Medusa’ssharpeyessuddenlycaughtsightofthetulipinDorna’shairanduoodthesignificeofthetalismandrawnonit.ShesaidtoWhiterFairy,“HitthefloweroffDorna’shair.Thereisaterribletalismandrawnonit!”Butthewarningcametoote.Dornahadalreadythrownthebowandarrowsdowntotheground.CyclopsgrabbedthebowandarrowandaimedthematMedusa.Justashewasabouttoshoot,hisheartgavealurdhefoundhecouldnotdoit.Hisheartsoftenedandhishandcouldgoofthearrow.Evenhehimselfdidnotuandwhyhesuddenlyturnedsoft-hearted.Itwasbecausethereecialboweenthem,justasMedusacouldnotuseherironwhenhewashangingoeepcliff.Viowasarmedathisabnormalbehavirabbingthebowandarrowfromhishands,sheaimedatMedusaaflythearrow.ViowasnotagoodarcherandwasnotevensureshecouldhitMedusa.Butstraosay,thearrowseemedtohavealifeofitsownandfollowihofthearcher’seyes,ndedwhereitwasmeantto.Suchwasthespecialpowerofthismagicbowandarrow.Thus,MedusawasagainshotbyKingDimitri’smagicon.Shecriedoutinarm,staggeredawayireatandfluttereddowntothegroundintheviityofKingDimitri’space.Meanwhile,WhiteFairyhadswipedthetulipfromDorna’shair.Theyounggirlrecoveredhersensibilitiesandknewshehadcausedgreattroubleandmadeamessofthings.SheandWhiteFairyimmediatelyflewbacktothepace.
SeeingthemagicarrowhititstargetandMedusafallingtothegroundgravelywounded,Viowasexultant.ShepressedCyclopstogatherthetroopsandattackthepace.Cyclopsdidassheurgedandcriedinaloudvoice,
“Everyoneaboard!OnwardtowardsKingDimitri’space!”Thebarbariansoldiersdidnotdaretohesitate.Everyoneasheordered,rowingfortheoppositeshoretwotoaboat-theonebehindrowingandtheoneinfrontholdingupashieldtodefendthemselvesagainstthearrowsoftheenemy.CyclopsandViosharedaboat.Hesailedinfrontleadingthefleetaatthebackprotectedbyashield.Ohem,KingDimitri’swarriorsonthehilltopssouhearmusingoxhornstowarnoftheoningenemy.
QueenAishawasiingMedusa’swoundonthebeafrontofthepace.Medusahadbeenhitthreetimesbythemagicbowandarrohistime,thewouobethemostserious.QueenAishahardenedherheartandresolutelypulledoutthearrow.Bloodgushedoutlikeastream,seeminglyunstoppable.QueenAishawasataloss,notknowingwhattodo.IwasMedusaherselfwhorememberedawaytostemtheflow.Openingherlusterlesseyes,shesaidtothequeen,
“Yourmajesty,thesttimewhenKingDimitriwastendingtomywound,hekissedittostopthebloodflow.Youaretheroyalsort,perhapsyoutoo...”HerwordsinspiredQueenAishawhoimmediatelybentdownandsoftlykissedthewound.Loandbehold!Thebloodstoppedflowingandthewoundgraduallyclosed.The“wu...wu...”oftheoxhornssoundedalround,indigthatthesituationwasdire.Medusaopenedherdispiritedeyes.Herformersharpandpiergeyeshadlosttheirpowerandluster.ShelookedtowardsthekeandsawafleetofsmallboatsheadedbyCyclopsbreakthroughthedefensivewebofarrowsshehadstatiohoughthearrowsraineddownonthemfromthevarioushilltops,Cyclopsusedhisspeciallymade,extralongandthickspeartohitthemarotecthisfleetofsmallboats.Theyweremakingtheirwaytowardsthebankoftheke.Medusastruggledtositup,butherarmswerenotabletosupportherandshefellback.
“Don’tstrainyourself,Medusa”saidQueenAisha,tryingtoforther,“Ifyourwoundopensupagainitwouldbedisastrous!”ActuallyQueenAishawasatherwitsendanddidnotknowwhattodo.Dorna,whowasstandioher,kwasshewhocausedthiscrisisbyfallingintoMr.Firapanditshouldbeshewhomustshouldertheresponsibility.Theobstinategirlbecamecalmandresolved.Puttingherfingersintohermouth,shewhistledshrillyandLightning,themagicwhitesteed,cametrottingonhiswindedhoofs.DornasnatchedKingDimitri’sswordfromtheclutchesofQueenAishaandjumpedonthebackofthemagichorse.Holdingupthesword,sheaddressedthesoldierssaying,
“ThisisKingDimitri’smagicsword.TheswordisKingDimitri.Thisdangeroustimeisthetimeforustofighttothedeath.Thosenotafraidtodie,ewithme!”
“Aye!Aye!!”thesoldiersshouted.Themoralewashighandthesoldiersfaceddeathfearlessly.TheyfollowedDornatothebeachtoshoreupdefenses.Beforeleaving,DornasaidtoWhiteFairy,
“Pleasegotothehilltopsandaskthewarriorstheretoedowntothebeach.Cyclopshadbrokenthroughourwebofarrowssoitismeaninglessforthemtoremainthereanymore.WehemheretoprotectQueenAishaandMedusawhiletheywithdraw.Iwillcovertheretreat.”WhiteFairygedintoapuffofsmokearaighttothehilltops.
ThefleetofshipsledbyCyclopshadbreachedthedefensivewebofarrowssetupbyMedusa.Theyhadpassedthemiddleofthekeandweregraduallymakingfortheshore.Standingatthehelmofhisboat,CyclopscouldseethelineofsoldiersformedonthebeafrontofKingDimitri’spaeethim,preparedforbattle.Hesawtheirleaderridingonaspiritedsnowwhitesteed,standingintheforefront.HeughedoutloudandsaidtoVio,
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