Greece: Zeus made me the queen of heaven?

Chapter 851 That Woman Alcmene

Hera hurried back to Athena's palace, looking anxious.

"I've already made arrangements with Heber, let's get going."

Hera became more and more anxious. She always had a premonition that her due date was getting closer, so she became more anxious and restless.

Athena felt helpless seeing her like this. It was rare to see such a queen lose her composure like this.

"Okay, I get it, let's go."

Athena put aside what she was doing, stood up and went down to the mortal world with Hera.

The meteors transformed by the two people silently passed through the clouds, slid to the ground under the silent starry night, and headed towards the city of Thebes.

At this time, Athena's favorite was Alcmene, who had given birth to a son for Hera and was living in the city of Thebes.

The city of Thebes has now changed its owner. Many years later, Cadmus, who built this city, chose to return to his hometown and left Greece.

The current king of this city is Creon, who took in Alcmene and Amphitryon who were stranded here.

In Argos, Amphitryon asked Alcmene's father to marry him, but was asked to return his stolen cattle in exchange for his daughter's return.

When Amphitryon brought the cattle back, one of the cows went mad and accidentally killed Alcmene's father.

Because of this crime, Amphitryon was expelled from Argos, and his fiancée Alcmene was taken away with him.

They arrived at Thebes and were received by Creon, the king of Thebes, who pardoned Amphitryon for his accidental killing.

The matter should have ended there, but how could Alcmene, whose father and brothers had been killed, give up?

She made a request to Amphitryon that if he wanted to marry her, he must avenge her brothers and conquer Taphus, the enemy of her father and brothers.

Although there were one request after another, Amphitryon, perhaps because he felt guilty for accidentally killing his father-in-law and uncle, did not complain or refuse. Instead, he began to seek ways to conquer his enemies.

So he asked Creon for help, accepted Creon's commission to kill the man-eating fox, and went to hunt the fox.

Alcmene stayed alone in Thebes, waiting for her fiancé's return.

Generally speaking, in this situation, the newly-wed girl would perform some dramas that are popular with the public.

For example, if the fiancé works hard for the family outside, the fiancée should also work hard for it at home...

For example, the coercion from Creon might be that you don't want to be driven out of Thebes, or you want me to lend you troops to help you get revenge.

But before this coercion began, Alcmene had already started packing up on the night that Amphitryon went out of the city to hunt the fox.

"Finally I got that villain away. I can't stay here anymore. I have to leave quickly."

The pretty and beautiful girl swiftly began to pack her luggage and belongings, preparing to escape under the cover of night.

It is obvious that this girl who is about to get married does not think Thebes is a good place.

The reason was not that King Creon actually made any threats to her, but her fiancé Amphitryon.

"Manslaughter by mistake? I must be stupid to believe that you killed me by mistake. It's ridiculous that the evil villain wants to deceive me."

Alcmene cursed fiercely, she didn't believe Amphitryon's words at all.

Because a mad bull suddenly jumped up, he subconsciously swung the stick to hit it, but the stick bounced off the bull's horns and hit his father on the head? How could Alcmene believe such an absurd statement?

Alcmene, who was very smart, guessed that Amphitryon was dissatisfied with her father's troubles and was plotting to take her father's throne of Mycenae.

And she herself is the best claim to inherit the throne.

Even Creon probably saw this, so he accepted Amphitryon and treated Alcmene well.

But Alcmene would not be a vase or a tool to inherit the throne as they wished.

She took advantage of the situation and used her resentment and anger to delay the date of their wedding and temporarily send Amphitryon away.

Then, she prepared to escape secretly when no one could detect her true thoughts.

As for where to escape to? She planned to go to Athens, to the sanctuary to look for her grandfather, the legendary hero Perseus.

However, Alcmene was not sure whether she could reach the holy land or meet her grandfather.

To become a legendary Saint Seiya, one basically stops caring about worldly affairs when one’s life ends, and his grandfather has many bloodline descendants.

Just as Alcmene's father had more than a dozen children, the multitude of descendants also dispersed the kinship, just like the divided lands of Argos.

If it was just her own lineage, Alcmene would still have some confidence, but in this situation, she didn't know what would happen.

But in any case, staying in Thebes and becoming a vase controlled by others is definitely not a feasible option.

Alcmene packed her things and prepared to escape under the cover of night.

But just when she was ready for everything, two meteors streaked across the sky and changed everything.

Alcmene was about to escape from the room, but before she walked out of the door, she was alerted by the cry of an owl and suddenly saw the guard hiding in the tree from the window.

She thought her performance during this period was impeccable and had not aroused suspicion, not even from the guards.

However, he did not expect that Creon was very cautious and would keep watch even if there was no problem.

Alcmene accidentally caught a glimpse of someone secretly watching her, and she felt mixed emotions, happy and worried.

Fortunately, I was lucky enough to discover the presence of the guards before escaping, so I was not under close surveillance and did not lose my last bit of freedom.

What I am worried about is that if there are secret guards there, how can I escape from the city of Thebes?

If she waited for the villain to complete Creon's commission and come back, and then borrowed troops to attack the Taphians, wouldn't she really have to fulfill her agreement and marry him?
This won't do. If we really get married, there will be no excuse or room for the evil villain to succeed.

Alcmene bit her fingers anxiously, her eyebrows knitted together, thinking about how to deal with the situation.

But as she was powerless, it seemed there was no way she could escape from this heavily guarded city.

Is it really true that I just have to accept my fate?
Just when Alcmene was feeling gloomy, she looked up and found that the owl, whose cry had just alerted her, was standing on her windowsill.

The eyes of the bird of prey were staring straight at him.

"Wise Alcmene, descendant of Perseus, do you want power?"

(End of this chapter)