007. Premonition
That night, under the dark seabed illuminated by the moonlight, even the marine creatures accustomed to the dimness had fallen into hibernation.
My short sleep was once again tortured by nightmares, and I was always in a daze between half asleep and half awake.
In addition to my usual tragic fate, I also dreamed of Him in my dream. I dreamed of the broad, rough palms of Poseidon, the god of the sea, and his slender, exploratory fingers. His thin lips were vaguely attached to my most vulnerable spot, and his sharp teeth easily pierced my skin, but the scarlet blood quickly dissipated in the sea water and disappeared.
He was chasing me from behind like a ferocious hyena. No matter how much I wanted to escape, He was like a hunter teasing his prey. He watched me struggle to escape, but the moment I got a chance, He attacked and tore me to pieces.
He is indeed a conquering ruler of the sea, and if I put aside my pride and hatred, I can derive from Him an indescribable joy.
But I just can't do it.
“Wake up… wake up!”
Finally, the sound in my ear was too real and finally woke me up completely from my sleep.
I suddenly opened my eyes, and a dark shadow blocked all my vision. When I squinted my eyes in surprise and saw the other person clearly, I was shocked.
Just when I subconsciously wanted to scream, the other party immediately covered my mouth tightly and stared at me with eyes wide open, signaling me to be quiet.
It’s the monster that suddenly appeared in front of me last time!
I remember it was called Phorcys, and on the surface at least, it seemed to be quite respected by Poseidon, the god of the sea.
But why is it here?
Phorcys looked at me with eyes full of sadness. It didn't seem like he came here to hurt me. His scaly hands stretched out to me tentatively, but he withdrew hesitantly under my vigilant gaze.
Perhaps it finally remembered the purpose of coming to see me, and finally, it spoke in a whimpering tone.
"My poor child, the great sea god Poseidon is not at sea right now. Come with me and leave here. Live your ordinary life. Only in this way can you truly escape your fate..."
I was shocked. Remembering the last time, it yelled at me to leave. I tried to calm down and asked, "Who are you?"
This ugly Phorcys suddenly looked at me with a nostalgic look, his lips trembling slightly with excitement, "You are so beautiful, you are even more beautiful than your mother..."
It seemed as if it had thought of something, and its tone changed, with helplessness and sadness, "Perhaps, this is retribution."
“…”
I seemed to understand something, my heart suddenly stopped beating, and I couldn't help but start observing it carefully.
Although it has snake hair and fish tail, the snake head on its head even hissed at me, and the sharp fins on its arms looked like weapons, but if you look closely, you can still barely see its former heroism and demeanor from its slightly old face.
But even so, I didn't dare to think about that possibility.
I gritted my teeth and took a deep breath, "I don't care who you are, but I'm not leaving here."
"No!" It widened its dark eyes, bared its sharp teeth, and revealed its terrifying monster side. "Don't even think you can take revenge on these hypocritical gods with your mortal body! Poseidon, the god of the sea, might kill you with his unpredictable mood!"
"My child, although I have hurt your mother, I do not want to see you get hurt! The reason you can see your future fate is precisely because I do not want you to participate in the meaningless struggle of the gods."
"Listen to me, you can't defeat them. Only by staying away from all this can you achieve lasting peace..."
"—Have you said enough?"
I understood what it said and interrupted it with a sneer, "I thought you were something good, but it turns out you're just like them."
"My child!" it said anxiously, "I can explain your mother's affairs later, but you have not inherited my immortality and power. If you don't leave now, it will be too late!"
"I won't leave."
The undercurrent on the seabed began to grow stronger, and my hair was floating in the water in a mess. But at this moment, I just stared at it calmly and said word by word, "Unless they get what they deserve."
*
Triton originally didn't want to come to see Medusa, but no matter how well he prepared himself mentally, as time passed, he became more and more uneasy and uncomfortable.
Would Medusa miss him? Would she be disappointed in herself? Would she always be waiting for him?
…
Triton didn't know what Medusa was thinking, but he knew very well that he wanted to see her very much, even though they had just parted yesterday.
Amphitrite, the Queen of the Sea, seemed to notice her son's absent-mindedness. Thinking of the "beauty in the clam" that everyone talked about, she sighed and asked, "Triton, aren't you going to take care of her today?"
Perhaps the Queen's question gave Triton an excuse. He suddenly raised his head, his eyes shining brightly, and his tail swayed rapidly in the water. "Mother, I'll be there right away!"
Seeing Triton about to leave, Amphitrite, Queen of the Sea, called out to him, "Wait a moment, my child..."
Triton reluctantly stopped walking away and turned to look at his mother in confusion.
"Triton, that woman is so beautiful that I can't bring myself to kill her. But I have a bad feeling that if I don't kill her, your father will definitely be taken away by this woman."
The anticipation and joy on Triton's face suddenly froze, and the smile on his face slowly faded. "...Mother, what do you want to say?"
"The last time I had this premonition was when I was still a sea fairy. I dreamed that a domineering man chased me to the end of the ocean. Not long after, I was abducted by your real father and married as his own."
"So this time, I firmly believe in my premonition."
Triton looked at his mother in disbelief, a look of despair on his face.
"My child! So for your mother's happiness and peace, please... kill her for me!"
*
The great Zeus controls the dominion of the heavens, even the weather.
The rain was drizzling down, and the strong wind made the sea dark and hazy, with turbulent waves and clouds.
Triton came to Medusa's temporary residence in a depressed mood, but before he saw Medusa, whom he wanted to meet but was afraid to meet, he saw a familiar figure leaving here quickly.
It is Phorcys, the primordial sea god.
However, before he could figure out why it appeared here, he saw Medusa not far away.
She raised her head slightly and looked at the dark and turbid sea above. Although her face was expressionless, Triton felt that her heart was being pulled.
As if she had noticed Triton's gaze, Medusa turned her head, pursed her lips, and looked calmly, her eyes meeting his.
Those were truly a pair of extremely moving eyes, but their original brilliance had disappeared, and they were filled with a sense of sadness.
"Medusa?"
Her eyelashes trembled suddenly, and then slowly drooped, "Triton, why are you here?"
Triton opened his mouth, but when he thought of the reason for coming here, he suddenly felt as if he was on the edge of an abyss, and his whole body froze. "I, I..."
Medusa didn't seem to care about his answer and suddenly asked casually, "By the way, who was that mermaid who just passed by?"
"Uh." Terry was stunned. "That's not a mermaid. It's a god who once represented the wrath of the sea."
"Oh..." She nodded, not quite understanding. "The former Sea God, so what about now?"
"Now?" Triton didn't understand why she asked, but he did his best to tell Medusa everything she wanted to know. "Phorcys only represents a portion of the ocean, and the current god of the sea is my father, Poseidon. Naturally, its power has declined."
"And his wife?"
"His wife is Keto, who represents the dangers of the sea and is also a sea god from the past."
"Then their children should all be immortal, right?"
"That's right."
"I see... Thank you, Triton."
Medusa smiled at him very reluctantly, but she was obviously not in a good mood, and the two soon fell into silence again.
Triton's gaze was always on her. He wanted to comfort her, but he didn't know why she was sad or what to say.
However, Medusa was much more powerful than Triton had imagined, and she adjusted her mood quickly because Medusa had not forgotten the purpose of her stay.
She sighed first, trying to hide the strangeness of her previous questions. "It turns out that everyone is so powerful, only I am fragile and useless. I might as well die early."
Triton frowned and snapped, "Don't say that!"
Seeing Medusa staring at him blankly, Triton realized how strange his words were. It seemed as if he was almost revealing all the hidden love in his heart.
But the funny thing is that I was so cowardly that I couldn’t even say no to my mother’s request!
He was forced to kill his father's lover, who was also the human girl he loved!
For a moment, even through the deep sea, he seemed to hear the lightning and thunder in the sky thousands of meters above.
He wished that the thunder could kill him so that he wouldn't have to drift in this deep sea of pain and contradiction, and wouldn't have to make that painful choice.
Even though Triton already knew the answer in his heart, his love had already become surging without him realizing it.
If he becomes...
If Medusa was...
if--
But suddenly, the beautiful girl in front of him couldn't help but laugh lightly, as if his stupidity and struggle from nowhere amused her, and the corners of her mouth couldn't help but rise.
"Okay..." She stretched out her hand, and her small and soft hand suddenly placed on his lower abdomen. Triton's breathing suddenly stopped, and the place where it touched her palm was so hot that it was almost burning.
But she seemed oblivious to the torture Triton was suffering. She only looked at him seriously with her charming, beautiful, yet innocent eyes. "As long as you say it, I agree to it."
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