Narcissus looked at his smiling eyes and said in frustration, "Your Highness, are my words funny?"
Aphrodite shook her head: "That's not true."
He lowered his head and turned over his belt, and saw that a thumb-sized anemone was stuffed there.
He took out the anemone flower and put it into the bi-color life godhead.
Soon after, Zeus, who was unconscious, was sent to this small temple. Aphrodite directed the Hades who transported him to put him on the small bed. Except for Hades, the other Hades retreated. go out.
Hades looked at him hesitantly, held back, but still didn't hold back, and asked softly: "Your Highness, do you really want to take Zeus's son?"
"Zeus... he won't let that child be born."
Aphrodite scratched the sharp blade and said softly, "Don't worry, I have made arrangements." What I want to take away is not the child's body, but his soul.
The worry on Hades' face didn't fade away, and the brows were still furrowed. After thinking for a few seconds, he said, "Your Highness, after taking out this child, how do you plan to take him there? We need our help." ?"
Aphrodite remained silent, and after a while he said softly: "No, after I take out the child, I will take him away. No matter what happens between me and Zeus and the others, don't worry about it. Then, take care of my Cupid for me, and never let Gaia touch him."
Hades felt some danger from his tone, his heart was pounding and listening, and he couldn't calm down.
He took a deep look at Aphrodite and whispered, "I understand."
Aphrodite smiled slightly: "Then please go out for a while, Your Majesty, by the way, is Demeter here?"
Hades nodded: "Persephone and Demeter are on their way."
Aphrodite nodded slightly, expressing her understanding.
Hades stared at him blankly for a few seconds, pursed his lips lightly, said nothing more, closed the temple door and retreated, waiting outside the temple.
After a while, Demeter arrived, accompanied by Persephone. She asked suspiciously, "What does Your Highness want me to do?"
Hades shook his head silently, and said, "Let's talk about it after he comes out."
Demeter showed some puzzled expression, inexplicably, also a little uneasy.
After waiting for a long time, Aphrodite finally walked out of the temple.
He draped himself in a black cloak, the hood of which fell down, covering the upper half of his face, revealing only perfectly shaped pink lips and a pointed chin.
A cradle was hooked on his arm, and the cradle was covered by a black cloth. There was no sound inside, but the gods could feel the faint breath in it.
Aphrodite handed the prepared Saturn transfer letter to Demeter, and repeated his explanation to the gods on the sacred mountain with the gods of the underworld. Ersephone's eyes widened suddenly, and her breathing was a little disordered. She hurriedly said: "Your Highness, this child has nothing to do with us. Why would you put yourself in danger for him?"
Hades was a little more calm than her, but he didn't approve of Aphrodite's doing so.
Aphrodite smiled and said, "I have other plans, and there are reasons why I must do it. If you guys are worried about me, just keep Cupid in check."
Demeter signed the Saturn transfer letter, then handed it over to Aphrodite, and asked in embarrassment: "Your Highness, do you know who will deal with you? If that's the case, why don't you bring some more?" With your prestige, there must be half of the main gods willing to follow you to protect you, and won't put you in a dangerous situation."
Aphrodite said softly: "What I want to do is reasonable but not particularly legitimate in terms of reason, but indifferent and harsh in terms of emotion. I will definitely have to pay some price for what I have done Yes, otherwise the other gods would see it in their eyes, and if they didn’t say anything, they would be full of resentment in their hearts. And if the price is left to me to choose, at least it can be controlled within a range I can accept, so that I won’t lose completely .”
The gods couldn't convince him, Aphrodite shook the basket in her hand, and the young god's cries as thin as a mosquito came from under the black cloth, and Aphrodite said softly, "Everyone, it's time for me to leave."
Hades opened his mouth, and finally he could only say, "Your Highness, you must be careful."
Aphrodite smiled lightly and elegantly, and he said softly, "I will."
He bid farewell to the three gods, took the newborn baby god away from the pure land of bliss, and then gradually walked away along the banks of the Leth River.
After a long time, when he couldn't see his back, Hades frowned, looked at the gate of the temple that was being taken, and said, "I'll go in and have a look at Zeus."
Demeter frowned in confusion, and Persephone snuggled into her arms, comforting her: "Mother God, Your Highness, he will be fine..."
Demeter wanted to say something, but Hades came out with a dark face, his face was extremely ugly, he took a deep breath and said, "Zeus is gone."
The two goddesses were shocked and squeezed into the temple together.
The original stone bed where Zeus slept had disappeared, replaced by a large hole, the hole was so deep that the bottom could not be seen at a glance.
The three gods jumped down without hesitation, and after running along the tunnel for a while, they found that there was no way ahead.
Persephone widened her eyes and said angrily, "The sinful and damned Earth Mother, there is no god other than her who can make such a big commotion in the Hades without us noticing it. Look at this crypt, She is clearly using this to mock and mock us, our underworld cannot bear this tone!"
Hades said with an ugly face: "Gaia and the others probably went to find His Highness after they took Zeus away. After all, His Highness brought that child... No, we have to remind His Highness as soon as possible!"
Persephone bit her lip anxiously, and Demeter and Demeter hurriedly flew out, chasing in the direction Aphrodite left.
Aphrodite was not moving forward at this time, he lifted the black cloth on the basket, and was sitting on the bank of the Lete River teasing the little baby in the basket.
This little baby is the reincarnation of Poros, Zagreus.
Because he was forcibly cut out by Aphrodite before he was conceived for a long time, his divine power accumulation is not enough, his body is very small, as big as a baby, and he cannot grow up at the wind like Hermes, just like a real human baby The same, soft and fragile, the delicate neck can be cut off lightly.
The Lethe River is different from the River Styx outside the Bridge of Darkness. The gods or people who fall into it will not be unable to float again. Except for the fact that it can make people forget their memories, it is no different from ordinary rivers.
Aphrodite placed the basket containing Zagreus on the Lete River, and the basket floated on the surface of the river. As long as Aphrodite let go, the basket would be swept away by the rushing river, and then floated to unknown distance.
Zagreus held that small fist, and looked at Aphrodite with eyes as clear as black mercury, full of dependence and nostalgia.
Aphrodite said softly: "Zagreus, I was entrusted by your sister Athena. She asked me to abandon your godly body and let me take your soul. What about your decision? Are you willing to give up your body again?" Are you going to die and abandon this hard-won chance of a new life?"
Zagreus looked at him sadly, tried his best to raise his slender hand, and gently held his fingertips.
Aphrodite wrapped his little hand in turn, and bright white light filled his eyes, taking away the soul of the little baby in the basket.
After losing his soul, the already fragile baby seemed to have lost the last bit of vitality. The luster in his eyes gradually faded and became dull and dead. The little hand that was holding Aphrodite also lost strength and became Get cold.
Aphrodite re-covered the black cloth on the basket, and let go of the basket.
A rush of turbulent waves came and swung the little black basket into the distance.
Aphrodite took off the necklace given by Mnemosyne again, and he soaked the gemstone in the river water for a while, the surface of the gemstone was extremely fragile after being washed by the river water.
Seeing that the gem of divine power was about to shatter, Aphrodite picked up the necklace, wiped it clean, and put it back around her neck.
Then he let go of the black cloak that covered his aura, and Zeus and other gods, who sniffed his breath like a hunting dog, chased after him frantically.
In the sky above their heads, the goddess Rhea, holding an hourglass in her hand and wearing a flowing gold dress, closed her eyes lightly, stepped out of that unperceivable latitude solemnly, and descended in front of the gods.
The golden light transformed by Narcissus diffused quietly, covering Aphrodite's whole body in it. He showed a gentle smile, and his holy and holy appearance was really hard to make people feel disgusted.
Rhea sighed softly: "Aphrodite, you are already the supreme god, possessing endless power and supreme authority. Zeus has never let you suffer. Why do you need to save that child? Don't you Do you think he will pamper you more than Zeus?"
Aphrodite also sighed softly: "I will return the same question to you, Your Highness Rhea, when Cronus was in power against the king, you were the queen of gods. Apart from eating a few of your children, he treated you But it’s not indebted, you just need to take care of yourself, why should you resist him for Zeus?”
Rhea's breath fluctuated for a moment, she pretended to be calm, and said coldly: "You don't need to worry about my decision!"
Aphrodite said lightly: "So, you don't care about my decision."
Rhea snorted coldly: "Do you think I really want to know the purpose of everything you do? You are wrong, I don't care at all, but I still have to take care of me, hand over that child, otherwise we will have nothing to do this time." I want you to die with that child!"
Aphrodite smiled and said, "Is it up to you?"
Gaia, Mnemosyne, and Themis emerged from Zeus' shadow, and she raised her chin haughtily and asked, "Add us."
Aphrodite looked at them coldly, then pointed to the direction of the Lete River and said, "I put him in a basket and let the Lete River send him away. Which of you is going to chase him?"
Themis had turned into a plank and floated down the Lethe River under her feet. Her broken voice was blown back by the headwind, and she said, "Leave me the matter of finding your little Highness."
Zeus and the others looked a little ugly, Aphrodite smiled lightly and said, "Look, one is missing."
Gaia looked unkind, and said coldly: "Stop talking nonsense with Aphrodite, let's do it directly! Today I will kill him with my own hands."
Gaia controlled the divine power, and the ground under Aphrodite's feet began to vibrate, and cracks opened from the bottom of his feet, turning into an abyss to make him fall into it without a place to stay.
Aphrodite flew in the air, Gaia folded her hands together, pure white light flew out of her body, her hair was blown up by the wind without wind, and she muttered: "The sky was born in my body, I command it to return to me!"
A strong suction emanates from the center of the earth, forcing everyone to stick to the ground and unable to fly, and after falling to the ground, the legs of all living beings are as if pierced by a heavy weight, making it difficult for them to even walk.
Gaia - Gravity!
Trapped by the huge suction force under her feet and the pressure on her head, Aphrodite stood still and couldn't move. With a wave of her hand, the soles of Aphrodite's feet were slowly covered with brown clods, and Gaia wanted to push him away. petrochemical.
Gaia said: "I am the mother of the gods, all life in this world comes from me, now I want to take back your life."
Aphrodite smiled and said: "You are the mother of the gods, but you can only control the life of the gods that are still conceived in you. When the gods are pulled out of your body, you no longer have the power to take back their lives." qualifications."
"And I am the god of life, the ruler of the underworld, I control the power of the cycle of life and death, and only I have the right to deprive all lives."
Aphrodite pointed at them, and the petrification that had spread to her legs dissipated instantly: "Including you."
"Arrogance!" Zeus' scepter was still held by Hades. He ran away in a hurry and couldn't take it away, but he didn't only have the Thunder scepter as a weapon.
Zeus clasped his hands tightly, and purple lightning crackled on his palms. With a roar, he pulled his hands apart suddenly, and a spear surrounded by lightning appeared. Zeus grabbed the handle of the gun and rushed towards Aphrodite. There was nothing false in his posture, and the tip of the gun pointed directly at Aphrodite's heart, trying to kill him with one blow.
A contemptuous smile appeared on the corners of Aphrodite's lips, and he raised his right arm suddenly, and a sheepskin shield emerged. He turned slightly sideways, and Zeus's sharpshooter hit his shield.
The huge impact and collision made both gods uncomfortable, but other than that, there were no other injuries.
Aphrodite's shield perfectly blocked Zeus's attack, and the shield was unharmed.
Zeus's eyes were red, and his voice was almost bleeding with hatred: "The shield of Aquis!"
Aphrodite raised her eyebrows: "It's a 'fake', but it did use part of the sheepskin you provided." As for whether he used most of it or a small part, it's up to the beholder to see.
Aphrodite violently pushed Zeus away, Zeus' face was gloomy, and he attacked again with his gun.
Not to be outdone, Aphrodite used her divine power to condense a long spear and fought fiercely with Zeus.
Gaia's face was gloomy, and she tried again, shouting loudly: "Prison!"
Gravity strengthened again, restricting Aphrodite's activities one step further, Aphrodite paused slightly, a large wound was drawn on his arm by Zeus, and golden divine blood overflowed from his arm.
With a sullen face, he used his life force to recover from his injuries. Compared with his continuous supply of life, Zeus gradually became tired.
Rhea turned the hourglass upside down, and a phantom of the same hourglass appeared above Aphrodite's head, golden quicksand overflowed from the gap, and Rhea's time was reversed by Rhea to the time when she was injured before.
Zeus was overjoyed when he saw this, Rhea said coldly: "Zeus, hurt him as much as possible, I will stop his time when he is weakest."
Zeus quickly responded and stepped up his offensive.
Aphrodite brandished her shield to defend, while Mnemosyne stood helpless, not knowing what to do.
Gaia is relatively far away from the battlefield, and she is fully in control of the gravity that constantly affects Aphrodite. From the corner of her eye, she saw Mnemosyne doing nothing, and immediately cursed: "Aphrodite is wearing the necklace you gave me. What are you still doing, attack him quickly!"
Mnemosyne was slightly stunned, and immediately communicated with the divine power gem that was close to Aphrodite's skin, continuously sending divine power into it, increasing its power, confusing Aphrodite's memory, and affecting him sanity.
Aphrodite's actions, sanity, and physical state were constantly affected, and she became obviously confused. She made several mistakes and was stabbed by Zeus.
Gaia immediately said: "Zeus, use the magic circle quickly, and transmit your power to Mnemosyne, Aphrodite's sanity is greatly affected by her!"
Zeus frowned, took a step back when he heard the words, and came to Mnemosyne's side to transmit the divine power to him.
Under the chaotic memory conflict, Aphrodite's sight and footsteps were obviously a lot blurred. He stabbed the spear into the ground to stabilize himself. He gasped lightly, but the expression in his eyes had changed. Loose and dazed.
Seeing this, Zeus couldn't help having some thoughts, and couldn't help saying: "Gaia, don't imprison him, pass all the power to Mnemosyne, and we can control him."
"Control?" Gaia smiled strangely, and refused: "I don't want to control him, I just want him to die!"
Cupid has not grown up yet, but the power of Eros is disappearing inexplicably. Gaia was deeply stimulated by everything, and vowed that he would never let Aphrodite have a chance to escape. This time, he must be completely obliterated. Then take back the divine power of love and desire.
Gaia's killing intent was too strong and determined. Seeing that Zeus didn't move, she knelt down on the ground, raised her palms high, and slapped the ground heavily. The ground shook wildly, and the huge crack directly hit Aphrodite. Intuit's feet extended out, and Aphrodite was still closing her eyes to relieve her insanity. She had no resistance to this, and she stumbled and fell directly into it.
Zeus exclaimed: "No!"
Gaia grinned grinningly, clasped her hands together, and wanted to close up the split earth, squeeze Aphrodite into flesh, and crush her to death.
The dense black fog crazily extended from the ground, propping up the gap and preventing Gaia from closing the ground.
Tartarus walked out of the thick fog, looked at Gaia coldly and said, "Aphrodite is the god of life, she cannot die!"
Gaia's face was distorted: "He is dead, I am the new God of Life!"
Tartarus' face turned cold, but Rhea exclaimed suddenly, and then stopped suddenly.
The gods looked over subconsciously, and saw Aphrodite standing behind Rhea at some point, wringing her hands with one hand and squeezing her throat tightly with the other.
The time hourglass lost control and fell to the ground. Aphrodite looked normal, and there was no wound on her body.
Tartarus was stunned for a moment, and looked at his hands. He held Aphrodite in his arms when he emerged from the abyss, but at this moment there was only a scattered golden light left in his hands.
Tartarus was suspended in place sluggishly.
Aphrodite smiled at Tartarus, and explained in a warm voice: "Narcissus has endured the influence from Mnemosyne for me, so there is still some confusion, Your Highness, please hold him for a while." , don't let him fall."
Tartarus's face was turning blue and white, and his expression was a little bit reluctant.
Gaia looked at him in astonishment, and asked in confusion, "Why can't I feel your existence, my gravity control can't affect you..."
"Maybe it's because..." Aphrodite pondered for a few seconds before laughing, "I'm in a strange space?"
Zeus' face was uncertain: "Space is the power of Cronus..."
Aphrodite looked down at Rhea who was being clamped by him, and keenly noticed that her pupils dilated a little.
Aphrodite's heart moved, and the hand holding her neck loosened a little, allowing her to speak, and then said, "Of course it's because he gave me his power."
Rhea subconsciously asked: "Why did he give you power?"
Aphrodite thought about it for a few seconds, then replied, "He loves me?"
Rhea said sharply: "How could he love you for what you did to him?"
Aphrodite asked curiously: "You look a little excited, could it be... Your Highness Rhea, you have always loved Cronus?"
Rhea bit her lips tightly, and retorted loudly: "From the day I decided to overthrow him, I have no affection for him!"
Aphrodite said casually: "The lovely god heard the opposite answer from your heart."
Rhea's face was pale, and Aphrodite didn't seem to notice the change in her expression. After thinking for a while, she said, "But you should care more about Zeus than Cronus, right?"
"For him, you are even willing to break the taboo of the law into time, just to find the existence that threatens him and kill him in the cradle. If you don't really love this child, you will not be willing to do this for him …for him, forsake everything…”
Rhea looked dull and did not respond.
Zeus didn't seem to stimulate her enough, it seems that Cronus is still going to be pulled out.
The thoughts in Aphrodite's heart were spinning rapidly, and he said hoarsely: "Even betrayed my husband..."
Rhea's complexion changed again, and Aphrodite whispered in her ear: "Riya, do you regret betraying Cronus for Zeus?"
Rhea panicked: "I don't regret it! I don't!"
Aphrodite repeated: "You regret it, but you have no chance to redeem it. As the goddess of time, you can wait and see the future, but you cannot return to the established past. Because the gods have blocked the past, your Strength is not enough to change the past... "
"You can't bear the pain of regret, you can only lie to yourself over and over again. You have to help Zeus and do everything you can to help him. You have to prove to others, and even more so to yourself, that you care more about Zeus than Cronus , so that you can obtain a short period of peace... "
"No—I said it, I don't regret it!" Rhea held her head, her emotions suddenly collapsed, tears burst down the embankment, she lost her heart defense, and cried loudly: "I said it, I have no regrets!"
The gods looked at Rhea in a daze, and Tartarus felt bad, and said loudly: "Leave her, Aphrodite!"
Aphrodite also let go of her hand subconsciously because of her crazy warning instinct, but she grabbed her again after reacting.
Rhea's eyes were full of tears, she looked at Aphrodite with choked resentment, and said, "Aphrodite, I hate you."
Why do you want to expose the lies I have been lying to myself all this time.
Rhea smiled sadly: "Cronus is right, a god like you plays with everyone's love and applauds, and you indifferently watch other people's heartache—"
"You are the god of love, but you don't understand love. Your love is only reason, reality and pain!"
She rushed forward and hugged Aphrodite's waist tightly, the power of time spread, and Tartarus and Gaia suddenly realized that their movements slowed down, and the time of one second was stretched infinitely .
Tartarus wanted to teleport to Aphrodite's side, but what slowed him was not the movement, but the time.
Before the next second came, even if his movements were as fast as a stream of light, he couldn't reach the place he wanted to reach.
Rhea hugged Aphrodite tightly, and jumped into the rushing Lete River.
In the splashing waves, Rhea's relieved smile and Aphrodite's indifferent eyebrows and eyes.
The prison of time disappeared, and Tartarus staggered and fell to the ground on the hem of his clothes.
The streamer transformed by Narcissus flew into the Lete River in panic, and his figure appeared in the mirror world. He turned around and looked at the world at the bottom of the river, chasing the swept away figures of Rhea and Aphrodite leave.
Tartarus had a strange expression on his face. After standing there for two seconds, he turned around and went straight back to the abyss.