[Greek mythology] Born to be arrogant

Diana returned to Lake Nemi.

Due to the forcible withdrawal of divine power, the boy's face was frighteningly pale and his heartbeat was extremely violent, but his body temperature gradually dropped.He kept holding her hand tightly, repeating something in a low voice, Diana listened carefully for a moment, but couldn't hear clearly.

The little pompom arched in her arms, hugged her neck, and acted softly: "Mother Goddess, let's go to Babylon to read medical clay books? It's really great! I didn't lie to you !” After speaking, he nodded his head very hard.

Diana stretched out her hand to test the temperature on the young man's forehead, and after a while, said hello.

If Babylon's medical skills are really as good as Apollo said, then she might as well take them to have a look.

The little pompom cheered and rolled around on the bed excitedly.

When she carried the sleeping blond boy out of the temple, it was already raining heavily outside.

The news of Tantalus killing his son and hosting a banquet has spread throughout Olympus, even in the human world.The girls that Tantalus brought to Olympus had already been abandoned to the human world, and happened to land on the grass not far from Lake Nemi.The bean-sized raindrops hit their naked bodies, washing away the red scars struck by lightning, which was shocking.

Diana even wondered whether Tantalus had given these human girls some kind of drug, so that they risked their lives to dance on Olympus.

She got an answer quickly.

In the torrential rain, the girls' faces were flushed, and they rubbed each other's lower bodies. The intermittent groans and groans echoed in the forest. Even though she was the same sex, Diana couldn't bear it.

There is a strange fragrance floating in the air, which makes people want to move.

"You are... God..."

A girl crawled up to Diana on her knees, clutching the hem of her skirt tightly, her legs rubbing against each other unconsciously, "Please...help me...I'm...uncomfortable..."

Diana leaned over, supported the sleeping blond boy with one hand, and lightly pressed the girl's forehead with the other.The thin ice mist spread along the girl's body, instantly clearing her mind a lot.When the girl saw the long silver hair and the pale glass-colored pupils in front of her, she almost threw herself into Diana's arms, crying loudly, "His Royal Highness, save me!!!"

Among the twelve main gods of Olympus, only the moon god guards the maiden's chastity.

"Don't be afraid." Diana comforted her softly, and waved down a dense silver light curtain to protect the sleeping blond boy, then helped the girl in front of her, pressed her forehead, and chanted in a low voice An ancient and beautiful spell.The little pompom had already covered his eyes and rolled into the light curtain, hugging his father God's neck.If it was just a moment at night, he would definitely be caught and spanked by his mother god again.

The girl knelt in her arms and sobbed, and the voice of chanting the mantra gradually became louder.

The clear and cold light spread and raged in the heavy rain, and the girls almost crawled to Diana, almost greedily swallowing the silver light dripping from her hands, sobbing endlessly.

Gradually, the girls cried and laughed, and the flush on their faces gradually faded away, only the large scars on their bodies could not fade away.The first girl sobbed a bit: "Thank you, thank you Your Highness."

"Where is your home?" Diana asked in a soft voice, "I'll take you home."

The faces of the girls immediately turned pale, and they rolled and cried at Diana's feet and said, "Please don't send us back to Thebes, Your Highness!"

Thebes? [1]

Diana was slightly taken aback.

"Your Majesty the Moon God!" the girl cried in her arms, "Tantalus is the queen's father. This time, the king personally chose us and asked Tantalus to take us to Olympus. Queen, queen, she ...she has been insulting your mother!"

Diana was stunned for a moment, a little anger gradually appeared in her eyes.

"Don't just talk nonsense in front of me just because Queen Thebes once hurt you. If you expect me to avenge you..."

"Your Highness!" the girl said in a hurry, "I, I didn't just talk about it! The night before we came, the queen had been mocking the Goddess of the Night, saying that she only gave birth to two children and was not worthy of the human race's service. , and said..."

Diana didn't say a word, she looked at her quietly, her light colored pupils reflected a faint shadow, almost piercing her completely.

"I, I..." The girl shrank her shoulders, "Please, please don't send me back..."

When she cried, even the other girls cried together.

Diana was silent for a moment, then slowly said hello.

Of course, she could not conclude that Queen Thebes had offended the Night Goddess based on their one-sided words.

She must go to Thebes herself before all is clear.

As for the trip to Babylon, I'm afraid it will have to be postponed for a few days.

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Thebes.

winter.

Festival of Pyanepsia.

The city has been decorated with lights and festoons, filled with festive atmosphere.The carnival of the Dionysus Festival has not yet arrived, and young men and women dressed as the sun and moon gods danced mysterious sacrificial dances in front of the temple.Diana gathered the light of God and walked on the streets of Thebes.

She vaguely remembered the last Dionysus Festival in the world, she passed out drunk in Apollo's arms, she didn't know what to say, or she didn't say anything.Early the next morning, she lay in Apollo's arms with sore body, doing everything she should and shouldn't do.

That was also the first time she recognized her own heart.

Apollo...

She never knew that she would miss him so much.

I miss the warm smell on his body, miss his almost crazy and fiery kisses, miss him holding her tightly, the sweat dripping down her tall nose, dripping down on her body, almost covering her whole body. melt……

"Leto—what is it?"

A high-pitched voice came from the palace, followed by an extremely beautiful woman wrapped in gold ornaments.She wore a tiara on her head, and her expression was extremely arrogant.

"Put down all the sacrifices and go home! I have seven sons and seven daughters. Isn't it more worthy of your worship than Leto who gave birth to a pair of sons and daughters? My father is Tantalus, and he is with the gods Enjoy the offerings of the world! My..."

Diana pursed her lips slightly, walked up to the woman wearing the tiara step by step, and raised her hand.

--Snapped!

There were five red marks on the queen's face, and she swallowed the words she hadn't spoken yet.

"You, what, what?" Diana stared into her eyes tightly, with a palpitating chill in her tone.

"Who are you? How dare you offend me!" The queen screamed, pointing at Diana. "Guards! Lock up this daring woman! She's going to be locked up in the darkest and deepest dungeon—ah!!!"

Diana slapped her backhand again: "One word, one slap. Count yourself, how many words are there in the words that offended the Goddess of the Night just now?" Slapped twice.

"So what?" the queen covered her swollen face and retorted, "Even if the goddess of fate takes away part of my happiness, it can't be worse than Leto, right? I have seven sons, seven What about my daughter! Heh, just because of Leto's two children, do you want to compare with me?"

Diana's hand gradually moved to her neck, and when she approached her, the coldness in her eyes became more and more gloomy: "Just because her two sons and daughters are the main gods who control the world, because she gave birth to me and Apollo!"

The world is quiet.

The queen covered her swollen face in shock.

With a sneer, Diana grabbed the silver bow, slightly closed her hand on the queen's neck, and said in a word: "'Even if the goddess of fate takes away part of your happiness'?" There are seven sons, Seven daughters'? Niobe, tell me, if I killed your sons and daughters one by one, should you cry or laugh?"

The queen took two steps back in horror: "You, you can't! You are a god, and you are a god who loves the world!"

Diana gently stroked the tip of the arrow, and the coldness in her eyes grew a bit more.

"The god who loves the world is Apollo, not me. I have always been very stingy, calculating, and..."

"enough."

A dark golden figure gradually came out from the shadow of the palace, still wearing a dark golden mask, unable to see his face clearly.

Diana's movements froze, her fingertips trembled slightly, and she could hardly grasp the silver bow steadily.

It's him.

That sharp gaze like a sword, the tone of voice without any emotion...

It was like the shadow of Apollo.

"There is no need to ruin your reputation, Your Majesty the Moon God." The dark golden figure turned his head slightly, as if deliberately not to look at her, "Even if the fourteen princes and princesses are standing in front of you now, you will not kill them with your hands. If we leave them, at most we can beat that queen one more time."

"You..." Diana held her breath.

"Mouth, hardness, heart, and softness." The dark golden shadow said each word with a faint smile.

"You...are..." Diana unconsciously took two steps back.

"Me?" The dark golden shadow smiled softly, "I am the cursed plague god. You, you'd better stay away from me."

God of Plague?

Has Zeus ever sealed such a god?

Diana turned pale again.

After the dark golden shadow finished speaking, it ignored Diana, but walked in front of the queen, with a hint of oppression.

"Do you understand what I just said?" His voice still remained unchanged, as if nothing in the world could cause any change in his emotions, whether it was joy or anger, pain or sorrow.

The queen couldn't help but took another two steps back.

Of course she knew the meaning behind "Plague God".

As long as the opponent moves a finger, the entire city of Thebes will be shrouded in the haze of the plague, and eventually become a dead city.

"I……"

The queen covered her swollen face, dragging her heavy steps, to the altar of the Goddess of the Night, and knelt down.

"Please... forgive... my offense to you..."

The dark golden shadow gave a soft "hmm" and gradually disappeared into the shadow of the temple.

"Please wait!" Diana blurted out subconsciously.

However, she got no answer.

Only vaguely, I felt a pair of dark golden eyes looking at her, sharp as a sword, but extremely focused.

The author has something to say: [1] Thebas, also translated Thebes, the Greek city-state, is not in Egypt.