Greek Mythology: The Spiritual Dominator.

Chapter 604 Successor

[Artificial Magic Net], Selene had of course heard of it and was deeply impressed.

She still remembered one night long ago when Hecate excitedly told her that a mortal wizard was trying to analyze the essence of the magic web and was even trying to create a new one.

But the Moon Goddess at that time was undoubtedly very strange, not only because of the mortal's delusion, but also because of her friend's reaction.

The former is easy to understand, after all, the magic network is such a great and vast masterpiece.

It is simply a fantasy that a mortal who does not even have divinity wants to deconstruct the magic network.

What's more, with the human's realm at that time, he couldn't even completely touch the twelve-layer magic network structure, let alone create a new magic network.

Not to mention the latter, the authority of the true God is the face and power of the deity itself.

Now that there is a mortal who dares to covet your divine power, it would be fine if you didn't kill him, but why do you look so elated?

Selene couldn't figure it out, so she decided not to hide her doubts.

When faced with the question from the moon goddess, Hecate's answer was very intriguing.

"I remember you told me that you are the goddess of the magic network, the creator and builder of the magic network, and you will also be its perfecter and achiever."

"It will be fulfilled in your hands, and eventually take root in every corner of the world... but that's all."

"You are the beginning of it, but you will not be the whole of it. You have known this since the first day of its birth."

"So you are not angry about the birth of the [Artificial Magic Net]... In fact, you are more happy."

“You want someone to study it, perfect it, accomplish it, and ultimately be accomplished by it.”

"So when the centaurs who discovered the existence of the [artificial magic network] came to you in a panic and asked you what you thought about it, you finally told him that you never thought that studying the magic network was a blasphemy to you."

"On the contrary, this is the witches using their wisdom to pay tribute to the pioneers on the path of witchcraft."

On the nameless star, next to the silver car frame.

Selene finally tried to play the role of a "listener", "thinker" and "problem solver", but was beaten back to her original form by the girl in the red dress within three seconds.

Fortunately, the Moon Goddess was already used to this. She just tried to twist her neck under Hecate's punishment so that she could see the other's eyes.

"So what do these messages have to do with the [Artificial Magic Net]? Has its research failed?"

"Yes."

Nodding and swinging her calves indifferently, Hecate agreed with Selene's statement.

"It did fail, just as I once taught little Chiron."

"Hmm... maybe I'm not very good at playing the role of a guide."

"It feels like every good start never came to fruition in my hands."

"Zeus may be good at this, but he is no longer the golden-haired boy I met at the beginning. I don't want to pay any attention to him now."

"Maybe there are other people who are good at these things, but I don't know them."

"So let's do this. Try it a few more times and you'll succeed."

"Well, but speaking of that," Hecate lowered her head slightly and looked at the moon goddess: "Since they are all unreliable, Selene, do you want to give it a try?"

"try what?"

A little confused, the goddess in the moon-white gauze dress didn't understand what was going on.

"Huh?" Hecate's eyes widened slightly and she asked in surprise, "Didn't I say that before?"

"You didn't tell me that?"

Selene puffed up her cheeks slightly, looking a little angry.

"Is that so?"

Hearing this, feeling a little embarrassed, Hecate waved her hand.

"So you didn't know, but it doesn't matter...it's not too late for me to tell you now."

She tidied up her words and described her thoughts lightly, facing the accusing gaze of the Moon Goddess.

"In fact, the matter is very simple. I just need you to help me and be the goddess of the magic net..."

"puff--"

"Ahem...wait, what did you just say?"

With her eyes wide open, Selene's voice even cracked a little.

And it seemed that Hecate just shook her head nonchalantly, as if the other party was making a fuss out of nothing.

"Yes, you heard me right. You are going to be the goddess of the magic net for me."

"How about it? Are you excited? This is the [Magic Net], it is much more powerful than your [Moon]."

"… Hecate, are you crazy?"

"How can a god voluntarily give up his position? And how could I possibly steal your position?"

It was unbelievable, at this moment the Moon Goddess felt like she was in a dream.

However, in front of her, watching Selene's reaction, Hecate just thought about it.

Then a water-blue shadow gathered behind her and evolved into another her.

In an instant, some invisible influence seemed to spread out.

Unlike the lively girl in the red skirt, when the figure in the blue skirt appeared on this unknown celestial body, even the entire starry sky seemed to become quiet and peaceful.

With her hands folded on the right side of her waist, Hecate in a blue skirt took a step forward.

Although they both have similar faces, her appearance makes everyone feel gentle as water.

"I'm not crazy... Selene, this is the path that belongs to me."

"In fact, the real goddess of the Demonic Web is me. I am the one who was born because of the Demonic Web."

"And the one who wants to give up this authority is also me, never anyone else."

The girl spoke softly and squatted down.

And in front of her, looking at the faint smile on the lips of Hecate in a blue dress, Selene felt that she saw the vast and boundless magic web itself.

“I am its creator, but I don’t own it.”

"The Magic Web is Hecate's authority, but it is not hers."

"Thousands of years ago, she ended her earthly life on the East China Sea. When the magic network was born, I appeared."

"As for now... when the Third Era comes to an end, the Demonic Network will be completed in my hands."

"From that day on, the next 'me' will be here soon."

"..."

"So that's how it is... But Hecate, I still don't understand." Selene nodded slightly and was silent for a moment, a trace of confusion flashed in her eyes.

She tried to understand the words of Hecate in Blue Skirt, but the mystery of the three-phase incarnation was beyond her knowledge.

Seeing this, the girl in blue just smiled faintly, while the girl in red skirt poked her in dissatisfaction.

"That's really troublesome... OK - then I'll explain it to you in detail."

Hecate curled her lips, but she could understand.

The three-phase incarnation is a unique gift. However, just like the same witchcraft heritage often turns into different results in the hands of different people, the existence of the three-phase power itself is also different. Even their own choices may lead them to completely different paths.

It was somewhat of a coincidence that she was able to embark on this path.

……

Different from the three-phase incarnation of the Lord of Eternal Night in the legend - of course, strictly speaking, Hecate didn't know what the other party's incarnation looked like.

However, in the various ancient legends of the world, the three phases of Nyx and she herself have always been separated, as if they were each independent individuals, but she is not like that.

In the original trajectory, Hecate had three heads and three bodies, and also appeared in old, middle-aged and young ages.

But no matter how she is divided, her three phases are interdependent and integrated into one.

Cannot be divided or separated.

Rather than being three different individuals, it would be more accurate to say that they represent three different images of the same existence.

Hecate in this world further developed this point.

Her first incarnation, the image of a girl in a red dress, represents her natural identity, everything she was born with, and everything she had in this world.

And on the day when the era changed, when she successfully weaved the magic web and ascended to the throne of god, it meant that her stage from birth to becoming a god was completely complete.

The incarnation of the red dress was now complete, and the goddess of the magic net who descended from the sea was born.

They are all Hecate, but none of them is the complete Hecate.

Therefore, from this day on, the old journey ended, and a new mission called "Perfect Magic Network" was born.

As the second three-phase incarnation of Hecate, she in a blue dress coexists with the magic web.

Therefore, if she wants to perfect herself, she must make the magic network perfect as well.

Of course, absolute perfection does not exist. It is enough for her to achieve relative perfection.

Although this is difficult, Hecate is confident that she can do it at some point, at least at the end of this era.

But at the same time, another problem arose.

Because when the magic net is relatively perfected, the second incarnation of Hecate must extract itself from the magic net while achieving perfection.

Otherwise, when that relatively perfect moment passes, her second incarnation will return to its incomplete state.

Only by selecting the next Goddess of the Magic Network in time and allowing her to abdicate smoothly as the 'pioneer of the Magic Network', 'shaper of the Magic Network' and 'perfecter of the Magic Network', will the subsequent incompleteness have nothing to do with her, and it will be entirely the business of the second God of the Magic Network.

Hecate already knew this naturally as early as the day the magic network was opened.

So she accepted an apprentice who was somewhat similar to her—an immortal, a descendant of gods, and a suspected abandoned centaur.

She hoped that the other party could reach the peak of near-godhood like her, and then take over the position of God of the Demonic Network from her at the turn of the next era.

But this idea did not last long. As time went by, Hecate gradually realized that although Chiron was diligent and studious, he simply did not have the ability.

"He is very smart and talented, especially in astrology... That's why I thought at first that he was just obsessed with prophecies and potions, rather than lacking in talent."

"But later, the naked reality proved me wrong."

"His talent in witchcraft is not better than that of other descendants of gods. To be more precise, his talent in this area is very average."

"On the contrary, he seems to be naturally sensitive to mortal martial arts and archery. But when I realized this, it was already too late."

Shaking her head slightly, Hecate was not sure about this matter.

When she realized that Chiron's talent was not in witchcraft, she told him seriously that with his talent, he might never be able to meet her requirements.

As the goddess of the magic network, she was naturally very disappointed.

But as the teacher of her first apprentice, Hecate hoped that the other party would be able to realize her advantages in time and no longer have to focus on the path of becoming a spellcaster because of her.

He could study martial arts and archery and strengthen his body, although Hecate could not teach him these things.

Although the Centaur accepted the reality on the surface, he did not give up in his heart.

He still tried to learn advanced witchcraft, even in the realm beyond legend, his mediocre talent made every step he took difficult.

Instead, it was his martial arts and archery, which were his hobbies, that allowed him to display his normal strength as a demigod.

"There's nothing I can do. I can't change his mind. I have to stop talking to him about witchcraft and let him live his life as he pleases."

"Although I don't like most of the gods' heroes he taught, since this is what he wanted to do, I didn't stop him."

"I just started trying to find a new successor... until the emergence of the [Artificial Magic Network]."

With a hint of reminiscence on her face, Hecate continued.

"Selene, you know what."

"This is a genius invention, and from the perspective of a legendary wizard who has never even set foot on the demigod level, it is even more genius."

"Only those who explore the essence of the Demonic Web can truly inherit the throne of the God of the Demonic Web. I even thought that if he could continue like this, I would grant him immortality at the end of the era, and then open up a kingdom of God and give him the power to rule the Demonic Web."

"I wanted to tell him this in person, and tell him that I was chosen as the successor of the Lord of the Demonic Web."

"But I hesitated, because I thought, maybe such a talent could give me more surprises."

"If he can rely on his own abilities to ascend to the level of a demigod, or even become a god, then he might be able to better control the magic network and take over my legacy more smoothly, so I chose to let him go."

"Someone once told me that the most brilliant ideas and civilizations can only be born in the freest environment. So I didn't pay too much attention to him, but delegated the power of managing the puzzle locks to those wizards."

"After all, the source of the puzzle locks is the magic network. Studying the puzzle locks will help them understand the magic network itself... But Selene, even I didn't expect that the mortal wizard would actually take such a path."

"He gave up the [Artificial Magic Net] and chose to study the gods themselves."

She spoke softly. As a god, Hecate rarely paid attention to what the wizards in the world were doing.

After all, she only needs to open the Book of Everything, and the knowledge that does not involve the realm of God will automatically appear on it.

It was just a pity that the other party's taboo research involved a god from the beginning...so the girl in the blue skirt slowly stood up, and she could only shake her head.

"He has finally found the way to immortality, but I don't intend to let him be the Lord of the Demonic Web anymore."

"He is not suitable for this position. If he becomes the Lord of the Demonic Web, he will only continue to step into the abyss of taboos."

"So I figured it out. Although my intuition tells me that I need a mortal to inherit the position of the Lord of the Demonic Web, it doesn't mean that it can't be taken up by a god first."

"Selene, perhaps you are indeed not suitable for this position."

“But I think there will be a God who is suitable.”

(End of this chapter)