[Greek mythology] The troubles of Adonis

Living underground for a long time does not mean ignorance. The lord of Hades has heard about Athena born from the head of his flirtatious younger brother. Hearing her polite opening, he raised his eyes slightly. Quietly reflected this heroic female figure.

Rao, as one of the three virgin goddesses who swore an oath to the River Styx, when she was stared at by the mysterious and deep misty eyes for the first time, Athena's mind was also sucked into confusion for a moment, she unnaturally He smiled, and was about to say something again, when the eyelashes of the handsome deity who was resting peacefully on the other party's lap suddenly trembled, and opened them silently.

Athena suddenly smiled helplessly—Pluto's full attention was taken away by the awakening of his beloved wife in an instant.

Adonis felt pain in the back of his head, and instinctively wanted to touch it, but was quickly stopped by the other hand.

"?"

He opened his eyes in bewilderment, and in this awkward posture lying on his back, he was forced to face this astonishingly daring man, as well as the...concentrated stare that made him uncomfortable.

"woke up?"

The extremely magnetic voice sounded low, and it is not difficult to hear the difficulty caused by the lack of openings. This noble god with a strong and majestic atmosphere of the underworld, took his hand with an attitude that can be regarded as a matter of course, and dropped it on the cold back of his hand. A light kiss.

"Does it still hurt?"

The golden pearl sleeping in the jade box is not as brilliant as the haughty white pearl on the velvet blanket. The gentleness shown by the ice and snow is as irresistible as a fuzzy bonfire lit in the cold night. Surrounded by silhouettes, the beauty full of opposites and contradictions is a dizzying elegance.

Adonis' whole body was as stiff as a stone. He thought he would reflexively throw him away, but he just stared at him blankly, puzzled and shocked mixed together like a storm carrying frost. , almost overflowing from the chest cavity that was trying to calm down.

"Excuse me," he finally couldn't help it, hesitantly asked in a low voice, "Who are you?"

Hades: "..."

Whether it was Aphrodite and Hera who were quarreling endlessly, or Athena who stayed out of the way, they were all taken aback by this unexpected question. There was a huge gap leading to the underworld on the ground in front of him, and he saw it in a flash, and disappeared completely within their sights together with the queen of the underworld who was regarded as a treasure by him.

——But he didn’t even forget to take the golden apple with him.

"If chaotic memories are oceans without grains of salt, let me implore you to wait for a moment," Adonis was already dizzy, and the toss of being forcefully brought back to Hades made his headache worse. He supported his forehead: "I just remember that the endless golden spike bushes are not a familiar sight, and the myrrh tree surrounded by thorns and guarded by strong hawks in the depths of Sappho's forest is the poor mother."

Hades glanced at him silently, which made Adonis's eyes a little more mysterious: "Feel it."

Adonis's voice was already hesitant due to uncertainty, but when he realized that the godhead in his body was faintly resonating strongly with the atmosphere of the underworld, he stopped abruptly, and only managed to utter a sentence after a while :"how so?"

The panic-stricken plant god fell into complete confusion, murmured a few words in disbelief, then turned around suddenly to look at this strange underworld god, staring intently, trying to find any clues from that motionless face—— It's not that the godhead can't be faked, he definitely thinks that the intimate connection with the other party is an illusion.

Hades looked calm, did not make any thoughtful excuses, only raised his whip again, and concentrated on his way.Adonis was also embarrassed to speak, and forced himself to calm down.

The black steed, which always looks very docile in front of the king, is galloping powerfully, its tail, which is stronger than a girl's braided hair, slaps on the strong and smooth buttocks of the horse again and again, and the giant wheels of the black carriage roll over Complaining about the flowers and plants, the mint grass Mingta, who was originally listless by the path passing by on the way, was about to come over ecstatically, but was thrown into a mess by the wind blown by the wheels.

Leaving aside the confusing relationship between them for now, Adonis chose to sort out the identity of this unsmiling god of the underworld first. As the luxurious black carriage stopped in front of the grand and solemn main hall, a situation that was more strange than weird His uneasy speculation also surfaced relentlessly——

"Your Majesty," Hypnos, who had been waiting by his side for a long time, stepped forward to salute respectfully, and the words he uttered shattered the remaining luck in Adonis' heart: "The king of gods sent an envoy again to claim back the God of Light. with the angel."

"Who is it?" Hades' tone was very disapproving.

Hypnos lowered his eyebrows and looked down: "It is the monarch who is in charge of the ocean."

Hades had no interest in how Zeus invited another younger brother, Poseidon. After stepping off the carriage, he took a few steps forward habitually, then suddenly remembered something, and then stepped back again, holding one arm silently. It stretched out in front of Adonis who was about to jump down.

Adonis: "..."

Facing such a terrifyingly ambiguous attitude, the amnesiac Vegetable God couldn't help feeling his scalp tingle while being confused, and wanted to decline on the spot: "Your Majesty is really a magnanimous and benevolent monarch, but too much care is unnecessary for subordinates. Just as a male lion does not need to show benevolence to the stag it governs, even a frown that is as strict as Fengju's will not cause more fear to his subordinates than a smile."

Hades had expected that he would refuse as soon as he opened his mouth, and he didn't even wait any longer. He quickly backhanded, directly grabbed his hand, and with a little force, he pulled it into his arms.

Adonis' eyes widened in astonishment, and he felt as if his heart skipped a beat, and he hurriedly pulled back, but the strength to restrain him became even stronger.

At first, Hypnos noticed that the shyness and uneasiness of the Empress Dowager, who has always shown her resistance in a restrained and firm manner, was unusual, and immediately worried that if this dragged on, the location might be transferred to the bedroom. up.Normally, he would only be happy to see the results, but now the people sent by Zeus are still left alone, and their attitude is too contemptuous, which will also attract criticism from Hades.

In a hurry, he had an idea, and the next moment he reminded: "Your Majesty, the envoy is still waiting in the front hall. Do you want to go with the Empress?"

Pluto's movements only paused for a moment, then nodded slightly: "En."

Adonis, who had never been consulted for his opinion from the beginning to the end, was still immersed in the shock of the title of 'Queen of the Underworld', so he was hugged... all the way there with a blank expression.

"The owner of rich minerals, the maker of the rules of the underworld, the embodiment of darkness in everyone's eyes, my brother Hades who I haven't seen for a long time!" Poseidon, the king of the sea, has long curly hair in light blue and strong limbs of a young man. Diss has a somewhat similar face with a slightly pale face, and his beloved weapon trident is resting on his lap. Even though the tone of voice is exaggeratedly enthusiastic, the ambitious eyebrows and eyes under the surface laziness prove this. Duplicity: "It's not that I deliberately want to disturb your leisure, so that you can't be alone with peace of mind, but our worried little brother, the king of God, misses his children who caused a disaster. He felt ashamed to come to see him, so he persuaded me to come and give up. Let's see if I can convince you to graciously return them to his knees."

Hades led Adonis to sit on the throne without even a word of politeness, but Poseidon didn't mind, and looked at the rumored beauty so beautiful that even the palace was glowing with it. The radiant and romantic younger brother of the king of the gods also couldn't forget the queen, and said absent-mindedly: "But there is a time limit for all punishments, and even the most wicked prisoners will be released by the hand of death one day. Endless detainment has nothing to do with solving problems It is useless. Since they already have a heart of repentance and are willing to bow their knees to you, what reason does Pluto, who is known for his uprightness, not forgive and give them a chance to reform themselves?"

Hades asked coldly, "What did Zeus promise you?"

Poseidon froze for a moment: "...he didn't."

Hades said coldly: "You can go."

Poseidon did not expect that after a long time no see, this brother's blunt character still made him uncomfortable, and he forced a smile after a long while: "Oh, I suddenly remembered. My brother who is too troubled and suffers from not being able to talk to you directly expressed his gratitude. A city-state with a thriving population has been gifted to me, but even if I lose this reward, I will not ignore the cries of a land that has lost its light and is devastated."

Hades closed his eyes noncommittally: without thinking about it, he can be sure that the cunning Neptune still has reservations despite his boastfulness, and Zeus is quite generous to a certain extent—especially the gifted city-states are mostly related to Athena. When he is not related to his daughter who has the power to threaten his status.

However, there is no need to get to the bottom of this matter.

Hades, who had no interest in occupying a small piece of land in the human world, thought about it boredly, and his mind gradually drifted to the cute and cramped plant god beside him, and it took him a long time to come back to his senses. His eyes said: "Get the queen that Ilion gave me, and you will be able to fulfill your long-cherished wish."

As a healthy, radiant horse, who can even speak people's words, Ilion's background is not unreasonable: his biological mother is Demeter, the goddess of agriculture, and his biological father did not hesitate to take possession of him to avoid it. Poseidon who turned into the mare's older sister through his entanglement and pursuit.However, it was precisely because of this that he became a witness to the humiliation of the mother god and the source of her extreme anger. The father god did not favor or value him, and only regarded him as a proud product that could be used to show off occasionally, which deepened Demeter's dislike for him.

"Only Aerion?"

Poseidon raised his eyebrows in surprise.

He thought that his shrewd and capable elder brother would see through him at a glance, and asked to share most of the rewards, and he was ready to bargain, but he didn't want to...

This puzzlement disappeared completely when he noticed that the focus of Pluto's sight was always intentionally or unintentionally falling on the frosty, indifferent but beautiful Queen of Pluto.He smiled meaningfully and said: "Now that the deal has been concluded, I probably don't fit to stay here anymore. If there are a few dazzling water-blue gemstones missing in the creation of the queen's gorgeous crown, I will be happy to make it." Some small contributions, in return for today's brother's generosity."