Falsifying history is good business

Chapter 69: Goddess of Destiny Moirai

(Two chapters in one, 4,000 words long, today's two chapters are here.)
The moment they touched, a faint light flashed on the trident; Lin You jumped three feet and retreated several steps, just like a cat whose tail was stepped on.

But the light was fleeting, and in turn, it absorbed the little light around it into the trident. Finally, Poseidon's tomb was completely shrouded in darkness, with only the yellow gem on the trident shining brightly.

A female figure slowly stepped out from the brilliance of the gemstone. Her features were blurred, her figure was plump, and she had the healthy and fit posture that the ancient Greeks loved.

"I've finally waited for you, the soul from the real dimension." The woman's voice spread in the darkness, deep and quiet.

"Who are you?" Lin You was alert.

"I am Clotho, Lachesis and Atropos," the woman replied, "Of course, you can also call us by our common name - 'Moirai'."

It was indeed them; the three goddesses of fate in Olympus mythology, daughters of Zeus and Themis.

Although he had a premonition, Lin You still felt a chill in his heart when he heard the other party's name. The so-called fate was a great power that even the God King Zeus had to succumb to.

"How can I be sure that you, or you all, are really Moirai?" Lin You asked cautiously, "Perhaps you have other names, such as Nona, Dekema, or Murta?"

The three names mentioned by Lin You are the gods corresponding to the three goddesses of fate in Roman mythology. He has personally experienced the power of fate, which is indeed difficult to fake, but the identity of a god can be disguised.

Especially in the relationship between Olympus mythology and Roman mythology, if the main gods under the same priesthood want to disguise their identities, most of the time they just need to change their names and clothes, and they don’t even have to change their skins.

Moirai said calmly: "Parkai can't affect the microcosm."

The three Olympian goddesses of fate are collectively called "Moirai", and Palcaei is the name corresponding to "Moirai" in Roman mythology.

If the author had not dealt with Chronos more frequently after participating in the Great World Project and had not heard Jupiter "accuse" Mount Olympus of crimes many times, it would have been difficult for him to sort out the complex relationship between the two mythological gods.

At the same time, Moirai's words also made Lin You suddenly realize, and blurted out: "You are not Moirai from Olympus, you are Moirai from the Saint Seiya story world?"

"Of course; how could the orthodox Moirai on Mount Olympus fall into such a situation?" Moirai showed a bitter smile on his face, as if he was mocking himself.

The writer's expression was uglier than the goddess's. He sucked his teeth as if he had a toothache and asked faintly, "Did Jupiter send you here?"

"Yes."

I didn't expect to get an answer to a question, but I heard an answer unexpectedly.

"You... just admitted it like that?" Lin You felt it was unbelievable, and even doubted the other party's motives. "Are you accusing the Pantheon of carrying out actions to destroy the Great World Plan?"

"What did I testify to? Who did I testify to? There doesn't seem to be a judge here?" Moirai said with a sneer.

The author subconsciously wanted to retort that the gods of the big world were paying attention to him, but when he looked up, he only saw a black color darker than the night sky.

"You have blocked the view of the big world?" Lin You felt more and more uneasy.

"Although my strength is running out, I still have the ability to hide myself for a short period of time."

Lin You unconsciously took two steps back, glanced upward, and pondered in his heart; he did not expect to use magic to break the darkness above his head, but tried to use the natural divinity contained in the Ophiuchus microcosm.

But as soon as the energy of the microcosmos fluctuated, a blood-red net suddenly spread out from the inside out, tightly wrapping the microcosmos.

This web of fate did not do anything to damage or control the microcosm, but any slight fluctuation in the microcosm's energy would cause a vibration reaction in the silk threads on the web; just like the fluctuations canceling each other out, making all energy fluctuations disappear silently.

Moyila let Lin You make several failed attempts until he gave up. Then he said, "Don't make any more futile attempts. I don't have much time. I just want to have a serious talk with you."

"Okay, let's talk." Lin You spread his hands, "Why don't you introduce yourself again? Are you Clotho, Lachesis, or Atropos? Although you are collectively called 'Moirai', I do remember that you are three independent gods."

"If you must be concerned about this, you can call me Clotho. The consciousness of Lachesis and Atropos is close to dissipating, and now they can only rely on me to retain their last remaining consciousness."

"Why do you want to do this?" Lin You asked solemnly, "Most of the gods in the Saint Seiya world chose to merge with Mount Olympus, and... although there are a few who choose to stay in the human world, they are not opposed to integrating into the big world. Why did you choose to perish?"

"Who said this is our choice?" Kroto asked in return. "You asked such a question, which shows that, as Jupiter expected, you only saw the superficial benefits of the big world plan, but never studied the profound impact it would have on other small worlds."

“No matter how profound the impact is, what does it have to do with me, a foreigner who has only been here for more than a year? The Big World Project was proposed by the gods of your virtual dimension. I am only responsible for providing some technical support.” Lin You shrugged, looking unwilling to take responsibility.

The souls of the workers are burning; although they don’t know what the so-called “profound impact” is, they must evade responsibilities that can be avoided quickly and in a timely manner.

How could such a vulgar little thought be hidden from the gods? Clotho smiled coldly: "If we can tell these things to the gods of the big world, why should we come to you?"

"It's no use coming to me! If you can't say anything, I probably can't say anything either." Lin You continued to distance himself from the matter. Putting aside the question of responsibility, just from the perspective of personal interests, he would not oppose the Great World Plan, let alone oppose the Great World Gods in person.

Without a big world plan, how could a lonely ghost like me who was wandering in a foreign land be valued by the gods? How could I enjoy the life that was unattainable in my previous life?
Do you really think that as long as you travel through time, you are destined to be the protagonist? Online readers can believe this, but how can the author believe it?

So what if the soul is immortal? If you were to drift in the dimensional void as a soul for eternity, would that kind of life be easy?

Fortunately, Cloto did not dwell on "what responsibility the writer should bear", but calmly changed the subject: "We are certainly powerless to stop the Great World Plan, but the Great World Gods also have no power to stop us from finding our own way out, don't you think?"

"So you found a way out and came to me?" Lin You asked angrily.

"Not just me, but us." Clotho's expression was dull. The writer's emotional changes had no effect on him. "Not just the three of us sisters, but also Asclepius. Giving you the Ophiuchus microcosm is the first step. Next, the three of us sisters are the second step."

Lin You felt his scalp tingling. He had never thought that the Saint Seiya world, which was originally considered an accident, actually had a plan behind it. "You should have asked for my opinion in advance."

"You will refuse then." Kloto's simple statement went straight to the author's heart.

"Will it be useful if I refuse?"

"It's really useless." Kloto's words were hurtful. "The second step is completed by the three of us sisters, and we have already completed two-thirds of it. It's just waiting for me to finish it."

How could Lin You not hear such an obvious hint?

"Two-thirds? One is the ruby, the second is the Sword of Triton, and the final "three" is the trident? Your plans are well connected!"

Cloto did not care about the other party's sarcasm, perhaps because he really did not have more time to pay attention to trivial matters, and just continued speaking along with Lin You's words.

"Attached to the sword of Triton is the divine origin of Lachesis, who is responsible for weaving; attached to the ruby ​​is Atropos, who is responsible for cutting, which also means ending or changing. And I..."

"You are responsible for organizing the spindles, which is the preparatory work before weaving fate, and also represents all the foundations before fate begins to move forward." Lin You finished the words for the other party, but he still had questions in his mind; "I just don't understand, since you don't have much time, why do you have to spend so much time explaining your plan to me? Can't you just do it directly? Anyway, I can't refuse."

"Because we all hope that you can accurately understand what is happening next, so that you will not make wrong judgments in the future."

"Ha, you guys are pretty nice. You actually consider me." Lin You sneered.

"Not for your sake, but for our own sake." Clotho remained unmoved, and continued calmly, "Before that, I have a question for you. Do you know how gods like us who control 'fate' will be affected by the Great World Plan in all story worlds involving classical mythology?"

This question made Lin You slightly stunned.

"Are you asking all the gods who control 'fate', not just you?" The writer's heart suddenly became disturbed, and he felt that things were much more troublesome than he had imagined.

Because many classical myths have gods of fate like the three Moirai sisters.

The ones that are more familiar to the world include Da Siming, Shao Siming and the Big Dipper in the Chinese mythology system; the three Norn sisters in Norse mythology, Ptah in ancient Egyptian mythology, and so on.

The questions raised by Clotho suggest that the encounter affects more than just the Saint Seiya world, or even just stories set in the Olympian pantheon.

Clotho was quite satisfied with the success in shocking the writer, and a rare smile appeared on his face: "The worlds are merging. The main gods of small worlds can merge with the corresponding gods of large worlds - the only exception is the god who controls 'fate'. We have been abandoned by all the worlds."

"why?"

"Because the spinning wheel of fate needs no second weaver." Clotho used a metaphor that fits the divine image of the three sisters.

The three goddesses of fate each have their own duties; Clotho combs the spindle and ties the silk thread, foreshadowing the beginning of a life; Lachesis weaves the silk into shape, which represents the course of life; and Atropos is responsible for cutting it to end life.

Lin You understood the other party's metaphor: "Whether it is human or god, the choice of destiny is ultimately unique; there is no need for a second thread of destiny, and there is no need for a second weaver. Other gods can give great autonomy to the merged godhood, but the God of Destiny will not and cannot do so."

"Yes, that's why we were abandoned."

“Even if they are abandoned, they will not completely perish. Apart from integration, is there no other way to survive in the big world?” Lin You was still puzzled. At this moment, he thought of the little baby girl in his family who was loved by everyone.

If Athena can exist independently, there is no reason why the three Moirai sisters, who have greater power and higher status, cannot do it.

Clotho asked in return: "In a small world that is about to be merged, where all gods pin their hopes for their fate on the big world, who still truly believes in and values ​​the power of 'fate'?"

Lin You was speechless.

The power of "fate" lies in its ability to determine the future of gods and mortals; but when the gods see through the truth of the world and are about to merge into the big world, will they still believe in and fear the so-called "fate"?

Isn't their fate predetermined to become the divine aspect of the gods of the great world?
When all gods can "see" their future destiny on their own, who will care about the so-called "God of Destiny"?
"Not only the gods don't believe it, I'm afraid even mortals don't believe it." Lin You sighed, "The Renaissance and the Enlightenment have changed people's understanding of fate. People nowadays believe that 'choices' determine their fate. At least half of the initiative is in their own hands."

Clotho nodded slightly: "This is also one of the reasons for our demise. The orthodox 'Moirai' of Mount Olympus still have the knowledge of destiny left by the ancestors in the classical era; they may still be able to maintain the priesthood and power of destiny, but we... must fight hard to control our own destiny."

"Your so-called way of resistance is to attach yourself to me as a parasite, or simply take over my nest?" When it comes to his own interests, Lin You's attitude is very fierce.

"It's not like we're taking over someone else's place." Cloto explained calmly, "We will affect the divinity of the Ophiuchus microcosm, but it will only affect the microcosm and will not involve the origin of your soul. Even the consciousness of the three of us sisters will completely dissipate, just like Asclepius."

Lin You didn't want to believe it, and asked, "Then what are these things you did to me?"

"It is the power of destiny, or rather, the seed of destiny. Because of your existence, the Ophiuchus microcosm is destined to continue to grow; its divinity will nurture the seeds of destiny, waiting for the birth of a new god of destiny one day."

"What do you mean by birth?"

"It means exactly what it says." Clotho's expression changed a little, as if he would become serious involuntarily when talking about a solemn and sacred topic. "You will become the father of the new god of fate; even, if you want to create your own pantheon, you will be the father of all gods."

　Sorry for being late today.

　　This chapter is a coherent one, and it would be inappropriate to split it up in the middle, so I just put it together and posted it.

　　By this chapter, all the previous story lines related to the Saint Seiya world have surfaced.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)