Magical Girl's Knight Brother

Chapter 616 Cupid, the God of Storms

Cupid?!

Tang Zijun's expression froze in a state of extreme absurdity and astonishment.

This name, this image, were completely at opposite ends of his imagination—the majestic, powerful ocean current god of the Storm Church, wielding the power to rage the seas and tear apart the heavens. "That... guy who's always naked, playing pranks with a toy bow and arrow, and constantly messing up the gods' emotions and romantic affairs?" Tang Zijun blurted out, her voice filled with disbelief. "Chi is the god of ocean currents, controlling storms and ocean currents? Scáthach, are you sure you didn't misremember the name, or... is Chi someone with the same name?" In Tang Zijun's understanding, Cupid—the Roman god of love—was the illegitimate son of Venus, the goddess of love and beauty, and Mars, the god of war. There were also legends that Chi's father was Ares; after all, Greek mythology had a significant influence on Roman mythology.

Chi's most famous image is that of a winged child holding a golden bow, shooting arrows that can make people fall into blind infatuation or hatred. He symbolizes love, desire, impulse, and even irresponsible pranks and adolescent restlessness.

This did correspond to the handsome, winged male deity statue she had seen in the Storm Church's sanctuary. However, the other's divine nature was clearly on a completely different level from that of the "Ocean Currents" and "Storms," ​​which represented immense power, profound wisdom, and macroscopic control. "Hehehe." Scáthach let out a low, pleasant laugh, seemingly thoroughly enjoying Tang Zijun's expression of utterly shattered worldview. "The name is right, the divine nature is right, just as you remember, the Storm God is that 'little troublemaker' Cupid, but..."

Her laughter subsided, and her deep purple eyes became profound, carrying a solemnity as if recounting an ancient secret.

"Your impression of Chi is still stuck in the carefree, playful days of a young god who often caused trouble on Mount Olympus. But don't forget, after Ragnarok, the world changed dramatically, and the age of gods changed." Scáthach's voice deepened, as if piercing through the heavy veil of time.

"In the later stages of the ancient war of the gods, a catastrophe swept across many pantheons. Countless powerful ancient gods, Titans, and even chief gods like Chi's parents perished in that world-destroying conflict." "Divine blood stained the starry sky, and divine essences scattered in the void. The surviving divine bloodlines, those powerful sons and daughters of gods, had to shoulder heavy responsibilities ahead of time. They picked up the broken or intact 'divine essences' left behind by their fathers in the ruins and began the arduous process of inheritance and 'growth'."

Scáthach's gaze refocused on Tang Zijun:

"Cupid... is one of them. Chi is the offspring of the goddess of love and beauty and the god of war. This bloodline itself is extraordinary. Venus's divinity endows Chi with the essence of 'connection,' 'attraction,' and 'manifestation of desire,' which is merely playful. However, the bloodline of the god of war... endows Chi with a 'power' and 'destructive' potential far beyond your imagination."

"The bow and arrow in Chi's hand." Scáthach's tone was solemn. "It's not just a toy for matchmaking, as you might think. It's the manifestation of Chi's divinity. After inheriting and fusing parts of his parents' divine essence, Chi's 'Arrow of Love' already possesses terrifying power to distort reality, ignite souls, and even trigger energy tides. It's enough to allow Chi to leap from the position of 'Little God of Love' to a higher level, closer to the rank of his father, the God of War."

Tang Zijun was deeply shaken upon hearing this.

Like many others, he had always thought Cupid was just a harmless, even somewhat annoying, minor deity, never imagining the terrifying element of a war god lurking within his bloodline. "However," Scáthach changed the subject, her tone tinged with confusion and inquiry, "what's puzzling is that, in inheriting and merging with her father's divine essence, Chi doesn't seem to have fully followed her father's path of 'war,' nor fully inherited her mother's 'pure love and beauty'... Instead, Chi chose a path... more inclined towards her grandfather."

"Grandfather?" Tang Zijun was taken aback, then it dawned on her. "Zeus?"

"Zeus is from Greek mythology, and Cupid is from Roman mythology. Although they are very similar, they cannot be completely confused," Scáthach continued. "However, you are also right. The divine qualities of the pool incorporate more elements from the lineage of the god-king Jupiter... the sky, thunder, and the all-encompassing, unpredictable 'weather' authority. This imbues the pool's power with the colors of 'divine might' and 'unpredictability', based on 'connection' and 'power'."

Scáthach's deep, ancient voice, each word seemingly carrying the weight of divine dust, resonated in the silent reception room. Tang Zijun, with his unique experience and perspective, managed to digest this overwhelming flood of information. He remembered discovering during his previous investigation of mythology that Jupiter was essentially the Roman version of Zeus, even sharing most of the same powers.

However, for the other two listeners in the room, Scáthach's words were nothing short of a storm that swept through their souls.

Grelando, the mercenary leader who held absolute prestige among the Black City refugees and mercenaries, was as if she had been frozen in place.

The expression on her face froze completely.

Those eyes, usually sharp as an eagle's and insightful, were now filled with nothing but a blank, shocked look! Her mouth was slightly open, as if she wanted to say something, but she couldn't utter a single syllable, as if an invisible giant hand was gripping her throat.

Her life as a mercenary had shown her countless life-and-death situations, the most treacherous conspiracies, and extraordinary powers. But all of those were still within the realm of power she could understand and imagine—swords, magic, monsters, and even forms like Tang Zijun that she couldn't comprehend at all.

But what is Scáthach saying now?

A war of the gods? Gods falling like rain? Inheriting divine status? Zeus, the king of the Olympian gods? Cupid, the illegitimate son of the god of love and war? Merging divine status and advancing to the next level? Becoming the god of storms and ocean currents? Each of these terms and concepts was like a thunderbolt from another dimension, striking the foundation of her understanding built over decades. She felt like a small boat completely lost in a raging storm. All her experience and common sense seemed as insignificant as dust in the face of this epic filled with the rise and fall of gods.

Herri, the pure and innocent orphan of the Feather Clan whose mind was still young, reacted more directly.

When Scáthach mentioned words like "war of the gods" and "fall of the gods," the little girl's body began to tremble uncontrollably. The pair of pure white feathers on her back, like the wings of an angel, huddled together like a frightened bird, trembling and enveloping part of her petite body, as if this could bring her a sense of security.

Her large, clear blue eyes, as pure as the sky, were now filled with extreme fear and bewildered confusion. The scene Scáthach described—shattered stars, wailing gods, powerful divine children gathering fragments of power from the corpses of their fathers—was too grand and too terrifying for her to comprehend.

Scáthach looked at Tang Zijun with great interest. "So, when Cupid, who combined love, the power of the God of War, and the divine might of Jupiter, came to this world, facing this unfamiliar world and the primitive worship of 'flow,' 'wildness,' and 'unpredictable power,' it was almost natural for him to project his complex and powerful divine essence into the form most suitable for this world," Scáthach spread her hands.

"The god of ocean currents, who controls the rage of storms and guides the tides of ocean currents, symbolizing change and power."

"The connecting and guiding attributes of Ike's Arrow of Love and Desire are amplified and interpreted as a scepter that guides the direction of ocean currents and divides the path of storms. The power and destruction that Ike inherited from the bloodline of the God of War are perfectly projected onto the storm's power to tear everything apart and destroy all things."

"And the sky and thunder from Jupiter are perfectly in harmony with the nature of storm currents."

"This is an extremely successful case of 'divine localization'," Scáthach said with a hint of barely perceptible admiration. "In essence, he is still the 'Cupid' with complex bloodlines and powerful strength, but in this world, he has found the 'divine office' and 'image' that best suits his power and is most likely to gain faith—the monarch of ocean currents and storms!" Tang Zijun listened, speechless for a long time.

He needed to re-evaluate the god of ocean currents. This was no ordinary child who only knew how to shoot arrows; he was a complex and powerful being who had experienced the upheavals of the divine era, inherited a powerful divine status, and successfully transformed into a hegemon in another world.