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Valhalla Saga (Web Novel) - Episode 58, Chapter 4 - The Goddess of the moon (4)
Episode 58, Chapter 4: The Goddess of the moon (4)
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Translator: Tsubak
The Goddess of the moon and hunt Artemis was completely armed.
Her clothes were still light and short so that her white thighs were shown but she was wearing armor and accessories made with gold in her arms, legs, neck and ears and also had a sharp sword in her waist besides the big bow she usually used.
Each of them were objects made by the blacksmith God Hephaestus.
‘I can’t flee any longer.’
Artemis rode on a wolf with blue fur and looked at a distant place with her blue eyes. She was thinking of Idun’s warrior.
The one that appeared from Asgard had already killed two of her heroes. He didn’t stop there but also attacked Delphos and even threatened her.
I will decide which city to attack and when so try to defend against me if you can.
That was a really flat provocation but she couldn’t ignore him. She could only stop her attack and strengthen the defenses on the polises.
And then, he just left her territory as if making fun of her. He had turned her into a fool for making her take preparations to defend against an enemy that didn’t even come.
He had saved Athena. Killed Achilles and even defeated Ares.
He probably had Hades’ help. If that wasn’t the case, it would be impossible for a mere warrior of Valhalla to defeat the God of war Ares.
‘But I won’t drop my guard.’
She wouldn’t look down on him and wouldn’t measure his strength recklessly.
She had armed herself with all the best equipment she could. She strengthened her divine power and was also linking the new sacred forces zones.
‘I won’t lose in a frontal clash.’
The reason she had played by his hand until now was because she had been avoiding a frontal clash. But it was different now. He won’t be able to avoid a frontal clash against Artemis.
There was only one sacred force of Apollo remaining.
If they also lost that, Apollo’s divine power will be sharply reduced.
In addition, Artemis was different to Ares.
Compared to him, that had taken over the polises of Athena but couldn’t change it into his own sacred force, Artemis could take over Apollo’s sacred forces comparatively easily.
It was because the believers of Apollo also served his twin Artemis quite a lot.
The humans were weak to fear. The fact that the humans in the most important location of Apollo’s sacred force, Delphos, had been massacred made them change their belief towards Artemis after they witnessed the strong army being led by her. The rejection they felt was also small because it was a God they originally served.
That’s why he wouldn’t be able to avoid her now.
The Gods that were with Idun’s warrior were only Athena and Apollo, but actually it wasn’t an exaggeration to say that Athena had been finished. Her sacred force had been destroyed long ago.
There was only Apollo left. It was clear that he would struggle as he was the only God of Olympus.
Artemis turned to look at a close place. She saw her army that was marching valiantly. The centaurs and several monsters had come from her forest and the army of mad humans and monsters belonged to Dionysius.
Dionysius was an unexpectedly strong battle God different from his usual image.
The God of wine and madness could easily erase fear. Not only that but he could also drive his believers to the extreme.
Mad warriors that didn’t know fear and pain and were only on killing.
Contempt and a smile appeared in Artemis’ face. They weren’t beautiful but they were perfect to use.
Now, what are you going to do against this army?
Are you going to summon dragons like usual to stop them?
A ridiculing smile appeared in Artemis’ face again. Her army wasn’t one that could be stopped with four dragons. If it was the strong heroes of Artemis and the mad warriors Dionysius sent her, they could plentily accomplish massacring dragons.
Artemis herself would face Idun’s warrior and her heroes would face his dragons. Her strong army would destroy the Polis of Apollo and take over it.
She felt excited just by imagining it. She thought of what would happen after she won.
Apollo, my beloved brother.
I won’t let you escape and breathe anymore.
He won’t be able to get out of her hands forever.
Her breath became hot and her heart also started to beat.
“Artemis-nim.”
When she turned around following the voice she saw the Great hero Atalante, the one with the fastest feet among humans.
She had already become a half God as she had received Artemis’ blessing countless times. You could say that she was a Great hero that could face Gods just like Achilles.
“The polis of Apollo isn’t that far away. I think that it will be good to lower the marching speed and make the soldiers rest.”
“Right, do as you wish.”
“Thank you Artemis-nim.”
Atalante answered shyly as Athena spoke gently.
[What a nice relation you have between God and hero.]
The voice was heard at the opposite side of Atalante. It was a black panther that had a really beautiful fur but it wasn’t an animal Atalante owned.
“Dionysius.”
[Is the army I sent you of help?]
“Of course, they are a really big help.”
[I’m glad. We will open a party after we defeat Idun’s warrior and take over all of Apollo’s lands. I won’t be able to participate in this battle but I will certainly participate in the party. I will bring the best wine I have so you can wait for it.]
[I will be expecting that.”
Artemis smiled in a good mood and kept advancing in between Atalante and the black panther.
After some time passed.
Atalante, that was looking at the distance, yelled with energy.
“Argemis-nim! I can see the polis!”
[They haven’t raised the white flag yet. Did the warrior of Idun finally step up?]
Artemis heard the voices of Atalante and Dionysius and looked at the walls of the fortress. The army of Apollo that were quite armed were lined up on the walls but they were filled with fear.
“If he doesn’t appear the polis will just fall down.”
Artemis spoke in a low voice and stopped the blue wolf. She made the entire army stop and then took a deep breath. She raised her sword instead of her bow and yelled.
“Charge forward. Crush down the polis in front of you and seal down the sacred force of Apollo. My blessing shall accompany you, your glory is my glory!”
“Artemis!”
“Artemis!”
The entire army yelled out loud. The monsters cried and the centaurs that were at the front blew on their horn trumpets and charged.
But it was at that moment.
“You finally came.”
Artemis spoke in a low voice. She had felt a chill she felt when she was chasing and also being chased by her prey.
Where are you? Where will you appear from?
Artemis widened her senses and tried to find Idun’s warrior. But there was no one hiding. She rather heard the ground shook when she hadn’t even thought about it.
The ground wasn’t shaking because of the march of her own army. It was approaching from far away.
It was weird. Idun’s warrior didn’t have an army and Apollo also didn’t have forces to assist him.
Then what is it? What is the identity that is making the ground shake!
“Artemis-nim!”
Atalante yelled. Artemis turned at the direction she yelled at and opened her eyes widely. She then let out a groan unconsciously.
“Hi! You damned ants!”
A huge winged snake appeared while cursing along the shaking of the ground. Artemis knew the name of that monster.
“Echidna!”
The mother of all monsters.
The ancient dragon of Olympus.
Why is she here? What for?
In addition she wasn’t alone. The thing marching forwards while making the ground shake was an army composed by dragons and monsters.
[Artemis?!]
Dionysius let out a bewildered voice. Atalante went out to the front and made the army prepare to fight against the army of dragons that was approaching.
But their surprise didn’t end there.
She could feel divinities.
It wasn’t Athena. In addition, she could feel the divinities of two Gods of war.
Siri and Bracky stood next to Echidna. They didn’t fear revealing their divinities as Gods of Asgard and also Gods of Erin.
Two divinities and an unexpected army of dragons.
Artemis tried hard to calm herself down. She forced herself to calm down and thought calmly.
It was still doable. The entire army she had wouldn’t fall behind to the army of dragons at all. No, she could rather overwhelm them.
She bothered Echidna’s existence but Artemis would be able to defeat her. The newly born Gods weren’t that strong either. The Great hero Atalante should be able to face them.
But the sweat in her hands didn’t dry. The uneasy and chilly sensation didn’t leave her neck and back.
The reason was simple.
‘Where is he?’
She couldn’t see Idun’s warrior. He wasn’t showing himself even though the mad warriors of Dionysius and the dragons had clashed.
WHere?
Where is he?
Artemis checked her surroundings like crazy. Echidna looked at that Artemis and giggled. She remembered the words Tae Ho told her.
‘Just endure.’
Become the anvil.
Until he, the hammer, strikes Artemis’ head.
He wasn’t talking about making an encirclement like the strategy of the hammer and the anvil.
The rear was the rear but the meaning it had was different.
“Don’t tell me?!”
The snake Echidna put a smile when Artemis yelled out like a scream. The God of dragons concentrated her divinity and looked at Artemis’ divinity. Her divinity dyed with fear was shaking.
“Right, you should be able to see it.”
The scene of her polis being destroyed.
Echidna looked at a far place. It was a distance she shouldn’t be able to see but she felt like she was looking it as if it was right in front of her.
And her imagination wasn’t wrong.
Tae Ho and Hermes looked at the walls of the most important polis in Artemis’ sacred force. He extended his hand to become a hammer.
[Saga: Dragon monarch]
[Saga: Master of flames]
[Saga: Master of frost]
[Saga: King of violence]
[Saga: The warrior that had a Goddess meet him]
Four dragons appeared and the defense forces that were on the walls started to yell something.
Tae Ho took a deep breath. The polis of Artemis wasn’t empty as expected of someone cautious. It was rather defended to the best.
But it didn’t matter. He would just conquer it as the God of battles and conquer.
Hermes fell back. Tae Ho extended his hand and ordered.
“Let’s start.”
Adenmaha, Rolo and Drakon Ismenios gathered rays in their mouths and Nidhogg curled her body roundly next to them. She yelled the words she had been enduring and charged towards the walls.
“I’m-rolling!”
Really a rolling disaster.
The walls of Artemis couldn’t endure it.
&
“We have to return.”
[What?]
“We have to return!”
Artemis mumbled in a low voice but then yelled.
Her expectations had gone astray. It wasn’t that she hadn’t taken into account that Idun’s warrior would attack her polises but she still thought that he would be protecting Apollo’s polis.
He didn’t give up on Apollo’s polis as expected. He used forces to protect it.
Right, forces.
Forces that he originally didn’t have!
“I have to protect my polis. We have to hurry.”
Artemis really made her blue wolf turn around and Dionysius that was next to her yelled hurriedly.
[Calm down Artemis. THe battle has already started. Retreating now is a crazy thing.]
The God of madness himself said that it was a crazy thing and tried to stop her but it was meaningless. Artemis couldn’t press down her uneasiness as her patience had weakened after she turned into a being wanting to destroy the world. Her head was filled with the thought of returning quickly and protecting her polis.
“I will leave it to you Dionysius. I am going to protect my polis. Command the army and take over Apollo’s polis.”
Artemis spoke quickly and departed with her blue wolf. Dionysius cursed out but he couldn’t stop her.
The blue wolf turned around and started to run.
Artemis was planning to return to her polis alone but it didn’t turn out as she wanted.
She and her wolf attracted too much attention.
Turning around and running looked as if the Goddess was running away. Even if her army was under her control, she couldn’t control every move they did. The army of Artemis mistook her as escaping out of fear of the opponent’s army.
Chaos surged up.The thing that was small at first started to take over the entire army. The formations broke and the commanding structure collapsed.
“Ou!”
Bracky raised his hammer and yelled. Siri nocked an arrow silently and sensed that the time had come. The best possible thing Tae Ho had said could happen was occurring in front of them.
That’s why they had to change their posture.
An anvil that was just protecting into a hammer that striked their enemy.
“Let’s go! My children!”
Echidna yelled in a good mood and the monsters with Hydra at the front started to drive away Athena’s army.
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