She received the gift of God [Greek mythology]

Alpis didn't know how she responded.She turned hastily, parted from the crowd carrying the drinking contest winner, and just walked on.

Almost at the same time, the temple of Dionysus in the countryside trembled suddenly.Strong light shot out from the shrine and landed directly on the town square.

Laughter suddenly turned into screams, the crowd fled, the smoke dispersed, and a figure with black long hair curled up and a beautiful face, holding a pine stick, looked straight at Elpis.It is a statue of Dionysus in action!

——You gave away your identity when you said that name?

Elpis prevented Kires from appearing immediately, her lips tightened.

As soon as she inquired about Hermes, she was locked by the nearby Olympus god | body, which meant that apart from her and the Olympus gods, no mortal knew the existence of Hermes.

"Finally found you," said the divine statue of Dionysus, "Hermes once helped me, and I long for him to return to the banquet of the gods. As long as your curse on him disappears, he It can be returned. Therefore, I advise you to give up resistance and follow me obediently."

"Where is Hermes?" She asked, and at the same time asked in her heart: Is there any chance of winning?

The voice that only she could hear laughed shrilly: It's just a big rock, not the deity itself.

Dionysus twisted the pine stick in his hand, and the sculpted face, which should have been stiff, seemed to be smiling for some reason, so charming that he would feel dizzy just by looking at it.He snorted coldly, and asked retortly: "He has fallen into the current situation because of you, and you don't know anything about it? Well, as long as you lose your power—"

Before the words fell, a black wolf suddenly flew out from behind Elpis, rushed directly into a safe distance, opened its mouth and bit Dionysus' head!

"You—!" Dionysus was furious, and the pine stick drew an arc of light, and slammed at Kires.

Elpis' thoughts flickered, and Kires' body changed accordingly. The giant wolf stretched into a giant snake, dodged the attack of the pine stick, tightly wrapped around the neck and arms of the statue, and screamed sharply.

Calamity began to erode the stone statue with the consciousness of the god.The painting on the surface first faded and peeled off, covering it with an ominous black, and then, like an ancient object that could not bear the wind, sun, and rain for many years, there were cracks on the face and chest of Dionysus, which cracked and then turned into powder and scattered.

"Oh oh oh!" The giant snake raised its head in the air, turned into a raven and spread its wings, cheering happily.

Elpis' expression changed, and she said in a low voice, "Let's go!"

Kires fell to the ground as a wolf, she jumped on it immediately, and the black wolf ran wildly.

She looked back, and saw a red light in the distant sky, the violent killing aura made the sky pale, and the sun hurriedly rolled up dark clouds to avoid it.It was the sharp spear thrown by Ares, the God of War!

A chill ran down her spine, and she knew that this red light was coming towards her, and she couldn't avoid it.

The black wolf galloped across the land at high speed, and the town no longer knew where it was leaving behind. The scenery was blurred and elongated into color blocks, and it kept retreating.But no matter what kind of twists and turns Kires ran, the brilliance and murderousness of the sharpshooter could only get closer and closer.

"Can this blow be stopped?"

Kires was a little annoyed: "You were observed by Chaos and restricted by the definition of the gods. You can't do whatever you want like back then. That's Ares! Now we can't stop it!"

"What will happen if I am killed by the weapon of the gods at this time?"

"After you die, you will be resurrected, but if you fall into their hands, you will really become the next Prometheus."

Besides, her power is not yet complete, maybe the gods of Olympus will have a way to completely destroy her.

"Rush towards the nearest holy state... no, Athena's holy state." Alpis ordered decisively.

"Are you crazy?!"

She hooked her lips and smiled slightly: "The sharp gun is chasing after me, it depends on whether Ares has the courage to affect Athena Holy State."

She is not sure about other things, but she knows that Athena, who also has the power of war, has a deep feud with Ares.The power of Ares's shot must be astonishing, no matter where it falls, it will hit nearby.If chasing her meant taking action on Athena's domain, perhaps the god of war would hesitate a little.But only maybe.

She knew the plan was insane.If Athena had a similar position to the God of Dionysus and the God of War, it is difficult to guarantee that she would not abandon her people and would rather make her holy state a sacrifice.Worse still, the Valkyrie would strike in person, teaming up with Ares against her.

The enemy and the enemy are unknown, and all she can seek is the chance to escape that Ares hesitated for a moment.

"Kires, do you know the way?"

"Of course! Already on the way to Athena Shengbang!"

Running at full speed with the power of calamity consumes a lot, and Elpis was a little dizzy, leaning over and hugging the black wolf's neck.

In a blink of an eye, Athena's Holy State appeared in the field of vision.The prosperous city favored by the Goddess of Wisdom is entrenched on the seaside mountain, and the buildings are scattered here and there.The God of War spear that pierced the sky seemed to be a killing star trailing a comet, chasing after it without the slightest hesitation.The surface of the highest golden dome in the city already reflected the red light of the sharp gun.

"What to do next!!"

"Keep going."

"Going to hit the city wall!"

The reflection of the Crimson Lance splits land and shoreline.

Suddenly, the God of War's spear trembled strangely.The tip of the gun deviates from the locked target, and falls straight towards Athena's Holy State!

Seeing that the city of Athena was about to be wiped out by the blow of Ares, the sky over the city suddenly changed.

The dazzling veil unfolded in an instant, and the Aegis Aegis appeared, catching the killing-intent spear of the God of War!

The strong light like falling stars erupted and extinguished, and Ares' prey was nowhere to be seen.

"Eros—!"

The roar from afar shook the heavens and the earth, and could be heard even underground.

Elpis resisted the urge to look back, and followed the goddess holding the torch in the darkness.

Just when she and Kires were about to rush up the city wall of the Holy State, Hecate suddenly appeared right in front of them.The goddess in a long veil raised the torch in her hand, and the surrounding scenery was covered with a black veil. Kires had no time to stop, and rushed through the three-forked road that suddenly appeared, everything twisted and turned upside down.Elpis could only feel the world spinning, and she reached the ground in the blink of an eye.

Hecate said nothing, refused to answer any questions, and just led the way.

The Black Moon Goddess was not walking fast, but the guarding hounds on both sides were galloping desperately.Elpis guessed that Hecate must have used some secret technique to allow them to quickly cross long distances underground.

They suddenly returned to the ground, surrounded by mountains as far as they could see, it was already another corner of the earth.

Spring has not yet arrived in the mountains and forests, and the cold colors left by winter are still covered on the green branches.

Hecate had a clear goal and led her into a cave, but stopped at the entrance: "There are others waiting for you to come." It seemed that the Black Moon Goddess was about to leave quietly again.

"Thank you." Alpis said softly.She didn't ask any more questions.Hecate would never answer.

"I hope that one day you will remember that I have helped you twice." Before he finished speaking, Hecate's figure had become blurred.

The cave was dim and shrouded in mysterious mist. Even if Elpis looked intently, it was difficult to see what was going on inside.Kires turned into a raven and flew onto her shoulder, much smaller than before.It tilted its head and asked, "Do you want to move on?"

"of course."

Ares and Dionysus seem to have not traced here for the time being, and Hecate must have a purpose in sending her here.Let her believe that the Goddess of the Black Moon has no malicious intentions, and will not go to great lengths to send her to the hands of the unkind Olympian god.

The echo of footsteps became more and more empty, and Elpis walked into a larger cave.

The fog in front of him suddenly dissipated.

In the depths of the deep cave, a palace was dug out, and the cage inlaid with metal and precious stones shone faintly.A woman sitting on a low stool saw Elpis startled for a moment, then slowly got up.The pale lights floating on the wall reflected the figure of this woman, and the veil could hardly conceal her long black hair.She had melancholy green eyes, pupils rimmed with the dark gold of a god, but dimmed a little.He is a not too powerful god.

Alpis stopped stiffly.

"You must be Pandora," the woman with black hair and green eyes smiled, but she still looked melancholy, "Maybe you've heard of my name, Maia."

Maia, daughter of the Titan god Atlas and mother of Hermes, is extremely introverted, avoids the gods, and lives in dark caves all year round.

"I……"

She had meant to say that she had abandoned her old name.But she suddenly realized that this is the place where Maia gave birth to the son of Zeus.She became unresponsive.She is Elpis, but she is still Pandora.

Maia took a step back, avoiding her gaze.

Then Pandora noticed that there were other people in the cave palace.She first recognized the other party's shining blonde hair.

"Apollo." She read the name of the god of radiance, and the thought of running away flashed through her mind.Even if the circumstances change, her first impression of Apollo is hard to change, and she instinctively wants to stay away from this powerful and arrogant Olympian pride.

Kires spread half of his wings in a threatening gesture.

"I'm not going to hurt you," Apollo said, with a wry smile, "Time is limited, so I'll get right to the point." As he spoke, he frowned again and paused for a moment before changing his words: "Maybe we should meet directly It's more direct and clear." As he spoke, he gave Maia a questioning look.

Maia nodded silently, deliberately avoided looking at Pandora, turned into a certain corridor and disappeared.

"Follow me." Apollo took the lead towards the depths of the cave.

She pursed her lips to keep up, and her body became heavier with each step.

One after the other, Apollo walked through the long and narrow corridor that only one person could pass through.

At the end of the corridor, Apollo stopped suddenly.Pandora almost bumped into him, subconsciously took two steps back on guard.

Apollo raised his eyebrows, narrowed his eyes and looked at her, without hiding his displeasure: "I thought you would try to find out his whereabouts earlier. Could it be that you don't care about his condition at all?"

It seems that his restrained attitude towards her just now was taking into account Maia's mood.

"How dare I show myself before the great Olympian gods before I have the ability to protect myself?"

Pandora's undisguised mockery stunned Apollo for a moment.He reiterated: "I mean no ill will to you."

She didn't answer.

"Then would you at least answer me why you opened that box at Olympus?"

She stared at Apollo for a moment: "Is it difficult for you to understand that you are not willing to succumb to the fate imposed on me and want to resist desperately?" Before he could answer, she smiled: "Yes. You are the most powerful son of Zeus, of course you will not understand the pain and resentment of being teased by fate."

Apollo didn't get angry, nor denied her statement, but asked: "Who told you the real purpose of the magic box? Hermes?"

Knowing the name of palpitations is like a stone breaking through the waves of a deep pool of silence.

It was a while before she heard herself say, "No, only in this case, he didn't tell me the truth until the end."

Apollo didn't ask any more questions, turned around and stepped into the space connected by the corridor first.

The first thing that catches the eye is a sea of ​​pure white flowers.Monochromatic hyacinths glow in the dark cavern, and their flickering shimmers are reflected on the walls and ceiling like an undulating sea of ​​stars.Hyacinth is one of Apollo's sacred objects, and the white flowers all over the place are filled with a clean and sacred atmosphere, constantly purifying the interior of this spacious cave.

The atmosphere here is incompatible with calamity. Although it is not harmful, Pandora's skin still feels slightly numb.Kires was also very uncomfortable, jumping from foot to foot on her shoulders.

In the center of the hyacinth flower sea, there is a stone platform flush with the flowers.

She didn't immediately recognize what she saw in her vision.

Or rather, unwilling to look intently.

The pure white flower plants parted to the two sides, making way for a path leading directly to the stone platform.

She looked at Apollo.He turned his face away and remained silent.This implicitly reproachful attitude annoyed her.But from the perspective of the Olympian gods, she certainly betrayed the gods who created her and gave her everything for no reason.

Kires showed timidity in the face of the sacred sea of ​​flowers, and Pandora signaled them to stay where they were and wait.

Then, she set foot on the flower path alone, and walked towards the stone platform step by step.

This kind of moment seems to be full of ups and downs and thoughts.But nothing came to her mind.Only the white hyacinths around her swayed, and the shadows implying prayer and protection filled her vision.

Pandora already knew what was waiting for her at the end of the flower path.At least she thought so.But when she actually got close to the stone platform, it took her a moment to fully comprehend the scene in front of her.

Hermes lay there.The edge of the stone platform is also full of flowers. At first glance, he seems to be floating in a sea of ​​​​white hyacinths.The way he kept his eyes closed made her feel strange.Of course.She had never seen him fall asleep except for a nap.It was she who was always in need of rest, and every time she opened her eyes, he was there, or completely gone.

Only after meeting Maia did she know where his black hair came from.

But this rich hair color made him look extraordinarily pale and illusory.Maybe it's the hyacinth's white shimmer.But she soon realized that wasn't the case.

More than half of his body turned out to be translucent.

Apollo's voice sounded from far away:

"When the goddess Styx handed him over to me, he had already fallen into an evil sleep. Styx said that he broke the triple oath. As punishment, he must sleep for a hundred years with no breath, and then be exiled for another 900 years. But a hundred years have passed, Hundreds of years have passed, mortals have reproduced again, and we have built a permanent city on the earth, but he still hasn't woken up."