Zeus used lightning to prevent Pei Ziyun from pursuing Hercules, causing him to miss the chance to kill him. Faced with the power of Zeus, Pei Ziyun could only stop chasing and withdraw his power in space.
Heracles fell to the ground, his face filled with anger and his expression distorted. When he was alive, he was invincible and even faced off against the gods. He developed a self-centered temperament. But now he was defeated by Paris. In an instant, His hatred for Paris even exceeded the level of killing his parents, wife and children.
Hercules got up from the ground, took a deep look at Pei Ziyun, kept his hatred in his heart, but did not continue to provoke. He was a warrior who had experienced hundreds of battles, and understood the essence of strength best. He knew that he was no match for Pei Ziyun. Instead of fighting, he turned into a gust of wind and rushed up to Mount Olympus.
olympus
At the entrance to Mount Olympus, Hermes had been waiting for a long time. He looked at the injured Hercules and shook his head secretly.
"Heracles, Zeus has been waiting for a long time. Come with me." Hermes said, and Hercules followed Hermes to Mount Olympus with a gloomy face.
Hermes guided Hercules to the hall on the top of the mountain. Zeus sat on a high ivory and gold throne. He looked at Hercules who came in, frowned slightly, and said: "Hercules, you Jealous, rude, and aggressive, but even though you were expelled by Hera and live deep in the earth (Note 1), I still can't bear your suffering, and Paion will treat you."
"Great father, terrible god, thank you for your timely intervention, and also thank you for your treatment of me." Hercules said, he was fearless when he was a mortal, but now he knows awe.
This attitude satisfied Zeus, and his tone and expression softened: "Don't take it to heart that you were defeated by Paris this time. Rather than being defeated by Paris, it is better to say that you were defeated by fate, because you interfered with destiny. ,Understand?"
Zeus's words made Heracles feel a lot better. He had always been worried about being defeated by a mortal. Now that he heard that it was fate, he relaxed a lot.
After all, no god would laugh at that.
Paion stood up from his seat, walked slowly towards Heracles, took out a bottle of golden ointment from his arms, unscrewed the cap of the bottle, and a pleasant fragrance instantly emitted.
This golden ointment was made from a variety of magical medicinal materials and could be said to be extremely precious. However, Paion was not stingy and gently applied the pain-relieving ointment to Hercules, and slowly dripped a few drops of the ointment onto the wound.
Because Hercules was already a god, the blood that flowed out was light red, different from the blood of mortals. The ointment was dripped into the wound, and it quickly thickened, condensed into a block, and healed.
Hercules felt a cooling sensation on the burning wound, and his face changed from pain to relief. Although he had become a god, he still felt pain after being injured.
When the gods of Mount Olympus saw Hercules' injured expression, they all had a strange feeling. They had never seen gods injured before.
The last time Aphrodite and Ares were injured, they secretly returned to Mount Olympus to deal with it without alerting the gods.
Heracles's wound was quickly healed under the miraculous ointment of Paion.
When the gods sitting around saw the effect of Paion's ointment, they all marveled at it, and discussed with each other that if anyone was accidentally injured in the future, they could seek treatment from Paion.
Seeing that Hercules' wound had healed, Hera said: "Heracles, now that your wound has healed, leave Mount Olympus and return to the ground!"
"That's where you live."
When Hera expelled Heracles, no god came out to help. Hercules did not argue with Hera, but nodded silently, turned around and left Mount Olympus.
Since Hercules had no priesthood, it would be inappropriate for him to remain on Mount Olympus.
The gods all watched Heracles leaving in silence, thoughtfully. For a long time, Zeus did not speak, and the entire hall fell into silence.
Many gods recalled the battle between Hercules and Pei Ziyun just now.
Hercules is still very strong. The gods did not expect that Hercules would be defeated by Paris. Although this is the function of fate, Paris has not yet become a god. It is really incredible for a mortal to defeat a god. things.
For a long time, Zeus glanced around the gods present, and when he saw that everyone was silent, he said: "Dear immortal gods, you see, Paris is no match for Hercules, but when Hercules tried to interfere with fate, fate It immediately showed its power, and Paris’ strength improved instantly.”
"Hercules would have been in danger of falling today if I hadn't stopped him."
"And if any of you gods were to go this time, they would also suffer the backlash of fate, so fate is sometimes cruel, and it is the same for you and me."
The gods nodded, agreeing with Zeus that Paris would not be a match for Hercules if "fate" had not given Paris added strength.
Once the "destiny" is changed, Hercules is immediately in danger of falling.
Send a more powerful god to fight Paris. Maybe Paris will become more powerful due to the interference of fate. The god who goes there will also be at risk of falling. Thinking of this, the gods lamented the impermanence and terrible fate. .
"This is the power of the highest level of destiny." Zeus sighed, and he was very envious of this power of destiny.
Zeus is the king of the gods, but he has never been able to fully control the power of destiny. This is not the case with Clotho, Lachésis, and Atropos, the three goddesses of destiny. Not powerful enough to affect Zeus.
But that kind of transcendent power of destiny can make Zeus pay a heavy price, which Zeus cannot accept calmly.
"If any of you wants to interfere with your destiny in the future, you must think about everything that happened today. This is a warning to us."
The gods froze in their hearts, knowing that Zeus's words made sense. Destiny was not unchangeable. The gods themselves were part of the destiny and interfered with it all the time. However, some destinies could not be changed easily. Otherwise, there would be a backlash and there would be a risk of death.
The gods allowed the Trojan War to last for so long. In fact, it was following a certain destiny. Although there were some fine-tuning, it was generally completed under the guidance of fate.
"Great and awesome King of the Gods, we all know this. Is it inevitable that Paris will become a god?" A god asked.
The gods heard this question and paid close attention.
There are few gods among the gods who really want Pei Ziyun to become a god. Even Apollo has reservations. If Pei Ziyun does not receive the oracle from the goddess of fate, many gods in Mount Olympus will prevent him from becoming a god.
"Whether Paris becomes a god is inevitable, it depends on which level of destiny he has. In fact, this question is more appropriate to ask our three respectable goddesses." Zeus said, turning his eyes to the seats where he was drinking. The three goddesses of destiny asked them for their opinions.
The three goddesses of destiny had been drinking by themselves since they attended this banquet and did not participate in the discussion of the gods. Seeing Zeus's questioning eyes and knowing that he planned to get the answer from them, Lachesis put down her wine glass: "We know the new After realizing that the god was Paris, he asked about fate, and fate revealed that in order for Paris to become a god, there must be a ritual - it starts with the golden apple and ends with the golden apple."
The gods present had different expressions when they heard what the three goddesses of destiny said. Especially the three goddesses who had gone to Mount Ida to ask Pei Ziyun to share the golden apples felt even more complicated.
They went to Mount Ida and picked a random shepherd. Little did they know that this shepherd would achieve what he has achieved today - that he would be promoted from a mortal to a god.
Hera was feeling uneasy at the moment. She was the god who was most afraid of this matter. Paris's performance was so unexpected that she felt a sense of fear beyond her control.
Athena's feelings towards Pei Ziyun were much calmer. Although she was very angry when she didn't get the golden apple, but after Pei Ziyun's unremitting efforts, her anger was relatively mild, and she also provided shelter to Pei Ziyun.
The happiest of the three goddesses was Aphrodite. When Pei Ziyun gave her the golden apple, she promised to protect Paris.
As the Trojan War continued, Pei Ziyun emerged and became more and more in line with Aphrodite's aesthetics. Now that Paris has become a god, Aphrodite has a natural ally.
Among immortal gods, this relationship is strong.
Zeus listened to the words of the three goddesses of destiny and nodded.
"So that's it, tell Paris, if you want to become a god, go and capture Gaia's golden apple tree." Zeus said.
Hera immediately understood and said with a smile: "This is a good idea. Let Paris seize the golden apple tree and offend Gaia. Even if he becomes a god, he will have to rely on us."
When the gods heard Hera's words, they all nodded, obviously agreeing with this approach.
"Now, let's save the Greeks." Hera continued.
After saying that, Hera waved away the clouds and mist, and saw that after Hercules escaped, Pei Ziyun was even more fearless, chasing the Greeks.
Odysseus was most alert when most of the people and goods were on board the ship, ready to leave the sea at any time.
The remaining heroes were waiting, but Agamemnon was the largest and the slowest to react. He was roaring orders: "Quick, quick, bring up all the prisoners and treasures."
After a while, another person changed his face and shouted: "Soldiers, for the glory of the Greeks, stop them."
Some soldiers really rushed forward, and the blood flowed like a river from the killing of Pei Ziyun. The camp was filled with thick smoke, corpses were everywhere, and it was a mess.
Seeing the Greeks being killed, even though she knew that Pei Ziyun was about to become a god, she still couldn't just watch Pei Ziyun massacre the Greeks.
"Athena, please go there." Hera said to Athena.
Athena nodded, turned around and left the hall, heading down Mount Olympus.
Note 1: In Homer’s epic poem, Zeus once said to the injured Ares: “Among all the gods, you are the one I hate the most. Quarrels, wars and fighting will always be your hobby. If you were another god’s Son, for being so cruel and violent, I would have thrown you into the depths of the strata lower than Hercules." - This sentence indirectly shows that Hercules lives in the strata, not Mount Olympus.
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