Greek Mythology: The Spiritual Dominator

Late at night, everything is quiet.

Different from the excitement on Mount Olympus, after Apollo left, peace and quiet returned to the vast Delphi plain.

Compared with the outside world, there is not even the sound of insects in this place where the Earth Mother lives in seclusion, let alone the sounds of birds and animals - the instinct of creatures makes them dare not approach this place with rich water and grass, just like this. It's like a terrible forbidden place.

But the silence is only temporary. When the vision of the birth of God covers the world, Delphi cannot be an exception after all. Even the residence of the original god still could not block the sound originating from the sea of ​​origin and the law, so when the true name of the new god resounded throughout the world, it penetrated the earth and resounded in the heart of a huge consciousness without any hindrance. This sudden sound made the consciousness that had been sleeping for a long time waver slightly.

If prepared in advance, the divine vision will not awaken 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 they would never see such a scene again, and naturally they did not respond to it.

"..."

"..."

"……very noisy……"

"..."

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

"..."

"This... seems to be a divine birth... Why is there a divine birth in this era... What happened outside, and how long have I been asleep?!"

The consciousness gradually awakened, and with the end of the vision, the sleeping Earth Mother finally recovered some memories from her chaotic thoughts.

She could feel that her condition was far from complete. Not to mention the original deficit caused by multiple divisions, the rejection of laws caused by the war at the turn of the era still remains. Although when Gaia returned to her true body, Gaia's sense of time was the same as that of the earth, and a hundred years was only a blink of an eye, but judging from the results of her deep sleep, it was clear that not that long had passed.

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

This was a bit beyond Gaia's expectations. After all, in her impression, in the entire first thousand years of the Second Age, Cronus had only just consolidated his position as the God King. Whether it is legislation or creation of people, that is what happens later.

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

"Speaking of which, I forgot to ask how Zeus plans to treat his elders after the Titan War."

The ground trembled gently, and the thick sound echoed on the plain. The next moment, under the gathering of huge consciousness, an earthy yellow halo slowly flowed towards the ground.

At the foot of Mount Parnassus, in a small courtyard that is integrated with nature, strands of invisible air flow gathered upwards and gradually turned into the shape of a woman.

The brown clothes were dragged on the ground, and the figure's face gradually became clearer. Perhaps it was because of the hundreds of years of sleeping that Gaia's appearance had improved a lot even though her deficit had not been replenished.

This is because the remains of the Nine Realms have not disintegrated, otherwise her condition would be even more intact. Even if their tiny fragments merge into the present world, or their main body becomes one with the earth, then Gaia may really be able to take this opportunity to greatly increase its source and regain some of the past glory of Mother Earth. However, there is no such thing as reality. The reason why the Nine Realms are integrated into Khaos in such a separate and independent way is partly due to the influence of fate. So on her much younger face, subtle wrinkles are vaguely visible, proving that all this is just superficial.

Sleep can repair injuries, eliminate the rejection of the law, and restore lost divine power, but it is not of much use in terms of authority and symbols.

"So... where did the moon go?"

The figure was completely solid, and Mother Earth looked at the sky.

The sky is filled with stars, but there is no trace of the moon where it should be.

"It's really ridiculous. Is it possible that the current third-generation Divine Court is 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 an existence with only weak divine power."

With a cold snort, Gaia pushed open the fence of the small courtyard. The moon was just a trivial matter and had little to do with her. She planned to summon her maid first and ask what had happened recently.

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

Everything seemed wrong, very different from before she fell asleep.

"Moanda? Come and see me"

Calling in a low voice, Gaia's voice spread from outside the small courtyard and echoed over the vast plains. However, just as she sensed, the nymph whom she had arranged to guard the Delphi Temple was missing and had no idea where she had gone.

"...Did an outsider come here, or was there some other change?"

"It's best not to be derelict in your duties...Huh, no matter what, let's get her back first."

Gaia frowned slightly, and then she stopped thinking about it.

Most of the nymphs standing around her are the original plants. They were planted by the Earth Mother long ago on her side, and were 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 looking 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 was a huge pit with some golden leaves scattered around 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 stretched out her hand and grabbed it slightly. The next moment, under the ray of light, a slender nymph fell in front of her in embarrassment.

"...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. Now 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, Moanda was in charge of the Oracle of Delphi, 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 very 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 [Life Aquarius].

However, the result disappointed her again. In Mother Earth's perception, not only was the artifact missing, but even the mysterious connection with the accompanying artifact seemed to be severed. It was as if she had never owned the [Vase of Life], unable to detect the slightest trace of the other party.

"………………"

After a long silence, Gaia casually grabbed the nymph in front of her, and she arrived in front of the Temple of Delphi in an instant.

Looking around, in front of Mother Earth, there was a huge snake corpse in the oracle that was originally dedicated to the gods. There was also special power radiating in the surrounding air.

There was Zeus, there was a certain aura that was unfamiliar but related to Zeus, and there was also the aura of golden apples that Gaia was very familiar with. They existed not long ago, even within a day.

"……I see."

At this moment, everything became clear. Gaia didn't even notice the 'trace' that Erebus deliberately left for her, but she already fully understood the 'cause and effect'.

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

He has experienced the power of this divine object, and the more he understands it, the more he will naturally desire it. This is a matter of course. So Zeus used some means unknown to Mother Earth to break the barrier she left, and even took away the [Vase of Life] together.

Her sanity was on the verge of collapse, but Gaia still couldn't figure out why Zeus dared to offend her like this, and even let his heir be promoted so unabashedly at her 'door' after success. So just in case, she still 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 defeated Titans?"

Nymph, who was thrown to the ground again by Earth Mother, coughed slightly, but still thought about it seriously.

Without the existence of Gaia, Delphi was actually isolated from the rest of the world, and very little information came from the gods. But she still knew a thing or two about the most well-known ones.

"Ahem... Your Highness, things among the gods rarely come here. I only know that His Majesty the God King seems to have created a new generation of human beings, and... before, he also threw His Highness Cleos into the abyss. ——”

"Zeus!"

Rumble——

No longer suppress it, even if there is still some confusion, it is no longer important.

The materials for making humans cannot be created out of thin air, and the act of imprisoning Titan directly showed Zeus's attitude towards her. At this moment, Gaia felt an unprecedented sense of humiliation. That junior dared to treat her like this, the mother of the gods. Not only did he do these things arrogantly, he even created humans at her door and let his descendants here. Promotion!

"call--"

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 [Vase of Life] is gone...what about you?"

"What?"

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

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

The divine light surged across the Delphi Plain in an instant. In an instant, all souls were extinct, and the heaven and earth became silent.

This huge power even extended out, destroying all things without any scruples, but in the blink of an eye, there was no sound from the land thousands of miles away.

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

Word by word, the earth shook under Gaia's overwhelming fury. This unscrupulous behavior immediately drew a warning from the world order, but it was obviously not taken seriously by the Earth Mother at this moment.

Ouranos...Ryan...Erebus...none of them took her seriously. But no matter what, they are at least ancient gods on the same level as Gaia, but why are you Zeus? !

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

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

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As the long night comes to an end, Ms. Ye's sleeves gradually leave the sky. At the junction of sea and sky, wisps of morning light shine out, bringing some light to the world.

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

Gaia is asleep, this is something that many gods know. Judging from the current situation, this is undoubtedly a sign of her awakening, and it can even be found that Mother Earth is not in a good mood at the moment.

No one dared to provoke this evasive primitive god. Even recently, no one had been to Delphi, so the reason for her bad mood could only be other reasons. For example, the God of Weather in the abyss, or Apollo who just slaughtered the giant python and dyed the plains red with the blood of alien beasts. In the final analysis, the source of everything is this God-King.

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 with many gods looking at him as crazy.

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. And like other gods who go to the theater, Athena also doesn't want to do this. After all, it is 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 did not 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 is separated from his relatives and is alone. He has extremely powerful power, but there are not many people standing by his side. Even the Mother Goddess, although standing by his side, did not do 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] fell, the boundless silver snake pressed down from the sky, and collided with the yellow tide that was rising inch by inch. In the incredible eyes of the gods, it was as if history was repeating itself, the sky and the earth were clashing, and the loud noise at that moment even reached the underworld, causing Pluto to change his color in the palace.

"Zeus! It's really you!"

The yellow light collapsed, not because of lack of power, but because Gaia took the initiative to take back its power. Her figure reappeared 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 was not surprised at all by his arrival, but had been prepared for it.

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

It was him, this shameless junior, who stole his own treasure, and then said condescendingly, ‘It’s not what you should do’!

"Zeus, you despicable thief! Hand over the golden apple and return my artifact, otherwise, no matter how high the price is, I will not make it easy for you!"

The power of the innate god comes from instinct, and it also fluctuates due to emotions. There is no doubt that Gaia's wrath under today's sky 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 turbulent. However, opposite the Earth Mother, Zeus was a little confused.

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

Originally, the fighting spirit was raging in his heart, but when faced with Mother Earth's sudden question, Zeus was not only stunned, he didn't know what the other party was talking about.

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

He didn't think about it carefully, but based on his past experience, Zeus noticed something was wrong almost instantly. He was about to ask a few more questions, but in front of him, Mother Earth was no longer interested in talking.

In Gaia's eyes, Zeus's reaction at this moment was another kind of ridicule. Since the God King had done such a thing in Delphi so unabashedly before, who was he showing it to now?

"Well, Zeus, you are well, you humiliate me so much, the mother of the gods."

With each word, the originally flowing divine power seemed to burn, echoing Gaia's livid complexion. Under the gaze of the gods of heaven and earth, Mother Earth gave up her last chance.

"In this case, Zeus... no matter how you obtained the power, no one will have an easy time today!"

No more words, supreme divine power wrapped around her body. Looking at Zeus who seemed to want to say something else, Gaia moved forward and bumped forward.

The target of her attack is no longer Zeus, because she may not be able to easily win against the God-King whose power has greatly increased. Perhaps things must turn against each other. At this moment, Gaia seemed to have regained some fighting wisdom. She immediately understood how to weaken the opponent.

The earth is her home ground, but Olympus is not. This is the divine body of the ancestor of the mountains, and it is also the pillar supporting the sky in the east of the earth. Here, her advantages are cut off, but those of the God King will increase. In this case……

That would be like how Cronus once destroyed this sacred mountain.