Chapter 2 with Anger and vengeance dose the mind wither

One would think the goddess of wisdom would be content looking at her from afar. One would be wrong her mind was busy contemplating her choices. A year ago Athena had stopped in to visit her Athens Temple (a temple in her opinion that was the best ) only to come upon her uncle Poseidon and some little Harlot defiling her Temple.

Just thinking of what she had seen made her want to gag even months later she felt a shiver go down her spine.

Before she had been able to control her temper it exploded from her, she let out a a scream that was heard by all the gods. (her brother Aries told her it reminded him of the time he had dipped her owl flock into the river Lethe making them forget they were owls. Somehow he convinced them they were dogs even years later they would still bark.) then she let out a god blast that shook the ground so hard it was felt through all of Greece she would learn later that it had toppled over the Colossus of Rhodes (part of her new that Hephaestus and the muses would hold it against her for Generations) but even taken by surprise the god of the sea was able to summon his Trident and deflector blast and retaliate with a wave of force that pinned her against her Temple wall long enough for Poseidon and Medusa to teleport away.

Athena raged for days then began to plot she knew Poseidon was too strong to fight and he was family and she wouldn't try to harm him directly. Athena ordered her priest to clean and cleanse the whole Temple she wanted no one to know what had happened there. So she was surprised to feel a plea for an audience so surprised she was enough to even reply.

From Olympus she sent her Consciousness into the statue of her in her main Temple when she opened her Stone eyelids she felt her temper Rising for in front of her was the one of two beings she could go decades without seeing again. "Medusa" her icy tone could have frozen Hephaestus forges. Medusa looked up at Athena with pleading eyes and said "please Athena I only came to apologize, we were so caught up in each other and we didn't realize you're doing before we had already started doing that. it was wrong and disrespectful will you please forgive us. I only wish for Poseidon to be happy and it hurts him to be feuding with you."

Athena filter mildly scorching temper go nuclear and said in a thunderous voice " forgiveness" she spat the word as if it was poison "you wish my forgiveness, no you will not have my forgiveness. you only have my contempt you do not truly wish my forgiveness. not sincerely you only wish to make your lover Happy." her Godly Powers begin to roll out of her in waves " I would spit upon you but even that is too good for the likes of you. No you will have only my scorn and... And THIS" Athena raised her hands that crackled with pure power all the while Medusa was pleading asking her to stop as she was trying to back away. Beams of coruscating energy flu from her palms and struck Medusa in the chest moments later screens rent the air.

Athena cast out one claw like hand and there was a ripping tear the golden wings that had adorned Medusa's back since day she was born was ripped from her back in shreds tiny rivers of golden blood streaked from the once beautiful woman.

Athena looked at what her power and temper combined had wrought. On the floor of her temple in a pool of slowly darkening golden blood was what anyone would call beautifully monstrous was Medusa. whimpering in pain and Terror her body changed her once golden hair a blood red mass of serpents and and where her legs once were was a long golden tail made up of many thousands of little scales. Athena smirk that what she had done and spoke her tone filled with smugness and cruelty " slither away on the floor little worm, it's where you belong " with a wave of her hand the temple shutters open and the magic keeping Medusa from escaping lifted. As Athena watched and began to laugh Medusa dragged herself away to and hide tears of pain and anguish and longing for her love find her streak down her face.

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Feeling her Pride had been sated for the time being and I've been weeks before she had any sign her uncle had learned of what she had done. Stepping into the council chambers of the Gods Poseidon erupted from throne, his power around him turning like an angry sea, his Trident aimed for her chest ready to spear her heart. But she was not the goddess of warfare for nothing and raised her Shield up to take the blow with a monsters playing Athena was pushed back her feet creating deep trenches.

Around them the gods and goddesses were shouting some had pulled weapons some had gathered power and some were taking bets ( i. E Ares and Eris. ) But Poseidon only had rage filled eyes for her with a Battle Cry that could have sent the Spartan Army running for their wives Poseidon unleashes assault upon her his Trident a whirling death to any who would come near. To have time to draw her sword and smirked at his rage, poseidon charged and attacked with a flourish of blows mixed in with waves of pummeling force Athena was only just able to deflect besides blows half of the time she was retreating she realized just why Poseidon was in her father's power would not stop her from giving just as good as she got.

Poseidon twirled his trident aiming for her head making us in a duck which presiding counted on he redirected his swing and caught Athena in the shoulder that blasted her across the room. With a snarl of Rage Athena bounce to her feet her toga changing into her battle armor and charged Poseidon leading with her Shield this turned out to be a very good idea as it absorb several phone shattering hits. Athena struck out with her sword intending to cut the Poseidon's throat that he avoided by a hair he retaliated with more blows from his trident magic from around him along with kicks and condemning eyes.

Breaking apart they begin to Circle athena bared her teeth in Challenge and said loud enough for all the gods and goddesses to hear " oh what's wrong oh uncle all this for your hetaira, is it because she's not as pretty as she was once " Poseidon roared shaking in the Palace of the Gods. Poseidon allowed more of his power free the whole of Olympus began to shake and shudder . Athena attack with renewed vigor couldn't give him time off any kind of Godly attack striking out with her blade aiming for potions right side only to fall into her uncle's trap poseidon caught Athena's blade between the blades of his Trident and twisted yanking the enchanted blade from rapidly numbing fingers Poseidon twirled his Trident sending the blade flipping end over end only for it to end bed to help into the wall of the chamber. Poseidon kicked out hard enough to shatter a mountain, luckily for Athena her Shield came up to take the blow and was subsequently vaporized leaving Athena lightly burned.

Athena cried out in pain and fell to her knees her burn arm that had held her Shield how close to her chest she looked up from the floor to Poseidon who was standing over her fear in her eyes. Poseidon raised his trying into both hands ready to drive it through her treacherous heart. Suddenly there was a boom of thunder and a crack of lightning and both siding was flying through the air across the chamber an into a wall all the gods look to the entrance chamber and saw a very livid Zeus who held his lightning bolt ready to throw at his brother in defense of his daughter. Poseidon hopped-up to his feet when he saw his brother he took his Godly form trident at the ready.

Zeus followed his brothers example and took his Godly form as well and in a booming voice said " what name of tartarus is going on here, brother why were you about to kill my daughter " what is on booming voice Poseidon pointed at Athena who was being comforted by Hestia

"That mewling sow curse one of my lovers. for nothing more than trying to apologize to her not long ago we got caught up in our passions and we chose the wrong place given it was her Temple but she should not have gone that far there is no way to break the curse now. So I intend to curse her in return I intend to strip her of her powers and I shall cast her into the human Realm she shall live forever knowing that it was her actions that Doom her to such an existence. " there was a gasp around the room all the gods knew that that was a punishment rarely used it was only meant for the worst of offenders Athena felt fear go down her spine.

Zeus began to free his powers as he stepped toward his brother and said " brother you know that I will never allow that, yes Athena acted in anger yes, you and this girl should not have defile the temple and Athena should have handled it better welcome to me and I would have arbitrated. But this ends now, is that understood ?" Athena frantically nodded her head she wanted no more part of this but a small seed of hatred begin to Fester for Poseidon and his harlot. Poseidon growled the noise making the floor shutter after a moment where everyone thought he would spit in Zeus's face and challenged him to be the king of the Gods and cast Athena out he nodded and said in a hard voice " very well Zeus I agree but know this if anyone... Harms my lovers for my actions there is no power in this reality where that can save you from me. " his ocean blue eyes swept the room landing back on Athena then in a blinding flash of light Poseidon left the chambers of the Gods.

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Athena limped into her temple on Olympus after Poseidon had left and the chamber had been repaired Zeus had demanded to now the whole story. when she finished telling her family what she had done, Zeus had harangued her about how foolish she had been, how her actions could have cost Athena her god hood. Zeus warned her to head his brothers warning/threat.

with a wave of her uninjured arm she summoned for a healer, godly wounds needed godly cures . a wood nymph came into her temple with healing salves that were made by crushed golden apples, ambrosia and other mystical ingredients. the nymph bowed her head and began to tend to Athena.

Athena laid low but far from idle she contacted her demi-god children to be on the look out for medusa and if they got the chance to take her head. she sent word to the monster underworld that there would be rewards for her death. it was a month before word spread that there was a monster that with a single look in to its eyes could man woman and monster to stone, Athena had her children leek her name.

another month had passed when she had heard Artemis had run into Medusa while she and her hunters had been on a hunt. they had seen Medusa turn a charging bore into a crumbling statue, Artemis had confronted Medusa only to be racked in pain when she looked into Medusa's emerald eyes. Artemis's hunters had jumped in to protect their goddess driving the cursed being away in that one engagement Artemis had lost five of her hunters to Medusa's gaze even as medusa was trying to escape.

it wasn't long after that, that sightings of medusa had dwindled to none. Athena then raised the bounty on Medusa. after nearly a year of nothing Athena was just about bored enough to focus on something else, her brother Ares had started ordering his barbaric to expand their borders closer to felt a summons narrowing her eyes she noted it wasn't at a temple but that of a small shrine very far from Greece intrigued Athena willed herself to see through the small marble statue. before her looking like a giant was a Satyr on its knees mumbling for Athena to appear before him.

rolling her eyes she willed the rest of herself to him. out of curiosity she calculated how far she was traveling. when Athena appeared and grew to human size she hummed and said" well 4,674 kilometers an impressive distance for a satyr." looking down she saw the Satyr had his forehead to the dirt.

clearing her throat she addressed the satyr " Way have you summoned me little Satyr? "she heard a stuttering murmur from the dirt. grinding her teeth Athena said "stop your groveling and tell me way you summoned me" she put her hands on her hips showing her mild displeasure.

the satyr looked up at her still on his knees and said in a respectful tone " oh goddess of wisdom i have found the creature medusa you have been searching for." Athens blinked and looked around she and the satyr were in a dense forest with odd looking trees and colorful plants and thought about just how far they were from Greece,' No wonder no one couldn't find the blasted girl ' she looked the satyr over and noticed his horns were at their first loop indicating he was a good thee hundred years old. Athena motioned him to rise which he did almost reluctantly. she stepped closer to him and said "tell me everything you have seen, Leave. Nothing. Out and so the Satyr Ferdinand told her everything he had seen.

Athena in a flash of light walked to her throne in her temple on Olympus, with an ungodly slump Athena slouched in her came together in her mind Medusa's Poseidon's rage. Medusa had born a child, A CHILD one that apparently shared a portion of his mothers curse, a child that was immune to his mothers gaze and brought Medusa happiness and kept Poseidon from ditching medusa.

suddenly Athena stood garbed in her armor she picked up her throne by the back rest and began to smash it against a hair flew around her she dropped the chair and pulled her sword and began to hack at it until it was nothing but kindling .taking a deep breath Athena sheathed her sword fixed her hair looking out of her temple Athena Glared death at Poseidon's temple she bared her teeth and said "well we cant have that know can we"

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One would think the goddess of wisdom would be content looking at her from afar. One would be wrong her mind was busy contemplating her choices. she needed to plan out everything she couldn't be implicated and she had the pawns she would use already to lined up . now she just needed a demigod who no one would think she would associate with and had the ruthlessness she needed.

flashing into her small Egyptian temple Athena looked over the tools she would use to remove the light of happy ness from medusa's ran a hand over the tiny onyx black Sarcophagus that was just to small for any Adult.

(AN)ok a little history i looked up historical earthquakes in 226 BC the colossus of Rhodes was knocked over. at first i was going to have the Athena earthquake be felt all the way to Sparta in 464 BC Sparta was rocked by an earth quack that killed thousands but i wanted this story to reflect the gods of the Greek pantheon in the early stages of their feuds."

(ANPS) ok if anyone can tell me who Ferdinand is related to get a prize...that i will unvail on my profile after the reviews. here is a hint the relation of Ferdinand is in all the books and both the movies.

(ANPPS) if writing was a desert reviews would be the Oasis as one travels.