Dylan King and His New Roommate Called Goddess Athena [1st Book]

CHAPTER 31

POINT OF VIEW: DYLAN

Friday, October 28, 2028.

Carlasco = Around 10.30 A.M

Greece = Around 3.30 P.M

Approaching the courtyards where Dylan and the group were ambushed by Nike and the others, he was made aware that the pillar snapped by Heracles had returned to its original position. Passing through it, he did not see any cracks, nor signs that the damage had been repaired with cement. Entering the courtyard, he was amazed with how the pool and the statue of Zeus and Hera had also been restored. He also noticed that the arrows piercing the walls had disappeared too. It was like what Athena told him previously, about the magic that would make the entire kingdom always return to the original condition. Even though he previously said he did not want the power as Mr. Gafner would be shocked if he saw a mop cleaning the room by itself, now after seeing the real proof of what the magic could do, he started wondering whether he really could implement the magic in the library.

Athena and Nike walked ahead of Dylan, leading him to the golden gate behind the statue of Zeus and Hera; the one Hephaestus intended to open before his hand was grazed by either Nike's or Nemesis' arrows. The path behind the gate was between the garden flowers; it also branched into smaller paths that allowed everyone to sightsee the gardens from every side. Scattered across them were ponds with small gazebos, probably each could fit eight to ten adults sitting there. At the opposite side of the left gardens was a wide waterfall and lake, while at the right gardens seemed to be a way leading down to a valley. The flowers cultivated there were also multicolor and multivariate, just like in the housing complex. Additionally, there were also replicas of some animals made from these flowers, each was at least three times larger than Heracles. As Dylan observed these replicas, Athena said, "They are all the sacred animals of The Twelve Olympian."

"The sacred animals?" Dylan responded. Simultaneously, he was reminded about this particular topic he once came across when he was still studying about The Twelve Olympian gods.

"Yes," Athena nodded. "I reckon you know that the eagle was my father's sacred animal, and the peacock adjacent to it was Hera's sacred animal."

"Yes, I remember it. I also remember that the owl is your sacred animal, the boar is Ares', tortoise is Hermes', and horse is Poseidon's."

"You're correct."

"Anyway, speaking about a horse, is that true that Poseidon created horses?"

"It is definitely not true. I know the myths saying that he created horses. The fact is he, as the god of the sea, often swam to many places. He later found horses in a foreign land. Because these animals were never seen in ancient cities like Thebes, Athens, and basically others in the coverage of Ancient Greece, Poseidon decided to bring home the idea of these animals."

"I see ... ," Dylan said. "Once again, this is not something I will ever find recorded in any books or online sources."

"Of course. You're the first human to know about this. If you were born in ancient times, Poseidon would definitely have drowned your entire house."

"Wow ... if he ever got out, I don't think I could ever get along with him."

Athena scoffed. "Yeah, I think I have to agree with you."

Moments later, they finally arrived at the walls and gate twice taller than the one behind Zeus and Hera statues. Behind the gate was an area with a lot of Greek-style temples, each was slightly bigger than the one in the housing complex. An even bigger temple was right at the opposite of the gate, erected between the smaller temples. This one building made the complex seem exclusive, even though from the aspect of exterior design, there was no apparent difference between this area and the housing complex. As if Athena could read Dylan's mind, she told him that these houses belonged to The Twelve Olympian.