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"It seems that it's based on the ancient image, or the appearance of Hermes in human form." Looking at the old man in the summoning circle, Sei Itō guessed in his heart.
In ancient Greek mythology, the image of Hermes was generally a handsome young man with a pair of small winged copper hat on his head and winged boots on his feet. But in addition to this, there was also a legend of an old man with a full beard on his face.
"I didn't expect that there would be such a treasure on the ground." At this time, Hermes, who finally moved his eyes away from the Sage Stone, sighed softly while looking up at Sei Itō outside the circle.
"Hermes?" Sei Itō, who was not sure whether the other person was the god he wanted to summon, frowned slightly.
"That's me." Hermes admitted with a kind smile.
In Greek legends, Hermes was also the first god to show kindness to humans. It was even said that he was the one who taught humans how to use fire, not Prometheus. Therefore, he was probably the most lenient of all the gods who did not obey the humans. But now that he was already a god in high demand, it was hard to say how much kindness he could have in this regard.
"If I'm not wrong, you are the current generation's god slayer." Hermes gradually restrained his expression and asked softly.
"Yes." Sei Itō nodded and admitted. He began to stir the curse power in his body, ready to start the battle.
"Are you going to use me as a sacrifice in exchange for a reward from that woman?" Hermes put away the Sage Stone in his hand, and then in a flash of light, took out a Twin Snake Staff about forty centimeters long, intertwined with two golden snakes, and finally at the top of the staff with their heads facing each other.
The moment the Twin Snake Staff appeared, Sei Itō increased his curse power to the maximum without any explanation to prevent himself from falling into Hermes' trap unknowingly. Because in Greek legends, Hermes used this staff to hypnotize people and gods to sleep the hundred-eyed giant Argos, and used a knife to cut off the giant's head to save the nymph fairy Yi, who was imprisoned by Hera.
(In Greek. Nymph refers to a bride. Describes a beautiful and virtuous woman. Another translation refers to elves or fairies, like the nymph of the sea and nymph of the water … The most famous nymph is probably the nymph of the lake who gave the sword to the Knight of the Lake and King Arthur.)
"That's right, so let's put aside the nonsense and see who's the real deal!" Ito Sei said with a solemn expression. Then, without any explanation, he loudly chanted the power of the Spirit of Words. Moreover, it was his most powerful move right from the start.
"With my Spirit of Speech Technique. Let justice in the world appear! This spell is powerful and eloquent... It is the sword of wisdom that greets victory. "
This was the summoning of the God Slaying Sword of Wisdom that the warrior incarnation of Uruslagna's ten incarnations possessed.
"Hermes. You were originally an independent god! " As soon as his voice fell, more than a dozen balls of energy, about the size of a tennis ball, exuding golden light, suddenly appeared around Ito Sei. It shone brightly on him.
"It is the god of nature worshipped by the natives of the Arcadia region in ancient Greece, and its representative is the wind!" More than ten golden energy balls appeared around Sei Itō the moment the words of the God Slaying Sword fell, and the golden light domain expanded outwards.
"Oh? You even know about something that happened so long ago? " Hermes said with a gloomy expression. At the same time, he waved the scepter in his hand. Bolts of lightning immediately appeared in the clear sky and shot towards Sei Itō's body, but they were immediately blocked by the barrier formed by the golden energy balls around Sei Itō's body.
Sei Itō, who was completely unaffected by the lightning, continued to chant the words of the God Slaying Sword in his heart, "But from 3000 BC to 2000 BC, the people who spoke Indo-European languages mixed in, and the people who believed in you were assimilated. At the same time, the legends about you changed for the first time!"
"At this time, you were originally a powerful god of nature, but you began to transform into a god of the underworld. You were given the authority to travel through the underworld! This can be seen from the obvious characteristics of the god of the underworld in the early myths and legends about you. "
Hermes frowned when he saw that his attack was ineffective. A bright white flash appeared in his hand, and the scepter in his hand suddenly transformed into a slender flute with several small holes on its surface. Hermes placed the flute in front of his mouth and began to play.
In an instant, a melodious sound that could disturb one's mind and calm one's mind reverberated in the sky, reaching Sei Itō's heart.
Sei Itō, who felt that his mind was in a trance for a moment, focused his mind. He maintained the maximum circulation of the spell while accelerating the chanting of the God Slaying Sword in his mouth.
"But as time passed, due to the war and the integration of the people, your identity changed once again. You completely lost your identity as a god of nature, and then you, who retained the function of a god of the underworld, became the god of animal husbandry, widely worshipped in the social environment of that time! Even so, you were still one of the main gods of that time! "
At this time, the number of golden light orbs around Sei Itō had exceeded a hundred, and began to evolve into a thousand. At the same time, Hermes was already stirring up the divine power in his body, playing music that could dispel one's will and make one fall asleep. Under the influence of this, Sei Itō's mind began to fall into a trance. But he knew that he couldn't relax, so he gritted his teeth and resisted the influence of the hypnosis, trying his best to complete the God Slaying Sword.
"But soon, your identity changed again in a major ethnic war, and you almost became a fringe god that no one believed in. But this changed in the eighth to sixth century BC, when the ancient Greek culture expanded, and you were once again integrated into a foreign belief system. You became the son of the god of the time, Zeus, who is now widely known as Hermes. " As this sentence fell, the number of golden light orbs around Sei Itō instantly broke through a thousand, like a golden river slowly circling around his body.
"The most ironic part was that in the myth formed by Zeus, it was obviously mixed with the characteristics of your original nature god period, the story of you being born in a cave!"
"And as Hermes, you were left with all kinds of myths and legends, so you were widely spread during this period, and you had the god of eloquence, the god of theft, and the god of deception!"
"Then the Roman Empire rose. Greek culture was widely introduced into the Roman Empire, and the Roman Empire, which was very tolerant of foreign beliefs, accepted and assimilated it. In this process, you had a third name besides Curene and Hermes — Mercury. At the same time, Zeus and Maia married respectively, and Mercury's parents, Jupiter, the god of the sky, and Rhea, the goddess of the moon, became the main gods of the Roman faith! "
"Because you were first spread to Rome by the Greek merchants, so during this period, you were added with the authority of the god of protection of travelers, and the authority of the god of commerce after mixing with Mercury." The sword light that had basically completed the second stage of polishing began to fly out from Sei Itō's side, forming a sea of light swords that shot towards Hermes, whose expression suddenly changed.
At this moment. Hermes's entire body began to emit a bright white light. Then the young and handsome Hermes in Greek mythology, wearing a small winged copper hat and feathered boots, flew out from the light. With lightning speed, he shook off the pursuit of the sea of light swords, circled around Sei Itō's side, and smashed the twin serpents in his hand at Sei Itō.
Sei Itō turned around. Turning around, Hermes faced the twin serpents staff with the light sword in his hand that appeared after the end of a speech, and faced the twin serpents staff that Hermes used.
"Clang!" The crisp sound of metal clashing immediately rang out.
"Then, you were spread to ancient Egypt by the Roman army that went on an expedition to Egypt, and you became one with the Egyptian god of wisdom, Thoth, and became the guardian of magic, which is also the god that the modern magicians believe in!" Since Hermes was no longer using music to hypnotize him, Sei Itō, who was freed from the mental pressure, reacted even more quickly. While summoning the light swords to form a barrier to protect himself, he continued to use the extra swords to chase after Hermes.
As the messenger of the gods in the myths and legends, Hermes, who could freely travel to the underworld, the human world, and the heavens, moved very quickly, and was completely unaffected by the light swords. He circled around Sei Itō at high speed, looking for an opportunity to attack.
Sei Itō saw this, and he could not help but frown slightly. If this situation continued, the swords that he created would not be able to cut Hermes's body at all. By then, even if he finished creating the sword spirit, it would be useless! With a thought, he began to use the light swords to form a three-dimensional square formation.
"In the first century AD, a Greek man named Hermes appeared in the Alexandria area, and vigorously promoted the theosophy and alchemy that he created, as well as the core of the dualism. Because the timing of his appearance coincided with the needs of history, his theosophy was widely accepted by the upper class of the time, and became the most important knowledge of the society at that time. It was widely spread and promoted! " Ito Sei organized the Light Phalanx to surround Hermes, who was flying around, while continuing to create the final God Slaying Spirit.
"However, the lower class of the people who did not have much knowledge could not distinguish the difference between the scholar Hermes and the god Hermes, so they merged the two of them together. Now, you have the authority of the god of alchemy in addition to being the guardian of magic, and become the founder of the alchemists of later generations!" After finishing this decisive sentence, Sei Itō finally completed the God Slaying Sword that he used to cut Hermes's divinity.
"Hermes, you have so many illustrious identities, do you only know how to run away?" Ito Seiyu said to Hermes in an attempt to provoke him.
"I have already seen through your weakness. This golden sword that gives me a dangerous aura has a fatal weakness. As long as it doesn't hit me, it is a useless piece of scrap metal. A fierce beast that has lost its claws and teeth is no threat to me! Therefore, I will not be affected by your words. "Hermes, who was flying at high speed, sneered with a mocking expression.
"Do you think I can't do anything to you just like that?" Sei Itō said as his gaze followed Hermes closely. Then, he roughly estimated Hermes' flying speed and other relevant data in his heart. He suddenly teleported and disappeared from the spot. The next moment, he appeared in front of the defenseless Hermes and slashed down with the golden sword in his hand.
In an instant, an extremely dazzling golden light shone between heaven and earth. It didn't disappear until ten seconds later, and the situation within the light was revealed again. Hermes, who was flying at high speed, fell to the ground with his clothes torn apart. His mouth was covered in dust as he glared at Sei Itō, who was standing calmly in front of him.
"It seems that after returning to Hermes' true form, not only did you look younger, even your personality has become as lively, confident, and slightly arrogant as the legends say. What an unexpected discovery." Sei Itō said as he waved his hand and summoned the Divine Sword Celestial Clouds. He slowly walked towards Hermes, who looked like an ordinary person after his authority was cut by the golden sword.
"And to be honest, Hermes, you're really weak!"
After saying that, without waiting for the angry Hermes to speak, Sei Itō suddenly stepped in front of him. He raised his sword and chopped off Hermes' head.
"Pfft!" Accompanied by the sound of blood spurting out, Hermes' head flew two to three meters away before falling to the ground with a thud. At the same time, the familiar superposition of power emerged from Sei Itō's back.
'I wonder what authority I'll get this time …' Sei Itō could not help but think to himself as he looked at Hermes' corpse that was gradually turning into light on the ground.
Then, Sei Itō looked around again. After confirming that there were no problems, he slowly walked towards the second layer of defense where Masaya and the others were. He met up with Masaya, Ya Ye, Yuanyuan, Erica, Liliana, and Yuri Banriya who were guarding the surroundings and set off to return to the city.
However, not long after Sei Itō and the others left, Athena, dressed in modern clothes, appeared in the battlefield where Hermes died. After quietly looking in the direction Sei Itō went for a moment, her figure suddenly disappeared into the void just like when she appeared.
After returning to the city, Sei Itō and the others played in Greece for a few days before taking a plane back to Japan and living a leisurely life.
During that period, Sei Itō finally vaguely understood the authority he obtained after killing Hermes. He was not sure if it was because he had summoned Hermes using the Sage Stone, an alchemy treasure that should not have appeared on the ground. However, the authority he obtained from Hermes was not the Magic Guardian that he was most likely to obtain. Instead, it was the authority of the God of Alchemy. Sei Itō felt like it was an auxiliary authority that allowed him to create and disassemble god relics.
"Hmm, that's not bad," Sei Itō exclaimed softly after vaguely understanding the authority's effect.
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