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61% Fate: I Heard After Death, You Can Ascend to the Throne of Heroes? / Chapter 133: Labyrinth with no escape

Chương 133: Labyrinth with no escape

In order to get rid of this special Minotaur child and also to cover up the shame so that the world would not know about it, King Minos ordered people to build this labyrinth.

The famed craftsman who built this labyrinth was Daedalus, and he had a son named Icarus.

After finishing the labyrinth, Minos, satisfied with the design, decided to kill both Daedalus and his son to ensure that no one could ever escape this place.

To escape, Daedalus collected feathers from all kinds of birds and crafted wings for himself and his son Icarus, allowing them to soar into the sky.

It was just that Icarus was fascinated by the freedom and thrill of flying, so he forgot his father's warning, and flew higher and higher, even attempting to fly into the sun.

Eventually, the high temperature melted his wings, and Icarus, who had lost his wings, fell into the deep sea and drowned.

Now, Theseus finds himself inside that same labyrinth.

Because of the punishment from Hades, the god of the underworld, he was not allowed to carry any weapons, so naturally he did not leave any ropes or even torches in front of the door of the maze.

Theseus had been wandering the labyrinth for an entire day.

He tried to leave marks on the road, but because there were no torches, even if he left marks, he might not notice them if he passed by again.

So, Theseus had no idea where he was, let alone how to move forward.

He even prayed for help from the gods, but no one answered him.

In the dark and gloomy maze, silence and darkness gradually eroded his mind, while fatigue and hunger made his steps even heavier.

And even if he managed to reach the labyrinth's end, what awaited him was not treasure or glory, but the fearsome creature known as Asterius—the Minotaur, a being blessed with the power of lightning.

To defeat it, escape the labyrinth, and survive—this was the impossible trial Hades had given him for daring to intrude into the Underworld.

With no weapons, this trial was essentially a death sentence.

But you can't really blame Hades—Theseus and his friend didn't just visit the Underworld to have fun; they planned to kidnap his beautiful wife, goddess Persephone.

In Hades' eyes, Theseus was already dead.

Throwing him into the labyrinth wasn't about letting him escape on his own, it was merely waiting for someone else's decision.

Promise came back to Pegasus and Helen, telling them that he was going to the labyrinth, however before Pegasus could even respond, the girl protested in a terrified voice.

Helen's experience with Antaeus left a profound impression on her, as she witnessed how Promise defeated the giant and saved her.

But she couldn't forget the previous night's arm-wrestling match, which left her with a different perspective on Promise's strength.

"This is too dangerous!" she insisted.

Hearing her words, Promise looked at the girl in front of him who was worried about him, walked up to her touched her head, and replied with a smile, "Don't worry, Helen. I'll be fine, and I'll be back quickly—"

However, before he could finish, Helen interrupted him with something he hadn't expected.

"Big brother Theseus said the same thing to me before he left!"

Promise froze, surprised by her words.

Tears welled up in Helen's purple eyes as she took two steps back, looked up at him and finally confessed what she had been holding back all this time.

"That's what Brother Theseus told me when he left. He will be back soon and take me to find my sister and brother."

"But after he left, he never came back. I waited so long. Everyone said he was dead and would never come back. They wanted to take me away, but I didn't want to go with them, so I ran away in fear..."

She paused, remembering how she had been captured by Antaeus before Promise saved her.

Hearing her words, Promise remained silent for a moment, then softly asked, "So it wasn't Theseus who took you away, but..."

"It was me. I was the one who asked Big Brother Theseus to take me away," Helen admitted, her voice trembling with guilt. "I'm sorry, Brother Promise. I lied to you. I'm not an honest person."

"It was because I wanted to find my siblings. I was curious about the Golden Fleece adventure, so I begged big brother Theseus to take me with him. It's all my fault. I'm really, really sorry..."

Promise looked at the little girl who was crying softly in front of him and didn't say anything for a while, but he suddenly realized why Theseus had taken Helen away.

As for Helen's deception, he wasn't upset about it.

After all, she had gone through a lot, especially with the terrifying ordeal involving Antaeus.

It was only natural that she would be afraid to tell him the truth.

Well...she was just an overly frightened child, afraid of being hated and abandoned again.

"If that's the case, do you hate Theseus?" Promise asked.

Hearing this, Helen quickly shook her head.

"Then isn't it even more important that I go find him?" Promise smiled again. "After all, he's in danger now, and besides, I promised you to bring him back so he could apologize to you."

"But it's not really big brother Theseus's fault..."

"But he still did not keep his promise to you," Promise countered gently. "He left you in danger, didn't protect you properly, and hasn't even come back yet."

Even though the misunderstanding was cleared up, he still believed Theseus was a lolita complex and had made a mistake by taking Helen along.

He was determined to give Theseus a good beating, after all, no matter whether this was Helen's active request or not, you kidnapped someone else's daughter, and the key point is that she was only eleven or twelve years old.

If you say that there was no element of lust, I would never believe you, even if you killed me.

If Theseus knew what Promise was thinking, he'd probably feel utterly exasperated and wronged.

You are noble and you are amazing...

This is Helen, and with those bewitching purple eyes, not to mention a hero like Theseus, who couldn't resist her plea.

Even someone as mighty as Heracles might have struggled to refuse.

When someone like Helen sheds tears, even the gods would feel sympathy.

But you, Promise, seem to be the only one completely unaffected by her charms!

"I, on the other hand, will keep my promise," Promise said as he crouched down, gently wiping away Helen's tears. "I promise you, I'll come back soon, and I'll bring Theseus with me. We'll take you home."

Helen looked at the boy in front of her with her purple eyes and said carefully, "Brother Promise, are you... not mad at me? I lied to you."

"I am a little mad."

Promise nodded, observing how Helen's expression became visibly panicked. He then smiled softly and said, "But since Helen is so adorable, I'll forgive you this time...

But there won't be a next time, so no more lies, okay? That's not a good thing. Do you understand?"

"Mm!" Hearing this, Helen nodded quickly and promised him very seriously: "There will definitely not be a next time!"

"Pegasus, please take care of Helen for me. I'll be back soon—"

Before he could finish, Promise felt his arm being tightly held.

He looked down and saw Helen clinging to his arm very tightly.

As he wondered what was going on, Helen, struggling with her thoughts, suddenly declared with determined eyes, "Brother Promise, if you really want to go, then I, I..… I'm going with you!"

"Helen, don't you trust me?"

"I do, but I just…" Helen tightened her grip even more as she said.

"I don't want to be left behind again, waiting and doing nothing. And I know all this trouble Brother Theseus is in is because of me."

Seeing her tear-streaked face mixed with a pleading look, Promise felt a headache coming on.

He instinctively glanced at Pegasus for help.

However, the latter, noticing his gaze, immediately turned around, presenting its back and flicking its tail as if to say, "I didn't hear anything. I'm not involved."

"Helen, be a good girl." Promise was about to say more when Helen interrupted him.

"Brother Promise, I won't let go! If you don't take me, I'll just cling to you and not let you leave!"

Promise was left speechless. He sighed and tried reasoning with her patiently. "But Helen, it's really dangerous in there."

"That's exactly why I can't let you go in alone, Brother Promise."

"Don't forget who saved you last time."

"It was you, Brother Promise, but… but you're not even as strong as me! You couldn't beat me in strength!"

Her words left Promise completely silent for a moment, unable to find a counterargument.

He opened his mouth to reply, but nothing came out.

Finding he couldn't retort at all.

Seeing his state, Pegasus almost laughed out loud again, but when he thought that if he angered Promise again, he would really be put into the little notebook, he quickly lowered his head and pretended to eat grass, as if he didn't care about what was happening outside the window.

"There's a monster inside,"

After thinking about it for a while, Promise warned the girl. "It devours every boy and girl who enters the labyrinth."

This wasn't a lie—Asterius had indeed devoured many youths offered to him.

The mention of the monster made Helen tremble with fear, but in the end, she bit her lip and kept her gaze fixed on Promise with determination.

Seeing her resolve, Promise finally gave in and agreed to take her along.

They reached the dark entrance of the labyrinth.

Throughout the journey, Helen clung tightly to Promise's arm, gripping so hard that it hurt.

She was terrified of being left behind again.

When they finally arrived at the labyrinth, the imposing structure of the labyrinth loomed before them like a monstrous maw, its dark depths radiating a chilling aura.

Looking at that dark aura, Helen's body stiffened as she recalled the terrifying stories about this place. Her eyes reflected fear and hesitation.

Promise, noticing her reaction, asked, "Are you scared?"

In fact, he still didn't fully intend to bring Helen inside, hoping that if she saw the entrance herself, she might reconsider and back down.

But when Helen met his gaze, she shook her head firmly and said,

"I'm not scared."

"No lying, Helen…"

Promise had not even finished speaking when Helen abruptly cut him off, saying, "I didn't lie, Brother Promise. After all, I promised Brother Promise that I wouldn't lie anymore." Her purple eyes met Promise's startled gaze as she released his arm and held his hand instead.

"I know you'll protect me, so as long as you're by my side, I won't be afraid!"


Chương 134: Hey, wait a minute

As the torchlight illuminated the dark labyrinth and Helen held onto Promise's hand, leading him forward into the maze, the boy finally reacted belatedly.

Promise glanced at the trembling Helen, who clung to his hand despite her visible fear.

She was genuinely walking into the labyrinth, fully aware of the monster lurking within.

Her body was shaking constantly, it was the fear that could not be concealed, but even so, the girl just held onto his hand tightly, refusing to back down.

And it was Helen who held up the torch.

She raised it high as hard as she could, trying to illuminate the darkness ahead for Promise.

…Not only did I get charmed, but I'm also being protected by a little girl now!

Promise didn't know whether to laugh or cry.

But at the same time, the look in his eyes when he looked at Helen had softened a lot.

After all, no matter what the reason, how many people can really be like her, muster up the courage to face this "inescapable labyrinth" out of sheer faith in someone else?

What kind of respect and trust is it?

"Hey, Helen... it's really dark and quiet here, isn't it?" Promise said this with a smile, and exerted a little force to break free from Helen's restraints.

Just as Helen was stunned and looked up at him in confusion and panic, afraid he was leaving her behind.

But before she could say anything, Promise took out a painting, and from it, a golden lyre fell into his hands.

"Helen, let's play some music together. Let's use it to banish the darkness and light up everything around us!"

Promise smiled warmly at Helen, who was now staring in amazement.

With a gentle motion, he strummed the first note on the lyre.

And the moment that note resonated, the labyrinth was bathed in light.

Helen's eyes widened as she watched the pitch-black labyrinth fill with warm, radiant light.

Even the eternal darkness of the underworld had been brightened by this boy's light, guiding him through the shadows.

Promise closed his eyes, playing the lyre with a peaceful expression.

The notes echoed through the labyrinth, dispersing the darkness and illuminating the way forward.

Soon, Theseus, who had subconsciously covered his eyes with his hands, and was wandering aimlessly, saw the light that should never have appeared in this dark maze.

Just when Theseus didn't know what was happening, the light came with beautiful piano music and enveloped him.

But the music and light didn't just reach Theseus.

Such a sudden change naturally alarmed the existence named Asterios in the deepest part of the labyrinth.

He stood up and followed the light... No, to be exact, when he found the light coming, he was panicked and at a loss at first.

He had always longed for the cool breezes and lush forests bathed in sunlight, but when the light suddenly appeared in his dark world, he was filled with panic and subconsciously fled deeper into the shadows.

Asterius wanted to reach out to the light but was too scared to embrace it.

However, as the light closed in, he soon found himself cornered, unable to retreat, unable to escape.

Eventually, the light enveloped him, and the gentle melody reached his ears.

He was stunned for a long time, then stretched out his hands, clenched his fists, opened them, and clenched them again, as if trying to catch the light.

While he was astonished, the long and resounding sound of the piano was like a clear spring, clarifying his heart and soothing his emotions.

For the first time, he felt something other than rage and hunger—a deep sense of peace.

So naturally, Asterios followed the direction of the sound of the harp.

He started out walking slowly, then walking faster, and finally running quickly.

His movements and the terrifying brute force made the entire maze tremble.

Similarly, Theseus, who was wandering in this maze, naturally followed the sound of the piano and the light and walked towards the direction of Promise.

When Theseus finally came to the source of the sound and saw the young man sitting there, playing the lyre and the beautiful Helen beside him, he was not happy.

He even sat down with a bitter look on his face, sighed, and said:

"Ah, it seems that it is indeed a dream before I die. After all, seeing Promise and Helen again… it can't be real.

Well...I guess only dreams can satisfy me.

"But before I die, I can still hear the sound of Promise's piano playing, so it's not a loss!" After saying that, Theseus simply leaned against the wall of the maze, closed his eyes, and rested.

Helen blinked as she watched the situation.

However, just when she was about to say something, she found that Promise had opened his eyes at some point and was blinking at her, signaling her to stay quiet.

So, she did not say anything and simply stood by, quietly basking in the soothing melody and the sunlight that now illuminated the once-dark labyrinth.

Her eyes locked onto Promise as if she wanted to engrave this serene moment into her memory.

But after a long time, as the ground's trembling grew more intense, Theseus snapped out of his daze, standing up with a serious expression.

Helen subconsciously clutched Promise's clothes, leaning against him for comfort.

Then, Asterius appeared.

Promise also stopped playing and looked up at the fearsome Minotaur in front of him.

The two looked at each other; although Asterios's scarlet eyes were like those of a wild beast, and he could not speak, but could only roar.

At this moment, Promise saw something else in Asterius's gaze—gratitude.

So, he smiled.

"You monster, even in my dreams, don't even think about harmi—"

On the side, Theseus, who didn't even have any weapon but was readying himself to defend Promise and Helen barehanded with a clenched fist, could finish his sentence, Promise pointed at Theseus with a grin.

"If you want to thank me, go ahead and beat him up for me."

"...Huh?" (x2)

Helen tilted her head and looked at Promise.

Theseus was equally confused by his words.

No way,

Isn't this a dream?

Why is Promise in my dream so harsh to me?

Asterios was also stunned,

He looked at Theseus and then turned back to look at Promise in confusion.

"Yes, beat him!"

The latter nodded and said calmly and seriously: "You're welcome, as long as you don't beat him to death... Helen, if you don't feel relieved, you can still do it yourself."

"…Huh?!"

Now, not only Theseus but even Helen herself was confused.

Although she kept hearing Brother Promise say along the way that he would definitely beat Theseus up, Helen always thought that he was just saying that in anger.

After all, aren't you good friends?

However, while she was thinking this,

Asterios let out a roar, then jumped up, and caught Theseus, who was unable to dodge under Helen's dull gaze.

So, a war broke out.

As fate would have it, Asterios battled Theseus!

However, because he always thought it was a dream and the incident was sudden, Theseus was soon pinned down by the Minotaur.

It took several punches and slaps before he reacted.

This is not a dream!

Hiss—it hurts!

"Wait, wait, Promise, I was wrong, I was wrong, Please save me!"

"Helen, Helen, save me!"

Without any weapons, Theseus was no match for Asterius.

Coupled with exhaustion and starvation from all these days, he was completely overwhelmed in the fight, unable to put up any resistance.

"Th-this... Brother Promise, Brother Promise, that's enough! Really, it's enough!" Helen, deeply shaken by the sight, finally pleaded with Promise.

"This is enough already? Helen, you're not mad at him anymore? Let me tell you, this guy is pretty tough—he can take a lot of hits, don't worry about it."

"No, really, it's fine now!" Helen nodded quickly and shook her head at the same time, saying. "I'm not mad anymore; I'm really not mad anymore!"

"Tch, what a pity... Alright, that's enough, Asterius, you can stop now." At Promise's words, Asterius obediently let Theseus go.

Promise then walked over to Theseus, who blinked in disbelief, still trying to process what was happening.

"This… isn't a dream?"

"It's totally a dream, isn't it?" Promise replied with a smile. "Guess the beating wasn't hard enough…"

"No, no, no, I'm awake, I'm fully awake now, really!" Theseus's eyes widened in panic—whether this was a dream or not, he definitely didn't want to get hit again!

"...Speaking of which, Theseus, where did you go after abandoning Helen? Why didn't you come back?

Do you even know how much trouble she got into because of you?" Promise scolded, glaring at Theseus.

Still dazed and unsure if this was real or not, Theseus answered honestly,

"I went to the Underworld."

"The Underworld?" This time, Promise was genuinely taken aback. "What were you doing in the Underworld?"

"I wanted to get Pirithous to stop chasing after Helen, so I went with him to the Underworld to find Goddess Persephone. He said he wanted to capture this goddess and make her his wife..."

Theseus explained everything truthfully and was feeling depressed when he thought that his friend was still in the underworld and might never come back.

When,

*Smack!*

Promise suddenly kicked Theseus hard in the face.

Damn it!

As Theseus looked up with a puzzled look on his face.

"Trying to kidnap Goddess Persephone? Really, Theseus? You've got guts, I'll give you that!" Promise laughed angrily and said to Theseus with gritted teeth:

"Do you know how much the goddess Persephone takes care of me on weekdays?

She's like a big sister to me!"

"And here I was thinking I misjudged you after clearing up the misunderstanding with Helen. Turns out, you're just out here causing even bigger messes!"

"It turns out that kidnapping a little girl wasn't enough for you—you had to kidnap a goddess too, huh? Stealing someone else's wife, no less!"

"Asterius, get back here and beat him down again."

"This time I want to see him in a state of despair!"

Asterius was stunned for a moment, but when he saw the warmth in the sunlight and heard Promise call his name, his eyes suddenly became very firm.

Alright, more beating it is!

So the next second, as Helen couldn't help covering her face, unable to bear to look directly at the scene, but still peeked through her fingers out of curiosity, a mixed doubles match took place on the scene

A chaotic brawl between a man and a beast.

Promise mostly just added to the chaos, but without him keeping things lighthearted, Asterius might have actually broken Theseus for good.

After a long while...

"Umm… Theseus, are you okay?"

Helen, feeling a bit guilty, crouched next to Theseus, who was lying on the ground, and gently poked his bruised and battered face with her finger.

Theseus tried to raise his head and muster a smile, but as soon as he did, his head lolled to the side, and he passed out cold.

Helen was so frightened that she stood up suddenly and took several steps back,

Then she tilted her head, her eyes darting between the terrifying sight of the unconscious Theseus and the calm figure of Promise.

She thought to herself, *It turns out that Brother Promise is not that gentle... Ah, no, no, Brother Promise is the gentlest, it is Brother Theseus's own fault for causing trouble! *

Helen said this in her heart firmly and secretly made up her mind that in the future, she would always be a good girl around Promise and never lie again.

She couldn't imagine facing the anger of someone as scary as he could be.

Meanwhile, Promise ignored Helen and Theseus.

Instead, he turned to look at Asterius, who now sat obediently before him, with his head down, awaiting instructions.

The once ferocious creature was calm, even peaceful, under Promise's gaze.

After a long silence, Promise finally asked, "Asterius, do you wish to leave this place?"

Asterius seemed puzzled, staring at Promise before shaking his head. But then, after a moment's hesitation, he nodded slowly.

"I see," Promise said with a warm smile. "In that case, let me grant your wish."

He then took out his pure white feathered canvas and began to paint.

The gloomy, dark labyrinth vanished before Asterius' eyes, giving way to a lovely sacred forest.

Streams flowed gently, lush greenery thrived, and butterflies danced gracefully around him. Stunned by the serene beauty, Asterius stood motionless, taking it all in.

In reality, Promise strung his bow of light and drew a glowing arrow.

"It's time to rest now, Asterius…"

He whispered before releasing the arrow, letting it pierce straight through Asterius's heart.


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