The world-devouring dragon

Above the clouds, Athena, who was talking to the Snake Girl, looked down and saw the giggling gods on the grass, and the dumbfounded God of War Ares. A bolt of thunder was thrown downwards.

"Rumble..."

On the sacred mountain, thunder suddenly sounded, and thunderbolts in the clear sky shook the hearts and souls of the gods.

Seeing that the victim, Athena, was angry and the gods had seen the excitement, they smiled and dispersed. Before leaving, the goddess of beauty Aphrodite glanced at Ares, the god of war. Looking at the bewildered expression of the god of war, the corners of her mouth were raised, as if she was being teased because her courtship of Athena was unsuccessful, and she felt very proud. .

Ares suddenly came to his senses, and his face turned pale. Tarot, the goddess of spring, realized that his joke seemed to be too big this time, so she apologized to Ares. He also promised that in the future, as long as a war breaks out in the spring under his control, many flowers will bloom on the bloody battlefield to pay tribute to the God of War.

Ares's face improved slightly, but he didn't say anything more and just left angrily.

The farce ended, but above the clouds, Athena didn't seem to let go, with a sullen look on her face.

And Mona, the snake girl, who was witnessing this scene, was stroking her harp, strumming it, and singing ancient songs.

"Invincible love, love, you spend the long nights on the soft face of the girl. You often cross the sea and haunt the fields in the wilderness. No one can escape, whether it is the eternal God or the short-lived man. Without being out of your hands, you make lovers go crazy..."

"You are an upright man, but you caused him to have evil intentions and ruin his reputation. Among the people closest to you by blood, you instigated this dispute. The passion in the eyes of the beautiful bride is overwhelming..."

This song from the mortal world sings about the power of love, and this lust can drive people crazy. Even though he was teasing the God of War's obsessive love, he also seemed to be teasing the unsmiling goddess in front of him.

Athena heard the snake girl's teasing and said seriously.

"Mighty goddess, don't make fun of me again. I am the goddess who was born ignorant of love. I will not climb into the marriage bed of any god."

The snake girl was a little surprised.

She originally thought that Athena rejected Ares because she didn't like Ares, but Athena's answer was somewhat unexpected.

"Athena, I thought it was the somewhat reckless God of War who didn't agree with you, but it turns out it's you who don't want marriage and love?"

She has followed Father God to three worlds, and has seen three different pantheons, but she has never seen a goddess who is born without love.

God is born to be revered and is the cornerstone of the world, as well as the ruler and master of the world. The entire world changes in the will of God. But God also has love desires, or in other words, the world only truly came alive from the moment Eros, the God of Love, was born. The world before the birth of love and desire existed forever, but it only existed simply. Only after the birth of love and desire did the world gain vitality from dead things.

But what does she see now? Did you see a goddess who bluntly said that she has no love?

Athena nodded and said.

"From the moment I was born, my father made me born without knowing the magic arrow of love, nor the charm of lust. But because of this, without the influence of lust, I can be the most powerful among the gods. Wouldn’t it be nice to have a fair and rational wise spirit?”

This goddess did not avoid this at all, rather she was secretly proud of it.

But the Snake Girl, who had lived for countless millions of years, seemed to see something and asked with some profound meaning.

"Then, goddess who doesn't know love, if you don't walk in the world for love, why are you walking?"

The goddess's eyes moved slightly, but she did not answer directly. She just changed the topic lightly and chatted with the snake girl about something else.

Looking at this goddess, the snake girl had some vague thoughts in her heart.

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The deepest place under Hades, beyond the Abyss of Tartarus.

In the dark and lightless world of the dead, there is a huge mountain like a mountain, winding for thousands of miles. This mountain range runs through half of the world of the dead, crosses the River Styx, and blocks the dead from going to the kingdom of the dead. When a living being dies, it has to climb over this majestic mountain range before it can reach the world of the dead to avoid becoming a wandering ghost.

And if you trace this mountain range all the way to its source, you will eventually see the mountain range falling into the endless abyss of Tartarus.

But that was not a "mountain", but the tail of an unprecedented giant snake. Its body fell into Tartarus, but even the endless abyss could not fully accommodate this monster, so that half of its tail was cut off. Stayed in Hades.

And above the abyss, a goddess with a pale face was whispering something.

"Father, I think I may have found some interesting information..."

Under the abyss, the monster quietly listened to his daughter's words while half asleep. After a while, a low muffled hum sounded from under the endless abyss.

"Humph, an interesting little god, my daughter, did you know that Athena did not tell you the complete truth."

"Please Father God, enlighten me."

Mona lowered her head humbly and sought answers from the most powerful God in the world.

"Those little things only know that I am powerful and invincible, but they don't know that nothing in the world can hide what I think, see, and hear. After all, it is the vision of a small insect. Even a god can only live a long life. Insects. They have no idea that the so-called wisdom and cleverness are just the residue that I have discarded..."

"The little god's scheming can only deceive those short-lived people and the immortal gods, how can they hide it from me..."

Under the abyss, the monster mocked disdainfully. Its deep voice shook the endless abyss, penetrated the wind of Hades, and reached the ears of the Snake Girl.

In the sound that shook the abyss, the monster slowly told an ancient story.

That was a story that happened a long time ago.

In the ancient past, before the goddess Athena was born and even Zeus had not become the king of gods, the sky god Uranus and the earth god Gaia gave birth to twelve Titans.

Every time a Titan is born, it means that heaven and earth have given birth to something together. And Oceanus, the god of the oceanic river, is the oceanic river that surrounds the earth. This ocean is endless and extends outwards, so it is also called the Oceanus Sea, the ocean at the end. If a mortal could control a ship, pass through the obstacles of storms, reefs, and whirlpools, and move further towards the end of the sea, he could even reach other worlds.

This is the design of the world by the gods of this world, a world surrounded by the endless sea.

Oceanus, the god of the ocean and river, eventually married the ocean goddess Tesis, who was also a Titan, and gave birth to many goddesses, including Metis, the goddess of wisdom. She is the most intelligent and beautiful goddess among the ocean gods, and the wisest among humans and gods.

At this time, Cronus, the youngest Titan god Cronus, the son of Uranus, had overthrown his father and became the new god-king, ruling for countless years. In order to maintain his rule, Cronus swallowed all his children to prevent his children from usurping power.

But the youngest child Zeus survived by luck. In order to overthrow his cruel father, Zeus married Metis, the goddess of wisdom, to gain the support of the ocean gods, overthrew the old god king, and became the new god king.

But when Cronus, the father of Zeus, was overthrown, the sleeping god Uranus and the earth god Gaia made a prophecy that the son born to Zeus and Metis would overthrow him and become the fourth God King.

Zeus was deeply afraid of this prophecy. This is derived from the original curse, the curse made when the god Ouranos was overthrown by his own children. The gods cursed that Cronus would be overthrown by his own children, and even their children would be overthrown by their own children. Overthrown, over and over again, never ending.

In order to avoid this curse, Zeus swallowed the pregnant Metis into his belly before the goddess Metis gave birth, thereby gaining Metis's wisdom and preventing the birth of his own son with Metis. .

But after Zeus swallowed Metis, he often suffered from unbearable headaches. Finally, the god king had to let Prometheus split his head. However, as soon as Prometheus raised his ax, he jumped out of Zeus's head. A beautiful goddess, Tritogenia, with a graceful figure and strong armor appeared. She was so radiant and graceful that all the gods were surprised.

This goddess is a roaring and terrifying warrior and an invincible queen. Because of her outstanding mind and wisdom, she is also called "Athena (mind and divine wisdom)".

"Athena was supposed to be born as a male god, but she came to the world as a goddess. Therefore, she is a god who has the mind of both a male god and a goddess, and her calmness and rationality surpass other gods. Hahahahaha... Interesting little The little god, Mona, will not fall in love with anyone or any god, because what fills her heart is not the light of love, but the fire of ambition."

The monster sneered.

Athena had the prophecy and destiny to become the king of gods, but this destiny was cut off by her father who gave birth to her. Even fate stopped in front of the wise and ruthless king of the gods, delaying it forever.

Athena's ambitions were well hidden. She carefully maintained her humility towards her father to avoid being alerted by her lion-like father, and she also carefully maintained her relationship with the Olympian gods. None of the gods were aware of the hidden ambition in Athena's heart. Even Mona, who had survived the destruction of two worlds, only vaguely felt that something was wrong, but in the eyes of the monster, she could see through it at a glance.

However, with the lion-like God-King here, can Athena really have a chance to realize her ambition?

Male lions never hunt by themselves. Instead, they drive female lions loyal to them to hunt, and they sit back and enjoy the rewards. They look lazy and sleepy all day long, wagging their tails and doing nothing. But once there is someone who can threaten their power and status, the newly grown lion cubs and challengers will be able to see the cruel and terrifying side of the male lion.

The monster who was watching indifferently did not care and had nothing to do with it.

He only needs to wait ten thousand years, and then everything will end.

Before that, the monster was just sitting in the audience, watching how the lion, who seemed lazy and idle all day long, dealt with the children who were growing up and the brothers who had other agendas.