MedusafollowedDimitrioutofthecave．Thethickfoghaddispersedanddawnlighteduptheskies．Shelookedupattheinfretchoftheheavensandwasdeeptymovedbythemajesticsplendorofnature.Sheclosedhereyesforamoment，thinkingofherpastlife，toofullofhate，sinsaoenjoytheseverysesthathadalwaysbeentherebeforeher．Nowherheartwasfullofpeadquiet．Itwasasifshehadbeehirdceatlife．Whensheopenedhereyesagain，theywerefilledwithexuberantbrilliaheedgeoftheforest，therewasarowoftrees，extremelyfeminineandgracefulinshape，showingwomay，slenderanddelicate．UnderMedusa’ssweepinggheyturnedbatobeautifulvirgins,dazedandfused,asifjustwakingfromadeepslumber．Thesewerethehumansacrificesofformeryears,turotreesafterCyclopshaddrunktheirblood．Handinhand,theyfollowedDimitriandMedusaohtowardstheseaside．Ontheway，whereverMedusa’sgngered，thestonefiguresbecamealiveiwinklingofaneyeandjoiheranksofthenewlyresurrected，excitedlyquestioningeachotherandughingunbelievingly．
Justthentheairresouhhailsofexcitementayughter．Thenativeswereoverjoyedatthehatthemonsterhadbeenshotdown．Theyswarmedoutoftheirhutsandintotheirboatstogreettheirsaviorandtoseewiththeirowhedownfalloftheiraremy,whohaddemahesacrificeoftheirdearestoneseveryyear．ButsuchwasMedusa’soverpthreatthatnonedaredtoventureashorebeforethenewswasfirmed;soamassofboatsandoesseemedfrozenmotionlessinthemiddleoftheke．WhenthefigureofDimitriappearedontheshorewithasnake-hairedbeautybyhissideainueofyoungmenandwomenbehindhim，gleefulshoutsandughterroseupandafervorofjoyaementpermeatedtheair，astheboatsandoesracedeachothertoetoshore．Anativegirl，impatientwiththedey，divedintothewaterandswamtoshoreaheadoftheboats．ItwasDeanna,thegirlwhosonarrowlyescapedatragicdeaththenightbefore．Shescrambledupthebanks,fellonherkneesandkissedDimitri’sfeet．AhetribewalkedsolemnlyashoreandbowedlowinobeisaoldDimitrithatingratitudeforhisheroicact，allthetribesofthatdistricthadagreedtouogetherunderonekingdom,withhimastheirking．Underhisreigntheywouldbuildanidealkingdomfromthebarrenmountainsandaridwilderness．
RomiandDimitriwokefromthesamedream，ahoughtswerestillinthatwildaherealdomain．Thelong-tailedbirdwithmagnifitfeathersperchedontheembragtree，gotholdofthestouttwigthatshottowardsthesky．Itflewupanddowiwigwithitssaliva，likeasilkwormspinningaco，creatihemostexpeiicsoftheEast．DimitrirefreshedhimselfwiththedeliciousjuicesfromtheFountainofLife.SunbeamsshohroughRomi’swebofbrownhair，whichswayedinthesunshine．Likethematingoftwoclouds，allhappeurallyandhadadreamlikequality．Theywerelikeapairoffish，swayingrhythmicallywiththesoftmotionsofthewater，orliketwohungry,ferociousanimals,snarlingandfightingtodevoureachotherinhandtohandbat．Sooillhathadexistedintheforestformillionsofyearsreturned,whereeventheslightestrustleofafalliougthegroundwouldsurprisetheoldandsileh．RomiofferedDimitriherwetpetal-likelipsandsaid，
"ThedreambroughthometomethemeaningofFate，justasmakinglovewithyougavemeadeeperuandingofhowtousemyfleshbody．Iamtiredofalltheothermenintheworldexceptyou．Yht．Wemustlearntouseourthoughtasthereintoharnessandtrolourfleshbodythatislikeawildhorse．Ifwemaneuverourfleshbodywell，Fate,whichisbutashadowofourfleshbody,alsobetrolled.”Dimitrinoddedinagreement,buthewasnotasoptimistic．Whileheagreedthattheretionofthefleshbodyandthoughtwaslikethatofawildhorseandthereiherthoughtweshouldnotonlylearnhowtousethereinofthoughttotrolourfleshbody,butshouldalsolearntoprehendhowthewildhorsecametobetamedbythereinofFate．Thus,theretionofthefleshbodyandFateisthesameasthatofthehorseandtherein．Lifeseemsplicatedanduablebutcutdowntotheessentials,itisbasicallytheinter-retionshipbetweenfate,fleshbodyandme．
CHAPTER6LifeStoriesofYoko,IleenandMara
Itwasalreadymid-afternoonwhenDimitrileftRomi’shome．TherainhadstoppedandtheypartedwiththeuandingthatthreedaystershewouldeheKingdomofDreams．Dimitriwasentedthatthroughpureotherbeautywouldbeaddedtohisfold．Thesunwasout,butitsradiancewasdimmedandhiddenbythinclouds．Lookingatthefaintshadowofthesun，Dimitrifeltuneasyremonitionthatmisfortunewasawaitinghim,thoughhekwhenorwhere．Hewalkedoreetsasusual，buthesuddenlyhadanetoihisarmsaoseeiftheyweremaniputedbystrings．Hetriedstretgthem．Theylookednormalenough，buthehadtheunfortablefeelingthattheyweretrolledbyuringsthatmadehismovementsclumsyandawkuppet．Hethoughttohimself，
"Manisastrangeanimal，differentfromtheothersinthatthoughvulnerabletothepullsandtugsofFate,itpreservesitsownvolitionandlivesbetweenheaveh,betweenFateay,equallytrolledbyFateandSelf．Whenhiswillisinpleteaccordwiththoseinvisiblestrings,heislikeapuppetdanghappilyinpleteharmonywithFate．Butwhenhefindshimselfatoddswiththoseinvisiblestrings,theslightestmovementcouldcausehimtobeentahemorehestrugglestoextricatehimself，themorehopelesslyfetteredhewouldbee,untilfinallyhefindshimselftobeapuppet.”
TheBayAreaattwilightwasaseofpandemoniumtraffigestion,typicalofopolitancities．Thefaintshadowofthesuobemurmuringaprophesyofsomeimmimisfortuhedeingtemperatureofthesuellingtheapproaightfall,broughtachilltotheair．DimitriraisedhisheadtolookattheskiesandwonderedwhetherthemisfortuobeinhisKingdomofDreamsorinhisreallife．Hewalkedondeeplyimmersedinhisownthoughts．
"WhatisFate?Horoveitsexisteuallyitisverysimplebecauselife，ourdailyroutinelife,isaomeanddevelopmentofFate．Everysinglei.everyrandomthought,provesitsexistence．CarefulobservationoflifewillbringaboutintuitiveprehensionoftheexistenceofFate．Dimitriughedathimselfandthoughtitwasofficiousofhimtowantinformationandforeknowledgeofthefuture．Itwouldbebettertogoonashewas．Hedidn’tknowhowlonghehadbeenonthisearth,buthewassurehewouldbehereforquitesometimeyet．SogiveuntoFatethatwhichisFate’s,anduntolifethatwhichislife’s．
"Ourfleshbodyisamiraculousgiftfromheaven．OnedayitwouldhavetobereturoNaturefromwhecame．Butduringthebriefyearsitisallottedtous，whileusingittothebestcapacity，weshouldalsopreserveitwell，foritisoursonlytemporarilyasaloan．Whenmyfleshbodyissleeping，IamthatomnipotentkingintheKingdomofDreams，richasCroesus，andmypeoplearenaiveandprimitive．Theyneednoclothingbecausetheyhavenosenseofaffectationorevindtherearenuesbecausenopowerstruggleexists．Butwhenmyfleshbodyisawake,Iamahomelessperson,astreetcat,amaecreatingexcrement．Daybyday,yearafteryear,solongasIlive,lifeislikevintagewine，mellowedandmrantastimegoeson．Everydayisapagetoremember,asfvorfusapoemirospect．Mylifeisdividedintotwosegments．pariwo，mypreferenceisbeingavagabondonthismuhtobeingakinginmydreammylifedriftonthusuntiltheendofitsnaturalyears．
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