Hilde reached out and wrapped her arms around Artemis' back.
"You must love Lady Athena very much, right?"
"Um……"
"You can hold me as long as you want."
Hilde didn't know if it was right for her to do so, but since a god like Artemis actually started crying, it was clear how important Athena was in her heart. Athena and Artemis were two of the three virgin goddesses of the Olympian gods, and their positions were not much different. Although Hilde didn't know what the situation of the Athenian gods was, she could judge that Artemis and Athena must have a good relationship.
After crying for a few minutes.
Artemis then let go.
"Sorry, I lost my temper."
"It's alright, Master Artemis."
"Ah... there are some things I didn't have time to tell you just now. Ahem, first of all, I want to tell you that you can rest assured that Athena and I are the best of sisters... although everyone seems to think that the relationship between us goddesses is not very good." Artemis wiped away her tears and said to Hilde with a smile, "Because of this, I will help you keep your secret. Before my father finds out, I will not tell anyone about your situation."
"Yes……"
In fact, Hilde doesn't really understand the current situation.
So she began to speak:
"I have a question."
"Please tell me."
"Why should I hide from Lord Zeus and the others?"
"...Well, I didn't tell you this just now. I will tell you the whole story of this matter in detail."
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Sixteen years ago.
It was an average year for Greece.
The same is true for God.
In the divine realm at the top of Mount Olympus.
The God's Domain has been sealed for a long time, so long that some gods have almost forgotten what the mortal world is like. All the connections between the God's Domain and the mortal world have been completely cut off, just like building an airtight cage. The gods drink and have fun in the sky all day long. They want to exert their divine power, but because of the seal set by Zeus himself, they are forever separated from the real world. Whether it is the powerful Apollo, Athena, or Hestia, the goddess of the hearth who is closely related to everyone's life, they have no way to peek into even a little bit of the real world.
No one knows what Father God Zeus is doing.
That's why I did this.
At the same time, the gods who did not live on Mount Olympus were also sealed up by Zeus.
Poseidon, the god of the sea, and Hades, the god of the underworld, were also sealed by Zeus's divine power.
For the Greek world, the gods disappeared.
Athena actually couldn't quite understand why her father Zeus made such a decision.
Chapter 4, Chapter 8: Athena really rebelled
When Zeus closed the God's Domain, it was just when the Persian Emperor Darius I led his army to sweep across Greece. Athena watched the Greeks who believed in her shed blood and sacrifice on the battlefield. When the Greek world was about to be destroyed, Zeus closed the God's Domain. Time flies, and the God's Domain has been closed for a full forty years...
For forty years, it is questionable whether Greece still exists.
"Father God is a little strange today."
"What's wrong? My dear Athena."
Athena, wearing golden armor and holding a spear and Medusa's shield, was looking at Zeus' main temple with a frown.
Artemis stood beside Athena, and she looked at the incredibly beautiful Athena with a smile.
"I... I can't say for sure. When I saw my father today, he seemed to be worried about something. I greeted him, but he ignored me and went straight to the main temple and closed the door." Athena sighed. She seemed to be very worried about her father Zeus. "Artemis, do you think my father would hide something dangerous or excessive from us? I still don't understand why my father wanted to close the divine realm."
“This is indeed very strange.”
Forty years have passed.
Neither Artemis nor Athena could let this go.
"Some time ago, my brother Apollo tried to shoot through the seal with the Apollo Bow, but it didn't work at all."
"Is your brother unable to hold back any longer?"
"Forty years, for a god, it's really boring to sit here every day. Dionysus is also complaining every day, saying that he hasn't had a taste of the good wine tributed by humans for many years, and he loses his temper every day." Artemis said helplessly, "Really, the gods also have wine, and he gets drunk every day and causes trouble for us."
"Even the happy god of wine is not happy anymore."
Athena smiled and said:
"It seems that I need to talk to Father God."
"Are you sure? Last time, the Kitchen Goddess went to talk to the Father God, but was kicked out."
"Hestia..."
Hestia, the goddess of the hearth, is Zeus's sister. Although she also has to submit to Zeus, at least her sister's words are more effective than those of Athena and other children. Even Hestia was driven away. It seems that Zeus really cannot accept this. However, Athena has a strong personality and she doesn't care about this. So, she said to Artemis: "I must go and find out the truth about this matter, otherwise I will be worried."
"Well, okay, but don't make the Father angry."
"There's nothing I can do if I get angry. I have to fight for it."
After saying that, Athena reached out and touched Artemis' head.
"Thank you for supporting me."
"Of course."
"Well, I'll come as soon as I go."
Artemis just watched Athena go to the main temple.
However, Artemis did not have high expectations. After all, she had seen Hestia and Zeus quarreling and almost fighting. If Athena went there, something might happen. Artemis was a little worried. She walked back and forth in the realm of the gods out of boredom. However, after a long time, she still did not wait for Athena to come back.
"Are they going to quarrel again?"
Artemis was worried.
Finally, she decided to go to the main temple in person to see the situation.
Artemis didn't tell anyone, but came to the vicinity of the main temple alone.
Since Zeus had always avoided other gods, when Artemis arrived, no other gods appeared nearby. However, as soon as she walked to the main temple, she could hear a commotion. Listening carefully, it turned out that Athena and Zeus were arguing about something. Among them, the one with the most intense attitude was none other than Athena, who was always calm and composed.
Athena rarely loses her temper.
This really concerned Artemis.
What did Zeus do or say to cause such a strong conflict?
Artemis cautiously approached the front of the main temple and could vaguely hear some words.
"... I will never allow you to do this, Father God. If you do this, you will push this world to the brink of danger. Father God, you are already the god of the Greek world. Other worlds and their gods have nothing to do with us. If you do this, all the existences in this world will fall into an irretrievable situation!"
"Athena, you disappoint me so much."
There was a frightening authority in Zeus' words.
"You can pretend that nothing happened today. You are my daughter, and I have no intention of doing anything bad to you."
"Father God, is this what you want to do because I discovered your secret?"
Artemis didn't know what was going on, but from Athena's words and tone, she could sense that Zeus seemed to have done something extremely excessive, and it was likely to affect the entire world. At this moment, Athena suddenly said, "I can't just sit back and watch, neither for the gods nor for the mortals."
"You want to stop me?"
"You might as well give it a try."
Just when Artemis was worried.
The door to the main temple was suddenly slammed open with a loud bang.
A golden light suddenly shot out from the main temple, startling Artemis.
At the same time, from the main temple, a purple lightning rushed towards the golden light. The speed of the golden light was very fast, but not as fast as the lightning. Before Artemis could react, the two suddenly collided in the sky, erupting in a deafening explosion. The purple lightning suddenly exploded in the sky above the entire God Realm. The lightning splashed everywhere and ruthlessly destroyed the temple below, and even directly tore a large hole in the seal of the God Realm.
Just like that, the golden light flew out from the hole and disappeared.
Such a huge explosion shocked the entire Greek world.
It can be said that it was a disaster of earth-shaking magnitude.
Artemis looked at the powerful purple lightning. She knew very well that it was an attack that even the gods of Mount Olympus could not fully withstand. It was the embodiment of the most powerful power of Zeus, the god of thunder and lightning. Artemis quickly fled from here to avoid being discovered by Zeus. At the same time, the explosion just now made all the gods in the divine domain realize that a very sensational event had occurred in the main temple.
"……How is this going?"
Coming towards them was Artemis's brother Apollo.
Apollo raised his head and looked at the huge crack in the seal.
"What happened to Father God!?"
"Apollo, I..."
Artemis was about to explain something.
At this moment, Zeus appeared behind Artemis.
Zeus, the king of gods.
He was extremely burly, even the god of war Ares could not compare with him. Purple lightning surrounded him, with a terrifying murderous intent and a majesty that made people weak in the knees. When Apollo and Artemis saw Zeus, they immediately knelt on the ground and said respectfully: "Greetings, Father God!"
"Athena betrayed us."
When Zeus said this, Artemis couldn't help but look up in surprise.
Athena, betrayal?
But, the conversations just now...
Artemis's survival instinct told her that she must not talk about this matter in front of Zeus, because at this time Artemis realized that the golden light that suddenly appeared just now was actually Athena. Zeus used his powerful divine power to attack Athena, but he did not win in one move. Instead, he accidentally opened the seal and let Athena go. Faced with such a situation, Artemis naturally did not dare to mention this matter.
"Betrayed?"
Apollo was also a little puzzled.
"Athena's betrayal, this..."
"She stole the original book of creation."
"What!?"
Apollo, who had not quite believed it just now, was now so surprised that his eyes almost popped out of his head.
"The Original Book of Genesis!?"
"Now, all the gods, come to me."
"……Yes!"
Although Apollo and Artemis were both shocked.
But the orders of the God-King must be obeyed.
The Book of Creation is a sacred object passed down from the Titans. It is said that this artifact came from Chaos, the original god, and was perfected by Gaia, the goddess of the earth, and then passed to the god of the sky, the Titan King Uranus, and became the most core artifact of the Titans. It contains the power to create the world, condenses the power of Chaos and Gaia, and is an extremely precious artifact. It was only after Zeus mastered the Book of Creation that he led the Olympians to defeat the Titans.
So, how important is this thing.
Naturally it goes without saying.
Athena actually stole the original book of creation?
For other gods, this is something that is incomprehensible and unforgivable.
So, the gods gathered together under the call of Zeus. They dared not speak or look up in front of the king of gods, Zeus, even though the king of gods was their father. After that, gods like Hestia and Hera dared to raise their heads and look directly at Zeus. When all the gods were present, Zeus slowly spoke:
"Athena, you betrayed us and the Olympian gods!"
"She stole the original book of creation and escaped from the divine realm!"
"Now, I order you to kill Athena if you find her and bring back the original book of creation!"
These three sentences from Zeus were very shocking to all the gods.
If some gods rebel, that is possible at that time.
But Athena...
