Greek Mythology: The Spiritual Dominator

"We are different."

Standing in the sky of the underworld, not a drop of blood flowed out of Hades' severed arm.

As if that limb had never existed, some terrible force prevented the regeneration of Hades' divine body, preventing him from returning to his original state.

But at this moment, Pluto ignored the physical disability and the pain feedback from the priesthood. He looked at the outsider in front of him and met his eyes under the pressure of mountains and seas.

There was no emotion... From the other person's eyes, Hades didn't see the slightest feeling about life. It was as if the other person was not looking at another god, but an object, a dead thing without life.

Not even as good as the way gods view mortals... Pluto doesn't know that even if his own 'divinity' has not reached the point of indifference to all living beings, Ryan cannot have any emotions towards the existence in a false world. He only thinks that this is the other person. A sign of determination.

So at this moment, Hades let go of all his past perceptions. He didn't know why the other party really dared to attack the underworld, and he didn't know what he meant by 'different', but maybe just like what he said, this powerful god who suddenly popped up really had some unknown power. s method.

Perception is warning wildly, which is a warning from the underworld itself... Although according to common sense, no matter how powerful the power is, it can never harm the foundation of the underworld, Hades believes more in the intuition of the innate gods.

If it were in the past, just like when he was fighting for the position of God King at the beginning of the era, Hades might choose to retreat from the earth into the netherworld. But now, with Hades behind him, there is no place for him to retreat. At this moment, Hades actually regretted it.

Unlike him in reality, there were no undead in the underworld in the original trajectory, and Zeus's experience was smoother... This made Hades couldn't help but recall that day. Maybe he shouldn't have given up in the first place... Even if he failed, it would be better than being like this now, even after waiting for half an era, he still doesn't see any possibility of progress.

But the reality is that if you miss it, you miss it. It seemed like a long time passed, but in fact it was only a moment. Looking at Ryan in front of him, Pluto, who had no retreat, couldn't help but take a step forward.

"Come--!"

The underworld, where the earth trembled slightly like a doomsday scene, seemed to feel the will of Hades, and it burst out with unprecedented power.

The gray light in the sky surged like a tide, rising into the sky inch by inch. This is the pinnacle of Hades's power, the instinctive resistance after being hurt in the underworld. The power of the innate god rises steadily under the excitement. It is enough to make any true god in the world retreat. Unfortunately, in the face of it, In front of the enemy, all these struggles are in vain.

Pressing down on the void with his left hand, the rising moment was stopped, and the underworld trembled. Throwing the black sword with his right hand, the concentration of [Death] power immediately disintegrated and turned into mist. After wandering in the air, it solidified again and turned into a long chain. Under Ryan's will, it swam through the void and bound directly to Pluto's body.

The mythical god of death, Thanatos, originally had such a chain, but it was an artifact made for him by the god of craftsman Hephaestus. This weak god of death uses this to steal away the souls of mortals - he is still busy in the human world and has not returned to the underworld, nor has he had the opportunity to witness what real [death] is like in even an illusory world.

But like many gods of Chaos, Thanatos's shallow wisdom is far inferior to that of mortals. He was deceived by a king and bound by his own artifact, becoming the first god imprisoned by humans.

Of course, facing the immortal gods, the king's fate was also obvious. After all, humans may be able to defeat gods temporarily, but if they lose once, the price will be eternity.

But now, with the same authority and the same style of chains, the creation of [Death] has locked Hades firmly in mid-air.

Crash--

The vigorous struggle caused the sound of chains clashing, but Pluto's resistance obviously had no effect.

There was no third person in the sky at this moment, and the gods of the underworld who had ascended into the sky with Hades had long gone to who knows where. Moreover, it was still spring in the world at this time, and even Persephone was still with her mother, completely unaware of what was happening here.

So hanging alone in the sky, in front of Hades, Ryan's expression could not help but become solemn.

Reaching into the void again, this time, Ryan pulled out a stone sword. When he held the hilt of the sword, some kind of rule seemed to be triggered. Golden flames suddenly ignited around him, but they did not hurt him at all. Instead, it seemed to add a golden cloak in the sky of the underworld. Hunting sound.

This is [Body Burning by the Sun], a curse that is unbearable even for ordinary true gods. It is the legacy of the ancient sun god whose consciousness was separated in the world. It will burn any being who tries to use it, so that the weak cannot hold it, and the strong do not need it.

But at this moment, what Ryan needs is not the strength of its power, but the nature of its authority. If you can't destroy a system from the outside, break it down from the inside. The best way to do this is to insert something incompatible but indestructible into this sophisticated system.

锔——

The stone sword broke through the air and penetrated Hades' chest, but the two sides did not seem to be on the same level of time and space.

There was no sound of a sharp blade penetrating into flesh, and no sword edge broke out of Pluto's body behind him. At this moment, only Ryan knew that this sword was actually using the priesthood of Hades as a medium, following a certain connection to penetrate deeply into the sea of ​​​​origin, and pierced into the origin that symbolized the [underworld].

There is no protection from the laws of this world in the illusory world, so the [Sun] penetrates deeply into the [Underworld] so easily. For a moment, the whole world seemed to be still for a moment, and then, endless light and heat radiated from the sky of Hades.

The dull sky was replaced by light, and the shadow of a big sun hung high in the sky, burning the dark gray earth. Wisps of mist began to evaporate, and then dissipated into nothingness in mid-air.

Looking at all this, Ryan finally nodded, because he could clearly see that his attack was really effective.

Hades is not the original god, and the land of the underworld is only the manifestation of the material world. If before, the power of [Death] only destroyed the surface of the underworld, now this stone sword truly reaches the root.

In just a few breaths, small cracks began to appear in the earth at the core of the underworld, and on Hades's body, traces of water vapor were also evaporated.

Attack the outside, and only a little will be fed back to the source. But the source of harm will definitely be reflected in the external symbols. Just like now, Hades suddenly discovered that waves of heat were rising from his mind and then spreading throughout his body.

Crash--

"what have you done?!"

The sound of chains clashing sounded again, and Pluto was struggling hard. At this moment, his power was dispersing and retreating, just like a tough steel wire inserted into a sophisticated machine. Its operation began to slow down, and even the internal 'parts' were conflicting with each other.

The entire cycle of Hades has been affected, and it is gradually tending to collapse. As the Lord of the Underworld, Hades can clearly sense this. However, being tied up in the air, he could do nothing.

Of course, as a 'foreign object' inserted into the underworld, the stone sword that [the sun] is attached to actually experiences even more terrifying pressure, but this is meaningless. Because during the whole process, whether it was the [sun] or the many authorities that made up the underworld, they themselves were not damaged, but as a whole, they were forced to 'separate'.

For the [Sun], it is the [Sun] regardless of whether it is separated, but for the many authorities that make up the underworld, when combined together, they are a self-contained underworld. After being divided, they are just different. A different force.

Even a divine authority like [Underworld], which has obvious regional characteristics, is far different from [Mate] and [Lie]. When the overall structure of the underworld is divided day by day, its status will also weaken.

"Good...that's what I want."

Ignoring the false god's questions, Ryan kept his right hand in a hollow position. He is wrestling with this illusory underworld to prevent the stone sword attached to the [Sun] from being spontaneously expelled from the source by the cycle of the interface.

Although destruction is easier than construction, the structure and circulation of the world have 'inertia'. Even if this is just an illusory world, it cannot be completely dismembered in just a moment.

"Seven days."

Making a silent judgment, Ryan looked calm while standing in the sky of Hades.

It's like dragging the underworld to the ground and letting the sun shine directly into the underworld. After seven days, this place will completely disintegrate, and as the original lord of the underworld, Hades will also turn into smoke and dust under the sunlight.

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Reality, the Palace of Hades.

In the tall and gorgeous palace, Hades rested his elbows on the armrests and leaned on his throne to take a nap.

The newly appointed Queen of Hades stood not far away. In front of her was a cradle with a baby with a scar on her face lying inside.

Persephone rocked the cradle gently and sang an unknown tune. Waves of invisible power flowed and submerged into the child's shriveled body.

He is being transformed, from above ground to underground, from living to dead, and of course from 'dead' to 'living'. He was favored by the power of the underworld and raised by the Queen of Hades herself, so in a sense, this baby can also be regarded as the child of Hades and Persephone.

Of course, after all, he didn't give birth in person, so of course he wouldn't become a true god. It's just that the creatures born through this method, apart from immortality and authority, may not differ much in terms of pure strength.

Time passed like this minute by minute, and I don’t know when, the Queen of Hades also sat back in her seat.

The transformation of that baby did not happen overnight. After all, he had been baptized by the power of Hestia's [Guardian]. Moreover, Persephone is not yet so good at controlling the authority of the underworld. This kind of delicate operation is also a labor-intensive task for her.

With her eyes closed and calm, Persephone was in a good mood. The life in Hades is indeed very good. It would be even better if it could be brighter...

"..."

"--stop!"

"Hoo..."

Suddenly, an angry shout broke the peace of the palace, and the vast dust shook for three minutes, but perhaps he realized something. As the owner of the voice withdrew his strength, everything returned to normal.

In the Palace of Hades, Hades suddenly woke up from his sleep. He panted heavily and glanced around with sharp eyes, but all he could see were the pillars of the temple and the slim figure of the Queen of the Underworld.

"What's wrong with you? Did you have a nightmare - I didn't expect you to be frightened by nightmares?"

He was shocked at first, and then taunted him. But from Persephone's eyes, one could see obvious worry and alertness.

Gods rarely dream, especially dreams with bad content. After all, the world today has never heard of gods in charge of dreams, so excluding the interference of external forces, the nightmare itself is likely to be an omen of destiny.

"...Huh, it doesn't matter, it's probably just a warning."

The heartbeat slowly slowed down, and Hades slowly returned to normal. He waved his hand, indicating that the other party didn't need to worry, but obviously, the Queen's curiosity had been aroused.

"What did you dream about?"

"Were you imprisoned in the abyss, or did someone kick you out of the throne of Hades?"

Name two guesses, this is what Persephone thinks is most likely.

As for the others, I'm afraid it's far from enough to cause Hades to have such a violent reaction.

"……no."

Shaking his head, Hades denied it.

"what is that?"

Persephone asked more and more curiously. In front of her, after hesitating for a moment, Hades finally told the truth.

"Actually, it's a ridiculous dream... Actually, what I dreamed about was that the underworld was destroyed."

Looking at the questioning look in the Queen of the Underworld, Hades motioned her not to speak yet. He stood up from the throne and scanned the plains outside.

The number of high-level undead is getting stronger and stronger, the size of the underworld is also increasing, and everything is developing in a good direction.

"This is the best choice..."

Whispering silently, Hades smiled, and then said to Persephone:

"The memory in the dream is very vague. I don't know the cause and effect, and I don't quite remember the specific process. In short, it seems to be a bad ending."

"Without the undead, without power, I stayed on the throne alone, until one day, a being radiating light came to Hades. He stood in front of me and declared that he would destroy the entire world."

"Then what?"

"And he did it."

Sitting back in the chair, Hades held onto the armrest.

He raised his head slightly, as if he was looking at the dark moon, or at the mortal world above the earth.

"He pulled the sun to the underworld or the underworld to the earth."

"Light and heat enveloped the world. Under the scorching sun, I was burned by the sun for seven days... There was no rain or dew, no breeze. In an unknown place, I was reduced to ashes together with Hades."

"That's the end of this dream... Interesting, isn't it?"

"...What's interesting?"

Some didn't understand, Persephone couldn't help but ask.

"Well, I mean, what about after he destroys the underworld?"

Pluto smiled at first, then shook his head.

"Forget it, this has nothing to do with me, it's just a ridiculous dream."

"The laws of this world are so great. Dreams are just dreams after all... In comparison, this underworld that belongs to me is a real world."