greek mythology stuff

Chapter 60 The corpse eaters are destined to die
over the village.

Hephaestus stood in the clouds.

No matter how the strong wind in the sky blows, there will always be vague mist and clouds blocking his body, and his figure is looming, so that he cannot be seen by the mortals below.

Looking at the person who devoured the corpse below, he frowned, looking unhappy.

This person from the last era, who was also called Linkos, was indeed capable. Not to mention other things, the knowledge and courage alone were not comparable to the former Linkos.

It is often possible to open up the situation by taking advantage of the small opportunities that exist.

Moreover, he has no reverence for life, and for the ambition of eternal life, he can sacrifice everything except himself.

Not only that, but he is also very smart and wants to collect money without doing anything.

Hephaestus had been observing him for a while, and from beginning to end, he rarely used the power Epimetheus gave him.

As for why...

Hephaestus had a bad look in his eyes.

How can the idea of ​​chess pieces be hidden from chess players.He is one of the two who gave Linkos the gift. He knows exactly how strong the power is and what aspects to focus on.

The box pattern on Lin Kesi's arm is actually the reflection of the magic box in the hands of Epimetheus' wife Pandora, which was an artifact that once contained disasters.

Epimetheus was willing to share part of the power of this artifact, and he also wanted to use Linkos, a mortal, to kill the children conceived by Hermamene alone, and withhold their authority to push this artifact to the next level. new heights.

As a gift for wife, this is very suitable.

Epimetheus is not a person who relies on luck in everything. If he decides to do something, he will quietly push in the dark to guide things in the direction he expects.

Therefore, he not only gave Linkos strength, but also thoughtfully marked the positions of the new gods for him.

He was sure that this mortal who had survived from the last era would understand his hints.

Epimetheus made it clear to Linkos in this way: This is a deal, and the power is given to you, but you must do well what you need to do, and you will not owe you anything in the future.

but.

Hephaestus glanced at the ground.What a coincidence!This mortal happened to be a little far away from the new gods, and judging by the direction he was going, it could be predicted that he would get further and further away.

He cleverly regarded the power Epimetheus gave him as a map that could show the enemy's position in real time. Wherever the new gods appeared, he walked in the opposite direction.

Moreover, he seems to have made plans to fight Epimetheus - to use the power of Hephaestus.

Hephaestus narrowed his eyes, that was what he gave Linkos once, the inexhaustible life and the first fire ushered in after the human lost the flame.

Linkos in the past would not use them, but below this is the remnant party from the last era.

He grafted these powers onto himself using a golden apple from a previous world.

Of course, this is also something that Hephaestus acquiesces, otherwise, no one can take away and manipulate the power of the flame, even the Supreme Being stronger than him, because Hephaestus himself is the source of the flame .

From the moment Linkos below realized that these powers had no price, he began to crazily move closer to this aspect.

He uses the god-like power given by Epimetheus to kill mortals, making them spend their lives in a dream, and then guides and selects those who have unique experiences and devours their bodies to imprison their souls with unique experiences , nourishing the fire in the belly with the death of these people.

Linkos did it very covertly.

It's a pity that Lin Kesi is just a slightly stronger mortal in essence, and Hephaestus is the god in charge of history, and mortal affairs have no secrets from him.

Above the clouds, Hephaestus spread out his hands, and the history book and a special coin appeared in his hands at the same time.

He looked down, and behind him, the sun's brilliance sprinkled on him, drawing a long and wide shadow on the ground, and the village below was covered by shadow, as if darkness had descended.

Linkos... is also in this darkness.

On the ground, the humans in the village panicked.

A god suddenly appeared and blocked the sun, which seemed to mean that he was an ominous god.

Soon, they all knelt on the ground and prayed.

Linkos, not far away, also noticed the abnormality. He was stunned for a moment in the darkness, and then turned his gaze to the sky.

The power bestowed by Epimetheus was instantly used by him. With the outstanding eyesight brought by this power, he saw that the god standing in the sky seemed to be... playing with a copper piece?
In the cloud, Hephaestus rubbed the coin with his fingers. One side of the coin was engraved, and the other side was engraved with a number 1.

He didn't pay attention to the kneeling crowd in the village, and his gaze was always fixed on Linkos below indifferently.

He is a god, but was once a man.

He doesn't care how many people Linkos has killed for eternal life, and how many people he plans to kill, even if he uses his gifted power to provoke Epimetheus, he doesn't care.

Moreover, Hephaestus was sure that Epimetheus would never care.

Because power and status are never equal.

But no matter what status a person has, it is his due right to pursue his ideals.

This is what Hephaestus acquiesced.

but.

Cannibalism, he forbids.

In the clouds, Hephaestus closed his eyes, and he gently tossed the coin upwards.

In his life, there is not only a human side, but also a divine side.

For humans, his human side has strange feelings, but his divine side is indifferent.

The two do not conflict or separate, but are perfectly integrated together.

Accidentally passing by and seeing Linkos cannibalizing corpses, Hephaestus' first reaction was to destroy him, and the second reaction was that Epimetheus wanted to use him to perfect his wife's magic box and himself to use him to secretly kill the new god plan.

It's hard to choose, but it's not that hard either.

If the coin falls, if it is a flower, Linkos will die; if it is a number, he will live.

"Crack." The coin fell and was put away.

Hephaestus knew the answer without looking, it was a number.

He looked down at Linkos, who was flustered but not desperate, and his loud voice echoed in the sky.

"You're lucky."

"Today, you can live and do what you should do."

"Swallowing the same kind of thing, if there is a next time, you won't have a next time."

The voice fell, and the darkness disappeared.

Hephaestus walked on the clouds, heading for the real destination of this trip.

He never regrets what he decides. It can only be said that Linkos is really lucky.

But in his heart, Hephaestus had already sentenced him to death.

When the new god conceived by Hermamene dies, there will be no need for him.

After all, it's just a chess piece, it's not easy to change it.

On the ground, next to the dusty wooden house.

Linkos looked gloomy.

He knew that the god of Skyrim was speaking to him.

It's just that I don't know which one it is.

He looked at the box pattern on his arm, and the simple lines on it seemed to become messy.

"The box... or the flame?!"

(End of this chapter)