Page 86 of Poseidon's Trident
“Keep going,” I say as I drop the stone object.
My sword glows with my power in the blackness of the cave and I’m careful to keep it held high so I don’t electrocute us all if the water rushes back in.
We come to a fork in the cavern with two separate tunnels leading in opposite directions. The scuttling of small animals makes me jump. Jayden places a hand on my shoulder as I stop.
“Which way should we go?” I ask.
“I don’t know. Probably not the direction the animals have gone. It sounds like they’re fleeing something.” Jayden frowns.
“There’s something in here for sure.” I hold my sword up higher as water laps at my boots.
Thad couldn’t hold it forever, but the icy water is seeping into my boots and I shiver as the bite of cold hits my socks, soaking them through.
“What is that?” I ask as I step into the tunnel to the left.
Another stone object that shouldn’t be in the cavern sits on a stalagmite. It is in the shape of a rat. What the fuck is going on here?
“Why would someone carve a rat out of stone?” Jayden asks, peering even closer. “It’s so lifelike.”
“I don’t like this,” I whisper.
“Me either, but we have to see it through,” Jayden says.
We shuffle through the tunnel until we come across a statue. It’s so lifelike that I curse under my breath.
“Motherfucker. You can’t be serious. That is not a fucking sea monster,” I growl.
“What is it?” Jayden asks.
I point to the statue of the woman. It’s not a statue at all. There’s a gorgon in this cavern and I can guess which one. The only one that wasn’t at the battle of the academy.
“We have to defeat Medusa.”
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“Fuck, everyone, look at the ground,” Jayden commands. “No one look up.”
“How are we fighting Medusa?” Thad asks. “Perseus killed her.”
“You know that the monsters of ancient history have been coming back to terrorize the earth. It makes sense that whoever’s doing this would bring Medusa back too,” I say.
“Um, B. We need to hurry because the water’s rising.” Raven points at the pool of water.
It’s around our ankles now and will probably only continue to rise. Hissing sounds in my ears and I jerk my head but stop at the last second. Don’t look up.
“I heard her snakes,” I say. “She’s fucking close. Probably toying with us.”
“Where?” Jayden asks.
“Don’t look.” I grip my sword tighter. “Jayden, your shield.”
The shield comes down in front of me and I breathe a sigh as I glance back at my friends. Raven has her shield up in front of them as well. An eerie screech fills the cavern and I flinch.
“She most likely knows we’re here and why. All the other monsters could smell me.”
“How are we going to do this, B? Her eyes turn people to stone.” Raven grips her shield tighter.
“We defeated the others by making them look at each other. We only have Medusa here.” I bite my bottom lip.
