The eighth chapter, the third chapter, the replacement of divine power
Artemis pleaded:
"Lord Hades, didn't you agree?"
"For me, promises are far less important than my next plan. A qualified oracle will help me achieve twice the result with half the effort in my future plans!" Hades didn't seem to intend to let Tomyris go. His tone was cold, with a sense of oppression that was hard to refuse. "Artemis, can you find another oracle?"
"No, no."
Even when facing Hades.
Artemis' attitude was also very firm.
"I will never give in on this matter."
"I didn't ask for your permission."
At this time, an evil power gradually began to spread downward along Hades's fork. Tomyris, who felt the strange power, tried to break the fork apart to escape, but under Hades's influence, Tomyris' body could not move at all. When Artemis saw this scene, she was about to step forward, but suddenly, a sickle was placed on Artemis' neck.
"Thanatos, don't hurt her."
"Yes."
The one holding the sickle was a man covered in a black robe.
Thanatos, the god of death from the underworld.
He is the true god of death, the twin brother of Hypnos, the god of sleep. Although his status is not as high as that of the goddess of hunting Artemis, in this situation, as soon as Artemis makes a move, Thanatos, who is loyal to Hades, will definitely raise his sickle and fight Artemis. Faced with such a threat, Artemis looked at Hades in front of her and said helplessly: "Lord Hades, please don't hurt her no matter what."
"I just gave her my power."
"Master Artemis!"
Tomyris looked at Artemis in front of her.
"I-I won't give in!"
"Well, very good, that's my personality!"
"Asshole! Let me go!"
Tomyris's struggles were of no use at all.
The black divine power, with a chilling breath from the underworld, penetrated into Tomyris' body. That power, which was completely different from the divine power of the heavens, formed a natural repulsion with the divine power of Artemis. The two divine powers intertwined in her body, creating a tearing sensation that was unimaginable pain. Tomyris' body was constantly struggling, and the whimpering sound from her throat was her endurance of pain and her refusal to submit to Hades in front of her.
However, Hades himself did not want a submissive oracle. For Hades, the most important thing was to have someone who could use his power to walk among the human world. As long as this oracle was not from Zeus's camp, it would be fine. As for what kind of god Hades was in her heart, that was not important.
"Sorry……"
Artemis held out her hand.
Accompanied by a faint fluorescence.
The power from Tomyris' body, that belonged to Artemis, was constantly returning to Artemis' body.
As this divine power was drawn out, Hades' divine power poured directly into Tomyris' body like a tidal wave. When Tomyris realized that things could not be changed, tears could not stop flowing out of her eyes. She finally gave up resistance and chose to cry loudly. The god she believed in had left, and her identity as an oracle was suddenly rewritten at this time, and she was transformed into the oracle of Hades.
Tomyris couldn't accept it.
But there is nothing we can do to stop the current situation.
After a moment, Hades let go.
Tomyris was already lying on the ground sobbing. Now, a large amount of powerful divine power from Hades was flowing through her body. It could even be said that after possessing the power of the King of the Underworld, plus the divine nature in Tomyris' body, Tomyris' overall strength was more than one level stronger than before. After all, Tomyris was the only oracle in the entire underworld, a realm that was almost comparable to the heavens. The surging power was now almost completely absorbed by Tomyris in her body.
"Hades..."
Tomyris clenched her fists.
"I won't...let you go..."
"No, just use the power I gave you."
“Hades——!!!”
Tomyris stretched out her hand and directly pulled out the double-pronged fork stuck in her neck. Then she dodged and held the double-pronged fork tightly in her hand and stabbed towards Hades. Before the god of death Thanatos could react, the double-pronged fork had already stabbed in front of Hades. However, Hades did not move, but looked at Tomyris coldly until the double-pronged fork stopped at a short distance from him, but did not stab it.
In response, Hades said:
"Why not continue?"
"..."
Tomyris lowered her head and breathed heavily.
"You can stab me, and I won't punish you if you stab me."
"..."
"But I hope you understand one thing. You are no longer the oracle of Artemis, but an executor of the underworld in the human world. To be precise, you are not an oracle, but a messenger of Hades. You are the incarnation of the underworld in the human world. From the entrance of the underworld, to Tartarus, through the five rivers of the underworld, the habitat of trillions of dead souls, everything in the underworld, their power will be at your disposal."
Hades reached out and grabbed the fork.
"Don't be ignorant."
"……snort!"
Tomyris took back the double-pronged fork and said coldly:
"Don't expect me to be grateful."
"I don't need your gratitude. Being able to rebel against Zeus is my goal."
After that, Hades got on the chariot again and left. When Hades disappeared from sight, the daffodils around him slowly withered and disappeared, and then everything else gradually began to wake up. Artemis realized that Hades should have returned to the underworld. When she was about to say something to Tomyris, Tomyris returned to her tent holding her fork without looking back. What happened today must be very difficult for Tomyris to accept.
Artemis also felt some pain in her heart.
After all, he finally gave in.
There is nothing worse than being betrayed by the god you believe in.
Artemis walked quickly to the door of Tomyris's tent. She hesitated for a while at the door, but finally plucked up the courage, pulled open the curtain and walked in.
When Artemis looked inside, she was stunned.
Chapter 8, Section 4: The Betrayed Oracle
"Woo..."
Inside the tent.
The sound that came was Tomyris crying.
The crying was neither loud nor soft, but it made people feel uncomfortable. Artemis looked over and found that Tomyris had wrapped herself in a blanket and hid herself completely. She threw the fork given by Hades aside like garbage. Seeing this, Artemis' heart ached. She stood at the door hesitantly, not knowing whether to go in and comfort Tomyris.
She began to blame herself. If she had been tougher, Hades might have taken back his decision. However, Artemis had never expected Hades to do such a thing under the circumstances. She had no other choice. Apart from accepting the decision and helping Tomyris relieve her pain, there was almost nothing she could do.
"Tomyris..."
"do not come!"
Tomyris's refusal was like a sharp knife stabbing Artemis' chest.
"Sorry, I……"
"Anyway, I'm just a human being. In the eyes of you gods, I'm nothing more than an item that can be exchanged at will!" Tomyris's hysterical voice came out from the blanket. "I thought I would live as Artemis' oracle until I die. I have always regarded Lady Artemis as my most important partner! But, but, why did this happen today? Why! In your eyes, I'm just an ordinary oracle who can be abandoned at any time, right!"
"..."
Artemis couldn't help but take a step back.
She opened her eyes wide, her look full of hesitation.
"Me, I too..."
She wanted to explain.
But at this time, Artemis remembered that when she knelt down to beg Hades, Tomyris was still asleep, and she didn't know what happened. All she knew was that she was attacked by Hades, and then Artemis compromised and took back the power given to Tomyris. In Tomyris's view, this was a naked betrayal, and no matter what she said, it was useless.
All explanations are pale at this moment.
So Artemis said:
"sorry."
"Woo..."
"I can't protect you. I am incompetent. I can't save you from Hades. Maybe what you said is right... For us gods, humans or oracles are just tools and objects. In our thousands of years, a human who has only been with us for a few years or even more than ten years is like a passing cloud, ethereal and unreal."
"Hades has the same goal as Hilde. He discovered Zeus's conspiracy and wanted to take advantage of this opportunity to find a way to solve the current dilemma. However, due to the closure of the underworld, he needed an oracle to take over the duties of Hades. Therefore, he chose you who had the potential to become a god." Artemis felt a little warm on her face. When she reached out her hand, she found a string of tears on her face. "So, you can hate me, and I won't blame you. From today on, you are no longer my oracle."
After saying that, Artemis turned around and left.
Tomyris was left alone in the tent, crying.
Artemis walked quickly inside the military camp.
She found that she couldn't stop her tears from flowing. She was a god, but crying like a child was really embarrassing. But Artemis didn't care about it at all. She was thinking about what Tomyris had just said. To the gods, the Oracle was just a pawn, a tool, an object, something that could be discarded at any time.
But is this really the case?
Artemis knew it well.
This is not how I think about Tomyris.
Tomyris was her most precious gift. There were few oracles of Artemis, except Atalanta long ago, Queen Tomyris of Scythia who resisted the Persian army a hundred years ago, and the descendant of Queen Tomyris with the same name, Princess Tomyris. Although Tomyris was found at first just to stop Apollo's ambition and tyranny, Artemis later saw in this serious and solemn girl the qualities that all female hunters of all generations have.
At the same time, we also saw valuable leadership skills and personal charm.
We've been together for a long time.
In Artemis' heart, Tomyris had a more important position.
Unfortunately, this status has now been denied to Tomyris because of Artemis' "inaction".
No matter how much grievance she felt, Tomyris was forcibly injected with divine power by Hades and became Hades' oracle. The wolf girl who was active in the forest and grassland and galloped in the moonlight has now become the announcer of death and the spokesperson of Hades in the world. Such a change is indeed too difficult for Tomyris to accept. Therefore, Artemis understood this and naturally did not expect Tomyris to forgive herself. This kind of thing, no matter how you think about it, is unforgivable.
And this time.
Hilde, who was sleeping on the bed, opened her eyes slightly.
She felt as if her body was falling apart.
This feeling of exhaustion made Hilde feel uncomfortable. She tried to stand up and moved her limbs. At this time, Hilde found that Xerxes was sleeping next to her.
Xerxes seemed to be sleeping soundly, and her hand was still holding hers, not letting go at all. Hilde also forgot what happened. The remaining fragments of memory in her mind were only a few fragments, including the battle with Ares after she went crazy, and the sudden appearance of Artemis... Adding these scenes together, there didn't seem to be anything special.
"Did I win?"
Hilde was a little confused.
In short, she was sure that she was now in a military camp.
Xerxes was also beside him.
This means there shouldn't be any problem.
So, Hilde gently released Xerxes' hand, then got off the bed and walked outside. At this time, it was already the next morning outside, and the sun had already shone into the military camp. Hilde couldn't help but stretch himself, and then looked around.
"Sophia? Are you there?"
Hilde was a little puzzled.
Where did Sophia go so early in the morning?
Chapter 5 of the eighth tune: Sissi knows the truth
Hilde didn't know what happened, but she didn't notice the disappearance of Sophia's aura. Instead, she thought that since she had returned to the barracks, it meant that the barracks were relatively safe, so Hilde went out and planned to walk around the barracks to see what the situation was. However, when Hilde appeared in the barracks, the soldiers looked at her with some strange eyes.
They seemed to be worried and scared, as if they had done something wrong to Hilde. Of course, many soldiers were very happy to see Hilde wake up, but then they remembered something and their joy was shattered. This strange change really made Hilde confused and puzzled.
So, what happened?
"Sister Sissi?"
At this time, Dione saw Hilde.
She hurried over and grabbed Hilde's hand.
"Sister Xixi, are you, are you okay?"
"Ah, nothing happened."
Hilde looked at Dione, who was intact, and said with a smile, "How is it? The Golden Bow of the Sun that I asked Sophia to prepare for you is very useful, isn't it?"
