appeoKingDimitriandthebeauties.Whatshouldwedo...?KingDimitriissomeoneourfatherZeusthinkshighlyof.Charmaine,whydon’tyoureporttofatherZeusthatKingDimitri’spacehasburneddownandhiswhereaboutsunknown.Iwillgodowntothemundaneworldaishappening.”

    “Good!That’sagoodidea.”Sayingso,theybothleftthepathemoon

    ViosatohroneuherounddomeofthegoldpacewithCyclopsstandingguardoher.Myriadsofcampfiresdottedthesquareoutside,whileshadowsofpeopleinsidebusilywalkingtoandfrocouldbeseen.Acctothesofthesebarbariantribes,everyoheredtocelebrateamajorvictory.Theywouldeatanddrinktoexcessandindulgeinsexualieswheretheycoupledwithmultiplepartnersmadlyandwithabandon.Atthismomenttheyweregatheredingroupsaroundthecampfires,immersedinalcohol,lustandfranticrevelry.Viosatsilentlyohroallyingupthegainsandlossesoftheday.Ontheplusside,KingDimitri’spacehadburntdowntotheground,thepeoplehavebeendrivenintothesurroundinghillsandmountains,Medusahasbeenbadlywoundedandisoutofissionfortheermsofarasbeingaforcesheandustrewithised.ButMedusa’swoundthoughsevereisnotlife-threatening.Itwillheandonedayshewillbebackforherrevethehought,

    “Ihavehernemesis,themagicbowandarrow,sowhydoIofearher?“HerthoughtsturoMr.Finger.

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    “IwonderwhatmagicpowerheusedtostealtheseonsfromthepadhowhemadeDornaflytothegoldpahermagianddeliverthemtous.Thislittleguyisreallysomething.Heisetridhasallkindsoftricksuphissleeves.Iobeonmyguardwithhim.KingDimitritreatedhimverywelsagoodfriend,buthewaswillingtohelpmeruinhisKingdom.Oneday,hemayturnhisonaroundandhelpKingDimitrileadwhatremainsofhisarmyandterattackme!Itwillbehardtosaywhowinsandwholosesthen.Mr.Fingerisofnofurtherusetome.Heismoody,otdistinguishbetweengoodandevil,rightandwrosonhiswonwhimandisfickleandgeable.Heotbetrustedtoremainloyaltomeforever.IhadbetterfindawaytodispatchhimsothatIbeonguardallthetimeagainstfuturetrouble...”Thinkingso,Viostoodupfromherthrone.

    “Whereareyougoing?”askedCyclops.“Doyouogowithyou?

    “No”answeredVio.“Youhavebeenbadlywoundedaorest.I’llbegoneforjustalittlewhile.It’salright.”

    Cyclopslefthandhadbeenseveredbythemagicsword.Thoughithadbeeached,itwashastilydoneduringthemassretreatfromthebeach.Asaresult,theattatwasslightlyoffandhisleftwristtwistedabitoutwards.Nowthatthemusclesandfleshhadgrownfirmlyoverthebohingcouldbedone.Viorowedasmallboattowardstheoppositeshore.

    Lustrousmoonlightshonedownonthequietearth.Mr.Fingerwokefromhisdruupor.Openinghiseyes,hesawthatKingDimitri’spacehadgoneupinabzeoffirethatreddenedhalfthesky.Hewasgreatlystartledandscrambledupfromhisbed.Hewalkedouttothesideofthekeandlookedoverattheoppositeshore.HerememberedthatwhenDornabroughthimhisfoodandwim,hestuckatuliponwhichhehaddrawnatalismaninherhair,usinghisnewlyperfectedfeatofplugflowersfromtheair.HethenmumbledintationstoorderDornatoflybacktothepadstealKingDimitri’smagicbowandarrohuskymanwithahornonhisheadcaughtthemandviotookthemfromhimandshotatMedusa.Medusawaswoundedaotheground.ButWhiteFairyswipedthetulipfromDorna’shairandhehadnotbeeoseepeerthat.Atthetimehewas

appeoKingDimitriandthebeauties.Whatshouldwedo...?KingDimitriissomeoneourfatherZeusthinkshighlyof.Charmaine,whydon’tyoureporttofatherZeusthatKingDimitri’spacehasburneddownandhiswhereaboutsunknown.Iwillgodowntothemundaneworldaishappening.”

    “Good!That’sagoodidea.”Sayingso,theybothleftthepathemoon

    ViosatohroneuherounddomeofthegoldpacewithCyclopsstandingguardoher.Myriadsofcampfiresdottedthesquareoutside,whileshadowsofpeopleinsidebusilywalkingtoandfrocouldbeseen.Acctothesofthesebarbariantribes,everyoheredtocelebrateamajorvictory.Theywouldeatanddrinktoexcessandindulgeinsexualieswheretheycoupledwithmultiplepartnersmadlyandwithabandon.Atthismomenttheyweregatheredingroupsaroundthecampfires,immersedinalcohol,lustandfranticrevelry.Viosatsilentlyohroallyingupthegainsandlossesoftheday.Ontheplusside,KingDimitri’spacehadburntdowntotheground,thepeoplehavebeendrivenintothesurroundinghillsandmountains,Medusahasbeenbadlywoundedandisoutofissionfortheermsofarasbeingaforcesheandustrewithised.ButMedusa’swoundthoughsevereisnotlife-threatening.Itwillheandonedayshewillbebackforherrevethehought,

    “Ihavehernemesis,themagicbowandarrow,sowhydoIofearher?“HerthoughtsturoMr.Finger.

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    “IwonderwhatmagicpowerheusedtostealtheseonsfromthepadhowhemadeDornaflytothegoldpahermagianddeliverthemtous.Thislittleguyisreallysomething.Heisetridhasallkindsoftricksuphissleeves.Iobeonmyguardwithhim.KingDimitritreatedhimverywelsagoodfriend,buthewaswillingtohelpmeruinhisKingdom.Oneday,hemayturnhisonaroundandhelpKingDimitrileadwhatremainsofhisarmyandterattackme!Itwillbehardtosaywhowinsandwholosesthen.Mr.Fingerisofnofurtherusetome.Heismoody,otdistinguishbetweengoodandevil,rightandwrosonhiswonwhimandisfickleandgeable.Heotbetrustedtoremainloyaltomeforever.IhadbetterfindawaytodispatchhimsothatIbeonguardallthetimeagainstfuturetrouble...”Thinkingso,Viostoodupfromherthrone.

    “Whereareyougoing?”askedCyclops.“Doyouogowithyou?

    “No”answeredVio.“Youhavebeenbadlywoundedaorest.I’llbegoneforjustalittlewhile.It’salright.”

    Cyclopslefthandhadbeenseveredbythemagicsword.Thoughithadbeeached,itwashastilydoneduringthemassretreatfromthebeach.Asaresult,theattatwasslightlyoffandhisleftwristtwistedabitoutwards.Nowthatthemusclesandfleshhadgrownfirmlyoverthebohingcouldbedone.Viorowedasmallboattowardstheoppositeshore.

    Lustrousmoonlightshonedownonthequietearth.Mr.Fingerwokefromhisdruupor.Openinghiseyes,hesawthatKingDimitri’spacehadgoneupinabzeoffirethatreddenedhalfthesky.Hewasgreatlystartledandscrambledupfromhisbed.Hewalkedouttothesideofthekeandlookedoverattheoppositeshore.HerememberedthatwhenDornabroughthimhisfoodandwim,hestuckatuliponwhichhehaddrawnatalismaninherhair,usinghisnewlyperfectedfeatofplugflowersfromtheair.HethenmumbledintationstoorderDornatoflybacktothepadstealKingDimitri’smagicbowandarrohuskymanwithahornonhisheadcaughtthemandviotookthemfromhimandshotatMedusa.Medusawaswoundedaotheground.ButWhiteFairyswipedthetulipfromDorna’shairandhehadnotbeeoseepeerthat.Atthetimehewas