King of Underworld - Chapter 183



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Side Story – Alecto, the Goddess of Vengeance

After our Olympus was victorious in the war against the Titans, I went straight down to the underworld and met with many gods.

After greeting the numerous gods, including the Goddess of Discord, and the Hecatoncheires who guard Tartarus, the place we head to is…

Thud thud.

It was a cave where the Erinyes, the goddesses of vengeance, were said to live.

Of course, the goddesses of vengeance are those who are avoided even by the gods. But since I have had good conversations with the goddess of hunger, Limos, and the goddess of discord, Eris, there is no reason not to seek them out.

“There are guests outside.”

As we walk to the entrance, we hear a low voice coming from inside the cave.

It must be the voice of one of the goddesses of vengeance. The sounds I can hear from inside are so creepy and eerie.

Erinyes.

When Uranus’ genitals were cut off, three sisters of vengeance were born from the blood that fell to the earth.

Terrifying virgin goddesses with bronze wings, bloodshot eyes, and serpentine hair.

Shhh! Shhh!

“Are you the Goddess of Vengeance? My name is Hades. We will be spending time together in the afterlife, so please take good care of me…”

“…This cave is where our sisters live, so don’t come here.”

He has a strong image of being cold and cruel, and he has a personality that is wary of strangers, so he is difficult to approach.

When they saw me born from the severed genitals of Uranus, I was just a child god.

Perhaps it would be very difficult to become close to them.

But don’t give up.

I am the king of the underworld, so how could I reject and ignore the gods of the underworld?

In order to become a god worthy of the heavy title of Lord of the Underworld, one must continue to walk uprightly.

and…

Again. Same.

The sound of those tears of blood falling endlessly to the floor.

Is there no way to stop it?

* * *

I periodically visited the cave where they lived, carrying nectar and ambrosia.

How many times did Tisiphone, the representative of the three sisters, tell her to just leave them outside the cave?

“Then I’ll leave it at that today. Ah. There will be a banquet in the afterlife soon. Would you like to attend…”

“Come in.”

Are you finally opening your heart a little now?

After visiting the cave periodically for over ten years, I was finally allowed to enter.

As I walked into the damp cave, I felt a chilling, almost cold, vengeful power.

And the goddesses of vengeance looking at me with emotionless eyes.

The goddess Alecto, who means ceaseless anger, opened her mouth.

“…You don’t have to come looking for me anymore. You won.”

“Huh? What is that…”

“Don’t pretend not to know. We have eyes and ears, and we didn’t grow old in vain. When you rebel against Zeus, call us. We will make you pay dearly for all the nectar and ambrosia you have received so far.”

Tisiphone, the judge of adultery, and Megaera, the jealous goddess, nodded their heads in succession.

What on earth are you talking about?

“….Yeah. Hades is better than Zeus.”

“I’ve heard that you’ve met with Limos, the goddess of famine, and Eris, the goddess of discord. You’re planning to gather the outcasts and the rejected gods and invade Olympus. You’re not bad at it, you’re worthy of being the king of the underworld.”

So. What I’ve been visiting them for so long…

Did you think that this was just a persuasion to join the rebellion against Zeus?

“No. You’re misunderstanding.”

“Don’t worry. This is a place Zeus cannot see. If you need to be careful…”

“No, that’s not it! Are you really misunderstanding?”

“…?”

The expressions of the goddesses of vengeance became strange.

* * *

Fortunately, the misunderstanding was quickly resolved.

“…So you have no intention of doing something like rebellion?”

“Why would I fight with Zeus? Taking over Olympus would only increase my workload.”

“Then, what has been your path of becoming friends with the alienated gods so far…”

“Well, that’s because I’m the god of the underworld. At least in the places I rule, you won’t be treated with contempt based on your status or appearance.”

Three goddesses staring at me blankly with their mouths open.

Even the snakes that serve as their hair open their mouths and look this way.

“Hmm. Is this what you brought me in to say? If it makes you uncomfortable, I’ll go back out of the cave.”

“No… From now on, you can just come in.”

When I handed over the nectar and ambrosia one by one, the goddesses accepted them with somewhat bewildered expressions.

Since I came all the way here, I took a sip of the nectar.

Gulp gulp.

“Hades.”

“?”

“You seem a little different from the other Olympian gods.”

I smiled at the goddess Alecto, who was blankly staring at me and then accepting the ambrosia.

Why would I, the king of the underworld, come here and care about you?

Of course, many of the current Olympian gods probably have different thoughts than me.

My brothers, like Zeus and Poseidon… may be proud of having won the Titanomachy and taken over the world, while the newly born young gods may think of them as mere trash.

But. But I can’t do that.

How can you be the king of the underworld when you can’t even take care of the gods there?

Those who judge mortals must always appear fair and perfectly divine.

“It’s nothing special. Rather, I often hold banquets in the afterlife, and I was hoping you would attend them.”

“…It seems a little too early.”

Shhh.

The snake in the hair lets out a small croak.

It’s definitely wary of me, but it doesn’t seem as hostile as when I first saw it.

I wonder if the emotions and feelings of the goddesses of vengeance are reflected in their snake hair. It’s quite interesting.

* * *

From then on, time passed more and more quickly.

Now, when I go to the cave, everyone welcomes me as if they are used to it and gives me a seat.

But from some point on, the goddesses Tisiphone and Megaira started acting strangely.

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Often, he would show signs of leaving behind only the goddess Alecto to torment sinners in this world.

Just like right now.

“Hmm. Hmm. I guess I’ll have to go back to the living world for a bit.”

“Have a good time…”

“What are you talking about, just hurry up and go!”

Today again, the two of us were left alone in this cave, sitting next to the goddess Alecto.

I feel like this has happened a lot recently. Surely not.

Shh. Shh.

The goddess Alecto’s snake hair slowly climbs up my shoulder.

When I realized that, I felt like the distance between me and the goddess Alecto was getting closer. She was so close that the snake’s hair almost touched mine.

Their shoulders were touching each other. The goddess’s breathing, which sounded strangely excited, tickled my ears.

Shhh…

Swish.

The more I looked at it, the cuter it looked. Especially since it never showed its teeth to me.

Raise your other hand and gently sweep it down from your head… The snake, or rather, your hair, is rubbing its head as if it feels good.

“It’s cute.”

“What. What. What! I’m the goddess of vengeance, so I’m not cute at all!”

The snakes flinched and fell away from me.

But their gaze is fixed on this side. As expected, they’re cute.

“No. That. The goddess’ hair.”

“Ugh… Yeah, right.”

The goddess, her ears reddening, whispers something to me softly.

“Well. Well. It’s okay if you touch it…”

It was cute.

The goddess of vengeance, who is not a snake-haired person, but is avoided by everyone.

Oh my goodness. Did I find the goddess of vengeance cute?

In fact, their appearance is quite lacking compared to other beautiful goddesses. Aphrodite, the goddess of beauty and love, Hestia, the goddess of the hearth, and the goddesses Styx and Lethe, etc.

A goddess of vengeance who is incomparable to those goddesses?

As I became a little more conscious, she caught my eye.

Aside from the blood-shedding eyes and snake hair, her appearance and body are comparable to those of any goddess.

Swish. Swish.

“Ugh…”

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I reached out my hand as if possessed and touched the snakes. One, two. Gradually, more and more snakes began to approach me, acting cute.

When the number of five passes, the goddess Alecto rests her head on my shoulder.

Thud. Shhhhh?!

The hairs seemed bewildered by their master’s sudden approach.

The snakes that had been squirming regain their composure and slowly approach. They’re really cute.

“This. This is just… If you find my hair cute, feel free to touch it… Ah. No…!”

“Thank you. I’m fine.”

“I like this kind of thing… Haa. When I’m with you, my sword of revenge…”

Swish. Swish.

Before I knew it, my face was buried in the goddess’s snake hair.

Just as I was thinking that it was time to slowly separate, the Goddess of Vengeance suddenly turned her head and looked at me.

In the surrounding landscape covered with snake hair, I met her earnest gaze.

For some reason, my heart is pounding. Just like her blushing face, mine won’t be much different.

“Hades. Do you know that?”

“what…”

“You were the first person to tell me I was cute.”

In an instant, her hair was pulled into my face.

No. This hair. Could it be something the goddess could control?

“Whoop…!”

Their lips touched each other. Her hot breath and heat warmed the cave of the underworld.

My body also got hot.

He reached out with both hands and grabbed the back of the goddess’s head and pulled.

As they continued their passionate kiss, their faces that had been stuck together suddenly parted.

“Haa… ha.”

“after…”

Her flushed face had changed considerably.

His eyes seemed to be longing for something more from me, and his hands, which had nowhere to go, looked pitiful.

and…

-Whaaaaah!

An intense light and divine power emanated from the goddess, transforming her appearance!

No. It wasn’t just the appearance. The essence was changing. The fundamental change that made up divinity and goddess.

Deity does not simply denote the realm over which God presides.

It is the source of God and everything that makes up God. Just as the god of madness expresses madness, and the god of love longs for love.

however.

“…uh?”

If the head of the goddess, who personified the emotion of revenge, were filled with a different emotion even for a moment…

Can she still be called the Goddess of Vengeance?

A situation where even he himself deeply realized other emotions than revenge.

A combination of factors creates a completely different image of the goddess, who is essentially the personification of guilt, revenge, and retaliation.

The snakes, symbolizing their wariness of those approaching, closed their eyes and transformed into soft hair.

The bloody tears that symbolize endless pain and hatred no longer fall.

The bronze wings that symbolized revenge like iron blood lost their sturdiness and turned white.

“Ah. Ahh…! My appearance… Ugh…!”

“…You are beautiful, Goddess Alecto.”

Alecto, the goddess of first love.

A beautiful goddess with white wings and pale green hair, who sheds golden tears of love’s joy.

“I have changed the goddess. I will take responsibility. Please become the mistress of the underworld.”

“really?”

“Yes. My first love is a goddess.”

It was the moment when a new mistress was born in the afterlife.

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