“MymotherwasoneofKingDimitri’sbeautiesandoneofhisfavorites.Becauseofsomesmallinfra,shewasodiebybeinghalffromthewaist.Uheraysofthesettingsun,mymotherwashungonabranchofadeadtreeonabarrenhill.Medusawastheexecutioner.Shechoppedfromtherightandfromtheleftuntilmymother’sbodywashackedinhalffromthewaist.Asthetophalfofherbodyhungfromthetree,thebottomhalfofherbodyyonthegroundinapoolofherownblood.Shewasnotabletodieimmediately,butlingeredon,perishingonlyaftershehadsufferedunimaginableagony.Don’tyouthinkKingDimitriowesmeadebtofblood?”askedViognashieeth.
“Oh?Soshetoodiedundersuchbrutalcircumstances?”marveledCyclops.“DoesKingDimitrialwaysusesuchbarbaricmeasurestokillhisbeauties?Howdidyouknowsomaailsaboutherexecution?Wereyouthere?”
“Ofcourse.Mymotherregnantwithmeatthetime.Iwasonlyanunshapedlittlefetus.Whenshewashalf,Iburstfromheruterus.FromthenonIfloatedlikepollenintheair,livingonhoneyaherwiseI,too,wouldhaveperished.”
“Whatisyourmother’sname?”askedCyclops,blinkinghishugeeye.
“Shehadanameasbeautifusshe.SheiscalledEileen.”
“HowmanyEileehereintheKingdom?”askedCyclops,jumpingupfromtheground.
“OnlyohereisonlyoneEileen,mymother.”
“Oh,heaven!”groanedCyclops“Youarereallythedeathofme!WhatIdo?HowdoIhavethefacetolivebetweenheaveh?”Cloudscoveredupthemoonandstars.Thunderagainrumbled,increasinginvolume.Lookingattheskies,Cyclopsshouted,
“Ah-h-h-h!Ihavenofacetoliveoninthisworld.Mywifebetrayedme.MyloverwasexecutedbyKingDimitri.IkilledawomanwhowasabouttobemortandjustnowIlearntIhadsexualretionswithmyowndaughter!”Thundercrashed.AblindingstreakoflightnihasasharpknifewashurledstraightatCyclops.Butbeforeitcouldstrikehim,Cyclopshadalreadydashedmadlytowardsthesheercliffandjumpeddown,attemptingtoendhissinfundmiserablelifebysuicide.
Whatjusthappenedwasoverinafshoflight.Ithappenedandwasimmediatelyover.Viodidnotseeofhearthethunderandlightning.OnlyCyclopsalohemightandpowerofheaven’swrath.ShesilentlywentoverCyclopswordsandthought,
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