"No，thishermit’slifeisnotforyou．Youaredestinedfreaterthings．Youmustgoforth,andthroughtrials,tributionsandadventures,buildupyourownempire．Hereisaswordandbowandarrow，SoonItoowilleandhelpyouinthebuildingofyourempire.”
"ThankyouWhiteFairy,”saidDimitri,gratefullytakingtheonsfromherhand."Hopetoseeyousoon.”Hebowedrespectfullyaonhisway,buthecouldurninghisheadtolookbackatthegracefulfigureofWhiteFairy,standinginthemidstofhermonkeys,herwhitehairflowingandrufflingintheeveningbreeze．Soonnightfelndhecouldnolongerseethetempleoritsmysteriousaherealmistress．
ThemanandtheoefloatedsilentlywiththetidetiantMountain．Dimitri’shandtouchedthehiltofhissword．Thatandthebowandarrowonhisbackgavehimfullfidenceofvictory．Uhemoonlight,themountainranges,whichsoresembledagiganticTitanlyiandhelplessonthehorizon,stillseemedtobestrugglingtomove，musclestautedinthisfutileattempt．Astheyapproachedtheshore，powerfulwingscouldbeheard,bringingwithitgustsofwind,asthemonstercircledtheittinghair-raisingscreamsandcroaksoftriumphasitpteditsvictim,whowasshiveringwithfear．Thenitpounceddown．Atthatpreomenthearingthegirl’scry，Dimitrishotoutfrombeheoeonabackstroke,floatingfaceupwardstowardsthesky．Hesawanenormousbirdwithawoman’sheadandsnakesforhairsnatchupDeannawithitslong，sharpdtakeofftowardsthesky．Dimitrishotatitwithhismightybowandheardanagonizingshriekasthearrowpiercedthevulnerableareabetweenthebodyandthewing．ThemogoofitspreyandDeannafellintothewater．Ohereshewasinherelementandlostnotimeinesgtosafetyfrombehewaterwithoutleavingatrace．Seriouslywouhebirdtookoffforthemountainsandfellintoadenselywoodedarea．Dimitriswamtoshoreandwalkedtowardstheforest．Ontheway，hesawmanystonesinvariousuninglylife-likeposes：someswordinhandiionofstriking；someiionofpullingbacktheirbows，otherscrawlingontheground．Herealizedtheseweretheyouhemonsterhadturostohherevileye．
Medusa:
Sworduhed,Dimitriwalkedtowardsthedenselywoodedareaintowhichhehadseenthebirddisappear．Ashemadehiswayintothatvirgi,hesuddenlycameupontwoembragtreesgrowingsidebyside，whoserootsweresoenmeshedthattheywerehardtoentahetrunkofthetreeowasstrongandsturdy,resemblingavirilemale．Theoherightwasslenderandcurving,likeagingfemale．Thesetwotreescoiledawinedhadstoodthereembrageachotherforthousandsofyears．Dimitri’sheartstoppedforamomentatthesight，butthenbeforehimwastheimmiaskofkillingthemonsterandsavingthepeopleofthearea，soheputallotherthoughtsasideandproceededwithhissearch．Asheeartheedgeoftheforest,hewasattractedbytheracketcreatedbydistraughtbirds,chirping,gandflyingalloverthepce．Goingtowardsthenoise,hesoooanopenclearingwherehundredsofbirdscouldbeseencirgaimlesslyoverheadasifinpaniddistress．Butadensefogpermeatedtheclearingandhecouldscarcelyseeafewfeetahead．Fromtheheartofthefog,camethesoundofgroans,soDimitrimadehiswayslowly,stepbystep,intothefogwherehesuddenlysawbeforehimasnake-hairednakedbeautylyingonthegroundbadlywounded,withanarrowprotrudingfromtherightsideofherbody．Sheullingherselfstrenuouslytowardsaotfaraway,leavingatrailofbloodonthegrassasshedraggedherselfover．
Dimitriwalkedtowardsher,swordraisedreadytostrike,whenheheardherspeakinahumanvoice．
"Beforeyoukillme,willyouanswermeoion?Howcouldyoushootandwouhoutbeingturostone?Didn’tyoulookatme?"
"No,Ididnot．Iamtraiellingdireanddistinguishingspeedofmovementajustbymysenseofhearing．Itargetedyoubymyears,noteyes.”
"SuchisFate．ThefirsttimeIwaskilledbyPerseus,whoslewmebylookingatmyrefleinhisbronzeshield．Afterthat,Iwasonmyguardsoasnottobetakeninagainthatsameway．Ineverdreameditossibletosubstituteearsforeyes!Andthisunseasonablefoghasbrokenmyspellmentostoisihewillofheaven!"Dimitri,whowasabouttostrike,slowlyputdownhisswordandaskedincredulously，
"What?Doyoumeantosaythatyouhadbeenbeheadedbefore?"Thinkisthathappehousandsofyearsago,shesaidinapensivevoicethatseemedtoefromanotherworld，
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