Dear Broom Knight.

Chapter 780 Hera's Love and Determination

Armies shook his head vigorously... Even at this point, he still found it hard to believe that Hera would make such a choice.

He still remembers the first time he met that diva.

Seated on the golden throne, Hera wore a magnificent crown, her long, golden curls cascading over her ivory-like swan neck and gently draped over layers of white gauze robes.

Even when Hera saw Zeus, who had always been indifferent to children, carrying Hermes into the palace, she remained firmly seated on her throne, merely staring at Zeus with an arrogant and disdainful gaze.

She wore a veil, so little Hermes could not see her expression or her appearance.

But one can sense that overwhelming beauty.

Even knowing that his mother was a beautiful woman, Hermes still couldn't understand how Zeus, after having such a wife, would still go and seduce his particularly 'naive' mother, who could barely speak human language.

People who have eaten too much delicacies might crave some simple country dishes.

However, even the most beautiful wild vegetables can taste very astringent if eaten raw.

She was a forest fairy who lived entirely like a wild animal!
Of course, Hermes was only a few days old at that time. Even though he was naturally intelligent and knew a lot, he couldn't understand what the inherent flaws of men were. He would naturally understand them later.

Even the most shameless gods seem to have some bottom line in front of Zeus... except for Poseidon.

However, Poseidon lacks the intelligence and responsiveness; unless someone points him out, he will remain a fool forever.

Unfortunately, too many of the Greek gods lacked any sense of propriety, and there were always those who wanted to see something funny.

Unable to resist recalling their first meeting, Armies sighed deeply.

Perhaps because Hera didn't see Hermes' mother as worthy of her anger, she offered him some protection during his most vulnerable period. It wasn't until Hermes grew up and received his official divine authority that Hera stopped paying attention to him.

At that time, Cupid, the greatest bastard of Mount Olympus, had already appeared... and the harm he caused to the newborn gods was truly immense.

Perhaps, having Uranus's blood, he was born to seek revenge.

Actually, Hermes was quite lucky... By then, Apollo and his sister had already appeared who could completely enrage Hera.

Their mother, the Goddess of the Night, had a somewhat special status; she was one of the few goddesses whom the Queen of Heaven trusted enough to enter her palace.

Therefore, for Hera, Zeus's act of seducing her was the most complete betrayal.

Most importantly, the goddess of night, unlike other goddesses... she could completely refuse Zeus.

At that time, Hera and Zeus had a relatively good relationship and it hadn't been on the verge of collapse due to countless conflicts. So, even if the goddess of night struggled desperately, Zeus would still give Hera face.

Hera, who believed the solemn promises of the goddess of night only to be betrayed by both of them, truly went mad.

If Gaia hadn't intervened, Apollo and Artemis would probably have died before they were even born.

Hermes was not entirely clear about the specifics until the very end, but Apollo's transformation from hating Hera the most to turning his hatred entirely towards Zeus actually proves a lot.

Moreover, Apollo and Artemis no longer visited their biological mother frequently.

Unlike Hermes, who was kicked out of the mountains by his own mother right after birth, Apollo and his sister once had a lot of affection for their oppressed mother.

Their ability to assume the divine roles of the sun and the moon also stems from their lineage as the goddess of night.

But Hermes could also see that Apollo showed no remorse and still went to war with Ares... This proved that the goddess of night did not choose to betray Hera on her own, but was tricked by Zeus in some way.

For the goddesses who fawned over Hera, one act of folly meant utter ruin.

Hera would not give them a chance to explain.

Therefore, the goddess of the night should simply make the best of a bad situation.

Having already offended Hera, she could only rely on Zeus's protection.

However, Zeus's sweet words in bed were just nonsense, which he forgot as soon as he got out of bed.

The goddess of the night could only bear the consequences herself.

Fortunately, Apollo and Artemis were exceptional enough that Zeus saw her again and granted her some protection.

Gaia's willingness to help her must also stem from a stock-buying mentality.

Apollo and Artemis did indeed reward Gaia handsomely afterwards.

However, Hera eventually figured out what had happened. After that, the goddesses who served her were not allowed to appear alone in front of Zeus, and they were also bound with some kind of chastity belt... not to protect the goddesses, but to prevent Zeus from having any place to hide.

To get women, he not only transformed into a cow or a donkey, but he even turned an insect into Zeus... Hera was utterly disappointed.

Therefore, Hera had no particular feelings about Hermes, the unexpected son of Zeus. She simply granted him permission to reside in the palace of the gods according to established rituals and readily acknowledged his status as an Olympian god.

After that, Hera was no longer as reckless as before. As long as it didn't harm Ares's interests, she usually just sat there looking down on everything from her high position.

Unfortunately, all her hopes, all her expectations... that Ares could grant her a life like Gaia's, like the other gods before her... vanished with the destruction of the Greek world.

Armies closed his eyes slightly, suppressing the chaotic emotions within him... Becoming an old hag was indeed the only way to completely rid Hera of Mount Olympus.

Shedding her bloodline and fueled by a divinely bestowed soul, she was reborn from the depths of resentment.

Hera did indeed die at Mount Olympia.

Resentment is not the true soul.

However, Hera did indeed live on in another form.

“She really gave everything for Ares!” Armies suddenly sighed.

Persephone couldn't help but twitch the corner of his mouth: "You really have always liked Hera, even at a time like this you're still thinking about the good side of her."

No wonder she hated Zeus so much, yet she didn't directly curse you, the one most likely to save Zeus.

In Almes' case, it's clear that only a part of him was affected by the curse.

If he ignores Zeus, it won't have any impact at all.

Armes ignored Persephone and shook his head with a melancholy expression: "Ares, do you have that willpower?"

No wonder even someone as powerful as Hera couldn't carve out a niche for herself.

Although old hags can create powerful demons, their energy is limited, which will leave them in a state of near-powerlessness and weakness for a considerable period of time.

The stronger the demons they create, the longer their period of weakness will last.

Moreover, even the most powerful old hag cannot sign such a soul-based contract multiple times.

Even most of the witches could only unite to create one Artorios Demon.

That's a huge thing that's been cooked in a crucible and needs to be stirred constantly by the old hag.

Moreover, the reason for failure is often the main ingredient; a low-level Yoggros demon can't withstand the torment... The later the game goes, the more likely it is to fail because of the illusions that these little devils are forced to perceive.

"You think that after Ares died, he became a soul larva and was then transformed into a Yoggros demon?" Persephone's eyes widened.

Although she knew a little about the old hag, she never really thought about those byproducts.

"Asmodeus, when we first intercepted Mount Olympus, we didn't know much about the Greek gods," Armes said expressionlessly, his eyes slightly lowered. "But, didn't some weaker gods get caught?"

I thought he learned it from them.

It's a bit too detailed.

But who knows how far those lesser gods, knowing they've been used as cannon fodder and shields, will go to in order to take revenge on Zeus?
"When you were talking to Asmodeus earlier, you sensed something was off, didn't you?" Persephone immediately realized.

“There are some things that even the most imaginative servants could never come up with,” Armes said with a bitter laugh. “But the Lord of Hell knows them.”

I thought it was Gaia and Cranos.

After all, those alien gods, didn't they say...?

“Even Gaia, after only a few years of being captured, might not be able to reveal everything… It’s not that she didn’t have the will, but there were so many things to say! How could she possibly have time to say them all!” Persephone replied calmly. “No wonder you immediately thought of Ares.”

Despite his heroic and valiant appearance, Ares is actually quite a gossip and has a rather abnormal way of thinking.

You can tell from the fact that he could love Cupid to the point of obsession, knowing full well what kind of person he was, yet still willingly wearing a green hat on his head.

If it were any other god, seeing Cupid so easily grasped and then looking at Vulcan guarding the gate with a hammer, no one would want to switch places with Vulcan.

Anyway, there's not much Vulcan can do, so let's just keep going like this!
Who can guarantee that if Ares were replaced, the god of love would behave himself?

Ares could only watch as she seduced Poseidon!
In the end, Ares still felt that the reason Cupid acted this way was because he failed to marry her as promised.

It will be great when we're officially together... His thought process is so smooth that even the gods feel that looking down on him is an insult to their own intelligence.

Forget it, let's not talk about that unlucky guy.

Hera knew far less than her own son about those obscure but true rumors.

The diva is actually quite introverted and has little interest in observing other people's lives.

(End of this chapter)