[Greek Mythology] The Love of Persephone

The Goddess of Spring, dressed in a fine attire, was surrounded by the maids and walked towards the treaty place in front of the Styx River.

Persephone wears a spring wreath on her head, bows her head slightly, her face is sad, but she does not shed tears.She was dressed in a white robe, which was woven by the most skilful woman in the world. She was dignified and holy, but she also had the timidity and shame of a young girl.The long veil fell down with the blond hair, and the mask hid the small bridge of the nose and lips, revealing only the pure blue eyes.In Persephone's hand is holding a flower ball that has bloomed with small white flowers, which is the symbol that she will become the queen of the underworld, the holy flower of the underworld, the narcissus.

The maid Minta supported her, and her mother Demeter saw her off with tears in her eyes.

Persephone walked towards the more majestic and ruthless Pluto step by step, her heart beating fast because of nervousness and worry.The Goddess of Spring doesn't panic about her upcoming adventure, because she knows that her lover Hermes is hiding in a corner, staring at everything more nervously and intently than her.She knew she couldn't panic, she shouldered the future and hope of the two of them.

At the feet of Persephone fell fragrant flowers and leaves, a gift of life from the goddess of spring.It's a pity that the black soil in the underworld is dull, and those flowers and leaves turn into a scent of wind before they fall to the ground.But the blond girl's footsteps were unwavering.

What she is heading for is not her lover, but an unpredictable fate.

In front of the Styx River, Hades turned his head slightly.He was still as cold and serious as ever, and there was a fleeting slight warmth in his gaze towards Persephone.In the right hand of the lord of the underworld, he holds the Pluto scepter, which symbolizes power, which is the lost glory he just regained not long ago.As for his left hand, there was a light gray mist.

It was a spar-like object that had just been stripped from Hades' godhead.That was the queen of the underworld godhead that was about to be granted to Persephone.

Hades's green eyes are silent, wearing a crown and black clothes.He stretched out one hand to the goddess of spring, saying, "It's time, Persephone."

Then he saw the goddess' lips trembling violently, but she pursed her lips tightly without saying a word, and with his support, he went up to the place where the oath was made in front of the Styx River. This is where all the creatures in the underworld can be called. to witness the place where their marriage contract was made.Once this marriage contract is concluded, there is no room for change!

Persephone's heart almost jumped out of her throat, and she tried her best not to reveal her flaws, but her painful helplessness.

Pluto was not surprised to see her in this state of mind, and at the same time he didn't seem very angry.Although Eros' golden arrow worked on Hades, the effect seemed to be limited.Hades is not ignorant of the fact that Persephone has always been infatuated with Hermes, but he is not jealous.It seems that what the golden arrow imposed on him was only the restriction that he must marry the goddess of spring and impose on her the godhead of the queen of the underworld.At other times, except for the first time when he was distracted and infatuated, Pluto can still maintain his calmness.

He seemed very calm and self-possessed.

Persephone doesn't hate each other, because she knows that the origin of everything is just a prank of the little Cupid.But Persephone has to be afraid of the other party, not to mention the ruthlessness of Hades during the captivity, the death symbolized by the other party alone is enough to make most gods stay away.The goddess of spring is the most lively and weak girl, she has suffered enough in the lifeless underworld.

If she takes over the godhead of the queen of the underworld, then everything in the underworld will no longer be able to wear down her vitality.But Persephone is unwilling, she would rather risk everything to fight for a future with her sweetheart.She tightly clutched the cold lead arrow in her sleeve.

Persephone could not turn back.

The goddess of spring stands side by side with the king of the underworld, before the river Styx.

The presiding god of marriage has already begun to chant words of blessing.Although Pluto doesn't like complicated things, he also understands that some wedding customs are indispensable, so he frowned and endured it.There was no joy in his heart, only calmness.And Persephone quietly adjusted her breathing beside him.When the sound of prayers stopped and Pluto turned to her, intending to bestow the Queen of Hades Godhead on her, Persephone knew that the last moment had come!

"My wife?" Pluto seemed to be aware of her nervousness, and the hand that had been close to her forehead suddenly stopped, but there was a rare warmth in his voice, "Are you unwell?"

"Your Majesty." Persephone turned her head slightly to avoid the hand that was about to bestow her godhead, but boldly grabbed the other's sleeve, as if she wanted to snuggle into his arms.A look of pain flashed across the face of the blond goddess.

"Can you allow me..."

"What?" Hades asked, looking inexplicable.

In the next second, the icy black lead arrow slipped out of Persephone's sleeve.The goddess of spring plucked up her courage, exerted all her strength, and pierced the lead arrow into Pluto's body in one fell swoop!

Hades' expression suddenly changed.

"Can you allow me..."

When the goddess of spring said these words, her voice was so gentle and pitiful, and the other gods of the underworld were too far away from them.Therefore, only Pluto Hades heard that sentence in its entirety.

"May I take another look at Bai Yang before signing the contract?"

It was this sentence that made the ruthless Pluto lose his mind for a moment, so Persephone seized the opportunity and stabbed the lead arrow fiercely.However, just as Eros, the little god of love, said, people who have been shot with golden arrows will be extremely sensitive to the approach of lead arrows, so at the moment when the lead arrow in Persephone's hand touched Pluto's heart, Pluto's expression suddenly changed. There was a great deal of disgust and aversion.He has raised a hand, about to grab the wrist of the goddess of spring!

At that moment, I couldn't tell where it came from.Persephone suddenly fished out a gleaming name from her hazy memory, which was exactly what the poplar tree had told her, and it belonged to her.

"Luke!" She shouted loudly, and at the same time, Hades obviously hesitated for a moment.

Persephone immediately seized the opportunity and completely pushed the lead arrow into the opponent's body.

At first she only knew that Bai Yang had appeased Pluto's mood, but it was just a talk used to distract the other party's attention.Seeing Pluto was really in a trance for a moment, and there seemed to be infinite comprehension in his heart in an instant.An inexplicable intuition made her remember that name, and a strange perception made her call out that name desperately——

However, the miracle brought by the name of the poplar tree did not stop there.

The person standing in front of her is Hades, Lord of the Underworld.

Hades, the king of the underworld, who was full of disgust and hatred, but whose eyes showed frightening fanaticism and struggle from time to time.

He slowly raised the scepter in his hand towards Persephone.

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