“Idon’twanttostayhere.IliveverywelnywhereIgo.IstayonlybecauseIamwaitingformybeautifulwifetoreturn.IstaybecauseDimitribeggedmeto.”DornaknewMr.Fingerwasunreasohatitwasalkseohim,sogettingishewasabouttoflyoffwhenMr.Fingersaid,
“Justaminute.Iwanttogiveyouaflowertorewardyoufingmefoodanddrinkeveryday.”Hemurmuredsomeintationsandpoianearbytulip.TheflowerseemedtohavebeenpluckedbyaninvisiblehandandfloatedintoDorna’shand.Themagicfeatdidthetridmadethegirlfetherpique.
“Hey!Thatwascool!Wasthatamagictrick?”
“No,it’snotmagic.It’salchemy.”HeclutchedattheairandsomemoreflowersflewintoDorna’shand.Beforeshecouldsayanymorequestions,hedismissedhersaying,
“Go!Idothisbecauseymefoodanddrinkeveryday.Nowremember,doeagainorIwillbehungryandmywineaddiwilctup.”Dotontoherbroomaowardsthepace.Mr.Fichedherdepartingfigure.Suddenlyalightfshedinhisbrainahoughtofsomething.
“Right.Right.Ishouldsoit...thisway...Ha.Ha.”Hisnearentlymadehimhappy.Hefihefoodonhisptesandcarriedthebottleofliquorwithhimashereturhestrawhut,takingrgesipsfromitontheway.
Earlyatdawday,thesoldiersonthevarioushilltopsintheKingdomofDreamswoketotheemergencycalloftheoxhorn.Its“u...”souhearmthatastrongenemyroag.Medusaatoncesoareduptotheskiesandmadearoundofthehilltops,instrugthearcherstobepreparedforbattle.SheiedthejustpleteddefeificationsonGiantMountainandthenflewupintotheskiestobeinthelookoutforenemymovements.Holdingahugeironspearlohantheheightofanormalhumanbeing,CyclopsledthebarbariantroopastheysurgedtiantMountain.Thewarriorsonthehilltopsletflytheirwebofarrows,butCyclopsusedhisloodeflectthem,effectivelyctheonwardmarchofthesoldiers.Hisbodyierseveralpcesbytheflyingarrows,buthetooklittlenoticeofthem.Hejustpulledthemoutwithonehandandthrewthemasideascasuallyasbrushingoffannoyingis,allthewhilebrandishinghislongspearwithhisother.Thestrahingwashiswoundshealedquicklybythemselvesandsoonappearedasifnothinghadhappened.Suchwashisinvincibility.Thoughsomebarbarianswerekilledbythearrows,thosebehindthemseemedtobepletelyued.Theysteppedoverthebloodycorpsesandtiefiercelyahead.Atthiscritient,MedusaswoopeddowntoengageCyclopsandstoptheadvanceofhistroops.Herpiergeyessweptoverthebarbariansoldiersandthoseinfrourohumanstones.ButthosefollowingthemhidbehionesfigurestoavoidMedusa’sdeadlygthemomentshelookedaway,theyagainrushedforward.Thesesoldierswerenotreallysobravethattheywerenotafraidtodie.Theyhadallbeenbrain-washedbyVioandCyclops,whothreatenedanyonewhodaredtoretreatwithaslowdeathbytorture.MedusahadtofightCyclopsandstoptheadvanceofhistroopsatthesametimeandsoounequaltotheherculeantask.
Meanwhile,Vihtuptherear,twirlingandswingingherwhip,herdingthebarbariansoldierslikesomanycattletothesughter.Theirlivesordeathswerepletelyimmaterialtoher.Atthistime,seeingtheeroopsdrawingnearerandnearer,WhiteFairyanizedhertroopstojumpoutoftheirtrenchesaheenemyinhand-to-handbat.Shegedintoapuffofsmokeandflewarouleground,invisiblydireghertroops,themtopceswheretheirradeswereoutnumbered.ButKingDimitri’ssoldierswereessentiallygood,humblecitizens.Theywerehunters,fishermenandfarmerswhohadbeenhastilyassembledandtraiosoldierstodefendtheirhomendandthereforewerenomatchforCyclopsfierce,barbariansoldiers.Thebarbariansoldierswereibals.Themomenttheysawpeoplefromaribe,theireyesturheirmouthsbegansalivatingandtheyrushedevenmoreviolentlyahead.Theyhadoneprimitivemotive:catchtheirprey,killthem,dismemberthemathemaliveaswastheir.Thebattlegroundwaslockedinatanglefightandbecameafree-for-all,makingitimpossibleforMedusatouseherlethaleyesasaonforfearofkillingherownpeoplebymistake.QueenAishastoodontheverandaatthetopofthepace,watgthebattlethroughherhigh-poweredtelescope.Shesawthathertroopshadsustainedhugelossesaobelosingground.Toavoideveerlosses,sheturoDeannaandsaid,
“Soundthehornforretreat!Letthemeback.”MedusawaslockedinbatwithCyclopswhenshewasdistractedbythesignalforretreat.Hemadeuseofthisopportunitytomakehisattack,butthevigintMedusa’ssteelcwsgrippedhisironspear,brokeitintwoandtossedthepietheground.Cyclopswasjustpreparingtofightherempty-handedwheeppedawayandcoveredforhersoldiersastheymadetheirorderlyretreat.Shesawthemgetintothesmallboatsandrowtowardsthepace,leavingquiteafewemptyboatsbehind.KingDimitri’sKingdomsustainedhugelosses.Medusadidnetthedead.Notwillingtohavethebodiesofthesebravewarriorsfallintothehandsoftheenemyandbedismemberedaeurhemalltostone.Cyclopsscreatvictorythistime.
Medusagatheredtogethertheremnantsofhertroopsandreahemintogroupstoprotectthepace.Sheherselftookoaskofflyingintotheskiesandiingthesurroundings.QueenAishadidnotwanttogettothebottomofthisdefeatandanalyzewhowastobme.Somanybrave,loyalwarriorshadgivenuptheirpreciouslivesandMedusahadedoneherbestindefeheirKingdom.ThecauseoftheirdefeatwasbecausethebarbariantroopshadlearnedhowtoescapeMedusa’slethaleyes.Fromtheskies,MedusawatchedtheenemymovementsatGiantMountain.UnderVio’sand,thebarbariantribeswerewveryeffitly.Theygatheredtogethertheemptyboatsleftatthebankofthekeforfutureusewheackedthepace.Theycarriedbackthehumanstoolegroundsandliheminfrontoftheiron-coatedgoldpaceasatallwalnddefeification.Barbarianworkmenwerebusyatwork,noisilydigging,chippingandknogasifattemptingtostripawaytherustyandmoss-coveredironcoating.WhenKingDimitriiron-coatedthepace,hisgoalhadbeentocoverthebrilliahegoldwithintheallottedtimesoZeuswouldbeappeased.Hedidnotworryabouttheslipshodworkmanshipofthenon-professionalgildingjob.Thereforeitwouldnotbeverydifficulttostriptheironaway.Infasomepcesglimpsesoftheglitterofsolidgoldwasalreadyvisible.TheoxhornsoundedinacodecallingMedusabacktothepace.Shemadeabeautifurtheskyandflewbacktothepace.
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