"OfcourseIwould,”repliedWhiteFairy．"MylifewascreatedbyKingDimitriinthatballet．Icouldn’tpossiblyremainapassivebystander．IhadtoeandhelpdefendhisKingdom.”Shetinuedsorrowfully"Thenativesaredefeated,buttheirselflessbraveryanddedicationisunbelievable．TheythrewthemselvesatCyclops，attaghimlikehumanwaves，regardlessoftheirlivesorsafety，impedinghisprogressbysheerheirbloodhasdyedthesoindtheirbodiespavedthebattlefield,fortheypittheirfleshandbloodagainstthemonsterandhismagicsword．Thoughtheyareforcedtoretreat,theyhavedoheirbest．"
"Oh，whydidtheyhavetodothat?"Medusacriedinexasperation．"ItoldthemagainandagainthattheywerenomatchforCyclopsandthesword，sotheyshouldnotfighthimfacetoface，asitcouldonlymeah．Iorderedthemtodotheirbesttopreservethemselvesandhampertheenemywithguerriltactics．Whydidn’ttheydoasItoldthemto?Thecostistooheavy!”Theshoutsearerandheedgeoftheforest,andMedusatriedtofortherpanionsbysaying，
"Thereisstillolineofdefense,awidebeltoffire．Wecouldnothopetostopthem，butwiththehelpofthewinds，wecouldatleastslowthemdown．Ouronlyrealhopeisforthefogtodisperse，asonlythendoIhavethecetofighthimooone.”
Inthedensefog，theflickerefmescouldbedised，heraldingthatthewarriors，uoresistanylonger，hadlitthefirewhiedakindofbelt．Theyretreatedioprepareforandformanewonsught．Theirmoodwastenseaehemihefmesjumpedhigherandhigher．Everyonebracedthemselvesforthefinalfrontation．Medusastoodthereattheforefrontofthebeauties,motionlessandexpressionlessasastatue，withhereyesgluedtotheprogressofthebattle，thinking，
"IfKingDimitriwerehere，howheartbrokenhewouldbetoseehisloyalsubjectsfallinpoolsofblood，hisbelovedbeautiesworriedandfrightened，andhishard-wonKingdomgoingupinfmes．HewouldbeespeciallyaggrievedandhurtbythetreacheryofIleen，whomheentrustedwiththemaofhisentirefinancialempire，Shehasbeenspiringwiththemonster，Cyclops，totakeovertheKingdomandiscausingsuchdamageanddisaster.”
Medusawaslookingatthewidebeltoffireburningbrightly．Itseemedtobestoppingtheprogressoftheeleastforthemoment，giviivewarriorsabriefrespite．ShewasthinkingofhowbesttodealwithCyclops,whensheheardthefaintbutinsistentvoiitricallingtoher．Medusashudderedandexcimedagitatedly，
"KingDimitriisiroubleandcallingforhelp．Imustgotohimatohenlookingathersurroundings，shepausedandsaid，"ButhowIleavenowwhenthingshereareinsuchacriticalstate?Oh!heaveodestroyusthen?ForhowcouldIgotoKingDimitri’saidandsavethesituationhereaswell?WhatshallIdo?WhatshallIdo?heaveodestroyusthen?"Aisha,whowasusuallycalmandcollected,said，
"KingDimitriismoreimportant．Solongashelives,thereishope．Ifheisnolohus,everythingwillreturntonil.Evenifwewin,itwouldonlybeahollowvictoryandtherebyinsignifit.”Allthebeautiesagreed．
"GoMedusa!"theysaid."Go!Go!Wemaynotbeabletofightaswelsyou,butwithourbielligence,wemayeupwithsomething.”Medusanolongerhesitated．Transfintoahugebird，sheflourishedherpowerfulwingsandwassoonoutofsight，leavingtheceouswarriorsandmatchlessbeautiesinthepacesurroundedbyfire．Inthemidstofsuchchaosandapprehension，Medusagaveprioritytothecimsofhermaster．
Medusasoaredupforaermiailshefinallydashedthroughthedensemassoffogandsawbeforeherasplendidarrayofsparklingstars．Shegedherangleandflewbehemtowardsmankind．Themagnifiaturemovedherdeeply．ThebrilliantstarsandtranslutmoonwerearrangedinsointricateapatternthatshecouldnotbutbelieveienceofaSuperiorBeingwhowasresponsibleforallthis．Sheseemedtohearpsalmsaialmusiccirgamidtheheavenlybodies，butoncloserscrutiny，itwasonlythethunderingsouedbypsrotatingontheirorbits．Assheflewon，Medusaprayed，
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