ehim.ButIhaven’tseenanytraaroundhereforquitealongtime.DoyouthinkhecouldhavelefttheKingdomofDreams?”

    “No”repliedMedusafidently.“Hehasn’tgonefarandisstillhidingsomewherewithindohinkthatheishibernatingdowntheredoingIknownotwhat…”

    “Really?That’sgreat!”saidWhiteFairyhappily.“Solongasthereisacueofwherehemightbe,itwouldnotbehardtofindhim...Youstayhereandwaitforme…I’lljustgoandtakealook.Iwillfirstflydownthesheerclifftothebottomlesspita’sthere.I’llberightback…”Sayingso,WhiteFairygedintoapuffofsmokeaowardsthecliffs.

    WhiteFairyhoveredintheairabovethecliffsandsawthatbelowherwasadarkandbottomlesspit.CouldthatreallybetheentraoHell?Shehadflownaroundtheareamultipletimes,buthadnevergonedowolookaround.Thecoldandfrigidairrisingfromthebottomofthepitcausedhertoredshiverrehension.Butthehoughttoherself,“IfIdon’tgodownthere,whoelsehasthecapabilitytoflyupanddownatwill?IfIdon’tgodownthere,howcouldwefindoutwhereCyclopsishiding?Withouthishelp,howcouldweraisethegoldpathebottomoftheke?”Atthethought,WhiteFairychedherteethandresolvedtoquerherfearsandaplishhergoal.Sheclosedhereyestightandbracedherselfasshedesdedslowlydownthedarkabysstowardsthegatesofhell.Windsgushedbyherearsanditgrewdarkeranddarkeruntilshefoundherselfsurroundedbyutterdarkness.Fearstruckherheart.Sheopenedhereyestofindthatititchdarkalround.Calmingherself,sheacedhereyestothedarknessandgraduallysawthattherewasashredoflightnotfarawayahatshehadatstreachedthebottomandwasneariraohell.

    WhiteFairythenslowlyfloatedtowardstherayoflightinthedarkness.ActuallythelightcamefromthehugestoesofHellthatCyclopspushedopenbuthadneverclosedproperly.Enteringthroughthegate,WhiteFairyfoundherselfinapletelydifferentenviro.Flowersbloomedandbrahewillowtreesswayedwiththebreeze.AmidsttheflowersoolofwaterandiarawhutswithspinningwheelsihisdidnotlookatalllikethemuchfearedGehenna,butwasmorelikeutopiawithitscalmaifulruralsetting.Suddenlythesoundofripplingwaterwasheardandfromthebanksofthepoomidsttheflowerscameabeautifulnakedwomanwithbrightredwoundscirgherwaist.Shestoopeddown,pickedupacoarsewhitecottonrobefromthegroundandputitournedaroundwhiletyiaroundherwaistandWhiteFairysawthatshewasIleeraitoroftheKingdomofDreams.Shewasasalluringaifusbeforebutthetreacherous,vindictiveandmalevolentlookwasnolongerinhereyes.Herexpressionwasnowpeadgentle.IleentoosawWhiteFairy,whohadgedtotheshapeofabeautifulyoungwomanwithlongwhitehairfallingtoherwaist.Thetwoofthemlookedateachotherwithsmilesontheirfaces,theirformerenmityandhatredfotten.IIleen’saffairwithCyclopsandtheirplottorebehrowKingDimitri’sKingdomofDreamswerediscoveredbyWhiteFairyanditwasshewhoexposedtheirtreachery,sothetwoofthemhadbeortalenemies.Butnowwithasmileofmutualuanding,theirhostilityandanimositydissolvedpletelywithoutatrace.

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    “Hi,WhiteFairy”saidIleenasshewalkedoversmilingly.“Iamverygdtoseeyou.Howaretheotherbeauties?...Ohyes,howdidyouknowIamhidithebottomofthesheercliff?”

    “HiIleen”answeredWhiteFairy,smilingshyly.“Iamgdtoseeyoutoo.Howareyou?Thebeautiesareallwell,thanks

ehim.ButIhaven’tseenanytraaroundhereforquitealongtime.DoyouthinkhecouldhavelefttheKingdomofDreams?”

    “No”repliedMedusafidently.“Hehasn’tgonefarandisstillhidingsomewherewithindohinkthatheishibernatingdowntheredoingIknownotwhat…”

    “Really?That’sgreat!”saidWhiteFairyhappily.“Solongasthereisacueofwherehemightbe,itwouldnotbehardtofindhim...Youstayhereandwaitforme…I’lljustgoandtakealook.Iwillfirstflydownthesheerclifftothebottomlesspita’sthere.I’llberightback…”Sayingso,WhiteFairygedintoapuffofsmokeaowardsthecliffs.

    WhiteFairyhoveredintheairabovethecliffsandsawthatbelowherwasadarkandbottomlesspit.CouldthatreallybetheentraoHell?Shehadflownaroundtheareamultipletimes,buthadnevergonedowolookaround.Thecoldandfrigidairrisingfromthebottomofthepitcausedhertoredshiverrehension.Butthehoughttoherself,“IfIdon’tgodownthere,whoelsehasthecapabilitytoflyupanddownatwill?IfIdon’tgodownthere,howcouldwefindoutwhereCyclopsishiding?Withouthishelp,howcouldweraisethegoldpathebottomoftheke?”Atthethought,WhiteFairychedherteethandresolvedtoquerherfearsandaplishhergoal.Sheclosedhereyestightandbracedherselfasshedesdedslowlydownthedarkabysstowardsthegatesofhell.Windsgushedbyherearsanditgrewdarkeranddarkeruntilshefoundherselfsurroundedbyutterdarkness.Fearstruckherheart.Sheopenedhereyestofindthatititchdarkalround.Calmingherself,sheacedhereyestothedarknessandgraduallysawthattherewasashredoflightnotfarawayahatshehadatstreachedthebottomandwasneariraohell.

    WhiteFairythenslowlyfloatedtowardstherayoflightinthedarkness.ActuallythelightcamefromthehugestoesofHellthatCyclopspushedopenbuthadneverclosedproperly.Enteringthroughthegate,WhiteFairyfoundherselfinapletelydifferentenviro.Flowersbloomedandbrahewillowtreesswayedwiththebreeze.AmidsttheflowersoolofwaterandiarawhutswithspinningwheelsihisdidnotlookatalllikethemuchfearedGehenna,butwasmorelikeutopiawithitscalmaifulruralsetting.Suddenlythesoundofripplingwaterwasheardandfromthebanksofthepoomidsttheflowerscameabeautifulnakedwomanwithbrightredwoundscirgherwaist.Shestoopeddown,pickedupacoarsewhitecottonrobefromthegroundandputitournedaroundwhiletyiaroundherwaistandWhiteFairysawthatshewasIleeraitoroftheKingdomofDreams.Shewasasalluringaifusbeforebutthetreacherous,vindictiveandmalevolentlookwasnolongerinhereyes.Herexpressionwasnowpeadgentle.IleentoosawWhiteFairy,whohadgedtotheshapeofabeautifulyoungwomanwithlongwhitehairfallingtoherwaist.Thetwoofthemlookedateachotherwithsmilesontheirfaces,theirformerenmityandhatredfotten.IIleen’saffairwithCyclopsandtheirplottorebehrowKingDimitri’sKingdomofDreamswerediscoveredbyWhiteFairyanditwasshewhoexposedtheirtreachery,sothetwoofthemhadbeortalenemies.Butnowwithasmileofmutualuanding,theirhostilityandanimositydissolvedpletelywithoutatrace.

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    “Hi,WhiteFairy”saidIleenasshewalkedoversmilingly.“Iamverygdtoseeyou.Howaretheotherbeauties?...Ohyes,howdidyouknowIamhidithebottomofthesheercliff?”

    “HiIleen”answeredWhiteFairy,smilingshyly.“Iamgdtoseeyoutoo.Howareyou?Thebeautiesareallwell,thanks