“WhyamIagsoabnormallytoday?Whycouldn’tIkillCyclopswhenIhadthece?”Shehadnowayofknowingthattheirhavingbeenhusbandandwifeformanyreinationsfedauniquebondsothateventhoughtheyweremortalehiscycleoflife,theaffeainedandshecouldnotfinditiokillhim.
“Yourmajesty,”saidMedusa“Iamsorry.Ilettheenemygoanddidnotmakeuseofthisopportunitypreseome.WhenIseeKingDimitri,Iwillmakeafullfessionandaskforajustretribution.”
“No,”respondedQueenAisha.“Thisisnotyourfault.Perhapsitisthewillofheaven...ButwhatIdon’tuandis,Cyclopshasbeenlivingintheseforestsandmountainsfesandknowstheterrainwell.Howcouldhehavefallendownthatsheercliff?”
“Er,yourmajesty...”saidMedusa.“I...I...Idon’tknow...”Medusadidnotknowtheahisquestion.
Toknowthefullstory,wemustgobacktothatnightwhenthemoonandstarslosttheirluster;whenitwassodarkyoucouldnotseeyerswhenyoumovethembeforeyourface.CyclopsrapedandkilledVictivingrisetothewrathofheaven.Atfirstrumblingthundergrowled.Theheblindingfshesoflightning,followedimmediatelybydeafeningcrashesofthunder,allhurledatCyclops.Pursuedbythunderandlightning,heranasfastashecoulduntilhefoundhimselfatadead-endbythesheercliff.Lightningstruckthegroundnearwherehewasstanding,bichofgrasswhichthenburstintofmes.Atthiscritient,Cyclopsspiedacavethtandimmediatelyrantowardsit.Thecaveentrancewasverysmalndnarrow,butaftersometwistsandturns,Cyclopshadasenseofdejavu.Why!ThiswastheverycaveMedusahadimprisonedhiminforahundredyearsandbyastrawistoffate,herehewasagain!Hewalkedfurtherintothecaveuntilhecametotheend,whereitbecamewidechamberofsorts.Thethick,heavythatwasusedtobindhimstillhungonthewalls.Sesofitthathismistress,Eileen,hadseveredusingthemagicswordshestolefromKingDimitriyonthegroundwhereshehadthrownthem,gatheringdust.SeeihingsagainignitedCyclopswithathirstforrevenge.HerememberedhowEileeosethimfreeandhowshewasinhumanlyexecutedbybeinghalffromthewaistbecauseofit!Entigfragranceofpetizingaromaofsmokedmeatdistractedhimfromhisrefles.Helookedaroundandsawtwobarrelsbythewall.Oainedwiheother,smokedmeat.Afteranightrunningforhislifeintheforestsandmountainschasedbythunderandlightning,Cyclopswasfamishedandthirsty.Takingupthebarrelofwine,hedrankstraightfromituntilhequenchedhisthirst.Thenhegrabbedthemeataoguzzle.Whathedidnotnoticewasthatataerofthecave,therewasabedofflowerpetalswhereatiifulwomanwaslying.ThatofcoursewasVio.ShehadbeenCyclops’everymovefromthemomeeppedintothecave.Shewasetedandthought,
“Whatace!Ihavetraveledfarandwideseargforthissimple-mindedmanofimmerengthbuttonoavail.Butactallydropsintomyp!Imustsnarehimandmakehimmysvetocarryoutmymother’spnforrevenge.”Unawareofwhatawaitedhim,Cyclopswasstillenjoyinghisfoodanddrink,whileVioquietlywaitedforthebestopportunitytorevealherself.
ThefoodanddrinkCyclopswasenjoyingwereactuallystolenbyViofromthehomeofthehunters.SheinallyinteousethiscaveasherbasewhileshesearchedforCyclops.Butbyceorbythewillofheaven,hebargedinhereofhisownaccord.Hishungerandthirstsatisfied,Cyclopsfeltdrowsyanddecidedtotakeanap.Itwasdawn.Sunlightshoothecavethroughcrevidtohisshodsternation,hesawanakedwomaremelybeautifundalluring,kneelingbeforehim.
“Who...whoareyou?Whatareyoudoinghere?’heasked.
“Don’tbesurprised,mylordandmaster”saidthewomaninaverysleasingvoice.“Iamyoursve,sentbyheaventoserveyou.Don’tyouwanttodestroyKingDimitri’sKingdom?Iamhereforthat.Iwillhelpyoureachyoal.MynameisVio.”
“Really?You’rejesting...”saidCyclops,notaltogetherbelievingwhatshesaid.
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