[Greek Mythology] The Ordinary Journey of the Moon God

Narcissus died.He was not a strong man, and after fighting Paris, he was so wounded that he died.

Paris has been let go by Apollo, because of his special status, he cannot be killed. Persephone cried in the dark, but Thanatos, the god of death, could not let Narcissus go because of her crying.

"Why do you let him go!" Al has never seen Persephone cry so sadly, even if she was almost snatched away by Hades, "He is my lover, why don't you let me go?" Kill that culprit!"

"You can't kill him," Apollo said, ignoring Persephone's beating, and blocked Al behind him, "he can't die."

"Why can't you die!" Persephone's spirit was in a state of collapse, "He is a bad person, he insulted Artemis, why did you let him go!"

Apollo didn't speak.He didn't know what to say.Probably because he has never experienced the feeling of losing a lover, and he doesn't know how heartbroken it will be.

Al stood behind Apollo, and she stared blankly at Persephone, not knowing what to say.

Narcissus has clearly fallen in love with Persephone's words!Hasn't his fate changed!Why did he still die? He was no longer the one who fell in love with him. Why did he still die? This is unscientific!

This world is no longer a world that can be explained by science.Everything is spinning with the gears of fate, and Narcissus would have died, whether he stayed by the river watching his reflection and finally committed suicide, or met and fell in love with Persephone.

Persephone cried for a long time before she calmed down.

"I'm going to see the Queen," she said to Al. "You must have a way for me to meet her, right? I'm going to see her!"

Al frowned and looked at Persephone: "But even if you see the Queen of the Underworld, she won't let Narcissus come back."

Persephone froze for a moment, and put out a smile that was uglier than crying: "But I can't bear to never see him again!"

"Go away, Artemis and Apollo." Persephone turned her back, she hugged Narcissus's body, and sat under a tree, "I want to stay with Narcissus again a little while."

Al wanted to say something more, but was caught by Apollo and took her away.

Apollo took her to his sun chariot and let Al follow him to cruise the sky in the sun chariot.

"I want to help her." Al said suddenly after a long silence, "I want to help Persephone."

"But you can't help her." Apollo looked at the front of the chariot, not at Al, "Nassisos is a human being, and he is dead. Not to mention Hecate, even Pluto may not be able to make him return."

"But Persephone is very sad. I want to help her. If I go to Hades again..."

"You can't go!" Hearing her words, Apollo turned around abruptly, not forgetting to grab the reins of the chariot to prevent the Pegasus in front from having problems, "You can't go to Hades anymore!"

Al looked at Apollo's blue eyes in confusion: "...Why? I am the goddess of the moon, with the attribute of darkness..."

"Artemis!" Apollo looked a little too excited, "Do you still remember that you are not a real goddess at all?! Do you know how you went to Hades last time!"

Al froze for a moment, but didn't speak.

She really didn't know why.But she is already a god now, why can't she go to Hades?Did Apollo worry too much?

"I'll be fine." Al stretched out his hand and stroked Apollo's hair, "I'll be fine."

"... Forget it." Apollo sighed, let go of Al, sat down again, and pulled the rein, "In short, you can't go to Hades anymore."

"Can I sneak past?"

"..." Apollo turned back speechlessly, looking at her blankly, "Do you want me to beat you?"

Al glared at him.Damn Apollo!

After a long time, Al said again: "But Persephone is my friend. I don't know why you won't let me go, but I think, as a friend, I must help her."

Apollo didn't speak, just continued to drive the sun chariot.

Al didn't speak any more, and sat quietly beside Apollo, casually looking at the scenery outside the chariot.

The day's tour is over.When Al was about to drive the moon car for a tour, Apollo suddenly spoke.

"Demeter loves Persephone very much. If Persephone speaks up and Demeter pleads with Hades, Persephone still hopes to see Narcissus again."

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However, things didn't go so smoothly.

When Al was relieved from work, Apollo updated her with an apologetic face.

Hades is still so ruthless towards his sisters. He told Demeter that human beings who enter Hades cannot leave Hades again anyway, even if Narcissus is Persephone's husband.

Demeter was very angry, because Persephone had been in a state of excessive grief recently, and Demeter was very worried about her daughter.But that is the rule of the underworld. Human beings cannot come out after entering the underworld, even Demeter can't help it.

"Isn't it okay to talk to Hecate?" Al looked worriedly at Persephone who was still very sad, "She is the queen of the underworld, so what she said still has some weight?"

"But Demeter will never go to Hades," Apollo told Al. "Demeter is the goddess of grain and fertility, and she will never leave the earth."

"Why do you insist on not letting me go to Hades?" Finally, Al couldn't help asking, "If I go to Hecate..."

"Do you think Hecate will agree to you?" Apollo asked instead of answering her question.

"..." Al was silent for a while, "It's better than never trying. After all, Narcissus died because of me."

It seemed a long time before Apollo spoke again.

"If you really want to go, then let me go with you."

Al looked at Apollo in surprise: "But you are the god of light, the sun god..."

"You are also the god of light, Al." Apollo rubbed her hair, "I am the same as you."

Al stared at him for a long time before turning his head away. "I hope Styx will not be dried up by you."

However, they did not enter Hades after all.Because it happened to be a dark moon that day, Hecate left the underworld, so they had the opportunity to meet Hecate.

"What do you want from me?" There is no moon today, the night sky is dotted with stars, and the goddess Asteria appeared.Hecate simply appeared at the entrance of Hades, and beside her stood Hades, the king of Hades, quietly accompanying his wife.

"It's about Persephone." Apollo spoke first, "Is it true that Persephone can't see Narcissus?"

"You should know, and Persephone should know, that the dead cannot leave Hades." Hades' voice was very low, and it seemed a little scary on this moonless night. Al couldn't help but look towards Apollo. He leaned against his side and was held by Apollo.

"We know," said Apollo, "that's why..."

"Persephone's mother, Demeter, also came to look for us, but the rules of Hades are like this, the souls of the dead cannot return to the world after death." Hades interrupted Apollo and whispered.

"But this is too tragic for Persephone. She is her lover, but you don't let them meet. Isn't that too unfeeling?" At some point, Demeter quietly appeared in Apo Behind Luo and Artemis, said so.

When Hades saw Demeter appear, he didn't speak again.

Hecate squinted her eyes at Apollo and Al for a while, then turned her gaze to Demeter, her expression was serious, and she and Demeter looked at each other for a while.

"Demeter, you know the rules of Hades, and you should also know that it is basically impossible for Narcissus to leave Hades." She said in a deep voice, "Even if you want to use Apollo and Artemis to force We, we will not break the rules for you."

"What if Persephone is sent to Hades?" Al, who had been silent all this time, spoke suddenly.

All the gods were stunned, and Apollo even accidentally let go of Al's hand because of Al's words.

Hecate froze for a moment, then looked at Hades.

Hades was silent for a few seconds before slowly speaking: "If Persephone is willing to go to Hades to meet him, that's fine."

But Demeter's reaction was very fierce: "Artemis, aren't you a friend of Persephone! Why did you treat her like this?! Do you know that the Hades is special! Hades said it all , Once you enter Hades, you can’t come out again!”

Al was silent, standing behind Apollo without speaking.

Demeter is a good mother, but for Persephone, of course she wants to be with her mother, but her lover has just died, and it is okay for her to want to be with her lover again understand.

Probably because they knew they were here, Persephone also came.

"Mother, I love you, thank you for coming to speak for me." Persephone seemed to have recovered a lot, her mood seemed much better, "But, I really want to see Narcissus. I love You, love him too..."

"What if Persephone is allowed to spend a period of time each year on the earth and in the underworld?"

The gods stared blankly at Apollo who said this.Apollo showed a sunny smile, which seemed to illuminate the moonless night.

"I agree." Hecate smiled, and she winked at Persephone and Demeter, "That's a good idea, I think whether it's Persephone and Narcissus or Demeter Terr and Hades will be happy, I think."

"Thank you, Your Majesty Hades and Queen of Hades." Persephone smiled, "But, I want to curse the man who killed Narcissus!"

"I want to curse that man named Paris, and curse that every time he is reincarnated, he will not die, and he will definitely die!"

Al ignored Persephone's curse.Another question on her mind.Even if Persephone did not become the queen of the underworld, she still needs to stay in the underworld for three months every year, and the daffodil has become a sacred object shared by both Persephone and the underworld. That's it.Although she and Apollo didn't separate because of Orion, there was Aura's curse...

Aura didn't finish her sentence, so the curse shouldn't succeed... right?