Like Artemis, she was also restricted by Zeus and the gods.
This kind of restriction can be seen everywhere, and no one can escape it. Even Zeus, the king of all kings, may have an existence that can restrict him. Otherwise, why does he need the original library of creation so urgently? If it is still based on his own strength, there is definitely no way to solve all the problems, so more power is needed.
It's just like Cleopatra's case. Although she had no choice but to take this path and did this, she didn't really want to do it, but what does this have to do with Hilde killing her? In the end, it still happened. The people of Araeus will never be resurrected. Instead, they become a bunch of zombies on the battlefield. Their bodies cannot be buried in peace, but are insulted like this. What did these people of Araeus do wrong?
So Cleopatra had to die.
At the same time, she also brought one thing to Hilde's attention.
She herself said that it was Hades's fault that asked her to keep reaping lives in the human world, because Hades needed the souls of these mortals. In that case, Hades was also collecting something. Although no one knew what these mortal souls meant to the underworld, it meant that Hades was currently preparing for something.
Now, this is going to be interesting.
Zeus, for the creation of the original library.
And Hades is also accumulating the souls of mortals.
Now I don’t know what Poseidon is thinking.
Rhodes, this simple girl, did not get any valuable information from Poseidon, and Poseidon did not reveal even a word to his oracle. He simply gave her the power and gave Rhodes the trident representing Poseidon, so this is very interesting. Now it seems that almost all the major gods have died, which means that the next battle and the changes in things will become more complicated.
But no matter what.
Hilde felt that it would be better to finish the matter at hand.
As for matters concerning the gods, there is no point in considering them now.
The Spartan army hiding in the city of Eraeus quickly chose to surrender. At the same time, the corpses that had lost the source of Cleopatra's power instantly turned into a pile of ashes and disappeared on the plain. The soldiers of the Byzantine Empire watched this scene in horror. They felt like they were dreaming. After all, they saw countless corpses rushing towards them, and saw Xerxes turning the entire battlefield into a sea of fire. They also saw Hilde turning into thunder and lightning, and there were terrifying purple lightning everywhere. Such a scene is probably not something that no ordinary person can see.
It can be said that it is very spectacular.
Xerxes hid himself in the red hood again. He listened to Hilde and would not show up in front of others casually. The Byzantine soldiers looked at the woman in the red cloak and hood in horror. Some soldiers knew that she was the Byzantine Queen Xerxes, but most of them had never seen her with their own eyes. They were completely overwhelmed by this kind of power.
Of course, Hield's performance was also very surprising.
Seeing that the queen of their country was so mysterious, everyone was naturally full of confidence. In this way, even if they encountered any danger or trouble in the future, as long as the queen was there, there would be no problem.
So under Hilde's order, the Byzantine First Army entered Araeus directly. The Spartans and other coalition forces in Araeus collected their weapons and stood aside waiting to be captured. These Spartans were also very smart. They knew that they had no way to defeat the two oracles. If they refused to surrender, they would only face death.
So it’s better to surrender quickly.
But Hilde didn't have time to deal with these Spartans for the time being.
There are only three thousand of these guys anyway.
Hilde returned to Sophia and Xerxes. Sophia looked at Hilde with some concern. After all, she had just witnessed Hilde release such a powerful force with her own eyes. But she also knew that Hilde's divine power was actually unstable. She was worried that if Hilde did this, there would be some unexpected problems.
"Sissi, how do you feel now?"
"It's okay, nothing happened, don't worry."
Hilde had a relaxed smile on her face. She reached out and gently touched Sophia's cheek.
"Look at why you are so nervous. Your face has become so hot. This situation will probably happen many times in the future. So... you'd better be mentally prepared."
"Sissi..."
Xerxes frowned and glanced at Hilde.
"Have you consumed too much divine power?"
"Did you notice?"
"Of course, you and I are different. I am the God of Fire, so the use of fire does not consume too much of my divine power. It just takes some effort to control the fire. But I noticed that your lightning does not come directly from the sky. I originally thought that you used your divine power to summon lightning from the sky, and then today I noticed that you did not summon lightning. In your case, it is the same as mine. You use your divine power to condense lightning directly from your body."
"...That's right."
Xerxes said so.
Hilde noticed it, too.
Like the control over everything in the world, Poseidon's oracle Rhodes also has a similar ability. Her ability is to directly control water, or the sea, but Rhodes' ability has requirements, that is, it must be in a place with water. Rhodes also mentioned this when chatting with her. Fortunately, as long as you don't go to the desert area, water is still easy to get.
However, Hilde's lightning can be released at will. She often uses the sparks in her hands to light lamps or torches. Today, when she was fighting with Cleopatra, including the last thunder that fell from the sky, it seemed to have fallen from the sky, but in fact, that thunder appeared out of thin air at the cost of a large loss of Hilde's divine power.
"In that case, doesn't it mean that Sissi is very powerful?"
Sophia said with some surprise.
"Xixi, you are too strong!"
Chapter 6 of the Seventh Tune: The Tragedy of Ellaeus
"No... don't be happy so soon." Xerxes frowned and said to the two, "Power has a price. When you gain such power, there must be a certain price. The question I am worried about now is, do you know what the price is?"
"..."
Hilde did not answer.
"Well, it seems that you really don't know now."
"Your Majesty, can you tell me?"
Sophia also had some concerns.
However, Xerxes shook his head.
"It's useless to talk about this. Xixi will know it in the future. Since you already have this power, you can't escape it even if you don't want it, so... this is the only way."
"Well, I understand. Don't worry. I know this matter well. I know that the power in me is very dangerous, so I will not abuse it. I will only use it where it is most needed. Even if I am a candle, using this power will accelerate my burning, but I don't care, because I am the queen, the queen of all the citizens of the Byzantine Kingdom, so I have already realized it."
Hilde said these words with a smile, and Xerxes couldn't help but widen his eyes in surprise after hearing them. She was stunned for a moment, then she smiled helplessly and said to Hilde: "Oh, then the gap between you and me is really big. You are a beloved queen, everyone likes you, and you are willing to give almost everything for your country, but I can't do that. To be honest, I don't like the Persian Empire very much. If I have the opportunity to choose, I don't want to be the emperor of the Persian Empire."
"That's because you are the emperor, so you are qualified to say this. If ordinary people were asked to become the emperor of Persia, they would probably be extremely happy."
“So they don’t understand.”
Xerxes gave a helpless smile.
"Forget it, let's not talk about these things. Didn't we just capture Araeus? Isn't the most important thing to do now to deal with the Spartans in Araeus?" Xerxes walked to Hilde's side and pecked her cheek gently. "I'm a little tired now. I'll go back and rest. When you're done, remember to come find me."
"Row."
Hilde thought for a moment, then said to Sophia beside him:
"Sophia, go and keep Xerxes company."
"Well, that's good."
Sophia did not refuse, but directly agreed to this matter. So Hilde went directly to Eraeus to meet the commander of the Spartans. When she arrived in Eraeus, she could feel the desperate suffocation. Although there was no corpse in Eraeus, the ground and walls had turned into black bloodstains, messy things, and various destroyed facilities, all of which seemed to be crying to Hilde about the human tragedy that Eraeus had encountered before.
Hilde's face was as cold as frost. When she saw all this, her anger surged up again, and she was filled with murderous intent. The Spartan commander was standing in the open-air theater in the center of the city of Araeus. All the commanders of the army were escorted to this place, waiting for Hilde's interrogation.
"His Majesty!"
Amyntas saw Hilde approaching.
He immediately stood up straight.
"We have brought all the officers here!"
"OK……"
"Your Majesty, you look very angry."
"If you don't get angry when you see this with your own eyes, it means your heart is dead."
Hildre's words were filled with strong anger, and even Amyntas could feel the chilling fear. Amyntas also realized that he had said the wrong thing, so he quickly lowered his head and said helplessly: "Your Majesty... I am very sorry, I just feel... I rarely see you so angry, I am just a little surprised. I am also very indignant about what happened to Eraeus."
"fine."
Hilde walked towards the open-air theater without looking back.
Amyntas knew that those officers were probably in trouble.
When Hilde came over, the Spartan officers were stunned. They had never seen a woman as beautiful as Hilde. It was daytime and the sun was shining. Hilde's long silver hair was like pure silver, shining with a beautiful metallic luster. Her purple pupils were burning with rage. Hilde was like a female war god who walked out of the land of ice and snow. She was terrifying, but also very beautiful.
"Which of you is the commander?"
Hilde glanced around coldly.
Soon, she noticed the middle-aged man in front of her.
The commander of Sparta lowered his head and said, "Your Majesty, I am the commander of Sparta, my name is..."
"I'm not in the mood to know your name!"
Hilde walked up to her.
Even though Hilde didn't have any weapons in his hands, the commander still had a strong feeling, as if a sharp sword was pressed against his throat, just like the scene where Cleopatra's throat was cut. As a fearless Spartan officer, the commander also had a strong fear. He seemed to be able to feel that if he really angered Hilde, he would probably lose his head right here.
"Tell me clearly, what is the situation with Elayus?"
"This matter has nothing to do with us. It was all done by Cleopatra. She summoned the skeleton army to attack Araeus, and then captured Araeus. We thought it was over, but later we found that the skeleton army rushed directly into the city, regardless of gender, age, civilians or soldiers, and began to slaughter without rules... I also questioned Cleopatra at the time, but she replied that these were the requirements of the Hades and that her power must be like this. She forced the dead to come out to fight for her, and these dead also needed the vitality of the living, so she summoned tens of thousands of undead armies, and these tens of thousands of people also needed the lives of tens of thousands of living people."
"...I originally had a little bit of goodwill towards you Sparta. Now it seems that even though you knew how powerful Cleopatra was, your king still sent her here."
The final price paid
Hilde looked annoyed and slowly drew the sword from his waist.
"Archidamus, that should be the name of your king, right? I know him, the descendant of Leodani, who inherited the blood of the legendary king who fought against the Persians at Thermopylae without fear of sacrifice. However, he seems to have completely forgotten the noble traditions of his ancestors. If Leodani knew that such a day would come, how would he view what Archidamos did? Just for Eraeus, a port city that was not even considered a big deal in the Delian League, he mobilized an oracle like Cleopatra, resulting in the current tragedy."
"I agree with everything you said. Although I am a Spartan soldier and Cleopatra's actions were for the benefit of Sparta, I don't want to see this scene. Letting these innocent people bear the consequences of war is something I cannot accept."
The Spartan commander did not shirk his responsibility.
He reluctantly took off the helmet on his head and placed it on his chest.
"Likewise, I don't think you would be such a person. As the commander of Cestus and the commander of the Spartan army here, I have no reason to shirk my responsibility this time. Cleopatra has already paid the price for her actions, and I will do the same now."
The commander slowly knelt on the ground.
Then he lowered his head and said sincerely.
"I am willing to take responsibility, but I hope Your Majesty will spare the others. Just like the civilians of Eraeus, they are ordinary people, ordinary soldiers. Please don't swing the butcher knife on their heads."
"it is good."
A flash of silver light appeared.
There was not a drop of blood on the sword in Hilde's hand.
But the commander who was kneeling on the ground just now tilted her body and fell down. Her head rolled on the ground like a ball for several times before stopping. The other officers looked at Hilde with horror. They found that Hilde was approaching them, so they quickly retreated and tried to keep a distance from Hilde. Hilde had a stern face, and it seemed that the long sword in her hand could take their lives at any time.
"I won't kill you."
Seeing them so scared.
Hilde said calmly.
"Although you have no direct relationship with this incident, you are also responsible for the tens of thousands of lives lost in Eraeus. From today on, you will be state slaves of the Byzantine Kingdom and obey all orders from the Byzantine Kingdom and me as the queen. As long as you can cooperate honestly, you may have a chance to regain your freedom, but you have to seize this opportunity yourself."
"..."
The officers looked at each other.
This ending seemed much better than the ending of his commander.
Of course, they knew that the fate of slaves was actually very miserable. Although hard work could save one's life, in Sparta, the Helots were famous state slaves. They lived worse than pigs and dogs and were bullied and exploited in various ways. Under such circumstances, they naturally thought that they would also become Helots of the Byzantine Empire.
But compared to dying directly, such an ending can indeed make people feel a little relieved. When Hilde saw their appearance, she felt very helpless. These people were not the culprits that caused such a tragedy in Arlaeus. In other words, they did not want such a thing to happen, but they could not stop it even if they wanted to.
But again, being helpless and powerless is not a reason to shirk responsibility, just like the commander just now and Cleopatra who was killed by Hilde. Even if they didn't want to do it, even if they opposed such a situation, they still acquiesced, condoned and even participated in it personally, leading to this tragedy. So they are not innocent, but deserved it.
Hilde did not pity them.
Among the Spartan troops, there were only a few hundred soldiers from Sparta, and the rest were local soldiers from Cardia or Cestus. Hilde had been thinking that if Heraeus was captured, the population of the Byzantine Kingdom would increase by tens of thousands again, and the total population would reach 800,000, but now, all of Hilde's ideas were dashed.
There are only about 30,000 people alive in the entire peninsula.
You should know that the population of Eraeus and its surrounding areas is more than 40,000 people.
All dead.
Because of Hades.
Because Archidamus, the King of Sparta, insisted on sending Cleopatra, knowing the consequences she would cause.
In Hilde's opinion, Cleopatra, who did all these things herself, was not so hateful. When Hilde killed her with her own hands, her anger towards Cleopatra was actually restrained. But Hades... and the Spartan King Archidamus, they were the real murderers behind the scenes, and they were the real murderers of the tens of thousands of people killed by Eraeus.
Although Hilde had never liked Pericles, she knew very well that Pericles would never do such a thing. At least Pericles had a conscience and bottom line in his heart. He just gave everything for Athens and didn't care about others. But Hilde had never met Archidamus, the king of Sparta, but now she no longer had any good feelings towards the king.
Even in history.
