Greece: Zeus made me the queen of heaven?

Chapter 634: Doll in Leather Suit

Thebes was not seriously affected by the disaster because of the presence of King Cadmus and the seven heavy city gates.

Eros took the two of them and flew over the city-state, heading straight for Semele's garden on the coast.

The melodious sounds of the double-pipe shepherd's flute echoed in the fields, and the goddesses of time turned into ordinary maids, carrying flower baskets and bread.

This place looks as if it has never been invaded by the devil's disaster. It is still so peaceful and interesting.

Before he arrived, Dionysus could already feel his body calling out to Him.

Unable to suppress his instinctive desire, Dionysus slightly accelerated, crossed the garden first, passed through the wall and entered the palace.

"I'm really anxious."

Eros took a look and asked several goddesses of time. After knowing that Semele was fine, he walked in slowly with Persephone.

However, when the two of them walked into the palace, they saw an unexpected figure.

"Aphrodite? Why are you here?"

In Semele's courtyard, the goddess who was leisurely eating grapes was Aphrodite, who had just separated from Eros not long ago.

But no matter how hard Eros thought, he couldn't imagine why Aphrodite was here?
Semele doesn't seem to have anything to do with her?

Aphrodite didn't seem surprised by Eros' arrival and sat up leisurely.

"Of course I have my own things to do, but I really didn't expect it to be such a coincidence."

Her words seemed to imply something, and she stood up.

"Well, let's go see your little lover and child first. Once you see them, you'll know why I'm here."

Eros nodded, and the three of them went into Semele's room and entered the girl's boudoir.

There was a faint light coming from the small bed next to it, and the baby in it was sleeping soundly.

This was Dionysus beginning to merge with his body, and Eros lifted the quilt.

Very good, no handle.

Eros, feeling strangely relieved, covered her up again, then turned to look at Semele.

She looked very haggard, not just ordinary haggard, but like a grape vine that had borne fruit and was beginning to wither.

This was obviously not an ordinary situation; even if Semele was just an ordinary human, she would not have withered away after giving birth to a child.

After all, Eros' essence carries a vast amount of life source, which can also be used to transform and strengthen Semele's body.

Logically speaking, having a child shouldn't require this much.

Persephone, who thought she was going to have a fierce fight with the other mother, was stunned and felt a little bit reluctant.

Eros quickly grasped her hand, intending to immediately cure Semele's condition and infuse her with new life force.

With the God's power over everything, there is nothing he cannot do. No matter what kind of difficult or unexpected situation it is, he can easily solve it.

But when Eros put his hand on her and checked Semele's condition in her evasive gaze, he stopped.

"Did you find out?"

Aphrodite leaned lightly on Eros' back and said with a smile.

The reason why Eros stopped was not because he couldn't, but because there was no need to do so.

As Semele faced Eros's evasive gaze, her body gradually withered and retreated, like the mottled bark of a tree, gradually fading away.

But inside, there is a green and graceful body that looks like a new branch.

Long purple hair was revealed from the shed body. After shedding the outer layer of Semele's skin, a young face very similar to Aphrodite was revealed.

When those deep purple eyes looked at Eros, they were still a little flustered and guilty, like a frightened deer.

Eros touched her head helplessly and asked, "What's going on? Why is it Pandora?"

Yes, Semele was just a shell, which could no longer sustain itself after giving birth to the body of Dionysus for Eros.

Inside, however, was a doll made in imitation of Aphrodite, Pandora.

No wonder Eros had felt that Semele's face and feeling were sometimes familiar.

So it's a puppet with a skin inside a shell, right?
"Don't get excited. Pandora didn't know either. She didn't wake up until this body couldn't hold on any longer. She gradually recovered."

Aphrodite saw Pandora looking guilty and chuckled as she began to explain.

"And this is mainly your fault."

"Blame me?"

Eros was stunned for a moment, and Aphrodite tapped his head in a somewhat annoyed manner.

"Of course I blame you. You just left Pandora at my place and never cared about it again."

"I can't destroy it, and it's not good to use her as a puppet. I don't want to spend the effort to slowly enlighten and teach her how to be a human being."

"So I thought of a good idea. I arranged a human birth for her, sealed her memory and cognition, and let her experience human life and its joys and sorrows for herself."

"Who would have thought that you would take a fancy to me and force me to end it so early."

Come to think of it, Eros suddenly remembered that in his memory, Semele was the daughter of Cadmus and Aphrodite's daughter Harmonia.

But where in this world did Aphrodite get her daughter?

It turns out that this is all just false information from the leather suit man.

"So, I interrupted your arrangement?"

Eros said with a bit of a smile and looked at Pandora again.

It has to be said that Aphrodite's simple and crude approach was indeed effective. Pandora, who transformed from "Semele", was much more humane than before.

She would feel guilty, afraid and panicked, and her eyes, besides the natural and pure charm, were also more lively.

The doll girl who was just a dazed look before has now become more like a human.

Although she still looked a little timid, Aphrodite had basically achieved her goal.

"Well, this is how you can almost be my daughter."

Aphrodite didn't mind that Pandora's character was a little weak, in fact, she thought it was better this way.

It forms a sharp contrast with her personality. They have similar looks but completely different personalities. It is more appropriate to think of it this way.

"But there's no need to use Semele's identity. Just take her back to Olympus."

"What do you think, Pandora?"

Eros did not make a decision directly, but asked Pandora for her opinion.

"Well... I have no objection."

Pandora nodded. Although she felt panic and guilty, she still regarded Eros as her backbone as before.

"All right…"

Eros pinched his brows.

Is this the end of some kind of fate? Semele did not die in Zeus's thunderbolt.

But Semele's life did end with the birth of Dionysus.

(End of this chapter)