greek gods in new york

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On the way home, I was still thinking about what Apollo said in the cafe just now.

"Last week, there was an accident on my set. The storage rack fell from a height and hit a set assistant."

Apollo, who was talking eloquently, restrained his affectionate attitude and became serious.

Those pale eyes were filled with worry.

"It was a serious accident, and all the staff stopped. But when everyone removed the heavy racks, the floor manager was gone.

"There was no blood, no wounded. Only his clothes and a piece of human skin remained. This caused the people who witnessed the scene to fall into extreme panic, and the most serious one even lost their sanity for a short time.

"After I heard about it, I felt something was wrong. I ignored the assistant's persuasion, and ran to take a look. I noticed a different god's breath a few meters away from the shelf. Later, Hermes told you what you were investigating. Tell me, in retrospect, it should be the subordinate of the 'outer god' you call."

After speaking, Apollo raised his eyes.

"But don't worry, I contacted the God of Marketing about this matter, and he has put the situation down." The God of Light's eyes finally stayed on Loki, "If you want to deal with some 'outer gods', I'm afraid it will be troublesome. Loki, Nicole—his subordinates don't have their own bodies."

There is no body of its own, only a piece of human skin left.

Just trying to imagine that scene makes my scalp tingle.

This is too much like the horror movie scene that Meryl likes!

and……

"What do you think?"

Loki's voice brought me back to reality.

I glanced at his Aragorn-like face: "I'm thinking about what the new god you're talking about will look like."

Greek mythology, Nordic mythology, including the Aztec mythology from which Fernando was born, are all recorded in original sources.Even if I hadn't seen Hermes and Apollo beforehand, their appearance was very similar to the legend.

But the new gods are different. There are no new gods in any myths and legends.

If these old gods didn't mention the new gods every now and then, I wouldn't even know they existed.

Like the god of video games, the god of the Internet, I can understand: new technologies bring a lot of fans, and it is not surprising that there will be beliefs.

But what happened to the god of marketing in Apollo's mouth? !

Strictly speaking, "marketing" is a concept, and it has no real support!

I have seen nerds shouting "Nintendo is the master of the world", but I have never seen a big living person pointing to a marketing campaign and saying "I will point to this as spiritual food in my next life".

It can be seen from this that the birth and maintenance principles of the new gods may be completely different from the old gods.

And the determination is not as simple as what Loki said before.

"That's easy," Loki said nonchalantly, "E3 soon—I mean, the Electronic Entertainment Expo, right? The god of video games will come to Los Angeles to participate in the exhibition. I made an agreement with him. Because of the Outer God matter, he Will stop by New York to see."

The so-called E3 exhibition is the biggest exhibition in the electronic entertainment industry every year.Major entertainment manufacturers will release the latest game promotions around the time of E3.

Rounding out E3 is Christmas for gamers, Meryl said.

For an exhibition of this scale, it is not surprising that the god of video games will come... Wait.

"The video game god isn't in America?" I was surprised.

"He's in Japan."

Oh too.

Two of the three giants in the game industry are Japanese companies. It is normal for the god of video games to be born in Japan.

"And Apollo provided a useful clue."

Loki was thoughtful: "The Outer God's subordinates don't have bodies... Well, I have to check what's on the remaining human skins."

I shivered.

Still want to investigate the human skin, it's scary to think about it.

Probably because I couldn't bear to look directly at it too clearly, Loki immediately sneered: "Don't worry, I won't let you go. I'll contact some new gods I know. They have supernatural powers, so it's easier to check."

"What about you?"

The old gods don't have divine power, so they just watch?

Loki touched the bridge of his straight nose.

He also read my subtext-technically speaking, I am also a member of the old gods now.

"You don't have to worry about this, just prepare for the game first."

"But……"

"Nicole."

Loki cut me off with a smile on his face.

His eyes turned around. Although the face used by the Norse gods was not as beautiful as Apollo's, it was still handsome and handsome.

A pair of blue eyes shone brightly, as if hiding the calm sea in them.Looking at him like this, just calling my name made me instantly understand that he had something important to say in his heart.

"I'm not Zeus."

Loki spoke.

"No matter how much I hope you can change the established fact that the old gods are in decline, I don't want you to live in misery and fear. Back then, I happily caused the twilight of the gods, and now you are happily saving the world, don't you? Isn’t it good? Whether it is to be a man or a god, you should be more comfortable, otherwise you will lose the joy of working so hard.”

I'm speechless, why is there such a troublemaker in the Nordic mythology system, Odin Thor and the others certainly don't think Ragnarok is "happy".

Only a shit-stirring stick like you will find it very happy to make Ragnarok!

"And you, take charge of what you can do," Loki said slowly, "Let us worry about the rest of the troubles, disasters, bitterness and hatred. Everyone performs their duties, and you don't have to worry about it." Too much pressure."

"...Participating in the national competition, can there be no pressure?!"

"It's about this energy!"

Hearing my complaints, Loki suddenly raised a smile: "Go to the quiz. Aren't you curious about what the new god will be like? After E3 is over in a few days, I will introduce you to the god of video games."

Woohoo, the video game gods.

What will the new God look like?

Either an otaku, or a cyberpunk robot?

When Loki mentioned this, I quickly left Apollo behind. I have to say that living in the 21st century, titles like "God of Video Games" are much cooler than God of War, God of Light, God of Wisdom .

This kind of thought didn't dissipate until I went home and had dinner, and ran to the supermarket on the street to stuff Meryl with a question bank as thick as a Spanish dictionary.

As for Meryl...

She took the question bank, helped the heavy frame, and said very seriously: "What surprises do you have that I don't know?"

Me: "Huh? I didn't find the question bank."

Meryl: "I'm talking about what happened after school today."

I:"……"

Meryl: "Catherine came here just now, you know, she almost cried at me, that guy is a big fan of Mickey Elton."

I:"…………"

I do know that.

No matter how much we quarrel, Catherine and I are also on Twitter.Mickey Elton will repost and share any news that Reuters paparazzi candidly shoot.

Think about it, if I met the male god in my dream, but the male god passed me by without even looking at it, and just gave the rose in my hand to the person I hate the most.

I can't bear it for me!

"I'm just lucky," I muttered, "just to be selected for a talk show event!"

"So, where is the rose from Mickey Elton?" Meryl asked, "You've all gotten into his car, are you going to sign it?"

"..."

My God, I forgot about this! !

Others see him as Mickey Elton, but I see him as my cheap uncle Apollo.

In addition, the guy asked such shocking words when he came up, and I completely forgot the fact that he was a Hollywood superstar in my panic.

Not to mention anything else, I can use roses and autographed photos to blackmail Catherine!

Meryl: "You—"

My home girl Qingmei, who always had a poker face, suddenly understood everything.

Her expression slowly cracked: "You forgot, how could you forget!!"

Me, am I not too nervous and shocked!

And now that I have the contact information of Apollo, it is not difficult to make up a signature.

but……

I thought about his exaggerated behavior and what he said that he wanted to have a baby with me.

I don't think this signature photo is worth mentioning.

"Forget it."

Meryl saw my ugly expression, so she didn't pursue it further.

She took the question bank from me and walked out from behind the supermarket counter: "It just so happens that I don't need to irritate Catherine any more."

Me: "She bullies you when she has nothing to do, and you speak for her."

Meryl: "I don't argue with people whose lives are empty."

The good-natured cheerleader is obviously a winner in life, so why is his life empty.

Besides, if you think her life is empty, don't keep thinking about joining the cheerleading team!It caused Catherine and I to have conflicts every day.

"My mother made fried chicken wings."

Meryl and I left the supermarket side by side: "She wants you to take some home and eat."

I spread my hands: "No need, my dad is at home, so I don't have to worry about dinner."

Meryl: "Eat with Uncle John. You have..."

Me: "Huh?"

Meryl was holding a thick test book, and an imperceptible smile appeared under the huge frame.

"I've improved a lot," she said, "Although I don't know how you and Kaynas met, I think it's a good thing—eh."

Meryl stopped in the middle of her speech.

"What's wrong?" I asked.

"What do you see over there?"

I turned my head as she instructed.

In the alley next to my apartment, out of the reach of the lights, something writhed in the air in the dark.

Like light, like fog, like...

"Yeah, kind of like reflective petrol," Meryl said.

Correct.

The mid-air seemed to be covered with gasoline, and the colorful lights were spinning out of thin air.

Meryl and I looked at each other without thinking too much, and took a step at the same time.

Just as we were about to enter the alley—

"Don't go there."

A familiar baritone sounded from behind, and Meryl and I were pulled back directly by a pair of hands.

I staggered, and the back of my head hit the shoulder of the tall figure behind me.I raised my head in a hurry, and what I saw was Fernando's solemn face.

Most of his face was hidden in the darkness, which made his rough features even more murderous.

"It's him," my godfather said coldly, "he actually chased him here."

Him?

Could it be...