Tome of Blood

Chapter 558 -57- Artemis’ Faith

Moon Goddess Artemis will indeed be interested in the Sun Temple!

This was Charlotte's first thought when she heard the other party take the initiative to bring up this matter.

Of course, this is normal. After all, Helios, the sun god, one of the two main gods of the elves, is also the brother of Artemis.

Thinking of this, Charlotte nodded and said:

"Yes, that is the real controller behind the Alliance of Old Gods, and the enemy that I came to ask Your Majesty Oceanus to deal with."

After hearing Charlotte's words, Artemis couldn't help but look at Oceanus, the king of the sea, and Oceanus, who had always been rough and bold, also became rarely serious.

He nodded to Artemis and said in a deep voice:

"Yes, the Sun Temple is an organization that appeared in Northern Xinjiang three years ago, and it is also the enemy of Yong Ye Mian."

Artemis frowned and said:

"Your Majesty Oceanus, you should understand... what the two words 'Sun Temple' mean to us elves."

Oceanus nodded:

"Of course, what can be called a 'temple' naturally enshrines gods, and the one prefixed with 'sun' is naturally the god in charge of the 'sun'. As far as I know, people who have been called "sun gods" have been called "sun gods" since ancient times. "There is only one person with the name, and that is His Majesty Helios, the sun god of the elves."

Speaking of this, Oceanus couldn't help but said:

"Regarding this matter, I should have conveyed relevant information to the elves two years ago. Have you never received it?"

Artemis was silent.

Seeing her complicated and somewhat lonely expression, Oceanus seemed to have vaguely guessed something.

He looked furious and cursed:

"Wait...Didn't the elves tell you the news? Could it be that the rumor is true and they actually betrayed you?!"

Artemis shook her head and sighed:

"No, it's not their fault."

"Brother... no, the topic of Sun God Helios has long become a taboo that cannot be mentioned among the elves."

"Although I am the current protector of the elves, my special relationship with Helios also determines that when this matter is involved, the tribe will feel nervous and sensitive."

"It's actually normal for the Presbyterian Church to suppress this matter."

Oceanus was very angry:

"You don't have to make excuses for them. You just have a good temper. If you ask me, among all the races in the world, only the elves dare to be so disrespectful to the gods. They just have some means to restrain the gods. That's all. Arrogant, even your own guardian god is so slack, such heirs are not worthy of your concern at all!"

Artemis sighed and said:

"Your Majesty Oceanus, it's not their fault. After all... the elves' homeland was destroyed at the hands of my brother."

"But it was Helios who did it, not you! I remember that Helios coveted the power of creation a long time ago. These stupid long-eared people are just venting their anger because of your good character! You But the protectors who rescued them and brought them to the Eastern Continent should report information like this to you as soon as possible about the 'Sun God'!"

Oceanus frowned.

Artemis smiled bitterly.

He sighed and said:

"But after all, I have a special relationship with Helios. Trust... once lost, it will be extremely difficult to rebuild it again."

After hearing Artemis' words, Charlotte fell into deep thought.

She thought of some of the rumors she had heard about Artemis during the three and a half years she had been secretly searching for a way to communicate with him.

That was a rumor that Charlotte didn't know about before this time travel.

In later generations, it may have become a secret only among the elves.

Moreover, unlike the elves who later knew Charlotte as having a firm belief in the moon god, in this era, the belief in the moon god Artemis within the elves was not firm.

No, to be more precise, like Oceanus, the king of the sea, there is not even a temple dedicated to the moon god within the elves, nor is there a corresponding priest.

Charlotte discovered this matter during a secret visit to the sphere of influence controlled by the elves.

Not only that, but after further investigation, she was even more surprised to find that the status of Moon Goddess Artemis among the elves seemed somewhat awkward.

Although he is the only true god of the elves at present, and also the protector and protector of the elves, everyone within the elves seems to be very wary of him.

Among the elves that Charlotte visited secretly, almost no elves wholeheartedly regarded him as the guardian of the race.

On the contrary... many elves believe that the destruction of the Western Continent was caused by the moon god Artemis and the sun god Helios, and it was only Artemis' own fault that saved the elves from crossing eastward to Miria. Just "atonement".

When Charlotte first heard this rumor, she thought that the reason why the elves were wary of Artemis, the moon god, was probably the "historical truth". But when she got acquainted with Oceanus, , overturned all this.

Although this guy Oceanus was like a waste and suffered heavy injuries and fell into a deep sleep on the day of the destruction of the Western Continent, he had a relatively good understanding of some internal intelligence of the elves before.

After getting to know each other, the two gods, who had similar temperaments, basically had no major quarrels in the past three years. The only one was about the moon goddess Artemis.

At that time, it was Charlotte who raised this rumor, which directly ignited Oceanus' violent temper on the spot.

After that, Oceanus told Charlotte the secrets he knew about some of the elves before the destruction of the Western Continent.

Like the secrets of the elves that Charlotte learned later, the moon god Artemis has always opposed the ambitious plan of the sun god Helios from beginning to end.

However, in the current era, for some unknown reason, this matter does not seem to be known to the majority of the elves.

From that moment on, Charlotte realized that, as Oceanus had just said, all the elves' current attitudes toward the moon god Artemis were just the anger of ignorant people.

In the final analysis, the Moon Goddess Artemis is too soft-tempered and her identity is a bit embarrassing. In addition, the elves with highly developed magic lack reverence for the gods, and they have the means to fight against myths. With the blessing of various internal and external factors , which created their disrespect and disbelief in the moon god.

Even though... Artemis is their guardian.

After all, only good people are held at gunpoint.

Charlotte even had some speculations, maybe... this is probably what the senior leaders of the Elf Presbyterian Council want to see.

After all, for the ruling class of a race that has the means to fight myths, it certainly does not want to have a god with higher status and greater power above its head.

Thinking of this, Charlotte couldn't help but said:

"They are just a group of spoiled children. They will not regret it until their mother is completely disappointed."

Artemis sighed:

"Their worries are not unreasonable. After all... I am indeed looking for the whereabouts of the Sun Believers."

Charlotte's heart moved:

"Why are you seeking Sun Cultists?"

Artemis looked solemn:

"Those believers who worship my brother are all lunatics who implement my brother's ideas."

"Brother... no, the Sun God had already fallen into eternal sleep with the destruction of the Old Continent in that catastrophe, but many of his followers also fled the Old Continent."

"Those lunatics... are preparing plans to awaken 'brother' all the time. Their plans are a huge threat and disaster to the elves and the world, so I have been secretly looking for their traces..."

Oceanus frowned:

"Don't the elves know these things?"

Artemis sighed and smiled bitterly:

"The sun and the moon are one body. Although I disagreed with my brother, in the eyes of the tribe, I finally acquiesced and even agreed to my brother's attempt. Therefore, I lost the trust of the tribe."

"The lost trust... is difficult to get back. So... all I can do is investigate these things alone and let time prove everything."

But this only deepened the misunderstanding. Otherwise, I am afraid that the message delivered by Oceanus would not be stuck within the elves and would not reach Artemis.

Charlotte thought to herself.

With this thought, she couldn't help but look at the Moon God in front of her.

Beauty, gentleness, integrity.

In those clear eyes, there was sadness, regret and guilt when mentioning the elves.

It was by no means staged, but a sincere emotion from the heart.

Not only that, but those eyes as bright as moonlight also contained hope and belief for the future.

He seems to firmly believe that he can regain the trust of the elves with practical descriptions, and that he can atone for the harm caused to the elves by the sun god Helios.

But Charlotte, who is familiar with the historical development of later generations, is a little sad.

Artemis' wish did come true.

In later generations, everything about Him was indeed "vindicated", and the elves of later generations respected Him and believed in Him.

But her hopes and beliefs may have collapsed.

For a god who loves his race so much to finally give up his race must have suffered unprecedented setbacks and betrayal.

Charlotte couldn't imagine what it would be, but it must be some kind of "fatal" blow to the soul to dishearten such a god who never gave up his protection even though he was misunderstood.

"Your Majesty Artemis, if there are really followers of the Sun God behind the Sun Temple, if... even the Sun God's will has been 'revived', what are you going to do?"

Charlotte asked.

Artemis shook her head:

"That's impossible, brother... The will of the Sun God had already perished when the Western Continent was destroyed. If there is a 'Sun God' that really wakes up, it will not be the 'Sun God' of the past. "

Having said this, she looked solemn again and said:

"Your Majesty Lilith, what do you mean...is this so-called Sun Temple acting in accordance with the will of the 'gods'?"

Charlotte sighed:

"They are not just acting according to the will of the 'gods', they... can even 'create gods'."

"Create...gods?!"

Hearing this, Moon Goddess Artemis's eyes widened, and her expression that remained calm even when she was serious changed color for the first time.