WhiteFairyshuddered,rememberingtheclosecallshehadafewdaysagowhenshewasalmostcaughtbyCyclopsandthewomancalledVio.Thebeautiestoobegantotenseup.Ielescope,QueenAishasawMedusaflyingtowardsthepaastraightlineandfortedeveryonesaying,
“Don’tbeafraid.It’sOK.Medusaisflyingback.Weaskherpened.Good.Good.Sheishere!”Soontheysawahugebckbirdcirtheskiesabovethepacebeforesomersaultingdowntothegroundinhumanform.Thebeautiesallcrowdedaroundher,anxiouslyinquiringaboutpeheforest.MedusafirstwalkedovertoQueenAishatomakehersalutations,butthequeenstoppedhersaying,
“Pleasedon’tstandonceremonyandtelluspened.Isawyoufightingwithsomeone.DidyoufindtracesofCyclops?”
“Yes,Idid”repliedMedusa.“penedwasthis...”
MedusaatrollingtheKingdom,makingherroutinerounds.Seeingthatthetrareaswerepeaceful,sheextendedheriiontotheoutlyiionsofdenseforestsandmountains.There,towardsthemiddleofasheercliffthatdroppedperpendicurlydownhundredsofmilesintoadeepvalley,shecaughtsightofCyclops.Hisbodywasbdblueaohavebeenbadlywoundedfallingdoweepcliff.Medusawassurprisedandthoughtitamiratohavesurvivedthefaltall.Hewasusingbothhandsaoclimbboriouslybackupthealmost90degreesverticalcliff.TheeyeatthebackofhisheadsawMedusaswoopingdownandahelpless,vulnerableexpressionfshedinhiseyes.
“Thisisagreatopportunitytoaveoria”thoughtMedusa.“Ihavehimherepletelydefenseless,fttenedagainstthecliffinmidair.Ieasilykillthismurdererandrapist,thisculpritwhothreatensthesafetyoftheKingdomandgivehimhisjustdeserts!”
“Iamdead!”thoughtCyclops.“IfsheattacksmeIwon’thaveacetodefendmyselfatallsinceIamgingtothesevinesandjuttingrockswithmyhandsalikealizard.Ochofhersharp,ironcwswillpiercemybodyfrombacktofront.”Cyclopstensedhisexpressionterrified.Medusaswoopeddown,butwhenhercwsalmosttouchedhisbody,shegedhermindandabruptlygedcoursetosoarupstraighttotheskiesagaihinking,
“No,I’tdothis.Takingadvantageofhimnowwhenheisdownisnottherightthingtodo.EvenifIkillhim,itisnhteousact.KingDimitriwouldnotdoher...”Butahoughtcametoher,
“IfIdon’tkillhimnowwhenIhavetheopportunity,hewilldomoreevil.No,Ishouldnotbesomagnanimoustotheenemy.Ishouldkillhimnoreventfurtherdamage.”Hermindmadeup,Medusaoncemorediveddowntowardsthesteepcliff.Butthesamethinghappened.JustashercwswereabouttoreachCyclops,herheartrelentedandsheagaiotheskies.Shecircledtwitheairandflewbacktothepace.WhenCyclopssawMedusaflyaway,heswiftlymadehisthecliff,mindlessofthesharprocks,branchesandthornstearingathisflesh,fearfullestshegedhermindandcameathimathirdtime.Finally,hereachedthetopofthecliffandescapedintoaearby.
Onherwaybacktothepace,Medusauzzledandaskedherself,
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