After a while, Hera said lightly: "Let's see when the time comes, Zeus dog can't change eating shit, I can imagine that it won't just happen this time that he used his illegitimate child and mistress to slap me in the face."
Aphrodite sighed: "Although your majesty can use this as an excuse, if your majesty still can't conceive a healthy highness, it may be difficult to explain to the god king. Moreover, those who have not obtained the god queen and godhead before your majesty His wife will definitely use this to laugh at His Majesty behind his back."
Hera said irritably: "Then what can I do? I hate Zeus so much, I just don't like Zeus' children!"
Aphrodite's eyes flickered slightly, she held Hera's hand a little tighter, and the power of honey words was quietly activated, 'she' spat out her pink tongue, neighing like a poisonous snake in the dark, spraying venom: "Then what if Your Highness will quietly replace the son of Zeus with a child you like? Will this make Your Highness happier?"
Hera was stunned for a moment, she looked at Aphrodite with unclear eyes, noticed something unusual, and asked: "The child I like? But I don't like children, unless..."
Aphrodite asked her softly, "Unless what?"
Hera paused, and a moment of blankness appeared in her eyes. What she wanted to say was that she would only love it very much unless it was the child of someone she liked.
But at that moment, what subconsciously came to her mind was the appearance of 'Nemesis'.
Hera didn't speak, but her eyes couldn't help but stick to the face of 'Nemesis' and couldn't move away.
To be honest, 'Nemesis' is very beautiful, but 'her' is not outstanding among the gods, at least Hera is more beautiful than 'her'.
Because Hera is more powerful than Nemesis, she is more perfect than Nemesis.
However, it was such an imperfect goddess, but Hera couldn't help but be attracted by 'her', and her eyes followed 'her'.
I am happy because of the appearance of 'her', but also angry because of the departure of 'her'.
Every time he looked into the calm but gentle eyes of 'her', Hera couldn't help but wanted to drown in it.
Hera couldn't help clenching her hands, and her face turned pale.
She may have fallen in love with a goddess, Hera thought.
Why did this rebellious emotion appear in her? Hera was a little terrified of this.
Aphrodite looked at Hera strangely. Just now, Hera's face suddenly became as pale as paper, and her eyes were full of bewilderment and fragility.
Aphrodite touched her cheek with the back of her hand, which was cold without a trace of warmth. Aphrodite asked, "Your Majesty, you seem a little uncomfortable?"
After a moment of silence, Hera asked, "Nemesis, do you think goddesses can fall in love with goddesses?"
Aphrodite glanced at her calmly, unable to figure out the real intention of Hera's question, he said: "The feeling produced by too intense or at the right time can easily be mistaken for love. Of course, I know that this is not what you asked me, Your Majesty, and I just said it casually."
"About Your Majesty's question, I think it will, and it's normal. After all, love is just a collision of hearts, and has nothing to do with the gender of the body. Of course, based on gender, this is not a big problem. Like Aphrodite Your Highness, although he is a male god, there are quite a few male gods who think about him in that way, don’t they? There is no love between them, they just think that His Highness Aphrodite looks beautiful, so they want to possess it.”
"Since male gods think that there is no problem with intercourse of the same gender, why does your majesty think there is a problem with the love between goddesses?"
Hera nodded blankly. After a moment of silence, she said: "Yes, there is no problem. Of course, this does not mean that I fell in love with a goddess. It’s just doubts, don’t think about it.”
Aphrodite smiled and said, "I understand Your Highness, I am not thinking about it."
Hera took a peek at 'her', coughed lightly, and resumed her dignified and graceful demeanor: "Let's continue the previous topic... I can't possibly like a child related to Zeus, I hate every child of Zeus. But what you said makes sense, I at least want a normal child to explain to Zeus."
Hera pretended to be unintentional and asked: "You said to replace Zeus' child with my favorite child, how?"
Aphrodite snorted, and said: "Replacement is very simple, just conceive the soul of the child you like in your body, and when the godhead of your child with the king of gods appears and begins to conceive the divine body, let that child The soul of the god-king snatches the body of the son of the king of gods."
In fact, it is not that simple to operate, but Aphrodite has the soul priesthood bestowed by Iapetus, which can enhance the soul power of Areinte, and use the priesthood of the soul to seize the soul of 'Areinte'. ' is defined as reincarnation.
Next, as long as Hera is willing to conceive him and protect his soul, and does not deliberately kill him, then Arinte's soul can be born into the world with a new identity smoothly.
"Unfortunately, Your Highness, you don't like children..."
Hera was silent for a while, and said nonchalantly: "It's not that I don't like it at all, as long as that child has nothing to do with Zeus, then I don't care."
Aphrodite nodded, and pondered: "Is that so... Then I happen to have a disabled soul here. If Your Highness doesn't mind, I can adopt him into my womb to complete the method I mentioned above."
Hera frowned, and immediately pulled her face down. Instead of questioning Nemesis' calculation, she asked another very inexplicable question: "Why did you keep a soul? What is his relationship with you?" !"
'Nemesis' said blankly: "Actually, I don't know very well. Not long ago, I discovered that a heart suddenly grew in my godhead, which seemed to give birth to a new god. But because of my Existence, he failed to conceive, seems to be dying... Sorry, Your Majesty, I didn't mean to plot against you, I just thought that child was like my brother or child, so I couldn't help feeling pity for him, and wanted to find a child for him chance of survival."
Hera gave 'her' a suspicious look, and ordered: "You show me that heart. You better not lie to me, Nemesis, I am the god of marriage, if he If you have the aura of other gods besides you, you can't escape my eyes. At that time, I will get angry with you and punish you."
If that soul was just conceived by the Godhead of Vengeance, as 'Nemesis' said, Hera thought, she might really like this child.
But if 'Nemesis' deceived her, and that soul is actually the illegitimate child of 'Nemesis' and some lowly male god, even if she likes 'Nemesis', Hera will never forgive 'she'.
Aphrodite spit out Arinte's heart silently, and she couldn't help but also thankful that Arinte's divine power was very weak, which made Arinte's soul not contaminated with much sexual desire and divine power.
And after Nemesis used the power of vengeance to continuously wash away, the tiny bit of hopeless love had already been completely covered by the breath of vengeance.
Hera checked Arinte's heart back and forth several times, and after confirming that there was only a breath of revenge in it, she was immediately overjoyed, and swallowed the heart without waiting for Aphrodite to say anything.
Hera's eyes revealed a strange kindness and sweetness, and she said softly to 'Nemesis': "Very well, you didn't deceive me. Seeing that you still please me, I also I will share my liking for you with him, and use my divine power to fill his incomplete soul."
At that time, although he has the disgusting blood of Zeus, his soul will be jointly compiled by me and Nemesis' divine power.
This kind of thought appeared in Hera's heart, causing a trace of extremely secret joy and satisfaction to emerge from the bottom of her heart.
Hera's hands gently landed on her belly, her eyes filled with mother's love and affection for her descendants.
Aphrodite hesitated, hugged her gently, and thanked her: "Thank you, Your Majesty."
Hera smiled and said, "Hmph, you don't need to thank me, I'm just pleasing myself."
Aphrodite asked: "Does this matter make His Majesty happy?"
Hera gave 'her' a blank look, turned around and did not speak.
Aphrodite looked at her back hesitantly, and thought, he must completely separate the identity of 'Nemesis' from Aphrodite, so that Hera must not find out.
If Hera knew the truth a little bit... Aphrodite thought about the possible consequences, even though he had a lot of experience, he couldn't help but feel his scalp trembling.
After Hera swallowed Arinte's heart, she poured herself a glass of water. From the corner of her eye, she saw that 'Nemesis' was still there, and said slightly, "Why haven't you left yet?"
Aphrodite thought for a while and said, "Because His Majesty seemed a little unhappy after I left directly last time, so I am waiting for His Majesty's order."
Hera said lightly: "Really, I'm used to you coming and leaving as soon as you say."
Aphrodite lowered her head and chuckled, Hera fiddled with the cup in her hand, and said after a while: "If you have nothing else to do, you can go back."
Aphrodite looked at her fixedly, and thanked again: "Your Highness, thank you."
Hera looked away: "I told you to go."
Aphrodite bowed slightly, and after saluting, she turned into a crow and flew away from the apse.
After 'she' left, Hera stood up from her seat, walked to the window and looked at the back of 'her' leaving.
Hera pursed her lips lightly, her eyebrows and eyelashes drooped slightly, and her palms fell on her belly. The heart that had been swallowed by her kept beating, as if a new life had already begun to conceive in her body.
I want to be the queen of God, and I also want to be the most honorable goddess and wield the most supreme authority.
All that I have is brought to me by the Marriage Godhead. Zeus can trample on marriage, but I can't.
I may not love children, but I must be chaste for Zeus. Hera thought painfully, this is the price for gaining power, and I am also... willing to do so.
I can't fall in love with that goddess, so I don't love her.
Aphrodite left Nemesis' body and opened his eyes in the Temple of Eros. He walked to the window and stood there, with his hands on the white window sill, looking at the blue sky, hearing the sound of Hera. whispered.
Aphrodite closed her eyes, and sighed in the wind: "Love does not necessarily have a result. In many cases, letting go and letting go is the better choice."
Just now, as the god of love, Aphrodite liberated Hera's love, and from now on, she will only get joy from it, but will no longer feel sad because of it.
The breeze blew past, blowing away all the accumulated emotions, and then brought Demeter's invitation.
His Royal Highness Saturn waited for Aphrodite for a long time, and finally looked forward to returning him to Mount Olympus.
Aphrodite walked out of the temple. The three goddesses of grace and the nine goddesses of Muses stood guard on both sides of the temple garden, playing their own games.
After seeing the Nine Muses, Aphrodite remembered what she had promised Apollo, stopped for a while, and said to the Muses: "Muse, I have something to tell you in a moment, your episode Don't get separated together, wait for me to come back and call you."
Calliope, the longest of the muses, saw his eyes light up, and immediately responded: "I understand Your Highness, my sisters and I are waiting for your return."
Perhaps thinking that the Muses were about to gain the importance of Aphrodite, the Muses all smiled happily, while the Meihuis all lowered their faces.
Aphrodite ignored the undercurrent between them, and went to find Demeter after leaving the temple.
The configuration of Demeter's temple is relatively simple. Apart from her daughter Persephone, there are only a few nymphs born from crops.
Seeing Aphrodite coming, Demeter suddenly smiled and bent his eyebrows.
She hurriedly drove out all the nymphs and fairies, and dragged Aphrodite into her meeting hall to sit down.
Seeing her happy expression, Aphrodite smiled slightly and said, "Seeing that His Highness is so happy, it seems that the collection of beliefs should have gone smoothly."
Demeter nodded again and again, she covered her mouth in disbelief, and said with an exaggerated expression: "Aphrodite, your temple hasn't been built yet, so you can't even imagine the power that the faith of those humans gave me. What a difference it has made!"
Demeter said: "My previous godhead of Saturn was actually just an ordinary second-class godhead, but after I put the humans on the mountain to live on the earth, they lost their source of food, so they can only pray for my power to bring them food. Come to crops. In just a short period of time, my godhead of the god of agriculture has transformed into a first-class godhead! Aphrodite, do you know the meaning of this?!"
Tapping the table with her knuckles, Aphrodite reminded: "I can understand your excitement, Your Highness, but it has been a while since you have been promoted to a first-class god, please calm down a little, and don't act like you have never seen the world like this." look."
Demeter was embarrassed by what he said, and muttered: "Then you must have not seen the appearance of other gods when they heard the news. You left the mountain so you don't know what happened on the day my main god was promoted to the throne. It’s so big that even Artemis and Apollo’s promotion to the main god couldn’t take away my brilliance.”
Aphrodite glanced wordlessly at the mature and beautiful goddess opposite, she smiled happily with a slightly silly expression. Aphrodite gave her a disgusted look, and brought the topic back to the right track: "Okay, I know that Your Highness is very happy that you have taken the limelight. However, the following layout can further enhance your status and authority. , are you sure you want to waste time on your show off?"
Demeter straightened her expression immediately, and asked humbly, "Your Highness, please tell me."
Aphrodite hooked the corners of her lower lip in satisfaction, and asked, "Aside from you, have other gods established temples and beliefs in humans?"
Demeter smiled contemptuously: "Of course, after my godhead of the god of agriculture was promoted to first-class godhead, the king of gods drove out all the humans on the mountain and ordered them to build temples for the gods. Contribute to the faith."
"It's a pity that no one can replicate my success. The power of faith they have gained is very little compared to mine, especially that bitch Mnemosyne. She has hardly gained much power of faith and has become a well-known What a joke!"
Demeter makes a bitter sarcasm of Mnemosyne, the goddess of memory whom she blamed for her forced escape from the mountain.
He thought that if she hadn't stepped in to seduce Zeus away from him, he wouldn't have been so anxious to ask Zeus for the godhead, and then was expelled from the mountain by Zeus and Rhea.
She continued: "Mnemosyne lost face and was very angry, so she deprived human beings of their memories as a punishment. As a result, after human beings lost their memory, they forgot to give faith to the gods, and then the gods forced Let Mnemosyne return the memory to mankind, and she is only allowed to deprive the memory of those who are old and unable to make contributions and beliefs as a warning and punishment."
"Hmph, embarrassing."
Aphrodite did not interrupt Demeter. After Demeter finished speaking, he said: "This is normal. How much faith the gods can get from humans is closely related to how much influence the gods have on them." If human beings do not have your power, Your Highness, they will starve to death, so they respect you, demand you greatly, and the power they contribute to you is naturally extremely terrifying."
Demeter nodded knowingly: "So that's the case. I thought it was because I was the first to collect human beliefs."
After thinking about it, Demeter asked: "What about your power of love, Your Highness? Can it absorb human belief?"
Aphrodite nodded: "Of course, but it's not necessary. Because the Godhead of Eros is already strong enough, the change and influence that belief can bring to it is very weak. I'm going to take out the Godhead of Reproduction to worship humans. after all-"
He raised his eyebrows and said with a wanton smile: "Humans must reproduce if they want to inherit and survive this race, right? You can't expect the gods to keep creating humans, can you?"
Demeter laughed loudly, his eyes full of madness: "Yes, your Highness is right!"
Demeter spun around excitedly, and the long skirt turned into dazzling flowers.
"I control the food of human beings to keep them alive. Your Highness controls the reproduction of human beings so that their race can continue. As long as the two of us work together, we can control human beings and make the gods succumb to us feet!"
Aphrodite nodded in agreement, but felt that Demeter was complacent too early, and reminded her: "Your Highness, you are right, but this is after the human race has fully multiplied, and even if it affects human beings. The smallest gods can also gain considerable beliefs from humans, and they are inseparable from the future of humans. Our most important thing at present is to develop the human race, and it is not yet the time to be rampant."
Demeter recalled the happy and excited mood just now, as if he had already stood on the top of the gods.
She nodded and said, "I understand Your Highness, I just whispered it when I was with you."
Aphrodite nodded, and said, "Your Highness, I still have some other things to do. Can I trouble you to help me prepare for the matter of multiplying the temple?"
Demeter smiled and said, "It's just a trivial matter, how can it be called trouble? Your Highness and I are too polite."
Artemis pondered for a few seconds: "There is one more thing I need to ask Your Highness to keep secret for me..."
Demeter showed a puzzled look, and Aphrodite glanced back at Persephone, who was looking at them with emerald eyes and blinking emerald eyes, and said, "It has something to do with my god Nemesis. ... It is inconvenient to tell the two Highnesses the specific reason, but I just want the two Highnesses to help keep the relationship between me and Nemesis a secret."
Demeter understood it, and immediately said: "I understand Your Highness, don't worry, Persephone and I will never disclose this matter. After all, you are our most sincere ally."
Aphrodite nodded with satisfaction: "Thank you, Your Highness, for your cooperation."
Demeter waved his hand, remembered something, and said hastily: "By the way, Your Highness, you won't leave after returning to Shenshan this time, right?"
Aphrodite: "Not for now, what's the matter?"
Demeter shook her head: "It's nothing, it's just that after Leto's sons and daughters were named the main gods, the god king wanted to hold a banquet for them to celebrate, but the two highnesses refused, saying that you were the first to be named as the gods before them." Conferred as the Lord God, we will wait for you to come back to celebrate together."
Aphrodite was a little surprised, and then smiled softly: "This is a bit interesting for the siblings."
Demeter looked at him longingly, and asked impatiently: "Your Highness, do you have a good relationship with this pair of sisters and brothers?"
Aphrodite did not tell Demeter about her meeting with the twin gods after she left. Demeter was just a valuable ally, and Aphrodite did not treat her very well. trust.
So he just said lightly: "Maybe it's because I helped them to be born smoothly. They may have remembered this kindness in their hearts."
Demeter nodded, and looked at Aphrodite with admiration and admiration: "Your Highness, although our strength and status are similar, you are an existence that I respect, and I trust and respect you more than the king of gods."
Aphrodite stood up, the corners of her lips were slightly raised, and she looked down at Demeter who was sitting down, her tone was cold and arrogant: "Your Highness, the future will tell you that your choice is not wrong."
Demeter looked at him with her hands in her hands, her eyes full of fascination, and she felt that Aphrodite's surprise almost made her heart stop.
That haughty, domineering attitude is so infatuating, but he is not arrogant, and he has the capital to ignore everything.
Demeter was immersed in her own world, and Aphrodite didn't know when she left.
Persephone pushed Demeter helplessly, and called her softly: "Mother God, Your Highness has already left, don't be an idiot anymore."
Demeter gradually came back to her senses, she felt ashamed to be a nymphomaniac in front of her daughter, Demeter forced herself to hold her respect: "I am not a nympho, Persephone, you are just too young to understand It’s all about the charm and charm of the goddess of beauty.”
When Persephone heard this, she pursed her lips quietly, and a trace of sadness flashed across her eyes.
The face of the God of Beauty once appeared in her mind, it was the first god she saw after she was born, and it was also the most stunning and heart-stirring existence she had ever seen in her life.
Persephone is a young girl, but she is not an ignorant child. How could she not understand love
It's just that she knew from the very beginning that the Realm of Winter, where she was born, is the real spiritual world of the Goddess of Beauty. She had had enough of the biting cold wind there, so she knew that beauty was unparalleled, and she didn't dare to be easily emotional.
She was afraid that she would not be able to wait until the ice and snow melted in that winter, so she would freeze to death in it first, so she chose to watch from afar.
Aphrodite returned to the Temple of Eros, and the Nine Muses had gathered in the main hall, waiting for his return.
The three goddesses of Meihui quietly hid outside the door, spying here.
Aphrodite ignored them, looked critically at the Muses, and then said ruthlessly: "There were two new main gods on the mountain not long ago. When I met them for the first time, I should offer a gift. The god of light has a priesthood of music. After thinking about it, I feel that his priesthood is more suitable for leading you than me, so I decided to transfer you to Apollo as a god. Follow me and wait until you go to the temple of light , we must continue to maintain respect for the Lord God, and we must not act recklessly, understand?"
Aphrodite's words hit the Muses like a thunderbolt from the clear sky, and they were instantly dumbfounded.
Calliope hurriedly said: "But Your Highness, we are the servant gods bestowed upon you by the king of gods, how can you transfer us to his gods?"
Aphrodite frowned, and asked coldly: "Do you think that I, the main god, cannot command you, or do you think that the new main god is not worthy to lead you?"
Calliope looked at him aggrievedly, so anxious to cry: "Your Highness, I didn't mean that!"
Aphrodite said lightly: "Then stop talking nonsense and come with me."
After finishing speaking, he turned around and left the Temple of Eros.
The beauties who originally thought that Aphrodite would reuse their muse instantly became happy, covered their lips with trembling smiles, and said narrowly: "Sisters, stop dawdling, Your Highness is still waiting outside for you to go out. Your Highness has a bad temper. Not very good, be careful that he will get angry in a while."
The Muses glared at the Meihuis angrily, and Calliope gritted his teeth and said angrily, "Don't be complacent, Aglaia, we will be back!"
Aglaia smiled gracefully and reservedly: "Of course you can come back anytime, after all, His Highness is the main god of hospitality."
The Muses fell silent, and left behind Aphrodite dejectedly, and were taken to the Temple of Light by him.
In the Temple of Light, Artemis is also here, talking to Apollo.
When they heard Nymph's report that Aphrodite came with a bunch of gods, they were stunned and hurried out to meet them.
Aphrodite walked over with a group of gods. Although the muses were listless, they were more numerous and looked very imposing.
Apollo looked at the muse behind Aphrodite, and asked with some uncertainty: "Your Highness, are you..."
Aphrodite smiled lightly: "It's the first time we meet, good day, Your Highnesses."
Artemis and Apollo were silent together, and then they also pretended to be alienated and said: "Good day, Your Highness."
Aphrodite pointed to the Muses and said: "I heard His Highness Apollo is the god of music, so he must be very talented. And I was not in the mountain before and I didn't prepare gifts for His Highness, so I decided to transfer the Muses to Be a god for His Highness. I believe that when His Highness is with the Muses, his thoughts will flow like a spring, and he will create countless classic poems for the gods to sing."
When the muses heard Aphrodite's words, they felt extremely ashamed, and all lowered their heads, covering their faces with their sleeves.
Apollo looked at these 'sisters' of his, smiled, and asked Ning Fu to take them into his temple to save some face for them: "Since it is His Highness's kindness, I will accept it."
After finishing speaking, he pretended to be restrained and showed a nervous expression: "Your Highness... would you like to come and sit in our temple?"
Artemis added from the side: "This is the first time we have met His Highness, and I am very curious about His Highness."
Aphrodite looked over at her, and Artemis showed a playful smile.
Aphrodite smiled and nodded: "If it doesn't bother you."
Apollo turned sideways out of the way, making way for Aphrodite in a gesture of invitation.
The three gods were polite to each other and entered the hall together.
When there were only three gods left in the palace, Apollo couldn't help but asked with a wry smile: "Your Highness, you brought the Muses with great fanfare. Will His Majesty the God King trouble you?"
Artemis poured a cup of scented tea for Aphrodite, and Aphrodite gracefully picked up the cup and sipped it, and said leisurely: "Even if I don't do anything, he still makes trouble for me, That being the case, I'd rather be generous and do it according to my own pleasure."
Apollo looked at him with some envy, admiring Aphrodite's unscrupulous behavior, but it seemed that others could not help him.
Artemis held his chin curiously and asked, "Your Highness, don't you like the Muses?"
Aphrodite nodded: "Their mother god is the only one among Zeus's wives who didn't get into trouble with Zeus. I don't trust them very much."
Apollo nodded: "It turns out that's the case, but it's understandable. That being the case, let me take charge of the Muse."
Aphrodite smiled slightly, and just about to say something, Zeus's angry roar came from outside the temple, like thunder bursting in the ear, stinging the eardrum: "Aphrodite, you arrogant person, what do you give me?" I'm coming out!"
Artemis and Apollo frowned and covered their ears, looking out of the hall with a trace of dissatisfaction in their eyes.
Aphrodite took it for granted, and said to the Twin Gods: "Your Highnesses, wait a moment, I'll go talk to the God King, and I'll be back soon."
Apollo nodded hesitantly, his emerald eyes looked at Aphrodite worriedly, and his face was gentle: "Alright Your Highness, we will wait for you here, if you fight with the king of gods, we will go out to help you immediately !"
Artemis nodded again and again, and waved his divine bow, showing off his strength.
Aphrodite laughed: "Thank you Your Highness for your kindness... But we probably won't fight. I'll go out first."
Aphrodite left under the worried gaze of the twin gods. Zeus was waiting for him outside the temple, and when he saw him come out, his hair exploded with anger.
Seeing that he was about to speak, Aphrodite immediately made a gesture: "Your Majesty, let's talk slowly in another place?"
Zeus gasped for breath, feeling extremely uncomfortable. He gave Aphrodite a hard look, and said in a low voice, "Go! I'd like to see what you plan to do now." How can you fool me!"
Aphrodite twitched the corners of her lips, and rolled her eyes inelegantly behind Zeus.
Knowing that I have been fooling you, do you still want to hear what I have to say
Zeus found a quiet place, drove out all the nymphs and fairies who were peeping around, then glared at Aphrodite in a vicious voice, and said word by word: "Say it, let me see what you want to make up again this time." reason."
Aphrodite paused, and then told the story of Muse again.
He glanced at Zeus lightly, and said mockingly: "Your Majesty, my highest position is the main god, and it is impossible to be stronger. But your son is different. He may overthrow you and become the new king of gods. I think you should Know who is more worthy of your vigilance."
Zeus didn't speak, he raised his right hand and pressed it firmly on his head.
Aphrodite thought he was too angry, and didn't continue to add fuel to the fire.
After waiting for a while, he found that Zeus raised one hand and covered his head with both hands.
Not only that, but his teeth were chattering non-stop, and there was an uncomfortable grinding sound.
Aphrodite called him softly: "Your Majesty, are you alright?"
Zeus gritted his teeth, unable to speak because of the extreme pain.
It took a long time to spit out a few words from between the teeth: "It hurts... my head... it hurts!"