[Greek mythology] Queen of the Underworld

Persephone retrieved Macaria. In this not too short period of time, Macaria had already visited the house and had a general understanding of the layout, and was waiting for Persephone to come back to discuss with her.

When Persephone met Hermes for the first time, she was upset and just nodded indiscriminately.

Makarya knew instantly that her mind was not here.

"Shall we go back today?" she asked.

Persephone nodded, and after a few words with the intermediary, they left.

But when they returned to the hotel, they didn't see Hades and Melos.

"Father and mother have gone out." Peleus leaned on the sofa, flipping through a book, and said leisurely. As for Tartarus, he was sitting beside him with his eyes closed, seemingly asleep. "I didn't say the reason, I just said I'd be back before dinner."

Persephone frowned slightly: "I'm going to the Underworld to find Poseidon, and you should be careful."

Peleus waved his hand, not paying much attention.

Hades and Melos were simply going out to have a look. Although they both knew that the current situation was not favorable to them, they couldn't stop going out because of Zeus's crazy behavior.

As for Melos, in addition to running around in the human world when he was a human, when he was a god, he only set foot on the ground once, and that time was protected by Hades, and because of Something happened and I had to rush back.

So now, apart from the tension caused by Zeus, he is still very keen to drag Hades around.

There are not many buildings in the original Egypt, and there are many places to see, and many architectural styles are very familiar, very close to the style of the gods. Whenever he sees these, Melos can always feel a kindness.

But when I went out today, I ran into an acquaintance.

To be correct, only Hades knew it, and Melos didn't know it, but he has been famous for a long time.

"Athena." Hades looked at the woman who pushed the teacup in front of him, and said lightly, "It was not a coincidence before."

Just when they were about to go back, this woman suddenly appeared and invited them into her home.

Melos thought it was a chance encounter with acquaintances, but according to Hades, it was Athena who had been waiting for them.

"Yes." Athena leaned back on the sofa, looking a little tired, "I know you have encountered some difficulties, I think I can help you."

"You have never been a troublesome person." Athena is aggressive, but she will not interfere in other people's affairs for no reason. The battle of Troy was also because of her anger.

However, just like at the beginning, Persephone was dragged to the underworld, because she had no interest relationship with her, so she chose to sit on the sidelines.

This time Zeus wanted to regain control of the world, but Athena did not participate, because she understood that after the world has changed, the gods can no longer dictate here, even if Zeus reshape the glory of Olympus, I am afraid It will also be tied.

This is a thankless thing for her.

So she ignored Zeus' message.

Hades, who knew Athena's character well, felt something was wrong the moment she opened her mouth.

Unless self-interest is involved, the goddess is never a busybody.

"Zeus found me a month ago and asked me to help him. Since then, a message will come to me every once in a while," Athena lowered her eyes, her tone was a little cold, but Melos was not sure Is there some impatience in it, but at least Melos knows that Athena is very disapproving of Zeus's actions, "I have been refusing, but recently his information has gradually become less and less. Today's 'letter', the distance It's been a week since one time."

Hearing the end, Melos was slightly taken aback.

According to his understanding of Zeus, Zeus would never give up because of Athena's rejection. On the contrary, such a move just proved that Zeus was losing patience.

Before Moros could say anything, Athena changed the topic: "During this time, you should have seen the unexplained deaths of women in various places."

Melos nodded: "It was all done by Zeus." He was very sure of this.

Athena looked at him: "So do you know that these people are all descendants of Zeus?"

Melos froze.

"Zeus has many sons and daughters. They have divine power and the ability to enter Olympus. In fact, there are not few who occupy a place in the realm of the gods, but more are living in the human realm. As far as I know, he protected them without telling Hera. There are at least twenty children, not to mention those who are hidden from everyone and exposed to Hera's eyes, but Hera didn't have time to do it."

Everyone who is passionate about Zeus knows that Hera has cleaned up most of his lovers, but he has not had time to clean up those children, and not all children of Zeus will have supernatural powers, just like Hera and Zeus. Very, but there are also ugly children.

Having divine power does not necessarily have the ability to enter Olympus, just like Hermes, if not for his powerful and special divine power, Zeus needed his power, and he would not have been admitted to Olympus at the beginning.

"For so many years, most of the gods have disappeared, but at least some of them still exist. There are many examples of the children of Zeus who were scattered in the human world. They had no divine power but their descendants showed weak divine power. Because they were no different from ordinary people at the beginning, they all escaped the catastrophe of the God Realm." Athena looked at her palm, "Have you guessed what he is going to do?"

Melos swallowed, and said with some difficulty: "Because he is his descendant, he can take the opponent's power for himself in the shortest possible time and fuse it."

It's like when he took half of Zeus's power without anyone knowing it, and turned it into his own in the shortest time, because he is the son of Zeus, and there are always some mysterious connections between bloodlines .

"Yes, you have also read the newspapers. In the end, all the blood on each victim's body disappeared completely. Zeus took away their blood. I think he found a way to instantly fuse divine power." Athena took a sip of tea, "If I'm not mistaken, according to my understanding, my repeated rejections have made him angry, and his character... huh."

Athena's character has never been submissive. Since she sensed that she was in danger, she would naturally find a way to protect herself.

After finally avoiding the disaster at the beginning, it would be too bad to die in the hands of Zeus now.

"What do you want." Hades didn't agree or refuse, but asked her conditions first.

"Refuge." Athena said.

Melos raised his eyebrows slightly.

A goddess known for her battles would need to seek refuge?

He thought she was going to fight against it when the time came.

Athena saw Melos' doubts, and she sneered: "If Zeus really dared to fight in a fair manner, I would have no objection, and I would have nothing to say if I lost the battle, but he won't."

Athena has been with Zeus for a long time, and is highly regarded by Zeus. Similarly, she also knows Zeus's character very well.

"He will directly attack in secret. This is not the first time he has done this kind of thing." Just like when he once revealed his feelings with Persephone to Hermes, he probably wanted Hermes to He took Persephone to a place where Hera wouldn't find out so he could do something about it.

It's a pity that before Zeus ordered Hermes to act, Hera had already started.

"In exchange for the current entrance to Olympus, I hope you will allow me to enter the underworld for a while." Athena said.

The underworld she was talking about was not the underworld where Poseidon is now, but the separated world.

The world that Zeus cannot reach at present.

Hades looked at her for a while, and Athena frowned slightly with his basically cold gaze. Even if she asked for help, she didn't intend to lower her posture.

Moreover, it is better to say that it is a transaction than to ask for it.

"If Zeus really did it secretly, you won't benefit from it. Athena, there is nothing wrong with your divine power, and there is nothing wrong with your mind."

There are many methods Zeus can use, but Athena is not the kind of person who will be restrained when she encounters a naughty person.

"What do you want to do in the underworld?"

Her real purpose is to go to the underworld.

Athena pursed her lips.

"However," Hades took out a fruit, and Meros glanced at it. The fruit looked like a pomegranate, and people who ate pomegranates would be left in the underworld, but this is not a pomegranate, but also in the underworld. A kind of fruit, the person who owns it can find the entrance to the underworld, and Cerberus will not hinder its entry, "This is not my concern."

Athena took it without hesitation, and chuckled lightly: "What you care about is always..." She glanced at Melos, smiled again, and didn't continue, "This place marks what is now The entrance to Olympus." She handed over a piece of parchment, "Good luck."

Hades nodded, and after taking it, he pulled Melos to stand up.

"Go back," he said to Melos.

"Ah? Oh!" Melos staggered and stood up.

Athena did not send them out, but sat on the sofa, took out a glass of wine from somewhere, took a goblet and poured the wine into it.

Shaking the goblet in her hand, she slowly closed her eyes.

Those two people walked not too slowly, but as a god, Athena's hearing power is not comparable to that of ordinary people.

It was also the first time for her to come into contact with this queen of the underworld. This legendary young man who was very well protected by Persephone became the key to Zeus' inability to save the collapse of God's Domain.

She didn't know what was so attractive about this man, but from the conversation she vaguely heard between the two, she was sure that she could hear warmth from the always indifferent Pluto's tone...