After being sacrificed to Eros [Greek mythology]

The two looked at each other, and Hades slowly closed Persephone's palms.

"If you still remember me in the future, just eat one of these."

Persephone froze for a while, although she wondered why Hades would suddenly give her a pomegranate, but she knew in her heart that there was nothing wrong with a small pomegranate.

She folded her hands and accepted it, and said politely, "Thank you, Hades."

Hades smiled.

This smile is very cold, without a trace of joy in it, instead, there is an unfathomable coldness in the depths, like a rat catcher who has set a trap, waiting for the victim to fall into the trap.

In fact, Hades is very good at using all kinds of tricks to lure ignorant girls into the trap.

His dullness towards love is limited to how to please a young girl.

If it is only about how to get a girl, he has a thousand ways and ten thousand ways, and he can snatch her without anyone noticing.

Like the wonderful lily by the valley, this pomegranate, as red as pigeon blood, also contains a little trick of Hades.

This pomegranate is the food of the underworld. Once Persephone ate it, he would have a good-sounding reason to keep Persephone.

Of course, the trap has been set, and the initiative is still in the hands of Persephone.

If she really has no affection for him and throws the pomegranate away, or refuses to eat it, Hades has nothing to do.

This idea is not only the fulfillment of him, but also the fulfillment of Persephone.

Of course Persephone couldn't detect it.All she knew was that it was an ordinary farewell gift.

She put the pomegranate in her pocket, and after a few days, she and Hermes left Hades.

Hades stood at the entrance of hell watching the girl go away, waved goodbye to her, and told her not to forget to eat the pomegranate if she missed him.

Persephone hummed casually.

Then, she really fell for the trick.

Soaring all the way from the end of Tanarus, Persephone felt her eyelids burning, and she could faintly see the bright sky outside.

Perhaps it was because her eyes hadn't seen light for a long time, but Persephone felt her eyeballs stinging, and the dazzling light, like countless sharp swords piercing her horizontally, drained the moisture from her tongue, making her skin dry and wrinkled, and her throat wrinkled. smoke.

After walking for a while, she felt that her legs were sore and weak, and the jagged rocks under her feet had inverted teeth, piercing through her thin sandals, and cutting her delicate soles like blunt knives.

The ghostly whispers around are also depleting the aura of the living.

Persephone gasped heavily.

It seems that the way home is not easy.

How deep did she fall into the abyss before?

Persephone shuddered for a while, and for some reason, Hades' words before faintly reappeared in her ears.

"As the opposite of sunlight, darkness always welcomes you."

These chaotic thoughts entangled her thoughts, causing her heart to sway, constantly recalling the time in the underworld, and the people in the underworld.

Persephone vigorously shook off those thoughts, knowing that the past few days in the underworld was like a nightmare, and she had to draw a clear line with the underworld in the future.

Back in Olympus, she is still the pearl in the hands of her mother, and she is still the noble goddess who is spotless.

As for Hades, just treat it as an absurd dewy love affair.

"Persephone!"

Hermes' call interrupted her thoughts, reminding her, "We have to leave quickly. Hey... what's wrong with you, what's wrong with you?"

Persephone shook her head at him, knowing that these discomforts were a normal reaction to her sight, and she could bear it.

Hermes saw that her face was faintly yellow, and asked with concern, "There is still a short distance to go, the road to Hades is rough and difficult, why don't I go get you some water first?"

Persephone declined, although she is indeed thirsty now, but in this bottomless cave, where is there water?

The only water, that of the Styx, is undrinkable to a living man.

Even though the light is right in front of you, the road under your feet seems to be distorted by space, and you can never finish it.

Unfortunately, the cave is still extremely hot... I don't know if it's her mental illusion or what, she always feels that the surroundings are as hot as a volcanic rock wall, and every breath she breathes is scorching hot.

This is so unreasonable.The caves in the underworld should be gloomy and cold.

Hermes also wiped his sweat, and said, "Strange."

He pointed to her pocket, "Hey, don't you have a pomegranate? If you're really thirsty, you can moisten your throat first. I'll find water for you when you get outside."

Persephone snorted, and then glanced at Hades' pomegranate.

During these days in the underworld, she has not eaten anything from the underworld, and she has not even drank a sip of water. On the one hand, the food in the underworld is filthy and unpalatable, mainly because she has resistance to Hades, a predator, and does not want to be contaminated. anything here.

At this moment, I was suddenly free, and I felt relieved in my heart.

Hades's stuff suddenly wasn't so annoying anymore.

The color of the pomegranate is really delicate and beautiful, just a few glances make the mouth water.

The more I stare at it, the more I feel that it is like a divine fruit in the paradise of the Holy Garden, exuding infinite charm, as if silently persuading her: eat one, eat one...

Persephone pursed his parched lips.

Raising his head, the twilight at the exit had grown bigger and bigger, and returning to the ground seemed to be only a few steps away.

Hades' earnest, deep face occupied her again.

She thought, eating a pomegranate should be fine.

After all, he had already given it to her. Even if she didn't eat it, the pomegranate would still rot.

Persephone put a pomegranate seed on his tongue.

The taste is unsatisfactory, bland and less sweet, no different from swallowing a gust of wind.

She frowned, and tried to eat another one, two, three... still had no taste at all.

Hermes laughed, "Persephone, is your pomegranate not yet ripe?"

Persephone had never eaten such an unpalatable pomegranate.But thinking about it, the things in Hades' hands are good if they can be swallowed, how can they ask for delicious food?

She sighed, put the pomegranate back into her pocket, stood up, and said to Hermes, "Let's go."

However, before the words were heard, the surrounding rocks shook violently, like an earthquake, like thunder, like a heated wax block, which was about to melt immediately.

Hermes yelled "Not good", and stretched out his hand to grab the back of Persephone's hand, trying to pull her out quickly, but his hand was empty in the air.

When the rabbit was rising and falling, countless rough and poisonous vines protruded from the bottom of the abyss, wrapping around Persephone's waist in just the blink of an eye. Persephone disappeared into the black abyss.

In the trembling cave, only Persephone's panicked long hiss remained.

Hermes was bluffed back again and again by the gust of wind, and was frightened stupid for a while.

what happened?

……

The next thing can be guessed. Hades confronted Zeus under the pretext of eclipse, and must try his best to win Persephone to stay in the underworld.

The Goddess of Agriculture, Demeter, was naturally extremely reluctant, and she fought with Hades for countless rounds.

In the end, he had no choice but to promise Persephone to stay in the underworld for a quarter of a year, and the rest to stay by his side.

This is a compromise strategy that is not satisfactory to both sides, but does not lose harmony.

The breeze is blowing, the sun is bright, and the plants and trees of the Elysee are bathed in illusory light and shadow, enjoying this rare and peaceful atmosphere to the fullest.

Persephone wandered by the stream for a long time, and the past with Hades floated before her eyes like floating clouds, some of which have been blurred, while others are still vivid, firmly nailed to the wall of her heart superior.

Seeing his wife in a daze, Hades on the side looked so peaceful and bewildered, and even had a sense of seeing through the vicissitudes of the world, so he didn't have the heart to interrupt her for a moment.

After a long time, Persephone sighed and asked, "Did I just fall asleep?"

Hades shook his head and rubbed her stiff neck, "No, Persephone, your eyes are always open."

Persephone rubbed Hades' calloused fingers, and the scene in front of her eyes gradually became clear.

You don't necessarily sleep with your eyes closed, and you don't necessarily wake up with your eyes open.

She has to admit that many past events have melted into her blood. As long as she is still alive, she will recall them over and over again and play them in her mind again and again, like a shell that can never be released, trapped in her , locked her soul.

Hades helped her up, and the two walked slowly along the stream of Elysee.

The dream is like a cloud that has not dissipated. The scenes and objects in the dream are not only illusory, but also what they have experienced together.

Hades held Persephone's hand, a little more peaceful and easy-going than when she first met him.

It is true that Hades and Demeter agreed to stay in the underworld for a quarter of a year and Olympus for the rest of the year, with Persephone in the middle, and neither party can go back on their own.

"Elysee is very good, it is my favorite place in the underworld."

Persephone suddenly stopped, stared tenderly into Hades' eyes, and said, "Thank you Hades, I have seen everything you have done for me."

But spring came, and even with Elysee, she still had to go.

Hades was solemn and cold for a while. Although he hoped that Persephone would change her mind because of Elyse, if she insisted on not changing her mind, there was nothing he could do.

Moreover, in just a short period of time, Persephone has smiled many times because of the Elysee—to some extent, the original purpose of building the Elysee has been achieved.

It was he who used shady means to get this fate with her.

Now, because of Elysee, or because of anything else, she no longer resists him as before, and he is content.

……

Before leaving, Persephone handed Cupid's lead arrow to Hades from her sleeve.

"I promised you to save you before. Now, I will bring this lead arrow here for you. You can use it or not."

Persephone grabbed Hades' hand, intending to hand over the lead arrow, but the other party clenched his fists and refused to accept it.

The two stood still.

Hades lowered his head, and there seemed to be a cold and dark mist in his eyes.He pinched her wrist in turn, "Persephone, open your heart to me, is it still possible?"

Persephone did not speak, her cold eyes reflected the boundless beauty of Elysee.

Of course, it is impossible not to be tempted at all.

But her heart was still tied up by too many things, and she couldn't answer Hades immediately.

"It's possible," she said frankly, "but not now, we need to wait, this time may be tomorrow, or it may be thousands of years later... until the edges and corners of the four seasons are smoothed, and the stones become dust, Hades, I asked, can you wait?"

With his power, if he randomly finds a banshee in the underworld, he will be the star of the world.

But guarding her withered is like guarding a fried seed, the probability of germination is very small.

Why did he bother?

Persephone did not believe that Hades' passion for her could last that long.

Hades had a complex expression of indecisiveness on his face, as if he still had resentment.His thin eyelashes blinked a few times, his pupils seemed to be misty and blurred, and he looked at her for a long, long time.

Seeing that Persephone did not compromise in the end, the sad look on Hades' face slowly faded, and seeing everything clearly, he finally recovered his composure and returned to relief.

"Wait."

He said that two simple words carry a lot of weight.

Hades turned her body and said with a straight face, "As you said, I can wait for tomorrow, or for thousands of years, until the four seasons are smoothed and the stones are turned into dust. .”

His voice was a little hoarse, and these few understated words seemed to pass away, but they were promised to her in the name of Hades.

Hades almost concentrated his strongest feelings on these few words, just to tell Persephone that darkness always welcomes her, and Elysee always welcomes her.

As for this lead arrow...

Hades took it from Persephone. He didn't think about it or glance at it. With a click, he snapped it off with divine power, and threw it into the soupy river of Styx with his backhand.

Spring finally came.

The world is full of vitality, the forest is dyed green, and the fragrant stamens are fresh.People in Athens went out to sea to fish and go out to pick flowers to dispel the cold brought by the long winter.

But Hades, who was deep in the ground, was like a dead consumptive ghost, caressing the empty throne of the queen of the dead all day long.

Persephone was gone, and he had no hope of spirit, but wasted day after day.

The judge next to him was worried that something might be wrong with Pluto, and wanted to go forward to ask, but seeing Pluto's cold brows and dark face, he didn't dare after all.

Hades knew himself well, he was just less energetic, and he was still doing the work he should do every day.

For the rest of the time, he looked up at the beautiful spring of the land from the underworld, imagining that one day he would dispel the dead energy in his body and go to the human world to see what spring is like.

She is the goddess of spring, but he has never even seen spring, so how can he do it.

Seeing that Hades was calm, the judge dared to speak up.

Hades asked softly, "When will winter come?"

The judge replied: "Your Majesty Pluto, it's only just spring."

Hades remained silent.

Yes, winter has passed and spring has come, and there is still a long, long time before the next winter.

However, winter will return again.

He smiled, turned around and escaped into the bottomless darkness.