King of Underworld - Chapter 103



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The Story of Eros and Psyche – (2)

Eros, grumbling and flying to the living world at the command of his mother, Aphrodite.

He flapped his small white wings and headed towards the palace where Psyche was.

A window high above opened naturally, creating a passage for the god of love to pass through.

An intruder who had hidden himself from humans sneaked into Psyche’s room…

“and…”

There was such beauty there that even Eros, who saw Aphrodite, the goddess of beauty and love, every day, was amazed.

What are all these goddesses? The one in front of you is truly a goddess.

Eros fell in love with Psyche at first sight when he saw her sleeping soundly in bed…

His body grew from a young boy to a handsome young man in an instant.

God is immortal and has homeostasis, which allows him to maintain his original personality and body as long as possible.

But sometimes the divinity changes or is transformed through some event.

That is why the young god who has finally realized love becomes a young man.

‘I must punish her as my mother said, but… she’s so beautiful. Do I really have to do that?’

Eros was troubled. He had to abandon this human woman whom he had fallen in love with at first sight.

Should I unconditionally follow my mother’s words? Unlike other gods, I haven’t even gotten married yet…

The time of hesitation was not long. The god of love, who had fallen under the spell of love for the first time in his life, took out a bottle from his bosom.

It was the bitter water that took away the power of love and the sweet water that made beauty shine even more.

‘The woman who is to become my wife must not marry another man.’

Eros sprinkles bitter water from a spring in the courtyard of Aphrodite’s palace on Psyche’s lips.

No one would propose to Psyche after she was sprinkled with such bitter magical water.

‘…I guess the bitterness was a bit harsh. But I’m sorry…’

Eros reached into his bosom again and took out a vial filled with sweet water.

This had the effect of making the beauty of the object on which it was sprinkled shine even more, and Psyche, who was sprinkled with this, would receive even more praise from humans.

‘What excuse will I make to my mother?’

The god of love who kisses the sleeping Psyche on the forehead and then returns.

* * *

Returning to Aphrodite’s palace, Eros avoided his mother’s glaring eyes.

Well, it’s only natural since I told him to punish me but he came back having grown up.

“Eros…?! It seems like you have a lot to explain to me…!”

“That’s… trying to stab Psyche with a lead arrow…”

“Are you trying to stab me?”

“I accidentally got stabbed by a golden arrow. That’s how I grew up.”

Nonsense. Aphrodite was furious.

Mistake? Accidentally being stabbed by a golden arrow? A god who has complete control over a body that is not even human?

Even if it was a mistake, the golden and lead arrows are a power that only Eros can wield, and not even Aphrodite can handle them.

Is there a god who is harmed by his own power? Even if he is harmed, wouldn’t he be able to shake it off?

Of course, Eros’ arrows had a power that even he himself could not avoid, but it did not reach the excited Aphrodite’s mind at all.

Eros must have fallen in love with a human and turned his eyes away.

Because the fact that he grew up from a child who didn’t know love to a young man proves that there was a change in his heart.

“I’d rather believe the nonsense that the god Thanatos was subdued by a mere mortal!”

“…That’s true.”

“Hoo… Adonis! Are you there?”

“Yes! Lady Aphrodite. What’s wrong?!”

Aphrodite, who was sighing with her head held high, called out to a servant, and a young man’s voice was heard.

He was a very handsome and beautiful man in his twenties, and Eros grumbled as soon as he saw him.

“…Even your mother can’t help but be a jerk to a handsome man… To that extent…”

“Is that the same as this? This human is just a servant, and you are not in love with a human at all?! Adonis. Bring me a glass of nectar from outside.”

“Understood, Lady Aphrodite.”

Adonis, having received the order, went outside again.

Aphrodite’s words are surprisingly true.

She only took Adonis with her because he was really handsome. She had no other feelings for humans.

Adonis was more handsome than any human she had ever seen…

“She’s quite beautiful for a human, but that’s not the kind of man I want to spend a night with.”

“Then is it Ares?”

“…Ares is like that, but so is his status. He has a good personality, is trusted by everyone, and has charisma. That would be even better…”

There aren’t many male gods who fit your mother’s taste exactly, right? No, wait…

In Eros’s mind, only one male god appeared who met all of these conditions.

He is one of the three gods, so his status is high, and he is a god of mercy recognized by both humans and gods.

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Even Zeus, the king of gods, trusted him and was the ruler of the underworld, so he had dignity…

“Like Hades?”

“Yeah, that’s right… Bam! That’s not what I was going to say! I was just talking about you and that Psyche bitch!”

Eros’ expression changed awkwardly as he tried to change the subject, and he looked at his mother’s expression.

A roar of anger falls from Aphrodite’s lips as her face hardens again.

“I understand that you fell in love with that bitch who tarnished my honor… but I absolutely cannot admit it!”

“But… please wait a little longer. I’m sure Psyche will please her mother.”

“Huh. Who likes whom? Then you try it yourself. I’ll let you try it after seeing her attitude.”

If it were like before, I would have punished him immediately, but

Aphrodite, who had recently become quite irritable due to her divorce from Hephaestus, said with her arms folded.

Could it be that he was seeing Eros, who had fallen in love with a human, and himself, who had been forced to marry and was going to find Ares?

In this way, Psyche was given a task by the gods without even knowing it.

* * *

The praise for Psyche, the third princess of the kingdom, grew with each passing day.

It is of course thanks to the power of the sweet water sprinkled by Eros.

“Princess Psyche is undoubtedly the most beautiful person on earth.”

“Of course. Her beauty is more outstanding than that of the goddess Persephone, who was taken away by the god Pluto, or even the goddess of beauty, Aphrodite…”

“That’s what I’m saying! But somehow I don’t feel like proposing.”

“Have you ever thought that? She is beautiful, but…”

However, because of the power of the bitter water, no one came to suit her.

The rumors praising the princess grew day by day, but the king and queen, who found it strange that no suitors appeared, eventually went to the temple of Delphi.

The oracle given by the god Apollo of Delphi was as follows:

That child is destined to never marry a human, so leave him alone in the mountains.

“Well, then what happens? Who will the child marry?”

“My daughter Psyche… This can’t be…”

A vicious monster, more evil than a serpent or a wild beast, will take Psyche away.

Psyche’s parents shed tears.

It was prophesied that Psyche and a terrible monster would marry…

But they could not go against the prophecy. Don’t they know the story of King Oedipus and Perseus?

Wait a minute, but… wasn’t that famous hero, King Perseus, able to avoid the oracle?

“Honey… Do you remember the story of King Perseus?”

“Are you talking about the hero who received an oracle that he would kill his own grandfather? Oh… No way!”

King Perseus received an oracle from Pluto, the god of the underworld and mercy, and was able to send his grandfather away in peace.

The story of the great hero who escaped the fate of a terrible criminal who would kill his own family was widespread here as well.

“Yes. Didn’t the god Pluto, who felt sorry for the unfortunate fate of mortals, show us a way to twist the prophecy?”

“Then our Psyche too…”

To be exact, it was a bypass of the prophecy, but

Seeing hope that they could save their child from the monster, they headed to the Temple of Pluto.

The reason is… the plight of those who made a fuss about me, Hades, in the temple of Thebes.

I had been kneeling down at the shrine and begging for a week, so they had no choice but to listen.

“Pluto, please have mercy on our daughter.”

“My youngest daughter, whom I would never mind putting in my eyes, is getting married to a monster… Please take pity on us…”

The story of the king and queen of a country coming to the temple in person and wailing loudly spread like wildfire…

Yesterday, the gods of the underworld came to me and asked if I could help that human.

“Hades… How about helping the humans who kneel down at the temple and pray every day these days?”

“Goddess Lethe?”

“Yesterday, he prayed in front of my statue… I heard that I have an incredibly beautiful daughter…”

“Those humans really do care about their own daughters terribly.”

“Whipnos. Why are you doing this?”

“Morpheus, who visited those humans’ dreams last night, said that those humans’ heads were filled with worries about his daughter…”

Many people thought that oracles were a predetermined fate that could never be defied, but the reality was a little different.

In the case of Oedipus and Odysseus, their fate was decided.

An absoluteness that even Zeus, the king of the gods, can never change… and only allows a slight twist.

But this time, the oracle… what? A woman destined to marry a monster?

As far as I, the Lord of the Underworld, know, there has never been a woman in this time period who was destined to marry a monster.

If so, the conclusion is self-evident.

The oracle given to Psyche was not a predetermined fate, but the will of Apollo, the master of Delphi.

“Morpheus, go to Olympus and tell Apollo that I am looking for you. I will ask him what is happening.”

“You’ve finally decided to help? Well, those people were quite pitiful.”

Who else is playing such strange pranks on Earth?

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