Perseus Continued

"You didn't bring a gift? Child of Zeus, didn't bring a gift?" The king gasped. That was really low. Everyone knew Perseus was poor.

"I can get a gift!" He protested. The king smiled.

"Would perhaps, swear on the River Styx?" The king said. Swearing on the River Styx is the most serious oath you can make. If you break the promise, you're basically asking Hades and all his demons to kill you.

"Whatever! I swear." Everyone gasped.

You see, Perseus's fatal flaw was that he was quick to prove himself.

The king leaned forward. "Bring me... The head of Medusa." Everyone gasped. Medusa was not one to be reckoned with. They say, she can turn a man into stone.

~~~

Later, Perseus was off to try and cut off Medusa's head. His mother Danae was miserable, but he had to go.

Perseus received gifts from the gods; winged sandals, a helmet that made the wearer invisible, and a bronze shield.

He also received advice from Athena, saying to get the location of Medusa from the Gray Sisters, three immortal hags that shared their one eye and tooth.

Perseus became invisible with his helmet and stole their eye. He refused to give it back until they gave him the location of Medusa. Then, he threw the eye into a lake so the Gray Sisters had to go find it and wouldn't warn Medusa that he was coming.

Perseus arrived soon at Medusa's lair. On his way in, he began to see different statues. Of people.

So, the legend was right! Perseus thought through whimpers of fear. He crept into a clearing, where a sleeping form of a woman lay.

Perseus knew right away it was Medusa. He snuck up, about to cut off her head and be done with it, when she rolled over in her sleep.

Perseus almost gasped. Medusa was hideous. She was the most ugly thing Perseus had ever seen, but another thing made him gasp. Medusa was pregnant!

Perseus remembered how she had gotten a monster. Poseidon and Medusa were getting lovey in Athena's temple, and Athena turned her into a monster.      

Killing a monster is easy. Killing a pregnant monster? Perseus didn't have the heart to do that.

He let out a sigh, which was a mistake. He closed his eyes just in time for Medusa to open hers. Perseus swung down his sword, and Medusa's head rolled to the floor.

Still closing his eyes, Perseus picked up Medusa's head in a bag and flew off.

~~~

On the way home Perseus noticed a pretty woman chained to a rock in the middle of the sea.

"Why are you out here?" He asked. The woman sighed.

"My name is Andromeda. My parents were doofus's and the gods sent a sea monster to terroize my city. My parents thought I would make a good sacrifice."

"What if I killed this sea monster?" Perseus asked.

Andromeda smiled, but it faltered. "This sea monster is super dangerous. He'd kill you."

Perseus shrugged it off. "I have a secret weapon." The sea monster soon arrived, a pillar of terror about to slay Andromeda and Perseus.

"Close your eyes, Andromeda!" Perseus warned and took out the head of Medusa.



TO BE CONTINUED