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(Fate) Chapter 170: Take good care of her
🕑 Added 2024-10-19 16:42:20 +0000 UTCWhen the night and stars covered the sky, the most ancient primordial goddess of ancient Greece, Nyx, the Goddess of Night, descended from the night sky and appeared in front the young man who had summoned her.
Those eyes, that were as brilliant as the stars, looked at the black-haired, green-eyed youth in front of her as she softly asked with a beautiful smile,
"Child, you called for me. Is there something you need my help with... huh?"
As she spoke, Nyx blinked, looking in surprise at Hecate, who was sitting lifelessly on a stone on the beach and said.
"Hecate, child, why are you here... no, not that...you actually came out of the Underworld?"
Saying this, she tilted her head and glanced at the sky, noting with some relief that the heavens hadn’t collapsed yet.
"Uh, esteemed Goddess of the night Nyx, may I ask, do you know Goddess Hecate?" Promise asked curiously.
"I know Hecate's mother."
Hearing this, Nyx smiled as she explained, "Because this child has been staying in the underworld all year round and never goes out, her mother entrusted her to me and asked me to help take care of her."
As he spoke, she came to Hecate and touched her head lovingly.
And Hecate, who had been as prickly as a hedgehog in front of Promise, now actually behaved like a docile child in the presence of the Night Goddess.
This kind of scene greatly surprised the boy.
"Not only that, Goddess Nyx is actually Hecate’s protector,"
At this moment, goddess Thetis, now free from her earlier restraints and back to her gentle demeanor, quietly explained to Promise. "In ancient times, it was goddess Nyx who encouraged Hecate to forsake her divine powers and focus on magic.
"And it was also because of her that Hecate went out of the Underworld during the second war of the gods to help God-king Zeus fight his father."
Nyx, the goddess of night, aside from being one of the most ancient deities, held a very special position amongst all the gods.
She was the foster mother of the current king of the gods, Zeus.
The current god king was able to grow up without being discovered by his father thanks to Nyx, who shrouded him in the cover of night.
As Thetis spoke, she glanced at Nyx and then at Promise.
Suddenly, everything became clear to her.
She now understood why, despite always feeling that the boy was troublesome, Hecate still tolerated him.
It turned out that the real key did not come from her student Medea, but from the attitude of the goddess of night towards Promise.
Speaking of which, Nyx had always been fond of the boy.
Ever since he drew a picture of the night sky as a gift to the Moon Goddess Artemis, she had quietly helped him on more than one occasion.
Sometimes, during the night, she had even brought Promise into her chariot so he could rest peacefully.
"Goddess Nyx, I really want to go hide in the abyss right now,"
Hecate muttered, her eyes vacant as she raised her head.
She then shocked everyone by saying, "Why hasn't the world been destroyed yet? Why is the age of gods still not over, yet?"
Nyx blinked at Hecate’s words, then turned her questioning gaze toward Thetis and Promise.
Then Thetis and Pegasus quickly turned their eyes to Promise with extraordinary decisiveness, and Pegasus even stretched out his horse's hoof to point at the boy.
"Um... did little Promise bully you?"
Nyx couldn’t help but be curious as she observed the situation.
Her heart even tingled with anticipation, wanting to know what had happened and what interesting events she had missed.
After all, getting Hecate, the goddess who usually stayed home and gave everyone a headache, to come out and even lose her composure was quite a remarkable event, even for the Goddess of Night.
No, she couldn’t admit that she had been bullied.
After all, she was a goddess—no, a great goddess, a very powerful one at that!
So, Hecate hugged Nyx’s waist, burying her face in her arms, and said in a deeply frustrated tone, "No, of course I wasn’t bullied by him child, how could I be bullied by a child? It's just I’m emotionally drained and feel like destroying the entire world, dragging everyone down with me."
Nyx, finding this amusing, gently stroked Hecate’s head while casting a reproachful glance at Promise.
"Uh... Goddess Hecate, I’m sorry. I apologize," Promise said, hesitating for a moment before sincerely offering an apology.
There was no point in lying to a god, let alone these particular gods. So, Promise had to say the truth as he said, "I’m sorry, Goddess Hecate. I admit I’ve been too reckless lately, but I really need your help this time, after all, you’re the key to my plan for defeating Athena."
"I know I’m asking a lot, and to make up for it, I swear to you from now on that I will do everything I can to change the fate of your student Medea and do my best to offer you a gift that will satisfy you and atone for my mistake..."
Promise hadn't even finished speaking yet
"I don’t care about offerings," Hecate cut him off with a pout and said. "As long as you swear you’ll stop bothering me from today onward, I’ll help you with all my strength this time!"
Hearing this, Promise was hesitating, unsure if he should agree or not.
After all, at this moment, he had no intention of continuing to trouble Hecate—especially now, seeing how resistant she was.
But since the other party had already helped him so much, Promise felt he owed her a debt of gratitude.
Just then—
"No, that won’t do!" Unexpectedly, Nyx actually spoke up and firmly rejected Hecate on Promise’s behalf.
As Hecate suddenly looked up with eyes wide open in disbelief, Nyx said, "Although I don't know what's going on, but from the looks of things, you and little Promise seem to know each other well, so you must have met more than once or twice, right?
"Hecate, I can’t even remember the last time you left the Underworld.
If your mother knew, she’d probably cry tears of joy."
"So, little Promise, there’s no need to be polite to her. You can ask her for help whenever you need it.
She’s long overdue for getting out and about more!"
Uh, this...
While Promise stood there, dumbfounded by this sudden turn of events, Nyx continued.
"And besides, you might be able to fool little Promise and the others, but you still want to fool me."
As she spoke, the goddess of night, Nyx, who had been doting on Hecate moments earlier, now smacked her on the head unhappily as she said. "I thought Promise had really bullied you or something, but it turns out he just needed your help.
"Little Promise, you don’t have to worry about her. If you run into trouble, just go to her.
She’s not as bothered as she pretends to be—this is all just an act!"
Huh?
Hearing this, Promise blinked in surprise, and even Thetis, standing nearby, blinked in astonishment.
After all, Hecate certainly didn’t seem to be acting.
"Whether it’s a major deity or an ancient god, it doesn’t make a difference to her," Nyx casted a sidelong glance at Hecate and explained to them: "Don't be fooled by the casual appearance of this child. She is very proud in her heart."
"No matter who she crosses and offends, she doesn’t care at all.
At most, she finds dealing with the affairs of king of the gods annoying and has to wear a veil all the time when going out.
The only reason this child has been resisting you is simply because she finds you annoying. To put it more simply, she just wants to stay at home!"
Nyx had barely finished speaking and before the stunned Promise and Thetis could react, Hecate, feeling flustered, quickly retorted, "That’s not true! What do you mean I want to stay home? I’m just deeply focused on my research, fully committed to magic..."
But as she spoke, she paused slightly and then tilted her head to glance at Promise again.
Seeing that the guilt in his eyes had vanished and that Thetis was now rolling her eyes at her, Hecate suddenly became anxious and said.
"Wait, wait, wait! What’s with those looks... I don’t care, I don’t care! Promise, you already apologized to me. You even promised not to cause me any trouble anymore!"
"Hmm..."
However, hearing her words, Promise tilted his head thoughtfully as if thinking about it, then glanced at the primordial Goddess of Night, Nyx in front of him before smiling slightly. "Don’t worry, beautiful Goddess Hecate. I swear to the Goddess of the night, Nyx that I... will indeed offer you a gift that will bring you joy!"
Before Hecate, who was still stunned by this sudden turn of events could react,
"Yes," Nyx smiled and clapped her hands and spoke. "Alright, little Promise, I’ve received your vow. From now on, Hecate is in your care. Please take good care of her!"
"Don't worry goddess," Promise gave a bright smile and raised a thumbs-up. "I'll definitely take better care of her than anyone else!"
