Falsifying history is good business

Chapter 323 The actor who plays Ares has been replaced
Lin You didn't know that the two supreme gods were talking about him, so the conversation in Forest Manor continued. As Diana told the story, what happened during the First and Second World Wars gradually became clear in the eyes of the writer.

"In 1917, I killed Sir Patrick Morgan; I thought he was Ares at the time. Later I learned that he was just an incarnation of Ares, a substitute created by his mind; because the real god cannot be killed. So, shortly after the battle, I began to hunt for the real Ares; but I didn't expect that the hunt would continue until the next war broke out."

Diana's initial narration did not cause much reaction from the writer because he already knew the contents.

Since the timeline needs to be converged, some preparations must be made in the fusion process; for example, the "substitute" used by God as an emergency measure, the "Ares" pieced together from the information in the comic story, was rewritten by the quill pen into the divine incarnation of Ares himself.

In this way, after Wonder Woman completes the plot line of the movie, she will have sufficient reasons to continue hunting down Ares; it also lays a solid foundation for the subsequent timeline conclusion work.

Since Ares, who was killed first, was just the foundation, the real highlight was naturally yet to come.

"The hunt was not smooth. Ares has been lurking in the human world for thousands of years. He has too many followers and has established countless secret organizations all over the world. Wherever there is a war, there are followers of Ares; or, I should say it the other way around, wherever there are followers of Ares, there will be war."

"It's understandable. For Ares, the more wars there are in the world and the more brutal they are, the greater his divine authority and the stronger his power will be." Lin You sighed, "It's not easy for you to kill one of Ares' clones before the end of the First World War. As long as there is war in the Western world influenced by ancient Greek civilization, Ares will not die completely."

"Actually, I almost did it in 1945." Diana said suddenly; this nonsensical sentence made Lin You confused for a moment.

"What did you do?"

Diana said: "Killing Ares, I almost did it in 1945."

"How did you do it? No, I want to know, which Ares are you talking about?" Although Diana was sure, Lin You couldn't believe it.

"Of course it's Ares, the true god of Olympus."

"The true God is immortal." Lin You reminded in a stronger tone.

Girl, you can brag, but don't brag in front of me! I personally "wrote" the concept of "True Gods Are Immortal" into the Big World; don't say you are just a "God-killing weapon" of a small world. Even if Chronos and Zeus from the Big World come, they can't violate this law.

Unless you use a quill pen to revise your worldview again.

"That's why I said it's a little off." Diana curled her lips, not sure whether she was dissatisfied with the concept of "true God is immortal" or dissatisfied with the person who wrote this concept into the big world.

"Tell me in detail, I want to know the specific details. How did you defeat Ares and 'almost' kill Him?" Lin You asked.

"A very important reason is that Athena helped me." Diana said the key, "1945 was when Athena reached the peak of her power."

"The goddess of wisdom and war?" Lin You nodded slightly and quickly figured things out. "Athena's war theocracy is different from Ares's. She represents wisdom, protection, and justice in war. The eve of the end of World War II was indeed the moment when her war theocracy reached its peak."

Unlike the pure imperialist hegemony war of the First World War, the Second World War was naturally just because of the anti-fascist theme. In 1945, the Axis powers, as the invaders, were on the verge of their final victory, and the morale of the Allies was high, which inevitably brought great blessing to Athena's war theocracy.

Especially planting those two big mushrooms was not only a strategically wise choice, but also a protection of war justice.

"So, it was Athena who actually caused damage to Ares?" Lin You guessed confidently.

The concept of the so-called "god-killing weapon" on Wonder Woman comes from the Olympian gods in the DC story, and in the final analysis it is just a wisp of divine thought of the true Olympian gods; therefore, this "god-killing weapon" can only kill the gods in the DC story at most - which is equivalent to destroying a certain thought of the true God - but it is impossible to truly harm the true God of the big world.

"No, the most deadly sword to Ares came from me." Diana's tone was flat, but Lin You found that her expression was complicated, as if mixed with the emotions of "satisfaction" and "regret".

“Self-satisfaction” is understandable, and being able to kill a true God is indeed worth boasting about; but... regret?
Lin You asked in a skeptical tone: "Although I don't think you would brag or exaggerate your contributions, I still don't understand how you did it?"

"To be honest, I don't know either. Even Athena doesn't know." Diana said with a wry smile, "When I stabbed him with the sword and found that Ares began to bleed and weakened quickly, Athena was also stunned. Of course, after she quickly came to her senses, she immediately used her spear to hit Ares twice more, completely knocking him down."

Lin You took some time to digest this information. He found that there were still doubts in Diana's words: "Even so, you only severely injured Ares. Why do you think you were almost able to kill Him?"

"Because after Ares fell to the ground, his divine nature began to dissipate. The speed at which it dissipated was even faster than the speed at which the golden blood in his body flowed. Later, Athena told me that once the divine nature completely dissipated, Ares would fall into a deep sleep and would never wake up."

"That's indeed the same as being dead." Lin You suddenly realized but was puzzled, "Since you said it was almost there, does that mean His divinity has not completely dissipated?"

"Yes, Athena saved Him." Diana said shockingly.

Lin You was horrified: "Is He crazy? He is the goddess of wisdom and war. No matter what priesthood he holds, he has nothing to do with the Virgin Mary. Why would He save Ares?"

"Athena later told me that she discovered that Ares's divinity was not dissipated, but was usurped by other gods." Diana answered with a serious look, "Once the godhood of the god of war is completely usurped, a new god of war will appear to replace Ares. Athena also told me that the guy who usurped the godhood is also..."

"It's also Ares." Lin You knew the answer before the other party finished speaking.

No wonder I always feel like something is missing from the whole story. It turns out that the figure of the "God of Truth" is missing. According to the author's and God's speculation, among the two Ares who fled to snatch the "Sand of Time", although the true God is obviously stronger, it is not necessarily Him who played a leading role in the action. After all, making plans requires brains, not brawn.

However, this speculated leader never showed up from beginning to end in Diana's story of hunting down Ares.

"Now that I think about it, I can understand what Athena did." Lin You's expression was no longer as relaxed and calm as before; the threat level of a war god whose brain was mostly filled with muscles and a war god who had insight into human nature and a meticulous mind were completely different.

Although he did not sit on the throne of the Olympian gods, the author's mentality was very similar to that of Zeus; when he had to choose between the two, he would rather choose the impulsive, tyrannical, and easily angered Ares as his opponent.

But then again, it is really embarrassing that the true God Ares would be plotted against by an avatar. When the story of Wonder Woman was integrated, Lin You was able to lay the groundwork smoothly with the support and help of God, and wrote the "God of Truth" as the divine mind avatar of Ares himself; but he did not expect that the other party would successfully usurp the original godhood and turn the tables in one fell swoop.

"It's really funny when you think about it." Lin You sighed secretly in his heart, "Ares set a trap in the story world of "God of War" in order to let the main gods of Olympus in the small world seize the divinity of the true gods in the big world and overthrow Zeus' rule by using a substitute. As a result, the main gods who were deceived finally retained their divinity, but now it is Ares himself who has been usurped of his status and divine power; it really fits the old saying, 'He who starts to make clay figures will have no descendants?'"

While Earl Goff was thinking to himself, Diana continued her story: "After the end of World War II, I have been trying to find traces of Ares. I have been to Africa, the Middle East, Southeast Asia, and every place where wars have occurred. I have also found the existence of Ares believers there, but I have never found any traces of Ares. It's as if He disappeared out of thin air."

The Ares mentioned here is, of course, the "God of Truth" who usurped the true God's divinity and replaced it.

Lin You came back to his senses from his thoughts and asked, "Didn't Mount Olympus provide any help?"

"No." Diana said, "Athena said that they all seemed to be bound by the timeline and could not intervene in this incident."

Lin You was stunned when he heard this. He originally thought that Athena's appearance was normal. After all, the relationship between Athena and Ares was well known. They were siblings in name but they shared the same hatred. It was normal for Athena to help Diana deal with Ares. But now after hearing Diana's answer, he found that the problem was not that simple.

If the Olympian gods were bound by the timeline and unable to intervene in events, then why was Athena able to help in 1945?
Is it just because World War II made His strength increase dramatically, so He was able to break the constraints of the timeline?

impossible!

The author is very clear - that Athena is not the Athena in the past timeline, but the Athena who was responsible for hunting down Ares after the rebellion in the world of "God of War" and lost him in "Prince of Persia". Because "She" does not exist in the past timeline, she can come forward to hunt down Ares, who also does not belong to the past timeline.

Since the start of the second phase of the Great World Plan, the time in the virtual dimension has been based on a binary system. The time in the Great World itself is in 1994 and is under the collective control of the gods. The divine realm where the gods are located implements a time that is synchronized with the real dimension. One day passes there and one day passes here.

The flow of time in the real dimension is not controlled by the gods, but in turn restricts the gods in the virtual dimension.

The gods of 2024 cannot go back to 2023 to warn their past selves of a certain danger; this is why even Chronos, the god of time, could not predict the rebellion in the world of God of War.

The two time scales of the binary system are not directly related, but extend separately like parallel lines; only gods and those who are allowed by gods - such as writers - can jump across the two lines.

Therefore, although Diana's battle with the true god Ares took place in 1945, there was no Mount Olympus in 1945; when the battle broke out, Mount Olympus had already come to 2024 according to the real dimension, and it was still the depressed scene of losing half of the main gods after the rebellion in the "God of War" world.

But even so, Athena shouldn't be the only one to come forward to help. Didn't Hercules also participate in the previous battle in the world of Prince of Persia? Why did he disappear at the critical moment?

What exactly is the time constraint that binds the entire Mount Olympus?
The writer had a vague suspicion that something bad was going to happen.

"So you came to see me today to hunt down Ares? Do you want to get help from me?" Lin You asked.

"It's not help, but cooperation." Diana's originally solemn expression relaxed a little, revealing a hint of smile, as if she was happy to have an excellent ally; "From what I know, the conflict between the author and Ares is not small; you have every motivation to hunt down Ares."

"If you're talking about the knife wound on my shoulder, then it's no longer a conflict, but a grudge." Lin You said frankly, "But from the perspective of interests, directly participating in the hunt for Ares has both advantages and disadvantages for me."

Before communicating with God and the Olympian pantheon, Lin You would not rush to make a decision. No matter how hateful Ares was, he was still Zeus' son; even though Zeus hated his son to the core now, no one could predict what his attitude would be in the future.

There are some things in this world that are thankless, and there is an old saying that goes "Distant relatives cannot separate close ones."

Emperor Wu of Han even issued a nationwide arrest warrant for his eldest son, vowing to hunt him down to the ends of the earth. But what happened? Those who used the imperial edict of Emperor Wu of Han to hunt down the former crown prince were eventually killed along with their entire family, leaving them without descendants.

Therefore, some things must be made clear in advance before considering whether to do them. And when you say them, you must let God be a witness.

Diana seemed a little surprised at Lin You's attitude; she hesitated for a moment, and Lin You saw that she seemed to want to say something but hesitated for a few times, but in the end he said nothing and stood up to leave.

As a result, when she was seeing someone off, she ran into Minerva in the hallway; the little girl had a great time playing on the lawn and was about to come back to ask her brother for "food". Seeing Diana, who was tall, long-legged and elegant, Minerva suddenly stopped.

"Who are you?" The four-year-old girl still spoke in a baby voice.

"I..." Diana thought for a moment, "According to the time of my physical birth, I should be your sister; but according to my soul, perhaps I should call you sister instead."

(End of this chapter)