"Y-you can't?" Medusa blankly muttered, 'Then what was that all about for?'
Medusa teared up a bit after processing his words. Both anger and disappointment suddenly filled her. She was angry at Kisuke for giving her false hope, but more than anything, she angry and disappointed in herself for grabbing that hope, 'I already knew that the result will be like this, but hearing their voices again after a long time made me so happy that I became desperate...'
"Now, now. Don't go crying on me now~. I not that bad to give you false hope. I only do that on my enemies~." Kisuke took out and spread his fan to cover his smiling face.
"W-what do you mean?" A bit of hope returned, but Medusa already learned her lesson so she suppressed it.
"Technically, I can let you talk to them, but to do that, I have to forcefully wake them up from their dormant state and it wouldn't do any good for them... Or do you want to go with this?"
"No!" An immediate answer from Medusa. The safety of her older sisters is her top priority. She already failed once and didn't want it for the second time. "Please don't do it..."
"Well... It's not like that's your only choice~." Kisuke chuckled as he closes his fan.
"Huh?"
Without waiting for her to respond further, Kisuke suddenly thrust his fan towards Medusa's forehead and said, "I expect your full cooperation after this~."
Medusa wanted to dodge but found herself locked in place, 'What!?' The moment his fan touched her forehead, she lost consciousness after hearing his last words, 'What cooperation!? I won't do everything for you!'
Kisuke caught the falling Medusa and delivered her to her room. Kisuke calculated that she'll wake up in the morning, but still put up the barrier for security.
"How is she?" Yoruichi approached him after he exited the room.
"She's having a good dream right now~. We'll be going out tomorrow with her. Let's see if they can still find her while moving around."
"And your real intention?"
"Shopping for souvenirs ~. I can't go home empty-handed."
"You also have to find something to appease Sona-chan."
"Ugh... Now that you mention it..."
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Medusa woke up in a cold dark space floating, 'Where is this? What did that guy do to me...?' She started moving around to inspect her body. Medusa notices that she isn't wearing any article of clothing and instinctively covered her private parts, 'What's going on!?'
She then finally noticed that she doesn't have a blindfold and her jewel-like purple eyes with rectangular pupils were revealed, '!?' She touches her face to make sure that her blindfold isn't really there and started panicking after confirming it.
She didn't have time to think of what's going on as a dot of light appeared at a distance. For the first time in countless years, she saw light.
Normally, she would panic more at this sight as there might be other people in this place due to the existence of that light.
But that golden light is giving her a very warm feeling. A feeling that she already forgot. Without her notice, she started to float towards the direction of the light and as she near it, the warm feeling is getting stronger as the sense of nostalgia started to assault her.
Memories of the past started surfacing in her mind and she felt like she has returned to her childhood where she living a carefree life with her sisters.
Although she's always been bullied by her older sisters, those times are the happiest for her. And even after a certain goddess cursed her existence, their company became her only harbor of peace.
As she gets near, her surroundings started to change and it became a certain place she and her sisters were exiled, the Shapeless Isle. On the tiny island, there were only the ruins of a temple, the sound of crashing waves and the beautiful blue sky. There were no bountiful forests or loving animals. This is the place where the three sisters lived in tranquility after the youngest was cursed.
Yet Medusa's focus wasn't on the scenery but on the middle of the island where there are two figures lying down, side by side, with their hands intertwined and a golden orb giving off a warm golden light between them. The two figures are little girls of around 130cm tall wearing a white gothic dress. Both of them has the same color as Medusa's hair, glossy purple.
"E-elder... sisters..." Medusa muttered, stunned at the two's appearance. A second later, she bolted into a run towards the lying figures but was stopped when an invisible wall 3 meters away from her elder sisters rebounded her away.
"Elder sisters!" Medusa stood up again and went to the invisible wall to try and breach it but failed. She used everything she had to break it but every single one of her methods failed, "Elder sister Stheno! Elder sister Euryale!" Medusa started banging the wall out of frustration until she suddenly remembered Kisuke's words, 'Technically, I can let you talk to them, but to do that, I have to forcefully wake them up from their dormant state and it wouldn't do any good for them... Or do you want to go with this?'
Medusa's mind cleared up after recalling it. She slumped down to her knees with tears running down on her cheeks. This isn't tears due to her being unable to talk to them, but tears of happiness because of their presence, 'I see... So that's how is it...' Relief overtook her as she lost her strength and lay down on her back to look at the blue sky. Peacefulness which she hadn't felt for a while came.
The first time she heard their voices when the Pursues Clan chases after her, she thought that it was just her hallucination due to being in a near-death situation. But when she felt their power filling her, she had a conjecture that it's their last will, not believing that they are still 'alive'.
Even when she heard about the two souls inside her being saved by Kisuke, from the bottom of her heart... she didn't believe that they are her elder sisters. Nevertheless, Medusa thank him as she firmly believes that he save the last will of her sisters.
After seeing this, however, she has no doubts that it's really her sisters due to the existence of the golden orb that they are protecting. That orb is very familiar to her. It's her Divine Core which is the source of her divinity and misfortune. It's a flawless golden orb, but she knew that it could be dyed with corruption instantly.
Her sisters sacrificed themselves to seal the 'Gorgon'. She finally understood why did they allow her to eat them.
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Medusa woke up with the sun shining through her window. She slowly sat up and heaved a sigh. After having that 'dream' last night, everything feels light. All her worries seem so insignificant. Her outlook on life also changed, instead of surviving just for her not to experience that 'hell', she now wanted to survive to find a way to be together with her sisters again. An impossible wish in the past.
Medusa waited for a few moments before standing up. She noticed that although the same barrier from yesterday is up, the door and windows of the room are unlocked. If she wanted to, she could escape right now, 'Is he really that confident that I wouldn't escape?'
Medusa got tempted to escape just because she didn't want to go with his expectations and see how would his face look like, but brushed that thought as she really needs his help for her sisters. But imagining that kind of scenario makes her feel kind of giddy. Obviously, it's Kisuke bad influence.
Opening the door, she was welcomed by Kisuke's cheeky grin, "Good morning~. How was last night~?"
Medusa wanted to get angry, but she recalled her 'dream', for the first time, she smiled gently at Kisuke, "It was wonderful, thank you."
Kisuke was a little bit shocked at her response, but recovered immediately and smile again, this time without the cheekiness he had earlier, "That's great. Come here and have breakfast. We will be going out later."
Medusa followed his steps towards the dining table and curiously asked, "Going out later? Where will we go?" She has mixed feelings about going out as her enemies are still searching for her. She can finally be sure that the pendant that he gave her earlier is working as he described.
"Since I won't be here for too long, I want to explore as much as I can. And besides, I want to know if they have other ways to track you outside of your energy signatures."
They arrived at the dining area and the people of the house greeted Medusa. They noticed that her complexion and demeanor is a lot better than yesterday.
They ate their light breakfast and the four, Kisuke, Yoruichi, Claire, and Medusa went out soon after.
Kisuke helped Medusa disguise using illusion magic. Now her knee-length hair is dyed black tied in a ponytail while wearing a black turtle neck and gray pants. As for the blindfold, Kisuke did extra care for it with illusion magic, adding normal eyes on her face. Her temporary eyes match her hair and it moves depending on her focus, but to those observant people, it'll still feel a bit inorganic, so Kisuke gave her a large sunglasses to cover it.
Once they were out of the house, Medusa couldn't help but look around due to nervousness. This is the first time she has gone out openly.
"You don't have to be worried. We'll just be going around today. If someone else managed to see through your disguise, we'll be escaping immediately." Kisuke said after he noticed that she kept looking around making her more conspicuous. He's currently carrying Claire on his shoulders while she points at all sort of things that catches her attention.
Medusa nodded meekly and reduces her frequency of looking around. Kisuke understood that she wouldn't be able to completely lay down her worries and just let her do what she wants.
They went around for the whole day and the only one who didn't enjoy their trip is Medusa as Kisuke and Yoruichi kept going to the places where a member of Perseus Clan is searching. Every time they would come across one, Medusa would always tighten her muscles and get ready for combat resulting in her not being able to enjoy the air outside. Doing this multiple times tire her out more than battling itself.
They went back when the sun started setting. On the way, Kisuke commented, "I guess they can't find you with this much concealment."
"I guess not... But it won't be for too long." Medusa replied as she looks down.
"Won't be for too long... is it? Do you know how else they could find you?" Kisuke continued walking as he asks.
"As long as a God interferes, they would easily find me no matter how much you hide my existence." Medusa smiled wryly. It's only a matter of time when a certain Goddess gets bored.
"I see... As long you're tied up, you can't escape..." Kisuke muttered.
Medusa stopped walking and look at Kisuke in shock, "You...!"
"Alright, let's stop talking about this. Even I wouldn't be able to do something about it right now..." Kisuke also stopped walking and faced her.
"So you knew... Right... Nothing can be done about it... Unless a miracle happens..." Medusa looked down and smiled in defeat.
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"So if you want something from me, make it fast. I can't stay with you forever... I just want a single thing from you..."
"Continual safety of those souls?"
"Yes..."
Kisuke suddenly smiled and replied, "Okay~."
Medusa sighed in relief at his answer and thought, 'Should I reveal my true identity to them?... No... It's isn't necessary. I'll only be a passing figure in their life. No need to complicate it. As long as my sisters are safe, everything is fine.'
Medusa then would spend and experience the most peaceful times of her life after her battle with the original Perseus for a few days. She would learn a bunch of things like cooking and sewing. And in that time frame, she will discover some hobbies that can bring joy to her.
First is riding bicycles. After overcoming the initial fear of being discovered by roaming around outside, she started to enjoy riding bicycles and would do it for an hour or two every day. The second is reading. Kisuke gave her some novels to pass time while he examines her by injecting his own Reiatsu-Ki and getting some blood and tissue samples. And the last one would be alcohol. Every night, she would go down drunk. Truly enjoying her life to the fullest.
The most thing she is thankful for, however, is that Kisuke would allow her to meet her sisters every time she goes to sleep. Even though just a few days passed, Medusa would become cheerful, although her serious, cold, and quiet exterior would be there most of the time.
At that time, Medusa recalled her sisters' words, 'Please... Survive... For your happiness...'
"I guess this is what they are talking about?" She muttered quietly to herself with a gentle and happy smile on her face. She almost forgot that there still a looming threat approaching her. What she didn't know though, is that because of a certain guy's decision to meddle with her affairs looking for kicks, the whole Greek Pantheon will shake.
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BTW, no chapter tomorrow or until December 16.
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