Chapter 999 Iris and Flame (Part 2)
“Your Majesty, your last wife.”
Perhaps the relaxed conversation made her let go of her tense nerves, Elena Suddenly a question was raised that shouldn't have been asked.
She only found out about this not long after entering the country.
Xerxes' wife, who was also his sister, died a year ago.
The King of Kings was hesitant at first because he had not talked about his sister-wives with others for a long time, but he still told Elena about the smartest and most beautiful woman he had ever met in this world.
Her name is Statela, the eldest princess of the Achaemenid Kingdom, and the person who raised and educated Xerxes after he was adopted by the old king.
She is not just a sister to him, but more like an adoptive mother.
While many people in the court were afraid of him as a "monster", Statela always accompanied him. The two of them often discussed heaven and earth, people and things accompanied by stars.
Stadella is not only a princess, but also a well-read sage. Her knowledge of the world is far deeper than most people. She even learned from some ancient classics. Knowing that human beings did not appear in this world naturally, but came from outside the sky. At that time, their race experienced a disaster called the Long Night.
In the sixth year after the arrival of Xerxes, under the auspices of the old king, he and his nominal sister Statela concluded a holy marriage. That wedding also represented that the old king officially regarded him as the successor of the kingdom. .
As a superman, Xerxes’s marriage to Statella was entirely spiritual, but when he told about that marriage, he still noticed that his face was lit up by golden memories.
He must love her very much, right?
Alena thought secretly in her heart.
“After the death of my adoptive father, she helped me a lot, especially when my brothers launched a rebellion while I was on an expedition. It was she who presided over the court alone and used the few troops I left to suppress the rebellion. Army.”
"I heard about this. She is really a powerful woman."
"Yes, but she is still a mortal after all."
With deep regret, Xue The Sith told the truth.
In the twelfth year of their marriage, Statella began to have physical problems. The earliest signs were severe migraines, unexplained fainting and short-term memory loss.
After diagnosis, the doctor prescribed analgesics and ordered bed rest, but these did not relieve her symptoms. Xerxes found the best doctors in the kingdoms for diagnosis and treatment, and finally discovered that Statella was suffering from an extremely aggressive blood disease, which was a fatal disease that was spread among the nobles of many kingdoms.
Elena was horrified when she heard this, because she knew about this disease, and even several of her brothers and sisters died from this disease.
The strange thing about this disease is that it basically only appears in the families of kings and nobles.
"Hematuria!"
"Yes, this is actually a genetic disease, the result of years of inbreeding in the kingdoms."
Doctors All known methods were tried, but Statella's condition remained untreatable.
Xerxes hated his despair as he watched his wife wither away, unable to do anything about it, so he began to seek strange cures for her, no matter how unlikely their chances of success.
Any chance is better than none.
He used a lot of knowledge in his mind to create many instruments. After trying to no avail, he launched a full range of herbal treatments. He even tried qigong, acupuncture, and breathing control methods, but none of them worked. Effectiveness.
But Xerxes refused to give up. His research led him to the far corners of knowledge and unearthed powers beyond human imagination.
Even go deep into some mysterious corners of the myths of the kingdoms to explore dangerous ancient ruins
But that doesn't matter because he will do whatever it takes to save his wife.
At that time, she also begged him to stop, but he turned a deaf ear.
Statella had accepted her impending death, but Xerxes could not.
In the end, all his plans were interrupted by Lydia's invasion, and he had to fight against the overwhelming soldiers.
“At that time, she was standing on the high platform of the Jade Palace, watching me step onto the battlefield.”
Xerxes said, regret evident on his face.
“By the time I returned from the war, Statela had passed away, and I still didn’t see her for the last time.”
Elena lowered her head, she felt she should say Something.
But I don’t know what to say.
At this time, she made her second mistake today.
"Why did you choose me?" By the time she realized what was wrong with her, she had already spoken.
Xerxes smiled and responded:
“Because of peace.”
“Peace?”
"Although I defeated the Lydian Empire, it will take some time to completely conquer it. However, the western countries have shown a certain degree of fear towards me. Let's put it this way, and your father is one of the western countries. Leaders, this wedding can appease them, at least they will not create obstacles to my reunification cause in the future.”
Although I was somewhat prepared, after realizing that this was a completely political marriage, Elena still couldn't help but feel disappointed.
But this is also the fate of a royal princess like her. There is nothing to complain about. Love is always a luxury.
What's more, before her, there was a woman who had such a profound influence on him
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The wedding was held as scheduled, very grand and lively.
It is said that the wedding cost hundreds of thousands of dollars in flowers alone. Residents of the entire capital held torches to bless their emperor and new queen. Representatives from dozens of countries and tribes gathered At the wedding venue.
Elena wore heavy wedding clothes and walked through many places accompanied by her maids. It was not until this moment that she realized that what Xerxes told her was true.
Weddings are really tiring!
In the palace, she had to stand for nearly an hour to undergo a long canonization ceremony and receive blessings from many messengers, nobles, and representatives.
In the square, she needs to throw gold coins and flowers to the people on both sides of the road.
In the temple, the high priest first circles the holy fire three times around her head. Then she and her husband add fuel to the holy fire and listen to the priests' long and drowsy blessing chants.
Then, she still needs to pay homage to the gods and offer her own tribute with her own hands.
Finally, under the gaze of the magnificent statue of Ahura Mazda, she and Xerxes cut their arms, dripped them into wine, and drank each other's blood to show their loyalty to each other.
But she noticed that Xerxes' wound healed in just the blink of an eye.
In the last step of the wedding, Xerxes pulled out the scimitar from his waist and held a golden horseshoe in his other hand. He knelt down on one knee and solemnly said to Elena:
"You are mine. Wife, I will use my sword and horse to protect everything about you and our family until the end of my life.”
Elena is holding an Elaeagnus branch in her hand, which represents fertility and fertility. The plant of life responded softly:
"You are my husband. I will raise your offspring with my hands and protect our family until the end of my life."
Then , the two kissed each other and officially became husband and wife.
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She looked at the dark cave, the son of the former Emperor who was full of mystery and weirdness, and uttered the hoarse voice that had awakened for the first time in ten thousand years.
"What do you want to do, Saul Tarvitz."
Saul sighed softly and flicked the dimming bonfire in front of him with his fingers.
“I don’t want to do anything. Our purpose is the same, to find the lost battleship. You were her captain, so I hope we can cooperate with each other in the future.”
"Your purpose is not pure, and there are people hiding in the dark. I don't trust you."
"Madam, at least we are all on the side of the empire, right?"
< br>The cyborg's body stiffened for a moment, and then its shoulders relaxed.
“I understand.”
“Thank you very much, then let’s go.”
As he spoke, Thor stretched out his hand to extinguish the flame, but suddenly he stopped again, turned his face and looked at the cyborg with an uncertain shell illuminated by the fire, and said softly:
"Mrs. Elena , let me say one more thing, just let it go. Abaddon once again saw the father he believed in and loved most, Horus, who was resurrected through cloning technology, but he killed him with his own hands. Because he knew that no matter what method he used, the person he resurrected was no longer the person he knew. "
The other party remained motionless, Thor shook his head and reached out to extinguish the flames.
Darkness instantly enveloped the two of them.
(End of this chapter)