"It doesn't matter whether you believe it or not. I don't care about this. Let's talk about the goddess of night, Nyx. You should know that Lady Nyx is a member of the Creation Gods who created this world. She is a god with a status and identity that is even older than the Titans. In addition, Nyx is in charge of the night, and her children are all powerful and useful. She is powerful and can walk freely in the heavens, the human world, and the underworld. And, more importantly... she was once Lord Zeus and my adoptive mother."
"Adoptive mother..."
"Yes, it's my adoptive mother."
Hera seemed to be recalling the past.
"At that time, our father swallowed us into his stomach and wouldn't let us leave. It was Nyx who rescued us and brought us to the human world to raise us. Lord Zeus and I were raised by Nyx, Poseidon was raised by Thesis, and Hades was handed over to Hecate by Nyx. These are not recorded in mythology... Later, when we grew up, we rebelled against our father, defeated the corrupt Titans in the Titan War, and established the rule of the Olympian Protoss."
"Corruption? Are Titans evil?"
"Not at all."
Hera shook her head.
"However, the world ruled by Kergnos at that time did have some problems. The humans under their rule lacked reverence for the gods and began to degenerate and decay, while many Titans, along with their people, indulged in pleasure all day long. The reason we were able to win was also because many Titans lost the desire to fight. Of course, this is not important. What is important is that when Lord Zeus established the Olympian Protoss, he was ready to settle accounts in order to consolidate our rule and prevent us from falling into depravity."
"So, you killed all the Titans?"
"Correct."
Hera didn't shy away from it.
Directly and decisively admitted it.
"All...of?"
"To be precise, except for Prometheus... but Prometheus later betrayed us and disappeared. For many gods of Olympus, they don't know what happened, but I was an eyewitness. On that day, Lord Zeus used the powerful power of the Book of Creation to completely rewrite the entire world. The ocean rivers surrounding the world fell into the earth, and the rising sea level submerged ancient countries such as Atlantis. The powerful force directly turned the gods living in the human world into dust and died with their people. Humans went from being full of wisdom and civilization, almost on par with gods, to creatures no different from beasts. Even those gods of creation have not... been able to get the power of the Book of Creation."
"..."
This was the first time Sophia heard this.
She lowered her head, her mind a little confused.
As expected, Lord Nyx was killed by Zeus and his men...
Moreover, it was not the first time that Sophia heard about the ancient humans. When Miss Hilde was chatting with Socrates who came to visit her in Athens, she mentioned Atlantis. At that time, Sophia just thought that Miss Hilde was talking to Socrates about meaningless historical legends. After all, no one knew where Atlantis was. They only knew that it sank in Atlantis, which was a place that was difficult to reach by ship.
"So, humans perished as well, right?"
"um, yes."
"Then let's..."
"You are just the later ones. The earliest humans were able to build mega-cities, and the strong ones could obtain powerful divine powers and even ascend to heaven and become gods. Some of the Titans were transformed from humans, such as demigods like Hercules, who were able to ascend to heaven and become gods at that time. However, the great flood destroyed the ancient humans, and you quickly degenerated and turned into beasts... If it weren't for Prometheus, who returned the memory of civilization to you, I'm afraid you would be gone now..."
The second tune, the second section, persuades Sophia to surrender
This is what Hera said.
Sophia was very surprised.
Sophia was also educated and knew about the history of ancient Greece. She had also heard people like Socrates mention the story of Atlantis. However, at that time, Sophia just thought that these people were just humans from thousands of years ago, no different from today. However, in Hera's description, ancient humans were a very developed species, very different from humans. Moreover, ancient humans once had an extremely developed civilization, and could even become gods themselves, but it was all destroyed overnight.
And the culprit of all this.
They are the Olympian gods headed by Zeus.
And the tool they used was the Original Book of Creation.
Is the power of the Original Book of Creation so terrifying?
Seeing Sophia's surprised expression, Hera continued, "So, if Nyx is still alive, she would not be able to forgive Zeus's behavior, and she would definitely choose a radical attitude to solve these problems. If Nyx is alive, she is very likely to change the world, and Lord Zeus will definitely not sit idly by. But no matter which party gets the original book of creation, the final outcome will cause great damage to this fragile world. Originally, when I didn't know about Nyx, I wanted to help Lord Zeus get back the original book of creation, because it is a symbol of the ruler, but now..."
"Aren't you going to take it?"
Sophia still didn't believe the other party.
After all, Hera was Zeus' wife and had no reason not to help Zeus.
But now what Hera said made Sophia a little confused again.
What is her purpose in telling me this?
"Now may not be the best time to take back the original book of creation."
"So what's your plan?"
"Sophia, I know you are the oracle of Nyx, and an oracle will never betray God. However, you are also the most important person around Hilde. I must tell you one thing. If Nyx is alive, her target must be the Original Book of Creation. Therefore, you became the oracle of Nyx, which means that Nyx wants to use you to get close to Hilde, and when the opportunity is ripe, she will use you as a medium to take away Hilde's Original Book of Creation."
"..."
Hera said this.
Sophia found it difficult to explain for a moment.
Because this was also what Sophia was worried about.
After all, she had never had any contact with the goddess of night, but suddenly one day, she awakened her power and became the oracle of Nyx. This matter itself has many doubts. And what Hera said just now was just to directly point out what Sophia was worried about. But is it really like this...
If I were Nyx's springboard to get closer to Hilde...
"Are you worried?"
"really."
Sophia nodded.
"If I become someone who will bring danger to Sissi..."
"I can let you go, but you have to help me find Nyx." Hera said her thoughts directly, "This is a deal between us. By the way, I also promise that Nyx will never threaten you or Hilde."
"impossible."
Sophia refused directly.
Hera was actually a little surprised by this decisiveness.
"Why, why?"
"Because, I trust you even less than Master Nyx."
Sophia said coldly:
"Didn't you also abandon Athens? You used Athens and all the Athenians as your bargaining chips. If you captured me, Athens would be captured immediately. So, have you fulfilled your promise to the Athenians?" Sophia was not polite at all. She grasped Hera's pain point and kept talking. "You didn't fulfill your promise to believers as a god. How can such a god be worthy of my trust in you?"
"Row."
Hera stood up.
She was not angry, she just smiled faintly.
"You are indeed right. In my mind, humans today are no more than beasts. Only Athena loves these low-level creatures so much. Athens? Athens thinks that it is the largest city in the Greek world and that its faith in the gods can make the gods favor them. But in fact, it is only Athena who has valued this city. It really thinks of itself as a city that is specially cared for by the gods."
"Tsk."
Sure enough.
Sophia found that her intuition was not wrong.
This Hera is a person who does not keep her word at all.
She did catch Sophia's concerns, but it was impossible for Sophia to cooperate with Hera because of this. The reason why Hera said those words was to let Sophia help her find Nyx. Even if Nyx really intended to use her to get close to Hilde and her Genesis Original Library, Sophia would never agree to Hera's request.
"So, you don't agree, right?"
"Well, I've made my point very clear."
Sophia said with a wry smile.
"But I don't have much choice now. You can keep me here until you find the clues you want. As for me, I have said everything I can say before. What I haven't said is what I don't know. But as of now, your sincerity is not enough for me to choose to cooperate with you. At least, Lord Nyx has never done anything to hurt us, but you... have always been our enemy."
"Okay, if that's your answer."
Hera shook her head.
He looked very disappointed.
"Then I have nothing to say."
"Um……"
"Stay here."
After saying that, Hera left and closed the door again.
Looking at the door in front of her, Sophia just felt very interesting. Did Hera really think that giving her a candy would make Sophia surrender? Cooperating with her to become an enemy of the god who gave her power, Sophia would never do such a thing. Moreover, Nyx, who gave her power, was her great benefactor. If she hadn't had such power when dealing with Apollo, she would never have been able to defeat Apollo.
Sophia sighed.
Think of it this way.
It's pretty good to be locked up here.
At least this way, there will be no threat to Hilde.
After Hera left the room, she was so angry that she almost tore Sophia apart. This was the first time a human dared to talk to her like this. But in the end, Hera still endured it. She couldn't kill the other person, otherwise, the only clue pointing to Nyx would be interrupted.
The Peeping Man Is Discovered
And at this time.
Artemis appeared in the divine realm of Olympus.
She hid her breath, which was her ability as a hunting goddess. After all, if she did not hide her breath after returning to the divine realm, she would most likely be discovered by other gods. Therefore, Artemis quietly returned to her temple, and during this process, Artemis was not discovered by any god.
This is obviously my home.
However, Artemis felt more nervous than ever before.
After returning to the divine realm.
That familiar divine power returned to his body once again.
However, now she can only hide in the temple temporarily. There are still many gods active outside. Although the atmosphere on Mount Olympus is very tense, the gods do not seem to be affected too much. When she came here just now, Artemis also saw the god of wine Dionysus drinking outside, as if nothing had happened. For such a situation, Artemis can only express helplessness.
After the gods were outside, they would return to their temples when night fell. At that time, Artemis could leave here without any worries and go to look for information about Sophia. After she came here, she did not feel the presence of Sophia. If Sophia was really kept here by Hera, it meant that Sophia must have been hidden by Hera.
and so……
We still have to sneak into Hera's temple.
It has to be at night.
It has to be when Hera is not in the temple.
The difficulty is indeed much higher than imagined.
Artemis was extremely nervous now. After all, what she was going to do next was something that might get her into trouble. As a god, Artemis shouldn't have done this... But when she saw everyone's painful expressions and thought that Sophia might become the important hostage who threatened Hilde, Artemis couldn't sit still. What's more... Tomyris hated her now, so she needed to take action, at least do something to ease Tomyris' misunderstanding of her.
This can also be considered a kind of atonement.
Artemis thought so and waited for the night to fall in the temple.
Soon, night fell.
The number of gods active in the divine domain has obviously decreased a lot. Even Dionysus, who loves to sing and dance at night, has now returned to his temple. Although gods do not need sleep and food to survive, they can still feel the pleasure brought by food and sleep. Therefore, at night, unless the gods are worried and cannot sleep, other gods will fall into a deep sleep early like humans - and this is when Artemis is active.
She quietly left her temple.
Then carefully approach the direction of the Temple of Hera.
Hera's temple was very close to Zeus' temple.
Moreover, around the Temple of Hera were the temples of Athena and Apollo. After the collapse of these two temples, the Temple of Hera was located in an empty space, which was very difficult to hide in. Fortunately, there were no gods walking outside, so Artemis was able to quickly approach the location of the Temple of Hera and then quietly stuck to the wall.
After recovering all his divine power.
Artemis has the perception of a wild animal.
She cannot sense the divine power of others.
However, close to the Temple of Hera, she could smell the lingering scent related to Sophia in the air.
If you put your ears close to the wall, you can hear the sounds coming from inside the temple.
After repeated confirmation, Artemis was sure that Sophia was indeed imprisoned in Hera's temple, and Hera was also inside. The sounds and smells inside showed that Hera was resting on her bed, and Sophia seemed to be imprisoned alone. This made Artemis a little embarrassed, because if she sneaked in secretly with Hera inside, the danger was too great. However, if she could bring Sophia out without Hera noticing, she could achieve her goal smoothly in the middle of the night.
It seems that I have no choice but to take a risk and give it a try.
Artemis was just about to find an entrance to go in.
At this moment, the cold spear was suddenly placed on Artemis' neck.
