King of Underworld - Chapter 9



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Story of Life – (4)

After finishing his story, Zeus disappeared in a flash of light.

Only then did I call to the gods who were waiting outside my office.

[Zeus is gone now, so let everyone come in]

Zeus and I both knew that many people were curious about the conversation we were having, but we paid no attention.

Because I was using my divine power to block out any sound from outside.

“Hades, what if things get even worse after the great flood ends?”

“Did Zeus ask you to do something else..?”

I explained calmly to them with nervous expressions.

Zeus swore on the River Styx that he would never again sweep away the earth without consulting the Underworld.

And that he would send Athena, the goddess of wisdom, and her attendants to help the underworld during the great flood.

“Whew… what a blessing in disguise.”

“I was already worried about the workload, but if it’s the goddess Athena…”

The afterlife became friendly again.

Sighs of relief burst out here and there, and the gods dispersed with slightly brighter faces.

Three days until the great flood.

* * *

The day of the great flood.

Zeus, the king of the gods, called out in a solemn voice to Boreas, the god of the north wind with great wings.

“Boreas, from now on, stop raising winds and stay in the cave of Aeolus for nine days. I will not hear any objections.”

“…I will follow your will.”

Boreas stopped his work and entered the cave of Aeolus, the wind god who confined the winds.

The clouds that fill the sky will never disperse.

Next, Notus, god of the south wind, stood before Zeus.

He was the god who symbolized the south wind and rain of summer, so he always looked wet.

“Notos! Rain as much as you want until I tell you to stop. Even if it floods the entire underworld.”

Notus, with his body soaking wet and his wings dripping with water, touched the clouds in the sky at the command of Zeus.

Soon, heavy rain began to fall on the ground, accompanied by loud thunder.

Swaaaaaaah-

Iris, the rainbow goddess, under Hera’s command, drew water from the Milky Way to add moisture to the clouds.

The day the clouds dry up will be the day when the goddess Hera’s command is carried out.

“Hermes! Tell Poseidon that it is time. Athena! Go down to the underworld with your chosen attendants and help Hades.”

Hermes, the messenger god, dressed in the garb of a light traveler and holding a caduceus, a staff entwined with two snakes, quickly flew out to the sea.

He was the son of Zeus and was also the god of thieves and travelers.

“For the next nine days, if there is a god who helps life on Earth with personal feelings, you’d better be prepared!”

Flash, crackle!!

Finally, Zeus’s powerful shout echoed through the Olympian palace along with the sound of thunder.

The gods who heard the shout were afraid and did not dare to act rashly.

When the King of Gods decides to punish humans, who can dare stop him?

* * *

Poseidon, visited by Hermes, Zeus’s messenger, caused a huge wave to rise up and overturn the earth.

The human villages that had formed along the coast sank to the bottom of the sea in an instant.

Next, he called together all the river gods.

The great sea god’s command to the river gods was simple.

“Open all the floodgates and let the water flow wherever it wants.”

Among them, there were river gods who cared for humans, but they could not disobey Poseidon’s command and opened the floodgates.

Life near the river was instantly sucked into the deep water.

There, when Poseidon’s Triaena struck the earth, all the waterways opened wide with its tremendous force.

A terrible flood swept the entire world.

The sudden disaster left human villages, temples, orchards, and fields barely recognizable.

Humans desperately climbed to the top of the mountain to survive the wrath of God.

“Zeus, Zeus! Why are you doing this?”

“I don’t want to go see Hades yet! What did I do wrong?”

“How much have I sacrificed to Poseidon so far?”

“Ugh. Phew, I still..”

The humans who escaped the danger of drowning felt relieved for a moment, but soon had to scream at the world that had turned into an ocean.

A very weak human being will die if he skips meals and drinks only for a few days.

In the midst of the great flood, only the sea nymphs, the Nereids, smile.

No human being was able to survive the nine-day-long flood.

* * *

Back when there was no land on earth, the underworld was busier than ever.

Countless numbers of souls poured into Hades’ citadel, crossing the five rivers that formed the boundary between the underworld and the living world.

“Lord Hades! The area where souls are gathered can no longer be…”

“Let’s see… It’s next to Elysion. I’ll take action right away, so receive it somewhere else for now.”

“The boat of the ferryman Charon sank and the souls fell into the river Acheron!”

“Send a messenger to the goddess Lethe to save the souls and have her help them..”

I, Hades, was in the office so busy that even three bodies would not be enough.

With one hand, he was reviewing reports coming in from various places in the underworld on parchment.

The other hand was busy exercising its power throughout the underworld, passing judgment, allocating, and judging souls.

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The eyes were busy scanning the entire underworld,

As I was drying up from answering the reports of the messengers, I heard the news I had been waiting for.

“The goddess Athena with her servants of Olympus…”

“Send the attendants outside to the goddess Styx, and tell Athena to come here immediately, quickly!”

Soon Athena, wearing full armor and carrying a spear, opened the door to the office and came in, saluting.

“I come to see the lord of the underworld, uncle Hades…”

“If you’re here, sit down quickly and start working.”

I glanced at Athena and then turned my gaze back to the pile of parchment scrolls.

Of course, it was natural to move half of the work piled up to the ceiling in front of Athena.

“Um… this is..?”

“There’s no need for the god of war to do your job, so take off that armor.”

Athena, the goddess of war, wisdom, and civilization, seemed to realize the future that awaited her.

She took off her armor one by one and sat down in front of me with a helpless smile on her face.

From outside the office, the shouts of all kinds of gods, the busy movements of spirits, and the murmurs could be heard.

Fortunately, the Goddess of Wisdom has joined the war against the documents, so we are sure to win.

Athena, whose face had been hidden under a pile of parchment for a long time, carefully opened her mouth.

“Uncle, if you lend me your name, I can find a way out of this crisis.”

“If the Goddess of Wisdom says so, then you won’t suffer any harm. Go ahead.”

After Athena’s suspicious remark, I saw her doing something, but I ignored it because I had a lot of work to do.

And after enough time had passed for Charon’s ship to be broken four or five more times…

“Hades! Ares, the god of war, has arrived in front of the River Acheron!”

Athena met my eyes and smiled wisely at me through the stack of parchments.

A moment later, a handsome, muscular man with a cheerful smile entered the office.

Ares was the god of war and the son of Zeus and Hera.

“Uncle Hades! Where is the war I must fight in..”

“Good, you’re a good commander, aren’t you? From now on, you will lead the souls crossing the River Styx and send them here.”

“Yes..? What do you mean? Athena is definitely over there..”

Listening to Ares’ words with a bewildered expression, it was truly a sight to behold.

Athena sent a letter to him while he was loitering around, saying, “If you come to the underworld now, you can participate in a war of enormous scale,” so he came running.

Even Athena guaranteed in my name that her words were true.

So, even though I had doubts, I believed and came..

One of the gods is in a sorry state, and I have no reason to condone his circumstances.

“….Athenaaaaah! You fooled me again!”

“I just said I could participate in the war against the business that takes place in the afterlife. What’s the problem?”

Ares, who was screaming, was suddenly grabbed by the hand of a lesser god who appeared behind him and disappeared.

To be exact, I couldn’t resist because my eyes were wide open.

* * *

The long nine-day flood has finally ended.

The gods of the underworld were finally able to rest a little, and just as they were all about to drink the nectar, another call came from Olympus.

“Deucalion, son of Prometheus, wishes to survive the Great Flood and revive mankind, so Hades grants reincarnation to the souls.”

Prometheus, who had the gift of prophecy, told his son about the great flood.

So, they were able to build an ark and save their lives.

But… if it’s a soul, you’re going to recreate humans right now?

As I focused my eyes and ears on the ground for a moment, I heard Deucalion and his wife, Pyrrha, talking.

“Hmm… honey, Zeus’ oracle says… if you want to revive humanity, throw the bones of a large mother over your shoulder.”

“Oh gods! We cannot commit a crime against nature! Please take back your oracle..”

“Wait a minute. Does mother mean earth and bone mean rock?”

“Ahh..! That could be possible!”

As soon as I saw them start picking up the stones on the ground, I immediately shouted to the gods.

To select the souls that will be reincarnated quickly and send them up to the earth.

“Damn it! You’re saying we’re not done yet!”

“Hypnos! The goddess Lethe has fallen, what if we put her to sleep?”

“I didn’t put her to sleep, she just collapsed from exhaustion!”

“Quickly sort out the souls!”

The afterlife, which had been peaceful again, suddenly became a battlefield.

Meanwhile, on Earth, Deucalion and his wife threw stones and created human figures.

“Huh? I threw a stone and it took on a human form, but why isn’t it moving?”

“Hmm, let’s wait a bit. It seems the gods are busy too.”

“Souls, move quickly, it is time to reincarnate!”

“Are you sure you’ve classified the sinners properly?”

“Send them up to the next world sequentially!”

Souls from the underworld infiltrated human forms under the guidance of God.

Only then did Deucalion and Pyrrha feel relieved and begin to throw stones to their hearts’ content.

Knock. Knock. Knock. Thump. Thump.

The stone fell to the ground without stopping and successfully became a human being…

The gods of the underworld were rather furious.

“Damn it! Throw it a little slower!”

“What’s so urgent that they’re throwing stones?!”

The afterlife is busy today too.

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