Chapter 358 Omen

There are always many legends about Zeus's son in the world.

After all, in the past thousand years, no one except Zeus himself knew how many offspring he left behind.

Among these beings with the blood of the king of gods, there are mortals, demigods, and true gods. Although most of them eventually became known to the world as time went by, there are still two children who, for various reasons, have not left a name in the world so far, and even few people have heard of their existence.

The first one is a natural god. He is the offspring left by Zeus hundreds of years ago, and the founder and builder of the city of Thebes, and the grandson of Cadmus. This prince who made contributions in the Typhon Rebellion had more than one child with the goddess of harmony Harmonia, and Semele was the most beautiful one among them.

Then in an unexpected (?) encounter, the young princess met the king of gods who was incarnated as a mortal at that time. Zeus, who called himself Cronides (son of Cronus), easily captured the heart of the princess with his superb skills, and soon gave birth to a bloodline with her.

However, according to past experience, women who got together with Zeus, if they were not gods, often had the same fate, either dying or living in pain.

So this time was no exception. Wherever Zeus cheated, Hera would definitely follow.

When she knew about Semele and her child, the Queen of Heaven was naturally furious. She immediately turned into an old woman to meet the pregnant Semele and began her daily journey of persecuting the mistress.

She first inadvertently led the princess to mention her husband who had been away all year round, and then questioned Semele when she was showing off. She claimed that the man would never be Zeus, the king of the gods, and everything was just Semele's sensational rhetoric, or even she herself was deceived.

The princess was naturally furious when she heard this, but she was actually a little confused and uneasy in her heart. After all, Zeus had never shown the posture of a god, so was he really the king of gods?

The young princess immediately made a decision that she would ask Zeus to show his true self the next time they met - to show the sacred form that was enough to embody the authority of the king of gods. And coincidentally, on the day of the next meeting, Zeus promised the princess that in order to compensate for his long-term absence, he would agree to Semele's reasonable request.

The subsequent story was very logical. The ignorant mortal princess and her palace turned into ashes in the thunder and fire, and the true god no longer had a non-god mother. And only as an immortal of the gods, her son with Zeus survived by chance.

Well... what other stories are behind this, the world does not know. How did this god who was still in his mother's womb continue to grow, and no one knows.

In short, there is no story about the son of the king of gods who was born a god. Even considering that there were no gods born in the Third Age, many gods on Mount Olympus doubted whether this god named "Dionysus" existed.

However, as the son of Zeus, he still had a little sense of existence.

Dionysus was the first, and the second unknown son of Zeus was this "Glory of Hera".

If the former was unknown, it was because there was no relevant news circulating in the world under the influence of some power, and the latter was simply because he was too young.

He was still far from adulthood, and even his name was only acquired not long ago because of the existence of Hera. But since Zeus would think of him at this time, it was naturally not without reason.

"Hera's glory... he should be called 'Hercules'. Haha, he was able to strangle the snake monster sent by Hera just after he was born. With such an outstanding talent, he will not be worse than the king of Athens in the future."

"The son of the God King, who accidentally drank Hera's milk and killed the snake-shaped monster shortly after he was born, is really the guidance of fate. I wanted you to be the king of Mycenae and the leader of my many bloodlines in the world, but now it seems that you may be able to do more for me."

This is a matter of killing several birds with one stone. After all, before the birth of this child, the strange fluctuations of the world's power had not occurred, so Zeus would think of giving birth to such a child, letting him gather his descendants of gods in the world, strengthen the connection between the kingship and humans, and even turn his name Zeus into a symbol in human civilization.

But plans cannot keep up with changes. Now he doesn't want his children to stand up and rule the world.

The great war in the mortal world is imminent, and the gods should be allowed to participate in these themselves. In this case, this gifted child naturally has more value in existence.

"Yes, that's it."

After passing through the gate of the underworld, as his thoughts changed, Zeus suddenly realized that he might really need such a capable offspring in the human world.

Maybe many of his things can be done with his help, such as redeeming his image in the underworld, or dealing with an ancient god who has supported the sky for half an epoch, to see if he has any intention of repenting.

"But don't worry, whether he can grow to the level I need is still a hard thing to say. And before that, I also need to make some more preparations..."

Anyway, it's not a matter of one or two days, so it doesn't matter if I wait a little longer. A few years or more is nothing to a god.

When he grows up, I will test his abilities a little, and finally decide whether to entrust him with an important task and let him go into the abyss to complete his mission.

After all, it was easier to say that in other places, even if there was a mistake, he could make up for it in time. Perseus used to cheat all the way with the artifacts of the gods. But Tartarus, that was beyond his control.

Once inside, don't expect outsiders to help. For a child who is not that old yet, Zeus doesn't care that much whether he dies or not now, but if things go wrong in the future, it will be a difficult problem to solve.

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Earth, Acropolis.

Zeus' journey to the underworld was temporarily over, and in the Acropolis venue, Gaia, who was obviously not present but was mentioned repeatedly, finally looked at the masterpiece in front of her with satisfaction.

At this moment, the crowd in the venue built along the mountain was a little confused, because although the brief confrontation in the underworld not long ago did not completely affect the ground, it still left some traces.

A minor earthquake is not a big deal on the plains, but for a city built on a hill, it is a big disaster.

"Huh - yes, it seems you succeeded... Pandora, right? How do you feel about it? Or to be more specific, how do you feel about it now?"

In the corner of the high platform, a woman in her forties looked at Pandora in front of her expectantly.

Just now, when the earth shook for a moment, Gaia could clearly feel that these divine fragments that originally symbolized the authority of 'material destruction' suddenly flickered.

The will that originally belonged to Perses suddenly woke up a little, briefly containing the chaos in the fragments; at the same time, because of the birth of the earthquake, people in the entire Acropolis felt panic in an instant.

Many of them began to pray for God's blessing, hoping that this would not be a large-scale natural disaster. In the process of praying, many people mentioned the saying "ask God to drive away the disaster". .

In this case, Pandora's own spirits seemed to be lifted. The moment she came into contact with the divine fragment, she seemed to have the ability to connect with the power of faith to a certain extent. Although this is not as good as gods, there is a difference between having and not having them.

So her spirit, which was on the verge of collapse, stabilized instantly, and as expected, she successfully accommodated this fragment of divinity.

Slowly opening her eyes, in Pandora's eyes, the world seemed to have changed.

Things that were originally blurry became clear, and many things that she had been unable to touch in the past became touchable.

And the most important thing is that after so many years, Pandora has mastered power beyond the mortal world for the first time.

The power of destruction flows through her, and she is now a true demigod in every sense of the word - not by race, but by pure power.

You must know that although she lived for a long time in the past, in order to prevent her from having the ability to resist herself in the human world, Epimetheus never allowed her to have access to the truly powerful extraordinary knowledge.

So until today, she had never mastered true power. But now, everything is different.

"Yes, I succeeded, I survived..."

Holding her hands empty, at this moment, Pandora, who had just completed her promotion, felt as if she could tear apart the sky and the earth, possessing the power to destroy all things. But soon, reason overcame this feeling of swelling.

She can never be Gaia's opponent, and she may not even be able to defeat Epimetheus now.

The fragment of divinity she contained was not the largest, so she took a deep breath, suppressed her thoughts, and turned to look in the direction indicated by Gaia.

There, countless light spots still flickered, but it was obvious that Gaia was referring to the largest one.

That was the core of the authority of Perseus, the former god of material destruction. Whoever controls it controls this top level of divine power.

Pandora had no feeling for it before, but now, perhaps due to the fusion of the divine fragments, an inexplicable connection was born between the two.

"I feel like I can affect it, but only a little bit. It can also affect me, and it's a big part. But..."

After hesitating for a moment, Pandora continued:

"It seems to sense that there is a destruction that has just occurred under the ground beneath its feet."

"Yes, I understand. You are able to communicate normally without any signs of being seriously affected... Pandora, you are doing much better than I thought."

Without paying attention to the last sentence, Gaia naturally knew what had just happened in the underworld.

She was naturally happy that Zeus was injured, but the state of Pandora in front of her made her even more excited.

"It seems that my guess is correct. Fate is indeed favoring you. If it hadn't been for this sudden disaster, you might not have been able to complete this step so easily. It would also be difficult to know what to do in the future to increase the level of Qin fusion. The success rate of divine fragments.”

"But it's different now... The destruction of matter can actually stimulate the consciousness in the fragments and reduce the chaos; and if life connects this disaster with yourself, it can stimulate your spirit and anchor your state. ...This looks a bit like a different kind of 'ceremony'."

"Pandora, looking at it this way, you can be regarded as setting a precedent for future beings in the world to integrate fragments of divinity."

The voice softened, and Gaia gently stroked the ordinary-looking pottery jar.

This is the power of fate... Although she didn't know whether it was fate or not, since the result was good, she would take it as it was.

"Since I succeeded, can I leave?"

Although the most critical step had passed, Pandora's mind was still constantly impacted by the spiritual realm.

The destruction of all things, the shattering of rocks, the diversion of rivers, and everything related to [Material Destruction] in the world for tens of millions of years were impacting her will, but not as fiercely and crazily as when she just merged.

She just wanted to take a break now and stay away from this ancient god. But obviously, Gaia didn't intend to let her go.

"You can't leave yet, Pandora, I came to you this time, not just to let you merge a divine fragment."

"This is just the beginning, and there is still a lot for you to do."

"I know."

Slightly lowered her head, when the information brought by the divine fragment surged in her mind, waves of desire for destruction also rose in Pandora's heart.

But she endured it, because she didn't have the ability to resist.

But when she lowered her head, the witch who brought disaster and curse glanced at the brightest one among the millions of stars, which was also the core of the authority of [Material Destruction].

She told Gaia about her feelings and said that she felt the destruction of the underground, but in fact, she didn't tell the whole story.

Because this authority seems to be able to sense not only the past destruction, but also the upcoming one.

And the other destruction that she didn't mention... seemed to be in a corner of the world not long after.

'In that direction, I remember... a small country that obeyed Athens. '

The impression had long been blurred, and Pandora just kept it in mind.

The reason why she concealed this matter was not that she thought this destruction could affect Gaia.

She just wanted to know how much Gaia could control her, these divine fragments, and even the authority of destruction.

If there was not much... the power that tried to destroy all the matter in the world was flowing in her body.

Things like spirits always affect each other as long as they are close enough. No one knows what this witch, who has become a tool for creating disasters since her birth, is thinking at this moment.