King of Underworld - Chapter 10



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Tales of Tartarus – (1)

Tartarus.

The lowest level of hell in the underworld, the world of the Abyss.

The deepest and most secret place underground, and also the home of Nyx, the goddess of the night.

It is also the space where the Titans who were defeated by our Olympian gods are imprisoned.

And I’m heading there now.

If you ask why I have to go to a prison that is so foggy that even gods avoid it…

First of all, Tartarus is close to the underworld, which is my jurisdiction, and is a place where very dangerous criminals are confined.

Although it is said that the three Hecatoncheires brothers are guarding the gate, I also have a duty to check it periodically.

If the Titans escape from that hell, the primary responsibility will fall on the three brothers,

Because the secondary responsibility lies with me for not responding quickly.

He left the bedroom with a Styx sword strapped to his waist and light calfskin sandals on his feet.

In the castle of the underworld, there were always officials and lower-level gods working busily for the people.

“Let’s postpone the assignment of the new souls that arrived today for a moment, for now…”

“Lord Moros, please take over the duties for a moment… Oh, Lord Hades!”

“I’m glad that there are many people who refuse reincarnation and choose to remain here.”

“I’ll go first and wait. Let’s meet up and have a meal in this world.”

“If only I could avoid Lethe’s blessing, hahaha!”

In one hand they held a roll of parchment, and in the other they gave instructions to the spirits.

A senior soldier explaining shift rules to new recruits.

Young souls playing and passing through buildings with their translucent bodies.

The spirit of an old human talking to his neighbors while waiting for reincarnation.

This is the everyday scene of the afterlife that I rule.

More and more souls are discovering me walking around, slowly examining the people.

The managers and lower-ranking gods tried to follow me to perform my duties, but I waved them off and was about to go away when I saw a welcoming face.

“Hades, where are you going?”

He looked extremely tired, his eyes blank and his voice weak.

This goddess, with her silver hair reaching down to her waist and her body-hugging outfit, is Lethe, the goddess of forgetfulness.

Why did she, who usually just sits blankly gazing at the riverbank of the River of Oblivion, end up here?

Now, the great flood has long since ended, so there isn’t much work to do to help.

“Those eyes, are you thinking about why I came here..?”

A voice that induces a desire for sleep lingers in my ears.

Could it be that her soft, long voice itself is invading the realm of Hypnos, the god of sleep?

She walks towards me with a limp and looks up at me with blank eyes.

As if to ask why we don’t leave quickly.

“Haam… It looks like you’re going to Tartarus. I’ll go with you.”

No matter how I look at it, she seems more like the goddess of sleep than the goddess of oblivion.

I nodded, as it was lonely to walk alone to Tartarus.

Tartarus is the lowest level of the underworld, the place that humans fear.

The path leading there is guarded by countless soul soldiers I have deployed.

“Meet Hades.”

“Glory to the Lord of the Underworld.”

Spirits wearing translucent armor and carrying spears come out and bow their heads to the goddess Lethe.

Today, I gave some encouragement to the guards who were working hard to guard the path to Tartarus.

“Glory be to the goddess Lethe.”

“Yeah. Yeah.. Good work..”

Hestia came down to the underworld and passed the braziers she had made herself, heading towards an increasingly darker place.

The path down gradually became narrower and a chilly air began to linger.

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After passing through the stuffy space for a while, a wide road finally appeared, and a bronze fortress shrouded in fog appeared in the open space.

As I approached, I was greeted by a huge bronze gate created by Poseidon himself and a thick, endless bronze wall.

The three Hecatoncheires brothers guarding this place… are over there.

Giant gods, each with 50 heads and 100 hands, look this way.

It’s an indescribable feeling to see 300 eyes looking at me, including those of the three brothers.

“Hey, Hades. It’s been a while.”

“Hmm? Hades is here. He must be busy in the underworld..”

“Did you finally get married to Lete next to you?”

Numerous heads appear on the bodies of three giants and greet the goddess Lethe.

It was my first time seeing them in a long time, so I greeted them warmly.

But marriage? The goddess Lethe and I aren’t that kind of people.

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“I think it’s okay since you’re holding hands.”

“Didn’t Hades have Styx?”

“Hahaha! That looks so affectionate and nice.”

Holding hands… what does that mean?

I must have come down here a little ways from the goddess Lethe.

As I listen to them, I feel warmth in my left hand.

The soft, small hands of a goddess.

When I look to the side, the goddess Lethe slowly lets go of my hand with her usual blank, relaxed face.

No, it seems like there’s a slight blush on her face..

“Please restrain the power of forgetfulness a little longer.”

“Tch.. Can I hold your hand..?”

The goddess Lethe, who wields the power of forgetfulness, gradually causes the memories of surrounding creatures to be forgotten without her doing anything.

Of course, there are clear limits. The more wary you are of her, the more powerful you are, the less effective her power will be.

Still, it’s possible to play a little prank on me when I’m off guard and make me forget about it for a while.

If I leave her even for a little while, I will remember everything again.

She is the granddaughter of the primordial god, Protogenoi Nyx, who forgot the fact that she had come up to me and held my hand earlier.

I need to get my act together from now on. I don’t know what kind of prank he’ll play next.

As I weakly turned my divine power, my head became clear and Lethe’s power was instantly swept away.

“You’re just too much, keeping Sticks by your side every day…”

“I’ve never done that before?”

He shook his head at the goddess Lethe, who spoke in a sullen tone but had a blank expression as always.

And I’ve never had the goddess Styx by my side.

Even if you don’t know Styx,

“Hahaha! Not yet?”

“Hades, Zeus and Poseidon have all found mates, but why haven’t you..”

“Why don’t you ask Hera, the goddess of marriage and family, to act as a matchmaker?”

Zeus’ mistress was, of course, Hera, the queen of the gods.

And Poseidon married the sea goddess Amphitrite.

Of course, I was invited to an underwater wedding, where I got to see thousands of sea creatures that spoke like humans.

There was also a seahorse there who was shedding tears because his father had recently gone to my underworld.

He was later found in the afterlife and given some convenience, but is this the weight of the god of the afterlife?

As the king of the underworld, you could see it as a responsibility, or a burden that has been lifted.

As my people increase, the sorrow of the living beings in this world also increases.

As wars, famines, and great floods occurred, the power of the underworld grew stronger, but I could not always enjoy it.

“By the way, tell me how things are going outside.”

“Didn’t you say you were going to create life?”

“I wonder if Zeus, who saved us, is doing well.”

I gave them some news about what had happened outside.

You might think that sending a messenger to notify us periodically is enough, but this is a sign of respect.

Respect for the three brothers who made great contributions in the war against the Titans.

If I, the master of the underworld, came down here and spoke to them in person, they wouldn’t feel like they were being treated rudely.

“What?! You’re going to exterminate human life?”

“Ugh… the great flood… Poseidon must have had a hard time.”

“Prometheus was finally firmly captured by Zeus. Tsk tsk..”

“That’s right, my prophetic ability was a great help during the war…”

The three brothers, Kottos, Briaros, and Gyes, showed great interest in the stories I told them about the outside world.

In an instant, the surroundings were filled with noise as about 150 heads chattered and chattered.

At that moment, a loud noise was suddenly heard from the gate dividing Tartarus and the Underworld.

Kwung! Boom!

The sound of a sinner trapped in Tartarus knocking on the bronze door!

The three brothers, I, and the goddess Lethe immediately stopped talking and became alert.

Inside Tartarus, a hot storm that even the gods fear rages ceaselessly.

And it is a place where it is difficult to exert power beyond a certain level because it is full of the power to suppress the divine power of the Titan gods.

Even when going in from outside, there is no resistance,

As you try to get out from inside, the raging storm grows stronger.

That is why not many can knock on the bronze door while the storm grows stronger the closer they get to it.

This is something that only the ten strongest among the Titans can do.

For example…

“The voice I just heard must be my eldest son, Hades! Please… please take me out of here!”

My father, Cronus, the god of agriculture and time.

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