The hand that Xavius ​​had kept behind him finally stretched out, and the shell that had been on his body since his rebirth grew rapidly from an ornament, and in the blink of an eye, it became the size Hades was familiar with.

And the shell swallowed Hades in the moment it got bigger, and it was too late for Savis to hide in. After he finished this series of actions, he pushed Hades, who hadn't reacted, into the shell. At that time, his upper body/body was basically dragged into the water.

Just when he was about to be pulled in, his legs turned into tails, and the powerful tail slapped the shell fiercely, sending the shell that had locked Hades flying far away. But Savis can be sure that among them, Caron also deliberately wanted to send Hades away, otherwise he would not just stand on the shore and do nothing.

When his whole body was dragged into the water by this unknown force, he saw the plants on the bank growing wildly, spreading from the bank in the blink of an eye, entangled with each other on the water surface, and in a short while, the entire water surface They were all covered by them, and the originally gray environment in the water became even darker at this moment. For a while, Xavis returned to the state of being alone when he was swallowed by Cronus. .

And soon he found that the connection between him and his shell was cut off. He didn't know whether it was made by Karon or the relationship between the plants on the upper layer. The vines were intertwined and grew wildly. Looking up from the river When I went there, I couldn't even peek at the slightest bit above the river.

So he naturally didn't know that when Hades came back here after getting rid of his shell, the goal was a piece of grass. No matter how hard he searched, he couldn't find the previous river. As if disappearing out of thin air, it disappeared in the blink of an eye.

"Savis!" He clearly hugged him tightly just now, but was pushed away by Savis at a critical moment. Obviously, he was no longer the child who needed protection, and his strength was no longer suppressed. But in the end, when he was really in danger, it was Xavis who was always protecting him.

Hades roared, then knelt down on the ground, and punched those plants, and those tightly entangled plants couldn't help but loosen a little. If Hades looked under his fist at this time, He could see the faint glimmer of water between the intersecting plants, but he didn't pay attention to his aching hands, and those plants soon re-intertwined, covering up the existence of the river.

Hades is not only unacceptable to such a fact, but also unable to believe that he is really facing the real separation after meeting Xavius ​​- even if he holds the shell of Xavius ​​in his hand, but he Still unable to contact Savus.

What he didn't know was that not far away, Caron was standing in a hidden place, watching him pouring out his own power, he was indifferent to it, knowing that he didn't know, just not far from his feet, The person he was looking for was being trapped by the mysterious power. Although it was not difficult to move, he was indeed unable to use his own power.

Xavius ​​swayed in the water for a long time, and he found that if he swayed in the water, there would be no problem at all. Even if his tail flicked, it could drive him to swim far away. In the narrow river, it seems that no matter how much he swims, there will be no end, but when he tries to approach the water surface, he will be pulled back to the middle of the water by a mysterious force, unable to approach the water surface.

On the river, Hades spent a lot of effort to calm himself down, but he didn't leave here, but just sat on the "grass" like this, with only the shell that he had shrunk down in his hand, As long as the shells don't disappear, Xavius ​​will be fine. This is what Xavius ​​told him. Although he was impatient, he knew he needed to calm down.

Now that I come back to my senses and think about what Caron said before, Caron's sudden attack is probably for the reason mentioned before.

He has never cared about his own godhood. Whether it is the ruler of Olympus or the ruler of the underworld, it doesn't mean much to him. He has probably been with Xavius ​​for a long time and is naturally influenced by him. , I just want to be with him all day long, but now... If there is only one way for him to find Xavis, then he has to go.

Just as Hades was slowly sorting out his emotions and planning his future plans, Xavius's actions in the water gradually slowed down.

It wasn't that he was "tired", but that he was keenly aware that the water in this lake seemed to have become stagnant, as if the liquid had suddenly turned into a jelly. He clearly felt the pressure when swimming in the water , these pressures are not only hindering his actions, but even oppressing his soul.

As if trying to squeeze something out of his body.

And at this moment, he couldn't turn his tail back into his legs, it seemed that his body no longer obeyed his orders.

If this goes on...maybe you will die.Xavius ​​frowned while thinking, he didn't feel much when he was still, but as long as he moved a little, he could feel the pressure coming from all directions.

He can't wait for Hades to save him, and Hades will easily lose his judgment when he encounters his own affairs. Although Hades has grown a lot, he is not incapable before waiting for Hades to find him Go to Hades first.

As he thought about it, he swam to a deeper place. As he expected, the further he went to the bottom, the less pressure he would have.

He will definitely find the key to get out of here and get out of here!