Mythology: Spiritual Ruler

night.

The destruction of the illusory world did not affect the real world, and the cold winter that came because of Demeter continued.

The cold wind came from the north, and disputes and killings became more numerous. In order to compete for limited food, the conflict between man and beast, and between man and man, is becoming more and more intense. Only in such deep nights can a little peace of the past be restored.

But this is only the human world, nothing has changed in Olympus. There is no difference between day and night among the gods, and they will not lack food or clothing due to the cold winter. So at this time, on the sacred mountain, the power of the gods shrouding their respective temples illuminates the night sky, just like the stars on the earth.

As in the past, the immortal gods enjoyed everything they had...but this night, the gods were destined to find it difficult to rest at peace.

…

Rumble——

Late at night, a thunder suddenly exploded in the originally quiet night sky, alarming all living creatures inside and outside the sacred mountain.

Thick clouds gathered, seeming to indicate that a heavy rain was about to fall. However, the climate on Mount Olympus has never been natural. Everything here is a reflection of the will of the gods. So for a while, figures flew out from all over the sacred mountain.

Some were still disheveled, some were thinking about some gadgets brought back from the human world, and a few were awakened from their sleep - but those were only a few.

Gods can sleep, but that is never a necessity. Only a very small number of gods do this, and tonight on Mount Olympus, none of the powerful gods spent time on this.

This made them react very quickly, but they also missed a lot because when the illusory world was shattered, just like Hades' dream, some kind of invisible fluctuation spread.

Everything that is illusory naturally needs an illusory carrier to bear it. Sleep is the best carrier, and this obviously has no chance with the gods who are always awake... Of course, this is actually not a big loss.

After all, they do not have special identities and powers like Zeus, nor do they have special opportunities like some gods. Even if they can see something in dreams, it is probably only for a short period of time.

They may not even know what happened, they only know that everything is destroyed, everything dies, and then nothing else.

Swish——

"What happened, Hera, were you with Zeus before?"

A red light flashed across Hestia's figure and then appeared in mid-air. She looked at the dark clouds in the sky, and then at the palace on the top of the mountain.

These days, the Kitchen Goddess has not been in a good mood. Hades snatched away Demeter's daughter, but this was the compensation given by Zeus when the other party gave up his position as the king of gods under the witness of the goddess.

Hestia was happy about this at first, but she only asked for one condition, and the massacre between brothers was avoided. But what she didn't expect was that a thousand years later, this condition would actually be used here.

For a while, the goddess couldn't find a reason to stop the other party. After all, compared with Zeus's behavior, Hades's behavior was nothing at all. In addition, the disaster caused by Demeter's anger left people with no harvest, and she was even more troubled by it while feeling pity. If the problem cannot be solved fundamentally, it will not end.

Therefore, Hestia couldn't help but feel a little annoyed amid all the contradictions. All of this is inseparable from Zeus, and now the other party not only does not make any efforts for this, but also has time to summon thunder and lightning in the middle of the night.

"I don't know about that. I haven't been with Zeus very often recently, and he doesn't seem to want me to be around him."

Came over in the same hurry, facing the eldest sister's inquiry, Hera said expressionlessly:

"You also know what kind of person he is. Why would he want to keep me, an eyesore, around when he is enjoying life?"

Speechless, Hestia now had an even bigger headache.

Except for some unknown reason, Zeus seemed to have no interest in the God of Beauty, and his pursuit of pleasure never stopped. It's just that those who did not bear him any children are often not known to anyone.

The god in charge of marriage has the most failed marriage... Hestia shook her head slightly and gave Hera a comforting look. But opposite her, the Queen didn't have much reaction.

As time went by, she got used to it. Most of the gods were like this anyway. As long as no more illegitimate children pop up, and don't go to the mortal world to mix with mortals, Hera can only let it go.

While the two were talking, more gods appeared in the air, and they were all alarmed by the power of Zeus. However, the gods had no idea about the thunder suddenly summoned by the God King.

But soon, with the arrival of the West Wind God, the gods stopped discussing.

"It seems that Zeus asked you to inform us?"

Hestia asked first, looking at the visitor.

"Yes, Your Majesty invites you."

Bowing slightly, Zeferos said respectfully.

Even though things are different now, when facing the Kitchen Goddess, he still pays homage as usual.

…

At the same moment, on the top of the sacred mountain, on the throne in the center of the hall, Zeus frowned.

Just after waking up, and after subconsciously releasing his power, he ordered Zeferos to summon the gods and prepare to explain what just happened. But strictly speaking, he himself was not very clear about the whole story.

"...Is it an omen, or something else?"

"What are those vague words talking about?"

Although on the surface, Zeus, like the gods, has always been ‘awake’, in fact, the one who is still sleeping in Asgard is his real body, and the one who has been walking outside recently has been just his incarnation.

The reason why the king of gods has been avoiding Hera recently is not for pleasure, after all, an incarnation does not have this ability. It is really to avoid being discovered that the king of gods’ body is missing, so he deliberately does not contact others for a long time. In this case, the long-sleeping body suddenly fell into a dream, as if the real scene was staged in his sleep.

The big hand covering the sky, Athena who fought with him for some reason, and everything in the world turned into a book and was held in someone’s hand. All this seemed so real in the dream that Zeus, who woke up, did not even distinguish between reality and illusion at the first time, and subconsciously activated his own power.

Mount Olympus is fine, but Asgard is probably in a mess at this moment.

"A prophetic dream, or something else?"

"And Athena would attack me... why?"

Zeus frowned, somewhat puzzled. He asked himself, even if this was a revelation of the future from the throne of the God King, why would Athena be his enemy?

If it was because of Metis or something, then the possibility was really small. In any case, the two generations of goddesses of wisdom had never even met each other, and the only connection between them was blood - but he was also the other half of the blood.

In the case of the blood connection canceling each other out, he didn't seem to have done anything worthy of her hatred...So thinking of this, the God King couldn't help but come up with a guess.

Perhaps Athena in that dream was affected by the outside world. Because when that dream ended, a memory of the past also surfaced and reflected in Zeus' mind.

That was another self he vaguely saw on the day of the acquisition ceremony. Powerful, invincible, surrounded by gods, the center of the world. That self was the perfect ideal of Zeus. He seemed to be saying something, but Zeus couldn't hear it at the time, but after hundreds of years, it became so clear.

"Be careful... Lord, He is an outsider!"

The voice was so urgent, and it was a bit panic and desperate. For a moment, the emotions in the tone seemed to be transmitted to Zeus' heart.

Would such a powerful person feel afraid? For a moment, the confidence that was originally brought by the surge in strength was suppressed again. And Athena's matter became acceptable.

It is difficult to understand that Athena is his enemy, but it is even more difficult to understand that the world will be destroyed. Then the cause of the former is likely to be the potential influence of the latter.

"But... what does this 'Lord of the ***' refer to, and what does 'outsider' mean?"

"Lord of Darkness? Lord of Hell? Lord of the Spirit World? It seems that except for Hell, the remaining two are ancient gods born at the beginning of creation, and that Hell seems to be related to the Abyss."

The existence of Hell was just a flash, and Zeus didn't really have much impression of it. The other party seemed to have some need for the souls of mortals, but it didn't seem like the kind of existence that aimed to destroy the world.

His thoughts reached a dead end for a while, as if there was no similar existence in what he knew. As for whether the dream itself was fake...

He shook his head slightly. Although it was just a dream, the more Zeus thought about it, the more he felt it was unusual.

How could the gods suddenly have such a real and gloomy dream? This might be a warning given to him by the laws of the world. But thinking of this, Zeus was a little relieved.

Since the world itself has noticed all this and even given a warning, it proves that this is not impossible to deal with. Just like when he faced Odin's regret, fate has always been on his side.

So not long after, when the gods walked into the temple, Zeus's expression was as calm as usual. Without waiting for them to ask, the God King, sitting on the throne, said first:

"Everyone, creating such a commotion in the middle of the night is indeed an accident, but it is not without reason."

"Because just now, I received a prophecy."

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The human world, the city of Eleusis.

What happened on the sacred mountain did not affect this mortal city, and it was even more prosperous than in the past.

At a time when most people were suffering from hunger and cold, there was such a country that was not only not harmed, but also had repeated harvests. This was undoubtedly a great attraction for the surrounding countries.

For a time, the reputation of Eleusis began to spread, and this country in the remote area of ​​the human world gradually spread, and with it came the existence of the goddess of agriculture.

Mortals did not know that their disasters were brought by Demeter. Even if a few people guessed this, they did not dare to openly slander the reputation of the gods. So more and more temples dedicated to the god of agriculture were built, and a large number of mortals came to pray to the goddess for a good harvest.

However, on this day, with a flash of void, two young figures appeared on a hill outside the city.

They looked down at this human city, watching the night market which was still brightly lit even at night. Here, primitive trade had already sprouted, and humans from other city-states came here one after another, exchanging food while also hoping to meet this true god who came to the world.

Of course, Demeter had no time to see them. Since she revealed her true identity, only Triptolemus could see the true face of the goddess.

If nothing unexpected happens, this situation will continue until Demeter leaves here... But obviously, in the eyes of the twins of love, there will be an accident here soon.

"Do you think this city will still exist in a while?"

Sitting on a boulder, Eros swung his calves and chatted casually.

After confirming that Poseidon did not find the wrong place, they came here in advance through the spiritual world. While waiting for the sea king, it was inevitable that they were a little bored.

"It should be possible. They may fight, but they should not use divine power."

"After all, Demeter should know very well that she will not be Poseidon's opponent when both use divine power. In this case, she should not make unnecessary resistance-after all, it is not the first time."

Voros guessed casually, but he was not talking nonsense.

Before coming, he had already learned about the past of this goddess of agriculture. When she gave birth to Persephone to Zeus, she did not resist too fiercely, and there should be no accidents this time.

"Tsk, come to think of it, do we look like evil villains now--"

Nodding, Eros agreed with the other party's statement.

But thinking back to what he had done along the way, Eros couldn't help but smile.

"At most, half of it, there's nothing wrong with being a villain."

"But then again, it's not us who summoned the winter, nor are we in the human palace... well, that's called 'fishing', right? What a strange term."

Pouting his lips, Volos still remembered this inexplicable word.

But fortunately, the language of the spirit world is both phonetic and ideographic, so even if he doesn't know where this word came from, he can still understand its meaning.

"In short, that's it. The human queen is stupid, but this goddess of agriculture is not that smart either."

Clapping his hands, there was already movement in the sky, and the blue light was getting closer and closer. Volos stopped chatting, and said lightly:

"Okay, let's be villains, this Poseidon flies really slowly."

"Just wait a while. The arrows of mortals... shouldn't last too long."