066. Discovery
Perseus originally thought that Medusa only needed to be the goal and motivation in his heart. No matter whether she was good or evil, she was just a beautiful symbol for him who had lost everything.
However, after realizing the strong and persistent belief beneath her beautiful body, he suddenly found that he had been conquered by such a powerful woman without realizing it.
Over the past two years, in order to help Medusa and Hippocrates find a way for women to use contraception, Perseus often felt that he was just a tool. When they were extremely intimate, she was like a spirit who was good at bewitching people, making him willingly give everything.
And every time Medusa got what she wanted, she would turn around and push away the still-depressed Perseus, stand up barefoot and walk to the table, write down her current feelings with a pen and paper, and let the white water slowly meander down and drip to the ground.
At that moment he realized that he wanted to get more from her, not just the goal and motivation to survive, but... love.
However, Medusa was obviously not a woman who was nourished by love. She was completely different from Perseus.
The despicable sea god Poseidon deprived her of the ability to love - not love in the broad sense, but the narrow sense of love that Perseus longed for, the kind of feeling of falling in love with only one person in a lifetime.
Therefore, at this moment, she only focused on anything related to revenge and chose to close her heart.
Her determination, like an ant trying to shake a tree, was destined to be tragic and even involve sacrifice. Even when facing Perseus who brought her pleasure, she would feel happy because of the physical satisfaction, but this was not from the heart. She was just using a crazy and wanton way to relieve the pain in her heart.
However, Perseus was just an ordinary person for most of his life. He could understand but did not want Medusa to be immersed in such pain. He wanted her to be happy and wanted the person he loved to respond to him equally.
Perseus wanted a lot from Medusa, he wanted her gaze, her touch, her love and all of her, because he had already given everything he had to Medusa. No matter how much he suppressed his possessiveness, Perseus could not ignore the growing emotions.
If Medusa left him, Perseus would be like a broken man who could not see or touch and could never feel love again. He would feel heartbroken and terrified at the thought of such a possibility.
Therefore, Perseus was also very clear that it was precisely because Medusa was too important to him that he could no longer endure the second heavy blow given to him by fate. If Perseus lost her like he lost his mother Danae, he would definitely fall completely into the dark abyss.
Only those who have experienced loss will know that even if Perseus cannot get the good things he wants most, the current situation is already a privilege for him.
Therefore, even though Perseus realized that Medusa did not love him and was even using him, he still enjoyed it.
At this moment, Perseus looked at Medusa's pure and flawless sleeping face on the bed, carefully raised his hand, covered her with the quilt, and then gently stroked her cheek.
Just like now, as long as he could quietly watch over her and care for her, Perseus's thirsty heart would gradually be relieved and calmed.
Perhaps Perseus's actions tickled her, for Medusa frowned in her sleep, grabbed his hand, and held it tightly in her soft arms, unconsciously pouting her plump lips, as if she was very unhappy.
But Perseus chuckled knowingly, because she was still vivid before his eyes, and he felt a warmth spreading throughout his body.
Looking at her sleeping face, Perseus fell asleep unknowingly in such sad sweetness and happiness, and gradually fell into darkness.
…
Perseus felt his body slowly rising, passing through the cold and damp mist and clouds, and coming to an extremely bright and sacred place.
Although he had never actually been here, Perseus was very familiar with it.
Not far away was a huge golden throne, on which Perseus's rumored father was sitting solemnly, his eyes as sharp as a falcon staring at him intently.
This is Mount Olympus, where the gods live.
Perseus certainly knew what they had done in the past period of time, and he immediately had a bad feeling in his heart.
At this time, the powerful and sacred king of gods would most likely discover what he and Medusa were doing, but Perseus was just hoping for the best. He always felt that Zeus was busy and it might take a long time for him to discover it.
But I didn't expect it to happen so quickly.
"...My foolish son Perseus, what have you done to dare to go against my expectations and high hopes for you?!"
The powerful force almost penetrated Perseus' body. He felt a chill at first, and then a huge dull pain that gradually spread and intensified, raging inside his body.
Perseus could not support his body and fell heavily to his knees, with a line of blood slowly leaving the corner of his mouth.
To the King of Gods Zeus, Perseus was still weak. Even though he had treasures and power given by Zeus, it was still not worth mentioning to him.
"I, I..." Perseus almost gritted his teeth and squeezed out the words from his rough and dry throat bit by bit, "I don't know..."
“Boom—”
Suddenly, a violent roar was heard under the clouds of Mount Olympus. It was a loud thunder. In a place that Perseus could not see, the whole world was completely shrouded in rolling dark clouds. The waves and the clouds were surging, representing the thunderous wrath of the supreme god!
"I guided you to become the ruler of mankind and strengthen their faith in the gods. But after so much time, all you have done is to flatter that shameless and dissolute Medusa, allowing her to absorb the faith of all women..."
"This is a complete blasphemy and denial of the gods!"
The reason why Zeus was so angry was not only because of these, but also because the impact caused by Medusa had already become apparent.
Hera, who is in charge of marriage and childbirth, Athena, who protects women's childbirth, Artemis, who is in charge of midwifery, and Eileithyia, the goddess of midwifery, etc., these gods who have direct or indirect connection with childbirth were the first to notice the changes.
Athena, in particular, even went to Zeus to emphasize this twice, making the matter sound very serious.
But the Greek gods, especially the Olympian gods, were one. At first, the king of gods Zeus did not believe it and thought they were thinking too much.
But as time passed, even Zeus felt that an extremely weak force in his body was gradually disappearing.
Zeus, the king of gods, would never allow any person or god to threaten his position, so he angrily wanted to find the cause of the incident. As the king of gods, he quickly found the protagonist who caused this incident to happen - Medusa.
Zeus wanted to punish Medusa severely and make this lowly woman with such a lofty ambition pay the price!
But when he found out that his offspring Perseus, whom he must pay attention to, was also involved, he hesitated. The gods all knew how much he valued Perseus, but after this matter became known to the gods, Zeus would not only lose face, but would even be questioned.
It must be because Medusa was too beautiful and too cunning to deceive the son of the God King, which led to all this happening.
Of course, such a stupid Perseus has lost his usefulness to Zeus. After all, for Zeus, finding a human woman to give birth to his own offspring is a piece of cake. Perseus is not so irreplaceable.
As long as Perseus kills Medusa before the other gods discover the truth, Zeus will still be the wise king of Olympus, and his position will not be threatened.
Even if Perseus couldn't do it, Zeus could kill Medusa on his behalf. After all, she was just a mortal. He did this just to give him one last chance to atone for his sins.
However, even the king of gods Zeus couldn't help but wonder what means this woman named Medusa used to become the most beloved lover of his brother Poseidon, the god of the sea, and after leaving him, she was able to seduce his son to betray him.
"Kill Medusa and I will forgive you. Otherwise... I will do it myself."
Perseus gritted his teeth and tried hard to suppress the rejection from the bottom of his heart, because only in this way could he buy Medusa enough time.
He is willing to do anything for Medusa's safety!
But these gods are too powerful. Perseus must immediately find a way to save Medusa, even if he may pay with his own life!
"My dear father," Perseus said with great difficulty and pain, "To atone for my sins, I will definitely kill Medusa, this... vile woman..."
The God King Zeus was finally somewhat satisfied, but his voice was still cold and gloomy. "Perseus, you only have one day, otherwise... you will pay the price."
No! With only one day, there was no way Perseus could find a solution to this deadlock!
Seeing the panic and hesitation on Perseus' face, the King of Gods Zeus suddenly chuckled and stood up from his throne, showing his handsome body and majesty as the King of Gods.
He slowly walked to Perseus' side and grasped his hair tightly, forcing Perseus to raise his head painfully and look at him.
"It seems... you are indeed fascinated by this woman."
Zeus suddenly showed a meaningful smile on his face, "I want to see whether your knowledge is too shallow or she is really different from others."
“No…no!”
Perseus raised his head, his body struggling violently. He practically begged his nominal father, "Please believe me... my respected God King! I will definitely kill her within a day. There's really no need for you to do it yourself..."
But even though he said this, tears unconsciously welled up in his red eyes, betraying Perseus' true thoughts deep in his heart.
"It's too late, Perseus... but I do wonder what she tastes like."
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