The Greece Antagonist

In Greek mythology, the Netherworld can generally be divided into three parts: the dwelling place of the souls of ordinary people after death, "Asphodel Meadows"; the blessed place where heroes and innocent pure souls reside, "Elysium"; and the place of punishment for sinful souls, "Tartarus." In addition to all the deceased souls, some of the Titans overthrown by Zeus were also imprisoned in the Netherworld.

And poet Dante in his Divine Comedy mentioned the three worlds after the death of the departed — [Purgatory], [Hell], and [Heaven].

Between the two, is there a curious sense of déjà vu?

Indeed, as the ultimate future fusion freak, Christian mythology likely borrowed the triple-setting of the afterlife from Greek mythology.

So, now that the Dionysian Sect has been established, it's time to hasten and bring about the legendary [Judgment Day] and [Purgatory], [Hell], and [Heaven], successively, to perfect a theological worldview independent of the Olympus lineage and further increase the influence over the believers and their cohesion to the sect.

Having made this move, Luo En could already foresee the surge in the power of faith he would receive.

Moreover, he would be able to plant several of his own pieces in the shadows of the Netherworld.

—He did not trust Zeus, but he equally distrusted this Goddess who seemed to be of great help to him.

"What are you thinking about?" Hecate asked, chin in hand, with curiosity.

Luo En raised his head and gazed solemnly at the figure that seemed as illusory as mist before him, speaking with profound meaning.

"I'm wondering why you, who personally determined the destiny of this world, would have me break them."

"...!"

In an instant, the smile on Hecate's face froze, and her pitch-black eyes stared deeply at the figure before her, reminiscent of an all-consuming abyss and darkness.

Yet, facing the scrutiny and the incomparable oppressive force of the Goddess, Luo En remained unfazed; instead, his smile grew more playful.

"Am I right? Then let me continue to guess, are you the part that was abandoned by [inevitability]?"

"A half-step forward is a genius, a full step is madness, being too clever might not always be a good thing."

Hecate lifted her wine cup, took a delicate sip, and eerily reminded him, her tone carrying a hint of chill.

The more she said, the richer Luo En's smile became.

In the scriptures of Orphism (formerly known as the Dionysian Sect), Nyx is regarded as the supreme deity of the Triple Goddess, possessing three different transcendent identities: she can be Ananke, Goddess of Retribution Adrasteia, and also Goddess of Cause and Effect Hemera, representing all inevitable destinies and is also the [Mother] of The Three Fates.

However, as a Triple Goddess herself, Hecate, who is closest to Nyx, possessed a completely different Divinity, representing [game], [opportunity], and [possibility]...

So Luo En surmised that something must have happened in between.

—For example, Nyx, the original entity, may have split for some reason, forming The Three Fates that represent [inevitability] and [fixity], as well as Hecate, who represents the [chance] and [opportunity] of change.

Put in a way easier for Easterners to understand: the great path consists of fifty, Heaven evolves forty-nine, sparing one. Experience tales at empire

If Nyx is likened to [the Great Way], then The Three Fates are [the Heavenly Way], which dictates the world's operation, and the one that escaped is Hecate, representing the possibility of [change] and [upheaval].

All divergence may have started from the moment Zeus swallowed Metis, surpassing his own fate.

That is precisely why the Divine King of Olympus respects and fears Hecate.

Because, like The Three Fates, she is also a part of Nyx.

Only then can it explain why Hecate could spin the wheel of fate, making everything uncertain!

Luo En smiled and gently let go, a serpent-patterned twelve-sided die rolling between them.

—God does play dice.

Although Einstein opposed this idea, more and more evidence has shown that the future of humanity is in a world where [chance] determines everything, whether it's the currently hot topics of big data, artificial intelligence, biomedicine, gene editing, various disciplines, including our lives, can't escape the "dice of God".

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In other words, "randomness" and "chance" may indeed be the world's inherent norm, the underlying hue the world ought to have.

"Do you wish to use my hands to overturn the inevitable fate and reclaim the power originally yours?"

Luo En gazed at the Triple Goddess before him and asked thoughtfully.

"And that so-called divergence point, is it Zeus?"

Hecate did not answer but instead stared silently at the tabletop, seemingly lost in thought.

"Don't worry, I pose no threat to you, nor do I have any intention of being your enemy. There's no need to be so guarded around me."

Luo En spoke candidly about reality and then calmly began to speak.

"But since we are both variables denied by 'fate,' shouldn't we talk openly and honestly about some things?"

Hecate lifted her head again, thinking of something, a mischievous smile appeared on her face.

"What do you want to know?"

"Why me?"

"Opportunity and possibility is everywhere; it can exist in the past, present and future; it can be the never-born Porus, the resurrected Zagreus, the twice-born Dionysus..."

Luo En's eyes twinkled as he pondered.

"Could it also be me, a 'variable' that comes from beyond fate?"

He chuckled self-deprecatingly and locked eyes with those abyssal orbs.

"So? Had you planned this all along?"

"Chance, likewise, is inevitability."

Hecate mused with profound significance and also loosened her fingers to toss her twelve-sided die onto the table.

As it rolled around, the die finally landed showing a number composed of petals.

—That was the symbol of Aphrodite.

Luo En looked down at it, his expression subtly changing.

—His die showed the same.

Dice often come in pairs, and the Goddess of Inevitability Ananke, too, has a corresponding consort—the God of Chance, Chronos.

However, only the Orphic sect (Dionysian Sect) recognizes Chronos and his consort Ananke as deities. Other sects do not. Early Orphism believed that Phanes was the original deity, the creator of the universe.

It was only later in The Orphic Hymns and other versions that Chronos was added as a god, with the Sacred Words considering Chronos as the first origin, the creator of everything.

Similarly, Ananke, who created the world alongside Chronos, is merely one aspect of the Triple Goddess, Nyx.

"The bet has been placed, the game has officially begun. Show your worth, and I shall turn the wheel of fate for you. Let's see if your all-in can traverse through death to find life!"

The deep voice gradually faded away, eventually dissipating to nothing.

The figure that had been seated earlier now vanished into thin air, leaving only a playful echo behind.

Luo En looked at the dice spinning on the table once more, his expression uncertain.

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