[Greek mythology] Queen of the Underworld

Melos left at the right time, they had just left, and a minute later, there was another person in the room.

It was Artemis that Melos had seen from afar.

Artemis, who has not changed much from the original, is now wearing modern clothes, with a slightly anxious look on her face. She has not alarmed anyone when she comes here, and the bow and arrow that she never left her body before is not on her body at this time. Artemis in the room frowned and looked around.

There was absolutely nothing wrong with her tracking, there was indeed a fluctuation of divine power here, but that person...

There was no fluctuation of divine power in that person, and he looked no different from ordinary people, but she was just worried.

That person was able to sneak from Olympus to the underworld without telling everyone. If Olympus was not in danger later, I am afraid that Zeus would not have discovered his existence.

Since he had this ability back then, it is not difficult to disguise himself as an ordinary person now.

And she clearly remembered the look in the eyes of that person before when he looked at her.

Clearly knew her.

Definitely Melos.

Artemis frowned, but they seemed to leave in a hurry, why?

She sat on the floor with one hand resting on her raised foot, looking at the sunset outside the window, lost in thought.

In any case, for his own purpose, Zeus must find him first.

Artemis made a decision in her heart, so she left her consciousness in this room. It was not a wise decision for her now, but she still gritted her teeth and did it.

On the other side, Meros who entered the underworld with Persephone and Macaria slightly raised his eyebrows.

Persephone smiled and said: "It stands to reason that your current body is that of an ordinary person, and entering the underworld will be affected to some extent, but it seems that you feel a lot more energetic."

Melos pinched his forehead.

Indeed, from the moment he stepped into the underworld, he seemed to feel that the exhaustion in his whole body disappeared like this, and he felt... very comfortable.

"This space was born by you, it recognizes your soul, and it welcomes you." Persephone said, "It's like even if this land no longer belongs to Gaia, if Gaia appears, the land will Still close to her."

This closeness is very beneficial to Melos, even if he has nothing to do with this space now, but if Melos wants to do something, this space will help him as much as possible.

Melos nodded, and this space has undergone earth-shaking changes from the last time he saw it.

He originally thought that when this space was reborn, the subsequent changes were already huge, but now it seems that it was still slow at that time.

Neither Persephone nor Macaria had been here.

Melos has not been here for a long time.

But this space has an almost instinctive intimacy with Melos.

Even Melos could faintly feel the power in the depths of his soul stirring, as if it would fill his whole body in the next moment.

"Be careful, father," Makarya said.

Melos nodded, and Makaria and Persephone stood beside him.

The place where they are standing now is on a lake, and there is nothing wrong with the water on it - Melos thinks it may be because his power is imprisoned, which caused him to see nothing - this is obviously not the River Styx products after spreading.

"Let's go down." Persephone grabbed Melos' hand, tapped the water under his feet lightly with his toes, and then a passage appeared in front of them.

After passing through this lake, is the real underworld.

Different from the underworld where Melos lives, here, the crying cannot be vaguely described. Once entering this world, all kinds of crying will come from all directions. If ordinary people come in, I am afraid that they will be confused by this sound immediately Son lost his mind.

The new world has new laws, cause and effect are adjacent, and the intersection of good and evil is particularly important here.

Different ghosts are brought here every day. Yes, ghosts, they will stay here until their sins are redeemed. Before that, they cannot be regarded as undead. Will become undead, have the chance of reincarnation.

Some people have too much resentment and are full of hostility because of their unjust death, and some people are malicious and try to replace the master here, so they cannot be redeemed and stay here all year round. At this time, the master of the underworld needs to take action to maintain the order of this space. It can be said that what the master of the underworld has to do now is not to judge these dead souls, but to ensure the order of this space, that's all.

Melos walked along the river bank with the two of them. There were still many dead souls at the bottom of the Styx—ghosts. They were crying and struggling with their hands, trying to pull the person down by the river, or hoping that the other person could Pull yourself up, but the tears in their eyes have become one of the shackles that bind them. Some people have probably stayed at the bottom of the river for too long, and they are still ghosts when they are gone. There is only a white bone left, unable to make a sound. They could only wave the skeletons in vain, and they had no more tears to shed, instead some black fluid seeped into their bones.

After a while, they will completely disappear at the bottom of the river.

It's not that I'm free, but that I become one with the river here, and there is no chance to climb up again.

"It is said that it is not called the River of Styx, but now it is called the River of Forgetfulness." Persephone said suddenly.

Melos suddenly remembered the legend about Wangchuan, and he nodded in understanding.

Since everything about Olympus can be handed down and become a distant myth—although it is incomplete and some are wrong, it has been handed down after all—then everything about this space has been handed down to become a legend It's not that strange.

"The reason why it is called the River of Forgetfulness is because it has been imprisoned here for a long time, and many things from the past will be forgotten. In the end, all that remains is the resentment of wanting to leave the bottom of the river, even if it turns into bones, even if the bones melt in the river." The statement is somewhat different from the legend, but Melos still nodded.

It is impossible for him to hope that this space will develop according to the past of the underworld. It has to be said that he feels relieved in such an underworld.

“How are we going to find people next?” They’re not here to watch the space grow.

"I don't know." Persephone felt a little helpless, "I don't know whether the owner of this space is an enemy or a friend, so I haven't had any contact with anyone here."

She just had a feeling that someone was helping her brother, but she couldn't be sure whether it was true or not.

Melos looked at the river of Wangchuan, pondered for a moment, and said slowly: "I think the other party should already know we're here."

As soon as his words fell, he vaguely heard a strange voice.

In this space where there was only crying, that voice was exceptionally clear.

Melos frowned vigilantly. Although the sound made him uneasy, it was strange that he didn't feel the danger, but he still clasped the bracelet on his wrist with his hands, just in case.

The voice gradually became clearer, as if someone was running quickly, but something was mixed in the middle, and then it turned into someone's panting, and finally, it turned into clear footsteps.

Someone came out of the darkness slowly, with a faint smile.

"Long time no see, Your Highness the Empress of the Underworld." The man stood not far from them, with a noble and elegant smile, and the joy of seeing the long-lost old friend reflected in his eyes, and slowly saluted them.

Melos' eyes widened in surprise.

"Amphitrite...Your Highness..."

Amphitrite, the Queen of the Sea, who was supposed to live in the deep sea, is now an undead. Her fair face is stained with a little gray, but she looks very energetic, and even Melos feels that she is now It is better than any state I have seen in my memory.

"I thought it would be inappropriate for anyone to greet you, but after some thought, I'd better go by myself." Amphitrite smiled softly, "If you think you can still trust me, why don't you come with me?"

Her words are full of sincerity. Originally, one of them was the queen of the underworld and the other was the queen of the sea. Amphitrite didn't need to treat Meros like this at all, but now she gives people a feeling that she seems to want to To let Melos go well, there will be no uncomfortable feeling.

Although according to the impression of Melos when dealing with Amphitrite in the past, the performance of Amphitrite today does not match the impression, it can be said to be a bit abnormal, and it is easy to think of a trap, but Melos is Still implying that his sister and daughter stood still first, and then the three of them followed Amphitrite to move forward.

Not long after, after passing through a layer of darkness again, a palace came into view.

This is the only place with light in the entire underworld.

And it can be said that this palace is incompatible with everything here, unlike the underworld of Melos, the palace is integrated with the whole world.

Melos frowned and thought for a long time, only to realize that the shape of this palace looks like the palace standing in the deep sea when he visited the sea area.

Melos glanced at Amphitrite calmly.

As early as when she first came into contact with her, Melos knew that her life was not long. At that time, she came to the underworld and used the water of the Styx to draw out the hostility from her body, but it also made her vitality flow away continuously, but she herself did not. She didn't plan to take any action, so when Melos knew her, she was almost beyond treatment.

Melos knew she would die a long time ago, but if he remembered correctly, Amphitrite should have dissipated with her soul.

Who helped her?

While he was thinking wildly, Amphitrite in front of him had already opened the door of the hall and said to the people inside: "I have invited the honored guest."

Then Melos heard a voice with a flamboyant smile: "It's been a long time."

After that, Melos heard his sister gasp in his ear, and said in an unbelievable voice: "Poseidon!"