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

Apollo gave the rabbit to Nymph, and asked Nymph to cook the rabbit meat, while he went to the dense forest and started a new round of hunting.

Not long after, Apollo hunted a wild deer.He dragged the wild deer through the wet forest, thinking of Tartarus's satiation when he ate the venison, and felt that the trip was worthwhile.

He quickened his speed and took a few more steps, when suddenly he heard Tartarus' voice.

"Apollo."

Apollo looked around and saw Tartarus coming from another road.The rain soaked his black robe and his curly long hair.He came with a body covered in moisture, his eyes were as cool as water, but his face was soft.

Apollo smiled and asked him, "Tal, are you here to pick me up?"

Tartarus felt that the word "connect" was inappropriate, but he nodded anyway.

He came for him.

Apollo walked side by side with him, and asked again: "Is the rabbit meat roasted? Is it delicious?"

Tartarus replied: "It's baked. Didn't eat it."

He wants to wait for Apollo.

But Apollo misunderstood: "Nymph is not roasted well? It's okay, I will roast venison for you later."

Tartarus turned his head to look at him, as if he wanted to say something, when suddenly there was a "click", and a drop of rainwater fell from between the branches of a dead tree, and by coincidence, it hit the top of his head.The rain is slightly cool, soaking the hair roots.Tartarus subconsciously reached out to touch it, only to find a little water stain.

Apollo smiled: "I'll wipe your hair when you go back, it's all wet."

Tartarus shook his head, indicating that he was fine.His eyes moved down and landed on the wild deer pulled behind Apollo, he stared at it for a few seconds, then moved up again to look at the handsome Sun God: "I'm here to pick you up. Even if there is no venison to eat , and will come to pick you up."

It was rare for him to be sharp, and he discovered that the "connection" that Apollo said was not the same as the "connection" he understood, so he expressed his thoughts without reservation.

Seeing that Apollo was still in a state of astonishment, he added: "Actually, I don't think it's appropriate to use 'connect'. I'm just here to 'find' you."

Apollo was pleased by his straightforward words, and smiled genuinely.

"Thank you, Tull."

The two male gods continued to move forward, and when they were about to walk out of the dense forest, they reaped another unexpected prey—a young black panther.That black panther was originally the prey of a big brown bear. It was taken out of the den by the big brown bear, and it was about to become the food of the big brown bear for the winter.However, on the way of transporting "food", the big brown bear bumped into two male gods.It was well aware of the strength of the two male gods, so it was frightened and fled.The little black panther was dropped by it, and Gululu rolled to the ground.

The little black panther rolled around on the grass, and when it got up, a blade of grass stuck to its pinkish nose, scratching it and making it sneeze.After three sneezes, its head was empty, and suddenly it felt light, and was hugged by two hands.The man smiled slightly, his chest vibrated, and his fingers trembled slightly: "Is this? A gift from the brown bear?"

Tartarus didn't? So romantically said: "It's more of a substitute than a gift."

Instead of itself, to be eaten by them.

Apollo hit it off: "The meat of such a small leopard must be very tender."

The little black panther's drowsy head instantly woke up. Just now it felt the warmth of Apollo's palms, but now it felt that those hands were terrifying and could kill the leopard!

But Tartarus lacked interest: "There's too little meat."

Apollo gently touched the little black panther's head, and said to him: "Then let's raise it again." Raise it and then eat it.

Tartarus frowned: "A little trouble."

Correct!

Very troublesome!

Let it go!

Under Apollo's stroking, the little black panther agreed with Tartarus' thoughts bit by bit.

Apollo said: "Don't worry, it will feed itself, you just need to be responsible for eating."

Little Black Panther: Scared.

In this way, there was a little black panther in Admetus' pasture.As a ferocious carnivore, it goes out with the goats and runs with the horses every day. When it is hungry, it will wander in front of Apollo and eat some minced meat of the leftover prey he has processed.It doesn't dare to eat too much, for fear that it will grow too fast and face the fate of being eaten early.Even so, it is still growing up day by day.

The continuous rainy weather finally ended and the sky cleared up.Myron the Orion climbed up the hill again and came to the pasture. He pushed a cart of terracotta to Tartarus.

At that time Tartarus was still sleeping, Myron knocked on the door, and it was Apollo who opened the door.

Seeing the handsome God of Light, Myron was a little taken aback. He subconsciously looked into the room, but Apollo blocked his view.

Myron scratched his cheek and explained to Apollo the reason for his visit.It turned out that the last time he was taken in by Tartarus, he was always grateful and wanted to repay the "kind" Abyss God.His house had just replaced the tiles a while ago, and there happened to be some terracotta tiles left.He thought that the tree house where Tartarus lived did not have a solid roof, and he was afraid that he would not be able to withstand the rain and wind, so he kindly sent terracotta tiles to help him change the tiles while the weather was good.

As Myron spoke, he felt the air gradually cool down.

Strange, it was a rare sunny day without wind.

Myron wondered, and suddenly heard Tartarus' voice: "No need, you go back."

It turned out that he had heard it all.

Tartarus walked over, Apollo smiled suddenly, his brows and eyes were gentle: "Good morning, Tar. It's rare that the weather is good today, why don't you sleep a little longer?"

No, it's rare that the weather is so good, shouldn't you get up early to work?Myron was a little confused.

I only heard Tartarus answer: "Wake up, and get up." Anyway, Apollo is not in bed anymore, and he doesn't like to stay in bed alone.

Apollo asked him again: "What do you want to eat today?"

Tartarus said: "I can do it, you can arrange it as you like." In his opinion, Apollo's arrangement will not be bad.

Myron found that since Tartarus joined the topic, Apollo's expression became much more vivid.When he wasn't smiling, although his expression was gentle, he looked distant, like the cool breeze on the lake, elusive and unattainable.When he laughed, the cool breeze came, and the temperature of the air suddenly rose.

Suddenly, Myron smiled and said, "You brothers have such a good relationship!"

Tartarus glanced at him and denied, "Not brother."

Not brothers?

Myron smacked his lips. Thinking of the big bed in the tree house, he had a second judgment: "Haha, I was wrong, don't be offended. Your husband and wife have such a good relationship. Back then, I didn't even treat my wife? What? Meticulous, you have to cherish it!"

Husband and wife?

Apollo tasted these words, and really hoped that this relationship could be confirmed.

But Tartarus said, "Neither are we lovers."

Myron nodded, naturally he didn't believe it.

They are neither brothers nor lovers, but they are so close that they sleep in the same bed. Is this possible?

But after all, he is an experienced person, and because of his wife's embarrassment, he was an underground lover for a period of time.Since the couple didn't want to make it public, he didn't expose it either.Just by looking at Tartarus' attitude, he knew that he was the one who didn't want to make it public.Myron sighed and turned his sympathetic eyes to Apollo.

Apollo has always been the proud son of heaven. He never thought that one day, there would be people who would sympathize with him, and he was still a slovenly hunter.What surprised him even more was that this little hunter was very persistent. Even though both he and Tartarus refused, he still insisted on building tiles for them.

"You helped me, and I want to repay you." He said, "It's just a few terracotta tiles. Please accept my wish!"

The two male gods had no choice but to climb up to the roof and lay tiles with him.

In late autumn, even with the sun, it won't look hot, and the sun is warm on the body, which is suitable for activities.Myron was busy up and down, helping the two male gods to make the roof beautiful.While wiping his sweat, he appreciated the fruits of his labor and smiled with satisfaction: "That's great, you don't have to worry about rainy days in the future!"

Looking at his hearty smiling face, Tartarus felt that he was in a delicate mood.

It turns out that in the short life of human beings, there is such a passion hidden.

Not only treat their loved ones, but also treat their lovers, even if they treat strangers, they will not be stingy.

Tartarus confirmed: Human beings are really, really interesting creatures.

As early as Myron appeared, Apollo knew something was wrong.He had already persuaded Tartarus not to go to the human market, but he did not expect that humans would come to him on his own initiative.He doesn't like being disturbed by humans, and he doesn't like his Tal being coveted by humans, but Tal seems to be very interested in Myron.Apollo smiled helplessly. After all, he couldn’t ignore Tartarus’ wishes—since Tartarus liked to interact with humans, he would accompany him to experience the fireworks in the world.

In the days that followed, Myron seemed to really take care of Tartarus as his little brother.He would bring him various objects, some of which he saw on the mountain, and some of which were made by his wife with skillful hands, and invited them to his house when she was still offering sacrifices to the goddess of agriculture.

Myron said that his wife would make a special kind of cereal cake, which tasted strong and fragrant with cereals.Although Tartarus was not interested in being a guest, he wanted to taste the cornbread, so he invited Apollo to go with him.

They drank, ate, and chatted at the ceremony of the Goddess of Agriculture. Tartarus didn't like to talk, and often just listened quietly, but Apollo could feel it, and he liked it. He liked this kind of life full of fireworks. .

Tartarus also gave the Myrons a small gift as they left.

Apollo watched and couldn't help but look forward to it. His Tal has learned how to respond to others' kindness. Will he soon get a response?

Day by day, from late autumn to winter.However, in Apollo's heart, there is a spring in his arms.He took care of a small seed, from rooting, sprouting, to now growing up slowly.No matter it is wind and rain, he will protect him and accompany him.His seeds are about to bloom, right?

Maybe it was because Apollo's eyes were too hot, and Tartarus felt it: "You want a gift too?"

Apollo heard the words and expressed his affirmation with a smile.

Tartarus asked again, "What do you want?"

There was a persistent light in his blue eyes as he spoke.

He likes Apollo.

As long as Apollo wanted it, he would fetch that gift and wrap it up.

However, Apollo didn't give him an answer. He just looked at him deeply and said, "Wait a little longer. I'll tell you when the flowers bloom."

That is spring.

Not far away.

Tartarus nodded solemnly.