Greek Mythology: The Spiritual Dominator.

Chapter 400 The Difference Between Love and Love
In Chaos' sky, the sun was setting.

Apollo drove his golden chariot across the sky, and the earth was peaceful.

The day's work was over, and the god who represented the sun returned to Mount Olympus.

The power of the Night Mother emerged from the ground, obscuring all light in the sky.

No one noticed the small battle taking place in the east of the earth, it was like a flower on the earth.

The entire Mount Olympus knew nothing about this.

……

Northwest of Athens, in the city of Eleusis.

Night is approaching and the noise of the day is fading away.

The nights of this era were so quiet, only the palace and the church were still lit.

The people in the city had already gone home, and there was no one on the street. But at this moment, a heavy pressure came from nowhere, weighing on everyone's heart.

Dark shadows were scattered in the sky, and the movements of the entire Eleusis seemed to be confined here and difficult to be heard far away.

"..."

"..."

“——Zheng!”

As time passed, the invisible pressure continued to rise, but at a certain moment, when it was far from reaching its peak, a bright light suddenly rose from the palace.

The sky seemed to be illuminated, and the blazing light tore through the sky. The invisible pressure could not hinder its movement at all, and without stopping for a moment, it broke through to the southeast in an instant.

If there were no obstacles, it might be able to leave the city in an instant. But the next moment, five blazing beams of light shot up into the sky, firmly blocking the direction of the light.

In an instant, the light and shadow turned back and forth nine times in the sky. Without any hesitation, the four beams of light were easily broken.

In the battle against the incarnation of God, defeating him is one difficulty, defeating him is another, drawing with him is another, and avoiding fighting is the lowest difficulty.

In a flash, the only thing standing in Theseus' way was a last beam of light, which was the incarnation of the power of the goddess of agriculture.

As expected, with the fighting level of the Goddess of Agriculture, he only needed to feint a move and could leave without even a real fight.

The descent of other gods has not yet been completed. As long as she can't stop herself, this siege will become a joke.

More than a dozen gods worked hard, but he left so easily. What a ridiculous scene.

When today's events spread, most mortals will not understand the mystery. They will only think that the gods are just like this, and thus shake their position in the world...

"--wrong!"

The light flickered, and suddenly stopped in the process of rushing forward.

Looking at the blurry figure shrouded in divine light in front of him, Theseus suddenly felt a sense of warning.

From the outside, the other person's figure was something he had never seen before, but the appearance was never the key to the problem.

After all, the carrier of the gods can also be human, and it is normal for them to have different appearances. But at this time, when they were close, Theseus felt two different auras of divine power.

"This power...you are not the goddess of agriculture."

"You're Hera!"

The voice was cold, but his heart felt heavy. In just a moment, Theseus understood the reason.

The goddess of agriculture was replaced by someone else. Under normal circumstances, it is impossible for a god to disguise himself as another god and perform a divine descent.

After all, other things can be faked, but the divine power under the influence of authority cannot be imitated.

But today's Eleusis is different.

This ancient city has existed for many years. It is the holy city of Demeter and the source of her church on earth.

Here, disguise is the most likely place to succeed, and the growth of all things is similar to Hera's power of reproduction. Even in the end, they are still close blood relatives.

In this case, it becomes less difficult to cover up some things... Besides, they have other things to help them.

Without raising his head, Theseus could sense the shadow gradually looming over Eleusis.

According to ancient legends, the gods of the underworld were once the extension of the power of the ancient god of creation.

They more or less possess certain abilities of the ancient gods. Hades, the god of the underworld, once stripped away this power and forged the artifact [Invisibility Helmet].

Although there are no similar records of other gods, it does not mean that they do not exist. The power they possess may not be as strong as Hades, the ruler of the underworld, but it seems to be enough to use in this human world where power is limited.

"I see. That's why you took action here. Only here will I let my guard down against the coming of Demeter and the gods of the underworld and take it for granted."

"And now at night, the power from the Ancient God of Creation can be used most perfectly in this environment to hide the movements here."

"You really put so much effort into this..."

With his eyes slightly narrowed, Hera had taken advantage of both the timing and the location, but Theseus was not afraid.

The other party was indeed stronger than Demeter, but so what. The right time and place could not compare to his "harmony of people".

"Come on, Hera."

"Let me see...what is the difference between the Queen of Heaven and other gods."

It seemed like a long time had passed, but in fact it was just a moment.

The four incarnations that were bypassed behind him were about to surround him again, but at least at this moment, there was only Hera in front of Theseus.

Faced with the final obstacle, the King of Athens no longer hesitated. In a flash, Theseus arrived in front of Hera while protecting Demophon behind him.

The blurry figure under the divine light gradually became clear, and he seemed to see the arrogant and contemptuous eyes of the Queen of Heaven. The gods have always been so arrogant, but Theseus was ready to take a hard blow and escape from the siege directly.

Nothing today matters anymore, as long as he can leave, he has already won.

All the subsequent things will be dealt with later...

laugh--

"..."

The sky suddenly became quiet, and the sound of a sharp weapon entering flesh was heard, followed by the sound of breaking air.

The power of corruption spread, yet was confined to a small patch of sky.

If mortals looked up at the sky from the city, they could see that the flickering light suddenly stopped.

The next moment, beams of light fell from the sky, carrying the arrival of one god after another.

Ares, god of war.

Aphrodite, goddess of beauty.

Poseidon.

Iris, the goddess of rainbow.

Harmony, goddess of harmony.

……

Divine lights fell one after another, and along with them came the dissipation of divine power.

They should have spread out, but were blocked by the shadows in the sky.

Of course, Theseus knew that even without the shadow, he would not have received any help.

Just as Demeter's true form rarely visited Eleusis and Zeus rarely visited Olympia, Athena also rarely visited Athens.

In any case, the human world today is a kind of restriction for the gods. They can tolerate this "smallness" for a short time, but they don't like to stay here forever.

"What a grand occasion. Hey, Hera, should I feel honored?"

Taking a deep breath, Theseus's expression showed a hint of sarcasm, but his face turned visibly paler.

Behind him, a dagger was inserted into his chest, and wisps of dark red mist were swirling above it, blocking the flow of his blood.

Just now, the heir he was protecting behind him, Prince Demophon of Athens, personally stabbed him with the dagger. Now, the other party stood beside the Queen of Heaven. After the initial rage, the king had begun to recall the differences along the way.

His son, who rarely expressed his opinions, told him about the dissatisfaction of the domestic nobles.

Ask him if he came to Eleusis for "negotiation".

The communication at the banquet was awkward and hesitant, but contrary to its norm, it was possible to see what the nobles were thinking.

And the only place where I need to remind myself, the descent of the gods.

Hmm... maybe the ritual played a role. He had asked himself if the Eleusinian Mysteries were real or fake, and he told himself that in theory it was possible.

He feared the gods, but also desired power, so it didn't seem strange that he made such a choice.

Just thinking back to the past... He looked at Demophon's eyes that didn't dare to look him in the eye, and Theseus wanted to laugh.

Do you really think you can get what you want? God's curse on man is never on 'today'.

"Give up, mortal, you can't escape now."

"Perhaps you still intend to resist? After all, even now, you still dare to call me by my name."

There was a hint of joy in her voice. Hera didn't care about the love-hate relationship between the father and son.

She only knew that Athens would finally be destroyed by her, without a single drop of blood. Moreover, the "things" she prepared were actually so useful that they easily solved this difficult enemy.

"Now, you should call me Your Majesty the Queen"

wow——

The invisible force expanded and instantly enveloped the sky. The other gods did not deny Hera's face at this time, and they all acquiesced to her behavior.

The auras of the gods overlapped each other, as heavy as a mountain.

The might of God overwhelms the most powerful human being, as if proving that for thousands of years, God has never been something that humans can resist.

Standing in the center surrounded by the gods, feeling the pressure that he could usually ignore but was now vast and deep, Theseus just smiled.

He was not laughing at the gods, after all they had always been like that, he was just laughing at Demophon's naivety.

"It was my negligence, but child, it seems that you have forgotten the story I told you."

"During the Typhon Rebellion, the great hero Cadmus saved the God King, but the God King married him to the Goddess of Harmony."

"Haha, what a ridiculous marriage. She is even here now... She doesn't want to marry a mortal, and her mother Aphrodite doesn't want to either. Zeus knows they don't want to, but he still did it. The disaster has continued since then."

Theseus did not tell the rest of the story, for it was already known to everyone.

The goddess of beauty gave her married daughter a necklace and a veil. From then on, Cadmus' descendants never had peace.

His daughter was favored by Zeus, but died after witnessing Zeus' true form. His grandson Labdacus died young, and his great-grandson Laius lost his father at a young age.

Subsequently, Laius's guardian was killed by political enemies, and the power of Thebes changed hands.

Laius had to seek refuge with Pelops, the son of Tantalus who was killed in the story of the feast of the gods, and the grandson of Zeus.

Laius became the tutor of Chrysippus, the son of Pelops, but he fell in love with the beautiful young man Chrysippus, abducted him and caused his death.

In this way, Laius betrayed his benefactor, so Pelops, who had lost his son, cursed Laius that he would be killed by his own son.

The son of Laius was the famous Oedipus.

Oedipus killed his father and married his mother, which led to a tragedy. In order to compete with his brother for power, Oedipus' son Polynices brazenly launched a war of seven heroes against Thebes, which resulted in the brothers killing each other and both died under the city of Thebes.

These are the consequences of marrying a goddess, and these are just the beginning. In another timeline, the Trojan War broke out later.

When the war broke out, Thebes, which was located in the sphere of influence of Greece, should have stood on the Greek side to win. However, the then King of Thebes, Aetion, gave birth to a daughter named Andromache, who married the then Trojan prince Hector...

So later, the powerful demigod Achilles, the hero who was almost second only to Hercules, led his troops to massacre the city of Thebes and killed Andromache's seven brothers in one day.

Greek mythology is coming to an end here, but no one knows whether the disaster of Thebes has ended here.

And throughout history, Aphrodite, as the ancestor of this bloodline, has always turned a blind eye to this.

She never did a thing for them, and the same was true of Zeus, who was indebted to Cadmus.

"This is the difference between gods and humans. The creators are born with arrogance and willfulness. Even though today's humans were not created by them, the result is still the same."

"The gods... have never been kind to humans."

With blood burning on his body, Theseus no longer looked towards Demophon.

He had noticed the ugly expression on the goddess of beauty's face. After all, the story he had just told was simply mocking her meanness and shamelessness to her face.

The gods intended to kill him here, and then support Demophon to sit on the throne of Athens, directly defeating Athena's authority in the secular realm.

I have to say that the Queen's methods are indeed powerful. She not only has the right time and place, but also has not forgotten the right people.

But even though he knew he was going to die, Theseus did not intend to give up.

"bring it on……"

There could be no other ending for Demophon. He would either become a pawn of the gods and be killed by Athena, or he would succeed in sitting on the throne of Athens, and then he and his descendants would be cursed for eternity.

But Theseus's ending continues.

His life is not long, but he will still make these arrogant gods pay the price——

"--boom!"

Suddenly, something unexpected happened.

Among the gods, Aphrodite stepped forward. But everyone, including Theseus, thought that she could not stand the man's arrogant words and was ready to teach him a lesson.

Hera watched from the sidelines and did not intend to stop it. On the one hand, she doubted that this human still had the strength to fight back, so it would be better to let Aphrodite lose face. On the other hand, even if the other person died, he still had a soul.

She wanted to make the other person suffer eternal punishment like Sisyphus and Tantalus.

However, at this moment, contrary to everyone's expectations, with one step, the body of the goddess of beauty trembled, and then unimaginable power burst out from that thin body.

That is divine power, and it is also the power carried by the consciousness of God's incarnation. Although it exists, it has never been used by any god.

Its only use is to continuously dilute it into power that can be used in the human world, prolonging the existence of the incarnation of God. But at this moment, Aphrodite used it for some reason.

Almost subconsciously, the incarnations of the gods were retreating, and no one was willing to face the threat of divine power in the human world.

The powerful force instantly tore open the cover of the sky, and the clouds within a thousand miles changed accordingly.

"No--

"Damn it—how dare you!"

At the center of the change, there was a loud shout, Aphrodite's voice was sharp and angry.

She seemed to be talking to someone, but at the same time, a ray of divine light suddenly flashed in front of the gods.

That was Theseus, who was originally surrounded in the center. He seemed to have seized the opportunity, summoned up his last bit of strength, flashed past the side of the goddess of beauty, and headed straight for Athens.

There, there is also a force that can resist the incarnation of God.

"——Go ahead, forget about her, go kill that mortal!"

Seeing this scene, Hera's face changed and she immediately rushed away.

She didn't know what Aphrodite was doing now, but Theseus had to die today.

Although he was hit by the long-planned attack and was actually doomed to death, Hera could not let him return to Athens to die again.

If he were to go back, Demophon would completely lose his title to the throne, and his plan today would not be considered a complete success.

"Don't even think about leaving."

"Today, no one can escape!"

Under the night sky, divine light passed through the sky.

All that was left was a city where the voices of people were gradually boiling.

(End of this chapter)