The world-devouring dragon

"You idiot, you've lost miserably!"

The howling spirit lingered beside Oedipus. Although her screams could not be heard, they made the hero feel uneasy and confused.

He held the golden sword tightly in his hand, and blood flowed to the ground at his feet, where the corpses of his children lay.

And what about his wife? No, it should be said that it was his mother, who was both his wife and his mother and had given birth to several children for him. She was lying lifeless in front of him. Those beautiful blue eyes were empty because of death, as if they were in despair and questioning.

Oedipus, why is this?

How ridiculous and abominable.

His parents were actually his adoptive parents, and the old man he accidentally killed was his biological father, the former king of Thebes, and the queen he married was his biological mother.

The prophecy that he tried so hard to escape back then was actually realized in this absurd way at this moment.

After going crazy, he stared blankly at the corpses of his relatives and loved ones at his feet, as if all the endless power in his body had been drained away. He fell to the ground in a state of collapse, leaning on the golden sword. The hero who had rescued the city of Thebes could not even stand firmly at this moment.

After a moment, he burst out laughing.

"It's over, it's all over, it's all over..."

His laughter was desperate, a laugh that suddenly turned into a choked sob.

Amidst the shrill screams, the famous hero held his head and hit the bricks on the ground, causing his forehead to bleed.

Beside him, the resentful spirit named Sphinx was finally satisfied. Listening to the screams of its old enemy, this resentful spirit dissipated in the joy of satisfaction and returned to the underworld, leaving only this poor creature. Insect-like hero.

A few months later, even Heracles, who was far away, heard about this incident. When he heard the cause and consequences of this story that shocked the world, he could not help but feel sad for it.

In his memory, he still remembered the brave and confident hero and king. His tone was firm, confident and wise. And the woman next to him was also so beautiful. The two of them stood together, as if they were a match made in heaven.

However, who could have imagined that behind the marriage that was praised and blessed by the world, there would be such a terrifying and dark truth?

Even the hero who saw through the riddle of the Sphinx failed to see through the riddle that fate had played on him.

It is said that Oedipus went crazy after learning the truth. He killed his wife and mother, and the children he had with his mother. Only a pair of orphan girls survived from their father's hands.

He pricked his own eyes, and from being a king among thousands of people, to a brave and intelligent hero, he became a blind man. People were horrified by his crime and despised him.

After that, Oedipus disappeared from public view, and no trace of him was ever seen again.

After hearing the news, the great hero was silent for a long time. After a long time, he arranged an altar for his friend and prayed to the god Zeus and the demon god Typhon, hoping that his two fathers could protect this poor man.

However, passers-by laughed when they saw it.

"How can there be no good prey for the sacrifices to the gods?"

The great hero was not angry, but asked curiously.

"Then what kind of prey in this world can be called good?"

"Of course the prey of the hunting goddess is the best."

The passerby replied matter-of-factly, and left in a hurry. But he didn't realize that his casual words made the hero thoughtful.

Yes, in this world, is there any prey that Artemis, the goddess of hunting, does not have? Don’t all the prey in the world belong to Artemis? In this case, the most precious prey should naturally be sought from this goddess.

So, he picked up his bow and arrow and headed towards Mount Cerunia, the sanctuary of the goddess of hunting.

According to legend, Artemis, the goddess of hunting, likes to hunt in the mountains and forests. She is the best hunter among all humans and gods. Her arrows are extremely sharp, and her eyes are beautiful and sharp. This cold and proud goddess maintains her virginity because she is arrogant that no one can Match yourself.

Mount Cerunea is the hunting forest where Artemis often travels.

Far away on the sacred mountain, the goddess Artemis was competing with her brother.

"Apollo, don't let me knock you down."

The beautiful girl holding a golden bow and arrow and wearing hunting boots looked extremely excited. Holding a golden bow in hand, she shot towards Apollo. The golden arrow flew out like light, but was hit by the same arrow shot by Apollo and shattered in the air.

This happened several times in a row, so the young and beautiful goddess threw away her bow and arrow, raised her spear, got on the chariot, and charged at Apollo.

The battle between the two great gods was fierce and ferocious, and everything around them was ruthlessly ravaged, but this was actually just the goddess welcoming her brother back.

Apollo and Artemis, the famous brother and sister, were both known for their strength. Even among the gods, there were not many more powerful warriors than them. At the same time, both brothers and sisters were famous for their beauty. Apollo's handsomeness and Artemis' beauty were both famous among the gods.

However, siblings also have their differences.

Apollo was cold and gentle, his coldness towards his enemies and his tenderness towards his friends were all incompatible with him, just like a bright light.

But Artemis is different. She has more of the cold-bloodedness and cruelty of a hunter.

When she was three years old, this hunting queen asked her father for eternal chastity. The reason was that she felt that it would be troublesome to form a family, marry and have offspring, which would hinder her hunting.

She is obsessed with taking the lives of her prey and likes to hunt those powerful beings.

Unlike those dignified and beautiful goddesses, this hunting queen has never thought of wearing those beautiful dresses. Instead, she wears her hunting suit and chases her prey tirelessly. Many times, she still has You can see the blood stains of the prey that were not wiped and cleaned in time.

In this regard, even Athena, who had sworn to never take off her armor since birth, was not as good as her. Even Athena would not mind decorating herself with flowers and silk, but this hunting queen never Think about anything beauty related.

Thus they all whispered among the gods.

"That female freak."

But no matter what the gods say, the cruel queen doesn't care.

But this cruel queen happens to have a male god who falls in love with her.

It was none other than her brother Apollo.

"My sister, do you want to hunt with me on earth?"

During the fight, Apollo showed a charming smile and whispered softly.

He has a smile on his lips, is quiet and elegant, has the melancholy of a poet, and the nobility of a prince. His words and deeds can fascinate countless people, both men and women.

But Apollo, the most beautiful god among the gods, only loved his sister.

Is it difficult to understand?

The same power, the same beauty, in the heart of this equally proud and arrogant god, only his sister is worthy of him.

He sent an invitation to his sister, hoping to go hunting with her, but when faced with the male god's invitation, the hunting queen suddenly laughed.

"Forget it, I have to go on an outing with Hagerty and the others."

Hagerty is a nymph and a maid of Artemis. In the name of her maid, the Hunting Queen easily declined the invitation of this handsome god.

She could actually vaguely sense her brother's thoughts, but she was really not interested in such things.

She only found love and marriage to be extremely boring. She would not be as happy as driving a golden deer chariot with her maids and hunting in the mountains and forests.

This goddess's personality is so unique that gods often suspect that she actually prefers women to men. But that's not the case, she just loves killing and hunting more than anything else.

After rejecting Apollo, the hunting goddess drove her chariot and happily prepared to start a new round of hunting. But soon, she seemed to realize something and looked towards a place in the mortal world.

Soon, anger appeared on her beautiful face.

"A mere mortal! How dare you hunt my things?"

In anger, the goddess drove her chariot from above the clouds to somewhere on the earth.

On the earth, the great hero traveled all the way through mountains and rivers, passing through many difficulties and obstacles, and finally came to a lush mountain range.

There are all kinds of beasts and birds everywhere here, but none of them can satisfy the great hero. After all, these beasts and birds are just ordinary beasts, not enough to become the ideal sacrifices in the heart of the great hero.

He searched in the mountains. After many days, the thirsty hero came to a lake and prepared to drink water.

The cool lake water was very sweet. He picked up a bowl of water with both hands and drank it all. Suddenly, he caught a glimpse of a golden figure in the distance.

He looked carefully and saw that there was a stunningly beautiful creature on the other side of the lake. It looked like an elk and was red in color, but it had golden antlers on its head. The antlers emitted gentle light and looked extremely magical.

"Isn't this the sacrifice I want?"

The big hero said happily, and was about to nock an arrow to shoot, but the golden deer was keenly aware of the big hero not far away, jumped away nimbly, and ran away like a random stream of light.

When the prey ran away, the hero wanted to chase it. The golden deer fled all the way north, and the hero followed closely.

Spring enters summer, summer enters autumn, autumn passes, and winter comes again. Finally, the ice melts and the snow melts, and it is spring again.

A year has passed, but the hero is still chasing the golden deer. He had already chased the golden deer to the far north, a place rarely visited by humans, where the sun only came out once a year.

After being chased by the hero for a year, the golden-horned deer finally got tired, so after being shot in the hind leg by the hero with an arrow, it stopped where it was, as if resigned to its fate.

The great hero successfully captured the golden-antlered deer alive, and he went back in a happy mood to offer the golden deer as a sacrifice.

However, on the way back, a light spot suddenly appeared in the sky. Soon the light spot spread and grew larger, and finally the chariot appeared.

A chariot galloping across the sky?

The great hero was surprised and realized something, but it was too late to react and could only barely dodge.

"boom!!!"

The chariot exuding blazing heat and sharpness hit the ground. The god driving the chariot opened a deep ravine in the ground with the spear in his hand.

"call!"

When the wind was raging, the gods came to the world, but what she brought was not blessings, but the wrath of the gods.

"You humble mortal, how dare you hunt my mount!"

The chariot gallops across the earth, and the goddess driving the chariot holds a spear, her beautiful eyebrows raised, and she proudly overlooks the mortals in front of her.