004. Clam
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Goddess Athena slowly opened her eyes. Thinking of the evil deeds of Poseidon, the god of the sea, the anger in her heart could not be calmed for a long time.
At the same time, he was also very clear that Poseidon, the god of the sea, did it on purpose.
Even though he was her uncle, their strength was equal, and Athena was even slightly better, but his meanness still surprised the righteous Athena.
In fact, these two main gods on Mount Olympus had long been secretly in conflict over the right to protect Athens and other cities.
But this time, the conflict between the two became deeper, and Poseidon, the god of the sea, became angry and took revenge.
But Athena did not expect that he would actually run to his own temple and attack his own priests, and do such a filthy thing in front of his own statue.
Every minute and every second he stayed there, every movement and every interaction made the noble Athena ashamed to speak and too embarrassed to look.
And his priestess was not innocent either. Even though she was forced, she did not immediately sacrifice her life to make up for her loss of virginity. She even turned to Poseidon's arms, betraying his trust.
Athena didn't curse her out of concern for her uncle's remaining dignity and her own considerations.
Medusa was just an ant. Although disgusting, there was no need for the great goddess of wisdom, war, and art, Athena, to take personal action.
As long as He wants, there are many people willing to solve His troubles for Him.
No, it is not a trouble at all. It is just an eyesore. As long as you find a time and wipe it gently, it will be as clean as before.
But what really troubled Athena... was in her father's belly, originating from her mother.
It is also the curse, the curse that can overthrow the king of gods Zeus.
*
There are few secrets in the ocean, let alone Poseidon who does not hide his actions at all.
So the news that Poseidon, the god of the sea, brought back a land woman quickly spread.
A group of colorful marine creatures happened to pass by here. They stared blankly at the beauty leaning in the clam with their dull fish eyes, and opened their mouths foolishly to breathe. However, they were frightened by the woman's sudden awakening, and scattered in panic, creating beautiful splashes of water.
Triton took a deep breath. Even though he was deeply moved by the beauty of the girl in front of him, he was restrained and calm. Triton never forgot his identity or the purpose of coming to "take care" of her. He asked without changing his expression.
"Who are you and why did my father bring you back?"
A trace of sadness flowed through the eyes of the girl before her, and her eyes were slightly red. "I was originally a priestess of the goddess Athena, but the great sea god took possession of me. The goddess Athena was very angry about this and almost cursed me."
"Fortunately, the Sea God had mercy on me. He saved me and brought me here... However, I absolutely did not intend to destroy the marriage between the Sea God and the Sea Queen. I just... had nowhere else to go."
Hearing her say this, Triton quickly understood and couldn't help but sigh in his heart.
...A priestess of Athena must have been a respected woman. If it weren't for her father, how could she have ended up here in such a miserable state?
As the son of Poseidon, how could he not know how passionate and violent his father was.
Hearing that she was even covering up for her father, he couldn't help but raise his finger and point at Medusa's cheek, frowning and revealing the truth, "Pity? These wounds can't be left by the goddess Athena, right?"
"..." The scarred beautiful girl turned her head away unnaturally, and finally just shook her head silently.
Inexplicably, the red marks on the fair skin stung his eyes. He already hated his father's neglect of his mother. When he thought about the harm his father had brought to the girl in front of him, a hidden anger slowly ignited in Triton's heart.
However, Poseidon was his father after all, and the ruler of the ocean god, so he finally just sighed secretly, "You stay here for now, I will do my best to keep you away from my father."
"By the way, what's your name?"
The girl in front of him was slightly stunned, her blue eyes looking deeply at him. At the same time, she bit her pale but plump lips with her white teeth, a little at a loss, and lowered her head with a complicated expression.
After a long time, she quietly raised her eyes and looked at him again. Her long eyelashes trembled slightly, and her plump lips slowly curved up to a beautiful degree, showing him a touching smile that went straight to the bottom of her eyes.
"--Thank you. You are the first god who cares about my name."
Her tone was inexplicably uncomfortable, and even made Triton feel a little guilty, because he didn't care about the name of his father's mistress, he just asked casually.
But it was precisely this question that made him feel as if he was the whole world in the eyes of this poor girl.
Triton's Adam's apple rolled uncomfortably up and down, and he suddenly remembered that on his way here, he heard a small fish passing by describe her in this way.
The beauty sleeping peacefully in the clam.
The beauty in the clam is like a dazzling pearl in the sea clam. Even if it is scarred and hidden in the mud, its beautiful light cannot be ignored.
——It is indeed very appropriate.
"So…what's your name?"
This time, Triton asked more seriously.
Her eyes sparkled with a soft light, and her delicate voice trembled, like a beautiful flower blooming in the early morning dew.
"My name is...Medusa."
*
It was not until the annoying mermaid disappeared from my sight that the disgusting hypocrisy in my eyes slowly dissipated.
I have always hated the way men look at me. Even though I am a respected priest, those greedy gazes are never concealed and still make me feel offended and uncomfortable.
It’s just that mortals don’t dare to offend gods, so no one dares to hurt me.
Even though Terry was much better than those guys before, and there was more admiration in his eyes, I still felt embarrassed.
Because of him, and because of me.
I have indeed become the shameless woman that the goddess Athena described.
But at this moment, I will no longer feel ashamed of other people's accusations.
Now I have nothing. Not only do I have no power and authority, but I am also burdened with the stigma of betraying the goddess Athena, and I am living in the territory of the sea god who hurt me.
All I have is my beauty and my scheming. However, in terms of beauty, although I can be considered quite beautiful among humans, I cannot compare with Aphrodite, the goddess of love and beauty, who is said to be the most beautiful. In terms of scheming, it is even more impossible for me to surpass Athena, the goddess of wisdom.
The moment I was possessed by Poseidon, the god of the sea, I knew that my life had changed. If I continued to follow the terrible future I saw, I would be destined to decay and die like a withered flower.
However, I will never accept such a ridiculous and tragic fate.
I don't want to be a withered flower. I want to bloom beautifully forever, even if I have to fight against these high-sounding gods with a mortal body, even if I am trapped in the swamp of revenge and can no longer feel real happiness.
But only when I think of my revenge, which is like a moth to a flame, can I feel a little joy from the sadness, as if only revenge can make the rest of my life have some meaning.
Of course, I can't do all this by my own strength. The only ones I can use now are Poseidon, the god of the sea, and Triton, the son of Poseidon, who comes to take care of me.
So, I am willing to sell my beauty and looks.
Thinking of this, I found a comfortable position again and lay in the gorgeous clam shell with strange patterns.
Even if fish and other creatures I didn't know swam by, or even stopped for a long time to look at me and whisper, I was too lazy to pay attention and let them stare at my body.
None of this matters to me at all.
The slightest movement would still cause my arms to ache from Poseidon's pulling, and other parts of my body weren't much better either. But the strange thing was that I thought I would die if I fell into the deep sea, but I didn't expect that I could stay at the bottom of the sea without dying from suffocation.
I am not immortal, and I am even an orphan who does not know my biological parents. I was just lucky enough to be adopted and became a priest.
But since I can still come this far after going through all this, it means that I am not destined to die, and even my revenge plan is not completely impossible.
Therefore, I must rest and recuperate well. Only when I am strong enough can I deal the most fatal blow to my enemy.
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