Chapter 5: Unavoidable Encounter
I looked with surprise as I came across that new sign, which now adorned the door of the once abandoned room. "GORGON" with big letters could be read it on the sign.
My eyebrows furrowed as I frowned.
I continued watching it for several minutes, I considered rasing my hand and knocking on the door.
But I didn't.
"This is stupid," I thought.
It's been a week since Gorgon has officially become one of my Servants, and since then we have not spoken to each other.
I had the feeling that we were both avoiding each other on purpose, and in truth, it was for the best. Even if we had reached a "non-aggression" agreement, I didn't want to deal with her ever again.
I slowly move away from the door.
I shouldn't have stopped, I am just wasting my time.
That thing, that voice...was still here, with me.
I still need to know more about it.
I went back to the main hall and continued on my way to the cafeteria, my initial destination. However, the scene that greeted me upon arrival left me somewhat surprised.
It was deserted.
That huge room, full of white tables and chairs, was Chaldea's dining room. All of us, Servants and humans alike, gathered here daily to receive our food.
While Chaldea had a significant amount of canned food, which was supplied monthly to all staff, most of us preferred the food of the cafeteria, some even brought their own rations, so that the chefs would turn them into authentic dishes.
All this was thanks to the Chaldea chefs, who were none other than the trio of Emiya, Tamamo Cat, and Boudica , they were willing to not only be the heroes on the battlefield, but also of the kitchen, always ready to create delicious dishes, to the point that some employees knew them as "The mothers of Chaldea".
Such was their success that it was unthinkable that the cafeteria was empty at this time, something must have happened.
As I entered, and occupied one of the empty tables, I managed to hear the reason for everyone's absence.
"Idiot, that could never work!"
"Are you blind?! Have you not learned anything in all this time?!"
Two heroic spirits were arguing, and not in a very calm way. Sadly, I recognized their voices immediately.
"Here they go again ..." I thought, tired.
The Servants who were now arguing were none other than some of the greatest inventors in history, Thomas Edison and Nikola Tesla.
Edison and Tesla, Tesla and Edison. The fathers of electricty once again argued heatedly.
One did not have to be an erudite to know the history of those two, the "war of currents" was something known throughout the world. Both men fought tirelessly to prove who was right, and thus they went down in history as two of the most important inventors of their time, which is why they had entered the throne of heroes, despite being more modern personalities compared to the ancient heroes.
"You are obstructing our path with your idiocies; such ideas will never help humanity!"
"It is you who refuses to recognize it; you are still blinded by your ego, Tesla!"
And you didn't have to be a genius to know that these two didn't get along either. They had been bitter enemies in life, and still continue being after death.
I don't think they have ever thought they would meet again, less like this.
Tesla, Servant Archer, had an appearance similar to a cyborg, with most of his right side turned into golden metal, apparently, to better channel the electricity that passed through his body and to use it as a form of attack.
On the other hand, Edison, Servant Caster, had completely abandoned his human form, and was now an anthropomorphic lion, wearing a suit similar to that of an American super hero, with rainbow wings behind.
...
I really did not want to get into that discussion, so I got up slowly from the table, and...
"Ah, Master!" Exclaimed one of them
Shit.
"Oh! Master is here? Perfect! He will make your see reason, Tesla."
"Ha! We'll see. Master, come here please."
"Ahhhh, why me?" I thought, as I walked to where the two inventors were.
"Good morning guys...I haven't seen you in awhile." I told them, trying to hide my weariness.
"It's good that you're here to help us, Master."
"Help?"
"Yes, Gudao-san, make this fool comes to his senses, please. Whatever I say, he refuses to listen to me."
"Because what you say is so stupid. I will not waste my time with your crazy ideas.
"Crazy ideas? Says the man who wanted to tie a noble phantasm to the tip of another one to make it stronger?"
Images of Medea's Rule Breaker attached to the Gae Bolg of Cu returned to my memory, although I had tried with all my strength to forget such an event had happened. Thanks for reminding me, Nikola.
"I recognize that I've had some small failures" Edison said, dismissing such a ridiculous act. "But we are talking about something important this time, we can't risk that it going wrong by doing your experiments, Tesla."
"And do you think I don't know that? Chaldea's energy network is vital for all of us, I wouldn't propose this idea if I wasn't 100 percent sure it would work!"
"Wait a second... what?" I finally interceded in the discussion "What are you planning to do with our electric network?"
"It is simple, since we are isolated of the rest of the world, all our systems works with auxiliary energy, if that supply is cut off or goes empty we will lose 90% of the functions on Chaldea, that includes the fate system, which keeps us summoned.
"As the lion says, we would be left unprotected if something happened to that source, for that reason, it occurred to me..."
"Ahem!" Edison cleared his throat.
"...It occurred to us" Tesla corrected. "That we could build capacitors capable of housing our prana, and then use a transformer to transfer it into electric energy. Brilliant, don't you think so Master?"
"Emm...yes, of course." I said, pretending to understand. "Then what is the problem?"
"The problem is this guy's ego, Master." Edison said. "It's too big, and that's why you want the prana capacitor to be that same size."
My "ego" has nothing to do with the specifications of the prototype, lion, if you did something else besides trying to look for errors my design, you would realize that the proportions of the capacitor must be ample if we want to store enough energy.
"And where are you going to put such an apparatus? Are you going to make a giant hole in the middle of the building and bury it?"
Tesla was about to answer, but then he brought his metal hand to his chin, I think he was really considering the idea.
"Good heavens, Tesla. You will needlessly increase our amount of work, when we could simply make a small one and manufacture it massively."
"NO! I refuse to let an idea of mine be the object of your fabricators! My design is flawless, and your technique will make it worse only to save some resources.
"You are the one who does not see the reality Tesla, we are running out of time, we can't afford to lose more. My method is not only fast, but also effective!"
…
This was not going to end soon, if I step back slowly, they may not realize that I left…
"Then let Master decide what is best!"
Damn.
"Seem right! Master, what do you think!?" Tesla said, almost screaming.
"Choose Master. Which one is the best idea!?" Edison repeated, with the same tone.
"Errr...I…."
You're supposed to be the experts, why do they want me to decide!? I'm sick of being involved in their fights.
Two pairs of eyes looked at me expectantly; I had to give them an answer.
"I think the best idea is..."
"What is happening here?" A new voice interrupted me just in time, it came from behind the two inventors.
The expressions of both inventors froze, as they turned their heads to see the newcomer.
Short stature, with a small cap on her head covering her short violet hair, and with a large black cloak that was a bit too big on her back, a "little" girl was in front of us.
Well, at least "little" in appearance.
"Edison...Tesla...Can I know what you are doing in the cafeteria, instead of finishing the project you were talking so much about?" She asked the servant. I could feel her anger in each word of her words.
"M-madam...We were just..." Edison started, stammering.
"Blavasky-san...we were going to continue soon, we only had a small altercation..." followed Tesla, trying his best to explain.
"It's always the same with you two." Interrupted Helena Blavasky, Servant caster, as she crossed her arms and stared with a reproachful look at the two inventors.
"I'm starting to think that your "fights" are just an excuse to procrastinate."
"But Madam , I..."
"Blavasky-san, we do not..!"
They both said at the same time, their voices trembled, as if they were being scolded.
"Silence! I don't want to hear your excuses, you're just wasting time here, finish the job, now!" Helena ordered.
"Y-Yes." they said, in unison, as they left the dining room.
I took a deep breath when they finally disappeared from my sight.
"Thanks for that, it's difficult to deal with them when they get like this." I said, as I approached her.
"Ah, Master... Were they bothering you?" She replied, apparently she had not noticed my presence until now.
"A little...although I'm starting to get used to it." I said, with resignation. "They will never change."
Upon hearing that, Helena laughed.
"That's what you think? I think they changed a lot since they got here."
"Really? They have not stopped fighting at all since they met again."
Helena smiled.
"Well, their relationship was always like this, I think that arguing is the only way they know to interact the other." Responded her.
"Huh?"
"They both have egos too big to recognize that they want to work together, so they do it reluctantly, but I believe that since they are here, they have begun to respect each other." She assured, in her voice I could feel the affection that a mother would have when she saw her children.
Seeing her, I smiled too.
"Maybe it's because they have you, Helena."
"I? I-I do not remember doing anything special for them." She answer, blushing.
"Hehe, she really does cares about them." I thought.
This would be a moving scene, if it weren't for the fact that it was woman in the body of a little girl who cared about two older men, one of whom was not even human-looking and the other was a cyborg.
...
Sometimes I wonder how it is that I still did not go crazy. Or Maybe I am already are and I have yet to realize it.
"Were you about to eat, Master?" Helena asked, glancing around the empty dining room.
"Eh...not exactly, I'm waiting for..." while saying that, I was interrupted by a new voice.
"Oi,Nii-san! Here I am!" The happy voice could be heard behind me.
A child came up to us, shaking his arm exaggeratedly in greeting, with his short golden hair moving from side to side on his face and with a huge smile.
"Nii-san...excuse me, that foolish magician entertained me as I was..." He explained, but then he saw Helena, and changed his tone." Ah, good afternoon Onee-san, I had not seen you.
Helena slightly moved his arm to greet him, but suddenly he put his arm around my shoulder and pulled his face close to mine, as if trying to speak in secret.
"Then it's Helena, eh? I'm really surprised, Nii-san, I was sure that your type was a little more….older, but it's fine, it's fine." He said. "Whatever you like, I'll support you in everything Master, the police won't put their hands on you while I..."
"Gil."
"Yes, Master"
"Can I ask you a question?"
"Shoot"
"What the hell are you talking about!?" I practically yell at him.
"Ahhh, please, Master, you don't have to hide anything from me, why else would you call me in secret if not for asking for love advice?"
I felt like a vein was about to explode in my forehead.
"Helena, it was good to see you, but I'm sure you have to help those two so they don't kill each other."
She, who had been observing the situation with some confusion, understood immediately the reason for my tone.
"Yeah…I better go, I don't want Tesla and Edison to get their eyes out...it was a pleasure to talk to you, Master, the same for you Gil." She said, making a small bow, as she began to move away from us.
"Ah! Master, she is going away..."
"Gil, Gil, Gil...please, just sit and listen to me." I said, as I tried to calm him. "Gil, I don't know where you got that I want love advice, but this is not what I..."
"Ah, don't worry Master, I understand, I just wanted to tease you a little." He confesses, with a smile from ear to ear on his face.
...
I felt like my soul left my body, these Servants really are going to drive me crazy...
"Hahahaha , you're so funny Master." Gil wiped the tears from his red eyes. "What would I do without you, Master..."
The Servant who was laughing at me now was none other than the king of heroes, the so called "strongest Servant ", the King of Uruk, Gilgamesh.
Although, it was his younger version, of course.
"You would not be here, that's for sure." I said, a bit annoyed.
"Come on, don't be like that, you wanted to ask me something, right? Consider that little joke as payment for my services."
I breathed deeply.
"Okay…but what I'm going to ask you is something serious Gil, no more games."
"I understand, tell me what you need." Gil's smile disappeared from his face, and was replaced by an expression of seriousness.
Before speaking, I looked around me. My original idea was to meet here and find a more private place to talk, but I don't think anyone will listen to us with everything empty.
"I need information about Babylonia."
"Ah? Just that? We didn't need to meet in secret if you wanted to know a bit of history..."
"Actually, it's more complicated than that, Gil. I need to know about something that should not belong to Babylonia."
Gil raised his eyebrows, his red eyes were full of confusion.
"I'm talking about that mountain, Andromeda. The temple dedicated to the Gorgon monster, one that shouldn't exist in the ancient Mesopotamia."
Gil's expression changed suddenly, it seemed he had understood what he wanted from him.
"Ahhh, now everything makes sense Master." he said, fiddling with his hands.
"So, can you help me?"
"Nope." He replied, still smiling.
"Ghhh...rejected instantly?"
"Yes... I'm sorry Master. It's not that I don't want to, it's that I can't. I do not know anything about the seventh singularity, that was a different Uruk from the one I know.
I moved my body back, disappointed.
"It's okay, Gil." I took a deep breath. "I thought it was the case, but I had to try"
The singularities are not directly connected with human history, they are closer to being an alternative reality than the past. That's why strange events can occur, such as the appearance of temples to monsters of ancient Greece or American Gods walking around thousand of years before their existence.
"Forgive me for wasting your time, Gil-kun." I said, as I started to get up from the table.
"Hang on a sec, Master. Now I feel bad. How about asking to my older-?"
"No, thanks"
"But maybe they..."
"Nope"
Gil grimaced.
"You really don't like them..."
"No...It's not that I have anything against them, really, it's just that it's hard to talk to them... or being close to them in general."
In my mind appeared two identical figures, one of them had a golden armor and the other wore a classic Arabian turban and held a golden axe and a book, both figures called me "MONGREL", over and over again, their voices echoed in my head.
"I would prefer not to involve then in this, Gil-kun."
"Mmmmm ...Have you thought it would be easier to ask her? I mean, it's her temple."
"No sorry, I refuse." I said, crossing my arms, in total denial.
"Again? Do you really want answers or not"
"Of course I want to know about the temple...but she and I...we should not meet again, only bad things happen when we do it. At this point I prefer not to have any relationship with her."
Gil sighed.
"You're hard to please Master." Gil answered, resting his face on the table, thoughtful. "So, if you can't ask the temple owner, why don't you try it with her younger version? You are on good terms with her, right?"
Younger version? Medusa…
"She should know something. Don't you think so? They are almost the same person."
"Yeah, maybe ..." I said, although I was not entirely convinced.
"The other option would be to try it with a relative."
I shot Gil a look of disbelief.
"What? You don't lose anything with trying, they also fall into the category of "Gorgon" after all."
Gil was right, I hadn't thought about those two because they had already died when the monster Gorgon appeared, but if it is about a temple dedicated to the concept of "Gorgon" they may know something.
The question is whether they want to help me... and if they do, at what price.
"…"
I shake my head, rejecting the idea. I didn't know what to expect from those two.
"Have you decided, Nii-san?" Gil asked, pulling me out of my thoughts.
"Mmm ... yes, I better try with Medusa, it's the safest option."
Gil smiled, apparently happy to have helped me come up with a solution.
"Then look for her, if you're lucky, she will still be in her room."
"I'll do that. Thank you, Gil-kun, you were very helpful."
I said goodbye to Gil and left the dining room.
...
Little Gilgamesh watched as his Master left the room. With curious eyes, Gil carefully observed that he wouldn't return to the room.
Once he checked, a small smile appeared on his face. Unlike the ones he had had just moments ago, when he was still with his Master, this expression showed an attitude of resignation, rather than joy.
Bringing his hand to his head, he touched his hair, until the hair that had previously fallen through his forehead rose in a pointed form, taking a shape similar to that of the golden Archer.
"I hate having to lie to you like this, Nii-san, but at least that foolish wizard will be happy and will stop bothering me."
As he got up from the seat, he kept talking to himself.
"But it's not like he's completely wrong ... after all, there are certain things that you're better off not knowing right now, Nii-san." he said, knowing that his Master could not hear him.
He brought his hands behind his head, and started walking towards the exit of the dining room.
"This is for your own good, Gudao, so I hope you can forgive me...Nii-san."
His figure slowly disappeared in the Chaldea corridors.
...
In my mind came the image of her room , the door had a golden sign where it reads "MEDUSA", the interior was not very different from the empty rooms that were scattered around Chaldea,but with some particularities such as the shelves full of books, a bicycle hanging on the wall, ready to be used, and some furniture that was not there before.
Medusa's room had always seemed to me the simplest of all I had visited, even more than mine, which had almost no new furniture, and the only thing that stood out were the piles of materials that it gathered in the different singularities.
I thought that while I was going down the stairs.
I crossed the corridors of the first floor again, ignoring the multiple doors that appeared before me and following the path I had already memorized.
I was turning a corner, when a strange sensation invaded me, particularly my head.
No, it was not strange, it was just a headache.
GUDAO…
Yes, just a headache...
GUDAO.
Just a headache...
YOU ARE WEAK, GUDAO.
"Why? Why now?" I asked myself, as I bring a hand to my head.
I continued to advance, but the pain began to get stronger, as if to rise up with each step.
NOTHING HAS CHANGED, YOU ARE STILL WEAK, GUDAO
"Argg!" I had to lean against the wall, the pain was beginning to become unbearable.
I heard it, it was there. No matter how hard I tried to ignore it.
YOU STILL KNOW NOTHING, THE PATH YOU TRAVEL RIGHT NOW WILL ONLY LEAD TO YOUR DEMISE.
Shut up!
IF YOU DON'T GO TO THE TEMPLE, IF YOU DON'T FIND ME, YOU WILL DIE.
Get out…of my head….Get out of my head!
COME TO ME, COME TO THE BLOOD TEMPLE
I squeezed my ears tightly, as trying, to shut that voice.
COME TO ME COME TO ME COME TO ME COME TO ME COME TO ME COME TO ME COME TO ME COME TO ME COME TO ME COME TO ME COME TO ME COME TO ME COME TO ME COME TO ME COME TO ME COME TO ME COME TO ME
I really need to solve this, now.
...
In front of me was the room I was looking for.
I took a deep breath to give me courage, while I raised my hand to knock the door.
To tell the truth, I did not want to involve Medusa in this, she had already helped me too much with the whole Gorgon affair. I didn't want to annoy her with another one of my problems.
But I had no other choice; I needed answers about Andromeda as quickly as possible. I had no doubt: Something strange happened in that temple, someone was there and that someone is talking to me.
Someone that is able to reach me even here, in Chaldea.
At the exact moment that my hand was about to touch the door, I noticed something out of place.
The door was slightly open.
Confused, I opened the door and took a step toward the room.
"Medusa? Are you here?" My words stopped, while I realized the mistake I had just made.
In front of me, I could see two women; both of them were of short stature and had extremely similar features, to the point where they could have been confused as one person. Even the clothes, long white robes, and their violet hairs arranged in pigtails were indistinguishable.
One of them was lying on the bed, looking at the ceiling with a clear expression of boredom, the other had a magazine in her hands and was reading it apparently without much interest.
The moment I set foot in the room, their expressions went from boredom, to a quick surprise, and ended in a smile of complacency.
Shit.
"Ah, Master... for what do we owe your presence in our little sister's room?" said the one that was lying down, turning and resting her head on her hand to see me.
"To come in without even knocking...I see that Master must be very intimate with her." said the other, closing the magazine and throwing it aside.
I just arrived and I already don't like where this conversation is going.
"Stheno...Euryale...I didn't know you were here..." I said, stunned.
"Oh, I see, so you wanted be alone with Medusa in her room."
"And at this time of the day? Who would have believed you to be so bold, Master."
I felt a drop of sweat pour down my forehead.
"I...I just wanted to talk to her" I said, while looking to other side. "But I see that she is not here, I will come back later..."
While saying that, I turned slowly towards the door and…
In the blink of an eye the door closed violently, while one of the goddesses stood with her back to the door, smiling.
"Please Master, if you've already come here, you could stay for a while, right?"
During the few seconds that I accidentally observed her eyes, I felt the desire taking over me, my heart accelerated, my throat began to burn, my hands sweated trying to resist the temptation to touch the object of my thoughts, during those seconds, there was nothing but the person in front of me.
Luckily, or maybe unfortunately, this was not the first time it happened.
"Euryale, please don't do that." I managed to say, while lowering my head to the side, breaking eye contact.
"Hmm? I wonder what you mean Master." She replied, feigning ignorance.
Yes, she was Euryale, I couldn't confuse her gaze with anyone else.
No one in Chaldea , not even her sister, had a Noble Phantasm capable of "charming" with her gaze.
His sister, instead…
I felt a warm feeling in my hand, little fingers were intertwined with mine's.
"Stheno..."
"You wouldn't reject the offer of a goddess, right Master?" Said the eldest sister, whispering behind me as she began to grab my arm.
"N-no." I said, weakly.
I quickly closed my eyes to avoid looking at her, although her eyes did not have the same power as those of Euryale , the same couldn't be said of her smile.
"That's what I thought." Stheno continued. "Come, sit down."
Stheno used all her body to grab my arm and guided me until we sat down on something fluffy, which I supposed it was Medusa's bed. It sank little when both sisters sat next to me, both of them holding one my hands.
What could have been interpreted as an intimate contact was no more than an attempt to impede my escape, there was no love in their hold.
"Then, Master, what do you wanted with our little sister." said Stheno, at my right hand.
"We can help you if you tell us." continued Euryale, at my left handed.
Their voices sounded calm, but I could not help feeling a hostile aura in them. In no way were they going to take a "no" for an answer.
"I…"
"Come on Master, don't you trust us?" Said Euryale , beginning to tighten her grip around my hand a little more.
I swallowed, I had no other choice.
"Okay, I'll tell you." I said, defeated. "I was going to ask her about a certain temple."
"Andromeda, the blood temple."
"...Yes, how did you..?"
"It seems that you haven't done your homework, Master. Andromeda is the temple that surrounded the Shapeless Island, the place where we three lived. There's no way we do not know it." said Euryale, as if it were obvious.
"I see."
I knew that the Shapeless Island was the home of the three Gorgon sisters when they were alive, but I was completely unaware that the temple was there.
"Can you tell me more about that temple?"
"We can, but there is not much to say really." Stheno affirmed, her voice returned to have a tone of boredom. "It worked as a defense against the foolish humans who came in our search. Just being inside it weakened them and made them easier prey for Medusa."
"And it melted them from the inside, making them easier to eat"
I'm going to ignore that.
"I understand...this may sound strange, but...the temple was only dedicated to you three, right? Could there be some way that another being could occupy it ?
"I think you're confused, Master, "temple" is just a nice name. A more adequate word for it would be "fort". It only existed to protect us, not as a place of veneration.
"Only we could live inside it, thanks to our little sister. And when that brute ended her life, Andromeda must have disappeared with her."
"..."
Then the original Andromeda was not a place of worship, but rather a fortress.
The red mountain in Babylonia was clearly a place made exclusively for Gorgon...but it might have taken that shape because Gorgon wanted it that way.
The Gorgon monster is still an intruder in the old Uruk, a fraud who used the Grail to take the power of Beast II, and control all the monsters.
Then the shape of the temple does not matter, since it is formed with the power of Tiamat , and therefore only she, or one of her "sons" could take control over him.
"But who...?" I said out loud, without realizing it.
"Oh? It's looks like you had a revelation, Master?"
"Eh...yes, thanks for helping me, now I have to..." I said, trying to get up.
But a force prevented me.
"Not so fast, Master."
I knew it would be too easy if they let me go now.
"Since we told you what you wanted Master, I'm sure you can do the same for us." Now it was Stheno who began to squeeze my hand.
"...? I don't understand. "What could I know that interests you?"
"Well, there are many things that may interest a goddess." one of them began.
"For example..." The other one followed.
"What had happened in the seventh singularity?" Asked both at the same time.
"...!?"
For several seconds I was speechless, processing what I had just heard.
"You've been colder than usual, Master." Said Euryale, her voice was closer. I couldn't see her, but I was sure she was speaking directly in my ear. "Don't you trust us anymore?"
"Normally you're a rather boring person, Master. But since you came back from Babylonia it is as if you were trying to get away from everyone as much as possible."
"As if you were planning something." the two said, in synchrony.
I didn't like where things were going, this is more than I can tolerate.
"I have nothing to say about that."
"Ah, but Master ... You have no choice."
As soon as she finished saying that Stheno stood behind me, and I was confused what at first seemed like a hug, but then I realized it was a trap.
"By my command spells I…!" I tried to say, but my mouth was covered with a small hand, preventing me from speaking."
"Oh Master, you won't escape from this." said one of the sisters.
Suddenly I felt how she was touching the corners of one of my eyes, still closed, and beginning to pull, with a lot of strength, so much that it would be impossible for me to believe that it belonged to someone with the body of a little girl.
"You're going to tell us, Master, Even if you don't want to."
I couldn't resist her force and one of my eyes opened again. In front of me, one of the goddesses smiled, while her lips began to move.
"The Gaze of the Goddess: Eye of Euryal-" she said, but stopped just before finishing.
Surprised I opened both eyes, and I understood.
It was no longer just us the three of us in the room, a confused Medusa was standing in the middle of the door, with an expression of total bewilderment, as she watched as one of her sisters hold me like a Mexican wrestler and the other grabbed my face trying to open my eyes.
...
For several seconds there was a deathly silence in the room, none of those present knew what to say or how to explain the situation.
However, I was not going to waste this opportunity.
"Change of order!"
My scream finally broke the silence.
My talent as magus leaves much to be desired, I can barely make simple enchantments, and only some were offensive, I was not going to get rid of this situation by force.
Thank heavens she appeared.
For a moment my vision darkened, and when my eyes saw again, I found myself free of my captors. My place was occupied by the newcomer Medusa, who still could not understand the situation, or why suddenly Stheno and Euryale were holding her.
"I'm sorry Medusa, I'll always remember your sacrifice." I apologize to her, in my mind.
The surprise of both sisters turned into fury, the moment they realized that I was no longer in their grasp.
It's time to go.
Without any contemplation, I hit the ground and began to run at the maximum speed that was allowed to a human being.
I moved quickly down the hall, when a peculiar arrow brushed my head and embedded itself in the wall just in front of me.
Euryale was at the entrance to Medusa's room, pointing at me with her little bow and arrows heart-shaped arrows.
Such weapons that in another situation would have seemed tender and somewhat childish, were now a lethal weapon.
"You're not going anywhere, Master." Said she, while preparing another arrow.
Shit.
I quickly continued running, when I saw that the hall was finally branching off. When turning, I should be safe from the arrows. Maybe I can gain some advantage, at least until I can use that spell again…
My thoughts stopped.
The world began to work in slow motion.
As I turned the corner, trying to get safe, I felt something in my way. There was someone waiting just at the corner of the wall.
I couldn't stop on time and I collide with that person. The force of it threw me to the floor.
"Sorry, but I need to-" I began to apologize while getting up. Until I saw who was that person.
The huge figure of the monster Gorgon appeared before me.
End of Chapter 5
Author's Notes: Well, chapter 5 is here...well, half of chapter 5. This chapter originally was twice as long, I decided to split it in two, and make the other half chapter 6.
So, In this chapter I wanted to do several things. I wanted to show a little about Chaldea and present the secondary characters, Gil-kun and the Gorgon sisters and their relationships with the protagonist.
Gil-kun is extremely fun to write,I love the very idea of a "good" Gilgamesh, and while Caster Gil also falls into this category, I feel that the Gudao in the fic would get along better with Kogil, for obvious reasons.
On the other hand Stheno and Euryale are a bit more complicated to write, at first they have similar attitudes, but when you start reading their dialogues, you realize that they are slightly different, for example, Stheno is somewhat lazy, but being the older sister, it seems that she really wants the 3 (with Medusa) of them to be together forever. On the other hand, Euryale hates to fight, and she feels alone when she is not with one of her sisters.
Despite being identical, the sisters are somewhat different, and unfortunately those differences fade when they are teasing Medusa or in this case Gudao, so I am afraid I could not differentiate as much as I would like.
With that, we would have more or less all the main cast of "Her Eyes"
Reviews:
Requiem Dancer: Glad you like it, I hope I can develop more the complicate relationship between those two in the future. Speaking of monsters in GO, I am temped to do a fic about Kiara or Tiamat, I do love monster girls.
And that's it. Leave a review or a comment if you feel like it, I will answer it with pleasure
TNG-san.
