Chapter 114 - Healing Medusa (1/2)

Back in the general area they first started at, away from the Cobra Gorgons, Theoric released Medusa's eyes so she could help guide them out.

Theoric- ”I know you aren't yet convinced of our good intentions and you still have your doubts, but I would like you to please remember what I can do for you should you choose to put your faith in me.”

Medusa who was thinking about making a possible escape was reminded of the hand he cured as she looked down at the smooth skin of her human hand.- ”Your right, I'll do anything you ask if you can turn me back.” she softly said while looking at her hand.

Theoric- ”All I ask is for you to keep an open mind and think before you act.” He then proceeded to tell Sigyn through the rings telepathy that he was on his way back.

Following Medusa out as best they could while blind, they began heading back the way they came and out the cave entrance.

Once Theoric smelled fresh air again. stepping back out, he turned towards Medusa- ”Thank you for showing us the way out, now I think it would be best if you let me cover your eyes again so we can find our way back to the boat and you don't accidentally kill our friends.”

Medusa- ”Are you sure? there could still be roaming Gorgons who, while nowhere near as strong as me, could still kill with a glance if you happen to lock eyes with them.”

”I was afraid of that, but we'll be careful,” he said while contacting Sigyn again to make sure she was okay and not to go using her eyes to look for anything that might be heading her way and just use her powers to defend herself.

Then with her permission, he covered her eyes and started heading to the coast while keeping his eyes down, passing the many statues once again on their way back.

When they neared the end however, Medusa froze when she heard the crashing waves, she never ventured anywhere near the edges of the island before, always too afraid that he would see her and come.

Theoric halted- ”Medusa? You don't have to be afraid, he'll be far too scared to come for you now that you've been cursed.”

Medusa shook as tears poured down her cheeks- ”Am I that ugly now?”

Theoric couldn't help but laugh before he got an elbow from Anna making him cough as he explained- ”Sorry for laughing, but even as a snake your quite beautiful my dear, I can only imagine what you looked like as a human, to answer your question no, no your not ugly, but you are powerful, so powerful in fact, the gods will likely die from your gaze.”

Medusa mouth hung open in shock- ”What!? Are you joking? Why would the gods give me power strong enough to kill themselves?”

Theoric rubbed his chin as he thought back to the carving at the front entrance to her lair- ”Why indeed? I have my suspicions though, and no my dear this is not a joke, in the end, it could simply be a mistake on their part or something more, all I know is that your gaze is extremely deadly to just about everything and the gods will not risk coming down and finding out whether or not they can survive it.”

Anna not wishing to be outdone when it came to knowing things added matter of factly- ”You know he might be on to something, you were likely placed on this island for a reason and like Theoric I can guess a thing or two, but the main point is, I don't think you were simply punished, I'm sure my mother had something else in mind, she even gave you a bow to defend yourself with that provides you with a never-ending supply of magically produced arrows every time you pull the string after all, and your fear of the sea was also likely calculated to prevent you from running, I don't know the reason why it had to be you, but it all does seem to click into place when you think about it.” she said thinking about everything that happened, already figuring out what the bow was with a simple glance and the knowledge on how she always had an arrow ready despite being on an island devoid of anything.

Medusa who was quietly listening didn't miss the word mother and was now seething with rage as she asked through gritted teeth- ”You said mother? Are you Athena's Daughter? I knew your scent seemed familiar, your presence, to think I almost forgot it... I WILL KILL YOU!” she said lunging in the direction of Anna only to be frozen in place by Theoric.

Medusa then broke down into tears- ”Why, why did your mother betray me? I gave her my everything.”

Anna who received a small shock from her unrestrained anger grew sad seeing her break down- ”I don't know why she did it, and while I can't comment on whether she was right or not, I do know she did wrong by you, and I'm sorry.”

Theoric sent some soothing healing aura towards Medusa to help calm her- ”I know this is a touchy subject, but remember what I asked of you, keep an open mind and think before you act, Anna is here to help you just like me, she isn't here to cause you any more pain, we only wish to help and fix the mistakes of the past while looking for better solutions for the future.”

After calming down they continued the rest of the way in silence, Medusa far too spent to give in to her fear of the ocean as Theoric placed them on the boat and quickly sailed far away until he felt safe enough to finally drop his guard and relax taking a much-needed rest.

Theoric who was grabbing a bite with the girls stopped Sigyn from taking food to Medusa- ”Sigyn hold off on that, in just a bit you and me are going to try and heal her, and it would probably be best if she doesn't have anything extra in her system when we do it.”

Once Theoric was done resting he guided Sigyn out onto the deck where Medusa was waiting still blindfolded.

He then formed a square energy room around them so they were completely cut off from the sounds of the outside world so as not to be disturbed and better relax Medusa who was barely getting by while on the boat as she concentrated on all the good things to help push her past the fear of the ocean.

The other girls patiently waited outside the structure with Anna wishing she could do more to help and thinking about whether or not her mother would be happy with what she was doing. She knew Athena likely had her reasons, but she was also confident with her own thinking and knew in her heart that what happened to Medusa was wrong and just hopped that her mother didn't have a good enough reason to do what she did.