[Greek mythology] Queen of the Underworld

Hades wasn't too surprised by Hermes' arrival. Occasionally, when he came to the ground to take away those dead souls, Hermes would often guide some new dead souls by his side, directly from Hardy. Go in through the road opened by Si, so that Hermes doesn't need to make another trip.

The ghost brought by Hermes was a woman. Melos frowned slightly as he looked at that person.

He was quite sure that the woman was not an ordinary human being, but Meros could not see what she was.

Melos sat silently in the carriage, as long as there were no major accidents, no one could see his existence.

Seeing Hermes getting closer, Melos was a little nervous, but with Hades by his side, he didn't think he would be in much danger.

"Daphne." Hades said as she watched the other party approaching gradually.

The woman saluted Hades, she didn't feel too much sorrow for her own death, there wasn't much expression on her beautiful face, and a gentle smile could be vaguely seen.

Melos' eyelids twitched.

The legend about the laurel tree immediately came to mind.

But no one told him what Daphne would become when she turned into a laurel tree.

Apollo chose the leaves of the laurel tree to make his laurel wreath, made his own harp out of wood, and decorated his own bow with flowers. He once said that even if Daphne turned into a laurel tree, he would still love her.

And he gave the laurel tree eternal youth, so that the laurel tree became a kind of evergreen plant.

Even though it was later rumored that Apollo fell in love with other women, at least according to the legend he heard, the material of Apollo's laurel wreath has always been the branch of the laurel tree, which has not changed.

But apart from these, he doesn't know anything else.

But since he came to this world, he still vaguely knew something else.

For example, even if Daphne becomes a laurel tree, since Apollo bestowed eternal youth on this tree, Daphne should not appear here according to reason.

And it was guided here by Hermes.

Now all kinds of signs tell him that Daphne is dead.

That is to say, the laurel tree she incarnated has died.

This is basically impossible. Although Apollo does not have the power of Zeus, he can still give Daphne eternal youth, which has turned into a plant, unless Apollo dies, or he gives the things he bestowed. Take it back, otherwise everything he bestows cannot be invalidated.

But the facts have proved that all the "impossible" has become "possible".

Obviously, Hades wasn't surprised by this.

He nodded, indicating that he had understood, and at the same time indicating that Hermes could leave.

And Hermes has never had much communication with Hades. Since Hades is obviously driving people away, he is naturally happy to obey.

But before leaving, he looked around, and then said with a smile: "Did Pluto leave his carriage today?"

Melos took a deep breath, then looked at Hermes.

The wagon is now invisible, and Hades is powerful enough to make them both disappear in front of others.

As long as he doesn't move around, Hermes won't notice anything unusual.

"This is not something you should care about, Hermes." Hades said coldly.

Hermes didn't say anything more, just saluted and left.

Hades watched Hermes leave, jumped into the carriage suddenly, and pulled Daphne into the carriage as well.

It was only when Daphne came to the carriage that she saw Melos who had been sitting here.

There was a hint of surprise in her eyes, but she was not too nervous, and she gave a simple greeting to Melos.

The person who can sit on Pluto's carriage must not be simple, but she didn't know the identity of the other party, so she just performed a simple meeting ceremony.

The carriage started slowly and walked towards the road leading to the underworld. Melos turned his head and glanced at the land, but was surprised to find that Hermes was standing not far away looking at them—or, looking at them. this channel.

Melos turned around.

Whether Hermes is looking at this passage or Hades whose doubts suddenly disappeared, it has nothing to do with him. After returning to the underworld, he will probably never leave the underworld again. In the future, Olympus will come again. Just hide.

The carriage drove into the underworld, and the passage connecting the underworld and the human world was slowly closed. Hermes pursed his lips slightly, and finally turned back to Olympus.

In the underworld, Hades took Melos out of the carriage, and Daphne followed them silently.

Hades did not take Melos back to the apse, but took him to the throne in the hall.

Daphne knelt down, and Melos looked at her, not knowing what Hades wanted to do.

"You come." Hades stroked Melos' hair and whispered.

he comes?

Melos looked sideways at Hades, who pressed a kiss on his forehead, as if to encourage him.

Melos took a deep breath.

He comes as soon as he comes, if he can't handle it well, it's still Hades, isn't he?

"Daphne." He spoke slowly, or he was used to it. Once he had to deal with the dead souls, Melos would force himself to calm down and face them without any emotion, so as not to be affected by their sadness or pain. Influence, "Apollo gave you youth, logically speaking, you should not appear in the underworld."

That is to say, reincarnation is not suitable for her, and what she did during her lifetime is not suitable for going to hell, but she cannot enter Elysee either.

"You voluntarily separated your body and soul?"

Becoming a laurel tree does not mean that she has no thoughts or feelings. She can still feel everything around her, but she can never change back. Apollo is in great pain because of her choice, but he has proved himself with practical actions. Daphne's love, so far, his promise has not expired, his laurel wreath, his bow and his lyre are all made of laurel.

Could it be that Daphne hated Apollo so much that he couldn't tolerate Apollo decorating himself with his own branches and wood, etc. after he became a tree, so he simply gave up his life?

Impossible, if you really hate this, you should have killed yourself instead of asking your father to help you, right?Or is the Melanian way of thinking not applicable here?

Daphne knew the identity of Melos by looking at the position of Melos. There is only the position of queen under the throne. She became a laurel tree. Laurel spoke, so she wasn't too surprised that Hades was a teenager.

"Yes, Your Highness," she replied.

Her voice has a kind of ethereal beauty. It is said that Daphne is an elf, and there are also legends that she is the daughter of the river god, so she belongs to the sea fairy. Melos doesn't know much about her, but only from the beginning she was attracted by Hermes. Meros couldn't help but nod secretly when Si brought the performance up to now.

Such Daphne is indeed worthy of Apollo's crazy obsession, although the cause of this madness is the arrow in Eros' hand.

"You will wander in the underworld forever and will not be sheltered by the underworld. If you encounter the same wandering undead, you may be pulled into the bottom of the cold Styx River and trapped at the bottom forever, do you understand?"

Apollo gave her youth, which could have made the laurel tree never wither, but unexpectedly, such a "gift" became her bondage after Daphne became a dead soul.

She will not be allowed to reincarnate, and what she did during her lifetime is not enough to imprison her in hell, but she cannot enter the Elysee either.

Then she will become a dead soul wandering in the underworld without being sheltered. If she is accidentally pulled into the bottom of the river by the dead souls in the Styx, she will be imprisoned there forever until her soul is swallowed up by the Styx. .

Daphne knelt down respectfully, she silently stated that she had accepted the treatment of the Empress Dowager, and she did not mean to defend herself.

Melos turned his head and glanced at Hades. When Hades was by his side, he always wanted to look at the other party after dealing with a matter to confirm whether the other party had any other suggestions for his decision, but Hades Si is still expressionless. Obviously, he does not intend to tell Melos whether it is right or wrong to do this.

Melos gritted his teeth and called Akarali in.

When Akarali came in, he was also holding a ghost pomegranate.

She handed the pomegranate to Daphne, and Daphne took it and slowly ate the fruit on the pomegranate.

After eating the underworld pomegranate, she will stay here forever, even if she regrets it in the future, it is impossible to leave the underworld.

But even though she ate slowly, she was extremely determined without any hesitation.

After eating the pomegranate, Akarali pulled her up.

"Let her live with you first." Hades finally spoke, but he didn't add anything to Melos's handling. Obviously, he didn't intend to interfere with Melos' decision, "Wait..."

Before he finished speaking, the whole underworld suddenly shook.

Hades frowned slightly, and pulled Melos into his arms in an instant.

Akarali also supported Daphne, and the next moment, the entire underworld shook. If it were placed in the human world, it would definitely be a major earthquake that could collapse houses.

Accompanied by a strong vibration, there was a roar like a beast from a distance.

Hades threw something out, and that thing turned into a dazzling ray of light, heading straight to the outside of the hall.

At the same time, Melos could feel a strange power spreading in the underworld. It was a force very similar to the power of the underworld, strong enough to control most of the underworld.

Melos has the godhead of the underworld and controls the underworld. The appearance of this kind of power is like someone trying to snatch from him what he was holding tightly.

Someone was trying to get past him—or, rather, past him and Hades—to take control of the underworld.

"What's going on!" Melos asked in surprise, grabbing Hades' hand.

"Thanatos!" Melos shouted coldly.

Thanatos appeared in the hall in an instant: "Your Majesty, there is a vibration from Tartarus."

"Send a message to Olympus, and send a message to Poseidon." Hades picked up Melos and walked towards the inner hall with a solemn expression.

Tartaros.

Melos wrapped his hands around Hades' neck, and deep worries arose in his heart...