Ares asked Artemis to hide in a secluded place in the Temple of Hera, while Ares came to the main gate and knocked on the door of the Temple of Hera. Not long after, Hera opened the door. When she saw her son standing at the door, she smiled gently, even though she was worried about something.
"How did you come?"
"Mother, I have something to tell you."
"What's going on?"
Hera was curious.
After returning from Athens, Hera did not go to see her son, but unexpectedly he came to her on his own.
Ares looked around and said helplessly: "Come out with me to my temple."
"But……"
Hera glanced behind her with some concern.
But soon, perhaps because this was the divine realm, Hera did not worry too much.
"Okay, I'll go with you."
"Thank you, Queen Mother."
Facing her son, Hera had almost no worries and concerns, but went directly to his temple with Ares. At this time, while the two were far away, Artemis quietly approached the Hera Temple, then opened the door and walked in directly. She looked at the Hera Temple, which she rarely visited, and was quite nervous. Fortunately, if Ares hadn't been there, Artemis really didn't know how to find an opportunity to sneak into Hera's temple.
Now, it’s time to find Sophia.
Artemis followed the scent.
In an empty room, Sophia was found lying on the ground.
"Sophia!"
She hurried over and helped Sophia up.
"Are you OK?"
"…Lady Artemis?"
Sophia's eyes widened. She had fallen asleep on the ground because she was tired and hungry. When she opened her eyes, she found that it was Artemis who was holding her. Before Sophia could ask anything, Artemis made a gesture to keep quiet, and then said carefully: "Don't say anything, I'm here to save you, follow me first."
"help me?"
Sophia was very surprised.
This is God’s territory!
Can you save people just by saying so?
However, since Artemis didn't allow her to speak, Sophia just nodded, then stood up and left the room with Artemis. Originally, Sophia was still worried about whether she would meet Hera, but after walking out of Hera's temple, she didn't meet her. Sophia breathed a sigh of relief and looked at Artemis with some surprise.
"I'll send you to Athens later."
"I'm sorry to trouble you."
"It's okay... This is the only thing I can do right now."
Sophia didn't know what happened to Artemis.
She could only follow the other person and quickly leave this dangerous area.
It was not difficult to take Sophia away from the God's Domain. All they had to do was hold her and fly down from the God's Domain. So Artemis took Sophia to the border area of the God's Domain. If they left from here, they would return directly to the mortal world and then fly down from the sky. She looked back and understood that if she was discovered after rescuing Sophia, it would be a complete betrayal of the Olympian gods to some extent... At least, Hera would never let her go.
Chapter 6 of the Second Chapter: The God of War Who Knows the Truth
At this time, Hera followed Ares and walked into his temple.
It has been a long time since I last visited my son's temple.
Hera couldn't help but say: "I haven't been here for a long time."
"Mother, I hope you can answer two questions for me."
At this time, seeing Ares' expression suddenly become very serious, Hera, although she didn't know what happened, felt that something was wrong. So, Hera couldn't help but frowned slightly, and then looked around in confusion.
"You say it."
"Is such that……"
Ares closed the door and walked in front of Hera.
"What on earth is the Creation Original Library?"
"…That is a divine weapon that can change the world. It is a symbol of power. What's wrong with that?"
"Mom, are you sure?"
Ares's suspicion made Hera frown.
She didn't quite understand why Ares suddenly asked this question, and of course, she didn't know what had happened to Ares. So, Hera's smile gradually faded, and then she held Ares' hand and said with a smile: "What's wrong, Ares, why do you ask this question?"
"Mother, don't lie to me."
Ares shook off Hera's hand.
"The Book of Creation contains a terrible power that we dare not even imagine. It is not like what you said at all! You actually described such a terrible thing as so harmless and precious. You even wanted me, who knew nothing about it, to get the Book of Creation." Ares looked incredulous. Although Hera was his mother, at this moment, Ares was filled with anger towards his mother. "I almost died in the battle with Hilde, and I almost died from the power of the Book of Creation!"
"What!?"
Hera couldn't help but exclaim.
She looked at Ares quickly and asked:
"How are you now?"
"Luckily, I was rescued by Artemis."
Ares sneered.
"Isn't it ironic? I was saved by the god that my mother thought was a traitor."
"Artemis... this is not important. What's important is why this happened. How did you get into danger? What exactly happened?"
In fact, Hera only had a vague understanding of the power contained in the Book of Creation. Perhaps the only one who really knew about the Book of Creation was Zeus. All Hera knew was that Zeus and Hera had used the Book of Creation to do something very excessive, and that was all. Apart from that, Hera didn't know anything else. And Ares obviously didn't accept his mother's attitude. In Ares' opinion, his mother was just playing dumb. He pushed Hera away angrily, and said angrily: "Hilde's power is very terrible. As the God of War, I can't fight Hilde now."
"What the hell happened!"
"……Is such that."
Ares turned around.
He tried his best to describe what he saw happening to Hilde.
The bloodthirsty, violent state, and the strange power that could restrain her divine power were all described in detail. After Hera heard it, she was also quite surprised. Hera had also experienced the power that could restrain her divine power. The power of the goddess of night, Nyx, in Sophia's body exerted a downward pressure on Hera's divine power, making it impossible for Hera to exert her full strength when facing Sophia.
Unexpectedly, Ares is now facing such a situation.
"S-Sorry, Ares."
“Why did the mother apologize?”
"I really don't know about this situation. If I knew, I wouldn't let you and Hilde fight alone."
Hera knew that her son was doubting her.
I wonder if I was the one who sent him to die.
Hera held Ares' arms tightly with both hands, trying to make Ares believe her. But Ares, who knew the truth from Artemis, could not choose to believe his mother who was full of lies for the time being. He shook Hera off and sighed helplessly: "Mother, tell me what you know. I, I can no longer completely believe you... The power contained in the original book of creation is likely to devour or destroy me, and if the father gets it, will he do something terrible?"
"..."
Hera looked at Ares' face.
That kind of hesitation, fear and anxiety.
It is an expression that rarely appears on the face of the brave god of war.
Seeing this, Hera probably guessed that Ares must have guessed something, so he showed such an expression. So, Hera also made up her mind that since things had come to this point, there was no point in continuing to hide it. She took a deep breath and decided to tell some of the things that happened in the past.
"What I am about to tell you is something you didn't know before. And it's not just you who doesn't know. Other second-generation gods of the Olympian Protoss don't know either. ... The only ones who know this history are Lord Zeus, me, and Lord Poseidon."
"Knew it."
Hearing this, Ares understood.
What Artemis said just now was indeed not a lie.
The mother, or the god of the previous generation, did pass on this lie.
Therefore, the second generation gods like Ares were almost kept in the dark and knew nothing about anything. Under such circumstances, Ares felt betrayed. As the god of war and one of the twelve main gods of Olympus, he was unaware of such a big thing. He became a pawn in a series of actions by Zeus and Hera. Thinking of this, Ares clenched his fists.
"What you want to talk about is about the gods that have disappeared?"
"……How did you know?"
Hera's eyes widened involuntarily.
"I probably already know everything I should know."
"No, it's impossible..."
"That's what Lord Hades said."
Ares did not mention Artemis' name, and the information about Artemis was also obtained from Hades. So, directly saying it was Hades would be more convincing. When Hera heard Ares mention Hades' name, her face suddenly became stiff, her legs trembled, and she took two steps back, almost falling to the ground.
The Success of Delaying Time
"Hades..."
Hera muttered the name.
If Hades said that.
That does show that Ares knows the truth.
But the question is, how did Hades meet Ares? Hades is the god of the underworld. There is absolutely no way for him to leave the underworld and go to the human world. So, Ares should not have met Hades. But before Hera opened her mouth to ask, Ares seemed to have known what his mother was going to ask, so he sighed and explained: "I don't know what happened specifically, but the boundary between the underworld and the human world has been broken now, and the gods of the underworld can also leave the underworld and walk freely on the earth."
"Oops……"
Hera knew it very well.
Hades has actually always been dissatisfied with himself becoming the king of the underworld.
He was even more conceited than Poseidon, and he didn't really acknowledge that Zeus was his immediate superior. The closure of the underworld was also largely related to Zeus. A long time ago, human heroes could even enter the underworld to look for their beloved souls. Later, due to the role of the original library of creation, the entrance to the underworld was permanently closed, and these gods of the underworld naturally had no way to enter and exit freely.
Said to be the king of the underworld.
In fact, it is just an excuse to close Hades.
And now, Hades can actually come out.
Doesn’t this mean that the world is about to undergo a major change?
"Lord Zeus must be informed of this matter."
"Mother."
Ares stopped the anxious Hera.
"Don't worry yet."
"How can we not be anxious? Hades has left the underworld!"
"Compared to Hades, the one who poses the greatest threat to this world is actually the Father God... Lord Zeus, right? The person who wants the Book of Creation the most is Lord Zeus. Moreover, Lord Zeus once used the Book of Creation to destroy almost all non-Olympian gods. Now, Athena is willing to die to take it away. The reason behind this is probably not so glorious, right?"
Ares' eyes were as sharp as torches, as if he could see through what Hera was thinking. Faced with such a gaze, Hera was suddenly speechless and didn't even know what to say in response.
Hera considered this for a moment.
Hastily said:
"I don't know what Lord Zeus thinks about this matter, but..."
"Yes, if you knew, you wouldn't be as loyal as you are now."
"Ares, don't let Hades scare you."
Hera thought that Ares said this only because he listened to what Hades said. But after hearing what his mother said, Ares just sneered and waved his hand: "Is it really so? I didn't just listen to Hades. I also have eyes and I can judge by my own observation. I don't believe Hades, but can I not believe Athena? Mother, ask yourself, isn't Athena the most honest god on Mount Olympus?"
"..."
Ares said this.
Hera had no way to refute.
