Greek Mythology: Lord of the Underworld

Chapter 34, maybe it’s because you are short
"Hades and Hera, my dear brother and sister, are you okay?"

Demeter asked with concern.

Hades and Hera shook their heads.

The four of them continued to walk in the dead forest, fatigue followed, appearing on the faces of Hestia, Demeter and Hera. The three sisters, whose divine power was suppressed by the underworld, were already very tired after walking.

My mind is even more tired, looking at the trail that will never end, my body is even more tired, my feet are very sore with every step I take.

Just when the three sisters were exhausted and almost couldn't hold on any longer, Hades stopped again. Under their confused gazes, he slowly squatted down and pulled out some of the ends of the headdress stuck in the ground. .

This was the one he had taken off Hera's head and planted in the ground.

As for why he chose Hera instead of Hestia or Demeter, it was of course because among the three sisters, only Hera wore gold and silver, cold and noble like a princess.

Now Hades was very sure that they were just going in circles and the road was not that long at all.

After thinking about this clearly, doubts came again.

They have been spinning in circles, but why is the exit they came in from before missing?
This shouldn't be the case. They didn't appear out of thin air in this dead forest. Even if they were spinning in circles, they should have seen the exit.

Also, why did the mark carved previously disappear?
The mark was obviously carved by him, while Hera's headdress was left behind when he fell. The former disappeared, but the latter did not.

This shows that the disappearance of the mark was not accidental.

"Or is there someone following them along the way?"

Hades was lost in thought.

"Hestia, Demeter, my two dear sisters, I'm sorry, but now I have to tell you some sad news. This news may make you despair, but I think it is still necessary to tell you the truth now. Tell you."

Looking at the tiara in Hades' hand, Hera took a deep breath and decided to tell her two sisters what she and Hades had discovered, with a serious face: "After verification by Hades and I, we have now determined a fact. , that is, we are always going in circles now.”

"Brother, my previous guess was correct."

At the end, Hera glanced at Hades, who had already stood up, with expectation in his eyes.

Hades shook the dirt off the headdress and gave it back to Hera. He turned his hand and took out a blood-red Bianhua flower, which had moved strangely just now.

This was a gift from Manzhu Shahua before, but I didn't expect it to come in handy now.

Hades watched as the blood-red Bianhua flower slowly floated up in his hand, rose into the air, and slowly flew forward like a guide.

"Come on, I think we'll get out this time."

Hades' instinct told him so.

His intuition seemed to be right. When Hades and his three sisters followed the guidance of Bianhuahua and walked forward, the dead forest became angry and the earth trembled.

The ghost-faced dead trees around them seemed to suddenly come to life. They bared their teeth and claws and roared like ghosts crying and wolf howling. It was eerie and terrifying. The dead wood branches turned into palms and stretched out to grab them.

They were grabbed from all directions, and with the ubiquitous howls of ghosts and wolves echoing around, the surrounding atmosphere suddenly became weird and terrifying.

The stern crying and howling sounds are frightening and make people's hair stand on end.

"what!"

"Ah! Hades!"

Hera and Demeter suddenly screamed in panic.

All this happened so fast, almost in the blink of an eye. By the time Hades finished dealing with these dead branches, Demeter and Hera had disappeared and been captured. The surroundings returned to their original appearance. The Ghost Face Tree grew there quietly, as if it had lost its life. There was silence all around, and the howling ghosts and wolves disappeared.

Even the voices of Demeter and Hera disappeared, as if they had never appeared before. The silence around them was terrifying and strange.

All that was left was dead wood and ashes piled on the ground, swallowed up by the power of the underworld.

"Have you had enough hugs?"

Hades lowered his eyes and looked at his eldest sister Hestia, who was still hugging his thigh, closing her eyes tightly in fear, hanging on his lap like a koala.

There were no more terrifying ghostly howls around. Hestia sensed that there was no danger, so she cautiously opened her eyes. After finding that she was safe, she immediately breathed a sigh of relief and let go of Hades's leg.

Somewhat embarrassed, Hestia took the initiative to break the silence: "Where are Demeter and Hera?"

Hades shook his head: "I don't know."

Hestia's eyes showed concern, but she was also a little confused: "Why wasn't I captured?"

That makes sense... Hades glanced down at her and gave his opinion: "Maybe it's because you are... short?"

Hestia glared at him as if struck by lightning: "Hades, you can't speak, you can shut up!"

The eldest sister is angry and the consequences will be serious!
Loli also has a certain temperament and is not easy to mess with. However, the childlike eldest sister Loli looks fierce and wants to eat people. She is not scary. She is still cute. It will only make people want to bully her more.

When Hades glanced over with a faint look, the fierce Hestia suddenly stopped.

All anger is gone.

Hestia lowered her head and whispered: "Hades, Demeter and Hera are in danger now. We need to rescue your two sisters as soon as possible."

After a pause, she added in a low voice: "I don't want to lose my two sisters."

"As long as you know they are in danger now, don't waste any more time and set off now."

Hades walked forward, following Hibiscus: "Hestia, the sooner you find your two sisters, the safer they will be."

Aren't they your sisters too... Hestia glanced at Hades suspiciously and found that this brother seemed to have never called the three sisters sister since they met again.

Hmm...that seems to be the case.

Hestia's little head couldn't turn around, so she didn't think too much, walked a few steps quickly, and quickly followed.

Under the guidance of Bianhuahua, it was obviously the same road, but they did not go around in circles.

There is a forking entrance in front of you, one road goes to the left and the other goes to the right.

And the bloody flower floating in the air returned to Hades' hands.

He didn't continue to show the way.

You should be able to go both ways, or both ways.

Hades took back the flowers of the other side, looked at Hestia, and said: "Choose the one you like and go separately."

"Ah, my dear brother Hades, are you leaving your poor sister behind?"

Hestia looked sad and pouted aggrievedly: "Hades, you can't do this. I'm your sister. Can't we walk the same path?"

(End of this chapter)