003. Seabed
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At that moment, I vaguely saw the perfect expression on Athena's face crack slightly, and that terrifying anger, even if it was only for a moment, almost tore me apart.
However, it seemed to be just my illusion. When I looked at His face again after blinking, He still maintained His previous calmness and indifference, standing quietly in the distance, as if Poseidon's words did not provoke Him at all.
"You're joking. I remain a chaste woman because I have no romantic instincts, and more importantly, for the sake of my father, the Divine King, to maintain his power. I never consider chastity a chore; I'm actually proud of it."
"Tsk." As if he had heard the sanctimonious tone in Athena's words, Poseidon sneered and turned his head away, slowly and elongated his tone to mock, "That's such a pity."
At this moment, my brain has never been working so fast, because I know that every word of God has a meaning.
For gods, reproduction can enhance or consolidate their power. Therefore, after the previous generation god Kronos castrated the first generation god Uranus, he could easily replace him.
But all this is useless to the goddess, or to all women in the world, because in the patriarchal system, women obey their fathers before marriage and their husbands after marriage.
By remaining chaste one can escape such shackles, and I was once a beneficiary of this.
By remaining chaste for the goddess, I don't have to be controlled by my future husband, nor do I have to obey my father's arrangements. To women, I am a virgin; to men, I am a woman, and therefore I am a special and independent being.
In many things, I can even have the same power as other men and become a priest of Athena admired and respected by everyone.
I used to be secretly happy about my status, but now I realize that it's all a joke.
Because I am just a vassal of the patriarchal system. When I lose the chastity that I should have protected, even if I was forced, I will still be despised by everyone and become a slut and a monster in their eyes.
"You were indifferent even when your own mother was swallowed by your father, and you were forced to witness your husband, who had hurt you, having sex with another woman... Your father is lucky to have a good daughter like you."
This is another story. It is rumored that the son born to Zeus and Athena's mother Metis would overthrow Zeus' rule, so Zeus ate his first wife.
But not long after, he suffered from a splitting headache and ordered the god of fire to split open his brain. As a result, the goddess Athena was born from his brain.
Because Athena was not the male god mentioned in the curse but a beautiful goddess, and because Athena was born from his head, even though his power was very strong, the god Zeus still loved him very much and gave him his shield.
And in the future, my snake-haired head will be embedded on that very shield to intimidate His enemies.
"——HOW DARE YOU!"
He suddenly shouted at Poseidon in a voice that was almost deafening.
At the same time, a huge roar sounded, and a golden spear appeared out of thin air in one hand, emitting a dazzling golden light, and struck the hard ground heavily; the other hand held "that" shield, and the strong airflow blew my hair away. The threat of death made me almost forget how to breathe.
I didn't dare to move and even started to tremble. It was like the sky and the sun in the eyes of an ant. Maybe it was actually just the sole of a human shoe, but for the ant, it was the end of the road and there was no hope.
At this moment, Poseidon raised his lips indifferently and continued to add fuel to the fire, "I thought you didn't care at all."
He just said provocative words, but his eyes were full of vigilance, and at the same time he suddenly grabbed my arm.
I turned my head in horror to look at Him, only to see His jaw as sharp as a knife. Before I could even meet His gaze, I felt a powerful force that almost pulled and broke my arm.
Cold sweat suddenly flowed down my body. The severe pain left me no time to think about the terrifying atmosphere that was about to break out. I watched myself quickly soar into the air, getting farther and farther away from Athena in the temple in a white cloud.
At the same time, a burning gaze made it impossible for me to ignore it. I looked over subconsciously, and saw the goddess Athena holding a weapon and a shield, staring at me with her bright eyes.
My heart pumped rapidly.
Because I understood the movement of His lips, He was clearly calling out my name.
——Medusa.
*
“Wow—”
The huge impact of the waves brought me back to my senses quickly, but the next second, they rushed into my mouth and nose from all directions and swallowed me up.
Poseidon obviously didn't care about my life or death. He chose to take me away mostly to anger Athena.
It took him only a moment to get from the Temple of Athena to this sea area. From the thin air in the sky to the vast and turbulent deep sea, I felt like I had gone from deep suffocation to the brink of death.
Everything went dark before my eyes.
Then I started seeing strange things, warm and sparkling.
Oh...it's me.
In the picture, I was walking slowly on the beach not far from the temple, holding my shoes while the crimson sunset was still there. But suddenly, I stopped.
The handsome young man in the distance happened to look at me at this moment. His eyes first avoided and flickered, and then he suddenly showed me a warm and kind smile.
I was easily tempted by this small action, but I never dared to forget my duty. I just watched from a distance and never dared to get close.
But I will never forget that moment, the tingling feeling of the sand under my feet, the warmth of the sunset shining on my body, and my heart beating non-stop.
But in the end, a few children rushed towards me, looked at me with admiration and respect, and asked me for money. One of them secretly slipped me a piece of candy, hoping that I would ask the goddess Athena to bless her kitten to give birth smoothly.
I couldn't help but burst out laughing, then patted her head to comfort her.
While feeling around, I raised my head again to look for him, but later, no matter how hard I looked, I couldn't find any trace of him...
I felt like my cheeks were wet, but I was too weak to lift my hand to wipe them away, and they soon dried up and became ice-cold.
*
Amphitrite, the Queen of the Sea, finally waited for her husband's return, but when she heard that he came back with a beautiful woman in his arms and placed her in a place where pearl-producing clams lived, her face turned extremely pale.
She knew that her husband had many lovers outside, but this was the first time she was able to bring one back to the sea.
Thinking of this, she was filled with anger, holding the trident tightly in her hand, and immediately went to the place where He was hiding, intending to kill the woman.
When Amphitrite actually saw Medusa, this feeling of anger and pain became even more intense.
…She was so beautiful, no wonder He loved her so much that He couldn’t bear to leave her.
The woman in front of him was lying quietly in the sea clam and sleeping, as if she was really a bright pearl in the sea clam. Her skin was fair, and the curves of her body were revealed between the torn clothes. She was so beautiful that even Amphitrite felt ashamed of herself.
But what was strange was that the woman's brows were furrowed and her chest was rising and falling abnormally. Perhaps it was because she was not used to the underwater environment, or perhaps it was for some other reason. In any case, she looked as if she was having difficulty breathing.
Even if Amphitrite hadn't stabbed her, she might have died soon.
Not only that, there were obvious red marks on her face, and a trace of blood could be vaguely seen at the corner of her mouth. It seemed that she had suffered some injuries.
The trident, raised high, stopped in front of her, but did not pierce her body for a long time.
She hesitated.
However, before he could decide whether to retract his weapon, he heard a familiar voice ask calmly, "How did you find this place?"
Amphitrite was so frightened that she dropped her weapon. Seeing her husband appear, she was terrified but couldn't help but question him, "When you married me, you promised my father, Oceanus, the god of the ocean, that you would never break my heart!"
Thinking of the past, Amphitrite slowly shed tears. If it weren't for this promise, she would never have married a man who forced himself on her.
Poseidon's expression suddenly darkened. "Why do you always like to mention your father..."
At this point, He suddenly smiled and leaned close to her ear, whispering, "If it weren't for you having a father like this, do you think I would be so shameless as to ask for your hand in marriage?"
Amphitrite's eyes widened, but before she could digest the meaning of his words, she heard a more familiar voice.
"Father--"
Triton, the son of Poseidon and Amphitrite, appeared before them with his fish tail, interrupting the quarrel that was about to break out between them.
Seeing her tall and handsome son, Amphitrite finally calmed down.
"I'll wait for you at the palace."
After saying that, she picked up the trident in a daze and slowly swam away from here.
"Father, this girl doesn't seem to be used to the environment here, and she's injured. Why don't you let me take care of her for the time being?"
Poseidon glanced at his well-behaved son and sneered. He naturally knew what his son was planning.
However, as the god of the sea, there was no need for him to really break up with his wife, the daughter of the ocean god, so he waved his hand casually and left.
Triton looked at his parents leaving and breathed a sigh of relief.
But soon, the handsome mermaid swung his tail, looked down at the woman lying in the sea clam, crossed his arms, and said coldly and warily, "Stop pretending... You're awake now, right?"
After a long time, a pair of deep blue eyes slowly opened. Just one glance seemed to have the ability to captivate people, and almost attracted everyone who looked at these eyes.
She stood up at a loss like a pure baby, her white arms intentionally or unintentionally covering her proud curves, and looked at Triton timidly.
"I'm sorry, I didn't mean to do that. I was just too scared..."
"Boom——" Triton had already sentenced her in his heart at that moment.
He believed that the girl must be guilty of an unforgivable crime in the almost broken marriage between the God of the Sea and the Queen of the Sea.
Otherwise, why was his heart suddenly beating so fast?
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