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Chapter 68 Hercules

The sun overhead torments him with never-ending torment.He climbed on the bare stone mountain, and the scorching rock made his callused soles covered with scorched blood blisters, and the rough yellow sand stuck to his skin to form a thick shell.

Hercules is on a journey to get the golden apples.For several years he wandered around, looking for clues and encountering obstacles everywhere.In Pasali, he killed the illegitimate son of Ares, Cykonos, and attracted the pursuit of the God of War, and was able to escape only after being protected by Zeus with lightning.

He crossed Illyria, crossed the Elidanus River, and found Nereus, the former sea god, under the guidance of the goddesses of mountains and water. King Sires as a sacrifice to Zeus.He went through many twists and turns and passed through three continents before entering the Caucasus Mountains.

The long journey made him tired and thirsty.He is the proud son of Zeus, a half-human, half-god hero, alert and capable, with great strength.Never since he had received the oracle at Delphi to resolve the twelve tasks set him by his usurper brother had never been a task that had worn him out so much.He raised his head and drank the last drop of water warmed by the sun, pinching the shriveled water sac in frustration.The horses were already exhausted, he was alone, the water was exhausted, and the mountains in front of him were still stretching, as if they were invincible.

I don't know how long it took before a fork appeared in front of me, and the road on the left was winding upwards. The road surface was covered with white snow, and it had reached the boundary of the snow mountain.The one on the right leads to the foot of the mountain, where you can see the green grass and the woods in front of you.

Hercules paused.Which one should I choose?The cold wind blowing from the rugged mountain road on the left made his skin tremble, half of his body was in severe cold, and the other half was scorching hot, the feeling was extremely uncomfortable.But it was really like a paradise he imagined, providing him with shade, water and food.He thought for a while, and still set foot on the left road.

The road became narrower, and the snow-covered road was extremely difficult to walk on. When he was hungry and thirsty, he grabbed a handful of snow and stuffed it into his mouth. His throat was already numb from the cold, and he felt hot all over, and his vision became blurred. He became more and more rickety as he walked. Finally plunged into the thick snow.

The midday sun shone on him, and in a trance, he felt himself being turned upside down, a gentle hand covering his forehead, and the high fever subsided immediately.Feeling better, he swallowed the sweet liquid dripping into his mouth and opened his eyes.

Her silver hair exudes a hazy halo. She is in the backlight, so that people can't see her face clearly, but her slender figure and the clear breath like a cold moon make people feel that she is a goddess of peerless beauty.Hercules immediately grinned. There is only one goddess with such a unique temperament in Olympus.

"Goddess of the moon, Artemis!"

It has been 30 years since the flood.During this period, humans rebuilt city-states and transformed from the past tribal system to a more advanced monarchy system, but most of the human kings were the blood of the gods.The gods disappeared behind the scenes, manipulated the change of kingship, and continued to rule the human world in this way.

The rough life of Hercules is due to the tug-of-war between Zeus and Hera.Zeus preferred him to succeed the king of Mycenae, while Hera supported his brother Eurystos and used tricks to squeeze him from the throne and become a subject who had to obey the other party.

So he had to fulfill the other party's unreasonable request and get the golden apple from the orchard guarded by the dragon.He got into many troubles along the way, Hera's lineage was completely offended by him, but he also got a lot of help, and the goddess in front of him was one of them.

He knew that the other party was not compatible with Hera, and believed that she would not be against him.

"Beautiful goddess, since we met on the East River in the Arcadia Plain, I finally see you again!"

This famous hero has curly curly hair docilely, a red rope tied on his forehead, dark skin, round and bright eyes, and a mouthful of white teeth when he smiles, looking very bold and forthright.The young man is lively by nature. Even in such a situation, when he meets the beautiful goddess, he still can't stop joking with her.

"That time I caught the stag you released, and you kindly did not blame me. But since then, I have seen stags, bears, and eagles, which are your sacred objects, and I dare not hunt them again. Just now I saw the sky Goshawk, I still think of you, and sure enough, you appeared!"

Al smiled slightly, with a kind expression on his face, but said, "You can't go any further."

Hercules widened his eyes and looked extremely surprised: "I thought you were here to help me! Is there a problem with the road ahead, so you stopped me?"

Al returned an approving smile.

This person still resisted the temptation in the face of desperation and did not choose the easy path, which shows that he is determined.However, despite all the dangers, he is still willing to trust a person who is almost a stranger, which shows that his heart is sincere and he has passed her test.

She handed him a beautiful forehead ornament, "Put it on the forehead, and you will see everything that is blinded."

Hercules took it and put it on, astonished.Lin Gu, who originally seemed to be singing birds and flowers, turned out to be an illusion. In front of him was a crater, with hot magma bubbling and bubbling, as if leading to hell.

As soon as Al waved his hand, the golden sun shone brightly, and the snow on the top of the mountain melted instantly.

"Go." She said softly, and when he thanked him repeatedly, she turned and left.

"Wait a minute, Artemis!" Hercules called to her. "Is there any chance for me to see you?"

Al turned his face sideways, with a smile on his face: "I'll give you a prophecy: beware of those closest to you."

Watching her disappear, Hercules was a little bit disappointed, but he quickly cheered up. The treatment from the Moon Goddess made him full of energy and in excellent condition.He continued to climb up, and on the top of the mountain, he saw Prometheus hanging from the cliff by chains.

He shot down the eagle and freed Prometheus, laying him flat on a rock.

The pecked liver gradually healed until the skin was intact, but Prometheus never woke up.Hercules tried it and found that his chest was cold. He couldn't believe that the prophet died like this.

Thinking of his great achievements, Hercules burst into tears, and lifted up a huge stone beside him, intending to build a tomb for him.Just as the stone was about to fall on him, Prometheus opened his eyes.

"There is only a body here, and my soul is not here." After hearing Prometheus' explanation, Hercules repeatedly blamed himself for his recklessness, but was very happy: "So you don't feel any pain at all. ? That would be great."

Prometheus nodded with a smile, and said to him again: "Go quickly. Zeus will know the situation here soon, and he will be furious by then."

Hercules was in awe of his father, and when he heard that he would offend the man, he couldn't help being shocked: "Then what should we do?"

"You met Artemis just now?"

Hercules nodded, and Prometheus smiled and said, "She will hide it for us."

"Won't this make her offend Father God?" When following Prometheus on the road, the young man still couldn't let go of it. He didn't understand until the other party told him about the dispute between their siblings and the Lord God.

"You mean, her brother with great powers was exiled, and she stayed in Olympus as a hostage, but she was also confident, is that true?" As a human being, even though he was the son of God, Hercules also used this He is proud, but he also complains about the evil deeds of the gods.

He was very sympathetic to the Sun God: "He, you too, have been persecuted to this point, it's really unfair!"

Prometheus shook his head slightly, and said meaningfully: "If a person realizes the irresistible power of 'necessity', he will endure everything that is destined." He is so, and so is Apollo. "One day, you will understand."

The day is not too late.

Under the guidance of Prometheus, Hercules took the golden apple with the help of Atlas, which supported the sky, and completed the most difficult task.He traveled all over the world. He once went up to the mountain of God and killed Alcyonius, the king of giants who had made Olympus helpless for a hundred years. He also broke into the underworld and took away the three-headed dog Cerberus. Los, finally completed all the tasks, and became famous all over the world.

He had married several wives, and abandoned them again. He also fell in love with his niece, Iol, and worked hard for three years to marry her.His last wife, Deianeira, worried about being abandoned, was instigated by Eris, the goddess of vengeance, and put him on a shirt with poisonous blood.He threw himself into the fire in great pain, and the forehead ornament he had been wearing lit up, and the moonlight-colored stone inlaid in the center turned into a silver film, covering his whole body, isolating the flames, and he felt that the poison in his body was also Gradually get rid of.

On a quiet night, on the cliff by the sea, the white temple stands majestically.

A shambling figure came to the foot of the towering Corini columns.

The bright moonlight filled the palace, and the pillars cast long shadows on the ground. In the center of the empty temple, the goddess with silver hair and white skirt turned around, raised her jade finger lightly, touched the prohibition, and let him walk in.

Hercules looked awful.He was disheveled, looking tired, and there was a large dark patch on his chest, which was obviously a blood clot formed by the blood he had spit out.Compared with his bad appearance, what is more shocking is his expression, which is simply ashamed and ashamed, making him look like an old man who has experienced vicissitudes, not at all like the high-spirited young hero he used to be .

"You expected a long time ago that I would have such a day?" The hoarse voice sounded particularly bleak in the empty temple.She reminded herself, but he didn't take it to heart. With such a result, he could only blame himself.

"Is this your question to Goddess of Wisdom?" The other party asked without answering.

Hercules was stunned, and suddenly realized that in a trance, coming to Delphi was the most correct choice because of the moonstone that saved his life and associated it with Artemis.

The goddess of wisdom is omniscient, and her godhead makes her have to answer her own questions truthfully.Having figured this out, Hercules replied straight away: "Yes, I would like to ask you to clarify my doubts."

"Your life is determined by three prophecies." She asserted, and then said: "You still have two chances."

"It's impossible!" Hercules was greatly shocked. Hearing her say this, it seemed that his life was preset, which made it difficult for him to accept.He asked eagerly: "Everything I do is my own choice! How could this be?"

"You don't know?" Al glanced at him, and said with a half-smile: "Zeus wants to use you, but Hera wants to destroy you. Athena tricked Hera into breastfeeding you and let you become a demigod by her favor; Rhys hates Athena for usurping her power and seducing your wife to harm you. You killed Ares' son, and Aphrodite made you fall in love with the woman who destroyed you to get revenge on you."

In fact, she is a pusher herself, but she won't tell him.He is too famous, so everyone wants to use him.His distorted life trajectory stems from the game between the gods.Now that he came to her, it didn't mean that she was the final winner.

Hercules was stunned, and behind every turning point in his life, God was behind it.He suddenly felt that his fame and achievements were nothing but a joke.

He stared blankly listening to her say again: "You can continue to ask questions. I don't need you to answer my last question, but you need to do one thing for me." Hercules nodded indiscriminately, her question was basically It doesn't matter if you ask or not.He didn't consider that her request might be very difficult, so he responded and asked: "How can I get rid of my fate?"

He gritted his teeth in hatred.Anyone who suddenly realizes that they are just a marionette in the hands of God is not going to feel good.When he found that his beloved father god was not reliable at all, he was full of hatred for the whole Olympus.

"You have a choice." Al said: "You have achieved the content of the oracle, and you should be named a god. You can go to Olympus now and accept the reward from Zeus. He will definitely let you reconcile with his wife, She finally accepts the fact that she can't kill you, so she can only win you over, so she will marry her daughter to you."

"I have only one choice?" Hercules asked viciously.

Al turned his back and didn't answer his obvious question at all. He just said: "You are approaching age. Mortals are dying at your age. They made you offend Hades, and you will be tortured after you die. .They save you from hell, and even put you in Olympus, you will be grateful. When you become a soul, how long you can survive depends on how obedient you are and how they do whatever they want .”

Hercules' clenched fists made crackling noises. He couldn't believe that these gods had such sinister intentions.If the goddess of the moon hadn't saved his life, he was 100% sure that what she said would be true.

He is counted as an eternal servant, and he is also grateful for their gifts.He was only a little short of being a complete fool.

He heard her laughing again: "You must ask to marry Hera's daughter. Hebe, the goddess of youth, can make you live a long life. Her status is very humble, and she is easy to win over. You coax her well and erase her. Her thin love and loyalty to Hera can get rid of the only mortal life boundary that can bind you."

There was a bright and sharp light in Hercules' eyes, and after the confusion was eliminated, the power returned to him.He asked, "What do you need me to do? How can I help you? Save Apollo? Or do you want to destroy Olympus?"

"It's your wish." Al cast a mocking glance at him.

Athena loved to collect capable and rebellious humans like him most.In the previous life, the final battle to destroy the gods was dominated by such a group of resentful spirits.But she was so stupid that she didn't leave a way out for herself, and lifted a rock to hurt her own foot.

"Don't make up your own mind." The voice suddenly turned cold, as if the air in the hall was condensed.

"If I can save your life, I can kill you again." Hercules was swept over by her sharp eyes, and his whole body seemed to be frozen. It took a long time for his body to relax, and he broke out in a cold sweat .

"Do as I say and gain Zeus' trust. Then I'll tell you what you can do for me."

What else can he say?Although he was unwilling, he could only agree bitterly.

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