[Greek mythology] Queen of the Underworld

Melos did not expect that he would meet Liu Ke so soon.

While he was still in the forest that day, Akalali came in and told him that Niobe had given birth to a boy, and that by her and her husband's orders the temple of the Queen of Hades was soon built in that country, But the statue is a bit blurry, probably because Niobe couldn't see the appearance of Meros clearly in the underworld, or it might be the hands and feet of Gakbel or Shakanochman, plus the appearance of Meros is a teenager, and his face Somewhat similar to Persephone.

So the idol looked more like Persephone.

"That's not bad." Melos chuckled, "Could it be that you want her to build a temple in the human world like mine, and if Leto feels unhappy one day and wants to smash my temple but finds that It's not Persephone, that's a big joke."

"Your Highness." Akarali looked at him disapprovingly, "Even if Goddess Leto is angry with you, she won't attack the temple of a god." After all, although Persephone is ordinary Gods, but now they also have the identity of the queen of the underworld. Even if Leto is angry with what Melos has done, this is not the same as her interest in sending her own children to kill human children. God statues in the human world will be regarded as a challenge to the underworld.

"Even if she doesn't know how to do it, it's hard to guarantee that no one will pass by that temple. In any case, it's good to make them think it's my sister," Melos said.

The less people knew about his existence, the safer he was.

Akarali looked at him with a complicated expression, but said nothing.

"What's the matter?" Melos asked, seeing that her expression was wrong.

"It's nothing." Akarali shook his head, "It's just a pity."

"For me, who is very likely to lose my life once discovered, this only represents safety." You must know that once discovered, his death is not just a simple death, but there is no chance of entering hell He is very sure that even if Hades intends to protect him, Zeus will try his best to get rid of him, the one that doesn't even have a soul left, and make him disappear completely.

"How is Niobe?" After all, it was the first thing he dealt with after coming to the underworld. Melos is still concerned about her future. If Niobe's nature is hard to change, no one will be able to save her. .

There is no record of her later life in the book. Melos' impression of her is only that of the guest in the university class. Later, during the exam, he highlighted this painting, so he remembered it more clearly.

People's records of her only show the tragic image of her protecting the child.

"She has been respectful to the gods recently, and she will also send maids to other temples to worship, but she will only go to the Temple of the Queen of the Hades in person." Akarali is obviously very satisfied with this, "However, she gave birth to a child Apollo then tried to kill the child, but failed."

"If Artemis' letter arrives, bring it to me." Melos said lightly. Artemis will definitely come to him again because of this matter. Although Hades is here now, this matter is still a matter of He came to deal with it, so if Artemis came to make trouble, he felt that he should try to deal with it.

"It's here," Akarali said.

She took out the letter from Artemis who had just arrived not long ago, and it really accused Persephone of being wrong as always. Obviously, Artemis was very dissatisfied with Meros' meddling in their affairs.

Melos closed the letter.

"You help me answer her."

"Dare to ask Your Highness, what do you want to tell her?"

"All misfortunes and injustices should be compensated in the next life."

"As you wish."

Melos nodded.

In fact, he didn't do anything, he just turned the arrows that Apollo and Artemis used to kill the fourteen children into the protective power of the child, and they would protect the child from being killed by Apollo and Artemis again. Mies shoots and kills, but if other gods use other methods, then everything he does is meaningless.

It’s just that he knew that Leto, who was furious, would definitely let Apollo and Artemis kill those children, as Niobe’s punishment for laughing at her having only two children, because she wanted to tell Niobe that even if there were only two children There are two children, but these two children are comparable to her everything.

The reason he warned Niobe was that if other gods did it, her child would surely die.

In this era when gods rule the world, why should a human being fight against gods?

He sighed leisurely.

At that moment, Akarali replied to Artemis instead of him, and Shakanochman walked slowly.

"Your Highness." There was something wrong with his expression, and he just saluted hastily.

During this period of time, Melos also had an understanding of Shakanochman, and he knew that the other party's random behavior was not because of his opinion, but because of his personality.

So he nodded: "What's the matter?"

"Your Majesty, please move to the main hall."

"Has the envoy come?" The last time Hades asked him to go to the main hall, was it because Hermes came to Hades, so this time?

"No." Shakano Qiman shook his head, always impatient, he couldn't hide what was on his mind, so he said immediately, "It's about Liu Ke, she has come to Hades."

Melos has not yet realized what he said.

It took him a while to notice that Shakanochman said "come" instead of "come back".

Melos was shocked by this.

"she……"

"Yes, Your Highness," Shakanochman nodded, "she is dead."

Melos almost ran to the main hall.

Akarali and Shakanochman followed behind him, but they couldn't stop him.

Melos pushed open the door of the hall almost out of breath.

There was no one inside, and the undead who should have lined up to enter here for trial were all blocked at this time. Hades sat on his own throne, propping his head with his hands, looking very leisurely.

In the empty hall, Liu Ke in the soul state sat cross-legged on the ground, her body exuded an ominous black air, and beside her was a woman who was very similar to her but had completely opposite demeanor and behavior, she was also in the state of a soul , There are some girls beside them, except for Hades, there is only one man standing among them in the hall.

As soon as Melos entered the hall, everyone looked at him.

Hades changed his lazy sitting posture when he entered the hall. He sat on the throne and waved to Melos, but did not speak.

Melos walked slowly towards him.

Still in the same position, still in the same shelter, Melos sat under Hades, and the next moment the other party's cloak wrapped himself up, getting used to the other party's quiet protection, he smiled slightly, not waiting for Hades to get down With one step, he leaned against his chest.

"What happened?" he asked in a low voice.

"Luke killed them," Hades said.

Melos looked at the few people below, except for a woman who had a similar face to Liu Ke but whose temperament was far different, he had never seen anyone else.

"Lu Ke, why did you do this?" a girl at the bottom asked.

But no one answered her.

The woman who was very similar to Liu Ke suddenly raised her hand, it seemed that she used to do this often, she seemed to want to slap Liu Ke, but unfortunately, she was held by Liu Ke's wrist.

"You vicious woman, you took my position and took away the honor that my mother should have given me. You actually killed me. I should have told my mother to kill you long ago!" she said angrily , "You shouldn't be my substitute, it makes me feel so disgusted, you should be grateful for being able to have a godhead with such a humble status, but what about you."

"You can take them all back, I don't care." Liu Ke looked at her indifferently, "I have blocked the disaster for you for so long, the bad luck that belonged to you, the misfortune that belonged to you, all fell on my head God, I don't care, why don't you take it to yourself, you take away my happiness, you take away my love, you take everything from me, you are so ugly, but oppressive for so many years."

"Liu Ke." The man standing beside them looked at her in astonishment, as if he couldn't believe that Liu Ke would become like this.

"Who are you calling?" Lucy looked at him, "Calling me, or calling her?" She pointed to the person whose wrist she was holding, and asked sadly.

The man pursed his lips, but did not answer.

"If it wasn't for her, I wouldn't have nothing, I don't know who my parents are, I don't know what my future should be like, I should have been so carefree, I should have sang in the ocean, I had I should love someone unscrupulously, instead of bearing the fate of a person who has nothing to do with me, instead of handing over my love to others." Liu Ke's indifferent expression finally slowly turned crazy.

"So you killed them?" Melos finally spoke. He has always sympathized with Liu Ke since he knew her life experience. He hoped that Liu Ke could live a better life instead of always being someone else's substitute.

But he didn't expect that Luce would choose such a path. Melos sighed leisurely: "Why did you do this?"

"All my resentment, all my unwillingness, have been suppressed for many years. I can't imagine living in this world instead of others. Even after I die, no one will remember that I ever existed, because what they remember , will always be just 'Liu Ke'." Liu Ke narrated calmly.

No matter how much unwillingness and anger there is, up to now, she has been able to express it calmly.

"But you killed them, and still no one knows your existence."

"I didn't think that much, Your Royal Highness." Lucy tried to make herself smile, but she was already in tears at this moment, "I just think I need a catharsis, but I don't regret it until now."

"You killed the gods, and you killed them maliciously. From then on, you will not have the chance to go to Elysee, nor will you have the chance to reincarnate until your own sins are atoned for." Melos sympathized said.

"I don't care anymore." Liu Ke said with tears, "Can you imagine that no one knows your existence, history books will not record it, troubadours will not sing about the sorrows and joys you have had, even if it is unbearable Even the most intimate people will not remember your existence," she looked at the man she had always loved deeply, all the despair in the past, until now, only the pity for herself before she was alive, "It's as if I never Can you imagine this kind of pain before?"

Melos looked at her suddenly transparent body and told her softly: "I can, Mayfair, I can..."