Chapter 683: Mount Cyllene
Zeus was surprised and confused after hearing that Apollo wanted to know Maia’s location but without giving him any time Jayden continued:
” First he bought a few energy stones for me and now he wants them back, he kept threatening me and now he even attacked me, if it continues like this then I don’t think I will be able to help you in the future with anything not even with that army and I won’t even give you those books.
And if you try to take them forcefully you won’t be able to find them, I am leaving this place. ” Jayden said and then turned in another direction to leave.
” Wait ” Zeus spoke then he looked at Apollo and asked: ” Is that all true? Despite knowing that he is my guest you are still treating him like that? ”
” No father, I am not asking for the stones back, and I do have kidnapped that woman since I wanted to know his real motive, but I don’t know anything about that location thing- ” Apollo spoke calmly.
” Ha Bullshit, there is the shop owner, you can just ask him who is telling the truth. ” Jayden spoke pointing towards the shop owner who was standing some distance away.
” Yes lord, he did ask me to take back the few energy stones I gave to this young man. ” The shop owner spoke with honesty written on his face.
” Whatever may be the case, don’t do anything like that again, I do not expect anything like that from you. And Jayden, this must have been a misunderstanding, Apollo will return that maid to you, right? ” Zeus spoke and then glanced at his son.
” Yes, father. ” Apollo replied, without showing any emotion on his face.
” So you are fine now, right? ” Zeus asked and looked at Jayden, it seemed that he was not going to take this matter any further.
” Sigh Okay, but if it happen again then I’ll leave this place, so make sure Apollo doesn’t disturb me in the future. ”
Saying that Jayden walked into his room, although he wanted to bring more trouble to Apollo but he knew how much Zeus trusts his son so if he tried to make this matter big it might bring trouble to him instead of Apollo.
Then Zeus also disappeared leaving behind thundering sparks in the air, Apollo understood that he should not treat Jayden just as he thought of other stupid mortals so he decided to do things more discreetly.
After going back the first thing he did was to order his servants to let Elara go, he wondered what Jayden was talking about when he mentioned the location of some women and the army, but with his father’s personality, it didn’t take him long to understand.
‘ So father is going out for another woman and somehow that mortal knows her location, maybe he is the one who told father about that woman but judging from how Jayden was speaking, I feel like father must have already been searching for her.
Then Jayden comes out of nowhere and he even knows the location of the woman even the father couldn’t found yet, ha can he be any more obvious, I wonder why the father is not taking any action. ‘ Apollo thought, but he knew Zeus must have plans of his own.
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Jayden was sitting in his room, he knew that this wouldn’t be enough to raise Zeus’s anger towards Apollo, but with this, at least Apollo wouldn’t be bothering him openly.
‘ Anna, how much do you think Zeus has trust towards me? ‘ Jayden asked, even though he already knew the answer.
” Saying it is one per cent would be a stretch, even if you stay here for hundreds of years building Zeus’s trust slowly, even then he would barely trust you, so do you plan to stay that long? ” Anna asked.
‘ Of course not, I don’t need him to trust me I just need to pique his interest, I think I am ready to fight him but before doing that I want to destroy some of his precious relations and even his reputation. ‘ Jayden added.
Then he heard the sound of footsteps approaching after being released Elara had come directly to meet him, when she was taken away by Apollo’s men she felt that she was going to die, but somehow she was able to survive.
*KNOCK* *KNOCK*
” You can enter. ” Jayden spoke, as she opened the door and walked in, she looked at Jayden gratefully and began to thank him.
” Thank you sob Jayden, I felt like I was really going to sob die there, even though he acts like that but lord Apollo is very cruel, thank you for saving my life. ”
” It’s fine, but for now I want you to call Hera here, and tell her I have some really good news for her. ” Jayden spoke, then wiping off her tears Elara nodded hastily and then ran away.
” Are you planning to make Hera your own? ” Anna asked.
‘ No something like that is impossible and I don’t want her after all she is the goddess of marriage even if I do succeed with my plans her love for Zeus would still remain the same, neither do I need her love nor do I need her to be with me, I just need to make Zeus enraged. ‘ Jayden answered in his mind.
” That won’t be easy either, but if you bring up her marriage with Zeus and her status as the Goddess of marriage if she refuses you later then you just might be able to do what you want, you understand what I’m saying right? ” Anna spoke.
‘ Yes I understand, I’ll use that information when the time comes. ‘ he thought and just then felt Hera approaching.
She pushed open the door and directly walked inside, then she sat on the chair and looked at Jayden after surrounding the room with a layer of energy she asked:
” So what do you have to tell me? ”
” I know whom and when lord Zeus is going to meet, do you want to know? ” Jayden replied as he sat in front of her.
Hera’s eyes sparkled for a moment just as she thought her husband really was going to meet someone, but maintaining her calmness and not showing her anger to him she asked:
” Tell me who is it and if you have any plans to stop him. ”
” Yes I do have a plan but you can’t go back on your promise later on, you remember right? ” Jayden said looking straight into her her eyes.
” Yes I remember the promise and I won’t go back on my words, now tell me whatever you know and your plan. ” Hera asked getting impatient, she was already getting angry.
” It is Maia. ” Jayden spoke and for a moment Hera fell into deep thoughts, then she looked back at Jayden and asked:
” Isn’t she the eldest Pleiadas, daughter of Atlas and sea nymph Pleione, I had heard she is the most beautiful among them all, hmmm I believe he might really be enchanted by her beauty, so when and where is he going to meet her? ”
” Yes that is her exactly, and lord Zeus is going to meet her tomorrow morning in a cave on Mount Cyllene in Arcadia. ” Jayden said.
” What plan do you have to stop him? ” Hera asked if Jayden’s plan was not good enough she planned to go there herself and deal with Maia even if she had to kill her though that would be difficult.
” I’ll take care of Maia, you just need to make sure that lord Zeus stays here for an entire day, use whatever way you can and if you succeed then he won’t ever be able to find Maia again. ” Jayden spoke confidently.
” Originally Zeus was supposed to sneak out of the house at night to use the darkness as cover and hide from his wife, and then he would meet with Maia in that cave and he somehow managed to get intimate with her, though how he seduced her was not mentioned anywhere.
And by this encounter of their, Hermes was born who was extremely cunning and intelligent, even though he was just an infant and was not even a day old, he created an Iyre and then he even stole Apollo’s cattle, while taking care of all his traces, if Zeus had not intervened then Hermes would have easily fooled Apollo. ”
Anna said and Jayden nodded internally while Hera was deep in thought but then he thought of something and asked:
‘ If Zeus does not arrive there then does that mean Hermes won’t be born? ‘
” If Hermes is not born then the timeline would be in shambles, but there are things that won’t let that happen, so even though I am not sure but even if Zeus and Maia don’t do the deed, Hermes would still be Maia’s son, though the history might change slightly, but who cares about any of that. ” Anna replied in a non challant tone.
‘ Yeah if it doesn’t bother me then it’s fine, though I still need to know how Zeus managed to seduce Maia, she loves to live in seclusion and is not interested in any man, so I wonder just how Zeus managed it. ‘ Jayden thought.
” Okay, I’ll hold my husband here for exactly one day, make sure you take care of your side in that time, if something goes wrong then you will be the first one to die from my hands, and then I’ll turn that Maia into a stone. ” Hera spoke.
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