[Greek Mythology] Beside the Throne

When Hypnos and Terry passed through the barrier that was set by someone.The night turned into day, and a scorching sun hung in the sky, illuminating the whole world.

In the field of vision, there are fiery pomegranate trees planted on both sides of a small road, which makes the green trees next to it more colorful and attracts butterflies to stop.

Triton was surprised when he saw all this.

This is clearly another world!

"This is a space created by the gods, which is different from Olympus." Sleeping God said aside.

Seeing Hypnos' calm face, Triton took a few more glances.

Which god can create these.Terry searched for the right person in his heart but still couldn't guess it.

"Do you know who it is?"

Hypnos didn't answer, and walked straight along the path toward the depths of the heel.

Triton had no choice but to keep up, but scolded the sleepy god in his heart.

If it wasn't for the agreement with him, he would have turned his back on him long ago.The Neptune's Son, who had never been ignored, felt ignored.

After walking for a while, a temple appeared in front of them.

Hypnos stopped, at this moment Triton found that his face had lost the smile and became heavy.

Triton, feeling the change of sleepiness, looked at him strangely.When he wanted to speak and ask, Hypnos spoke.

He said, "Do you know what my priesthood is for?"

"Isn't the godhead of the God of Sleep just to make people sleep?" Triton said.Is there any other use besides this?

Hypnos just smiled when he heard the little prince of the sea world, and he said: "You are right, besides that, I have another hobby." Hypnos leaned in front of Triton and said.

Triton pushed Hypnos away, he didn't want to get involved with this neurotic god again.It was already very bold to come here after listening to his words.

"I like to peek into other people's dreams." Hypnos said his hobby.

Triton who heard it looked at Sleeping God with both surprise and disgust.

"Don't show that expression, be careful I won't let you sleep." Hypnos threatened Triton with a gentle face.He also said: "I can't see the dreams of no one or god, but only Zeus's dream will end here." Hypnos pointed to the temple in front of him.

"So I want to find out what is placed in this temple." Hypnos said.

The last thing Zhou Xuan saw was Hera's proud smile, that sneering smile.The disdain revealed by the golden eyes is like looking at a mediocre ant in the dust.

After that, he fell into the darkness, and when his consciousness returned, only consciousness remained.He can think and recall, but he can't speak, he can't move his limbs, and he can't even struggle in the dark.

Zhou Xuan thought that he should be dead in his current state.Only the soul is still there.

But why did his soul neither go to the underworld in charge of Hades nor fall into a deep sleep forever.

Even if he was puzzled, no one would answer him.

In this darkness he fell asleep and woke again.Sometimes he would think of everything in modern times, and sometimes he would recall the time in Troard, life on Mount Olympus.

He thought of Apollo, the god of light who pretended to be a human being and taught him the history and music of the gods, and Hebe, who was innocent like a little girl.What their voices and smiles once said to them emerged in their minds.What surprised him the most was that he still thought of Zeus.

The god-king who brought him death.If he hadn't brought himself to Olympus, he wouldn't have died because of Hera's jealousy.Shrouded in eternal holy light, there is no cold and windy Olympus, graceful nymphs in light veils, bright golden cups, bright red wine...

Zhou Xuan, who was in the dark, didn't know the passage of time, maybe it was just a moment or hundreds of years had passed.

Memories are like pieces of iron that have been eroded and corroded by time, and finally there are spots of red rust all over the place.The past is like floating clouds, disappearing in smoke.After getting used to it in a daze, he finally waited for the light that belonged to him.

When the light came, he opened his eyes.

What he saw was a goddess, who was demure and elegant but couldn't hide her haggard look.

Rhea, the Goddess of Time who had just given birth, held her newborn son with pain in her eyes.

The Nymph, who was sent by God King Cronus to monitor her, has gone to report the news of the child's birth to her master.

Soon, her husband Cronus will come to her palace and devour the child she shares with him alive in front of her.

However, the cause was that they overthrew the rule of the father, the sky god Uranus, over the world.Afterwards, he left behind a cruel and evil curse.

Beginning with him, every generation of god-kings will be replaced by their own sons and be imprisoned in Tartarus for eternity.

She clearly remembered the scene when Uranus uttered the curse, and Cronus vowed that it would not happen.

At the beginning, she thought that her husband was not afraid, so she was fearless.But what happened next slapped her hard in the face, reality gave her a heavy blow.

When the first child is born.She happily named him Hades, and lay on the big soft bed waiting for her husband to come and share the joy of the birth of a new life with him.

But what she waited for was that Cronus ate the young baby who was still in its infancy before her eyes.

No matter how she blocked the request, it would not help.

Cronus was afraid of Uranus' curse. He panicked that his rights would be taken away by his own son, so he devoured the child to maintain his status as the king of gods.

The first was Hades, the second was Hestia... now her fifth child with Cronus.

"What should I call you?" The goddess looked down at the child in her arms.

"Hera, the noble god." No matter how good the meaning of the name is, it cannot escape the fate of being swallowed by the father.

The second-generation god king who got the news came to the palace of Queen Rhea.The nymphs serving in the temple were afraid of witnessing the terrible scene, and they all lowered their heads and dared not look at the god king standing in front of the queen's bed.

"Rhea, my beautiful wife, give me the child." Cronus said to the goddess who was holding the baby on the bed.

Kronos' eyes were full of affection, and no one who saw his handsome face would think that he was the cruel god king who ate his own child.

"No..." Rhea said quietly.Obviously already extremely afraid of the person in front of him.

She hugged the newborn Hera tightly, using her slender fingers so hard that the knuckles turned white, but it still didn't help.

Kronos snatched the child from her hand, and he took a look at the child's appearance.Although he is still in the infancy state, his facial features are all open, but he can also see his appearance when he will be at his peak in the future.

"A beautiful child." Kronos said softly.

Thinking that her husband liked children, Rhea's eyes showed hope, but just as she was about to speak, Cronus devoured the fifth Hera just like the previous four children.

Maybe this god king is still kind, he didn't bite the children's bodies and tear their spirits.Then he swallowed them and imprisoned them in his belly.

Rhea, who once again saw the child being eaten by her husband, had blank eyes, and her face was full of lifelessness.This is not a sign that a god should have.

Rhea, who is a mother, is desperate.If there was a glimmer of hope for her before, like the last sporadic fireworks in a coal basin, she has become ashes at this moment, and there is nothing left.

Cronus, who had eaten the child, did not comfort and sympathize with his wife who was increasingly depressed and suffering.

He used his index finger to pick up Rhea's thin and slender chin, as if it was a matter of course, he couldn't understand Rhea's mood at the moment.

"I'd rather kill them than be killed by them, wouldn't I?"

"In this way, I am still the God King, and you are still the God Queen, sister."

Cronus is not only her husband, but also her brother.They are the children of Gaia, the mother of the earth, and Uranus, the god-king.

Cronus, who inherited the sky-colored eyes of his father Uranus, always has a passionate look like the waves in his eyes.

Once upon a time, Rhea was also intoxicated by this and fell in love with him.

But now there is only fear and fear in the goddess' heart.

"Don't come over..." Rhea tried to push him back with her hands but he held her.

"Don't be afraid of me, Rhea." Reaching out his hand to wrap the goddess's thinning body in his arms, he said, "You will live with me in Olympus forever and ever until Ragnarok."

Cronus belongs to Aria, but he loves power more.In his opinion, love is insignificant, only status and rights are the most important.No one can replace him as God King, not even his own child.

"Take good care of the Queen of God." He instructed the maid in the hall.

"Yes." The maid answered like a mosquito.

Cronus, the king of gods, didn't mind this kind of thing. When he left, Rhea was like a statue made of clay and wood.Tears kept flowing from her eyes, falling on the quilt and leaving dark stains.

Zhou Xuan, who was present, personally experienced the process of being swallowed by Cronus.

In the fall he thought he would fall into the acid in his stomach, but a pair of hands caught him instead.

The emerald green is like the best imperial jade, and Zhou Xuan, who was stared at by these pupils, also returned his curious gaze.

Hades caught the third brother and clearly called out his name "Hera".Poseidon, his elder sister Hestia and Demeter also came to watch.

"He's so small." Poseidon gently poked Hera's little hand with his finger.

"You were so small when you first came down." Demeter covered her mouth and chuckled.

"How is this possible, I'm so strong!" Poseidon, who had no clothes in his belly but was wrapped in cloth, showed his sister his muscles to show that he was not a weak chicken god.

In Hades' arms, Hera looked curiously at her surroundings and relatives with the same blood.

He blinked his blue eyes and Demeter exclaimed.

"His eyes are so beautiful!"

His own eyes are brown, Hestia's are brownish red, Poseidon's are sea blue, and Hades' are green.Only this younger brother, his pupils are lighter than the sea and bluer than the sky, that ethereal color makes Demeter's eyes reveal a look of surprise.

"Hades, do you know what kind of godhead he is?" Demeter asked.

She knew from birth that she belonged to the gods of the earth, Hestia was associated with fire, Poseidon must be the god of the sea, and the breath of Hades was connected with the abyss of Tartarus.

Their birth can complete part of the laws of the world, but imprisoned by their fathers in their wombs, their weak strength has little effect on helping the world.

Among them, Hades, the oldest and the most powerful, touched Hera's head with his forehead, and the divine light radiated from the place where they touched.

After confirmation, Hades said: "I don't know exactly what the godhead in terms of time is."

The sisters suddenly realized.This child turned out to be the only one among them who inherited the abilities of the two gods of his parents.

Hera, who has forgotten the past, is like a newborn baby.But he has the inherited memory of the gods in his brain, which is different from ordinary children who are ignorant.

Although Hades and the others couldn't find out what their godhead was, Hera could.

He closed his eyes lightly, and he saw a golden godhead shining in his body.

It's not just the time-related deities that Hades said.

What he has is "the creation and destruction of time and space".

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