Myth: The Ruler of Spirituality

"The correct passage has been hidden, it is concealed within the 'Moon in the Water.'

"And now, there is no water here, so naturally, no trace of it can be found."

After a brief contemplation, the great hero asked Prometheus to create a stream here to fill the water pool.

The Forethinker did not refuse, Sacred Power surged between his palms, and a divine art was easily cast from the hands of a true deity.

Soon, the dry pool was full again, while Heracles watched the sky, waiting for the 'right time' to come.

...

Two days passed quickly, and on this day, he stood in the spot where Selene had once stood.

When the full moon reached a specific angle, the great hero lowered his head to look at the moon's reflection in the pool.

The moon in the sky and the moon in the water mirrored each other distantly, and in a mysterious way, it seemed as if a shackle had been released.

The next moment, summoned by the Demon Queen and hidden in the moon's reflection by the Moon Goddess, something emerged... Looking at the moon's reflection on the water, Heracles was somewhat speechless.

"What is that?"

Ande asked.

At the same time, only one person could see what was there.

The great hero did not know how to respond, he merely stepped slightly aside, making way for this spot.

"I don't know how to describe it either... see for yourself."

Leaping from his pocket, the puppet gazed at the moon's reflection in mid-air.

At first glance, it saw itself within.

But just for a moment of astonishment, Ande identified it.

"A mirror? A mirror that sealed a flower?"

"No, that's not a flower, it's a portal, but the space around it is distorted, so it looks like a flower to the naked eye…"

"Haha, Moon in the Water, Flower in the Mirror, I did not expect that the two Goddesses actually had an artistic touch."

"However, Heracles, it seems you are indeed unfit for it now — you cannot surpass her seal, and in the Mortal Realm, I can't use my Divine Power to help you."

"Take a breath of its essence, that is the only thing you can do. The shadow of the Splear Mirror, if you want to break the space barrier it creates in the Mortal Realm, only it can do it itself."

The divine artifact signifying the domain of Space, since the disappearance of the Second Generation God King, no deity or divine artifact could stand its equal in this field.

Though Ande knew this divine artifact's share in Chaos' Space domain wasn't particularly high, there was no second space god in the Mortal Realm.

From the beginning to the end, the world never truly granted the power of time and space to the deities, otherwise, even in the First Era, if Cronus could genuinely control over seventy percent of Chaos' time and space origin, he would have been an undisputed great divine power, perhaps only Tartarus could rival him.

However, through thousands of years, apart from the Abyss gaining a large amount of space authority due to the influx of source power from the Alien Realm, no deity had received such honor.

Even the other Primordial Gods were likewise, they passively possessed part of the space power with the expansion of their domains.

"It might be the correct passage, but Heracles, it is certainly not left for you now."

Having also looked into the moon's reflection in the mirror, Prometheus said.

"You seek to go to the All-Spirit Realm, to summon the souls of the dead before the Well of Reincarnation... according to the Purgatory Book, there is also a projection of the Splear Mirror there."

"When you find it, you might be able to open this 'correct' path—if everything you foresee comes true and you indeed need to go through here in the future."

"As for now... I fear you won't succeed."

Nodding slightly, the great hero trusted their words.

But he still tried it himself, to see if he could reach that portal so close at hand.

However, the result was as they said, Moon in the Water, Flower in the Mirror, seemingly within reach, yet under the influence of the Power of Space, the distance between Heracles and them was like an abyss.

"Alright... Indeed, to counter power, only another power will do."

"Deities might be limited in the Mortal Realm, but divine artifacts face much fewer restrictions."

Shaking his head slowly, the great hero stepped back.

As Ande suggested, he captured the essence of the divine artifact.

This was a clue, one that would guide his way in the future... Standing still by the pool, time continued to flow.