I weave fate in parallel time and space

"Things of the past, just like these fallen leaves, let them go with the wind." Xia Ya said, "Time will never go back. If you always care about the past, you will not have a future."

Xia Ya looked at the scenery on one side, then closed his eyelids slightly and said with a smile.

"Do you want to be a real hero who saves the world?"

Hercules stared at Char quietly, and after a while he said.

"I know what you're trying to say."

He stood up slowly, then lowered his head and stood in the wider courtyard. He was so tall that he even directly touched the branches hanging down from above, but he didn't care.

"Although I am in Hades, I know as much about the changes in this world as you do."

He said calmly.

"If you need anything, you can call me anytime.

After all, I have never lacked fighting in my life."

Char stared at Hercules quietly, "Have you ever thought about what your final outcome will be like?"

Hercules was silent for a moment and said in a low voice.

"After the fall of Olympus, my wife, whom I married after becoming Hercules, also died.

Hebe, the goddess of youth, is the daughter of Zeus and Hera. "

"Then isn't she your half-sister?" Alicia couldn't help but said.

"Greek gods never care about this." Char joked.

Heracles did not answer, but continued, "She is a very good woman, but unfortunately she is also helpless because she does not have particularly strong divine power, but as the daughter of Zeus, she became the sommelier of the gods.

And because Hera wanted to ease her relationship with me, she was forced to marry me.

I never thought I was a good man. "

"Your father is Zeus." Char joked, "Maybe it's genes."

"Maybe." Hercules murmured in a low voice, "Although it was difficult to say that we had love before, after she passed away, I had the intention to kill myself, but then gave up."

He looked at Char, "If possible, I would rather die in battle."

Xia Ya's eyes flashed, "Is this so?"

He raised his head and looked at Hercules, "Do you need me to take you back?"

"I have a way to go back." He said, "And this time I came to this world, I actually have some things to do."

"But it seems that the poison in your body has not been completely cured yet." Xia Ya said.

Although Hercules has been enduring it, Char can still see that the poison from Nabasum just now has been eroding his body.

"It's not a big problem." Hercules said, "The toxin of the dragon has no cure, but I can just go back and commit suicide."

"It sounds like it's not a big problem." Xia Ya nodded.

Hercules turned and left the courtyard, and Char followed him slowly for a few steps.

He jumped onto the golden beach under the peninsula, slightly bent his knees, and then.

"boom!"

The waves rolled, the cliffs trembled, and the fine sand flew. His whole body shot straight into the sky like a cannonball, and finally disappeared completely from their sight.

"Except for Semele, this is the first time I have seen such a legendary hero." Alicia walked over from one side and stood beside Char, "He is just like in the story. , mighty and strong, but his character is a little different from him in the story.”

"Although heroic epics sound great, if they are "adapted from reality," you will never know how much the hero has to go through before he becomes a hero."

"Did he really kill his wife, son, teacher, and friend?" Alicia asked curiously.

"Haven't you read his story?" Xia Ya teased.

"For many years, most of my memories are filled with stories about the Twelve Trials," Alicia said.

Char smiled, "When it comes to Hercules, the first thing people think of is his twelve trials and his great and brilliant heroic life. But looking at his entire life, his destiny has indeed changed from Never favored him”

Alicia nodded and asked, "He killed his wife and children because of his madness and chose to go to the king to atone for his sins. After that, there were twelve trials, but what happened next?"

"Hercules was unable to control his power well when he was young." Char said, "In his life, there were many teachers, such as Castor and the Centaur Chiron, who taught him various martial arts. And knowledge. Apollo's white-haired son, Linus, taught him how to read and write.

But Linos was an impatient teacher.Once, he beat Hercules for no reason. Heracles grabbed his harp and threw it at the teacher's head. He immediately fell to the ground and died.

However, the upright and knowledgeable judge Radamantis declared him not guilty.A judge has issued a new law that exempts anyone who kills someone in self-defense.

Another of his mentors also died at his hands. "

"Ka Rong?" Alicia's memory seemed to be clearer.

Xia Ya nodded, "That was accidentally injured by his teacher Chiron while he was chasing down a centaur bandit. He used the indestructible arrows given by his teacher back then.

The arrow passed through the body of a centaur bandit and hit Chiron in the throat behind him.Chiron was originally immortal, but Hercules' arrows were soaked in the poisonous blood of the Hydra, and Chiron felt the pain and torture surpassed death.

At that time, Prometheus was being tied to the Caucasus Mountains and tortured by Zeus for stealing fire from heaven for human use. Hercules came here to find Hesperides.He saw the evil eagle pecking at Prometheus' liver, so he took out his bow and arrow and shot the evil eagle away from Prometheus' liver.

Then he loosened the chains, freed Prometheus, and led him off the cliff.But in order to meet Zeus's conditions, Chiron took the initiative to stand up. Although he could live forever, in order to save Prometheus, he suffered from the poison of Hydra, so he was willing to give his life.

Chiron decided to exchange himself with Prometheus, freeing Prometheus from pain and giving up his immortality, freeing both parties.He was later raised into the sky by Zeus and became a Sagittarius holding a bow and arrow.

His friend Iphitus was also killed by him because of his madness. "

While the two were chatting, Char and Alicia returned to the peninsula courtyard and continued to sit on the corridor. The footprints made by Hercules' heavy body on one side were very obvious. Because of the stream, the soil here was Quite fluffy actually.

"I remember that his madness originated from Hera, right? In fact, a large part of it, including the twelve trials, originated from her." Alicia said.

Xia Ya nodded doubtfully, "That's true."

"But he still forgave Hera."

Char smiled, "He can't resist fate, nor can he resist Zeus."

Alicia nodded. She silently raised the teacup in front of her and poured herself and Xia a cup without saying a word.

She raised the tea cup, put it to her mouth, blew on it, and continued.

"This is the first time I feel it." "What?"

"I feel the cruelty of fate." Alicia raised her head and looked at Xia Ya, "After meeting you, my life seems to have been favored by fate."

Xia Ya smiled and said, "Want to go shopping on the street?"

Alicia's eyelids closed slightly, "Where are you going?"

"The Imperial Capital of Britannia. It seems that we haven't gone shopping in the Imperial Capital for a long time. It has changed a lot now."

With the portal and the moving castle that can always move, both Char and Alicia tend to go to places they have never been to before.

It’s been a long time since I’ve been to the imperial capital where I’ve been staying.

Alicia nodded and smiled, "Okay."

They walked back to the hall together.

"Calcifer." Char shouted to Calcifer in the fireplace, "Heat some hot water, we need to take a bath when we get back."

"OK!" Calcifer shouted. He was already familiar with this. He directly took a pile of firewood from the firewood pile placed on the stove on one side and added some firewood to himself.

Although electricity has become more common outside, and Char can also connect electricity to his villa, it is better to use Calcifer for hot water. After all, he can perfectly control the optimal temperature.

"Is that a god just now?" Calcifer's eyes pierced. "It looked so oppressive that I didn't even dare to poke my head out."

"He should be considered a god." Xiaya said, "But I think he wants to be a human being."

Char stood at the door with Alicia on his arm and said, "Calcifer, drive the castle back to Sky Island."

Calcifer nodded.

Char opened the door and entered the tavern with Alicia.

The tavern was not open at the moment and was still very quiet. The warm sunlight shone through the glass windows into the dim space, as if every particle of dust was illuminated.

In addition to the faint aroma of wine, there is also a faint woody aroma in the air.

Every piece of furniture here has a history of more than 100 years. Time has given this tavern a lot of texture. Xia Ya likes this texture very much, so he has not changed anything here.

"It seems like I haven't seen Semele for a long time," Alicia said.

Xia Ya smiled and said, "I will win my bet soon, and He will eventually come back to fulfill this agreement."

Alicia shrugged. She had also heard about the bet.

They walked out of the tavern and walked on the streets of Britannia for the first time in a long time. The quaint bluestone brick road felt very textured.

Of course, compared to the stone road when Chara first came here, the middle has been replaced by a reinforced concrete road.

There are classic cars and multi-legged mecha vehicles on the road, and carriages are rarely seen anymore. There are even some police officers patrolling the streets in four-legged reconnaissance mechas.

These mechas are all equipment retired from the war, so you can even see some bullet marks and even blood stains on them. The exhaust pipe at the rear end is rumbling with smoke, but compared to the factories here in the past, this place has In terms of pollution, the smoke emitted by the mecha is really nothing.

Maybe it was because of God's unkindness, but not long after Char and Alicia arrived on the streets of the imperial capital, they heard rumbling sounds in their ears.

Dark clouds swayed slowly from the distant skyline, and soon enveloped the entire sky over the imperial capital. As if night was coming, a thunder flashed across half of the sky, as if a fire dragon was planning to devour the entire city, and a heavy rain was coming.

People on the street were in a hurry, wanting to go back quickly, and strong winds were blowing on the street between two rows of houses.

"It seems like it rains very easily in the Imperial Capital." Xia Ya said, "Every time we come to the Imperial Capital, there are rarely many sunny days."

"Other countries have climate, but in the imperial capital there is only weather." Alicia also complained helplessly, "It may be sunny one second, but it will rain heavily the next second. People here should be used to it. , you see, almost no one on the street carries an umbrella.”

Xia Ya looked at the hurried crowds on the streets around him and found that no one was carrying an umbrella.

"Because it's useless to bring an umbrella." Alicia said, "Maybe the rain stopped not long after the umbrella was opened."

"Logically, this is not the direction of the warm Atlantic current." Xia Ya said, "It shouldn't rain so much."

Alicia shrugged, "Who knows."

However, she seemed to have noticed something. She frowned slightly and looked at the sky in the distance. After staring for a long time, she raised her finger and pointed to the side.

"There seems to be a huge force there."

Xia also stared in the direction of her gaze, his eyes flickering, but there were no words.

Alicia slowly turned her head to look at him, "Don't you feel it?"

"Let's go over and take a look." Xia Ya said.

Alicia nodded.

They walked forward slowly, passing through several blocks, and the heavy rain was pouring down like a waterfall at this moment. There was a train station near them, and the huge raindrops beat on the dome of the train station.

However, the rain did not touch them at all.

When they walked through the neighborhood and came to a main street, the scene in front of them made Alicia frown slightly.

People yelled, scuffled, and even stabbed each other with sharp weapons on the streets. Vehicles hit fire hydrants, water gushed out, and thick smoke billowed into the sky.Even the gendarmes who came to this street picked up their guns and started killing people around them.

Of course, there were also some people who were robbing the shops on both sides crazily, and some even took off their clothes to do it in the street. Blood mixed with rainwater flowed into the sewer on one side, and a stench mixed with the smell of blood lingered. Spreading in the rainy night.

The people here have all lost their minds and become slaves of desire.

"What's going on?" Alicia frowned.

"Comes from the power of a ruby." Xia whispered softly.

Hypnos had already obtained the sandbag and the mask, and of the three treasures he lost, only the last one remained, which contained the most divine power - the ruby.

Xia Ya actually proposed to take a walk on the streets of the imperial capital because he wanted to join in the fun.

Xia Ya's words continued, "Its essence is a 'black mirror that reflects human nature.' This power wears away the threads that bind their desires and reveals what they long for in their hearts."

Alicia didn't respond. Xia turned her head in confusion and met her slightly blurred eyes.

She hugged Xia Ya, breathing in his breath greedily, and then buried her face in his neck and kissed him, while stroking his back with her hands.

Xia Ya stood there quietly, murmuring a little helplessly and a little funny.

"You need to learn more about magic." (End of Chapter)