spartan ancestor

At the foot of a certain unknown mountain.

As usual, Demeter walked into the forest, carrying a small basket of bread, through the mist she had arranged around the foothills, and was going to find her daughter Persephone.

This poor child was targeted by his biological father Zeus just because of his beauty.

Demeter had to hide her daughter in this deep mountain to prevent Persephone from falling into the clutches of Zeus.

The world has entered early winter, and Demeter's exhaled breath condensed into white mist, which was blown by the wind on his face, bringing a chill.

She thought of her child and felt sorry for her.

Although Persephone has been very well-behaved all these years and has never complained to her about leaving the forest, how much Demeter hopes that Persephone can play freely and happily in the sun like ordinary human children!Instead of being isolated from the outside world as it is now, whenever there is any trouble around her, she will be worried about Persephone.

She was thinking absent-mindedly, pushing away the bushes in front of her eyes: "—Ah!!"

The bulging chaotic nebula gradually converged, revealing a tall man in a white robe with a cold and handsome face.

"You...you..." Demeter hardly realized that she had fallen to the ground.

She raised her head, her limp limbs trembled from instinctive fear, but the power of maternal love made her break away from this innate instinct, and she barely opened her mouth: "Who are you? You want to tell Persephone What are you doing?!"

She was frightened and angry. She thought that there was a Zeus outside, coveting her daughter, and she was already very distressed. Who would have thought that there would be another big existence suddenly?

who is thisWhere did it come from?She has hidden her daughter so deeply, how did the other party fall in love with her daughter?

"What Persephone." Aka frowned, and stretched out his hand to Demeter, "I'm here to find you. Can you make this thing bear fruit immediately?"

The kind of fruit that Yashin mentioned, even if you go to its original place, you can't find it that bears fruit in this season.He could only break off the whole tree directly, hoping that Demeter would be useful.

The miniature fruit tree in Aka's hand suddenly enlarged, and the soil wrapped in the root system peeled off.

"..." Demeter put her face on the branch of the fruit tree poking her face, "...what?"

real or fake.Didn't she really covet her daughter?

...I came here just to let her plant a tree?

What is the picture of this?Demeter is unbelievable. With the natural deterrence that this person has on her, it is impossible to tell which generation of gods it is. The most famous Tartarus guards the abyss that makes the gods terrified. In short, he does not need to eat of.

... To be honest, imagining Tartarus gnawing fruit makes people's pupils shocked! !

Demeter wanted to raise her hands to wipe her face, but her arms were as soft as deflated noodles, too limp to use.

She could only muster up all her life's courage to confirm carefully: "The result? What kind of fruit will it bear? If you want that kind of full of divine power, I'm afraid I can't satisfy you with my ability..."

"Ordinary fruit." A-Ka interrupted, showing a bit of impatience between his cold brows and eyes, and in order not to make mistakes, he had to patiently describe a few more words, "No magic power, the kind that humans usually eat. You no?"

Demeter: "..."

It is a shame.

No, no, why?

But she didn't dare to ask, so she could only use her divine power tremblingly to cover the poor uprooted fruit tree. The emerald green branches and leaves were pulled out from the gray and withered branches, and it didn't take a moment to adorn it with abundant fruits.

"Don't stop," the big being stared at the fruit, "it's not ripe enough for the skin to rot."

Demeter: "..."

Pupils trembled, why do you have life experience? ?

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Hyacinthus, who was far away in the Elysee Palace, didn't know the impact Demeter suffered. He himself was caught in the impact of Akka and stood still, until the guard next to him asked him if he was uncomfortable. .

"No, it's okay." Yacintos put on a casual smile habitually, and turned back to the room instinctively.

He sat down at the table as if wandering, and after sitting there for a long while, he put his hand on his forehead.

Before A-Ka brought so many hearty delicacies, why didn't he think that there might be a problem?

He recalled his state of mind at the time, at most he was surprised that A-Ka could really be found, and then he accepted it as a matter of course and began to enjoy the food.

The only thought about "how did A-Ka find food for living people to eat in the underworld" was that I was moved by the fact that A-Ka was able to find these in the underworld.

Jacintos rubbed his hair in frustration and speechless, thinking about how he "taken it for granted"?

Is it because he is used to Aka often doing such things for him?

It's like sweeping away the entire Elis mask for him, and taking care of all the trivial matters for him from waking up in the morning to opening his eyes at night to closing his eyes and falling asleep at night?

He rubbed his forehead.

I have to say, this is a terrible thing.

Before Aka, he had never relied on or trusted a person like this.

He shared the biggest secret with A-Ka; wherever he went, he was with A-Ka in everything he did; even when he was separated from A-Ka, he lazily called A-Ka's name when he first woke up in the morning, so that The elder brother mistakenly thought that there was something between the two of them—although now it seems that there is indeed something.

Hyacinthus didn't know what mood he should be in, so he smiled complicatedly and shook his head.

In fact, thinking about it now, A-Ka's finding food is really full of flaws.

Not to mention how there is such a rich food prepared for human beings in the underworld, but every time people come to the palace, Aka will immediately push the cart and leave. This action obviously shows that these foods have not been exposed.If it was really the food that Aka went out from the palace to find food openly, why did he have to push it out again and again to avoid people?

But he didn't even think about it at the time, he just thought that A-Ka was shy and wanted to find an excuse to avoid him.

Hyacinthus suddenly recalled the scene when he brought Apollo to Acre.

A-Ka paused for a moment when he saw Apollo for the first time, and then looked a little disturbed when he said that Apollo was a "trouble".

Thinking about it now, did you see the welt marks on Apollo's body and Heiroshi's attire, guessed that Apollo's identity was discovered, and worried that he would also be implicated by Apollo and expose his identity?

Or, is there any deeper reason?

Once you look back at the past with some kind of conjecture, everything seems to become a clue to confirm the suspicion.

Hyacinthus shook his head.

He didn't know whether it was rationality or emotion that was controlling the operation of his brain. In short, he suppressed this bad instinct of impatiently confirming his doubts, and thought from another angle:

First of all, it can be concluded that Aka is not human.

It was his fault that he saw that the gash on A-Ka's neck was not deep, and thought that the soldiers responsible for assassinating A-Ka were unwilling to admit that their mission had failed, so they insisted that they stabbed A-Ka's entire throat.

Obviously, the real A-Ka was actually dead back then, but for some unknown reason, the current A-Ka attached to the dead real A-Ka, creating the anecdote of "resurrecting from the dead".

It is precisely because of the real existence of Heilos Aka that he has not doubted Aka's identity at all under various investigations. Even after experiencing the exposure of Apollo's identity, he never thought of doubting Aka.

Then this matter is worth thinking about. After all, it was Yacintos who met Aka and brought him home. Was it just a coincidence, or was it planned by Aka?

Jacintos leaned back slightly, leaning on the back of the chair, recalling the scene when he first met Aka. The only thing that might make him feel a little strange and incomprehensible was the white cloth that the other party was holding, and the Obsession with white clothes.

Aka is really obsessed with white clothes.

Although he always prepared red clothes for Jacintos, he would not say anything when Jacintos occasionally wore purple clothes that symbolized nobility or other sacrificial attire out of etiquette.Sometimes under the urging of Yacintos, he would express a few words of praise with red ears.

But when Jacintos wanted Aka to try other colors of clothes on a whim, the other party would always firmly refuse.

As if it was some unbreakable ritual.

Hyacinthos is a little puzzled. Is there any god or rumored creature who has a soft spot for white?He couldn't remember at all.

He was distracted for a moment in guessing, changed his posture, and brought back his thoughts that had flown away.

Compared with who A-Ka is, what is more important is why he gets close to him.

Want to hurt him?Impossible, Aka has been by his side for such a long time, the key point has already been shot.

Speculation inevitably leads again in a given direction:

So... or because of a crush on him?

Hyacinthus had no choice but to suppress the joy in his heart, and forced himself to re-examine his series of inferences, to confirm that he did not choose this explanation evasively because it was the easiest explanation.

He thought to himself: wait.There is also something that doesn't make sense here.

For example, since A-Ka had a crush on him, why did he wear gloves and keep a distance, so restrained?

Before he took the initiative to invite A-Ka to share the same bed, A-Ka even told him that he likes men, don't touch him.

The rest can be explained by Aka's dislike of being in contact with people. How should I understand the phrase "I like men, don't touch them"?

If Hades next to him hadn't moved suddenly, which alarmed Jacintos, he would have wanted to scratch his head.

Familiar steady footsteps came from outside the door, Jacintos subconsciously changed his usual lazy posture, and raised his head casually: "Are you back?"

Yacintos glanced down and landed on the few fruits in Aka's arms, and his expression suddenly became meaningful: "You really found it."

"En." A-Ka replied lightly, not knowing that after leaving for a while, his vest fell off completely.

Maintaining a calm expression, he handed the fruit to Jacintos, and he did not forget to give a reasonable explanation at first glance: "The seasons in the underworld are different from those in the human world. The fruit you mentioned is still bearing fruit in the underworld." .”

"Oh... so this fruit was grown in the underworld? But it's so amazing that it doesn't have any aura of the underworld?" Yacintos raised his eyebrows slightly.

Hades moved slightly again, saving Aka, whose back was stiff: "...I don't know, I took it back without asking carefully. Hades seems to be waking up soon, are you going?"

Now is really not a good time for a showdown, Yacintos withdrew his eyes: "I can't recall the complete picture of the memory of my previous life. At that time, there should be no need to escape from the palace. We can only play freely here. .”

While talking, Yacintos ran towards the gate a few steps: "It's not good! Come quickly! His Majesty Pluto fainted suddenly!"

"what?!"

One stone stirred up thousands of waves. Since the existence of the underworld, have you ever heard that His Majesty Hades is in a coma?

The morale of the guards was immediately shaken, and they almost collapsed. Few of them still had the thought to keep Yacinthos in check. Several leaders rushed into the palace, shouting in shock and panic: "Your Majesty!"

The team leader's exclamation came from the palace, which shook the remaining soldiers even more. Yacintos winked at Aka, and the two of them took the opportunity to rush out of the palace: "Don't look back! Don't stop!"

Soldiers and team leaders have already reacted, shouting "stop them" and chasing after them, but if they are stopped anywhere, this escape may come to naught.

Hyacinthus grabbed the steed that was grazing in the field of flowers, turned over and said, "This way!"

A-Ka followed closely after him, kicked his long legs while supporting the saddle, turned over and sat behind Jacintos.

These steeds wandering in the Elysee are not as capable of flying in the air as the four black steeds of Hades, but they are enough for now. Hyacinthus drank a few times, urged the horses, and headed towards the fork. Gallop away.

There was the entrance to the blessed land. When he was sitting in the carriage driven by Brother Death, he had glimpsed it from the window. Later, when he drew the blueprint, he recalled some routes.

At this time, he galloped against the way he had come, and met all the dead souls who had done good deeds in life and were able to enter the Elysees to enjoy life after death, until the fork in the road.

The burly bull-headed soldier guards guard here, supervising the dead souls who arrive here, allowing those who should enter the blessed land to enter the blessed land, and those who should enter the painful place to receive due punishment.

At the same time, it also guards the fork in the road, so that those souls who have already stepped into the fork in the road will never have the opportunity to turn around and turn back.

The steed was terrified in front of this group of small Minotaurs, its steps were messy, and it snorted and wanted to run away with its tail between its legs, but Hyacinthus grabbed the reins tightly: "Follow me!"

The sense of familiarity that seemed to have been experienced once flooded into memory again, manipulating his body to act as if he had rehearsed it countless times.

First sprinting forward to seduce, and then sprinting to dodge, he steered the horse to attack and defend neatly, as if he had calculated and figured it out countless times.

If you go to the left, you can receive the least attack, but you can't avoid all of them. When you rush over, you will inevitably be hit by the right leg and the belly of the horse by the soldiers on the far left, and you must advance on foot——

This idea popped up in Jacintos' mind, before the bull-headed guard's hammer hit his right leg, it seemed as if a pain burst from his leg.

But the truth is that he wasn't hit by the hammer—

A-Ka stretched out his hand and pulled out the scimitar from his waist, raised his hand briefly and forcefully, stabbed the bull-headed guard's elbow, and flipped the guard lightly, sending him flying.

It seemed like he was taking advantage of his strength, but Yacintos glanced at it out of the corner of his eye, and instinctively felt a sense of absurdity in his heart.

A voice from the bottom of his heart told him firmly that these Minotaurs were not something that human power could resist, so he chose to dodge instead of directly carrying them.But now A-Ka used an ordinary scimitar to fly those monsters away?

If it wasn't for the residual instinct from his previous life telling him that something was wrong here, he might have been really deceived by A-Ka's cover-up actions.

Countless thoughts flashed through Jacintos' mind, but the movements of his hands didn't stop. He urged the horse and led Aka to leave behind the bull-headed soldier guards who hadn't fully reacted.

After only a few seconds of delay at the fork in the road, the soldiers from the underworld behind them had already caught up, and the team leader yelled at the bull-headed guard who was still trying to catch up: "Stand on your posts! Don't let other people fish in troubled waters! Soldiers, follow me!" !"

Hyacinthus didn't look back, focused on controlling the horse, and ran towards a certain path that he remembered familiarly, avoiding the array of patrolling soldiers precisely along the way, and he could even be said to be able to handle it with ease.

Thinking about it, when he fled in his previous life, the underworld had already built a bridge and a more complete defense system, but in this life, the underworld is still in its original state where a stampede can happen just by knocking down a hell gate, and the difficulty has been reduced by more than half.

Yacintos even almost made unnecessary evasive actions a few times, but fortunately he restrained himself with reason.

The broad Styx gradually became clear and horizontal in front of his eyes, and the rushing water collided with each other, making a sound like howling in pain.

I don’t know if it’s just a coincidence that the boat of the ferryman Charon just docked. A dozen or so new dead souls were driven away by Charon’s long pole, and they had to float off the boat reluctantly. The Bard's Tale.

"Sorry-"

Hyacinthus grabbed the reins, the steed kicked suddenly on the bank, and stepped on Charon's ferry, landing in front of the troubadour and ferryman Charon who stopped playing and singing in a daze.

A-Ka raised the scimitar in his hand, and as soon as he turned the back of the knife to sweep away the idlers, the old acquaintance, former mercenary, and current troubadour rushed over excitedly, and chanted with bright eyes: "Ah! !What a fearless jewel, Your Majesty! Dare to stand alone against the terrible Hades! This will be the latest chapter of my poetry!"

Charon, who also picked up the long pole, was about to sweep the person down: "Huh? Your Royal Highness?"

The ferryman's movements paused, his indifferent expression lifted up his spirits, and he was overjoyed: "Are you going to take my boat too? - Bah, I asked nonsense. Do you want to take the boat to the other side? Yes, yes, If the living give silver coins, I will take you across the river to the other side. However, the weight of the living will cause the boat to capsize, and I have not managed to cross one so far—well, in view of this, you can give Shall I write a paragraph? I’m afraid it will be too late when the boat capsizes.”

Charon touched himself up and down, but couldn't find anything to write on, so he simply tore the hem of his clothes: "Is it okay to write here?"

Hyacinthus: "..."

The author has something to say: The underworld has been eroded by star chasing culture

(No ha, there is indeed an allusion in Charon that a living person will help send it back to the other side if he gives money)