The world-devouring dragon

"Oh oh oh, is this the sun?"

Raising his head, he curiously looked up at the bright sky that he had never seen before and the sun that was emitting light and heat. The young man let out an exclamation.

The young man had just left the world of snake people, and everything he saw felt strange, whether it was the grass on the ground or the surrounding trees, and the most surprising thing was the sun.

There is also a sun in the underworld, but it is a dim and pale sun with weak light and no warmth.

Although he had heard that there was a big sun in the earthly world, the young man was still very surprised.

In this sparse jungle, the young man looked left and right, squatting down from time to time, curiously staring at the moving bugs, or fingering the unknown wild flowers with his fingers, and laughing happily.

The young man who was just born into the world looked very relaxed.

He was thinking about the prosperous world that he had read in books and heard from the dead, and he was full of longing and yearning for the world.

On the way, he also encountered wild beasts that wanted to feed on him. For those wild boars and mountain leopards, the young man just grabbed them and held them in his hands like tamed kittens.

Holding it in his hand was not enough, so he observed it curiously. Looking at the frightened beasts struggling but unable to break away, the young man laughed and let it go.

When he was hungry, he clumsily tried to make a fire to eat meat. After a lot of tinkering, even though he was very disgraced, he still managed to light a fire and grill the torn meat on branches.

After a full meal, he fell into a deep sleep. After waking up, he walked around aimlessly.

If he were an ordinary person, he would have to be trapped in this forest for a long time, but God looked after his child and showed him the way forward.

One night, after the young man had eaten his fill, a noble and beautiful goddess suddenly appeared in front of him.

The goddess is shrouded in light, armored and majestic. And the young man recognized this beautiful goddess at a glance.

"Ah, Athena, the goddess of wisdom."

The young man with dust on his body and disheveled hair hurriedly patted the cigarette ashes on his body and hands, stood up, and bowed to salute the goddess.

The famous goddess smiled and nodded to the young man.

"Alcides, your father has not forgotten you. He asked me to guide you. Now, go find your real mother."

"My real mother?"

The young man said confused.

When he was very young, he gradually realized his true identity. He was the child of the god Zeus, but he did not know who his biological mother was.

"Alcmene, you should know one thing. Alcides is your nickname, and your real name is Heracles. Your mother is Alcmene, Queen of Thebes. Many years ago, the god Zeus befriended her and gave birth to you."

"Go straight to the west and you will find your mother."

After saying this, the light dissipated and the goddess disappeared.

The young man suddenly understood, and at dawn the next day, he set out towards the west. When he reached a bridge, he suddenly saw a man struggling and shouting for help under the bridge.

The young man jumped into the water without hesitation and rescued the man ashore.

After the man was rescued ashore, he kissed the young man on the cheek to thank him for saving his life.

"Strange traveler, thank you for saving my life. Old people often say: Many people who appear to be friends are not actually your friends; and many who are friends do not appear to be friends. You saved my life, That’s my best friend, please tell me your name.”

"Hercules."

The young man remembered the name the goddess told him, so he puffed up his chest and announced the name.

"Oh, Hercules?"

There was a surprised expression on the man's face.

"It's a name similar to that of my son. You are also about the same age as my son, so you are like my nephew. My name is Amphitryon. You saved my life. How can I repay you?" Woolen cloth?"

"Come to my house, and I will thank you for your kindness, and I will feed you the best food and wine, and let you live in my house, and let my servants serve you as they serve me."

At the man's earnest invitation, the youth, or as the youth called himself, Heracles, went with him.

Not long after, Hercules was invited to a gorgeous palace.

The servants were surprised to see their master and a homeless man with unshaven beard like a beggar walking enthusiastically side by side.

The man bowed to leave, wanting to change out of his wet clothes first and ask the servants to change into a set of clothes for his guest.

After Heracles had washed himself and put on loose and beautiful clothes, the servants whispered again.

"Who is that beautiful and strong man? Is he the down-and-out tramp? I can't believe that before, he looked like those Carian barbarians who were talking loudly, but now that he looks like a Noble God."

The servants were amazed at the guest's appearance and courage, and became more and more respectful.

Heracles paid no attention to this. He was open-minded and free and did not care about these gossips.

When the owner of the palace changed into clothes, the man wearing a golden crown was also surprised by the appearance of his new friend.

"My dear friend, please forgive me for being rude. Are you actually a god? Even if you are not a god, you must be a hero from afar and a prince from a foreign country."

The young man laughed and replied.

"Amphitryon, you never told me that you are actually a king."

Amphitryon also smiled, and happily called out his wife and son, and held a banquet so that he and his family could warmly receive this foreign guest.

At the banquet, Heracles was dazzled by all the strange dishes.

Even though she was highly respected in Nano City, the Serpent Goddess was not a goddess of pleasure. She lived a simple life, and so did her adopted son, who did not receive any particularly luxurious entertainment. In contrast, the enjoyment of a human king was something Hercules had never seen before.

At the banquet, accompanied by singing, music and dancing, the two chatted more and more happily, so Amphitryon asked Heracles the reason for his visit.

"Hercules, why are you here?"

Hercules did not hold back, he spoke frankly.

"I was taken away after I was born and have been in a foreign land for many years. The goddess Athena suddenly appeared a few days ago and told me that my mother is in the west. She told me to keep walking to the west and I can find my mother."

"Then do you know who your mother is?"

Amphitryon asked curiously.

"My mother is Alcmene, queen of Thebes."

As soon as the words fell, the entire banquet quickly fell silent. The servants, the queen, and even King Amphitryon all showed surprised expressions.

The queen, the beauty with a smile but occasionally a look of sadness, looked at Hercules in surprise, covering her mouth with one hand, as if she was surprised and a little excited.

The king's face was very surprised and he was stunned.

He opened his mouth and then asked softly.

"Hercules, do you know where this is?"

Hercules shook his head.

The king had a complicated expression on his face, and then sighed.

"This is Thebes, I am the King of Thebes, and my wife is Queen Alcmene."

"Eighteen years ago, my wife was pregnant and gave birth to two children. One is my child, who is also the Iphicles in front of you; the other is the child of the god, who was killed by a god when he was born. Swallowed by a giant eagle..."

After that, mother and son recognized each other, hugged each other and cried.

As for Amphitryon, even though he was in a complicated mood, he was an upright and hospitable man. He was grateful to Hercules for saving his life, so he was willing to treat Hercules as his own child and let him be with him from now on. Just stay here.

In the air, Athena watched everything happening below her, nodded, and went back to report to Zeus.

Although this great hero who had just entered the world was still ignorant, Athena could clearly realize that Zeus was extremely concerned about him, paying more attention and favor to him than any other mortal descendant.

But Athena was paying attention to everything below her, but she didn't expect that she herself was also paying attention to a certain pair of eyes.

"Hey, a bunch of hiding things."

The owner of those eyes looked at the goddess retreating above his head and sneered.

On Hercules' shoulder, where no one could notice, there was actually a small snake coiled up.

The little snake coiled lazily on his shoulder, but neither man nor god could see it.

Although he spoke as if he didn't care about Heracles, Orochi had always made nonsense of things like language and could change them at any time as needed.

In fact, even the big snake could clearly realize that this little meat ball was not simple, so when he threw the young man into the world, he had already quietly placed a thought on his shoulder.

This idea has no special ability, it is just an observation to watch every move of the young man.

"I want to see what you can do."

Beside the candlelight, the young man was talking to his mother, his face full of excitement and joy, while the mother smiled and nodded from time to time.

The little snake, which no one could see, was lying on the young man's shoulder, watching everything indifferently.