The Death Knell

Athena is the daughter of Zeus and Metis, the goddess of wisdom. The earth mother Gaia and Uranus once prophesied that after Metis gave birth to a daughter, she would give birth to a son who could overthrow Zeus.

Zeus, who had originally killed his father, was afraid that the prophecy would come true, so he swallowed his wife Metis whole.

The favorite way of the Olympus gods to eliminate hidden dangers is to eat them, which is a bit similar to strangulation. This is another story.

In short, after eating his wife, Zeus fell ill and had a splitting headache. Even Apollo, who was good at treating sheep, was unable to cure him.

Zeus had no choice but to ask Hephaestus, the god of fire, to try a set of craniotomy operations on him. The god of fire, who was a master of technology, did so, and a beautiful goddess with a graceful figure and strong armor jumped out of the split head. Come out, radiant and graceful.

This is the origin of Athena, and therefore, Zeus is both her father and her mother. She calls Apollo her brother, and they usually have a good relationship with him.

Athena liked Zeus very much and gave her a lot of titles and priesthoods, such as goddess of war, goddess of victory, goddess of wisdom, god of poetry, etc.

Apollo has a priesthood and is the god of musical composition, so the two gods compose music and write lyrics, and they often play together.

Of course, this is the mythical story of Su Ming's previous life. In the diversity of Marvel, the stories will always be a little different.

Just like Athena on Earth 0 next door, when Apollo had her head torn off by the 'Newborn' and used as a flashlight, she had already disappeared, leaving Diana foolishly fighting guerrillas with the enemy.

Not to mention the things on other Earths, the tree had been sawed off. Deathstroke put his hand on the trunk, dug his fingers into the bark, and stuffed it into his bag.

The space seemed to be distorted. The huge apple tree swayed and was sucked into the small cloth bag like noodles. Only some fallen leaves and apples were left in place, as well as the tree stump with huge growth rings exposed.

Firewood occupies one space and golden apples occupy another space. Be careful not to confuse them with the golden-skinned apples in your pocket.

Even if the roots of the tree are not dug out, even if the diversified integration does not reshape a fruit tree, if you keep the stump for a few more years, a new tree should be able to grow, right?

Those things have nothing to do with Deathstroke. The things have been obtained. Zeus is indeed not at home and he can slip away.

Athena seemed to be in a daze. She must have been confused by Apollo's sudden madness. She was still thinking about her stupid sister, the "magnitude" thing, and the magic of the big tree disappearing.

She is a smart person, and the problem with smart people is that they think more and more, and this can be exploited.

Loki also understood this, and she also put on an expression like 'you don't understand anything, we are the ones who are awake', looked at Athena with pity, and talked nonsense:

"Diversity and integration, do you understand? If you don't understand, at least don't block the way."

Just saying that was not enough, Loki also threw the captured spear back to Athena, shook his head and sighed, showing the loneliness of being isolated from the world. It was a different kind of courage after being not understood by others.

The female war goddess wearing a golden helmet tilted her head and the golden wings on her back trembled. She really didn't understand.

But no matter how she listened, she felt as if Apollo had something secret to say, so she lightly opened her lips and asked aloud:

"My brother, can you explain? Why the trees are cut down, why we don't know anything, and what does diversity have to do with all this?"

"Huh, do you really want to know?" The god disguised as Deathstroke raised his beautiful face and said with a bright melancholy: "Even if you know the truth of this multiverse, you will never go back to the past. , also want to know?"

Speaking so seriously, Athena took a deep breath, showed the tenacity of a female warrior, and nodded solemnly:

"Please tell me, I'm ready."

"Oh, whatever, it's probably destiny." After picking up the apples, the good brother gave them all to the bad woman next to him, leaving only one, and threw it to Athena in the air: "Please find a place to sit, I want Now, the impact of this news may be a bit strong, so you must bear it."

The goddess then became more serious. She didn't know what shocking secrets of the multiverse she would learn. After catching the golden apple, she sat down holding the spear and the fruit.

She is ready.

I saw Apollo nodding to the strange goddess on the side, and the goddess also nodded, holding the apple and retreating, while his brother jumped onto the wide tree stump and assumed a strange posture.

At this time, a strange piece of music suddenly sounded. Apollo, wearing a golden bedband, began to dance and sang affectionately with a nice and gentle voice:

"I planted a seed and finally the fruit grew. Today is a great day. I picked off the stars and gave them to you, pulled down the moon and gave them to you, and let the sun rise for you every day..."

Athena: "???"

Although I know that my brother loves to sing, when did he also like to dance? And the song has Chinese lyrics?

But this was just the beginning. Loki's illusion helped achieve the stage effect. Behind the death knell, a scene of planting seeds and growing an apple tree actually appeared. A group of guys dressed as Apple people also appeared. The singer who leads the dance starts singing and dancing.

No matter what Deathstroke sings, she only needs to construct the illusion based on the lyrics. This is where magic is more advanced than technology. It comes from the heart and responds extremely quickly.

"You are my little apple. I can never love you too much. Your red face warms my heart and lights up the fire of my life. Fire, fire, fire..."

The figure wearing a golden sheet twisted wildly on the stump stage like a snake, and the magical dance was like a thunderbolt, hitting Athena's head.

Her mouth was open, as if there was smoke coming from her head, and she couldn't understand what was going on.

But regardless of whether she could understand it or not, Deathstroke still danced the entire song in the next three minutes. Then he walked off the stage handsomely and patted the audience on the shoulders:

"do you understand?"

"I......"

The goddess of wisdom seems to understand something, but she seems to understand nothing. But planting seeds and reaping fruits should be what Apollo is hinting at. This needs to be thought about carefully.

She was about to answer, but the man's warm index finger was raised to his lips, making an angry expression. He smiled and shook his head:

"Shh, don't say it. This is a good wish, but it won't work if you say it. Remember, dancing is the ultimate weapon in the Marvel multiverse."

After saying that, Apollo lifted the sheets on his body in a cool manner, turned around and left with a gust of fragrance, taking the strange goddess with him, and suddenly disappeared in a ray of blue light.

Only Athena, holding a golden apple, was left in a daze...

The two returned to Sepurk, the Death Star fortress outside the multiverse. Loki transformed back into his green robes, rubbed an apple on his body, stuffed it into his mouth, took a big bite, and muttered vaguely. explain:

"I thought you were going to kill her."

"You can kill, but it's not necessary. After 199999 and 10005 merge, I still have to investigate the situation in the new world. It's always good to have an acquaintance. Loki, you have new material for your joke book. Gods with long lifespans can just How about the joke that it’s all about the whim of the moment, while human beings whose lives are short-lived have to think about the long term?”

"It's so cold. You have the time stone and the symbiote, and you are one of the strongest immortals." Loki was speechless. Why did this dance turn into philosophical reflection?

Deathstroke shook his head, called the adjutant to report the situation, and said:

"You are wrong. I am just an ordinary person, and you should be too, because we are all flesh and blood creatures driven by desire."