Mythology: Spiritual Ruler

It was late at night, and everything was quiet.

Unlike the bustle on Mount Olympus, after Apollo left, the vast Delphi Plain regained peace and tranquility.

Compared to the outside world, there was not even the sound of insects in this place where the Earth Mother lived in seclusion, let alone the sound of birds and beasts - the instincts of the creatures made them dare not approach this place with abundant water and grass, as if it was some terrible forbidden place.

However, the silence was only temporary. When the vision of the birth of the gods covered the world, Delphi could not be an exception. Even the residence of the original gods could not cover the sound from the source sea and the law, so when the true name of the new god resounded throughout the world, it penetrated the earth and sounded in the heart of a certain huge consciousness without any hindrance. This sudden sound made the long-dormant consciousness fluctuate slightly.

If it was prepared in advance, the vision of the birth of the gods would not actually wake up the sleeping gods. But obviously, because of the changes in the laws of heaven and earth at the turn of the era, all the gods thought that they would never see such a scene again, so naturally they did not respond to it.

"..."

"..."

"...So noisy..."

"..."

"Annoying voice...Pallas Athena...Who is that?"

"..."

"This...seems like a birthday of a god...Why is there a birthday of a god in this era...What happened outside, how long have I been asleep?!"

Gradually, her consciousness became clearer, and as the vision ended, the long-sleeping Earth Mother finally recovered some memories from her chaotic thoughts.

She could feel that her condition was far from being fully recovered. Not to mention the source deficit caused by multiple splits, there were still remnants of the law rejection caused by the war at the turn of the era. Although Gaia's sense of time was the same as the earth when she returned to her body, and a hundred years was just a fleeting moment, but judging from the result of her sleep, it was obviously not long ago.

Three to five hundred years...at most seven to eight hundred years, the Earth Mother was not very clear about the specific time, but at most it was this long. Could it be that in such a short period of time, the order of the laws of the world has changed again?

This was a bit beyond Gaia's expectations. After all, in her impression, in the first thousand years of the Second Age, Kronos had just secured his position as the God King. Whether it was legislation or the creation of humans, that was something that happened later.

"... Forget it, now that I'm awake, let's go see what happened."

"I forgot to ask, after the Titan War, how does Zeus plan to treat his elders."

The ground trembled slightly, and the heavy sound echoed on the plain. The next moment, under the gathering of huge consciousness, the khaki halo slowly flowed and surged towards the ground.

At the foot of Mount Parnassus, in a small courtyard that blends with nature, wisps of invisible airflow gathered and gradually turned into the shape of a woman.

The brown clothes dragged on the ground, and the face of the figure gradually became clear. Perhaps it was because of the credit of sleeping for hundreds of years, although Gaia's deficit had not been made up, her surface complexion looked much better.

This was because the remains of the Nine Realms had not collapsed, otherwise her condition would be even better. Even if their tiny fragments were integrated into the present world, or their main bodies were integrated with the earth, then Gaia might really be able to take this opportunity to increase her origin and regain some of the former glory of the mother of the earth. However, there is no if in reality. The reason why the Nine Realms were integrated into Chaos in this separate and independent way was more or less influenced by fate. So on her much younger face, subtle wrinkles can be vaguely seen, proving that all this is just superficial work.

Sleeping is to repair injuries, eliminate the rejection of the law, and restore the loss of divine power, but it is not very useful for authority and symbolism.

"So... where is the moon?"

The figure was completely solidified, and the mother of the earth looked at the sky.

The starry sky was full of stars, but there was no trace of the moon that should have been there.

"It's ridiculous, is the current third generation of the God Court so incompetent that it can't even guarantee the movement of the sun and the moon? I remember... that the moon god seems to be just a weak divine power."

With a cold snort, Gaia pushed open the fence of the courtyard. The moon and other things were just small matters, and they didn't really have much to do with her. She planned to call her maid first and ask what had happened recently.

Scanning the vicinity, the Earth Mother searched for the breath of life around her. However, what puzzled her was that the nymphs who were supposed to be guarding nearby had gone somewhere, and even on the entire plain, there were only a few familiar breaths.

Everything seemed a little wrong, and it was very different from before she fell asleep.

"Moanda? Come to see me"

Calling in a low voice, Gaia's voice spread from outside the courtyard and echoed over the vast plain. However, as she sensed, the nymphs she had arranged to guard the Delphi Temple were now missing, and no one knew where they had gone.

"...Is it that someone outside has been here, or is there some other change?"

"It's better not to neglect your duties... Humph, no matter what, find her first."

Frowning slightly, Gaia stopped thinking about it.

Most of the nymphs standing on her left and right were originally plants. They were planted by the Earth Mother in ancient times and later planted together with the golden apples.

As long as they find their true form, even if their bodies as elves are destroyed, Gaia can use the original fluid in the [Life Bottle] to create a new one for them. Now, Mother Earth is eager to know what happened on the earth during the time she was sleeping, so that everything is so strange to her.

Taking one step forward, when Gaia's figure reappeared, she had arrived at the door of her orchard. As the embodiment of the earth, this distance obviously means nothing to her.

After taking a look at the orchard, which looked like it had not been taken care of for a long time, Earth Mother frowned again, then she pushed open the wooden fence and walked slowly into the garden.

However, after taking a few steps, Gaia soon discovered that something was wrong.

"Is this...moved away?"

"No, they left on their own initiative."

Walking through the orchard, Gaia couldn't find what she wanted. The places where plants should have been planted are now empty, leaving only large or small potholes.

There is no doubt that they were poached, but this is definitely not something that outsiders can do. Even if there is a foreign enemy, there must be a nymph who brought him into the orchard. Otherwise, no matter how strong the visitor is, he will be blocked by the power left by the Earth Mother, and then wake up the ancient primitive. gods.

This is not even coercion, but someone's voluntary... After all, their bodies are protected in the orchard. As long as no one is willing to lead the way, outsiders will never be able to enter here.

After a moment of silence, an ominous premonition surged into Gaia's heart. Before, she thought that the nymphs in the outside world had provoked a certain god and were killed casually. Although this made her a little dissatisfied, she could not say how angry she was - after all, nymphs were nothing, let alone They are not completely dead either.

As long as he found that god and asked him to sincerely apologize, Gaia felt that he wouldn't really care about anything. However, this scene today proves that things are not that simple.

To deceive or seduce Gaia's maid and sneak into the golden apple orchard... If the person who comes here doesn't know that this will definitely attract the thunderous wrath of the Earth Mother, then it is simply impossible.

He knew this very well, and even knew about the barrier left by Gaia. Since he knew and dared to do this, there must be some huge temptation worthy of him.

And in this orchard, the only thing of sufficient value...

A yellow light flashed, and the next moment, Gaia appeared in the middle of the orchard.

The golden branches danced in the wind, and the tall golden apple trees swayed. From the outside, everything seemed to be no different from usual. However, this ridiculous and stiff illusion cannot even be hidden from the careful nymph, and how could it be hidden from the earth mother who has been with the golden apple tree for tens of thousands of years. Clenching his right hand tightly, as the power surged, the illusion was shattered, and the real scene here was presented in front of Gaia.

There is a huge pit with a few golden leaves scattered next to it. Just like other places in the orchard, the originally tall sacred tree had long since disappeared, leaving only a pit that looked like it was mocking Gaia.

"…………"

Staring at everything in front of him, with the orchard as the midpoint, the atmosphere over the entire Delphi Plain was suppressed, and everything seemed to be still. For a few moments, Gaia's face was expressionless. She reached out and grabbed it slightly. The next moment, under the ray of light, a slender nymph fell in front of her in an awkward manner.

"...Ahem, who is it? Who dares... Your Highness!"

"Your Highness, great, you are finally awake!"

The vigilance just now turned into surprise. The loyal maid got up from the ground and bowed her head slightly in front of the Earth Mother. She had long been overwhelmed by all the recent changes. Fortunately, she finally waited until Mother Earth woke up. However, in front of her, Gaia did not even look at her, but continued to stare at the pit in front of her.

She had just woken up and faced such a thing. It was difficult for Earth Mother to describe her feelings in words. She just wants to know what happened during this period of time.

"Tell me about it...tell me what you know."

"Tell me everything clearly... who has been here, when did it become like this... and what did you do?"

"...Your Highness, I don't know."

Shaking her head, Nymph didn't know what to say.

Previously, the Oracle of Delphi was in charge of Moanda, so after she disappeared, no one noticed the missing [Aquarium of Life] for a long time.

The incident in the Golden Apple Orchard was discovered. They went to find everyone on the Great Plains to discuss the matter, and then they suddenly discovered that many nymphs had disappeared silently. Also missing were the artifacts in the great temple.

"Not long after you fell asleep, His Majesty the God King went to the temple to offer sacrifices... Later, the situation in the orchard was discovered. There seemed to be something wrong with the golden apple tree, and many people were missing."

"Everyone is scared. Many people have fled, but some people have stayed. We have gone to the temple to check, and your [Life Bottle] is also missing——"

"--What did you say?!"

boom--

The earth shook slightly, and everything shook with it. The nymph failed to stand firm, and she fell to the ground again. In front of her, Gaia's eyes could no longer suppress the shock and anger.

She hadn't noticed this just now, or in other words, she thought it was because she had just woken up, so she didn't feel the active vitality of the companion artifact. But now, when Nymph's words fell, Gaia almost instantly detected the breath of the [Life Aquarius].

However, the result disappointed her again. In the perception of the Earth Mother, not only did the artifact disappear, but even the mysterious connection between it and the companion artifact seemed to be broken. She was like she had never owned the [Life Aquarius] and could not detect any trace of it.

"………………"

After a long silence, Gaia grabbed the nymph in front of her and came to the Temple of Delphi in an instant.

Looking around, in front of the Earth Mother, this oracle that originally worshipped the gods had a huge snake corpse, and there was a special power emanating in the surrounding air.

There was Zeus, there was a strange breath but connected to Zeus, and there was a breath that Gaia was very familiar with, belonging to the golden apple. They existed not long ago, even within a day.

"... So, that's it."

At this moment, everything became clear. Gaia didn't even find the "traces" that Erebus deliberately left for her, but she had completely understood the "cause and effect".

In order to stabilize his own court, the new king of gods chose to give birth to sons of gods with his bloodline, and in order to make them grow up as quickly as possible, Zeus set his sights on the golden apple tree.

He had experienced the power of this kind of divine object, and the more he understood, the more he naturally desired it, which was a matter of course. So Zeus used some means unknown to the Earth Mother to break the barrier she left behind, and even took away the [Life Bottle] together.

Her sanity was close to breaking, but Gaia still couldn't figure out why Zeus dared to offend her like this, and even promoted his offspring at her "door" so undisguisedly after success. So just in case, she suppressed the anger in her chest and asked the nymph in front of her:

"What has Zeus done in the past few hundred years?"

"What is the whereabouts of the Titans who were defeated?"

The nymph, who was thrown to the ground by the Earth Mother again, coughed twice lightly, but still recalled it seriously.

Without Gaia's existence, Delphi was actually isolated from the world, and there was little information from the gods. But she still knew a few of the most well-known things.

"Ahem... Your Highness, things between the gods rarely come here. I only know that His Majesty the King of Gods seems to have created a new generation of humans, and... before, he also threw His Highness Crius into the abyss-"

"Zeus!"

Boom---

No longer restrained, even if there are still some puzzles, it is no longer important.

The materials for making humans cannot be born out of thin air, and the act of imprisoning the Titans also directly shows Zeus' attitude towards her. At this moment, Gaia felt an unprecedented sense of humiliation. That junior dared to treat her and the mother of the gods like this. He not only did these things swaggeringly, but even created humans at her doorstep, allowing his offspring to be promoted here!

"Huh--"

Taking a deep breath, Gaia turned around and prepared to leave. But as if she remembered something, she suddenly turned around and looked at the nymph on the ground.

"...The golden apple is gone, and the [Life Bottle] is gone...what about you?"

"What?"

Not knowing what Gaia meant, Nymph raised her head slightly, but met Gaia's stern gaze directly.

"I mean...they are all gone, why are you still alive?!"

The divine light surged, sweeping across the Delphi Plain in an instant. In an instant, all spirits were annihilated, and the world lost its voice.

This huge power even extended out, destroying everything without scruples, but in the blink of an eye, there was no sound on the land for thousands of miles.

"Hehehe...hahahahahaha, you all deserve to die, especially you, Zeus-!"

Word by word, the earth shook under Gaia's raging anger. This unscrupulous behavior immediately attracted the warning of the order of the world, but it was obviously not taken seriously by the mother of the earth at this moment.

Uranus...Lion...Erebus...none of them took her seriously. But in any case, they are at least ancient gods of the same level as Gaia, but what is your basis, Zeus? !

So the next moment, a huge halo rose up, bringing the third scene to the world tonight. If you stand on the sky and look down at the earth, you can see that the divine light gathers into a river, rolling westward.

And the destination of the long river is the residence of the gods, the sacred mountain Olympus.

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The long night is coming to an end, and the sleeves of Ms. Night gradually leave the sky. At the junction of the sea and the sky, strands of morning light shine out, bringing some light to this world.

At this moment, the atmosphere on Mount Olympus seems strange and solemn. Not only because of the birth of Athena and Hestia's questioning, but also because of the willful reaction of the God King and the increasingly obvious trembling of the earth.

Gaia fell asleep, which is something many gods know. And from the current situation, this is undoubtedly a sign of her awakening, and it can even be found that the mother of the earth is not in a very good mood at the moment.

No one dares to provoke this primitive god who lives in seclusion. Even recently, no one has been to Delphi. The reason for her bad mood can only be other. For example, the god of weather in the abyss, and Apollo who just slaughtered the giant python and let the blood of the strange beast dye the plain red. In the final analysis, the source of everything is His Majesty the King of Gods.

If it were before, the gods might still be worried about the Divine Court. After all, they still long for the existence of faith, and the weak God King is much easier to deal with than the primitive gods who urgently need faith to repair their injuries. But today's series of changes made them dizzy, and their hearts were divided. Even if Zeus could not successfully pass the test of the Earth Mother, the Divine Court, which might not have been born for hundreds of years, would fall apart today.

In the past, the replacement of God-Kings only occurred under the guidance of fate, and every intersection was enough to affect the changes in the world structure, and even the laws of the world would be adjusted... But now, many gods present feel that , you may have to witness history.

The God-King has only been in power for a few hundred years. Perhaps in the future, this will become an eternal joke in Khaos.

"Gaia, it seems that my old grandmother has woken up..."

As the master of the hall, Zeus had also noticed this a long time ago, but unlike what the gods thought, the God King had been looking forward to this scene for a long time.

"Now that she's awake, let's go see her. But I hope she won't be too old to look like this when we meet, hahahahaha..."

Laughing without fear, Zeus flew out of the palace under the looks of many gods looking at him as a madman.

Next to the throne of the God King, Hera, played by Jin Guanhua, had forgotten her anger and questioned Athena's existence. She just clenched her fist and followed closely. Hestia sighed, she didn't know what to say, but she also flew out of the palace and headed towards the place where the earth mother's breath came from.

They were all aware of the matter of imprisoning Cleos. No matter what Zeus had done, the goddess of the hearth felt that she had a share in this matter.

The two goddesses left one after another, and the atmosphere in the hall became more solemn. Apollo, who had just joined the Divine Court, stood up. He didn't know if today's events had anything to do with him, but the young god still didn't intend to avoid it. So Apollo looked at the goddess who didn't know whether to call him his sister or his younger sister, smiled in a friendly manner, and then disappeared. The remaining gods looked at each other and followed suit. Regardless of whether they participated or not, they would always witness this scene happening.

Soon, Athena was the only one left in the empty hall. She looked at the direction where the gods were leaving and thought for a moment, pursed her lips, and then turned around and walked in the other direction.

She had just come to this world and was unfamiliar with everything. However, the goddess at least had no idea of ​​fighting against the Earth Mother for the God King, nor did she feel that she had that power at the moment. Athena also didn't want to go to the theater like other gods. After all, it was meaningless.

Even if it hasn't arrived yet, the terrifying aura of Mother Earth is clearly visible. The battle between the God King and the Earth Mother will never be decided by the gods. Since the outcome cannot be determined. Instead of watching such a battle, Athena wanted to do something useful.

For example... go and take a look at the place you sensed. That place was probably the place where the mother goddess you had never met once lived. She didn't know if anyone usually went there, but now, no one would stop her.

…

Flying out of the palace, holding [Thunder] in his hand, Zeus quietly looked at the earthy yellow light coming from the distance.

Soon Hera's figure appeared behind him, and the other gods also rushed over, but they did not get close, but mostly separated themselves from the God King.

Zeus did not look back, but everything behind him was within his perception. However, the God King didn't pay attention to the gods' evasion. He just turned slightly sideways and glanced at his queen.

"Do you feel it, Hera? This is how he felt."

"What?"

Somewhat puzzled, Hera didn't know what Zeus was talking about. The other party's reaction today made her feel a little strange. Normally, he was not such an arrogant person.

"I mean our Father God, Hera."

Smiling and shaking his head, Zeus was not nervous at all at the moment. He was even looking at the gods getting closer, and he was still in the mood to think about the past.

"I guess that's how he was waiting for us on Mount Odiles."

"Now...I finally understand how he feels. He has been abandoned by his family and is alone. He has extremely powerful power, but few people stand by his side. Even the Mother Goddess, although standing by his side, has no intention of doing anything for him. He fights.”

"But Hera, you are different. You know what you want. In this aspect alone, he can't compare to me, hahahahaha..."

Laughing loudly, without waiting for Hera's reply, Zeus took a step forward.

Looking at the incoming yellow light curtain, although no matter what, the God King planned to fight Gaia today, but before that, he always had to say something. And a Cleos shouldn't be able to let the Earth Mother come up and take action.

However, the next moment, Zeus unexpectedly discovered that the incoming light not only did not stop after noticing him, but also became faster.

"Haha, are you going to show off your power... In that case, let's do it——!"

Without any fear, Zeus advanced instead of retreating. He raised the [Thunder] in his hand high and looked at the invisible Mother Earth. With the surge of power, a loud voice resounded throughout the world:

"Gaia, let's stop here. This is not what you should do. The earth may be your domain, but there is no place in the world that is not the territory of the God King!"

【Thunder】falls, the boundless silver snake falls from the sky, and collides with the rising yellow tide. In the incredible eyes of the gods, it is like history repeating itself, the sky and the earth collide, and the loud noise at that moment even reaches the underworld, causing the Hades in the palace to change color.

"Zeus! It is you!"

The yellow light dissipates, not because of insufficient power, but because Gaia took back her power on her own initiative. Her figure reappears between heaven and earth, her sharp eyes staring at the God King in front of her.

Such abnormal power, such arrogant attitude... The other party is not surprised at all by his arrival, but has been prepared for it.

It seems that this is the reason and confidence for Zeus to do all this, and the speculation in his heart is completely closed. At this moment, Gaia's last doubt is also dispelled.

It is him, this shameless junior, who stole his treasure, and then said condescendingly, "It is not what you should do"!

"Zeus, you despicable thief! Hand over the golden apple and return my artifact, otherwise, no matter how much I pay, I will never let you off!"

The power of the innate god comes from instinct, and it will also fluctuate due to emotions. There is no doubt that under the sky today, Gaia's anger is comparable to the end of the First Age.

The shaking of the earth became more and more violent, and even the sea connected to the land was surging. However, opposite the Earth Mother, Zeus was a little puzzled.

"...Golden apple, artifact, what are you talking about?"

Originally, the fighting spirit in his heart was surging, but facing the sudden questioning of the Earth Mother, Zeus was not only stagnant, he didn't know what the other party was talking about.

What golden apple tree? The only thing he could relate to this was the branch of the golden apple tree planted by Hera. It took root and sprouted with the help of Demeter, and now it was sent to the sea as part of the oath. As for the real sacred tree, isn't it still beside the Earth Mother?

He didn't think about it, but based on past experience, Zeus almost instantly realized that something was wrong. He was ready to ask a few more questions, but in front of him, Mother Earth no longer had the interest to talk.

In Gaia's eyes, Zeus's reaction at this moment was completely another kind of mockery. Since the God King had done such a thing in Delphi so undisguised before, who was he performing for now?

"Very good, Zeus, you are very good. You humiliate me and the mother of the gods so much."

Word by word, the originally flowing divine power seemed to burn, corresponding to Gaia's iron-blue face. Under the gaze of the gods of heaven and earth, Mother Earth completely gave up the last fluke.

"In this case, Zeus... no matter how you get the power, today, no one will have a good time!"

No more words, the supreme divine power wrapped around her body, looking at Zeus who seemed to want to say something, Gaia rushed forward and bumped into him.

Her target of attack was no longer Zeus, because facing the God King with a huge increase in power, she might not be able to win easily. Perhaps it is the law of nature that things will turn into the opposite when they reach their extremes. At this moment, Gaia seemed to have regained some wisdom in battle, and she immediately understood how to weaken the opponent.

The earth is her home ground, but Olympus is not. This is the body of the ancestor of the mountains, and it is also the pillar that supports the sky in the east of the earth. Here, her advantage is cut off, but the king of gods will increase. In this case...

Then just destroy this sacred mountain like Kronos did in the past.