Constellation Palace Mythology Sealed Land

The faint aroma in the air is cedar mixed with myrrh.This scent is both noble and slightly bitter, floating faintly from the lit gold-decorated altar in the grand temple.

My hands rested on the smooth ground of the white stone, coldness seeped through between my fingers, and some water droplets scattered and slid across my cheeks, falling on the golden patterns.

"I made a decision..." she continued firmly, Athena's tone was as if she was talking about a very simple thing, an ordinary decision: "Before this, I have been in extreme panic— ——On the one hand is Arras, the god of war. I can feel his mortal mood and fading breath of life. And, but, I care about him! I know that he may not be able to support the arrival of the new era... Besides, I am worried every day, if Zeus asks me to withdraw the breath that has been blown into the human body, then all human beings will die It will perish after the sunset of that day! I tried to use various excuses to delay Zeus’s action, and that day is something that will happen sooner or later. I forced myself to smile all day long, and I could only say to myself in my heart: I can’t do it! They are the descendants of my people, how can I lay hands on them... But, as the god of war and wisdom, my power exists only for that one - Zeus, who is my creator, gave me The father of life, the only god I admire. I was born from his head and never thought of going against his will... nor can I go against his will..."

The girl's voice slowed down, she was hesitating, looking for a way out of language.

"So... I'm sorry, Goddess of Hope, I may miss my appointment this time..."

"no, do not want!"

Realizing what she would say next, I yelled loudly to stop her, but was speechless for a moment——suddenly remembered that the thing she decided had happened a few years ago.

Don't, don't say any more... My nails pierced through the white gauze and pierced my palm, I prostrated myself on the ground, letting the tears flow wantonly on my face.As if realizing my sadness, Athena's voice stopped, and the empty temple was immediately filled with an unbearable silence. This heavy feeling pressed me to the cold ground, unable to move.

Why, why are you so stupid... You, the goddess of wisdom, don't you have a second choice?

Opposite me across the broken time and space is Athena from 3 years ago. She was distressed by what was about to happen and sighed softly.The sound of lamenting echoed in the colonnade, and after repeated folding, what came back to my ears was already inaudible.

"If, if I disappear before the destruction of the earth, everything can be avoided...Isn't it? As a goddess, but wearing the armor of a warrior from birth, I have watched my people gloriously in countless battles. Enter the eternal land. I have already prepared to give my life to a strong man. I have not yet determined who the other party is... But, it is definitely not Pluto, I can't ask him to bear more suffering... When I call When Aeginis, my golden shield, is released, that's when I'll leave with dignity as a warrior."

"Warrior will sleep on his shield." - I vaguely remembered this Greek proverb engraved in the classics, hidden in that sentence is the sadness that can never return.Athena, she decided to give up from the beginning, giving up her life in exchange for the breath in the human chest that continues life.

"I will drink the water of Wangchuan, and forget who I loved...Goddess of Hope, please don't hate the person I chose, he is just a part of my plan... Or, that person is the real one. Sadly, he will bear the notoriety of being a godslayer... until all things are determined, this accusation cannot be cleared. But if you can hear all this from me now, there is hope, The world was not completely destroyed by Zeus, he forgave mankind, or... Pluto won the final victory... Anyway, at this time, please tell that person, tell him all this, and free him from this crime. freed from the cross."

Apollo... I got the oracle, and the guilt you bear is finally relieved.With my eyes wide open, I listened carefully to this belated but precious absolution of innocence.Raising her head, Athena looked down at me with a smile, her eyes were like the blue color of the entire sky.

"And you, my friend, who don't know your name and where you are now, please don't be sad for my decision, and please don't resent me because I didn't keep the agreement with you."

I raised my hand to wipe away the tears on my face, but the next second my cheeks were still wet, and I slowly stood up and took a step forward—her statue is life-sized, and I can almost feel her there.Hesitating, I stretched out my hand, and my cool fingertips passed through the millennium to touch her gentle smile—her face, without a trace of warmth.

"I like you, little hope. I'm sorry, I'm leaving you alone, I'm sorry..."

Knowing that it would be like this, my heart was still tearing, but I could smile at her: "What are you talking about, Athena, I respect all your decisions, and I will not complain about you ,Please trust me……"

Gently, I stretched out my arms to hug her, and her golden armor was cold against my face.

The statue without a trace of life is still saying the words that have been dusted: "Your arrival marks the beginning of a new battle, but I can no longer fight side by side with you. To make up for it, I will not only activate the divine power that was sealed in your previous life , and kept my ability on the golden shield at the last moment, and it will be handed over to you by my accompanying god Naiji, the goddess of victory. I think you will use it." Athena said softly: "I believe I, my friend, when Aeginnis appears, I will be by your side to protect you."

Thank you, my friend, Athena.

The altar next to the idol suddenly ignited. I turned around and stared blankly at the red flames on the pile of spices. The white smoke rose upwards, emitting a strong bitter aroma.

"Go, my goddess, throw the olive branch in your hand into the altar," Athena's words guided my actions: "The spices are ready, just pray, and you can recover all the divine power of the previous life, go, open it your ability!"

Guided by her, I picked up the green leaves on the ground, and the bundled olive branches matured instantly, bearing fruit quickly in front of me.Athena's sacrifice was also prepared, and I went to the altar and threw the heavy fruit into the flames.

Yes, with this, I won't be a weakling who can only be protected by others. Before the final battle, I need this ability to help Tianye.

The moment the flame licked the green leaves, I suddenly woke up.

"No! Stop! Water, put out the fire!"

"Naro! What are you doing!" The voice that had been deliberately silent shouted sternly, and the water that had already rushed towards the altar turned back amidst his yelling, and splashed on the ground with a smashing sound.

God!Narumi, Narumi, he's still in my body!If I activate the ability of my previous life, the Emperor of the Sea will no longer be able to stay in my body, he will disappear due to the gradual loss of divine power!

"No, you will die!" I rushed to the altar, reached out and snatched the burning plants from the flames.

"Bastard! This is the last chance. If you lose this time, you will never regain your divine power!" A bunch of water locks wrapped around my arm: "Let go, you will be burned!"

"Don't!" The smoldering branch in my palm was so painful that I was about to pass out. The entangled water immediately extinguished the embers, but disappeared from the branches, and the olive branch immediately returned to a dry and flammable state.I struggled, but more and more water coiled around my body like a snake, pulling me toward the altar.

"Are you crazy? You are committing suicide!"

"Wrong! Nalo," the man yelled in my ear, his tone undeniable: "Come to your senses! I'm dead!"

Shaking my head, no, I can't think like this: "Shut up! Xiao Minghai, you lunatic! I can't let you disappear like this!" The man who has been enlightening me, and I have experienced so many things; will smile gracefully at me , but sometimes he will show a man who wants to show off his personality, even if you are just a soul, I will keep you!Clenching the branch desperately, I wanted to use the last chance to persuade him: "Poseidon, have you forgotten what you said when you came to me? There are still people waiting for you in this world, we obviously found a chance ..."

Before I could finish my words, I saw an unbelievable scene - an extremely thin blade of ice pierced through my wrist, blood spurted instantly, and my fingers seemed to be separated from my body. Feeling gone.

"You... what are you doing!" I was so surprised and angry that I couldn't even feel the pain. The Sea Emperor actually cut off the nerves in my two wrists!My fingers, completely incapacitated, were slowly torn apart by the water rope, and the bunch of olive branches I was holding tightly fell into the burning flames again. After a layer of sparks burst out, they disappeared in a very short time. reduced to ashes.

It's over, it's too late...

My mind went blank, the cables disappeared from my body, and without their support, I immediately fell to my knees.

The flame on the altar began to emit a strange light, white smoke fell from the starry sky, and brought down the lightning jumping among the dark clouds, thunder and a strong storm fell from above, and I clearly heard a crack— —The sound of Athena's seal being broken.In the deepest part of my consciousness, something dormant like a frozen river was awakened. Then, bunches of scattered light penetrated from my body and solidified around my limbs, forming a pathway. The starry sky began to fall down, turning into energy and entering my body.

"why……"

The sea emperor's divine power quickly repaired the wound on my wrist and the burn on my fingers, but he remained silent.

The divine power formed by the starry sky was infused into my body, recognized by a familiar feeling, and then turned into a part of my consciousness.

The blue water marks and the wound on the wrist disappeared at the same time, I stared blankly at my arm.The moment my fingers regained consciousness, all the blue that once surged on the tattoo-like pattern disappeared.

Looking down, time in my world seems to have stopped.

"...Congratulations, Goddess of Hope, you have obtained all the divine power of your previous life. But I cannot return your original name to you, because I promised Hades that I will give you part of the memory seal to him. "The girl's voice seemed to come from a distant place: "Okay, now please dry your tears and leave my temple quickly. The Sea of ​​Olives is a space formed by my consciousness. When you recover your divine power , this place will disappear. Please leave here quickly and go find him, your friend—Hades, the king of the underworld. He will continue to protect you instead of me... goodbye, hope... goodbye..."

The stones on the ground suddenly turned into golden spots that flickered and gradually disappeared. I raised my head, and this majestic temple slowly turned into tiny particles and dissipated after emitting a faint light.

A pair of hands appeared in front of my eyes, and the slender fingers cupped my face - but passed under my jaw.

"I'm sorry, Nalo, my goddess...I'm sorry for making you go through such pain..."

"Why, why did you do this..." Through those hands, I could see the bright red dots falling from the golden patterns on the ground, and this sight broke my heart: "Xiao Minghai, you liar... tell me What doesn't affect you..."

The man in front of me looked at me sadly, but still tried to smile at me: "Nao Luo, it's not so fast, I still have time..."

Dizzy, his translucent body broke my last insistence.I buried my face in my palms and escaped from this suffocating scene.

No... none of this is true.

The ground under my body slowly collapsed, and someone yelled in my ear asking me to run out immediately.And I had no strength left to move.Soon, I saw the scenery below through the thin ground - the ancient theater coated with a light yellow layer by the morning light.

The ground finally couldn't support it, and disappeared after the last flicker, as if being pushed off a tall building, I turned over and fell down.

The man chasing down in mid-air called out my name in panic. His hand tried to grab my arm, but it passed through my fingers again and again.Through his transparent body, I saw the rose-purple morning glow reflecting the golden border of the sun.

Close your eyes and fall stubbornly——I can't watch familiar people disappear from my side, this kind of feeling is too painful... If this is the case, why don't you let me leave first...

Suddenly, the falling stopped.I opened my eyes, and in the morning light, an angel held my wrist from above. His long black hair was blown in the air, dyed purple in the morning glow.

Retrograde Memories · Axis [-]