Quick A/N hello this will be my first story I have no Bata so I'm working on fixing any mistake before I post if you see any glaring problems let me know in review
Disclaimer: if you think I own harry potter then I have a summer home and Nude Beach in the butt crack of Siberia that you could Buy( if you didn't catch that sarcasm then I can't help you) I am not J.K Rowling
Chapter 1
Like many stories of this kind our story begins long, long ago in a time were gods, goddesses, titans, immortals and monster walked, lived, love and fought with and by humans. Deep within the mountainous area that would one day be known as the Congo where no creature of light or darkness should have reason to go, in an area that wouldn't know a human mortals touch for Millennium to come, where nature thrived and animals scurried. A song sung with a loving tone covering the light cooing of a babe, floated through the green jungle leaves.
"Come sleep my child you a safe and loved, with all I am you make me more."
"So sleep in bliss and dream of sweet sounds and smells, let not your fear take hold."
"For you are in my arms, where nor beast nor man nor gods shall take."
"So come sleep be at peace and when you wake, I will be there to welcome you with the new day and love in my eyes."
The voice of the mother, for you cannot fake the depth of love that was in her song to her child. If one were to follow the gentile humming to where it flowed from the mouth of a cave set at the base of a mountain, one would first find a strange sight that of statues of beasts like tigers, bears, large serpent's, as well as the smaller creatures of the forest. There was also monster like the Cyclopes, talkinds, astragonians, and many others whose face showed fear with arms raised as if to fend off a blow some had weapons drawn raised to strike with looks of rage and anger, some looked like they were trying to run but all were frozen forever in stone.
If one did not take this obvious warnings and was foolish enough to continue into the cave still following the quieting humming. They would come out into a large cavern, which had side caverns and passages leading deeper into the mountain. In one of these side caverns were soft candlelight lite the shadowy cave.
Into this side cavern on a bed of furs and fine feathers, was one who the world would call an evil monster that all would flee from men women and monsters alike. Was Medusa cursed by the goddess Athena youngest daughter of phorcys and ceto. Were thee Athena cursed Medusa a long ridged tail that started just below her belly button it looked to be made up of gold, tan, and cream-colored scales coiled around a hand maid cradle that was decorated with many different sea creatures going from the mundane to the mystical. where she gently rocked her son who looked up at her without fear but with love and innocent joy his attention was centered on her hair that was made of hundreds of blood red serpent's that reached her waist, some were swaying calmly with the melody while others gently nuzzled the baby boy making him gurgle happily he reached his little hand up to where his mothers had rested and gently grasped her thumb drawing a loving smile from his mother.
Medusa new that to the world she was a monster something to be feared hunted and then killed, her Jewel like emerald eyes turned all who had the misfortune to look into those eyes to stone, killing them instantly. But not her child, not her baby. Medusa had been so pleased to discover that her cursed gaze did not affect her son. Her child was the only thing that kept her sane and going in life after the ill fate that had befallen her. Medusa had made one mistake. She was in love and she never meant any disrespect to Athena the goddess of wisdom. Medusa had foolishly thought the goddess would understand of their star-crossed love. Medusa's parents hadn't approved of her lover. They were old, primordial gods of the sea, Phorcys and ceto while her lover was the current ruler of the seas Poseidon, Medusa was the youngest daughter and the most beautiful, she believed they would cause trouble for him and try and keep them apart she had chosen to keep their relationship hidden from her family.
they would go to place's were she believed her family wouldn't see them, they made it a game choosing more daring place to if they're rendezvous occurred in one of Athena's temples and when Athena as found them naked on her alter saying that the goddess of wisdom and battle strategy was not pleased would be like saying water was wet true but not the point.
Knowing she couldn't do anything to Poseidon do to his power and status among the gods, Medusa...however, had been free game.
the goddess cursed away her beautiful golden hair turning it into blood red vipers, then she took Medusa's wings, and giving her the lower half of a snake so that she who had once soared through the sky was now forced to slitter on the ground on her last insult was now Medusa's gaze deadly so that no one would be able to look upon her beautiful face ever again. Even the gods would feel discomfort when meeting her eyes.
The change made Medusa and outcast among others and she fled to a deep, dark cave to escape those who wished to destroy her for her new status as a monster. Poseidon had been enraged but there was little he could do he was able to make it so she could change her tail into legs but only for a short time and he couldn't break another god's curse who belong to his Pantheon. Medusa had felt so alone and lost. Poseidon could barely stand to be near her because of her gaze, and the guilt he felt for being the cause for her curse. She was certain she was doomed to a lonely eternity. But then she discovered she was pregnant. Medusa was thrilled then she was terrified. She worried that her child would have been affected by Athena's curse, and would be made a monster like herself. She worried that her gaze would harm her own child, and she would not be able to raise her baby the one thing her heart beat for.
in due time Medusa gave birth to her son, her joy was darkened by the fact her child had been inherited some of her had been born with gold and black tail with small fins on the end he also had tiny gills behind his ears, he looked a great deal like his father in miniature but with her eyes if not just a touch darker. He had midnight black hair and Poseidon's cheek bones; she couldn't tell if his gaze was deadly she felt nothing but love and a slight tingle. Her parents and sisters said they felt nothing but love for the new member of their family and couldn't wait to begin spoiling him.
Poseidon had been thrilled to learn of his new son and gifted him with the ability to shape shift he could go from half snake, to full snake, to full human then switch genders then would shift into other animals all the while his hair,fur,feathers, and scales shifting into random colors from the deepest black to eye watering shades of pink yellow and orange. After two days and much laughter she requested Poseidon to limited Alika's powers so he could only switch his tail to legs and vice versa Medusa had said "let him adjust to the powers he already has let them unlock when he starts puberty."
She had noticed at 5 months he was already very strong and had gained her ability with magic, if the time he had turned her serpent hair from blood red to a bright purple. she had not been able to change it back for weeks, the sight had made Poseidon laugh until he almost broke a only stopped once Medusa threaten to actual break his ribs, but her worlds were not as threatening as they would have been if she wasn't smiling and had waving bright purple hair.
they had chosen to name him Alika, Medusa had said "he is the one who holds my soul and heart he shall be my little guardian" she had so many hopes for him one particular was that he would one day be able to play alongside other children not be locked away hidden from eyes that would turn to stone no matter if she wanted to or not.
She was taken from her thoughts when she heard Alika give a plentiful whimper and kick his little legs. Sighing in fond exasperation. Medusa lifted him from his cradle then it was clear he would not sleep, his little hands played with her serpentine locks who nuzzled him and gave him little snake kisses. She cuddled him close and began to slowly sway and continued to sing.
"Sleep my love my precious one"
"Give in to dreams of joy and light"
"I am here it's alright I hold you in my arms this night"
"This night that is cool and calm"
"Know you are my precious one"
"When you wake I'll be here"
"Never fear"
Medusa smiled when she heard him begin to breathe slowly gently she pressed her lips to his forehead and kissed him willing her love to him and whispered "mommy loves you very much" she went to her bed of thick animal hid that Poseidon gave her and laid down Alika in her arms she could her tail around them and fell asleep.
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=Sometime Later=
Medusa slithered from her cave, her bow and quiver arrows slung over her shoulders in search for breakfast. She had to go quit away from her home, the animals had learned that her territory was very unsafe for all. she would have to start looking for a new home soon she disliked being too far from Alika, and as of late monsters had begun seeking her out she had made sure to get all who had come the last thing she needed was a monster to spread word that she had a child. That was something she could not allow until Alika was old enough to protect himself.
After an hour she spotted a group of deer like creatures, it had a brown coat with black and white striped legs. nocking an arrow to her bow sting, she slowly drew her bow to her shoulder hand over wrist she counted three of her heart beats and released the arrow flew true and pierced the deer though the slung her bow over her shoulder as the heard scattered leaving the thrashing deer behind. She rushed over to the deer she saw that it was still alive if only just in mind, pursing her lips she thanked the creature even as she grasped its head and with a sharp twist and a loud snap she broke his neck and let the animal to fall still.
Medusa retrieved her arrow and placed it in her quiver, she picking the deer like creature up took a circular route to her cave she did this to keep tigers and other predators who were a threat to Alika, who might follow her to fall into some traps she had set and could Medusa arrived home, she went to a small side cave where she dressed her kills. She hoisted the deer onto a meat hook over a large basin to drain the blood into, and slashed the deer's throat with an iron dagger. After a short time Medusa then began to skin it, when she was done with that she took the fur across the room where for posts surrounded a large pit filled with logs. Medusa stretched the skin across the polls, and then snapped her fingers setting the wood alight.
The heat from the fire would dry out the underside of fur, she would finish it after a 2 hours. After the blood was done draining, Medusa removed the organs and placing the ones she didn't want into the blood basin. Taking the heart, liver and kidneys, Medusa wrapped them into large leaves and tying them up with dried sinew with that done she placed them into her cold box. after she cut off the meat she wanted and storing them away, Medusa meet the deer's eyes turning it to stone with that done she cut the rope smashing it into rubble. She swapped the remains out of the entice, when she disposed of the blood and organs she had no use for, Medusa headed for her bathing pool.
After a quick look on Alika Medusa went to her bathing pool that was refreshed with natural water and her magic, slowly she slithered into the warm water and cleaned the blood from her. Medusa dove into the water her all the way to the bottom, then let herself float up to the surface and just floated there her blood red serpentine hair spread out undulating slowly the blood from her kill that started to spread into the water began to vanish do to the magic of the pool. When Medusa finished she went to the fur covered bed, where Alika slumbered his tail slowly wagging the furs pulled up around him to keep him from rolling off the bed. Medusa not wanting to wake him sat on the ground and leaned on the bed to just watch him sleep.
After a moment as if he sensed her waking up, Alika opened his eyes with a small cute yawn and a wave of his little arms. Smiling Medusa picked him up, she was so glad he really cried the only times she recalled was when he was just born, the first few times when he had gotten hungry. Then the one time she had ever heard him cry out in fear was the one time she hadn't been careful enough after hunting and a tiger had tracked her back home, she hadn't prayed attention and only noticed something wrong when she heard Alika begin to wail. The tiger had been feet away snarling, it was the only time she had ever been thankful for her curse and the goddess Athena, and she put the marble tiger statue at the entrance.
Medusa slowly rocked Alika in her arms, when Alika whimpered and began to wave his arms knowing he was hungry. She cradled him close and let him begin to feed from her.
Without warning there was a flash of light, with a hiss Medusa jerked around her hair raised into the air maws open ready to strike.
when the light faded and she saw who was there she smiled and her hair "Poseidon you frightened me ." she settled back onto the bed her hair twined into a long brad something that Medusa only did when she was with Poseidon.
Poseidon grinned in apology" sorry love I was just able to get away." Poseidon walked into the room and sat next to her and smiled softly at his child who ignored him to continue to eat. he chuckled and said" well M I see he takes after me even more me to would ignore all if I was in his place." Medusa jokingly slapped his shoulder.
when Alika was finished Medusa let Poseidon take him so his father could burp him, Poseidon placed him on his shoulder and began to pad his son on the Poseidon was taking care of Alika, Medusa began straightening up and went to begin dinner she knew as a god Poseidon didn't need to eat or would just eat ambrosia but they would sometimes eat a meal together.
As Medusa started on their meal Poseidon hummed to Alika, swaying gently and while walking back and forth across the room. when he had learned about Athena cursing his lover he had been three steps away from smiting his niece, only the fact that his brother was between them had saved the told her in no uncertain terms that if she ever did anything like it again he would personally drag her to the underworld and lock her away with the last of the captive titans, regardless of what his brother Zeus said. when he had found Medusa he had been horrified at what had been done to her, and when he had noticed her pregnancy he honestly didn't know how to one hand he could tell the child would be his he felt it in his bones (also the child's powers called to his) and was truly elated (his first son trident was only just starting to float on his own and could use a brother or sister)and on the other hand he could feel the curse bonding to the child HIS child and others would consider him a monster not that it mattered to him he would love him/her regardless.
he wanted to punish Athena make her lift the curse but knew enough to now that curse's didn't work like that even if Athena wanted to she could not, once placed and left to be the curse would be permanent unless the was a release claws which he doubted there was. he had help Medusa with the birth( truthfully he had gotten together some naiads who did the bulk and he held her or god all Males feared a women on the child birthing table)from the first moment he had held the squalling baby he had fallen in love just as he had with trident. He wanted to bring both Medusa and Alika to his kingdom beneath the waves, but he could not put his people in danger as much as he hated to admit it Medusa did pose a threat even if unwillingly and he would not separate Alika
from his mother. he was working on a palace that Medusa and like could use it was still being built by some of his loyal Cyclopes children, it was secluded so no one would be harmed and it fell within territory so if any way word hero came upon Medusa or alike he could interfere and protect all parties involved, he was going to tell Medusa when the palace was ready only the pool and the nursery was left.
he was drawn from his musings when he heard a small hiccupping burp and felt a wet trickle going down his head and chuckling he vanished the spit up, lifting Alika to eye Laval and said in a mock stern voice" you are a brave little thing, aren't you spitting upon a god, why back when I was your size I would have been eaten " Alika giggled and kicked his legs. Wanting to make the boy laugh he tossed the baby into the air just enough to jet a joyous squee, he swung around not to fast he didn't want to get a milk bath via up chuck. Then mock gnawed on the baby's tummy eliciting a hysterical giggle from Alika he placed Alika on the bed and began to tickle him with both hands, his wiggling fingers drawing made giggles from the baby.
Medusa stuck her head around the corner grinning at how Poseidon was playing with their baby, she cleared her throat and said "dinner is ready" Poseidon looked to her smiling and nodded. Poseidon lifted Alika into his arms and placed him in his crib and waving a hand, he conjured hundreds of brightly colored bubbles that would tinkle when popped then reform it would keep Alika distracted for hours.
A/N ok this will be my first crossover fic. a few points I would like to touch upon yes I do know the myths that says Poseidon actually raped medusa but for this story they would be in love, I am a little proud of how I portrait how medusa with her child since I am not a mother or father but if any reader has an idea of how I can make this better please I appreciate input.
A/N. PS. I would like to use the lullaby again maybe in a later chapter tell me what you think please
A/n. PPS. The creature she hunts it called an Okapi I think