Mycenae Palace
The Princess's room was warm and comfortable. It was covered with a thick layer of white wool, which made the entire room clean. In the middle of the room was a large bed.
The bed was made of wood, and there were several layers of it. Princess Elektra was lying on the bed.
The wind seemed to have picked up outside, and the branches of the tree rattled in the wind. She struggled uneasily, and had a strange dream. In the dream, there were fires everywhere, and the sounds of killing could be heard. Everyone was panicking and covered in blood, but she could not see who it was.
Elektra was very afraid. She unknowingly hid between the pillars. She was very familiar with the pillars, but at this moment, she felt that the patterns were very strange. She had only taken a few steps when she suddenly saw a terrifying scene.
In front of her was a bathroom, and a familiar woman was stabbing a man with a knife. The man screamed and reached out for help, but the knife continued to stab him.
She covered her mouth, suppressing her screams.
The woman seemed to sense something, and turned around, but saw nothing.
Princess Elektra's entire body trembled. In front of her was an almost perfect man. No, she understood, this was not a mortal, this was a god. He blocked her view.
"Who are you?" Elektra asked.
"I am Paris, the former Prince of Troy, and now the God of Disappearance. Your father, Agamemnon, promised to build a temple for me, and to sacrifice cows and sheep for me. That is why I have shown mercy."
"Look, your mother has already killed your father. At this moment, there is an intense battle outside, and your father's loyal soldiers have all sunk to the underworld."
"Hurry, the massacre is already underway. You must quickly bring your brother Orestes out of the palace, and seek refuge with King Strophius of Phanote. He is the brother-in-law of your father, Agamemnon, and will take care of your brother until he comes of age."
Princess Elektra pressed her lips together, as tears flowed down her cheeks. She found it hard to believe that this was true, but her royal upbringing and the blood of a god told her that this was all true.
Pei Zi Yun said, "Hurry, if you are too late, your cruel mother will kill her son as well."
"Ah!" Princess Elektra finally couldn't hold it in any longer and screamed, waking up with a start. She panted and slowly got off the bed. Stepping on the soft white wool blanket, she walked to the door and window. She leaned against the crack of the door and listened. There were indeed battle cries outside, and from time to time, screams could be heard.
"Ah!"
"Help!"
"Queen, why did you kill us? We are loyal soldiers of the royal family."
"How can there be such a cruel mother in this world?" Princess Electra came to her senses and covered her face in tears. As a princess, she had been educated to know that what had just happened was a dream sign and a reminder from God.
The God of Disappearance. She did not doubt that there was a true God in this world. A soul that was not a true God, even if it deceived and obtained the temple, would only welcome destruction.
Princess Electra's heart was filled with sorrow, and tears streamed down her cheeks. She knew that the God of Vanishing's words were true, because she had indeed seen what had happened. Screams rang through the night sky, and the princess' hair stood on end. How many years had it been since such a tragedy had happened in Mycenae, and she had never experienced such a situation.
She knew that she could not wait any longer. She hurriedly opened the door and looked around. Seeing that no one was paying attention to her, she immediately ran out.
Her brother Orestes's room was not far. She passed through the corridor and quickly entered her brother's room. Seeing that her brother was still asleep, she quickly woke him up. "Listen, Orestes, we don't have much time. God has told me that Mother has killed our father, Agamemnon, and will come to kill you as well. I have to get you out of here as soon as possible."
"Sister, do you want to leave with me?" Orestes woke up. Although he was only eleven or twelve years old, he immediately grabbed the dagger.
"No, I can't leave for now. Just follow the servant."
She then called over another servant and entrusted Orestes to this loyal servant. "Bring the prince to the Kingdom of Phanoth and find King Strophius. Tell him what has happened, and he will know how to deal with it."
Seeing that the servant seemed to want to ask more questions, Princess Electra said, "Go, go, time is of the essence!"
The servant did not dare to delay and rushed out with Orestes. Princess Electra was very worried. There were many enemies outside, and if they were caught, the consequences would be unthinkable.
At this moment, a phantom appeared in front of her. It was Pei Zi Yun. He said to Princess Electra, "Don't worry, your brother will be under my protection. He will definitely grow up safely."
As he said this, the phantom that Pei Zi Yun had transformed into followed and disappeared in an instant.
Princess Electra immediately knelt down and silently prayed to Pei Zi Yun.
"Oh great God of Disappearance, I hope that you will protect my brother Orestes. I will definitely carry on my father's promise and build a temple for you, as well as sacrifice cows and sheep for you."
In this world, in this era, the cost of making a sacrifice to a deity was not high. It was reasonable, but agreeing to build a temple was not so simple.
In this era, building a temple was very expensive. The kings would only build temples for a few deities, and they would become the protectors of the city.
When Pei Zi Yun heard Princess Elektra's words, a smile surfaced on his face. With Princess Elektra's promise, the matter of the Heavenly Temple would be relatively stable.
The servant brought Prince Orestes along the way, stopping from time to time and trying to avoid the patrolling soldiers. Along the way, they were almost discovered by the soldiers a few times. Originally, based on the route and their abilities, it was impossible to avoid these soldiers, but Pei Zi Yun helped.
A thin layer of fog followed them all the way, making it impossible for people outside the fog to see what was inside. Even if someone wanted to go deep into the fog to explore, they would soon get lost in the fog. Because it was night time, with Pei Zi Yun's help, the servant successfully brought Prince Orestes out of the city.
"Quick, quick!" The servant brought Orestes to the harbor. No one knew what he said, but very quickly, a ship received the prince and set sail immediately, heading towards Fanode.
Not long after Orestes left, Aegisto rushed to the entrance of the room. He took a look and ordered, "Open the door and kill Orestes."
"Yes!" The soldiers immediately carried out the order. With a loud bang, the door was kicked open, and the soldiers rushed in with their weapons gleaming.
But no one screamed.
"King, we did not find Orestes. There is no one inside."
"What?" Aegisto went in with a sullen face. Indeed, there was no one inside. When he touched the blanket, it was still warm. His expression immediately changed. "Quick, search the palace."
"Guard all the gates. We must find Aegisto."
In a room not far away, Princess Electra looked at her cousin Aegisto, who was filled with murderous intent, and the soldiers. She covered her mouth. God was right. Her mother and cousin Aegisto wanted to kill her brother. If Orestes had not left, he would have been surrounded by these people, and there would have been no chance for him to escape.
Fortunately, with God's reminder, Orestes had left in time. Now, Aegisto and the soldiers had come to nothing. His face was gloomy.
He searched the entire palace and did not find any trace of Orestes. Even if he expanded the search to the city, it would be the same. He could only give up.
"Orestes ran away. I don't know where he went," Aegisto said to Clytemnestra.
Clytemnestra's expression was also very bad. Now that Orestes had run away, revenge could come at any time in the future.
"Did you find out who helped him escape?" Clytemnestra asked.
"Not yet, but our soldiers have gone to the various gates to investigate," Aegisto said.
"Well, do your best to catch Orestes, or we will all be in danger," Clytemnestra said.
The fact that Orestes was the son of Zeus cast a shadow over both of them, and they could not help thinking, "Perhaps God helped Orestes to escape."
Mount Olympus
Pei Zi Yun came back to his senses. At this time, the banquet had ended. The banquet on the table was also gradually removed, but the table was not in the slightest bit messy. This was the world of the gods. Even if a grand banquet was held, it was still orderly.
Pei Zi Yun looked at the gods who had stood up and felt a lot of emotions. He did not expect the gods to have such a magical way of interfering with mortals. He was even more amazed at the difference between the main gods.
"Among the twelve main gods, even if we include Hades and Poseidon, who did not participate in this banquet, Zeus is undisputedly the number one god."
"Demeter is very powerful, Athena is next, and Artemis is last."
"Apollo, who has been protecting Troy, is not as powerful as Artemis. The three Goddesses of Fate also participated in the banquet. They are also very powerful, and each of them is comparable to Apollo."
"Hephaestus, who has a slight opinion of me, is next in rank, while Aphrodite and Ares are still below him."
"The great Hera's divine power is not as powerful as Ares, but she has part of Zeus's authority and can give orders."
"Below her are Hermes and Dionysus."
"The difference in power between the twelve main gods is more than ten times. Although Dionysus has the title of the main god, he is not much stronger than I am now."
Seeing the gods gradually leave, Pei Zi Yun also stood up and slowly walked towards the main hall.
Along the way, Pei Zi Yun carefully felt the feeling of entering other people's dreams and using illusions to interfere with the fate of mortals. This was very difficult to do in the past.
When he was a mortal, he did not know that gods could interfere like this.
Pei Zi Yun came out and arrived at the pillars. The pillars were made of pure white marble and were carved with many reliefs. The reliefs depicted the deeds of the various gods.
Athena was standing there, as if she was waiting for him.
"Paris, a very good projection. With the right amount of intervention, you have quickly grasped the skills of a god. Even Hercules has not fully grasped this. Now you still want to go to a faraway island?"
Pei Zi Yun listened to Athena and waited for her to continue.
"You have passed the test and become a member of the family. You can stay." Athena said.
"I am very happy to be part of this family, but I will go to a faraway place." Pei Zi Yun said and pointed to Greece. "The descendants of Hercules are preparing to build a new kingdom. I do not want to fight with him in Greece or nearby."
"You are very wise." Athena nodded. According to Athena, Pei Zi Yun would not easily give up on entering Greece. After all, this was a rare opportunity. Hercules had always been fighting for it.
"Are you not going to reconsider? Staying in Greece, staying on Mount Olympus, will save you a lot of trouble. "
"No, there is no need. I have decided to go to a faraway island." Not only were there too many secrets, but there was also the fact that Paris was a descendant of Zeus. Even though Paris was a descendant of Zeus, it was obvious that he would not have much room for development.
Since that was the case, why should they stay together?
As he finished speaking, Pei Zi Yun turned and left. Athena stood quietly on the pillar and watched as Pei Zi Yun flew down Mount Olympus.
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