Chapter 104 Please Stop Your Ghostly Father Behavior
“Ding-dong~!”
With the sound of metal falling to the ground, the body opposite, which was as straight as a bowstring, fell down dejectedly.
"Forget it, she's not that easy to fool..."
"No matter how smart Athena is, she will only think that there is something fishy about my death, but without any evidence, she probably won't associate it with this kind of thing. Besides, Crete is at odds with Atlantis, and she is busy dealing with Poseidon. Even if she has some suspicions, she may not dare to do anything to you."
Loen slowly opened his eyes, picked up the bronze arrow and handed it over sincerely.
"So, do you want to give it a try?"
However, his hand was knocked down by Artemis in anger before he reached it halfway.
"Humph, am I the kind of person who repays kindness with enmity?!"
The female hunter opened her eyes wide and glared angrily at Loen opposite her.
Isn’t it?
The way you looked just now, it was obvious that you wanted to stab me to death!
Loen was complaining in his heart, but he remained calm and threw the bronze arrow in his hand behind him, forcing an apologetic smile on his face.
"I'm sorry, I just wanted to help, but ended up dragging you down like this..."
"That bastard son of Poseidon was responsible for this. Why are you here to apologize?"
Artemis snorted in retort, looking unhappily at the other victim of the incident.
"I know who is right and who is wrong, and I won't take my anger out on you."
Yes, yes, you are clear about gratitude and resentment, and you have a noble character! I am just a cautious person and I judge you by your own standards!
While rolling his eyes secretly, Loen glanced behind him out of the corner of his eye.
And when he saw the bronze arrow that almost pierced his throat fell about a hundred meters away, his heart finally settled down, and he couldn't help but feel grateful for surviving the disaster.
It was a close call. I was almost raped and killed by this crazy woman.
Fortunately, I made the right bet!
This is indeed a donkey whose hair needs to be stroked smoothly. He is the typical person who responds to softness but not hardness.
Loen quietly looked at Artemis's gradually relaxing expression opposite him, and secretly breathed a sigh of relief. His surging thoughts then recalled the records about the hunting goddess.
This is a goddess with a very contradictory personality. She has both a kind and tolerant side and a fierce and cruel side for revenge.
Legend has it that Niobe, a queen of Thebes, gave birth to seven sons and seven daughters. She arrogantly mocked the nursery goddess Leto for having only two children, Apollo and Artemis. She also boasted that her father could dine at the same table with the gods, and even prevented the people of Thebes from offering sacrifices to the nursery goddess Leto.
Humiliated, Leto asked her son Apollo and daughter Artemis to punish Niobe.
So, the angry Apollo and Artemis went down to the mortal world and shot and killed the seven sons and six daughters of Niobe, the proud queen of Thebes.
When it came to Niobe's last daughter's turn, Artemis couldn't bear it anymore and finally stopped, and asked Apollo to give the child an extremely long life.
In addition, another epic record also confirms Artemis' contradictory character.
Legend has it that before setting sail for the Trojan War, King Agamemnon shot and killed Artemis' sacred deer and boasted that he was better than the goddess. The angry Artemis caused the sea to become turbulent, making it impossible for the ships to sail. She asked Agamemnon through a prophet to sacrifice his daughter in order to appease her anger.
As the war went against his will, King Agamemnon finally chose to light a bonfire and sacrifice his daughter Iphigenia on the altar.
However, a strong wind blew, and Princess Iphigenia disappeared in an instant, and a stag took her place.
In fact, it was Artemis who rescued the girl and appointed her as her priestess, allowing her to live out the rest of her life in her temple.
In short, the above two things are enough to prove that although Artemis has an erratic personality, she is not cruel and bloodthirsty.
In theory, as long as you can find a way to coax her into doing what she wants, she will choose to forgive no matter how big the mistake is.
But the more you do the opposite, the more likely it is that this goddess will get furious and do something extreme.
Because of this, Loen had chosen to retreat in order to advance, pretending to be loyal, considering the goddess of hunting at every step, and he was just short of teaching Artemis how to destroy his body.
And the result was just as he expected.
Not only did Artemis give up the opportunity to kill him, she also kept finding excuses for the victim.
At this time, after a long period of silence, the female hunter on the opposite side bit her lip, seemed to have finally made up her mind, and waved at Loen.
"Forget it, you were helping me before, this matter has nothing to do with you, just go..."
Phew, it’s okay!
Hearing the relaxed tone, Loen confirmed that he could finally get out of this quagmire. He was overjoyed and subconsciously opened the magic circle diagram, quickly took out a clean piece of clothing, put it on, and prepared to run away.
This woman is too dangerous. For safety reasons, it is better to hide with Hestia and stay out of the spotlight.
However, when Loen was about to step out of the forest, he glanced back inadvertently.
The once proud hunting goddess was now curled up in the shadow where the sun could not reach, hugging her knees with her hands, biting her cherry lips with her pearly teeth, and burying her head deep in her chest.
——Like a little bird shivering under the eaves when a storm is coming.
"What will be the consequences if I lose my virginity?"
For some unknown reason, Loen stopped and turned back to ask.
Suddenly, Artemis became angry and her cheeks turned red.
"It has nothing to do with you! Get out!"
However, facing the extremely bad attitude of the hunting goddess, Loen, who should have been eager to get away, stopped and turned back to where he was. He carefully examined the figure under the shade of the tree for a moment, a trace of disbelief emerged on his face, and he spoke softly.
"Are you...scared?"
"Shut up!"
In an instant, Artemis raised her head like a cat whose tail was stepped on, her fur standing on end and roaring angrily.
But the angrier she was, the less she could conceal the fear deeply buried in her fierce yet cowardly eyes.
And almost in an instant, Loen guessed the answer.
"Is it Zeus?"
The moment Artemis heard the name, her body trembled noticeably, and the result was self-evident.
Looking at the hunting goddess's extreme reaction, Loen suddenly remembered a legend.
Among Artemis's nymph attendants, there was a demigod named "Callisto". She was the daughter of King Lycaon and had vowed to remain chaste since childhood.
This mortal girl was not like other nymphs, wandering by the stream, strolling in the garden, reciting poems, singing and dancing. She always wore hunting clothes, carried a bow on her shoulder, held a golden spear, followed Artemis closely, and chased wild beasts in the mountains and dense forests.
Because of their common hobbies and interests, Callisto won the favor of the goddess of hunting, and the two were inseparable, like a pair of good twin sisters.
However, one day, Callisto was resting in the forest and ran into the king of gods Zeus who was touring the world. When Zeus saw the beautiful Callisto, he was tempted by her beauty and wanted to seduce the girl to have sex with him.
In order to achieve his goal, Zeus transformed himself into Artemis and approached Callisto. Callisto, who was unaware of this, was very happy to see the goddess coming and went forward to greet her.
When "Artemis" (Zeus) kissed her, she realized that the man in front of her was not the goddess she had sworn to follow.
But it was too late. Her vow of chastity was tainted and Artemis' divine authority could no longer protect her safety.
So Callisto was forced to have sex with Zeus and became pregnant.
Soon after, Artemis discovered this secret and expelled the innocent Callisto in anger...
Let’s not talk about the story that follows for now.
However, "wearing hunting clothes, carrying a magic bow on his shoulder, holding a golden spear, and loving to chase wild beasts in the mountains and dense forests..." These descriptions of Callisto's clothing and behavioral habits gave Loen a strong sense of déjà vu.
Loen looked in front of him, his gaze falling on the hunting goddess who was hugging her knees.
That’s right, this is a replica of Artemis!
There may be another reason why Zeus attacked Callisto.
For example, meal replacements?
Based on Artemis's extreme action of angrily expelling Callisto afterwards, combined with her own understanding of the King of Olympus, the answer is self-evident.
——Zeus’ love for his daughter Artemis is not pure, and it may also be due to possessiveness.
In fact, the King of Olympus had done similar evil father behavior before.
Persephone, the queen of the underworld, who suffered two disasters and gave birth to Zagreus, the previous life of the god of wine, and Melinoe, the goddess of conspiracy, is a living example.
Perhaps it was for this reason that Artemis, who had realized this in advance, swore an oath to Zeus to become a virgin goddess who guarded her chastity.
Taking into account the attitudes of Leto, the goddess of protection, and Apollo, the god of light, as well as the adverse effects of sleeping with Persephone, the queen of the underworld, Zeus finally agreed to his daughter Artemis's request in order to prevent the three from leaning to another side.
But from beginning to end, he never extinguished his covetous heart.
The experience of the nymph Callisto is the best proof.
And now, Artemis's vow of chastity has been broken...
For a moment, when Loen thought of this, he couldn't help but realize the seriousness of the problem.
(End of this chapter)
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