[Greek Mythology Saint Hades Mythology LC] Golden Age

My fully equipped sailboat, like a mobile fortress, once again sailed into the coast of Greece.In winter, the sea is cold and windy, and the waves beat the ship's side monotonously, stirring up layers of white foam. The sea water is not the emerald color of summer, but a cool dark blue.On the surface of the sea, there are only white seabirds covered with feathers, circling by the wind without knowing the cold.

It was great that the Pope had Kaludia with him on this trip, because I could hear him talking loudly and enthusiastically to Sasha from the bow of the boat.As for Dieter, except for reading books, he spent the rest of the time like a parent, looking at the goddess and Kaludia who looked like a big child.

So, what about the goddess' personal guardian, Sisyphus?

I stood at the old position of the observation deck, letting the sea breeze blow my silver-gray mink fur winter hat soft, and I didn't want to go back to the cabin, waiting in my heart, and a tacit understanding emerged.During the last voyage, he and I met in this place tacitly every night, tasted wine and talked, and our relationship began to get closer.

Sisyphus, wearing a dark uniform, finally appeared in my field of vision.He smiled and walked to my side, "Minos."

I laughed.She got close to him, stared at the white shirt collar of his coat, blinked, and suddenly stretched out her hands into his pockets on both sides.His skin is warm and sunny, and it is passed comfortably to my hands through the woolen clothes, making me reluctant to let go.

"Are you cold, Minos?" He patted me through his pocket and asked with concern.

"I'm not a person like you, of course I feel differently."

Sisyphus has adjusted his standing position. He is standing in the wind, with his broad shoulders and body, blocking the wind blowing towards me.Then he said in a caring tone, "Go back to the cabin when it's cold, Minos, don't catch a cold."

But I was nostalgic for the temperature of my hands in his pockets, and shook my head. "No, Sisyphus. Why don't you accompany me to see the winter ocean together?"

He continued to smile gently, and stroked the wool fabric, trying to make my hands feel more heat, "Okay, as long as you are not cold."

Haha, why am I cold?Even in the absolute zero freezing hell, I can come and go freely, and I can treat it as a garden.However, I think of the wreckage of those saints in the ice hell. No matter how powerful they were in life, no matter how powerful the dead are, they can only watch their own flesh and blood peel off, freeze and rot—this is what Athena used up. only ending.

Suddenly, I gently rubbed his body through the coat, and said to Sisyphus, "You won't feel cold in the future. I promise."

This nonsense, he just took it as my trust in his ability as a golden saint, I didn't say much, just smiled, and pulled out my hand from his protection, instead took his hand, and brought it to my lips He took a breath, and put them together in my silver-gray soft armhole.

----I will really, protect you.This is, the guarantee of the future.

Sisyphus followed my behavior and showed a cheerful smile that made me even more dazzled: "Haha, Minos, it is indeed warm. And----don't be angry." He couldn't stop laughing, "It is said that in On the mainland at the southern end, there is a very cute animal, and the cubs like to get into the warm bags of their parents all the time -----"

"Is that so? Sisyphus, one day, let's sail together to the southern continent and see for ourselves, okay?"

He thought for a while, his smile restrained a little.What is he thinking?Nothing more than the responsibility of the sanctuary, the cruelty of jihad, right?But after a while, he said solemnly, "Okay, I hope there will be such a day."

I didn't speak anymore, just clasped his hands tightly, and looked at the sea level-the sun was about to set, and the ocean looked like a piece of pure gold at this moment.The rosy color of the sky dotted with sunset is the last warm color before night falls.

Although, I hope that this route will not have an end, but the sea wind blows the sails full, and after just three days, our party landed on the deserted island with the bust standing there.

Snowy and deserted.The marble afterimage of Luna was covered in ice and snow, making it more and more crystal clear. When we came to the ruins of the pedestal and were about to examine it carefully, Sasha suddenly exclaimed in surprise: "There is a deer! Everyone, look!"

I saw an elk with snow-white fur and thick horns like silver-cast branches, standing on the stone in front of the snow, staring at us.

Dieter was pleasantly surprised, "This seems to be the sacred object of Artemis---it's great."

As soon as he finished speaking, the elk walked towards us slowly, walking gracefully, and arrived in front of the temple ruins in a blink of an eye.

The eyes of the elk are very clear, and it is not aggressive. It walks slowly among the few of us, sniffing here and there, and finally stops in front of me, bowing its head, with dark pupils like almonds, look at me.

I couldn't help but smiled - I'm not afraid that my wild animals are so rare, after all, they are the deer of the goddess.So, I tentatively stroked the deer's head lightly.

It looked very happy, and even catered to me, tilted its head and rubbed it again and again, and stuck out its tongue to lick my hand.

"I didn't expect it to like Minos so much." Sisyphus said appreciatively, "A deer that is friendly to everyone is a good omen."

"Haha, I probably saw such a shining silver person and thought it was my own kind..." Kaludia joked unscrupulously.

Sasha also came over at this time.The elk sniffed her, and let the little girl touch him lovingly.

But it’s not a problem for a group of people to play with deer here. I thought about it, and with the attitude of giving it a try, I asked, “Excuse me, do you know where the entrance to the Luna Underground Temple is? If possible, please show me us."

The holy deer lying on the ground and let Athena and I touch it immediately stood up, walked to the half of the stele pillar in the center of the ruins, raised its hoof and stepped on it three times, then lowered its head and touched a certain part of the stele pillar with its antlers- ---Booming, the entire ring-shaped colonnade suddenly began to sink, and we sank along with it--this trembling was like a major earthquake!

I saw Sisyphus protecting Sasha for a moment, as if he was protecting a little chick——I felt bad all of a sudden, and deliberately fell to the ground.

After the trembling under his feet stopped, he handed Sasha over to the two guards, and then he came to me, "Minos, are you okay?"

I shook my head, stretched out my hand to Sisyphus, and waited for him to pull me up. I was about to speak, but saw the elk that led us into this underground palace, transforming gorgeously at this moment.

The antlers gave off a soft and bright silver light, and gradually fell off, transforming into a pair of silver bows and arrows, held respectfully in the hands of a young man with a childish face.The boy was barefoot, wearing an ancient tunic, and his eyes were as dark as apricot pits—the eyes of an elk.

The young man spoke, "My name is Alpha, and I am an elk raised by His Highness the Moon God. I have been guarding here since the age of mythology. Excuse me, is there anything else I can do for you?" He put aside the others, only Walked up to me and asked softly.

This is so easy to talk about.

So, Dieter stepped forward, thanked the young man, and explained our main purpose of coming here very politely: I hope to take away Hermes' guide staff in the underworld.

The boy looked at me hesitantly, and I nodded with a smile, and tentatively, brushed his soft long white hair. "Alpha, if you can, please leave it to us."

"Okay...Okay." The boy nodded, but for some reason, I always felt that there was lingering longing and sadness in his dark eyes.

Alpha sighed.Stretch out your finger and point to the back wall of this small palace, where there is a relief of a laurel tree. "The place where the guiding staff of the underworld is stored is behind this wall. However, this temple also carries the longing and protection of Apollo's sun god for his sister. Since the age of mythology, all the monsters and beasts that Apollo subdued are behind the wall In several underground palaces of the city, take on the task of killing the intruders--"

Alpha turned his head and looked at Sisyphus and the others, "Are you guys going to fight like heroes in the age of mythology?"

This……

The only person present excitedly gearing up was Kaludia.But before he had time to get excited, Alpha broke his battle reverie, "However, there is another road that is only open to the returning goddess."

"However, in order to open that way, the light of the sun and the moon must shine on the highest leaf of the laurel tree at the same time. That is, representing the sun, the golden arrow of His Highness Apollo and the silver arrow of His Highness Artemis instead of moonlight , and shoot the leaf at the same time."

After Alpha finished speaking, he carefully placed the silver bow in front of me, "This is the bow and arrow that once belonged to the goddess. You... please use it."

Great.

I laughed, and I winked at Sisyphus, who was overwhelmed with surprise, "Sagittarius warrior in the Sanctuary, isn't your golden arrow the legendary gift of Apollo's divine power?"

The matter is settled like this.Sisyphus put on the golden holy garment, and I rolled up my sleeves and tied up my silver hair. Everything seemed to be a perfect fit. He and I stood on the left and right, holding arrows.Well, the alpha boy just stared at me unblinkingly, with that strange nostalgia... The holy deer must have been alone for too long.

With an extremely familiar feeling and the confidence I had practiced many times, I deftly pulled the bow and arrow belonging to Artemis, the moon god, and aimed it firmly at the point on the laurel tree.

Sisyphus on the other side was also standing majestically holding an arrow. He smiled and ordered, "Minos, good--ready!"

"Swoosh! Whoosh!!" Simultaneously, two rays of light, hotter and more brilliant than the sun at noon, brighter and brighter than the moonlight, merged and intertwined----suddenly sank into the tallest branches and leaves of the laurel tree!Like the infusion of life, the leaves of the stone carving rustled, and the whole body veins flowed out light.

The room suddenly became bright.In the light, a road appeared, and scenic spots floated on both sides-what is this?Is it the past of the age of mythology?

We have all seen the sacred deer dragging the silver chariot in the sky, and the cheering crowd singing while playing the piano.The human beings chosen by God become servants of fairies. They are young and beautiful, wearing pure white dresses, flowers and leaves on their heads, and sitting in a deer cart to guide the grand festival in the world.

The incomparable Olympia Temple stands in the clouds, and the kings of the world rushed to offer gold, silver and ivory, as well as rare birds and animals, and there was an endless stream of people worshiping and pilgrimage.Ladies wearing veils and pure young girls knelt down before the offering, begging for safe childbirth, beauty and chastity.

As expected, it is a road only open to returning goddesses.However, Alpha, who was leading the way ahead, quietly said that this is all the abandoned past.

He walked with sadness, and the scenes blended and changed.The starry sky, the wilderness, the dense forest and the mountain stream, guarding the natural tranquility in the distance, is the sacred but lonely moon. Its silver light is gentle and bright, just like the guardian light on our current road, so beautiful.

In the end, we arrived safely in what is said to be the deepest part of the underground temple without missing a hair.Sure enough, a scepter wrapped with two pythons was quietly placed on the altar.

One of the main tasks was completed with ease.I watched as Dieter stepped forward to take the guiding stick, and handed it to Sasha respectfully—the little girl held it in her hand. Sure enough, the blessing power of the goddess made it shine brightly .

To be honest, if there was no holy deer called Alpha, the holy warriors in the sanctuary would search for this palace like a treasure hunt, to find out if there are any goddess treasures left over from the age of mythology.

But now, apparently, there is a housekeeper.Whether he is good-natured or well-bred, wouldn't it be too impolite for us to go through it again?Isn't it too greedy to ask for the treasures guarded by others?

Sisyphus obviously thought of this too, and I saw a hesitant apology on his brows——no way, let me open the mouth.

After expressing my gratitude to the alpha boy who had been silent all this time, I asked frankly, "Excuse me, is there any sacred object that embodies the blessings of His Majesty the Moon God? Sorry, we are not greedy people, but we just want to use it to save friend."

The boy's almond-like pupils blinked, and suddenly he murmured a word, which he said to me. "She is the reincarnation of Athena...you...have you found the person you are looking for?"

Um?alpha?

The sadness in the boy's eyes seemed to grow stronger, and he repeated, "Yes, you found it."

Then, he nodded resolutely, "Yes. And you can do whatever you want, it's all at your disposal."

Wow!So simple?I couldn't help but think about what Kaludia said jokingly, the boy transformed from a holy deer...could it be because I fell in love with the silver-haired me, so I obediently offered up my belongings that I have kept for tens of thousands of years? ?

But anyway - I sincerely say to Alpha, "Thank you."

The sacred object that condensed the blessing of Artemis, the god of health, was carefully taken out of the altar by Alpha.

He handed it directly to my hand -- er, it was a withered flower.

"This is colchicum. It is a plant brought back from the Caucasus Mountains by His Majesty the Moon God..." Then the young man's voice became strange, "It is made of the flesh and blood of a certain adult-- as long as it is smashed into juice and taken, any Humanity's ills will be cured. Completely cured."

Following Alpha's explanation, the petals of the colchicum in my hand gradually turned golden yellow, as if it had just been plucked and regained its freshness.

This mission went really smoothly, which is unusual.

Seeing that Kaludia's heart problem was definitely cured, the goddess Sasha stepped forward, bowed to Alpha, and said sincerely, "Thank you."

Alpha shook his head, and made a request at this time, "If possible, I want to compete with one of you."

After he finished speaking, he stretched out his finger and pointed at Sisyphus who was wearing the golden holy garment, "It's you, my lord."