015. Help
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Poseidon brought Medusa to his palace. As the residence of the god of the sea, it was more luxurious and magnificent than any other palace she had seen before. It was obviously the real palace of the main god.
The beautiful nymphs smiled and saluted the ruler of the ocean, but when they looked at Medusa, their eyes were more inquiring and contemptuous. However, Medusa did not care. She just followed Poseidon slowly, pretending not to notice anything.
He swam very fast in front and didn't care whether the exhausted Medusa could keep up with him. For him, no matter how beautiful a woman was, she could not stop him from moving forward.
Poseidon, the god of the sea, slowly sat on his magnificent throne and looked down at everyone present. But at this moment, his eyes casually swept over Medusa, who was left at the palace gate and swimming slowly, arriving late. Her dark purple hair and pure white clothes were floating on the waves.
She never begged for His help, but just swam slowly, letting the current mess up her clothes that barely covered her body, and her light sleeves and skirt swayed up and down, dancing gracefully.
Under the ruthless ravages of fate, even though she had already accepted her fate in front of Poseidon, the god of the sea, her deep blue eyes were still flashing with a faint light. Although it was hidden deeper, it seemed as if it would never go out.
Even though Poseidon hated this kind of look the most, because it would make a woman who should have been the same become different; and he rarely saw such a look, because above humans and gods, fate always dominated everything.
All people and gods who have experienced the arrangements of fate will eventually succumb.
She...Medusa.
Why should a mortal being who is not even as good as a little nymph be any different?!
But Poseidon had to admit sincerely that compared to the quiet and obedient nymphs who served him, or perhaps because of the amorous Poseidon's fickleness, this Medusa was dynamic and unique, and more vivid and beautiful...
"laugh."
But soon, Poseidon shifted his gaze away from her and couldn't help but sneer softly, causing all the nymphs to look at him in confusion and fear, fearing that they had not done something well enough.
But in the end, He said nothing. He just waved His strong arms nonchalantly, then stood up and left, heading to His residence deep in the palace.
And when He completely disappeared, almost in an instant, all the eyes of the sea nymphs were focused on Medusa.
Medusa originally wanted to find a place to stay here, but the nymphs blocked her way and said contemptuously, "This is the palace of His Majesty Poseidon, the god of the sea. You cannot trespass!"
She looked towards the depths of the palace where Poseidon had disappeared. Although he had promised her to serve here during his happy times, she did not show any intention of using this as an excuse when looking at the unyielding nymphs in front of her.
Although these nymphs are also so-called gods, Medusa feels that they are not much happier than humans.
Although they are immortal, they will still die, and their fate always controls them. They can either simply follow and serve the gods, or choose to become the mother of the gods' children. In worse cases, they may be degraded into ugly and terrifying monsters after doing something wrong.
Medusa even felt that, apart from her status not being as high as some noble nymphs, they were similar in many ways.
She could not feel any dissatisfaction with their behavior. At the same time, Medusa also hoped to take this opportunity to make him feel his own capriciousness as she had thought before, so that he would want to tame himself more seriously, even if he might suffer more terrible torture and pain.
But as long as she doesn't truly surrender, as long as there is a glimmer of chance for revenge, she is willing to go on no matter how scary and uncertain the road ahead is.
Therefore, Medusa simply nodded calmly, easily accepting the other party's expulsion, "Okay."
After saying that, she turned around and left without hesitation, heading towards the place where the sea clams had lived before.
*
At this time, Triton was distracted because Medusa was suddenly taken away by her father. He didn't know where she went, let alone what she was doing.
But rather than not knowing, it’s more like Triton doesn’t want to think about it.
At this time, he just stayed by his mother's side, constantly comforting her who was in great pain, telling her that what her father had said before was not what she thought, and that she was overthinking it.
But when Triton looked at the deep blue sea outside the palace, he didn't believe what he said.
After an unknown amount of time, when Triton finally calmed his mother down, Amphitrite, the Queen of the Sea, suddenly moved, and looked up into the distance with a complicated expression.
“It’s Him. He’s back.”
Thinking that Medusa was taken away by her father, Triton immediately swam to the outside of the palace and looked over.
From a distance, one could see the disheveled and fragile Medusa slowly sinking from the sea. Unlike the swift swimming of Poseidon, the god of the sea, she seemed like a bird without wings, falling powerlessly from the sky.
But Triton was powerless and could only watch Medusa move in the direction of her father and head towards the palace where he lived.
…
But just when he was feeling sad, Triton noticed that the pure and flawless figure was leaving in the opposite direction.
Triton's originally lost heart suddenly began to beat again, and he couldn't help but happily swing his beautiful fish tail and swim towards her.
*
I rested in this huge, soft sea clam, quietly wondering how Poseidon, the god of the sea, would deal with my capriciousness in the future.
I will not be afraid of any pain He brings me, because I have already prepared myself mentally for His punishment. However, it stands to reason that the expulsion of the nymphs from His palace when I left was not entirely my fault.
No one really likes pain. Ultimately, I hope to suffer as little as possible, and I also feel that God should not torture me too much for this.
In fact, I am more afraid of His indifference.
Because this means that Poseidon, the god of the sea, regards me as nothing and does not care about my coming and going. That means that all the pain I have suffered before has no place to go, which almost means that my hope of revenge is slim.
But what better solution can a mere ant like me have?
Will Pontus really help me as Phorcys said?
At this moment, I can only destroy myself like a moth to a flame in a fragile manner, in the hope that these gods who hurt me will pay a small price.
“—Medusa!”
Suddenly, a familiar voice interrupted my thoughts. I stood up and looked in the direction of the voice. Sure enough, I saw Triton with a human body and a fish tail appearing in front of me eagerly, and looking at me deeply.
At this moment, I still remember that he told my sad story to his mother and all the nymphs present, saying that I was inferior or arrogant. Even though he might have done so with good intentions, I could not tolerate his condescending attempt to save me.
I will try my best to climb out of this filthy quagmire, no matter how difficult it is.
But I know deeply that I still need Triton at this time. As one of the few cards in my hand, he is the help that I cannot lose no matter what.
So, I buried all my resentment in my heart and gave him a faint smile.
Perhaps because I wasn't as enthusiastic as before, Triton seemed at a loss. But in the end, he lowered his head helplessly and said with a guilty conscience, "I'm sorry, I... couldn't protect you."
I didn't respond to this. Triton must have known that his father, Poseidon, the god of the sea, could hear his every word, but he still said such ambiguous words.
Yes, his father would not really kill his own offspring, but no matter how I answer, it will not end well.
So, I suddenly changed the subject and said, "Come to think of it, I've never had enough time or opportunity to appreciate this beautiful ocean."
Triton's words were filled with urgency and anticipation. "Then let me take you out to relax!"
Hearing Triton say this, I slowly shook my head and said, "No, your father will misunderstand us."
Triton seemed very surprised by this answer. His tail wagged helplessly and he just stared at me in a daze.
"Triton, just tell me about the wonders of the ocean, and I can go see them for myself when the time comes."
"...Triton?"
"Oh." Triton suddenly came back to his senses. After a moment of trance, he lowered his eyes with a complicated expression, "You're right, it's better for you to go and see for yourself."
"Well, this sea is so beautiful, I don't think there will be any danger."
"No!" He suddenly frowned and said sternly, "Some places are truly dangerous. As a mortal, you must never go there!"
"I..." He paused for a moment, then took a deep breath, "Even if I could ask a nymph to accompany you, that would be great."
"Dangerous?" I frowned and asked in a puzzled manner, "Which places are more dangerous?"
"For example, there's a terrifying sea monster in the southeast of the ocean. That's relatively far away, and you probably wouldn't go that far."
"And in the middle of the ocean, right that way."
Triton pointed in that direction and said, "After passing this submarine plain, there's a very deep trench. There's an undercurrent surging deep in the trench. If you're not careful, you might get swept in!"
"The trench?" I said, seeming to be somewhat interested. "Is that the deepest part of the ocean?"
"Yes...so it's very dangerous there, you must not go there."
My smile grew more genuine. "Thanks for the reminder, Triton."
"I will never go to such a horrible place."
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