"So, after I had this idea, I started thinking about the relationship between these three goddesses. So, I investigated some of the secret religion things I could find. Finally, I found the books of Orpheus and discovered the connection here. Her Majesty Hilde told me that these things are made up of another god, the goddess of night, Nyx."
"...Nyx? Isn't she the one mentioned in the Iliad that even Zeus fears?"
"Yes, that's her."
Herodotus took a deep breath.
"But what is the relationship between Nyx and these three?"
"In the eyes of most people, it really doesn't matter. However, in Orphic Mysticism, Nyx, the goddess of night, is a three-phase goddess. She is not only Nyx, the goddess of night, but also Ananke, the goddess of inevitability, Adrestia, the goddess of natural law, and Hermamene, the goddess of cause and effect. This can also explain why in the picture representing the three goddesses, there is a constellation map that covers these three symbols, because the constellation map represents Nyx, the goddess of night."
"what……"
Alcibiades was completely confused.
"So, you're excited about this?"
"Yes! But the mystery has finally been solved."
"Then why do you bother about this?"
Faced with Alcibiades' question, Herodotus was also stunned.
"This is what His Majesty Hilde asked me to help investigate."
"I see. Then, when His Majesty Hilde returns, we can tell him the good news."
even so.
Alcibiades still didn't know.
What exactly is the purpose of Hilde asking this?
In Orphicism, Herodotus discovered the key clues and found out the true meaning of the patterns that Hilde mentioned. But after finding the answer, Herodotus himself was also very curious. Why was Hilde so interested in Nyx, the goddess of the night?
This makes people very curious.
Now, Hilde, who was struggling with Apollo, had no idea that Herodotus had made crucial progress.
Her attack on Apollo just now was completely blocked by Apollo. This almost hopeless gap in combat power made Hilde unable to find a breakthrough in a short period of time, and then came Apollo's next round of attack. He was like a sun, and the heat radiated from his body seemed to be able to burn everything to ashes.
In order to protect himself, Hilde had to give up the spear in his hand for the time being and retreat as fast as possible. However, accompanied by a burst of dazzling sunlight, Hilde only felt the heat wave coming on his face, and then there was a white light in front of his eyes and he could not see anything.
"What's this……"
Even Sophia, who was standing far away, couldn't help but close her eyes.
Such a powerful light.
There is no chance for people to react at all.
"This won't work..." At this time, Golgopas couldn't help but frowned, "Apollo is the god of light. The sun is shining brightly now, which is a very suitable environment for Apollo to fight. We have no way to stop Apollo. It seems that I have to go on the field myself."
"But Xixi said that you are our trump card. Your ability should not be used lightly unless it is absolutely necessary."
"There's nothing we can do about it!"
Golgopas clenched his fists.
“This is the only way left for us now.”
“…I’ll do it too!”
Although Sophia kept feeling the divine power she could sense during the battle, and tried to use this divine power to stimulate the abilities she should have, it was obvious that Sophia's efforts were in vain.
She was feeling quite desperate now, because she realized that in this battle, she might not be able to help Hilde in any way.
but……
Are we just going to watch Hilde and Tomyris being beaten passively?
Sophia wanted to help them.
Her eagerness completely took over everything.
At this time, Sophia couldn't help but remember that when she met Apollo before, there seemed to be a power in her body that could curb Apollo's power. At that time, Apollo was obviously a little scared and panicked when facing Sophia. Hilde also discovered the problem after listening to Sophia's description. What's more, when rescuing Dione in Athens, Sophia also fought with Apollo. Hilde also saw Apollo's reaction at that time.
So later Hilde told Sophia.
She believed that there was a power in Sophia's body that could restrain Apollo, so Apollo did not dare to act rashly and showed an uncontrollable fear in front of Sophia.
But for Sophia.
What exactly is this force? It remains a mystery.
The fifth and sixth chapters of the battle are in a desperate situation
Now Golgopas was ready for battle, and he was looking for the right time. When the time was right, he would rush into the battlefield to fight Apollo. Hilde and Tomyris barely managed to avoid Apollo's attack, but the sudden strong flash greatly affected their vision.
Tomyris had no way to use her bow and arrow to attack Apollo, and Hilde had lost her most powerful weapon. For Hilde, the previous wave of attacks was completely hopeless, because she had used almost her strongest ability to launch an attack that was almost impossible to dodge, but Apollo easily grabbed the spear like he was dealing with an ordinary person.
This also means.
I'm afraid Apollo was just letting them win in their previous battles.
God is indeed God.
Although Hilde never expected to defeat Apollo before Xerxes arrived, their goal from the beginning to the end was to delay until Xerxes's support arrived in time. But now the gap between Hilde and Apollo has become apparent, and this gap is a gap that makes people easily give up all hope.
Hilde is now beginning to waver. She doesn't know if she can really hold on until Xerxes can arrive safely.
"are you OK?"
Tomyris came to Hilde's side.
"Were you hurt just now?"
"Fortunately."
Hilde raised her head and looked at Apollo in the distance.
And Apollo held Hilde's spear in his hand, looking at it carefully as if he was looking at a delicate work of art.
Hilde's spear was produced by the best blacksmith in the Byzantine Kingdom, and the steel used was also the best steel in the Byzantine Kingdom. In ancient Greece, iron weapons were already rare, let alone refined steel weapons like Hilde's.
"This is a really good spear."
Apollo smiled and held the spear in front of him.
"Now I understand why you were able to defeat the Thracian King."
"Your weapon..."
Tomyris saw the spear in Apollo's hand and looked at Hilde with some concern.
"It's okay. You can fight just as well without weapons."
Hilde forced a smile.
After all, the current situation is really not optimistic.
At this time, Apollo raised Hilde's spear high and said to Hilde: "I will return your spear to you."
After saying that, Apollo swung his spear fiercely at Hilde. The spear that was supposed to stab Apollo now flew towards Hilde at an alarming speed. Hilde was about to reach out to catch the spear, but in a blink of an eye, Apollo disappeared from Hilde's sight. After that, Hilde felt an irresistible force tightly strangling her throat.
"Forehead……"
Hilde's spear fell to the other side, but at this time Apollo had appeared in front of Hilde and grabbed her throat tightly with his hands.
The force was so powerful that it seemed as if it could break Hilde's slender neck at any time.
“Wherever there is light.”
Looking at Hilde's painful expression.
Apollo smiled a terrifying smile.
“I can go anywhere.”
"you……"
"Fighting me under the sun is absolutely the stupidest thing in the world. I am no longer in the mood to play with you, Hilde. I will give you one last chance. If you choose to surrender now, there is still time. I can save your life and the lives of your friends as long as you submit to me."
"you this……"
Apollo's power was so great that Hilde couldn't even utter a complete sentence.
"what happened?"
"I……"
"Why is your voice so low now?"
Apollo pulled Hilde in front of him and put his ear close to Hilde's mouth.
At this time, he could only hear Hilde saying in a weak voice:
"Fuck your mother."
"you……"
Apollo was shocked again.
Sophia, who was far away, couldn't help but widen her eyes when she saw this scene. Her inner anxiety had made it impossible for her to think completely. In this situation, Hilde had almost no chance to resist. Apollo could even easily break Hilde's neck. How long had they been fighting... and this happened.
"Sissi!!!"
Sophia couldn't help but shout anxiously.
But seeing Hilde showing no resistance.
Sophia suddenly felt very incompetent.
After much difficulty, she got the favor of the gods, but she didn't know what gods they were, so she couldn't exert her strength. In this hot and critical battle, Sophia couldn't even help Hilde to play any effective role. Just from the intensity of the battle between the three people, Sophia knew very well that if she went up, she would actually only cause trouble for Hilde.
Isn't this a bit of help?
Hilde was in crisis.
I still can't do anything.
The anxiety caused by Hilde's dangerous situation, coupled with Sophia's self-blame, made her heart a mess.
"What on earth should I do..."
Sophia couldn't help but hold her head.
He clearly grew a pair of horns like Hilde's.
But, I couldn't do anything.
"Your Highness Sophia?"
Golgopas discovered that something was not right with Hilde.
But he couldn't say it well either.
Sophia now closed her eyes tightly, as if she didn't dare to see what was happening in front of her, and her whole body was trembling. However, Golgopas could feel an indescribable sense of oppression from Sophia. It was a very strange power that seemed to be spreading out from her body.
The greater the mental pressure on Sophia, the more prominent this strange energy fluctuation became. Golgopas, who was standing next to Sophia, couldn't help but take a few steps back, because even when facing the divine power from Sophia, Golgopas was still afraid.
what is this?
Just when Golgopas was wondering.
When Sophia opened her eyes, she suddenly found herself in an unfamiliar dark space.
"……well?"
All the battles seemed to have disappeared, and now only Sophia was left, standing here alone.
"here it is?"
"Oh, poor child."
At this moment, a gentle and familiar voice came from the empty space.
Fifth key, seventh section, When the sunny day turns to night
Sophia looked around in surprise.
"Who? Who is it..."
"Of course I am, kid."
