[Greek mythology] Born to be arrogant

Diana gritted her teeth, covered her eyes, and walked out of the temple step by step.

She couldn't see anything, but her hearing became more and more sensitive.The arrogant and domineering Pharaoh laughed loudly, and said clearly in Apollo's reprimand: "I want to bet a kingdom with you."

"I am the prince of the world, and you are the prince of the sky. I trained powerful soldiers and fleets, crushed the entire Red Sea, and created the most powerful Egypt single-handedly. And you, Apollo, the god of light, do you dare to follow me?" I bet on a brand new Kingdom of God?"

"Only the strongest man is qualified to have the most beautiful woman."

"I heard that Princess Koronis was once your favorite goddess, so it's just right, let's compare who is qualified to take her away!"

"do you dare?"

"Apollo, the God of Light, the most powerful prince of the Olympus Protoss—"

"do you dare?!"

Like howling winds and gathering lead clouds, thousands of rays of light splashed on the island of Delos in an instant, and the frightening high temperature evaporated all over Apollo, and the roaring heat waves made the surrounding dead palms blaze.

The sea is boiling, and the magma is surging.

The two most ferocious lions faced each other face to face, their claws sharpened and ready to go.

"it is good."

An understatement of a word, but it is like a billowing magma pouring into the sea, stirring up turbulent waves.

Diana resisted the pain in her eyes and walked out step by step, her voice trembling slightly.

"Don't bet with him, Apollo. Don't bet with him!"

"The balance among the gods is inherently difficult, and Zeus will not allow you to provoke him! Apollo, how can you break the balance you have worked so hard to maintain for thousands of years because of a word from Ramses?"

"Apollo, the stakes are too high, you can't afford it!"

"Once the balance among the gods is broken..." The God Realm will definitely be raging with war.And he himself, Apollo, the god of light, all the efforts he has made for thousands of years will all be in vain.

She raised her head, trying to find the place with the strongest light, but her stinging eyes could only see a boundless darkness.

Where she couldn't see, the God of Light looked at her coldly, with no emotion in his golden eyes.

A light crisp laughter sounded.

"It turned out that His Excellency the Pharaoh aroused your fighting spirit. Your Highness, welcome back."

It's Daphne.

Diana's face changed slightly.

Even though she couldn't see it, she vaguely guessed that Apollo's eyes had turned golden.

The God of Light with golden eyes, the strange God of Light, the strange...Apollo...

"Zeus won't allow me to provoke him?"

The god with golden eyes smiled softly, with almost endless anger and hatred surging in his chest.

"Of course Zeus will not allow me to provoke him. Unfortunately, I have already made an oath in the Temple of Order that no matter whether there is any disagreement with him in the future, I will try to reset the order at all costs."

[For my lost love, at all costs, to re-order. 】

[If turning into powder means she disappears forever, then I will change this rule and let her come back intact. 】

[I can't change her death, I can't change my pain and longing, the only thing I can change is the rules of how the world works. 】

[Reshaping the sky and the earth, turning back time, when I return to the moment that made my heart ache,]

【I will take her away, and then kill myself at that time with my own hands. 】

He looked at the human girl in front of him coldly, and the vague familiarity and softness in his heart gradually faded away.

She used to be Luna?

What a complete joke!

Even if she looks like her again, even if she looks like her now, he can almost deceive him...

But she is not Luna.

Luna is long dead.

In the palm of his hand, scattered into dots of light, tiny and indistinct.

He will travel to every corner of the world, collect every tiny ray of light left by her, and stay in the Temple of Light forever as his companion.

【Not for the ebb and flow of the tide, not for the ebb and flow of the tide, never forsake or abandon, never sue Lishang. 】

【As arrows and lights, shine in the darkness of eternal night. 】

[When the sun and the moon ascend to the vastness of the sky. 】

【Not afraid of the collapse of heaven and earth, not afraid of the separation of the sun and the moon; same life, same death, same fate, same never forgetting. 】

[I sincerely conclude this contract, I sincerely swear to this covenant, and I only hope that I will be with you forever and ever. 】

The childish words of childhood are still in my ears, but now he is the only one left, watching alone in the Temple of Light.

【Diana...】

【You are really ruthless. 】

【If I can really, really get you back. 】

[I will definitely keep you firmly by my side, firmly.Whether you agree or disagree, don't expect me to set you free. 】

【Never, never let go. 】

The god with golden eyes closed his eyes, but the heat wave around his body did not subside in the slightest, on the contrary it became even more scorching.

Diana staggered back a few steps, stepping barefoot on the hot marble floor, the soles of her feet were almost scorched.

A stream of purple light fell from the sky, and the young man with a snake stick and a hat with wings wiped sweat from his forehead, jumped up and down on the hot floor twice, and said without hesitation: "Apollo, are you crazy? Get this place It’s so hot... go back quickly, the old man wants you to take over the position of the sun god.”

Apollo opened his eyes, and there was a golden light in his eyes.

"Say it again."

"Okay, okay." Hermes jumped again, "Phaethon, the son of the sun god Helios, drove the sun god's chariot without authorization, causing the sun to crash into the world. Zeus, the king of gods, ordered that Helios Belittled as a human being, Apollo, the god of light, took over the position of the sun god."

Apollo sneered subtly.

"Taking over the position of the Sun God at this time? Zeus really deserved it..."

Before the words were finished, Delphi's radiant light disappeared, as did the torrential heat wave.The gods returned to Olympus one by one, and the people who stayed behind looked at each other, and after a while, cheers almost like carnival broke out.

——Apollo, the god of light, took over the position of the sun god.

Diana looked up at the sky, and there was still a cold darkness in front of her eyes.

Thunder rumbled, and the rain poured down.

A cold hand pressed on her shoulder, followed by an even colder voice.

"How do you know that my name is Ramses?"

[Because I have seen you in history books. 】

She took a step back without a sound, and Ramses' hand slipped down without a sound.

"I have heard your name from the mouth of my father. My father said that you are an invincible general and king on the battlefield."

Ramses smiled and hugged Diana.

Diana turned around and jumped down, took two steps back vigilantly, but accidentally tripped over a rock and fell backwards.

Ramses wrapped her around her waist with a whip, pulled her over, looked into her dazed and lifeless eyes, and breathed softly in her ear: "Follow me, or stay here to linger? My beautiful princess, the eagle fighting the sky, after losing your eyes, do you still have the courage to fly?"

Diana raised her head and looked at the sky, and the big raindrops hit her eyes, which were icy cold and relieved the stinging pain like a scorching fire.

"Take me back to Thessaly, and I will help you win this war."

There was a long silence, save for the crackling of raindrops on the marble floor.

When Diana thought Ramses had already left, he said shyly, "How do you know that I lost a war?"

"I'm just a strange princess that you kidnapped and abandoned on a whim. I was seriously injured and dying. I can only pin my hope on a vague god. As a high-ranking king, you don't need to come to collect my body. The only possibility is that you I'm in trouble. And I'm the best way to solve this trouble, maybe the only way." Diana spoke quietly, her out-of-focus eyes were as clear as before.

Ramses was stunned, and an expression of admiration gradually appeared on his face.

"Take me away, Pharaoh."

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Dozens of sailboats are floating on the sea, carrying soldiers full of ships.The largest sailing ship was hung with golden vulture and cobra flags, for fear that others would not know that the greatest pharaoh of Egypt was on board.

Diana reminded Ramses several times, asking him to lower the flag first, so as not to accidentally run into a surprise attack by the Hittites, but every time Ramses gave him the compliment of "this pharaoh has never been afraid of anyone since he was born". went back.

The moon was dark and the wind was high, and the blue waves were rippling. Diana sat swaying on the bench, listening to Ramses talking about his so-called "lost war".

"Before I became a pharaoh, I was the brave seventh prince of Egypt, and also the regent of Upper and Lower Egypt. However, the high priest has always disliked me, and I tried to help other princes several times, but I—— solved it .”

When Ramses said the word "solve", his tone was very flat.Diana could tell that behind the turmoil of the royal family, there were countless turbulent undercurrents that were inhumane.

"Since the gods refuse to take care of me, I have no choice but to be a god myself." Ramesses looked at Diana, smiled, and suddenly realized that she couldn't see anything, "I want to marry Nefertari, Not just because she's a sun god priest. I—do like her."

Diana gave a soft "hmm".Country and beauty, the young and proud Pharaoh wanted it all.

Ramses didn't continue talking, but looked at Diana quietly, as if he could see something else from her.

Diana waited for a long time, but did not wait for Ramses' next words, so she had to ask herself: "And then?"

"Then? And then nothing." Ramses leaned on the mast, concentrating on admiring the moon.

It's a pity that there are so many clouds tonight, not to mention the moon, you can't even see a star.

No?That is to let her guess.

It seems that this is a test of Ramses to her, to test whether she is qualified to be his ally.

If she can't guess correctly, I wonder if this arrogant and willful Pharaoh will immediately throw her into the sea to feed the sharks?

Diana smiled slightly, closed her eyes, and thought over and over every word Ramses said.Fighting for the position, priests, liking, losing the war... She vaguely thought of a possibility, and said in her heart: "Nefertari can't die."

Ramses glanced at her appreciatively, but didn't speak.

He won't give her any hints until she says the answer.

"So, you need someone to replace the real Nefertari to meet this coup." Diana said calmly, as if she was talking about a trivial matter that had nothing to do with her.

Ramses smiled: "Yes."

"So you chose me." Diana didn't know whether to cry or laugh.

"It's not just because Nefertari can't die." Ramses finally showed his cards, "As my queen, the common mistress of Upper and Lower Egypt, 'she' must have the ability to fight side by side with me. In other words, I need you Take the name of Nefertari, fight for her, let her bathe in the eyes of the Egyptian people, hold my hand, and become my most beautiful queen."

He paused, and said with some regret: "But Nefertari was raised as a priest since he was a child, and he is too weak."

Diana was noncommittal.

Ramses added: "In exchange, I promise you that I will not touch Thessaly, or even the city-states of Greece. Believe me, your God of Light has been aroused by me. Before launching a brand new kingdom of gods, he has no time to show mercy to the world, let alone teach me a lesson. Guess how long it will take him to complete all this? 1000 years, or 2000 years?"

Ramses was so bold that he even dared to play with God in his hands.

Diana said quietly: "It won't exceed 100 years."

"Tch." Ramses used a simple monotone to express his contempt for "Princess Thessaly worships the God of Light too much, which is completely unreasonable".

"Since he dares to bet with you, he will definitely complete the bet before you die."

Diana spoke quietly, her voice was hoarse and sad.

How crazy it is to create a brand new kingdom of gods within a hundred years.

Under the premise that Cronus had betrayed his relatives, his name was justified, and he was supported by half of the ancient gods, it took Zeus thousands of years to allow the smooth transition of the God Realm regime. In 100 years, not to mention Apollo who is no different from a lunatic now, even Chaos, the god of chaos, the only way is to destroy the God Realm and rebuild.

She had no idea what had happened in the past 15 years.Apollo didn't say anything, and she didn't dare to ask.

For a time she thought that Apollo had returned, and for a time she thought that the night full of cold and violence was just a nightmare she had when she was seriously injured.

But in the end, when Apollo accepted the gamble and turned to leave, her heart ached and her eyes were full of panic.