[Greek mythology] The troubles of Adonis

The body's instinctive reaction to the strong pain is difficult to control even if it is intentional, and it will soon be Adonis who is unprepared.

He held his head subconsciously, gasping for breath, unable to utter a word, his whole body curled up into a small ball like a white rabbit that was about to be frozen, the color of his blood quickly changed from light rose-colored balsam to The condensed cheeks faded away, and the convulsed body trembled slightly.

A flash of fleeting bewilderment flashed across Hades' eyes, his brows were tightly wrinkled, and his face became extremely terrifying.He immediately released the remaining divine power from the Empress of the Underworld, and smoothly embraced Adonis, who had returned to his original body, into his arms.

He tried his best to control his emotions, and released the most delicate divine power extremely gently. While using the most direct method to isolate the pain suffered by his lover, he tried to break away the hand that was tightly covering his head, and check what was caused. The source of this change.

It is not difficult to notice the culprit: the flower that was originally snow-white and their offspring has disappeared since some time, replaced by a dark green fruit the size of an eyeball.

Its skin has a strange luster, and mysterious white stripes are wrapped around it, which is very full.

Under the barrier of Pluto's divine power, Adonis finally regained his breath and opened his eyes again, but what appeared in front of his eyes was a blur - the unforgettable sharp pain just now filled his eyes with tears.

He didn't dare to move his hand casually, he just blinked vigorously, and after wiping away the tears, he tentatively asked Hades with a dignified face: "What's wrong with it?"

Hades still stared intently at the strange-looking fruit whose breath was still familiar and intimate. After hearing the words, he was silent for a while, and replied honestly: "I don't know either."

Adonis froze for a moment, and couldn't help but want to laugh, but at this moment he also realized that he really shouldn't ask Hades for answers, so he struggled to get out of his arms, bent down, and gently asked those who seemed to be holding back a lot. However, due to the accident just now and Pluto's sudden aura of intimidation, he dared not speak. The sunflowers huddled their leaves and squeezed together as much as possible: "Do you know the reason?"

The flower closest to him threw his fear out of the sky in an instant, and nodded his heavy head excitedly: "The fragrance that drifts, the rain that falls from the sky, a great masterpiece born with a crown of beauty, embraced by all green spirits." God of Plants, please allow me to call you the noble and beautiful Your Highness."

Adonis was used to Hades's succinct way of speaking, and when he heard such a lengthy compliment, he suddenly felt a little uncomfortable: "...Don't be nervous, speak slowly."

These words had the opposite effect, making it even more incoherent when it was flattered, until it was pushed and dragged by its companions who were eager to answer for it, and finally calmed down: "I have never been qualified to talk to Your Highness, and I can't come up with a way to call His Highness." Take my word for it, but although I have never seen the Styx, I know it is the most loyal guardian of the oath, and I will speak every word in its direction."

Seeing that it was so serious, Adonis couldn't help touching its deep yellow petals, and said with a soothing smile: "You see me as the god who threw the thunderbolt on Mount Olympus Is there something I don’t understand and I want to ask you, not because I want it to scare and trouble you. If you know, please tell me, if you don’t know, please tell me frankly.”

Before he finished speaking, he realized that the situation was not good.

I saw this sunflower whose petals were touched by the most adored god, and the next moment, because of excessive happiness, she shivered and passed out directly.

Adonis: "..." Wasted effort.

Fortunately, its companions had been waiting by the side long ago, seeing that it had neglected this opportunity, they scrambled to get close to the plant god, and told them everything they knew and guessed.

Sure enough, it was caused by the flowers on the head.

Adonis tried to touch it. Although most of the connection with it was blocked by the dark force, he could still clearly feel the strange feeling of being touched, and the fact that it was wrapped in a very hard layer. Shell facts.

Hades couldn't hear the words of the plants. When Adonis communicated silently with the sunflowers who were shaking their heads eagerly, he just watched silently, until the lover showed some embarrassment and entanglement. , before approaching and asking: "Is it?"

"Hmm." Adonis sift through the information he got, thought for a while and said, "Blooming and bearing fruit, it will draw nutrients from me. I think there is probably something else besides divine power."

"Other?"

The God of Plants nodded hesitantly. After all, his situation was different from theirs, and he couldn't generalize it. He simply said what he was certain of: "I don't know what else it needs, and I can't communicate with it now. It's just me The weaker and more uncomfortable it is, the healthier and stronger it is and the better it will thrive.”

Hades frowned, his eyes staring at the fruit gradually became deeper, and his tone didn't reveal the slightest bit: "How long will it last?"

Adonis was still immersed in his own thoughts and didn't notice the change in his expression. He shook his head and said, "It depends on the specific situation."

If a horse is harnessed to a bit and pulled by a cart, how far it can run depends on the weight of its passengers; as long as the ship has an anchor, how much cargo it can carry depends on the depth of the water; once the orange flame rises, How long it can burn and how far the fire will spread depends on the humble dry wood under your feet.

Most of the branches that can bear the strongest fruit will wither, just like his biological mother, who was born from the body of a myrrh tree transformed from a mortal body, and who has condensed a godhead by himself, what he pays is the ultimate death Bitter price.

"In this case."

Hades started the conversation in a calm and abnormal tone, and before Adonis could react, he shot suddenly, and plucked the fruit that caused him pain without mercy.

Such a cruel and decisive method is completely different from the attention and love he usually shows for it. Rao, who has always been as indifferent as Adonis, was so shocked that he couldn't find his own voice for a while.

When Hades stretched out his hand to the top of his head expressionlessly, he didn't have any precautions, and because he temporarily lost the pain sensation, he missed the best time to stop Hades from moving.Even when he found out that the important green fruit was pinched by the other party, his mind was almost blank, and finally he watched Hades swallow it without hesitation.

"Why are you doing this?" Adonis asked in a daze.Even he himself was quite surprised that he was more surprised than angry by the action Pluto had just taken: "I thought you were the one who valued him the most."

"If it needs nourishment, I will give it." From Adonis' point of view, those dark green pupils are still deep, but revealing the indifference of knowing everything, even though he has just made an astonishing act that is close to killing his own offspring. The move was still so calm that it was almost cruel.

Without a trace of emotion, Hades slowly stroked the plant that withered and turned yellow quickly due to the fruit being picked, and slowly added: "If it can't even ask me, it only knows how to make you suffer. If you continue to ask for it in a different way, there is no need to continue to exist."

When it was determined that it was the culprit that caused the pain of the beloved Queen of the Dead, Hades wanted to separate it from Adonis without even thinking about it, and the new placement and raising method were purely temporary.

Since Athena, who entered the belly of her father Zeus in the same way, was able to calmly jump out of the head of the god king who wanted to kill her, and mastered the power of wisdom and war , became one of the main gods, the green fruit that was pampered by him should not be swallowed or withered.

Therefore, although Pluto has no relevant experience in this regard, it has been placed with high hopes since it was swallowed, and it will only stay in one place and tremble at a loss.But still has extraordinary confidence.

I didn't know that he didn't have any confidence at all. It was purely because Adonis had full trust in him, and suddenly relaxed, he easily believed what he said, and began to stare at the position of the abdomen wrapped in black robe. They kept on talking, obviously more concerned about another thing: "Will this place also get bigger?"

Hades slumped: "...No."