Death knocked on the gate of hell

The goddess of dawn takes away the night and ushers in a new day on the holy mountain.

Today is a big day when the entire holy mountain is busy and lively—His Highness Venus, one of the twelve main gods of Olympus, will celebrate his [-]th birthday today, which is also his coming-of-age ceremony.

Except for the three virgin goddesses who avoided seeing each other due to taboo, all the gods of the holy mountain came to the Temple of Beauty to present generous birthday gifts to Venus.Hephaestus sent a pair of gold bracelets of his own making, Hermes a pair of flying shoes, Ares a sword, Dionysus dozens of jars of wine—thank goodness for adulthood Finally, I can drink. When Venus first arrived in Olympus, he also received fine wine from Dionysus, and then found that it could not be opened until he was an adult. It seemed to be a lonely gift...

At the end of the day, Venus received the gift softly.

Even Pluto and Neptune sent envoys to send congratulatory gifts.The gods of the underworld are collectively closed, and hardly deal with the god of Olympus. Hades, the god of the underworld, sent Thanatos, the god of death, to go through a process and leave.I saw that the messenger of the underworld was completely covered in a large black robe, even his face was completely covered.He stretched out a pale and slender hand from his robe, dropped a box of presents, and then left without a sound, without saying a word from the beginning to the end, as if he had never come.

In stark contrast, the envoy sent by the Sea Emperor was so powerful that they sent a hundred carts worth of treasures, which made all the gods marvel at the richness of the sea.

Even the well-informed Venus was taken aback by the generosity of the Neptune, who gave more gifts than all the gods on Mount Olympus combined...

Is this really a birthday gift and not a bride price?Venus thought in shock.

The other gods present thought so too.Such ostentation, such handwriting, ordinary gods really can't afford it, and they are rushing to get married.In contrast, their well-prepared gifts seem to be out of hand.

Venus asked cautiously: "Is this a bit...too much?"

He has never met that His Majesty the Sea Emperor...maybe they met once when they were born?But he has already forgotten... So how can He De get such a generous gift from the Emperor of the Sea Region?

The envoy of the sea realm bent slightly, with a respectful gesture: "You were born in the sea, and His Majesty the Sea Emperor naturally values ​​your birthday."

The implication is that the sea is the origin and destination of Venus, and Mount Olympus is only a temporary residence.

The gods of Olympus, who heard the envoy's implication, changed their faces one after another.Hephaestus condenses flames in his palm, Dionysus summons vines, Hermes conjures a wand, Ares picks up a spear... as long as the envoy of the sea dares to say a word to bring Venus If he left, they would throw him out of Olympus immediately.

Although we don't know who Venus will get after tonight, Venus must belong to Olympus!Once you come, don't even think about leaving, the outside world can't covet you!

Only the Goddess of Timing and God King Zeus knew that the Sea Emperor made a marriage contract with Venus 200 years ago.With Zeus's moral standards, of course, he would not abide by the rule that brothers and wives should not be bullied, and he had long forgotten about this matter.The goddess of timing kept her mouth shut, so the gods of Olympus didn't even know that when they were still fighting for the right of Venus' first night, the god of the sea had promised Venus the crown of the queen of the sea.

But even if they knew, they would not give in.

Venus, who is the treasure of Olympus town, didn't hear the special meaning. He said politely: "Say thank you to His Majesty the Sea Emperor for me."

After the gift-giving session comes the coronation.Venus closed his eyes and bowed slightly. The Goddess of Time took off the never-fading garland of white roses on his head, put on the crown of the God of Love and Beauty, and put on more gorgeous costumes.Goddess of Luck blessed him, wishing that Venus could fully integrate with the godhead and become the real Olympian god with unique divine power.

When Venus twitched her long eyelashes and opened those emerald green eyes like jewels again, all the gods were breathless, feeling the change from the inside out on Venus.

His appearance was still bright and his eyes were bright, as if nothing had changed, except that there was an indescribable allure.With a frown and a smile, all the gods present couldn't help but breathe harder, lost their minds in amazement, and then aroused greed to fight with them to death, and fell into the abyss of desire.

From innocence to...pure desire.

Venus always envied Apollo for holding many priesthoods, but in fact he held quite a few for himself.He was born with five priesthoods, but when he was a teenager, his divine power was insufficient, and he could only represent love and beauty. Only when he fully absorbed the godhead as an adult, would his attributes be truly complete.

Venus, one of the twelve main gods of Olympus, is in charge of love, beauty, navigation, reproduction and... sexuality.

He is an adult and can enjoy sex.

Venus felt that she hadn't changed much, but that she suddenly had more knowledge in her mind.

...well, sex knowledge.

That's all, no problem.

Venus felt that there was no change, but when he looked up and looked around, he saw the hot madness in the eyes of the gods, and it was clearly written "I want to sleep with you".

Venus: "..."

It looks like they've changed a lot.

The coronation ceremony is over, and the final stage is the ball, where Venus dances an opening dance with a god.

The three gods Hermes, Dionysus, and Ares immediately walked to the dance floor and invited Venus in the center of the dance floor.Seeing that the three main gods had passed, the other gods did not dare to compete with them.

Hephaestus was the first to step out, but after taking a step, he realized his lameness, his expression darkened, and he retreated silently.

The cripple is still dancing, and he can already foresee the ridicule of the audience.This is Venus' adult opening dance, and he can't lose face in public and screw up Venus' ball.

Apollo stood there with some regret.Of course, he is not unimpressed by the beauty of Venus, but his twin sister Artemis hates the goddess of beauty and always keeps him away from Venus, which makes Apollo lose many opportunities to show courteousness. God is great.

The Sun God is proud by nature. Since there is a high probability of being rejected, even if he is tempted, he will not take this step.

This is the opposite of Hephaestus, the god of fire, who was born with low self-esteem, even though he was tempted, he stepped out but withdrew his mind and dared not go forward.

But the result is the same, they all lost the chance to do the opening dance.Apollo looked at Hephaestus sympathetically. The upright sun god had never mocked Vulcan, and only felt that he was very pitiful.

Venus stood in the middle of the dance floor, watching the three gods walking towards her from three directions.

Dionysus, the god of wine, walked up to him, knelt gracefully on one knee, and stretched out a hand to him: "Little Venus, may I invite you to dance when you grow up?"

Hermes, the god of deceit, stood on his left side, holding his wand and gave a playful gentlemanly salute: "Dear Your Majesty, may I have the honor to ask you to dance?"

Ares, the god of war, stood on the right side, and he reached out to Venus very straightforwardly: "Venus, I want to dance with you."

Venus blinked.

Melancholy handsome boy, handsome boy, handsome young man.The three male gods with their own strengths all stretched out their hands to Venus and invited him to dance.

She peeled grapes for him with one hand, juggled him with one hand, and taught him to hold a sword with the other hand.

It's really... difficult to choose.

In the other direction, Hephaestus looked at the back of Venus surrounded by three male gods, lowered his head in frustration and annoyance, and silently stared at his toes.

Because of his cowardice, he was not even in the choice.

He is always a marginal figure, how can he deserve to stand in the center with a dazzling god like Venus.

Everyone in the audience was curious about which god Venus would choose, which meant that the Goddess of Beauty would probably spend the night with that god.

"The first dance, I choose—" Venus' soft voice sounded in the hall.

The gods waited with bated breath.

"I choose to dance with my best friend Hephaestus."

The audience was in an uproar, and their eyes instantly fell on Hephaestus in the corner, allowing him to enjoy the much-anticipated treatment.

Apollo: "..." Well, the pity is himself, and the three gods who took the initiative to invite but were rejected.

The three people in the field looked different, but they were obviously not happy.The God of Dionysus and the God of Deceit can quickly restrain their expressions, and God of War's jealousy and disbelief are almost written on his face.

The gods whispered: "His Royal Highness didn't choose anyone, and invited Vulcan?"

"His Highness Beauty God won't really take a fancy to him, will he?"

"No, the white rose that all the gods of the Holy Mountain want to pick fell in love with Hephaestus? What a flower stuck in cow dung."

……

Hephaestus raised his head in astonishment, suspecting that he was hallucinating.

But he saw Venus turn around and walk in his direction.

Not only auditory hallucinations, but also hallucinations.

Venus walked up to him, smiled at Hephaestus and said, "Hephaestus, would you like to dance with me?"

In fact, Venus didn't want to choose any of them. The most important opening dance, the person he wanted to dance with was Adonis.

But Adonis is not on the mountain, so take Hephaestus.

Hephaestus is not very popular in the Holy Mountain, has few friends, and always stays alone in the shadows and corners. Venus wants to pull him into the spotlight and let everyone know that Hephaestus is also excellent.

Hephaestus froze for a while before recovering.

Yes, why not?

but……

He can't even walk well, how dare he dance in public.

His appearance is so ugly, how can he make a fool of himself under the spotlight.

Hephaestus looked away, not daring to take Venus' hand.

"No, I, I can't dance."

"I can teach you, it's okay, it's very simple." In order to sing and dance with Adonis, Venus asked the muse to learn singing and dancing, which is more than enough to teach Vulcan.

Hephaestus was still flustered: "No, I...I can't."

Venus suddenly realized.Hephaestus' inferiority complex is deeply ingrained, and it would only be counterproductive to rashly bring him into the public eye.

"Do you still wear that mask?" Venus asked in a low voice.

Hephaestus was startled, and then remembered the golden mask that covered half of his face when he was walking with Venus.

He nodded.The mask can give him a sense of security, so he carries it with him.But he didn't wear it much, because no one cared.

"That's easy." Venus turned around, her beautiful eyes swept over the guests, and said loudly, "Everyone, I suddenly want to change the ball into a masquerade, and all the gods will wear masks. I don't know what you guys think. How about next?"

How else?When the God of Beauty spoke, it wasn't just for being fascinated and obsessively agreeing.

So 5 minutes later, all the gods put on masks.

Venus smiled and said, "May I invite you to dance now, Hephaestus."

Hephaestus had a mask covering half of his face, and the eyes under the mask were sour.

It's not just dancing, I'm afraid he can do anything.

Venus deliberately chose a soft and soothing dance music, so that the dance steps will not be particularly hurried, so that Hephaestus can keep up with the rhythm.His staggering footsteps can even be caught in time, so that the disability will not be too obvious. Venus definitely chose the music carefully.

The gods were surprised to find that the Vulcan, who only showed half of his face, was so handsome, and the red pupils added a bit of coquettish charm to that face, which was not suppressed by the contrast of Venus, the beauty of the prosperous age.

And those red eyes look at Venus with affection, which is unprecedented among all the gods on Mount Olympus.

That might be called love.It is something that the Olympian gods talk about every day, but they have never done it before.

They danced on the dance floor and looked very much in harmony.

They are the most dazzling existence tonight.

Venus exchanged many dance partners in one night, and danced with Dionysus, Hermes, Ares, and even Apollo, the former most beautiful man recognized by the Holy Mountain, but there was no more Venus The shock of dancing with Hephaestus, the god of fire.

The world must be crazy.

"...Thank you tonight, Venus." After the ball, Hephaestus, who was about to leave the Temple of Beauty, thanked Venus.

He was the last to leave, and there were only the two of them left at the door.

"Thank me for what? You are my best friend." Venus waved his hand, smiling eyes, "Go back to bed early, good night."

"Good night." Hephaestus looked at his back and took off his mask with a wry smile until the palace door was closed.

He looked at the mask in his hand for a long time, and whispered: "But I don't want to be just friends, Venus."

Venus and Hephaestus said good night, but did not go back to the bedroom to sleep.He jumped out the window, bypassed the guards, and dived to the bottom of the river again.

How could he not go to see Adonis on such an important day.He had been looking forward to the end of the dance tonight, fearing that it would be too late for today.It would be a pity if Adonis missed his bar mitzvah.

In fact, he is an adult, and he can already walk down the mountain in an open and honest manner.But it was too late today, and Adonis was the person he wanted to protect, so it was still inconvenient to be too high-profile.

……

When Venus emerged from the sea, he saw that the night was dark, the sky was raining heavily, and even the sea was rough.As soon as he emerged, he was covered by the rain.

Today is not a good day.

It was getting late, about eleven o'clock in the middle of the night, and it was a rainy night with lightning and thunder.

It's not unreasonable for Adonis to come out to pick him up in this kind of weather. Anyway, he knew where Adonis' home was, so he didn't blow the conch and ran directly to the tree house.

Because she wanted to see Adonis too urgently, Venus didn't even bother to cast a spell to avoid the rain.He ran all the way into the forest in the rain and climbed up the ladder.

The door of the tree house was unlocked, and there was no light coming from the windows.

Are you already asleep?

Venus climbed up the tree, pushed open the door, and shouted, "Adonis!"

The room was dark, with no lights on, the beds were neatly folded, and there was no sign of occupancy.

-

Poseidon was in a bad mood, the kind that wanted to destroy the world.

But he still has to guard the underwater world here.

Today is a very important day.According to the original plan, he should have personally boarded Olympus with a hundred carts of dowry during the day, brought Venus back to the bottom of the sea, and became his queen of the sea.

He will tell Venus that he is Adonis so that Venus will soon accept his new identity.They will live a happy life together under the sea.

But now the plans have all been disrupted.

Not long ago, Poseidon found that the sea was extremely fierce, and seemed to be issuing a warning.But he stayed with Venus in those few days, and he was in a good mood. According to logic, the sea should be gentle and calm.

The sea is out of his control.

This is a very serious problem.

At first Poseidon thought it was Zeus who was playing tricks. After all, the three brothers had always been at odds with each other.On the surface, each is in charge of the sea, land, and air, and respects the sky. In fact, Poseidon has a subservient temperament. He has long wanted to kill Zeus and take his position. Zeus also wanted to bring down his two brothers and unify the Three Realms.Hades didn't want to participate in the struggle, but Zeus also had him among the gods who wanted to be emptied, so he temporarily united front with Poseidon.

In such a situation, it is normal to speculate in advance that it was my brother who did the trick.But Poseidon thought about it seriously, and felt that with Zeus's brain filled with lovers, it was difficult to stretch his hand so far to make waves in his territory.

Poseidon investigated again carefully and found a big problem.

The Norse gods next door fought.

It's not that they want to fight the Greek gods, but they fought a lot of battles, almost in the rhythm of dying.Poseidon has observed for many days, if left unattended, these Norse gods will fall.This war was very famous in later generations, and it was called the twilight of the gods-this god line did die in this catastrophe.

Of course, such a tragic ending has not yet happened, but Poseidon is already foreseeable.

It stands to reason that other gods, even if all members of the family are wiped out, it has nothing to do with their Greek gods.But the twilight of the gods has a very tragic consequence-the Nordic gods are completely lost, the world is also destroyed, and the whole world sinks into the bottom of the sea.

Greece is also within the world.

That's pretty good.

The gods are almost immortal, and there are very few gods that will experience such a catastrophe of death.Once it appears, the destruction of the world is inevitable.But it doesn't matter if their own territory is destroyed, other parts of the world still have their own gods guarding them.Often at such times, the gods of the major gods will get busy, not to save the gods whose buildings are about to collapse, but to ensure that the areas they guard will not be affected.

Poseidon is the Greek god of the sea and does not control the waters outside of Greek waters.If the seawater in northern Europe floods over, he can't even control the seawater in his own area.If he does not act, the Nordic seawater will flood the cities of Greece, and finally even flood Mount Olympus, destroying the Greek gods together.

The way of the Nordic pantheon's demise is to be submerged by the sea, and the seas of Greece also bear the brunt of the impact.Uncontrolled sea water is also dangerous to Poseidon. If those storms are not controlled by him, the safest place will become the most dangerous place.

The sea has become a high-risk area. If Poseidon fails to control the first line of defense in time, the land will also suffer. The high-altitude Mount Olympus is the safest place at this time.

For the safety of Venus, he cannot be taken back to the sea in the short term.

No wonder Poseidon was in an extremely bad mood.

If he was so boring before, he might just let the world be destroyed.But now he has finally found an interesting partner, and he has worked so hard to become an adult, and he hasn't tasted it yet. Who would be willing to die like this?

Poseidon had already sent a message to Zeus and Hades about the news.After all, it is a matter of life and death, no matter how many grievances and grievances, no matter how ambitious, he can clearly distinguish the priorities.

But apparently Zeus couldn't tell the difference.He may have been fooled by men and women all these years, and he didn't take it seriously at all. Knowing that Poseidon's territory was the first to suffer, he gloated, hypocritically let Poseidon guard the sea area alone, and he gave it on the mountain. mental support.

Hades was still clear-headed, replied "Thank you", and immediately stepped up deployment and defense.

In the past few days, Poseidon has been guarding the border, constantly strengthening the barrier, preventing the seawater from the disaster of the Norse gods from pouring into the Greek sea.

The catastrophe in northern Europe will last for hundreds of years, and Poseidon can't leave for too long, lest there will be loopholes in the barrier and all previous efforts will be wasted.

Poseidon's ice-blue eyes glanced at the barrier that had been strengthened countless times, and turned to leave.

At least the time to see Venus has to be spared.

-

A feeble candle was burning on the table, and Venus was sitting on a chair, her clothes soaked, and belatedly feeling a little cold.

He has been waiting here for almost an hour, and today is almost over, and Adonis has not returned.

Adonis is not at home, where can he go?

It's so late, and the rain outside is still so heavy, it's impossible to still hunt in the woods in this weather...

The wind and rain outside are getting bigger and bigger, the wind is howling, and there are thunder and lightning.Suddenly a flash of lightning struck, and the already unreliable window was suddenly pushed open by the wind, and the torrential rain outside the window poured in obliquely, hitting Venus who was by the window.

The flowers on the window sill were blown to pieces, and the few remaining branches were in a mess.His face turned white for a moment against the lightning.

The candle also suddenly went out.

The room fell into darkness again.

Venus shuddered, her fingers stopped wrapping around her wet blond hair, and she suddenly felt a little scared.

This position is familiar to him.When the weather was fine and the sun was shining, he would sit here and listen to Adonis tell stories.Adonis' golden eyes would look at him tenderly, warmer than the sun.

But is that real?

Before adulthood, Venus was in contact with gods, and Adonis was the only mortal he knew.On the island of Cyprus, they always play in the mountains and seaside, away from the world and the crowd.

He often goes down the mountain, but has never entered the world.

Until today, when he is an adult, he suddenly understands a lot of things.

He is in charge of the reproduction of all things, so he knows that people are born, old, sick and die, and they are not immortal like gods.So they need to reproduce and let the offspring pass on from generation to generation.

Human life span is only a few hundred years.

How long had he known Adonis? 100 years? 150 years?

Has Adonis ever aged?

When I first met Adonis, he looked like a young man in his 20s, and he hasn't changed a bit over the years.

He should also be a god, right?

Why lie to him?

Is this tree house really his usual home?

Venus was a little unhappy.This kind of unhappiness is similar to the thought of "I even told you my identity as a beauty god, but you keep pretending to be a mortal to me, do you not love me?"

He had sensed something was wrong with Adonis since he had merged with the godhead, but he didn't want to think about it, so he went down the mountain to meet him without hesitation.

"Damn Adonis, my birthday is almost over, why don't you come back?"

"If you don't come back, I will leave."

"If I leave, I will never see you, a liar again."

Venus sat alone in the dark room muttering.

He was so bored that he picked a white rose from the window, and plucked out the petals one by one to destroy: "He loves me, he doesn't love me, he loves me, he doesn't love me..."

Seeing that twelve o'clock was almost past, Venus pulled out the last petal: "He doesn't love me."

Venus: "..."

Venus: "No, start over."

He smoked another white rose.

Just plucked a petal this time: "He loves me."

The door of the tree house was suddenly pushed open, and the blond young man appeared at the door covered in wind and rain.

Venus threw away the flowers excitedly, and rushed to embrace him.

"Adonis!"

No matter how much doubt there is, at the moment of meeting, there is only trust left.

If Adonis is really a god and he doesn't want to reveal his identity, then he won't ask.

Adonis hugged him back, resting his chin on his shoulder: "Happy birthday, Venus, fortunately it's not too late."

Venus said: "Just a little bit!"

"Just as long as you don't miss it." Adonis took out a well-protected white rose from his bosom, which was completely unaffected by the wind and rain, and sighed softly, "I wanted to pick a lot of flowers and weave you a wreath , I didn’t expect it to rain suddenly and the flowers were all wet, so I only had time to fold a white rose for you.”

This is definitely the most shabby gift Venus received today.

But it was also the most touching gift he received.

These are the flowers that Adonis picked for him in the heavy rain!

Venus kissed him without hesitation.

During these 100 years, they have long been accustomed to holding hands, hugging and kissing.

Adonis closed the door and pushed him against the wall to kiss in the dark.Then he dragged Venus to the desk and closed the window tightly to block the wind and rain outside, then hugged Venus to the desk and continued to kiss.

Just when Adonis was about to let him go as usual, Venus still hugged his neck.

"Adonis."

"Ah."

"I'm an adult."

"Ah."

"I suddenly learned a lot today."

"Ok?"

"For example, after holding hands, hugging, and kissing, you can do more intimate things."

"..."

"I want to have sex with you, Adonis."

"Do you want to have sex with me the most, or do you only want to have sex with me?" The young man asked him in a low voice.

"Does that make any difference?"

"Answer me, and I'll give it to you after answering."

"...I don't know. But when I first learned this knowledge, the first name I thought of was you."

Venus lightened up and was carried to the bed by Adonis.

He heard Adonis unbutton his clothes in the dark and let out a helpless chuckle.

"Although it's not the correct answer, it's a perfect answer that you can give."