Type-Moon, I heard that after death, you can ascend to the Throne of Heroes?

So when Achilles was born, Thetis held his ankles and immersed him in the Styx River, making his whole body invulnerable to swords and spears. Only his ankles were held by Thetis' hands and did not touch the water of the Styx, leaving a hidden danger.

And he was not allowed to go to the battlefield, hoping that he could escape the attention of the goddess of fate, but after knowing all this, Achilles answered his mother like this.

Rather than living my life peacefully under the protection of your great power, mother, I would rather burn my life and fight bravely on that battlefield.

Live magnificently even if it’s short!

That was Achilles' choice, the end of an epic story.

When Themis asked Nuoyan, Nuoyan instantly thought of this story, and at the same time found that he really could not answer the question of the goddess of justice in front of him.

"Even though the goddess of wisdom has promised you a grand ending, but...my child, I hope that when that day comes, it will be your own choice, the result of your longing and decision in your heart."

Seeing that Nuoyan had not answered, Themis did not care and continued to speak softly: "But you don't need to worry so much, because your journey has just begun, child.

On this road, I believe you will eventually find your own answer, so before that, my sword will protect you..."

"And my child, when you have your own answer in your heart, please use your brush to paint me...in your painting."

Nuoyan's green eyes reflected the goddess of justice Themis in front of her. At this moment, the sunlight was shining on her, making her look so dazzling.

"...I understand Goddess Themis."

After a long time, Nuoyan looked up at Themis in front of him and nodded firmly.

He said very seriously: "There will definitely be a day when I will be qualified to paint you, the goddess Themis, on my canvas!"

"Well, do we have an agreement?" Themis smiled and asked softly.

"Yeah!" Nuoyan also laughed at this time, "We have an agreement!"

"I am looking forward to that day, and I believe that day will not be too far away. After all... I said at the beginning that I already have the answer in my heart."

As Themis spoke, she once again raised the shaking scales of judgment in front of Promise.

Then, she, dressed in a white robe, was shining in the sunlight, with her back to the kingdom where she woke up from her dream that night, and the temple built by Aegina, the goddess of the river.

She reached out and held down the shaking scale, and under Nuoyan's gaze, slightly raised the side that represented kindness.

"Then go ahead, kid. Tell your name, your deeds... to the whole world!"

......

......

then,

Nuoyan left at noon that day.

He left the kingdom and said goodbye to the river goddess Aegina.

Aegina actually knew that Nuoyan would leave, but she never thought it would happen so soon.

She seemed very overwhelmed at first, and even thought about trying to keep him, but in the end... Aegina chose to give her blessing.

"Go, promise. May your future journey be illuminated by the sun. May the stars and the moon watch you and guide you in the direction of travel."

Aegina actually wanted to give everything to the promise, including the wealth accumulated in the kingdom, and even the crown and throne that represented the royal power, but these promises were ultimately not accepted.

The only thing left was a wish that made Aegina, who was so sad that she wanted to cry, finally couldn't help but laugh.

Although Nuoyan has no definite idea of ​​what kind of hero he will become or what kind of ending he will choose, but...

"Please help me spread my name. I am a student of the Centaur Sage Chiron. I will become a hero and be in this world...

Leave my name! "

After nearly three months, Nuoyan finally left here.

His next path was obvious.

After all, it has been three months, and Jason, who has been waiting for news from him, must be very anxious.

Nuoyan holds the small notebook of revenge in his hand and carries the sword of judgment that will protect him on this journey. He will go to meet the heroes who will become famous in ancient Greece in the future or are already famous now.

He will invite them to come to Jason's hometown together.

After completing that trial given to him and Jason by Queen Hera, there is the most famous legend in ancient Greek mythology...The Argonautica!

But having said that, where are they now?

Are you ready to offer tribute and ask the goddess Athena or Hera?

Just as Nuoyan was thinking about this question,

After leaving the kingdom, Nuoyan walked a short distance when he suddenly saw a familiar figure under a big tree beside the road...

She was a delicate-looking girl, wearing a white dress in ancient Greek style, with some white hair falling down from her hood.

She closed her eyes, holding a crystal ball in her hand, and seemed to be sleeping soundly under the shade of the tree.

Nuoyan looked at her with surprise, after all, he recognized who this petite-looking girl was.

At that time, Nuoyan had seen her in the temple of Hera in Jason's hometown.

It was the goddess of fate who left a promise to the person who could bring glory to Hera... Clotho!

Just as Nuoyan was looking at her in surprise, wondering why the goddess of fate appeared here.

Perhaps he noticed Nuoyan's gaze, Kloto trembled his eyebrows slightly, and then slowly opened his eyes.

Although under that white eye, she actually couldn't see anything.

But at this moment, the goddess of fate raised her head to the promise.

Chapter 28: Respect fate, or fight against fate?

"Promise, the student of the Centaur Sage Chiron, you... have brought shame upon the goddess of fate because of you!"

Under the shade of the trees in the afternoon, the awakened goddess of fate, Clotho, raised her head, tried to lower her voice, and spoke to Nuoyan in a majestic tone.

But Nuoyan looked at the petite goddess in front of him who was tilting her head and trying to "look" at him, and was even rubbing her eyes because she had just woken up.

He really couldn't feel any dignity at all.

However, Nuoyan naturally judged that Kloto was coming for him.

"Goddess Clotho, have I done something that I shouldn't have done?" After thinking for a while, Nuoyan, who stopped in front of Clotho, asked this.

"You bring back to life those who were long dead, and give continuity to things that were destroyed, and..."

Clotho pointed to the distant Kingdom of Aegina and paused slightly.

And it made me change my prophecies about Queen Hera again and again!

"You have interfered with fate, turning everything that was originally in order into a mess. You have brought shame upon the goddess of fate, so the student of the Centaur sage Chiron promises that you...know your mistakes!"

When Chloe finished speaking, she was obviously very angry and furious. If someone else in this world was standing here at this moment, their face would probably have turned pale and they would have been panicking.

After all, to bring shame and anger to a god... not to mention the goddess who controls fate, is almost equivalent to a death sentence!

But the promise was not made,

He looked at the goddess of fate in front of him with a puffy mouth, and Nuo Yan couldn't help laughing twice, and then he replied: "So it's because of this reason, but Goddess Clotho, it's not me who executes these things.

It's the goddess Themis, the goddess Athena, and the queen Hera, right?"

Clotho was silent for a while, then he replied: "In fact, as the goddess of fate, I have already shown leniency to you in the matter of Jason.

Although you tampered with some destinies, you still restored everything to its original track, so I don't blame you.

But this time, it’s different!”

"Do you know how much disaster the world has been brought about by the decision you made without authorization? Not only the human world, but even the gods are now struggling because of the fate you tampered with.

The whole world has gone to hell!"

Kloto said to Nuoyan with a serious face.

This is actually very easy to understand. If we compare the world to a book, the spindle of fate controlled by the goddess of fate is equivalent to the fixed script or story in a book.

If compared to a machine, it is a fixed procedure.

The goddesses of fate are responsible for guarding and unblocking the threads of fate, allowing the world to run and remain orderly.

However, Nuoyan's behavior undoubtedly destroyed all of this, changed the originally fixed script, and caused bugs in the original program.

In order to ensure the normal operation of the world, the goddesses of fate had to reconnect the broken thread of fate to the world.

Rewrite new stories, fix bugs and make the world run again.

So Clotho will fall asleep here.

She didn't fall asleep because she was bored after waiting for the promise for too long, but because she was simply tired.

During this period of time, she and her two sisters have been doing one thing.

Overtime, overtime, and more overtime!

Therefore, Nuoyan should be thankful that it was Clotho, the youngest and most delicate goddess of fate, who came to him, instead of the two sisters above him.

Otherwise, instead of standing and talking to the promise, he would pick up the spindle and chase after it directly...

"Hmm... So, Goddess Clotho, you came to me to bring divine punishment upon me?" Hearing this, he naturally followed the topic.

But after hearing this, Kloto fell silent again.

"And what if I say that even if I could go back in time and have another chance, I would still make the same choice as now?"

Kloto was stunned, raised his white eyes and looked at Nuoyan again.

"Because I don't think I've done anything wrong." Nuoyan answered, while tilting his head to look at the kingdom that was almost invisible. "I don't know what kind of disaster I have brought to this world. I only know that those people look pretty good now."

Chloe surprisingly did not refute Nuo Yan's words.

Because when fate is changed and they weave a new future, they naturally see everything new in this kingdom.

"But that's because the goddesses are helping you." Cloto answered seriously, "And you know that if you take a wrong step during the process, you will have a completely different result, and that result may very likely lead to your eternal damnation."

How can the fate of the world be changed so easily? In most cases, those who want to change their fate will often be manipulated by fate in the end.

"Well...even so, I think I may still have to fight against part of the fate in the future." Nuoyan heard it, but still said to the goddess of fate, Clotho.

Unexpectedly, after hearing Nuoyan's words, Clotho, who should have been angry, did not. Instead, he asked, "Why?"

"Because I suddenly felt that I could try to do more." Nuoyan replied.

Nuoyan is a time traveler, so he actually knew a lot of things from the beginning.

For example, Chiron, the teacher who had taken care of him for three years and protected him secretly when he went down the mountain with Jason, was eventually shot in the throat by Hercules with an arrow soaked in the poison of the nine-headed Hydra.

Because of the pain brought by the poison, in the end, when life was worse than death, he attributed his divinity to Zeus and embraced death.

For example, Hercules, who took good care of him, would eventually go mad because of Hera's curse, kill his wife and children with his own hands, and suffer from it all his life.

Nuoyan's purpose of coming to this world is very simple. Based on his own golden finger Heroic Spirit Class Card, he leaves a trace in this world and finally goes to the Throne of Heroes.

And because legends are related to the quality of heroes, Nuoyan actively participates in various legends and makes acquaintances with heroes.

He went down the mountain with Jason and said goodbye to Jason to look for those heroes. In addition to bringing them to the Argo, he actually wanted to see if he could add a few more legends along the way.

So the promise itself did not have any extra thoughts at the beginning, but today, the goddess of justice Themis told him that even if he had already made a vow with the goddess of wisdom Athena, he could still make his own choice.

"So even if it's a fate that can't be changed, I suddenly want to try and see if I can see a different view. After all, this way... I have to say, it seems really heroic."

When Nuoyan said this, he couldn't help laughing.

A hero fighting against fate? That sounds good!

"So even though I came to you on purpose and warned you, between respecting fate and fighting against it, you still chose the latter, right?"

Clotho, the goddess of fate, asked this.

In the legend of ancient Greek mythology, there is actually such a story.

When the great hero Hercules left the Centaur sage Chiron and bid farewell to his teacher, the king of gods Zeus specially sent two goddesses to come before him.

They are Cachia, the goddess symbolizing vice, and Arete, the goddess symbolizing virtue. In the end, Hercules chose Arete, the goddess of virtue.

From then on, he walked on this path all his life.

"Fate is no joke. Since you insist, I will let you experience the consequences firsthand!"

Kloto was angry, and this time was different from before. Although her expression looked calm, her words revealed her blatant disgust towards Nuoyan!

Although the promise changed the fate of the river goddess Aegina and her people, it made them work overtime.