068. Reunion
How powerful was the God King Zeus. Even though Perseus was holding the sickle of Knoros in his hand, Zeus with a gloomy face still dodged to the side and summoned his own weapon, the Thunder Staff.
The extremely sharp blade of the golden sickle destroyed the fragile house in an instant, but when she looked up, she noticed the changes in the sky.
The clouds in the darkness suddenly began to gather, rubbing against each other to produce a shining light, appearing and disappearing, ready to take off.
Medusa knew that they were discovered too early. Although she did a lot, it was still not enough to shake human beings' faith in gods, let alone the rule of the Olympian gods.
But she has no choice now. Not only that, she absolutely cannot let Zeus send down thunder, otherwise her revenge will be over before it even begins!
As Medusa attempted to resist Zeus's divine authority in the sky with the power of hope and her ant-like body, three golden rays of light rapidly approached from afar, enveloping her sacred and solitary figure. Witnessing the scene unfolding, the three elegant female deities suddenly spoke in unison, their voices profound and far-reaching, "Medusa, how dare you defy your fate and betray the great god!"
Medusa looked warily at the three goddesses who had suddenly appeared, but they turned to look at Zeus and said respectfully yet proudly, "Our esteemed father, the great god-king Zeus, please do not be angry. Medusa has embarked on a path that does not belong to her. The power of fate will punish her for overestimating her own abilities!"
After hearing what they said, even the ignorant Medusa realized their identities. She didn't expect that she had been looking for the three goddesses of fate for two years without any clues, and now they actually came to her door and wanted to kill her!
At this time, Perseus also felt the threat from the king of gods Zeus in the sky. At the same time, the sudden appearance of three goddesses made them surrounded by enemies, making this already difficult struggle even more difficult.
Perseus quickly came to the unarmed Medusa. At this moment, he raised the sickle with infinite power and made up his mind to try his best to protect her.
Even if it means being enemies with the entire Olympian clan, or even all the gods!
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Earlier, on the other side, Athena, the goddess of wisdom and war, had seen everything that was happening on the towering Mount Olympus.
He could never forget what Medusa had done. Even though she was as humble as an ant, Athena would occasionally pay attention to her actions. It was because of this that he realized Medusa's ambition and rebelliousness.
But even someone as powerful as Athena could not have imagined that the sickle in the hands of the humble demigod Perseus would actually be Kronos' weapon!
But, how was this possible?! How could this demigod brother, whom he had always looked down upon, a hybrid of human and god, have obtained this legendary and most powerful weapon?!
...This adds more variables to everything.
Fortunately, the goddess of wisdom Athena had already decided to make Medusa pay a terrible price. Seriously speaking, there was no profound reason. It all started simply because she could not tolerate a woman who was defiled by Poseidon, the god of the sea, serving as her priestess.
If it was someone else who defiled Medusa, Athena might not be so angry and would simply drive her away.
But Medusa was ultimately just an unlucky ant among the countless human beings in the world. As a priestess of the goddess of chastity, she was targeted by the despicable Poseidon.
As time passed, Athena failed in her rebellion against Zeus. Although she was still the supreme god of wisdom and war on the surface, she had to endure Zeus's vigilance and distrust. The disgust and anger gradually penetrated into her bones and were projected onto Medusa.
So, after discovering that she did not die according to her predetermined fate, Athena immediately instigated the three goddesses of fate, who had never appeared in the world, to take action.
As goddesses in charge of fate, nothing is more important than their duties. But who made Medusa defy both the gods and fate?
This was something that even the three goddesses of fate could not tolerate.
However, this was obviously not enough. Athena remembered that she had asked the messenger Hermes to tell the punished sea god Poseidon about Medusa's debauchery. Poseidon was about to complete the punishment. Perhaps after everything he had experienced, he would learn humility and be cautious in his words and deeds, and vent his anger on her.
So, Athena, who was once the most favored by Zeus, did not show up to help her father at this time, but quickly left Mount Olympus and came to Troy, where the sea god Poseidon was.
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The city of Troy.
Poseidon looked at the clouds rolling in the sky. Although he had lost his divine power as the god of the sea, he still keenly felt the abnormality, but he didn't know the reason.
Fortunately, they still have a small wall left. It won't be long before Poseidon and Apollo can rebuild the entire wall and restore their original strength.
Thinking of this, they moved faster.
But what surprised Poseidon and Apollo was that the city wall, which clearly still needed several days to complete, seemed to have its own consciousness at this moment. The huge bricks suddenly floated up one after another out of thin air and consciously came to the position where they were about to be fixed.
Apollo was incredulous. "Is there anyone helping us?"
No one can answer this question.
Finally, when the last brick was fixed on the city wall, the wind and clouds suddenly surged. Poseidon did not care about the strange situation happening in front of him. He looked at his dirty hands excitedly and greedily, closed his eyes, and felt the rapid return of power between heaven and earth!
With his clothes and hair fluttering, the handsome Apollo was also deeply moved. The gloomy and embarrassed him felt the power that belonged to him in his body at this moment. The next second, he returned to his original bright, sacred and noble appearance.
This was too long for Poseidon, the god of the sea. Although he didn't know who had helped them just now, he didn't care at all at this moment. During this short yet long time, Poseidon's mind was full of Medusa, and he just wanted to find her and ask her clearly.
Did she really betray him mercilessly, or was it as the messenger Hermes said, that she was forced by Athena to say such words to him?
Thinking of this, Poseidon's dark cloak suddenly shattered, and his body, which had regained its strength, slowly floated up. He held his breath and carefully searched the continent, trying to find this contradictory yet fatally charming woman.
Suddenly, Poseidon, the god of the sea, opened his eyes, his expression suddenly becoming grim. Apollo, the god of light, looked at his uncle with some confusion, "What's wrong? Why aren't you happy at all that you've regained your strength?"
But Poseidon was in no mood to answer Apollo's question at this moment. His eyes quickly looked in a certain direction, and then, under Apollo's confused and surprised gaze, he flew towards Corsica in a hurry.
Poseidon, the god of the sea, couldn't believe what he had just discovered. Medusa was standing against the powerful Zeus as if she was risking her life!
There was no doubt that there was no connection between Medusa and Zeus, but He knew them very well. For this to happen, something unimaginable must have happened...
It was most likely because of his failed rebellion against Zeus.
However, as a mortal, the only consequence for Medusa when facing Zeus is death!
Poseidon, the god of the sea, didn't care about the warning that Zeus had given him at this time. He immediately regretted it and no longer wanted to use his power and status to force her. Instead, he decided to take Medusa back to the vast ocean, to the safe area he ruled, and then let her tell him the truth willingly under his protection.
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Medusa felt that Perseus was protecting her behind him with his whole body tense, and she looked up at the sky that was already full of power, thinking quickly about how to deal with it.
As the second generation king of heaven, Kronos's weapon should be able to resist the wrath of Zeus' thunder and save them from disaster.
But they obviously could not resist four powerful gods at the same time, not to mention that more gods would likely attack them later.
So she was ready to fake their death at the moment of thunder and take Perseus away.
Their only choice now is to retreat temporarily, and then secretly encourage humans to expand their distrust of the gods, thereby further weakening them.
But at this moment, a whistling sound was heard, and several gods suddenly looked behind Medusa. When she turned her head subconsciously, there was a loud "bang", and an extremely familiar figure suddenly fell heavily, and the sharp eyes suddenly fell gently on Medusa.
He called her name softly, "Medusa..."
Realizing who was coming, Medusa immediately stiffened, her brain went almost blank, and her body trembled slightly.
Perseus saw the other party's identity clearly in the dim moonlight. In this desperate situation, he looked at all the gods in front of him with bloodshot eyes, and decided that he would make them pay the price even if it was for Medusa!
"I didn't expect you to finish your punishment so quickly, Poseidon."
The God King Zeus didn't feel the slightest bit of shame for having nearly touched his brother's ex-lover. Instead, he said expressionlessly, "Did you come here just to witness their deaths?"
Poseidon, the god of the sea, did not speak, but just looked deeply at Medusa.
The king of gods Zeus did not take it to heart, and the thunder that had been brewing in the sky for a long time became more and more frequent, as if it was about to make Medusa and Perseus pay the price.
"Medusa, you are wanton and shameless. As a priest, you betrayed the goddess Athena, and as a lover, you betrayed my brother Poseidon. Worse still, you have shaken humanity's faith in the gods and attempted to defy your own destiny. You deserve death!"
Medusa gritted her teeth and staggered, and only with the support of Perseus could she barely stand up.
"And Perseus, you, my lowly and foolish son, actually disobeyed my orders. You easily lost your faith and reason because of a woman like Medusa, and helped her to rebel against the gods!"
"If you still want my forgiveness, leave this woman immediately..."
Faced with Perseus who possessed Kronos' weapons, Zeus did not kill him completely, fearing that he would be forced into desperate measures, so he chose to give him a chance.
But at this moment, Medusa, who was clearly uneasy a second ago, gradually regained her composure. She took a deep breath, and then chuckled sarcastically in the silent and empty ruins.
"Zeus, the king of the gods, I have finally seen your majesty."
As she spoke, her eyes flickered towards Poseidon, the god of the sea, and her tone was filled with sorrow and pain, as if she wanted to express everything she had endured for a long time.
"Since I am wanton, dissolute, and shameless, why did you break into my room in the dark, hold me tightly in your arms, and kiss me eagerly on the lips?"
"Is it because I rejected you so harshly that you are so angry?"
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