Page 90 of Poseidon's Trident
“We should get out of here now. That must be what the magic is waiting for and why this hasn’t been sucked into oblivion yet.” I turn to the cavern, but it’s already flooded completely.
“What’s happening? It looks like something’s trying to get out.” Jayden leans closer.
“Stay back. Something is trying to get out. Two somethings actually.” Raven raises a hand to stop him.
“In the lesser known version of the story of Perseus killing Medusa, she was pregnant with Poseidon’s sons Pegasus and Chrysoar. When Perseus killed the gorgon, her two sons sprang from her body,” I say.
“If they already did, then why is it happening now?” Jayden swims back from the body.
“I don’t know. I’ve never seen anything like it, but we’re trapped in this fucking space with them since the exit is blocked with rushing water. How do we get out of here?” I turn to Thad.
“Wait, did you say Pegasus?” Jayden asks.
“Yup.”
“As in the flying horse?” he asks.
“That’s the one.” I sigh.
“You’re telling me we are about to be trapped in this cavern with a flying horse that has no access to the sky while we slowly drown?”
“Basically, yes.” I nod.
“What the actual fuck. Thad, how do we get out of here?” Jayden asks.
“The only way out is to swim against the waves. The tide is high and it’s flooding this place.” Thad runs a hand over his slicked-back wet hair.
“We aren’t sea demigods. You can’t part the water like you did before?” Jayden asks, almost desperate to get away from the creatures that are about to share in our doom.
“The sea regenerates me, but that takes a lot of power, especially when fighting against Poseidon weakening. I need to recharge from the last time.” Thad shakes his head.
“Fuck,” Jayden shouts.
He backs himself against the rocky wall as far away from the headless body as he can get. The water has reached my chin and the sword is heavy as I hold it above my head to give us just the smallest bit of light.
“We’re running out of air,” I say, kicking my feet to stay afloat.
The stomach stretches and deforms. A fist punches at it from the inside—at least I think it’s a fist.
“I think I’m going to be sick,” Raven says. “That’s disgusting.”
“It really is like that alien movie. They are just going to rip themselves free of her dead body.” I turn away.
A ripping sound fills the cavern and I gag. I don’t dare look to see what’s happening.
“Gods, what the fuck?” Jayden shouts.
Flapping wings blow my hair into my eyes and I turn to find Pegasus neighing and thrashing. He’s trying to fly but the cavern is so small now that he can’t fly and it’s churning up the water as the winged horse freaks out.
“He can’t swim and there’s nowhere to fly,” Thad says.
“Are you able to talk to him?” I ask.
Thad has proved useful with sea creatures and since technically Pegasus is his half brother, one would think he could communicate with him.
“I think I can,” Thad says.
“Try to calm him down. He’s stirring up the water and making things worse,” I yell.
