Do not wake up the gods of the abyss [Greek mythology]

That night, Apollo and Tartarus hunted a stag as they wished, and ate a meal of venison.

Venison is a great supplement. With the experience of eating snake meat last time, Apollo didn't eat too much for Tartarus, and roasted some other food.

Tartarus didn't notice the clue, and was very satisfied after eating.

The two male gods had dinner, walked in the forest, and then returned to the tree house.

The goddess of the moon dances in the sky, and the flowing moonlight reveals a sense of coolness, cooling down the heat and anxiety of the earth.The wooden houses of the two male gods were built on the flat ground halfway up the mountain. At this time? The night was dark, and the temperature dropped. There was no heat in summer and autumn. The wind blowing through the panes only made people feel extremely cool.

Tartarus put the two beds together, and the whole room was filled with big beds. The two of them could be said to sleep on the same bed, or they could be said to sleep separately without disturbing each other.

Tartarus has slept in the abyss for a long time. He actually doesn't like to sleep at night. He prefers a long sleep in the abyss to a short sleep of seven or eight hours like a human being.He tossed and turned on the bed, finally looking sideways? To Apollo.

Apollo has fallen asleep.His eyes were closed and his breathing was steady.It was very dark at night, except for the moonlight peeking through the panes.Apollo slept in the shadows, the moonlight caressing his short golden hair, and a strand of hair from his temple fell restlessly on his cheek.As Tartarus looked at it, he felt more and more that the strand of golden hair was tickling him, so he leaned over to push Apollo's hair away.

Apollo didn't move, still sleeping quietly.

Tartarus brushed his hair back and stared at him for another two hours.

Apollo fell asleep and couldn't talk to him, which made him feel a little unaccustomed.

Tartarus finally saw enough, turned over, closed his eyes, and fell asleep.He didn't know that behind him, Apollo slowly opened his eyes? Eyes? Clear, without a trace of sleepiness.

The next day, Apollo took up his duties and began to herd Admetus.

Admetus kept a large flock of sheep on this hill, and a large herd of horses.Needless to say, sheep, goat milk, wool, mutton, and lamb are all commodities; horses are the proud war horses in the Thessaly region, and they are the most powerful weapons in the city of Free.

Apollo drove the sheep of Admetus to the grass, and there were large groups of white hairs, like white clouds floating on the green grass.He drove the horses out again, and the horses and the sheep did not interfere with each other.

Tartarus asked? He: "Do you know how to herd?"

Apollo nodded: "I once raised many cattle in the Pieria Valley."

Tartarus didn't understand: "What's the difference between raising cattle and raising sheep, and raising horses? Is there a difference?"

For ordinary herdsmen, there should be a difference. If you want to raise a good kind of livestock, you need to spend a lot of energy to study its living habits and breeding conditions, but this is not the case for Apollo, who is proficient in rhythm.He sat down cross-legged directly, took out the golden-stringed harp, and played it lightly.The melodious sound of the piano spread throughout the grassland, the sheep walked obediently in the grassland, and the horses were also intoxicated by the moving music?The sound of the piano spread farther away, and the beasts came out of the dense forest, leopards and wild lions walked among the flocks, wild deer and antelopes danced to the beat.

Tartarus opened his eyes wide.At that moment, he couldn't care less about counting how many delicacies those beasts could turn into, and just stared blankly at Apollo.

Apollo under the sun lowered his eyes slightly, his expression seemed very peaceful.He was wearing a white robe, holding a golden harp in his arms, and he had a kind of graceful aura.Those hands who are good at using swords and archery? Fiddle with the strings, equally dexterous, like butterflies flying among flowers, or directly touching people's hearts, opening doors one after another.

Tartarus pursed his lips, realizing for the first time that Apollo, the god of light, was born?very good-looking?, too dazzling?.

At night, Apollo took out the harp again before going to bed, and said, "Tal, let me play you a song."

Rare for Tartarus? No denials.

He still doesn't have much interest in music, but he likes to watch Apollo play.

It's so beautiful, you can order ten bowls of rice.

Apollo got the answer, and he happily played a song for Tartarus.He has a pair of skillful hands? He can play? The most cheerful songs, and he can also play the tranquility of the world.When he finished, Tartarus closed his eyes and fell into a sweet dream.

"Good night, my love."

The sound of the piano stopped, and there was a sound of Apollo sighing in the quiet tree house.

Every day after that, Tartarus woke up in the faint morning light, played the piano with Apollo and grazed, and went to the dense forest to hunt wild animals and eat to his heart's content.At night, they would wash their bodies with the gurgling stream, catch fish in the clear stream, and then grill two small fish as Tartarus' supper.Back in the tree house, Apollo will play a song for Tartarus. He is proficient in various musical instruments and can compose his own music.

Occasionally Admetus would come on horseback, bring them some daily necessities, and then sincerely invite them to a banquet in the city.What Admetus brought? Apollo accepted it all, but he did not agree to the young king's invitation.Tartarus also doesn't like to get too close to humans. He only likes to go to the streets of Free City to buy all kinds of weird food.Because they wear masks every time they go out, the two male gods have not caused too much trouble, but the masks are also eye-catching, and it is always difficult for them to avoid being the focus of others ?.

Apollo rested his arms on his pillow, quietly looking at the moonlight outside the window.

The moonlight is very beautiful, but his heart is not peaceful.

He enjoyed his time with Tartarus, but the closer he got, the more he found it difficult to suppress his desire—he wanted Tartarus' response. , as he loved Tartarus, he hoped Tartarus would love him.However, Tartarus never understood.

Suddenly, a mass of black hair came into Apollo's armpit.His eyes moved slightly, and it turned out that Tartarus was snuggling up to his left side, listening to his gradually accelerating heartbeat.

Tartarus was sleeping soundly, and the hot and humid breath hit his body, playing tricks inadvertently.

Apollo's breath was stagnant, and he forcibly suppressed the beast in his heart.

Tartarus had liked to sleep next to him since the weather had turned cold.He was so hot that Tartarus fell asleep and pressed his face against him.Through the material of the clothes, Apollo can't really feel the exciting touch, but he can feel the body temperature of Tartarus, which is cooler, like a cluster of fresh snow on the top of the mountain, thin and somewhat Fluffy and soft, it made him want to push Tartarus away, but he was reluctant to do so.

Night after night, Tartarus wore out his patience.

If they are lovers, he can hold him in his arms and spend time with him.

Yet they? Nope.

No matter what you do? Things? How rare is the God of Light who can do things with ease? What did you experience on the road of love? Hesitating, tossing and turning.

……

At dawn, the little bird chirped on the window lattice, waking up the two male gods from their sleep.

Tartarus opened his eyes, and saw himself sleeping neatly on the left side of the bed, with his hands folded on his stomach, in the same sleeping position for thousands of years.

He sat up and saw that Apollo was still asleep, and the quilt on the bed was crumpled, which showed that Apollo was not sleeping peacefully.Tartarus pushed him and called out: "Apollo, wake up."

Apollo frowned in his sleep, but still didn't wake up.

Tartarus pushed him again, and shouted several times before waking him up.

They are going to visit Freetown today. Apollo said he would buy some salt and come back. Sprinkle a little salt crystals on the barbecue to make the food more delicious.

Tartarus likes to go to Free City, although it is very noisy, crowded and crowded, but there are all kinds of delicious food.Speaking of which, he hasn't eaten the special snacks of Free City for six or seven days.

In autumn, Free City was dyed a withered yellow color by frost leaves, but the market was still bustling.

Apollo bought the salt first, and then accompanied Tartarus to buy various food.Tartarus likes to eat deep-fried cheese balls in the east of the city. They were about to go to the east of the city when they heard a loud noise accompanied by the shrill cry of a little girl.

The lifespan of human beings is very short, but scenes of joys and sorrows are staged.They often pray to the gods, but they don't know that the joys and sorrows of the gods are not related to them.Apollo didn't care about those human disputes, and Tartarus was even more indifferent.He lifted a corner of the mask and stuffed a bunch of mutton into his mouth. While chewing, he heard the little girl screaming again: "You guys? You better not touch me! I really let me see my brother, my brother will definitely be cruel Beat you hard? A meal!"

The girl's voice trembled, but she spoke with confidence, which showed that she trusted her brother very much.

Apollo's eyes moved slightly, thinking of his sister, Artemis, the goddess of hunting.

"eat."

A skewer of roast mutton was handed in front of him, and Apollo lowered his eyelids, facing Tartarus' clean eyes.

The eyes of Tartarus were as clear as blue, like the surface of a sea without wind or rain, calm and calm.

Apollo took the lamb skewers, lifted his mask, and took a bite.

Tartarus's eyes lit up, and he asked him: "You ate a bunch of roast lamb, and you will buy me ten cheese balls?" Last time Apollo ate the food he shared, and bought him an extra ten. ?More, he's become?more fond of sharing food with Apollo!

Apollo was taken aback for a moment, he didn't expect that Tartarus would play tricks on him.No way, in the eyes of Apollo, Tartarus's little thought is very cute.

"I'll buy it for you," he said.

The eyes of Tartarus shone brighter than the stars in the night.

Apollo was heartbroken, and added: "But Tal, you have to know, I bought you cheese balls because I like you and want to meet your request, not because you give me kebabs."

Tartarus nodded solemnly, and said, "It's also because I like you that I share the kebab with you."

If it were any other god, he would never share it.

Apollo was sweetened by him again.He thought that he would be willing to buy a hundred balls of cheese for Tartarus.

The two walked a few more steps forward, and inevitably approached the place where the conflict occurred.The crowd is rushing here, love to watch? Hustle and bustle is human nature, but it inevitably pushed the two male gods closer to the vortex of disputes.

"Oh, it's poor Art? Lante? She's been made things difficult again!"

"After Doreen's death, they? Brother and sister are like grass without the protection of a big tree, they can only be bullied by others."

"I don't know if the child's father is safe or not. He has been away for too long, and he may not know how much trouble has happened at home!"

"The kind Doreen died just like that. She was a miserable woman who didn't wait for a long-voyage husband until she died."

"It's all for making a living. If it's not a last resort, who is willing to give their life to the sea of ​​changeable emotions?"

"I just feel sorry for the brothers and sisters. Where is Andrew? He doesn't know that Art Rant is being bullied, right?"

The discussion of the bystanders quickly revealed the girl's life experience and situation.Apollo frowned slightly. He felt that this group of onlookers was very hypocritical. Even if they used sympathetic words as a disguise, they couldn't cover up their onlooker mentality that they didn't intend to take action at all.

Very much like them? When the mother and child were hunted down, the gods of Olympus were whispering about Zeus's fickleness and Hera's jealousy, but none of the gods dared to extend a helping hand to them. —— Their sympathy is very thin, not enough for them to take risks to offend the most powerful goddess in the God Realm.

This is the inferiority of the gods, which was also brought to mankind by Prometheus.

As the creation of the gods, human beings are destined not to be able to escape this coldness.

There was a cold light in Apollo's eyes, but he didn't notice it, and he stopped.

"Apollo?" Tartarus tilted his head to look at him.

The tragedy mask covered Apollo's handsome face. Tartarus couldn't see his expression, but he could clearly see the dark clouds in those green eyes.

Apollo was not happy.

But why is he? Not happy?

Tartarus did not understand.

In the middle of the crowd, the young man who was looking for faults couldn't stand the pointing of the crowd, so he stretched out his hands impatiently to pull the little girl's clothes, and said loudly: "Stop yelling, it's so ugly?! I didn't intend to put you How? I just want to buy your house. Your family doesn't do business, so why occupy such a good location? You might as well sell it to me quickly and get a sum of money, so your brother doesn't have to move goods on the pier It's-"

The girl named Atlante was stunned for a moment and stopped struggling.The young man was still pulling her, dragged her to a stagger, and fell to the ground.

The girl knelt on the ground in a daze, her hands resting on the ground, the pain made her cute little face wrinkle, but she seemed unconscious, still kneeling.

Finally, someone among the bystanders couldn't bear it anymore, and stopped him with a loud voice: "That's enough, Eugene, don't embarrass Art Rant anymore! She's just a little girl, you should go to her brother, Andrew They are the masters of the house."

Hearing this, Eugene sneered and said, "It's useful to find that stubborn boy Andrew? You? Haven't you ever looked for Andrew? He promised to sell the house to you?"

He scratched his head full of unruly red hair, and said in a vicious voice: "That stubborn boy, his parents are dead, and he is still guarding this house, don't you think? You are? Stupid?!"

"enough!"

No one expected that Atlanta, who was kneeling on the ground, would make a sound and stop him.

The girl is still young, about eight or nine years old, she is soft and cute, but the blows of life have given her a look of resoluteness: "My father is not dead, he just went out to sea." She first emphasized this point to Eugene, and then said: "My brother and I will guard our home until Dad comes back. My brother's decision is not stupid, and I support him. This is our home, we? Will not sell to anyone!"

She stared straight at You Jin with a pair of green eyes, and said word by word: "Ren, He, Ren!"

Eugene's breath was stagnant, and he had the feeling of being overwhelmed by a little girl.

He reacted, and saw that everyone around him praised Atlanta's character, and he was even more furious: "You are so stubborn! Your father hasn't come back for so many years, and he hasn't heard any information from him. It must have been swallowed by the ruthless sea! What's the use of guarding the house? If you can't wait for him, what will happen? Your brother is exhausted to death!"

Atlant had never heard such hurtful words. Although people's eyes were not warm, at least their words did not turn into sharp knives and stab her directly.But she thought, did they often say that in front of their elder brother in the past few months when their mother died?He cut open his elder brother's wound again and again, stabbed him, threatened him, and asked him to sell their house.

How much has her brother endured in these few months?

The sockets of Atlante's eyes became hot, and tears welled up in her eyes, which were so hot that her lower eyelashes hurt, but she stubbornly refused to let them fall.She raised her chin and said proudly: "You don't need to worry about our family's life, my brother and I will have a good life? Very well, better than you!"

There were crowds of people, some people gathered around, and some people left silently.Relying on his extraordinary height, Apollo could clearly see the stubborn appearance of the girl, the still strong appearance with tears in her eyes, which coincided with the Artemis in his memory.He unexpectedly felt a trace of sadness for a long time, just like those years of wandering.

"Want to help her?" asked Tartarus.He finally read? Understand Apollo's emotions.

Apollo shook his head.

When they, mother and son, went through those pains, there was no god to help them, except for the beloved Asteria.It can be seen that there are some pains that must be endured by oneself. Only after passing through can one break out of the cocoon like a butterfly.

Tartarus pursed his lips and continued to look at Atlant.

After being contradicted one after another by Arthur Lant, Eugene's temper was close to erupting. He paced back and forth angrily, and said bitterly: "You can really speak with your mouth, which is more exaggerated than the water in the lagoon! Your brother is now in the Transporting goods on the pier, relying on exporting? Working hard to earn a small piece of hard bread, you are relying on this small piece of hard bread to talk back to me?!"

Art Rant heard Eugene say that again. He said her brother was loading goods on the docks.But, brother is not like this? Tell her.

Atlant believed in her brother, she stared at Eugene with a pair of big unyielding eyes, and vowed: "Eugene, don't you think you are fooling me! My brother is learning from Uncle Jason. He'll be the best carpenter in Freetown!"

Her attitude is so firm, but the whispers in the crowd are constantly consuming her firmness.Until Eugene sneered and mocked: "Andrew told you so? Uncle Jason has traveled to Troy for almost a month. It turns out that your brother is still learning how to hoop a wine barrel from him." ah!"

Atlante was stunned, her cheeks flushed instantly, and she felt "embarrassed, more so burning and unbelievable."

Brother lied to her?

Her brother lied to her.

Did he really work hard on the pier as Eugene said?

He is only 15 years old!

Hot tears came out of my eyes at last? Atlante? Still loud? Retorted: "I don't believe it, I don't believe it!"

She didn't believe that Goddess of Fate would be so cruel to them? Siblings and sisters, her brother was so? Desiring to be a good carpenter, he ended up working on the pier.

Atlant shook his head again and again, the sound of crying bitterly infected everyone, and everyone turned their heads, unable to bear to look at it again.

Eugene was also a little bit moved, but he suppressed him, and continued to speak coldly: "You can't help it? You don't believe it! Come with me to the pier, and I will take you to see it with your own eyes. See? See? You have something to say? Brother, what are you doing on the pier now?!"

After the words fell, Eugene was going to Rajat Rand again.

Atlant was so angry that he opened his mouth and bit him, biting on his finger.

"what--!"

Eugene screamed in pain, hugged his fingers, and kicked Atlant? "Madman! Die!"

Everyone was stunned, they didn't expect things to turn so abruptly, they had no time to stop them, so they could only let out a low voice.

Suddenly, a bamboo stick shot out, like an arrow, and hit the sole of Eugene's foot with a sound of "Du".

Atlant couldn't avoid it, she hugged her head subconsciously, but she didn't expect Eugene to let out a cry like a pig butcher, she raised her tearful eyes, and saw Eugene hugging one foot, Jumping on one foot.On the sole of his foot, a bamboo stick went straight through, and blood was gurgling.

No matter how bold a heroic epic is, they dare not fabricate a story about a hero hurting someone with a bamboo stick. Atlant was stunned, thinking to himself, could it be that the goddess of fate favored them and helped them? Brother and sister?

Among the crowd, Tartarus took out another skewer of roast lamb, lifted his mask and took a bite.Seeing Apollo looking at himself, he gave him another bunch.

"I'll share with you again, no more."

Apollo didn't answer, but asked him: "Why? Help that girl?"

Tartaros blinked, and took another bite of the kebab: "Because you want to help."

Apollo was taken aback for a moment, but he didn't expect to be seen by Tartarus.

I saw Tartarus looking at him seriously, with sincere eyes and said: "If you want to help, just help. The fate of the past cannot be rewritten, but everything in the future is in your hands."

Apollo suddenly realized.