Ares does not want to fall in love [Greek mythology]

"Persephone!" Adonis looked at the direction where Persephone was leaving, and hatred filled his heart.

Ares stepped forward, tilted his head and asked, "Chasing?" As long as Adonis said a word, he was willing to accompany him to the end.

Adonis took a deep breath, calmed down a little, and said rationally: "No, the most important thing is to solve the current problem."

Looking around, the once lush Cyprus has been turned into ruins. There are no living things here, and only death is left in the air.

As a plant god, Adonis has the ability to give birth to plants. He raised his hand, and a glowing green light gradually spread, covering the withered vegetation.The breeze blew up the white robe of the plant god, and the sleeves of the clothes fluttered, and a miracle appeared-the withered yellow grass gradually turned back to green.

"Come back to life!" Ares said excitedly.He thought he wouldn't care about the changes in Cyprus, he hadn't tried to care about anything other than fighting.But in fact, he didn't care as much as he thought.After living in this place for a few days, he also had many good memories. He didn't want this beautiful land to be silent.

Adonis withdrew his divine power, and before he had time to be happy for the recovery of the plants, he saw the plants that had just returned to green lower their heads again, showing a listless look.

"What's going on?" Ares asked in surprise.

Adonis frowned, and leaned over to exchange a few words with a marigold, his face became even uglier: "The reason why the plants withered is because the soil was polluted by the destructive force from the underworld. Any living beings Neither can grow on dead soil. My ability can only revive plants, but cannot give them the nutrients to continue to grow."

Ares frowned: "As the daughter of the goddess of agriculture, she doesn't even have the slightest respect for the land!" This act of polluting the land is full of contempt for life and reproduction.

"It seems that we must go to Persephone," said Adonis.To solve the plight of Cyprus, they have to start from the source.

Ares agreed very much, and summoned his four horses with divine power, intending to use the horses instead of walking to find the trail of the seed goddess.

The four war horses that had been summoned quickly came galloping with the chariot, roaring and roaring, expecting the war to happen.However, this time their masters are not going to the battlefield, but to find the distant Seed Goddess—for the barren and barren Cyprus.

Ares got into the chariot and turned to invite Adonis.Because of Ares' acceptance, the four war horses did not resist this strange male god, but just snorted in confusion, wondering why their master was sharing a chariot with a human being for the first time, and the object was a male god.

Ares guides the horses to chase to the north where Persephone flew away. The horses are galloping, and the scenery on both sides of the road is fleeting.Adonis put his hands on the railing of the chariot, listening to the whistling of the wind.

The horse ran non-stop for a full four hours, and finally found the seed goddess in a field of wheat that was still sprouting.The blond goddess raised her hand and sprinkled the seeds of weeds, so that the farmers who cultivated this wheat field had to go through hard weeding before they could harvest.

Beside the Seed Goddess, the majestic Goddess of Agriculture is running divine power. Under the warm golden light, the soil in this area has become more fertile, and the plants are eagerly sucking the nutrients in the soil, making happy rustling sounds .

Ares reined in his horse, and Adonis got out of the carriage with him.

The Goddess of Agriculture heard the movement, raised her eyelids to look at the two gods who were coming, then lowered her eyelids as if nothing had happened, and continued to take care of the farmland under her feet.

"Dear Goddess of Agriculture," Adonis began.When he spoke, Apollo, the god of music, was tuning the lyre, and his voice was clear and melodious: "Your daughter, the noble seed goddess, has used the power of destruction in Cyprus, and the fertile land of Cyprus has become a wasteland. .We want to invite the Seed Goddess to go back and restore Cyprus to its original state."

The Goddess of Agriculture said unhurriedly: "I have heard Persephone talk about this. May I know what made her destroy Cyprus under the guidance of anger?"

This is a bit of a knowing question.Adonis was not sure what Persephone said in front of the goddess of agriculture, so he could only restore the facts with his own words.

After hearing this, the Goddess of Agriculture raised her slender eyebrows and said, "My daughter is not as cute as a mountain forest. Of course there is no need for such a mountain forest."

The goddess of agriculture, Demeter, was never a goddess of justice.Especially after experiencing the process of losing and recovering her beloved daughter, there is no lower limit to her pampering the Seed Goddess.All the people and things that make Persephone sad are unnecessary in her view.

"Ruthless plant god, you'd better get out of here as soon as possible. Otherwise, as a mother, I can't guarantee what I will do next." The goddess of agriculture's lips opened and closed, and the undisguised malice was like a sharp knife, the blade Aimed at Adonis.

Ares was very angry when he heard the words. He didn't have much contact with Demeter. He never thought that the goddess in charge of agriculture would be so arrogant. No wonder she gave birth to an unreasonable daughter!

Ares was about to answer for Adonis, but was gently held down by the plant god.The handsome God of Plants looked at the Goddess of Agriculture fearlessly, and said neither humble nor overbearing: "You are the Goddess of Agriculture, please take a look at the current situation in Cyprus as an God of Agriculture, where people also look forward to a good harvest. , they should not have suffered such a fate.”

Demeter snorted and said, "Yes, they shouldn't have suffered bad luck. If you don't reject Persephone."

"My dear aunt, to hear you say that, I don't know how pitiful my uncle Hades is." Ares disapproved: "You are forcing a male god to be you Daughter's lover, though your daughter already has a husband."

Hearing Hades' name, Demeter roared angrily like a female dragon whose scales had been uncovered: "Don't mention him to me! He stole my Persephone and coaxed her to eat it. Hades pomegranate, force her to stay in the underworld. Our misfortune is all caused by him, what is wrong with my daughter breaking free from his control to seek happiness?"

"Even if Persephone has the right to pursue happiness, she has no right to force others to give her happiness!" Ares broke through the language barrier of the goddess of agriculture.These two goddesses have been holding high the banner of "love", but in fact, they have ignored love and just insisted on it.

The word "forced" hurt Persephone, and there was a hint of scarlet in her blue eyes, and she didn't know whether it was anger or sadness.With a straight face, she said coldly: "Since Hades can plunder love, so can I!" After that, she raised a white and tender arm, and sprinkled a handful of seeds towards Adonis.

Since Adonis is determined to find Persephone to solve the problem, why is he afraid of her making things difficult?Facing Persephone's attack, he quickly set up a bunch of vines to resist the attack.He doesn't like to fight hands, but it doesn't mean that his actual combat ability is poor - Ares, the god of war, hasn't been reduced to the point where he wants to be with the weak.

Using the green vines as a cover-up, when Persephone thought that Adonis was still courting her, the wheat seedlings in the wheat field suddenly grew wildly.Under the command of the plant god, the flexible wheat leaves bound Persephone's hands and feet layer by layer.Persephone tries to save herself by giving birth to a seed.Before she could take any action, the wheat leaf had deftly passed through her palm, wrapping her hands tightly, preventing her from performing spells.

Seeing this, Demeter used her divine power to condense a sickle—it was the farm tool she used to harvest wheat ears, and it was also her most convenient weapon.She was waving a sickle and was about to rescue her daughter, but was stopped by Ares halfway.Ares held the sword in his hand, blocked the attack of the sickle, and challenged Demeter: "Your opponent is me!"

Demeter pressed the sickle down hard: "I don't know how high the sky is!"

When the god of war and the goddess of agriculture were fighting, Adonis was still trying to persuade Persephone: "Persephone, if you are willing to restore Cyprus to its original state, I can let you go immediately."

Persephone turned his face away, refusing to communicate with Adonis.

Adonis frowned and said, "If I can't get a solution from you, I will choose to ask Hades for help, and what you did in Cyprus will also be known to Hades."

Persephone smiled, she smiled sweetly, but her eyes were cold: "You can go to him anyway, why should I be afraid of being known by him?"

Adonis took a deep look at her and said firmly, "You don't have to be afraid, but you will pay for what you did."

Persephone opened and closed her rose-like delicate lips, and said lightly, "I'm waiting."

Adonis didn't intend to waste any more time here. He looked at Ares, who was still fighting fiercely, and shouted: "Stop, Ares, Cyprus is still waiting for us!"

Ares suppressed the goddess of agriculture with his brute strength. Hearing what Adonis said, he reluctantly swung his sword a few more times. Then he put away his weapon in front of the wounded Demeter and strode towards Adonis.

Demeter, who was loosened by Ares, didn't check her wounds, but immediately rushed to her daughter, and untied the wheat leaves that bound Persephone opened.

Adonis looked at Demeter's appearance and thought of his mother whom he had never met before. He couldn't help persuading him: "Goddess of Agriculture, with all due respect, if you dote on the Seed Goddess like this, it may not be because you love her, but on the contrary, you will harm her." .”

Demeter turned her head and said sarcastically, "You, a low-level god without a father or a mother, still want to teach me how to educate my children?"

"You!" Ares became furious when he heard this, wishing he could smash the inexplicable arrogance and self-esteem of the mother and daughter with his sword.

Adonis raised his hand to stop him, "Ares, you have to know that you can never wake up a person who is pretending to be asleep. But it is very simple to wake up a person who is pretending to be asleep. Bitter fruit. If you are patient, wait with me."

Demeter seemed to have heard the big joke, and raised her haughty chin and said firmly: "There will never be that day, never!"