Dear Broom Knight.

Chapter 781 A disgusting love story

Even if Hera eventually became completely disillusioned with Zeus and started having affairs, she had no interest in how the other gods of Olympia lived their lives... She certainly didn't want to cause herself any distress.

Mount Olympia was home to Zeus's children, and Zeus was easily drawn to these children who possessed the superior talents of certain goddesses.

After all, according to the laws of the Greek pantheon, bloodlines are only influenced by the maternal line, and exist only between mothers and children.

The father is unaffected... Zeus's children are not his children if he does not wish to acknowledge them.

Ares's high status was due to his mother Hera, not because he was Zeus's most beloved son.

Although outsiders cannot understand this logic, they themselves do believe it to be true.

It's unclear whether this was a law set by Uranus to restrict Gaia, since the other two sea gods and mountain gods born outside Gaia didn't quite fit Gaia's preferences.

All the other powerful gods besides these two were born from Gaia herself.

Gaia also had a strong maternal instinct, and she cared deeply for her children, even her giant son who had no intelligence and only knew how to kill and eat.

The only child she didn't love in her life was Typhon, whom she had with the abyss god in order to kill Zeus.

The rules of Mount Olympus are indeed very restrictive for Gaia.

Therefore, Hermes sometimes found it understandable that Uranus died so ridiculously... He was the root of the chaos in the Greek pantheon.

The price of wanting to leave yourself more room for maneuver is the corresponding backlash.

Cranos, who killed his father, did many things to avoid being harmed by Uranus's curse.

Leaving aside the well-known facts, he did indeed choose to avoid having his children carry Uranus's bloodline, thus further strengthening the influence of the maternal line.

Light was born from chaos... Uranus, the god of the sky, was the first god of light.

He actually fits the definition of the God of Light quite well.

As for issues like personality, well, those are really no big deal to the gods.

What Gaia truly found unacceptable were things she shouldn't have had to endure, things that were even made to Uranus, whom she had her eye on... turning herself from Tiamat into a goddess of peace.

She is a chaotic being by nature, and even if she initially accepted that kind of control due to her lazy nature, she would definitely not be able to resist it over time.

She would choose to commit evil at will.

Therefore, Gaia would genuinely lend a helping hand when she saw humanity on the verge of extinction, but she would also watch helplessly as her giant son ate humans.

In her view, since the giants ate humans, it was a right bestowed upon them by God, and even if Uranus was their biological father, he had no right to stop them, let alone imprison them in the abyss.

Although the subsequent prosperity of the Greek pantheon was built upon the fall of Uranus... after all, this god was extremely strict with his children.

Not only can they not arbitrarily summon wind and rain to flood the land and make intelligent beings feel their oppression, they cannot even establish city-states or cultivate their own faith.

Uranus's desire for control suppressed everything, making it feel like a machine... If the Mechanical Realm hadn't already existed, that would have been the place that best suited Uranus.

But Almes also had to admit that all the gold and silver that the Greeks possessed, even during the final Bronze Age, was due to the foundation laid by Uranus.

Although Uranus looked down on the weak humans, he would not allow any being to annihilate these small creatures without cause.

Back then, when people suffering hardship cried out to God, they could actually receive a response.

Although the Greeks still called Gaia their mother goddess, they never called the two gods who followed them their father gods... They were well aware that the source of their suffering lay in the fall of Uranus.

Although the Mother Goddess was involved in some way, it's impossible for anyone to hate the being who created humankind.

They could only choose to silently relinquish their reverence for Gaia, leaving behind only their former awe and deep regret.

Some things really do seem to be destined.

The Greek pantheon actually had several opportunities to save itself, but in the end, they all made even worse choices.

And each time, it was actually the mother who made the crucial decision.

Cranus' mother, Zeus, or rather, Hades' mother.

Indeed, one option is better.

But for their own future and for the sake of their previous favoritism, they all cast their most important vote for personal gain.

Then, now, another mother has made an incredible decision.

This time, however, she had no other choice.

No, it's not like there isn't.

Hera could have chosen only herself and completely abandoned the foolish Ares.

If Ares hadn't established a true marital relationship with Aphrodite and shared the burden of that mother and son's sins... he wouldn't have met his end so quickly.

Even if Ares had to bear those sins, he still had a sliver of hope... If he hadn't fallen to the outermost edge of the Olympia Mountains while waiting for Aphrodite, who was scheming and plotting to take away more gold and jewels, he wouldn't have been the first to perish in the safe zone specially created by Zeus if he had stood in the center of the mountains.

Don't ask why Aphrodite is on the outermost edge... Neither Zeus nor Hera could tolerate the scent of that adulterous couple near them.

In addition, Aphrodite, well, also wants to stay in an area that is easy for all sorts of people to enter.

The central area, heavily protected by layers of magic arrays, would block many of her guests.

Furthermore, while Ares may be easily fooled, he wouldn't be so unaware that Aphrodite possessed any expensive jewelry.

She also had to use certain things secretly.

Almes even noticed that Ares, in order to save the greedy woman, rushed forward and faced a terrible injury that could have wounded Zeus.

On the contrary... if he wasn't mistaken, Aphrodite was simply thrown into the air.

Given her personality, she would definitely surrender instantly unless she died on the spot.

There should be many places in hell that would welcome her.

Armies suddenly raised his head and asked Persephone seriously, "I do not really understand women."

So, if Hera and Aphrodite were both transformed into hellish creatures, and Ares might still have a sliver of his soul remaining... would Hera spare Aphrodite?

"What are you talking about?" Persephone stared wide-eyed. "Hera is afraid that things will get complicated if she doesn't torture Aphrodite to death."

None of them considered the reverse scenario.

Aphrodite's character would be worthless no matter what she became.

Even the devil, if he wants to advance, must go through countless painful trials.

By the time Aphrodite, who had become accustomed to laziness, realized that she had no one to rely on, it was already too late.

Hera would never give her the chance to grow up and then side with some devilish duke.

Although the devil is hard to tempt, what if he is?
It's not uncommon for devilish dukes to have been blinded by lust.

If they act quickly, Hera, who clearly embodies some of Asmodeus's schemes... will probably be put away immediately, even if those Dukes of Hell are reluctant to part with her.

"Are you sure Aphrodite is still alive?" Persephone asked incredulously. "Even Ares couldn't hold on, and she..."

“Ares has used his body as a shield,” Armes replied expressionlessly.

Persephone's expression instantly became a mixture of emotions.

Logically speaking, such a story of faithful love should sound very romantic to outsiders.

Especially her, the Queen of the Underworld, who was even moved by the human spirit of following each other through life and death and granted them the chance to be resurrected.

But connecting those stories to Ares and Aphrodite... how disgusting is that?

"Ares, you must have fallen for some kind of trick?" Persephone said with great difficulty.

After all, she knew that if even the first heir to Mount Olympia fell victim to the disease, it wouldn't last that many years.

She sighed and said to Armies in the firmest tone, "I know what you're worried about."

Hera was an extremely intelligent goddess; she couldn't possibly transform herself into something like an old hag without certainty.

To prove that thing is indeed Ares, or at least a broken soul that can be awakened for a short time.

Only in this way will Hera be willing to fight to the death.

If the old hag wants to advance to the point where she can independently complete the high-level demon transformation ritual, she needs to be at least level 30.

Otherwise, they wouldn't have organized the Twelve Ghost Witches Association... Old ghost witches who aren't high enough in rank must gather twelve to complete that transformation.

The demon that was transformed actually obeyed this witch's society.

The witches who can organize these meetings are generally very clear-headed. They will never have internal conflicts and will elect a speaker who will preside over the ceremony and has the most power, but will not participate in the voting... There's no way around it; being killed by the great demon they created is something that only happens once.

Although the great demon was also banished to the endless void, every witch who participated in his transformation left behind a formidable name... Before embarking on the path of transforming demons, the witches would receive some kind of inexplicable warning.

You can listen to other ghost stories and that's fine, but no ghost woman wants to become that joke herself.

That's a message conveyed based on the laws.

But this also means that even if Hera becomes the head of the Witch's Guild, she will have to relinquish control over her son, and may never be able to take it back.

She sacrificed so much; there's no way she could accept this outcome.

That's why Hera has remained silent for so many years, with no news of her continued existence.

(End of this chapter)