Chapter 198 The Inevitable Hatchet Ending (3k, total 7k completed)
"Stop, I want to say something!"
"You want me to help you write your last words?"
Athena polished the shiny tip of her gun, asked with a smile, and slowly approached the target.
Seeing the smile growing brighter on that face, Loen shuddered.
According to his understanding of this goddess of wisdom, the happier she laughs, the more vicious her actions can be.
Seeing that Athena was about to walk up to him, Loen made up his mind and spoke hurriedly.
"Themis! I just saw the first goddess of justice!"
"Oh? Tell me about it."
As soon as these words were spoken, Athena's eyes sparkled, and a strong interest arose in her heart. She put down the Spear of Victory in her hand and waved to Loen at the door.
Feeling that the pressure surrounding him had dissipated a little, Loen looked at the large area of divine light patterns outside the courtyard that were connected like an iron barrel. He could only bite the bullet and walk into the courtyard.
There was no other way. In order to ensure that he would not be stabbed to pieces by Athena who was caught cheating, he had to sell out the first goddess of justice in advance.
Loen made up his mind, and after considering his words several times in his mind, he began to tell about his discoveries and speculations about Astraea.
Athena listened carefully to the analysis from the other side, with a thoughtful look in her bright eyes.
"You mean, Themis used some secret technique you don't know about to project her consciousness into the body of her disciple Astraea. The two consciousnesses can switch actively when needed to deal with different situations."
"That's right. Only this can explain their extremely different behavioral logics over the past few times."
"Well, that makes sense. No wonder I always feel like there's something wrong with the way Astraea looks at me sometimes..."
Luo En subconsciously asked: "What do you mean, something is wrong?"
"Well, there is pity, helplessness, and a hint of guilt..." Athena roughly described it through her memories, and then concluded, "Probably, it's like the emotion of an elder caring for the younger generation."
After a little thought, Loen figured out where Themis' complicated feelings came from.
After the first goddess of wisdom, Metis, was swallowed by Zeus, the original goddess of justice was very disgusted with this, so she established the law of marriage, restricted Zeus' authority, and left Olympus angrily.
Considering the background of the two of them jointly building a new order for Olympus during the Titan War, Metis and Themis are likely to be old acquaintances with a close relationship.
Maybe they are even close friends.
As the daughter of Metis, Athena's appearance in front of Themis would inevitably remind the goddess of justice of some sad past events and expose her true emotions.
Looking at Athena, who was sitting at the table and drinking honey water leisurely with a look on her face as if she had eaten something big, Loen suddenly came to his senses.
"So, you asked me to come this time?"
"Just chatting..." Athena replied with a smile.
"Then why are you squatting in my house with a gun?!" Loen couldn't help but raise his voice, his face dark.
"I'm a goddess of war, so it makes sense for me to carry a gun with me." Athena blinked, then threw the Spear of Victory away and pointed at a little blond figure that materialized from it, with an innocent look on her face. "And look, Nikki, you know him too, so what's the fuss?"
The arguments are sufficient and the reasoning is detailed.
For a moment, Loen was speechless.
But seeing the almost unconcealable ridicule in Athena's bright eyes, no matter how stupid he was, Loen knew that he had been fooled by the sinister goddess in front of him again.
It's not that I need a hatchet, I just want to vent my anger.
After figuring out the key, Loen couldn't help but reveal a resentful look and made an accusing face with a dark expression.
"My Lady Goddess, I worked so hard to find helpers for you to expand the Academy of Athens and compile the law code to educate the Athenians. It would be fine if you were not grateful, but you actually waited in the yard with a gun in your hand. This is too much!"
"How could that be? I came here specially to give you a gift."
Athena smiled slightly, raised her hand and clenched it. A large golden cup with intricate spells engraved all over it and in a gorgeous shape fell into the hands of the goddess of wisdom.
Seeing the dazzling light and the obscure meaning within it, Loen couldn't help but feel excited.
"The Holy Grail is complete?!"
"Although I know you have your own plans, but you spent so much time and effort just to make a wine vessel..."
Athena shook her head and threw the golden cup over, with a hint of helplessness in her words.
In an era of strife and turmoil, using rare materials and a great deal of time to forge a wine vessel and treating it as a sacred object clearly went against the traditional concept of the Age of Gods that one should do everything possible to increase strength.
Even the goddess of wisdom, who is known for her wisdom, could not fully understand Loen's choice.
In response to this question, Loen smiled without saying a word, and patiently integrated his divinity into the holy grail in his hand.
Seeing that she couldn't get any results from her questions, Athena rolled her eyes at Loen, casually reached into the magic circle, and threw a square silver metal box to the other side with a hum.
"Fortunately, I prepared something else for you."
Hearing the crisp collision sound, Loen immediately put away the Holy Grail and curiously poked the silver metal box on the ground that was engraved with star patterns and a ball of flame decoration.
"Sacred Cloth? Silver ones? You're not throwing me a set that no one is using, are you?"
As soon as his fingertips touched the surface of the silver metal box, the entire module instantly split into hundreds of delicate components, automatically flying to Loen's body and merging with it.
As the silver-white holy robe was completely constructed on his body, Loen felt a majestic and ancient divinity surging into his body, pouring into the sixth space of the golden roulette wheel, vaguely outlining the shadow of a ball of fire, and his face suddenly changed slightly.
"This is……"
"The altar seat. Aunt Hestia and I prepared it especially for you."
Athena rolled her eyes at someone and replied arrogantly.
When he heard the true name of the holy garment on his body, Loen suddenly understood.
In ancient Greek mythology, the Temple of Heaven is an altar in heaven where the sacred fire is always lit.
Legend has it that after the Titan War, in order to commemorate the hard-won victory and to show the eternal glory of Olympus like flames, an altar was built in the sky and the sacred fire was enshrined there.
The person who first lit and protected this flame was Hestia, the goddess of fire.
Therefore, it is of great significance, being the beginning of the glory of Olympus and possessing the hidden meaning of commanding the stars.
Similarly, among the eighty-eight sets of sacred garments designed by him and Athena, the altarpiece is one of the few functional sacred garments.
Not only does the mirror on the chest, which is like a heart guard, store the holy fire that has been burning since the mythological era, but this holy cloth has also been granted special powers by Athena, which can deprive any Saint of the right to use the cloth.
In other words, the altar seat is actually the head and commander of the entire Saint Seiya Corps in the future, and in a sense, the agent of the goddess. He will swear to protect the sacred fire brought down from the Great Altar of Olympus and keep it forever.
"You're asking for your life, you dare to touch that thing!"
Loen looked at Athena in front of him in astonishment, raised his hand and pressed the mirror on his chest, feeling the flame inside that was beating and burning in the same rhythm as his heart, and suddenly felt it was a little hot.
The original sacred fire, the eternal glory of Olympus.
Bring civilization to barbarism, bring light to darkness, and bring greatness to the mortals.
The reason why the golden humans were able to emerge from ignorance at an astonishing speed and establish a prosperity second only to that of the gods was not only due to the guidance of the prophet Prometheus, but also because of the sacred fire that Prometheus stole from heaven.
However, the ending is also tragic.
The golden humans and their civilization were destroyed by the wrath of God, and even Prometheus was still hanging on the Caucasus Mountains, waiting to be dried by the wind.
With such a tragic precedent, how could Loen not be afraid?
However, Athena spoke to comfort him calmly, as if she had everything under control.
"Don't worry, Auntie has decided to transfer the responsibility of guarding the holy fire and the altar to you, so from now on, this will be your normal job. As the upright guardian of the altar, it is normal for you to have some of the aura of the holy fire. No one will suspect you."
"What if?"
Loen looked at Athena suspiciously, feeling that there was something else hidden beneath those bright eyes.
"Nothing will happen."
Athena once again made a solemn promise, with a determined and brilliant smile on her face.
"Because I will personally teach you how to control and hide this power."
"teach?"
Lorne murmured something subconsciously, and then he saw Athena waving her hand, holding the Spear of Victory that Nikki had transformed into, and slowly polishing the tip of the spear.
grass!
In an instant, it was as if an electric current ran through his brain. Loen suddenly woke up, shuddered, then turned around without hesitation and ran away.
He knew that this petty-minded woman had no intention of letting him go tonight!
"Buzz~~"
As the tail of the Spear of Victory hit the ground, the surrounding space spun around and turned into a huge sealed maze, pulling the Goat, who had displayed amazing speed, back into the base.
"The class hasn't started yet, why are you running?"
The gentle voices behind her did not have any worldly air. Athena approached with a smile, holding a shield in her left hand and a gun in her right hand.
Loen, who was trapped in the corner, looked at the extremely bright smile on that face and felt like crying but had no tears.
He knew that he would not be able to escape the beating tonight.
In that case, there is nothing much to say.
Is the Lord God so great? I am not a vegetarian either!
Loen let out a roar of grief and anger, exerted all his strength to stimulate the power in his body, and rushed forward with gritted teeth.
(End of this chapter)
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