Not long after, the handsome and affectionate prince and the ruthless hunting queen arrived on the wind. When the brother and sister heard their mother's call, they put down everything in their hands.
Looking at the children, Leto felt both happy and sad.
She stepped forward, hugged the two children, kissed their foreheads and cheeks, and then shed tears.
"My children, my outstanding children, I am proud of you. Except for Hera, I have never been lower than any goddess. But now I am humiliated by an arrogant and ignorant mortal woman."
"My altar was knocked down by her, my reputation was damaged by her, and even you were claimed by her to be inferior to her children. If you don't help me, how can I have the face to meet other gods."
The goddess felt more and more sad as she spoke, and her voice became choked with sobs.
Her birth was naturally extraordinary. She was a child of the ancient Titans and deserved to enjoy honor, but she had to hide away because of Hera's anger.
For many years, she had been wronging herself, carefully avoiding being noticed by Hera, but the majestic goddess was so condescending that now even a mortal dared to laugh at herself. Years of heartache and pain came to her heart, making her
My heart became more and more depressed.
Apollo stared at the mortal world, saw the overturned little altar, and already understood the cause and effect.
"My mother, there is no need to complain, we will now let those mortals taste the taste of punishment."
Apollo fiddled with the harp in his hand, and when he flicked it with his slender fingers, a crisp sound came out. As he fiddled, he spoke slowly.
The smile on the corner of this handsome young man's mouth faded, his expression was indifferent, and the usual sunshine disappeared from his eyes. But beside him, the queen who loved hunting and took pleasure in taking lives all day long smiled. The queen's smile
Cruel and terrifying.
The two great gods flew through the clouds and reached the sky above Cadmus City in a moment.
He stretched out his hand and nocked an arrow, and shot Amphion's eldest son, who was hunting on horseback, to death with one arrow. The eldest Ismenos fell down clutching his chest where the arrow was hit.
Without stopping, the arrows in the hands of the two great gods kept hitting the man's neck, piercing the man's throat, or piercing the man's eyes. There were various ways of death, even the man who was only a few years old.
The children were not spared, and all the sons of the king and queen were killed in an instant.
During this period, those mortals tried to dodge and flee in panic, and even used the sharp bows and arrows in their hands to fight back, but it was all in vain. The cold-blooded archer did not feel touched, only felt ridiculous.
After the great god killed all seven children, he wanted to leave, but Apollo, who was proficient in prophecy, persuaded his sister.
"My sister, please wait a moment."
As he spoke, the god pointed to the city, indicating that the matter was not over yet, and snorted coldly as he spoke.
The two great gods were invisible in the clouds. Not long after, the queen had heard the news outside the city, and her face turned pale. She hurriedly came outside the city with her daughter. When she saw the corpses of her seven sons, she immediately understood that this was
It's the goddess' revenge.
"Evil goddess, you have won, you have already won, you are the winner, just watch all this with gloating, you domineering woman!"
The queen's eyes widened with anger, and she shouted to the sky, and then fell to the ground in a daze, crying. She regretted her momentary gaffe, and was even more angry that her son had died.
The seven daughters came to comfort their mother. The woman surrounded by the daughters, seeing the many daughters beside her, the queen got a little comfort.
Immediately, a sense of pride arose in her heart.
Full of anger and pride in her heart, she raised her head and looked mockingly at the sky, looking at the invisible goddess.
"Yes, you won, but so what? Even if you killed seven of my sons, I would still have more daughters than you."
The pleasure of venting arose spontaneously. Even if her sons died, she still had these seven beautiful daughters, didn't she? After all, they were much more than that poor woman's children.
But then, she heard a voice in a trance.
"idiot……"
After the sarcastic male voice, there was a clanging sound of a bowstring.
One of the daughters clustered around her fell down, and then one after another, several daughters fell to the ground one after another.
The queen's face was horrified when she reacted. She only had time to shield the youngest daughter from under her, raised her head and begged to the sky.
"Leave one for me, please leave one for me, for Zeus's sake."
The queen wailed, but the arrow still avoided her body exquisitely and hit the little daughter who was protected by her body.
The Great God did not kill her because the Great God wanted her to feel the most painful sorrow.
And when the queen was confused and sad, she heard the last bad news. Her husband committed suicide in despair after hearing about the tragedy of his sons and daughters.
At this point, this woman who had all the happiness in the world lost her husband, son, and daughter and was left alone.
Afterwards, it is said that the woman jumped into the sea and committed suicide.
…
This incident soon reached the ears of Zeus.
Logically speaking, this is just an ordinary grudge after all, not worthy of Zeus's concern, but the father of gods and humans rarely became thoughtful.
Not long after, the God King began to restrain the gods intentionally or unintentionally, so that the gods could no longer descend to earth at will.
"Hmph, do you know why Zeus suddenly restrained the gods from descending to earth?"
The big snake slept in the depths of Hades, but the snake girl always came to tell it about the outside world from time to time. But when Zeus's actions were mentioned, the big snake just laughed and dismissed it.
Although the snake girl also had some guesses, she still shook her head obediently.
It was rare for God Father to be leisurely, so she naturally wanted to flatter him.
The big snake doesn't care about the snake girl's thoughts.
"Zeus doesn't care about the life and death of a few mortals on the earth, even if they are his descendants, but the arrogance and indulgence of Tantalus and Leto illustrate some problems."
The serpent's erect pupils were slightly dilated, indifferent, and it slowly breathed the wind of Hades in its nostrils.
The breath of Hades is cold and cold, and mortals will get sick if it touches it, but the big snake only feels sleepy. When it thinks that it will have to endure this breath for another ten thousand years, it feels impatient.
"He originally wanted to let the gods directly manage the world, but Tantalus and Leto both proved that mortals will lose their reverence for gods after being exposed to gods for a long time, and instead want to test the boundaries of gods."
"Tantaros killed his son and cooked meals for the gods just to test whether the gods really knew everything. Leto dared to mock the goddess because of her respected status. Back then, her
Even God will send blessings and gifts during the wedding, and her treasures also include God’s utensils. She wears God’s clothes and uses God’s utensils.”
"Those gods don't care about this, but they don't realize that for mortals, since they have the same food and clothing as gods, and they interact with gods and fairies in heaven and earth, what is the difference between themselves and gods?
Or……"
"What is the difference between God and myself?"
The slightly opened pupils looked down at the small figure in front of him, and the small figure was also reflected in the pupils.
"Mona, this is the nature of mortals. Zeus realized this nature of mortals, so he gave up letting the gods directly manage the earth, and restrained the gods from frequently descending to earth, because the gods are not suitable for managing the earth."
The snake girl thought for a moment and then asked.
"Since Zeus no longer lets the gods directly manage the earth, who will he let manage the earth? It is impossible for this god-king to give up control of the earth."
The big snake didn't answer, but snorted coldly and slowly fell asleep.
He knew exactly what the dozing lion king was thinking, but he just watched with cold eyes.
After realizing that the big snake fell asleep again, the snake girl was not surprised, but quietly retreated, waiting for the big snake to wake up again one day in the future.
But when the big snake fell into sleep, it also dreamed of something.
"..."
In the broken image, there is a vague figure. Its eyes are compassionate, like a mother looking at her child, and its lips are moving slightly, as if it is saying something.
A prophetic dream? Or what kind of dream?
The big snake doesn't care. Its dreams can see the past, future and present, but it has never cared about this kind of thing.
"Typhon..."
"……You're back……"
That figure seemed to be saying something, her eyes were soft.
But in contrast, the big snake just yawned and tried to ignore those images.
"..."
After the figure said something, he seemed to be aware of the audience's disinterest, but he didn't care. Instead, he seemed to be still smiling.
"..."
After that, the figure seemed to say a lot more, but the big snake completely ignored them.
After that, the dream was shattered and the big snake fell asleep completely.
…
Above the Hades, the God of Earth, who had been sleeping for many years, briefly woke up and slowly fell asleep again.
She had lived for too long and was tired of everything. She should have gone into complete dormancy like the other primitive gods, but she was just touched and woke up briefly.
The God of Earth looked in the direction of Hades, said something, and fell asleep again.