Several days later, in the sunless Underworld.
When the Pegasus, the only one qualified to fly in the Underworld, soared in the sky above.
The intelligent creatures and gods of the Underworld knew that the child doted on by Hades, the king of the Underworld, and Persephone, the queen of the Underworld, the student of the goddess of crossroads Hecate.
That youth named Jason had returned to the Underworld.
Subsequently, not much time passed. When Jason went before his teacher Hecate and stated his idea...
"Nonsense!"
Hecate could not help but frown and sternly scolded Jason, saying: "Jason, do you know that the gods of the Underworld cannot have dealings with the gods of the mortal world.
You want them all to come to the Underworld; the Underworld gods will absolutely not agree!"
Facing Hecate's reprimand, Jason lowered his head and obediently accepted the punishment.
At this moment, even Cerberus beside him looked at Jason with an extremely surprised gaze; his expression was almost writing 'Are you crazy!' in those few words.
"Actually, I also feel that this idea is a bit too crazy... I have also considered holding two separate wedding venues, one in the mortal world and one in the Underworld, but Teacher... I still want to try."
After a moment, Jason said softly to Hecate.
His voice was small, but his attitude was very firm.
Hecate looked at Jason. After a moment, she placed her hand on her forehead, only feeling a slight headache.
"Jason, what is wrong with you? Are you not the one who hates these troublesome things the most?"
"Yes." Jason did not deny it. After nodding gently, he said to Hecate: "But Teacher, do you think I should not do this?... I promised Brother-in-law Hades, the king of the Underworld, that I would do my utmost to hold a wedding for him and Sister Persephone.
And up to now, Brother-in-law Hades and Sister Persephone have continuously helped me, even breaking the rules of the Underworld several times for this.
Now, Brother-in-law Hades's power is still protecting my soul..."
As Jason spoke, Hecate looked at him, and Cerberus also looked at him... And at this moment, Cerberus seemed to be meeting Jason for the first time, listening to Jason's words; her expression gradually became extremely surprised.
Compared to that, Hecate's face only showed helplessness, because she knew that extremely cautious person was Jason.
But at the same time, the person who would do this crazy act right now was also Jason!
"Then if I say, I forbid it?" After a moment, Hecate said to Jason: "I say no... Will you stop?"
"This..." Jason hesitated for a while, then said softly: "If Teacher truly does not allow it, then I probably will not do it anymore."
Upon hearing this, just as Cerberus beside him breathed a sigh of relief, thinking that Jason's crazy idea was thus nipped in the bud...
"Alright, I understand." Hecate, who sighed, said helplessly: "I agree... But these matters must be under my supervision!"
"Lady Hecate?!" Cerberus suddenly raised her head and looked at Hecate in shock.
Do you know what you are saying?!
Hecate did not pay attention to Cerberus's reaction and looked at Jason.
Jason breathed a sigh of relief and smiled at Hecate, saying: "Of course, Teacher Hecate; this is also the idea that came back first..."
"Hmph." Hecate hummed faintly and said: "You still have some self-awareness. If you did not tell me anything and just went ahead recklessly..."
Hecate did not say the words after that; she merely smiled at Jason.
And this smile made Jason's whole body shiver involuntarily twice.
Jason's idea is very crazy, right?... Yes, it is indeed very crazy; just look at the reaction of the little dog Cerberus beside him to know.
However, Hecate had already become somewhat accustomed to it...
And thinking carefully, compared to Hecate concealing Jason's path of deicide, because Jason had almost offended the queen of heaven Hera to death, and bringing Jason to the endless abyss to meet the ancestor of all monsters Typhon, the god of the abyss Tartarus, and so on.
Naturally, this matter seemed not that big a deal.
Sigh, wicked disciple!
Then Hecate pondered for a short time and said: "You do not need to worry about the Underworld gods' side; I will go speak to them one by one... They should agree to this matter out of a bit of respect for me.
As for Hades, the king of the Underworld, and the primordial deities like the god of darkness Erebus and the god of the abyss Tartarus, you go speak to them yourself.
But before that... Come here to me!"
Upon hearing this, Jason shrank his head, subconsciously wanting to run, but he did not dare.
Therefore, in the end, he could only take heavy steps to come before Hecate.
And what awaited him was naturally another round of 'affectionate' greetings.
"Teacher, I am not small anymore."
After a moment, Jason, who had been thoroughly tormented, covered his face somewhat depressedly and said: "Can you not still treat me like a child... And most importantly, Cerberus is still watching beside!"
Cerberus looked at Jason with a face full of disdain.
She wanted to say, putting other things aside, the scene two days ago when you hugged Hecate's leg and acted spoiled, she had already imprinted it in her mind!
"Oh, then tell me, what kind of punishment do you want?" Hecate raised her eyebrow lightly, looking at Jason.
"How about letting the one beside bite you a few times?"
"No, no!" Jason hurriedly refused and said: "Cerberus bites really hard; look at the mark from last time she bit me; it still has not healed!"
"Cough cough, let us not talk about this. Teacher, time is pressing; I will go find Brother-in-law Hades, the king of the Underworld, right now!"
After saying this, Jason quickly slipped away.
Cerberus watched Jason leave from beside.
Until Jason's figure could no longer be seen, the hesitant Cerberus came before Hecate.
Then, before Cerberus could speak, Hecate, who glanced at her, said: "You are very puzzled about why I agreed to him?"
"Yes, Lady Hecate. You could have refused originally, and Jason also said that as long as you do not allow it, he will not do it..."
Cerberus said softly to Hecate; she truly could not understand why Hecate would agree to Jason.
After all, she had actually known Hecate very early and was brought to the Underworld to be the hellhound gatekeeper because of Hecate.
Therefore, she deeply knew that Hecate was a god who feared trouble!
Hecate thought for a while, smiled at Cerberus, and said: "There are many reasons, but if I have to say one... Cerberus, Jason is my student, and also my child."
Cerberus was slightly stunned and looked at Hecate.
"Although what he wants to do is indeed a bit bold, his starting point is good, and... Do you not want to see it?"
Hecate said to Cerberus: "See just how far my student can take this wedding!"
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Soon, Jason left the palace of Hades, the king of the Underworld.
Under the gaze of Hades, the king of the Underworld, Jason rode the Pegasus and flew toward the boundless darkness in the sky of the Underworld.
Obviously, he had already convinced Hades.
Regarding Jason's idea, Hades actually refused at first, because he felt it was too risky, and at the same time, it was a huge burden for Jason.
But in the end, he still agreed... Under Jason's argument of 'Do you not want to give Sister Persephone a perfect wedding?', he finally agreed.
Then, without taking too long, Jason, who entered the darkness, met the two primordial deities incarnated as old men, Erebus and Tartarus.
But not only that; when Jason arrived, he also saw beside the two, standing a goddess dressed in black embroidered clothes.
She was watching the two old men playing chess with great interest.
That goddess had black hair reaching her waist; the clothes she wore were like the night sky, dotted with stars, appearing exceptionally beautiful and eye-catching.
Jason dismounted from the Pegasus and walked in the darkness accompanied by fluttering underworld butterflies.
Noticing Jason's arrival, that goddess raised her head; her bright eyes looked toward Jason, and an elegant smile appeared on her peerlessly beautiful face.
"Jason, you came."
The unfamiliar goddess seemed very familiar with Jason and greeted him softly.
And looking at her, Jason thought for a while, then respectfully saluted her and said: "Great primordial deity, Goddess Nyx of the night, it is an honor to meet you!"
Yes, the person right now was the last primordial deity of the Underworld, and also the goddess who had a deep relationship with Hecate.
As for why Jason could know her identity... Although it was their first meeting, in the current situation, besides this deity, Jason really could not think of anyone else who could appear here!
"Smart child; as expected, just like Hecate said. Come over."
Upon hearing the words of Goddess Nyx, Jason came before her.
Nyx waved her hand gently, dispersing the underworld butterflies accompanying Jason beside him.
"Child, what are you here for... And this thing, is it the tribute you are offering to Tartarus?"
Jason nodded gently to Nyx, thought for a while, and then said to Goddess Nyx: "Goddess Nyx, can I ask what Teacher usually says about me to you?"
"You?" Nyx looked at Jason, then replied with a light laugh: "Troublemaker, annoying ghost, wicked disciple... She also said that sooner or later, one day, she must expel you to feel relieved."
Although Jason had already guessed that Hecate would absolutely not say good things, at this moment, a trace of black line still could not help but appear on his forehead.
"But... You are also the child she mentions the most."
Nyx said with a light smile: "Especially recently; when she talks to me, it is basically all about your matters... I am actually quite happy."
Jason looked at Nyx puzzled.
"She used to view other things too indifferently... Clearly so young, yet she almost became like us, indifferent to everything in the world, without any vitality of a young goddess."
Upon hearing this, Jason could not help but blink his eyes.
After thinking for a short while, he carefully said to Nyx: "Goddess Nyx, um... How old is my Teacher Hecate exactly?"
"Not big, just a few thousand years old."
A few... Alright, you say not big, then it is not big.
Jason reached out and wiped the virtual sweat on his forehead.
Subsequently, the two began to talk softly.
They were clearly meeting for the first time, but their conversation seemed very natural, as if they had known each other for a long time.
Actually, they had indeed known each other for a long time... At least from Nyx's perspective.
When night falls on the sky and she goes to the mortal world.
For Jason, Hecate's student, it was impossible for her not to pay attention, so many things she had actually seen with her own eyes.
For example, one goddess after another giving lap pillows...
Athena and the others' divine power could block the moon's sight, but could not block the eyes of the night.
And regarding this point, Hecate probably had not thought that Nyx, this primordial deity, had been watching Jason almost every night...
At the same time, because of this, the reason she appeared here now was self-evident.
"You plan to invite those juniors on Mount Olympus to come to the Underworld to attend and participate in Hades's wedding, right?... No need to deny; two nights ago, I already heard Hermes's complaints."
Nyx said to Jason, who was somewhat surprised: "I estimate he said it deliberately for me to hear, and now that you appear here, Hecate must have agreed too, so... Just go ahead boldly."
Jason was slightly stunned, then looked toward Erebus and Tartarus beside; they were still playing chess, not even lifting their heads.
"But child, you should also know that the more gods you gather, the more gazes and expectations you will receive, and if you let the gods' expectations fall through... What will happen, I do not need to say, right."
"...Yes, I of course know, Goddess Nyx."
Jason nodded gently to Nyx and said: "I will do my utmost to respond to their expectations... After all, I promised Brother-in-law Hades that I would do my very best to hold this wedding!"
After Jason said these words, not long passed before he left.
And after Jason left, in this darkness, only the light sound of chess pieces falling echoed.
"This may not necessarily be a good thing for that child."
Then, who knows how much time passed; the god representing darkness, Erebus, suddenly spoke.
"Let him do it... The wedding of the king of the Underworld representing the Underworld; that kid Hades has enough standing for it." Tartarus said faintly.
"And most importantly, up to now, that child has brought me quite a few surprises... Nyx, you are here to help because of that too, right."
Nyx smiled shallowly and said: "Ever since that child was taken as a student by Hecate, I have been watching him grow up until now... He is the most interesting child I have ever seen!
If not for Hecate, even I could not help but want to leave my mark on him."
"Are you all so sure that the child can hold this wedding well?... He is ultimately just a human, the thing created by the prescient god Prometheus; do not forget that."
At this moment, Erebus, who knew the least about Jason, could not help but say.
"But now, you are playing with the tribute that child offered to me, playing happily." Tartarus said leisurely.
"By the way, let me tell you something even more interesting... My child Typhon said that compared to him, the mission on him... That child has a greater possibility of completing!"
After Tartarus's words fell, Erebus's incarnation as an old man's figure could not help but pause, almost freezing.
"Him?... Typhon, your child's mission?
How is that possible? He is merely a human!"
"Yes." Tartarus nodded, placed a piece, and said: "So it is very interesting, is it not?"
"...Um, I want to ask a question."
Regarding Tartarus's statement, the night goddess Nyx, whose face showed no surprise and who had long known, pointed to the chess pieces on the board and said: "Is this game that the child offered the way you play it?... Why do you quietly take away one piece from above every time you say a sentence?"
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Now, all the preparations were basically ready.
Now, only the last step remained...
Therefore, after a few more days passed.
One day at dusk when the sun set, Jason came to that familiar place.
The temple of Demeter, the goddess of agriculture, one of the twelve main gods of Olympus...