[Greek mythology] Queen of the Underworld

Melos lived in Hades like this. There seems to be no flow of time in Hades, at least in this gloomy world, he really can't feel the flow of time, or, time is meaningless to gods .

It was a very subtle feeling that he was once a member of the ordinary people, living a life where every second counted, and now he was squandering time.

During this period of time, he didn't see anyone except Akarali. Pluto didn't come to this palace during this period of time. It was empty and quiet, but Melos unexpectedly liked this environment very much.

But, if only without those annoying sounds!

During this period of time here, because no one disturbed, it has been very quiet here, but it is also because of this that he can hear some other sounds very clearly.

Melos has encountered such a situation more than once. In the quiet palace, the faint cries of the undead will suddenly appear. It is creepy to hear, but Akarali has no plan to help him. According to her words , This is the environment of the underworld, Melos lives here, he must adapt to such an environment, not the environment to adapt to him.

Melos nodded palely, but he really couldn't help being afraid.

As someone who was frightened by ghost movies when I was a child, I have been terrified of these Apiao ever since. When others tell ghost stories, he can hide under the bed and turn on the music to vibrate his eardrums. Hearing the cries of these Apiao up close Sheng Sheng really challenged his psychological defense too much. As expected, he thought himself too naively. If he wanted to live in Hades, the biggest obstacle was not Pluto but these real Apiao!

Many times he was woken up by these ghostly noises when he was sleeping.

"You look very haggard, Your Majesty the Queen." Akarali said, looking at Melos.

"Recently... the River Styx seems to be very lively." Melos said helplessly.

"Are you afraid of those voices?"

Melos shrugged. Akarali had seen him woke up by those voices so many times that it would only be ridiculous to deny it.

"It's not surprising, Your Highness." Akarali looked at the water in the glass and said lightly, "Many undead are unwilling to reincarnate and stay in Hades. As time passes, the resentment in their hearts becomes their strength. With their power, it can make those who hear it feel hopeless."

Could it be... that the reason why he was frightened by these voices was because these voices themselves contained a force, not because he was afraid of A Piao?

"Many people can't stand such desperate cries. The new undead will always be affected by such voices, and then they will be surrounded by resentment. The resentment of not wanting to die and the resentment of being killed by others can become their cry This is the reason why so many undead are bound in the river of Styx, they are full of hatred, and these emotions are exactly the source of Styx's survival."

"But you don't seem to be affected." Melos thought negatively. Could it be that he is easily affected because he has no divine power?

"As long as your mind is firm, you won't be affected anymore." Akarali said with a smile, she didn't tell Melos that when Persephone just came to Hades, she was almost fainted by such crying , because for Persephone, such screams were too shrill, and the cry from death made her, a goddess close to creatures, extremely uncomfortable.

It has to be said that Melos is more in harmony with Hades than Persephone, at least he is just awakened.

But the early stage was enough for him. After all, Melos' complexion had been pale during this time, and he looked like an undead.

Melos smiled wryly after hearing Akarali's words.

Whether it's his own fear of ghosts that makes him unable to fall asleep listening to these voices, or because these voices are mixed with resentment, it can't change the fact that he was awakened by these voices, and even when he dreams, he can already dream of some not-so-good things. The picture is gone, but he didn't tell Akarali about these things.

He is the one who chooses to stay in the underworld, he can always find a way to adapt to everything here.

It's just a matter of time, Melos said to himself, and he has nothing now, just the most time.

Melos comforted himself in this way before falling asleep, the flowers in the palace became his reliance, and in this unfamiliar underworld, the vines presented by these mothers became the only thing he could trust.

When he is sleeping, a group of vines will hang down from his bed, wrapping him gently inside. These flowers themselves can emit a faint light, and the vines will not make the space inside too dark. , the fragrance from the petals and the soft light help him fall asleep, and with these vines around, he can feel safe.

No undead would break in and try to kill him, although he didn't think the undead could come here, you must know that the palace of the queen of the underworld is not close to the gathering area of ​​the undead.

Thinking in such a daze, Melos fell asleep again.

He knows something is wrong with him, he gets sleepy easily, this is a normal time for humans, but it is extremely abnormal for gods, there is almost no darkness in Olympus, the time when the gods are awake is when they sleep The time was several times, but Melos woke up briefly according to human habits, and then fell asleep briefly.

Perhaps it was because the power Demeter had placed on him hadn't been cancelled, or because only sleep could suppress the growth of his body.

Don't forget, he has a seal set by Demeter which consumed nearly half of her divine power. Everyone thought that Demeter's divine power was greatly reduced because Persephone took away half of her power, so Just like the Great Mother Goddess predicted that if Demeter gave birth to a boy, then that boy would take away half of Zeus's power. Since it is a girl, it must be the girl who took away Demeter's power.

No one knows that most of Demeter's divine power has become a seal, suppressing the growth of Meros.

Thinking of this, Melos consciously rested according to the changes in his body, whenever he felt uncomfortable or sleepy, he would come to bed.

However, every time he fell asleep, he would be awakened, and this time was no exception.

It was as if someone was crying in his ear, and in his mind, there were even images of those undead crying and trying to drag him down the River Styx.

Later, he was really dragged down the River Styx. The cold lake water flooded his mouth and nose, and the undead at the bottom of the river rushed up. Countless skeletal hands grabbed his feet. He saw a skull open to him. Mouth, rushed towards him.

This kind of dream is too real, even if he knew that he was dreaming from the beginning, he still had to yell for it.

It seemed that someone was restraining him from moving. He saw the bone biting towards him, and he suddenly wanted to cry.

"Meros." Someone called him in his ear, and he, who had been pressed by something and couldn't wake up, suddenly opened his eyes.

Hades' face was reflected in his pupils.

For a moment he felt wronged.

Such inexplicable emotions caused him to hug Hades all of a sudden. He didn't know whether he was frightened by seeing Hades suddenly or because the scene in his dream made him still have a nightmare. He hugged Hades all of a sudden. Bury yourself tightly into each other's shoulders.

At this time, he hadn't recovered from his strength. The dream was too real, as if someone was pulling him and trying to take his life away. When he regained his composure, he found that Hades hadn't said anything. , but patted him on the back to try to calm him down.

At this time, he didn't know what to do.

Hades didn't speak, just patted him lightly, adjusted the positions of the two of them at some point, and hugged the boy completely in his arms.

Melos didn't know what to say for a while, he really wanted to ask Hades why he was in his room, but after thinking about it, he felt that such a question was just a shame, after all, the whole Hades belonged to Pluto, Pluto How could he be in control of where he wants to be, and his current status is still the other party's queen...

When he thought of the first meeting when the other party touched him and asked him if he was ready to become the queen of the underworld, he was afraid for a while, and he didn't dare to raise his head to talk to the other party. Hades was not annoyed, but just patted Rubbing his back, this scene is a bit like coaxing a child, but it is unexpectedly warm.

He was exhausted from being woken up by the nightmare before, but now with someone by his side, he felt extremely safe. Gradually, under the pat of Hades, he gradually felt drowsy.

"Go to sleep." Pluto finally spoke, his voice was as low as ever, which made people feel reassured inexplicably, "I am here."

Melos leaned in his arms and slowly closed his eyes. This time, there was no nightmare.

On the edge of the River Styx, Akarali had nothing to do, watching the undead being pulled into the bottom of the river. Those undead cried miserably, but Akarali remained indifferent.

Footsteps sounded around me, and then a man's voice sounded angrily: "Where's the king!"

She turned around, looked at each other, and raised her eyebrows: "Among the top ten generals, you have always seen the king the most times, Shakano Qiman, are you here to ask me for someone now?"

"Nonsense, I'm not looking for you." Shakanochman is the most irritable of the top ten generals under Pluto. His temper is as strong as his ability. He can even get angry at Pluto. , "After you went to see the king not long ago, the king put other affairs aside, what is the urgent matter that made the king leave the palace!"

Akarali shook his head innocently: "My dear Shakano Chiman, you know that I was recently sent by the king to take care of the queen. The information I can report is naturally related to the queen."

"Queen?" Shakanochman frowned, "What happened to her again?"

Persephone has been clamoring to go home. Shakanochman was very dissatisfied with the queen when he heard about it. After Persephone was taken back, he once prayed that she would not come back, but he did not expect her to come back. Not only came back, but also made Wang Shede send Akarali to the opponent's side.

"Nothing happened." Akarari shrugged, "I just told the king that the queen has been disturbed by nightmares recently and is very haggard, that's all."

Shakanochman's jaw almost dropped to the floor.