The world-devouring dragon

Since the return of Thebes, the young man has been welcomed by the whole city of Thebes, and people rush to see this young hero who has killed the giant lion with his bare hands.

The young hero is wanton and wanton, and has no idea of ​​humility. In his opinion, victory should be cheered, why should he belittle his own glory?

And the king of Thebes, his stepfather, was also very happy for him. In Amphitryon's eyes, his stepson was destined to become famous all over the world, but he did not expect it to be so soon.

Amphitryon personally held a banquet for his stepson to celebrate his return.

However, not only the young heroes and guests arrived, but also a distinguished guest.

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"Come on, come on..."

Between the cups and the cups, the guests and the host had a great time drinking. They drank wine, shared barbecue, sang loudly and danced together.

Since the creation of the world, human beings have always been very happy. Although they have the troubles of birth, old age, illness and death, they are good at enjoying the happiness of the moment. When you are happy, there is no dignity, no worries, just people dancing together.

In contrast, gods cannot be so free and easy. They all live too long, have many happy things, and have more troubles, but they are not as good as these mortals who are mortal.

It's like an uninvited guest in this hall.

In the corner of the hall, a mysterious person in a robe looked at everything in front of her, her silver teeth clenched in anger, her chest rose and fell slightly, suppressing her anger.

No one in the hall could see the true face of this mysterious man, only the snake lying on the young hero's shoulder noticed.

Its gaze penetrated the robe and saw the true appearance of the mysterious man.

The golden curly hair, the proud and reserved demeanor, and the beautiful face that surpasses all humans and gods, isn't it the Queen of Heaven, Hera?

This noble goddess's arrival here at this moment is certainly not without purpose.

In the past, this evil species named "Glory of Hera" has been staying in the country of snake people. This goddess can still turn a blind eye, as long as he doesn't hinder her eyes.

But now, her husband has made no secret of how much he values ​​this scoundrel. He favors him so much that even his lover cannot get such favor from him.

Before, all the gods had seen the young hero fighting the giant lion together.

unbearable!

Absolutely unbearable!

Full of jealousy, the young hero's handsome appearance was more disgusting than a toad in the eyes of the queen.

"Zeus...I am your wife, how could you treat me like this."

The goddess was trembling all over. The memories of her love for her husband and her anger towards his lust were repeatedly entangled in her heart.

The existence of this scoundrel is simply the greatest mockery of himself.

But the goddess has not lost her mind yet. She knows that Zeus values ​​this child and is determined not to allow her to take action directly.

"Laugh, laugh, your laughter won't last long."

Looking angrily at the laughing young hero, the goddess disappeared into the hall.

The snake watched all this with its eyes. It had the ability to stop it, but it just wagged its tail indifferently, as if everything had nothing to do with it.

"Poor, it looks like the little meatball is going to be in trouble."

The snake lay on the young man's shoulder, yawned, and said in a neutral tone.

And the little meat ball in its mouth - the young man is still drinking wine happily and still knows nothing about his future.

After the banquet, the King of Thebes believed that his adopted son was already impeccable in martial arts, so he decided to send him several teachers to teach him astronomy, geography, philosophy and music, in an effort to make him a more ideal hero.

The young man happily accepted.

But he never thought that one day after a period of time, he would have a dispute with his music teacher. In a moment of anger, he would grab the chitel and throw it at his teacher.

But how can a mortal man resist a great hero born with divine power? With just one blow, the old musician fell to the ground.

The young man regretted this and chose to go into self-exile.

And in the sky, the snake smiled very happily after seeing that day. But the snake still looked at it indifferently, knowing that this was just the beginning.

Sure enough, the goddess' revenge was as fierce as a violent storm.

Even in exile, the glory of the hero cannot be suppressed. While tending sheep, the young hero met envoys from the Kingdom of Minions, who came to blackmail the Greek city-states.

The young hero easily fought off the blackmailers, but he knew that he would never be able to defeat these foreigners on his own.

So, he mobilized some young Greeks to fight with him and prepare to fight against the Minians who were about to invade.

The young hero's stepfather also heard the news, and fearing that the young hero was in danger, he led an army to come to support. The three parties fought in the gorge, and the king of Minions was beheaded, but the young hero's stepfather Amphitryon was also killed in the battle.

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"Rumble..."

The battlefield under the heavy rain was littered with corpses and scattered shields and weapons.

The great hero wearing a lion's skin was not afraid of the sword, but at this moment he was panic-stricken, like a child who had made a mistake.

"Father! Father!"

He rolled and crawled towards the dying king, screaming. He covered the king's injured abdomen with his hands, but the blood was flowing heavily and he couldn't cover it.

"Hercules...no, Alcides."

The dying king looked at his adopted son who was so anxious that he almost cried. He smiled with difficulty and called his adopted son by his nickname.

"My child, my child, you are the descendant of the gods. You are destined to have a great career. You should not cry here."

He stroked Yoshiko's cheek with his hand, feeling that his body was getting weaker and colder. The king had already realized that he might not be able to hold on any longer.

The rain was pouring down, and the hero tried his best to protect his adoptive father from the rain. And his adoptive father was still pale.

"My child, I have made many achievements and been called a hero, but I believe you can go further than me on this road... When you go further, tell me again, that is What kind of world..."

He spoke weakly, intermittently, but refused to stop because of some obsession.

After seeing his adopted son nodding, a smile appeared on the corner of his mouth.

"Brave...wisdom...humility...hospitality...integrity..."

The king's eyes gradually lost their luster, and he whispered the creed he believed in throughout his life.

In his memories, he seemed to see a young man, a handsome young man determined to become a great hero.

He bravely captured the cattle of the Tafos people; defeated the foreign king; eradicated the man-eating evil fox; married the beautiful princess of Mycenae; made the princess of the enemy country fall in love with him; the blond king who was immortal in wits... …

Scenes from the past were either joy or regret, but only one thing still made him feel a little confused.

"Have I...become the hero I wanted to be?"

My eyes gradually fell into eternal darkness.

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For the young hero, Amphitryon was like his biological father. He was inexplicably grieved and couldn't help himself.

In the heavy rain, the always confident young hero cried bitterly while holding the bloody corpse of Amphitryon.

However, the snake still shook his head.

Not enough, this is far from enough. How innocent and gentle that goddess was once, how strong her desire for revenge became after she became jealous due to love.

Far away in the horizon, the Queen of Heaven looked at the young man on the ground crying sadly, smiling happily, but beside her, another armored goddess shook her head.

"Sad, admirable hero, please rest in Hades."

The uniformed goddess held a petal in her hand. The petal flew and flew, hovering, and landed on the hero.

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Three nights later, the young hero still couldn't sleep.

He couldn't fall asleep after tossing and turning, so he simply got up.

When he came outdoors, he saw the bright moon and the constellation symbolizing the lion among the stars in the sky.

"Leo, is it so uncomfortable to be a hero?"

On the ground, the young hero murmured.

The constellations in the sky did not answer, but the lion opened his eyes and heard the voice of his childhood friend.

And besides the lion, someone else heard the hero's voice. Among the stars at night, a goddess in uniform stepped out of the moonlight.

The young hero knew this goddess because she had guided him.

"Goddess Athena, I salute you."

The hero bowed his head with respect for the goddess of Olympus, the queen of warriors, the hero's friend, the hero.

Among the gods, Athena is the most friendly to mortal heroes and has guided many confused heroes.

The goddess caressed his head.

"Poor Hercules, your fate has finally caught up with you."

So saying, she related to the young hero the events of his birth, and the origin of his name of Heracles.

The young hero who knew all this for the first time was very shocked, but after hearing the whole story, the young hero clenched his fists.

"Could it be said that all this was done by the Queen of Heaven?"

"Hush, Hercules, don't mention this goddess casually in the future, because she may hear it. As for what you asked, I can only say that the queen did promote all of this intentionally."

After cautiously warning the young hero, the goddess spoke again.

"Even the earth-shaking god Poseidon dare not face the wrath of the Queen of Heaven. But the destiny and karma you are born with surround you, and you are destined to be entangled with the Queen of Heaven. Her revenge will never stop until you Take your last breath.”

"Hercules, be careful."

When the words fell, the figure of the goddess also disappeared.

The young hero felt lost and sat on the steps for a long time. After a while, he suddenly spoke softly.

"Amphitryon, Leo, Mona... please watch, I will keep walking on this road until the last moment. I will tell you what a mortal can achieve."

He raised his head. It was dark in the night and he couldn't see the Queen of Heaven, but he thought that the goddess was actually looking at him.

Under the abyss, the snake goddess Mona stared at her adopted son. He already knew his enemy, and gritted his teeth and decided to face what would come next.

She mused, then made a divination.

This divination was for the young hero and Hera.

"The entangled cause and effect fate, he is her glory, he is her enemy, she gives him strength, she hates him to death... A layer of kindness and resentment are intertwined, and the whirlpool of fate cannot be extricated. ."

Faced with such divination, the goddess shook her head.

What an indescribable stepmother and son.

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