The thoughts refracted into the mind are not one or two, but the intertwined prayers and supplications of thousands of people, which has a huge impact on the mind, and it is impossible to distinguish who is thinking what, and even self-awareness is submerged in it . These are the various thoughts that emerged directly in his mind. Just like Amon's own thoughts, he was also aroused by various desires, and his mind was turbulent. It is necessary to maintain a state of absolute sobriety and be clear about the existence of self-awareness so as not to get lost in it.
This "road" is very difficult to walk. Amon must always be clear about his self-awareness, the desire that impacts into his mind, and his self-awareness is aroused by thoughts. For example, there is also a desire in Amon's heart, longing for his relatives to find peace after death, or even resurrect from death.
I don't know how long I walked, it seems to have passed through an invisible portal again. Neti turned around and said, "Goddess, please leave your necklace." This is the third gate of Hades, and Goddess Mu Yun's lapis lazuli necklace disappeared out of nowhere, and went to nowhere.
After entering the third portal, subtle changes occurred in Amon's mind. It was no longer everyone's self-prayer, but more demands and desires for others and the outside world.
For example, a son prays to the goddess of the underworld, hoping that his rich father will die soon so that he can inherit a huge family property; Praying for the health and longevity of their relatives and friends; and doctors praying to Pluto, hoping that their patients can recover safely... and so on.
Amon's consciousness is wrapped up in these complicated desires, and he can only protect his mind from being swallowed up. All kinds of desires just passed by in a flash, he couldn't distinguish them in detail, and he didn't dare to pursue them one by one, so he couldn't help but smile wryly. Can the gods hear this? Should be audible. But would Erebi, the queen of Hades, care about this? Amon understood one thing, at least the gods would not deliberately pay attention to it, because he had heard too much all the time.
Walking forward and passing through the fourth gate of Hades, Neti turned around and said, "Goddess, please leave your earrings." Goddess Mu Yun's earrings shining with starlight also disappeared.
After entering this portal, what imprinted in Amon's mind was no longer supplications and prayers, but all kinds of curses, resentment and abuse. This feeling is very uncomfortable. Many people's curses and grievances are intertwined and directly rushed into the mind, as if forming a force that can almost shatter the self-consciousness in the soul.
Will the gods be reviled too? This is normal. For example, when people lose their loved ones, they will scold Pluto for its cruelty, thinking that all this is what she did; people went? It is also interesting to say that the desires behind this fourth portal are far less complex than those behind the first two portals, or because most people in the world are afraid of death, cherish their own lives, and believe in Pluto and dare to curse Pluto. not much.
Going forward and passing through the fifth portal, Amon was suddenly in a trance. If he hadn't walked in this empty world, he would have almost fallen to the ground, because the world behind this portal is completely different. He saw and heard many things, that is, the various experiences in the life of the person who just prayed and cursed—
Their prayers and their own actions, what they want others to do and what they have done, flashbacks of the moment of death, all memories, regrets, anger, despair or peace. This is not directly seen with the eyes, nor heard directly with the ears, or even sensed by the detection magic, or the world that emerges in the mind, which clearly sees all living beings.
Theoretically, this is an excellent opportunity for Amon to experience the world. He can witness all kinds of things in the world without traveling to the mainland, but in fact he is impossible and dare not wait and see. Distinguish such complex information. The only thing Amon can do is to calm his mind and let the thousands of scenes in the world flow through his mind naturally, without thinking or paying attention.
At this moment, Naiti turned around again and said, "Goddess, please keep your bracelet." The pair of golden bracelets on Goddess Mu Yun's wrist also disappeared.
After entering the fifth portal of Hades, Amon seemed to be able to see everything, but couldn't see anything. This seemed to be the most painful torture in the world. I don't know how long I walked, but I felt a sudden burst of relief, like the relief of being resurrected from the dead. Then I heard Netti's voice saying: "Goddess, please leave your pectoral."
The corsage on the long skirt of Goddess Mu Yun also seemed to be captured by an invisible hand and disappeared into the void—it turned out that they had passed through the sixth gate without knowing it.
After this sixth portal, the feeling is almost the same as when he first entered the first portal. It is a boundless void, nothing exists, except for a clear soul, it seems that even his body has disappeared. However, Amon inexplicably felt that this place was different from the one after the first portal, but the subtle changes in it were beyond his ability to perceive clearly, which had surpassed the limit of what his soul consciousness could detect.
Going forward, it seems that he has the concept of time and space again. There is always a force blocking him in the dark. Naturally, there is nothing in the void that can block the tangible things, but he needs to continue to restrain his spirit to follow. The footsteps mentioned above, and the shining figure of Goddess Mu Yun is his direction guide.
Running the detection magic to sense the void, it is no longer boundless and unfathomable, and there is a force around him that forms a sense of oppression, making him seem to exist in this world in isolation. Amon recalled that this is the Hades, the legendary place where the undead end up. Since ancient times, people have asked themselves - if a person dies, does he leave the world in which he lived, or does the original world disappear relative to him
When this kind of cross-examination arises in my heart, boundless gloom pervades, a kind of power surrounds and invades the soul, and the spirit seems to be controlled by some kind. This power is deeply awe-inspiring, and Amon has to keep awake, suddenly not knowing where his mind should rest.
At this moment, Netti stopped in his tracks and said, "Goddess, the last gate of the underworld is ahead, Lord Erepi Hades is waiting for you there, please leave the robe first."
The situation changed when passing through the seventh portal. Before, Goddess Mu Yun was allowed to leave things after the portal, but this time she was allowed to stay ahead of time. There is nothing left on Goddess Mu Yun, only a long golden dress.
With Nati's voice, the goddess' long skirt disappeared, and she was completely naked like a newborn baby. Amon stood behind her, and the beautiful body of the goddess was the only and extremely beautiful silhouette in the boundless gloom. Just when Amon suddenly didn't know where to rely, when he saw such a moving female body, he simply concentrated on admiring it—beautiful, extremely beautiful, as beautiful as every man's fantasy in the world, and Amon is also a man!
After passing through the six portals of Hades one after another, Amon, who has never been distracted, finally lost his mind. He asked himself in his heart—is this my dream, the dream of a man? Immediately, a thought arose inadvertently: "Can I see such Aiko?"
As soon as this thought arose, the naked goddess Mu Yun in front of her eyes seemed to turn into Aiko-Maria. When Amon met Aiko, she was still a weak girl. He had never seen her body, but he felt her in his arms. Is that so
Should not be! Mu Yun is very beautiful, extremely beautiful, but it is not the beauty that Amon wants to have the most in his heart, or it is not the beauty that he most desires to appreciate in his dream. If Mu Yun knew that Amon would think so when he saw her naked, he didn't know how angry he would be. But as the goddess herself said, she could perceive all kinds of emotions and feelings in Amon's heart, but she couldn't fully understand what he was thinking.
Just when Amon was staring at Mu Yun's beautiful body, with an uncontrollable longing in his heart, Mu Yun's voice suddenly sounded in his ear: "Bad boy, it's cheap for you! But now is not the time to think wildly. See My sister don't talk, and she won't ask you anything."
Then the goddess yelled at the front: "Netti, if you dare to turn back, I will seal your eyes forever!"
It's not fair, it's really unfair! Amon saw everything, but Netti couldn't even turn his head. At this moment, his eyes suddenly brightened, as if he had traveled back to the real world from the nihilistic world, and Amon realized that he hadn't gone anywhere else just now, but was walking in that huge cave, because there was a rock cave in front of him The formed hall is magnificently decorated with various treasures.
On the top of the cave, there are many sacred stones emitting a soft light, like a starry sky. There was a gorgeous chair on the high platform in front of it, and a woman was leaning on it, half lying and half sitting, holding a staff and wearing a golden crown, looking at Mu Yun who had just passed through the portal and appeared in the cave with a half-smile. Her face was vaguely similar to Mu Yun's, and her long brown hair was hanging on the armrest all the way to the ground.
Amon actually saw this "person"! In the temple in Akkad Town, he had seen a relief on the wall, including the goddess Mu Yun, and realized why Inanna looked so familiar. And in those reliefs of the gods, there is also a woman in front of her. Her facial features and figure are almost perfect, but the bridge of her nose is a bit high, the tip of her nose is a bit pointed, and there is a deep and awe-inspiring aura in her eyes. She should be the legendary Anu Erepi, queen of the underworld of the Naqi pantheon.
"My sister, I'm glad to see you like this. Why did you come to my God's Domain?" Erebi half-lyed on the chair and didn't get up, but looked directly at Mu Yun's naked body. Her expression clearly carried the meaning of ridicule and humiliation. Under the light of the sacred stones all over the ceiling of the cave, Mu Yun's attractive body was clearly visible, with plump breasts, a slender and strong waist, and a lower abdomen. The shallow pubic hair bundled between the legs can be seen very clearly.
Mu Yun stood shamelessly in front of another goddess. It was such an embarrassing scene, but she puffed up her chest and said with a straight face: "My sister, Mrs. Hades Queen, I brought a child, he He is a survivor of Duke Town. I brought him to see the last face of his relatives who were killed. They are the people guarded by me in God's Domain, and I can make such a request."
Erebi said in a mocking tone: "Child? I don't think he is a child, right? Well, it is indeed a child!... Mu Yun, you can indeed make such a request." I don't know what the queen of the underworld meant, Although she was talking about Amon, she never looked at her, as if she ignored the existence of Amon, a mortal.
Erebi waved his hand lightly, and Amon suddenly left the hall where the two gods were. He didn't know what kind of world he came to. It was a bit like the situation after the first portal of Hades, surrounded by boundless void, as if the world didn't exist, or he didn't exist anymore.
Amon launched the divine detection technique to check his surroundings, and found that a dark shadow spread out in the void, and then condensed into the appearance of many people. Amon recognized his father at a glance, and rushed over, spreading his arms in an attempt to hug him.
However, Amon was at a loss. His father's soul was in front of him, but it seemed to be far away, and he couldn't touch it. He hurriedly shouted: "Father, it's me, Amon! Your son has come to the underworld. See you!" But the father didn't respond, as if he couldn't hear Amon's voice.
In desperation, Amon used information magic to turn what he wanted to say into magic information and directly reflect it into his father's soul. The unresponsive soul seemed to be awakened suddenly. The father lowered his head, looked at Amon with tears in his eyes and said, "My son, are you really back? Where is this and what happened to me? "
Doesn't the father know that he is dead? Or has his soul been imprisoned in some bizarre state? Amon cried out: "Father, this is Hades, I'm here to find you who passed away..." He had tears streaming down his face, and he had thousands of words but didn't know what to say.
The father seemed to have been greatly shocked when he heard the words, raised his eyes and looked forward, and murmured to himself: "Yes, I am already dead... The flood, the flood from the Syrian Plateau... Son, I Son, I just want to tell you the last word, don't live like me!"
A Mengxu embraced his father's legs, and replied with tears: "Father, I finally saw you and heard your heartfelt voice!"
Father lowered his head and looked at Amon with a gratified smile. Amon looked up at his father, and found that his father's face gradually changed into the youngest and most handsome appearance in his life, and then disappeared in Amon's arms. There were teardrops dripping through Amon's body, but he didn't know where they fell.
Amon wanted to cry loudly, this is really the last time, we will never see each other again! But at the same time, he also had a feeling that his father's soul should be liberated, leaving this underworld world, and no longer being manipulated and controlled by some kind of force.
Amon knelt in the void and wept, knowing that he would never see his father again. After fulfilling this last wish, did you leave any more regrets? His heart became empty, and he didn't want to think about anything. At this moment, a person came out from the shadows, came to Amon and said, "It's you, Amon? You are not dead, but you can enter this Hades!"
Amon was taken aback. His father's soul didn't feel any sense just now, and he used information magic to wake him up, but this man's soul was able to walk over and speak directly. When he looked up, it turned out to be Mayor Dusty.
The mayor of Dusty seemed to see Amon's surprise, and explained to him: "I don't know why I saw you, but I suddenly heard your voice just now, as if I was awakened from a deep sleep and realized what happened. Everything. I used to be a sorcerer and a priest in Duke Town, and I know how to guard my mind."
Amon stood up and said, "Lord Mayor, don't you know that you are dead?"
Dusty showed a sad expression: "When that moment came, many desires blinded my mind, like a shackle that entangled my soul. Thank you for coming here to wake up my soul. Child, I have two Things must be explained in order to be relieved."
Amon: "Mayor, if you have anything to say, just say it!"
Dusty: "My son Moses is studying in the academy of the city-state, and the servants around him are also the townspeople of Duke. When the disaster strikes, I just send a group of people to the city-state to pay tribute, and at the same time, I also send some Thing, they should have survived together. I don't know what's up with this kid, if you can get out of here, please find him and help him. All the title deeds in Duke Town are in the hands of Moses, hope you can guide them Rebuild your home. If Duke is no longer fit for habitation, then find another land, at least its descendants are still there."
His wish was actually the same as that of Goddess Mu Yun, and Amon finally understood who the other survivors in Duke Town were. Amon came to Hades to find his father, how could he refuse another father's love for his son? He nodded and said, "Lord mayor, please rest assured, I promised the gods to do this, and of course I will promise you. I will find Moses and guide him to return to his hometown to rebuild his homeland. After the flood, there will be a piece of fertile land."
Dusty showed a gratified smile, nodded and said: "The second thing I want to say is related to this place. It was you who awakened my soul. When I woke up, I realized that the Hades I am in is actually a place where the soul is imprisoned. A space. The master of Hades is using a magical technique to manipulate the undead. Although I don’t know what her purpose is, I know that this is not the real destination of the soul after death... At this moment, I seemed to see my whole life, I understand the doubts of this life, thank you!"
After saying this, Dusty's soul slowly disappeared in front of Amon, but Amon stood there motionless. He has a strange feeling that travels through Dusty's life, but this moment is so long that it can even subvert people's understanding of the concept of time. When he came back to his senses, Dusty had completely disappeared, and Amon seemed to have witnessed all this in a dream, but he didn't seem to remember anything.
Looking further ahead, there are many familiar figures, including Xiao Gu who once framed him, and Ma Qi who died long before the flood came. Amon suddenly realized that he seemed to have acquired an ability to feel the emotions and emotions of these people. Isn't this the ability that Mu Yun said only gods have? Amon felt that this ability was not obtained, but awakened from oblivion. Could it be because he was facing a soul instead of a real living person
Amon ignored Xiao Gu and Ma Qi who were nearby, and walked over them to another person. It was his neighbor's aunt, the woman who often sewed clothes for him, and awakened him with a divine message...
The soul will not lie, there is no need for pretense, it is a completely naked idea. As more and more people talked with him, souls continued to disappear in Hades. Not long after, Amon suddenly heard an angry voice shouting: "Mu Yun, I'm afraid the people you brought here are not only for seeing relatives! He has let too many undead escape from my Hades, I can't tolerate this This kind of behavior, this person will stay and accept punishment!"
When I heard this voice, all the souls around me disappeared, and Amon fell into the boundless world of nothingness, and then I heard Mu Yun's voice again: "Queen of Hades, the magic of undead has its own rules, isn't Amon Intentional."
Erebi: "But he let go of so many undead, I can detain him as my servant to make up for it, this is my domain of the gods!"
Mu Yun also shouted sullenly: "He is the lost lamb of my flock, I must take him back!"
Erebi sneered and replied: "You bring him here, of course you can also take him away. My sister, as a god, you should know the rules here, and you can exchange Amon with another person. But for you, I have There is an additional condition, the person who is sent to exchange him must be a man, and must be a man you have loved!...Nei Ti, see off!"
After these words, Amon didn't hear Mu Yun's voice again, and Queen Erepi's singing echoed in Hades. This singing sound was very familiar to Amon, it was the one Gilgamesh sang when he met Inanna—
"Which one of your loved ones have you never changed your heart? Once a young lover, how many times do you have to cry for you every year? The shepherd you loved piled up the most beautiful snacks in front of you, slaughtered the most beautiful lamb You raised him, but he was whipped and turned into a jackal. The bird you loved had its wings broken; the lion you raised was wandering with wounds... "
Erebi's singing gradually dissipated, just like those souls dissipated in the underworld, and everything fell into boundless silence again. Amon realized that he had encountered the worst situation he expected—being trapped in Hades and unable to escape.
Erebi made a condition to Mu Yun, asking her to exchange Amon with a man she loved. Amon already knew that he was not the only surviving descendant of Duke Town. If Mu Yun wanted to rebuild God's Domain, he might not have to look for him. It didn't seem worthwhile or necessary to do so.
Before entering Hades, Mu Yun told Amon about this possibility, and said that she could wait for her to save him, or she could find a way to escape by herself. It seems that this time Amon has to find a way to escape on his own, but how can he, a fifth-level magician, escape from this seemingly endless underworld