Chapter 3

The Nasty, The Hera, and The Gray


Perball carried the weapons to kill the Gorgon in a knapsack at the swamp, while Larruis was forced to take many supplies. They find the location of the Gray sisters.

Perball- Okay, I'm going inside the cave for answers. You stay here on the lookout.

Larruis- Fine

Perball goes inside the cave to look for the three hags.

(Inside the lair of the Graeae)

All three gray sisters look like Mrs. Simian's old, new, and beta designs.

Perball: Where is the Gorgon's temple?

Deino: We're telling you nothing, Warrior.

Enyo: Begone with you! We refused to reveal the location.

Pemphredo: You're on your own!

Perball: [noticed the eye] Hmm. Perhaps a little persuasion to convince these three.

The Gray sisters yell at Perball and try to take their eyes back from him.

Perball- Tell me where she is, or you'll see darkness for the rest of your lives! He pulls his sword out, intending to stab the eyeball.

Pemphero- Alright, alright, well, tell you where she is!

Enyo- She is in the dark forest that is near this swamp.

Perball- Pleasure in doing business with you ladies. (He tosses the eye to them as one tey to grab it. )

Before he leaves, they start crackling. Perball turns around to see them.

Perball- What's so funny, you hags?

Enyo- You'll never kill the gorgon queen Clardusa.

Denio- She is a vicious and heartless monster that will kill you at a glaze and keep your petrified statue as a trophy.

Pempherdo - Her voice is that of a demonic siren. No one will mourn your death when you die.

Perball- Yeah, and neither would anyone with you guys since the last thing you'll see is total darkness.

Percival glares at them, pulls out his sword, wears the helm of invisibility, and then attacks the sister.

Clarissa- (About to sing a song while Perball attacks the sisters. )

How do you know what I believe

What do you see of me

What do you know of all the things I feel

You're only made of stone

Who is it that you see

Instead of seeing what I am for real

This twisted flesh and bone

Shut my brain down

If I were senseless, I'd prefer it

Another statue on this temple

Spitting rain down to the stones below

Take all the dreams you've sown

Take all your lies

And leave me ALONE! (She shouts and destroys the statues with her voice as she wraps herself in her coils as she starts weeping. )

[After killing the sisters...]

Perball- The sisters mentioned that the temple was not too far away and described that it had many snake symbols and statues. All that remained of them now was an eye.

Larruis- Yeah, about that, we have company.

Then a horrifying ugly monster named Rolibos arrives.

Rolibos- So your, Perball the stupid. You'll never stop me from getting the princess's hand in marriage. (Perball chops off his hand as he screams. )

Rolibos- WHY do you do that?!

Perball- You were boring me. Plus, my backup arrived. Perball points to the 14 guards that were on the left of Rolibos.

Rolibos- Scorpions help me. (His severed hand turns into a giant scorpion, and four more pop out of nowhere to aid him.

During the fight half the guards get killed most of them by Perball. Rolibos runs away with the last scorpion. With only seven guards left with Perball showing no remorse over there deaths.

This infuriates Larruis after they manage to get close to the temple. But Larruis takes the winged shoes and glares at Perball.

Perball- Why are you taking the winged shoes.How am I supposed to get home?

Larrius: [narrowed eyes] You're handling this one, Perball. [leaves]

Perball: [tilted his head] Wait a minute. We're making progress. Why now?

Larrius: [turns to him, crossed arms] Because I can't stand your insensibility any longer. [raise arms in the air] You need to take this seriously! [shrugs] For all you know, this could be your last day. [arms down] And for what? Laziness? Pride? Fatherly absence? Just because you don't care about the warrior you killed or the Grey Sisters, all for some monster that's killed many of us. [clenched fists] just to show off to the queen's face? Who, by the way, rigged the entire mission? If this fails, you're going to die! Does the underworld even bother you?!

Perball: [went quiet as eyebrows rose then fallen, ears flopped down, arms and tail sink downward]

[Larrius sighs]

Larrius: [shakes head] When will you realize it's not always about you? Out of all people, even you can't be blind by the fact you did too much. Stop. The. Hubris. [closed eyes] I'm going now.

[Larrius left]

[Perball stepped forward but stopped, reaching his arm for Larrius. He placed his hand downward, allowing the words to sink in]

Perball: [in a saddened tone] Larrius... [sighs]

[Later on, Perball encountered Heracole]

Heracole: [narrowed eyes] You Warrior! You and I have much to discuss!

Perball: Stand aside, Heracole. The temple is up ahead, and I can't afford any distractions.

Perball- Don't you understand that you are not as attractive as you say you are?

Heracole- Excuse me?

Perball- I question why Rizeus has taken you, even though you're the Goddess of Marriage, Woman, and Family and had a considerable amount of beauty that fades. Could it be that you are suffering the same fate as Mother?

Heracole- No! We need to address your intolerance and...lecherous desires.

Perball: Are we discussing your appearance once more? [sighs] Haven't you accepted that your beauty will fade eventually? [clears throat as he shortly blushes] As for the goddess? I find Anthena to be highly satisfying, and the pleasure was mutual. [shrugs] Why does it bother you? [arms down, raised eyebrows, and narrowed eyes] Oh, wait! My father didn't give you what you're looking for, did he?

Heracole- [hands on her hips, blushing] Warriorr, cease this foolishness.

Perball: Is that it? You're upset that I managed to get action when I assume you couldn't get that from Rizeus?

[Heracole twitched her right eye, gritting her teeth]

Perball: [scratched his head] Then again, after seeing you, I guess that's one reason why he went after mortals. I would help ease your pain, but I must resume my quest. Leave me be.

Heracole: [hissed] Oh. Something is leaving, alright! And since you can't see the problem, I'll take your vision!

[Perball becomes blind, and his jaw drops]

Perball: [gasped] What?! You took my eyesight?!

Heracole: Yes. That was for what you did Anithea.

Perball: How am I supposed to get to the temple now?!

Heracole: It's across the bridge ahead of you! Just cross it. If you can "see," that is.

[Perball heavily sighs]

Perball: I can't face the Gorgon like this.

Heracole: [clenched her hands into tight balls] Well, maybe if you weren't so impertinent, I wouldn't do it.

Perball: Great...

[Heracole almost left]

Heracole- Well. If you behaved and departed the temple alive, I might reconsider. [The goddess disappeared]

Perball- [sighs] Okay, I use my senses to navigate the temple. Come on guys [Walks over to the bridge, stomps two times] The bridge is here. So the entrance must be nearby.

[Perball tried to feel something and touched statues one statute was Rolibos while riding on his scorpion with an expression of fear on his face. ]

Perball: Statues! That means the temple is right next to me. Now, how do I get inside?

[Perball walks forward and suddenly walks onto the statues. He groaned. Suddenly, he advanced until he went inside the entrance. He touched the walls]

Perball: Walls. I'm inside. [walks further]

Then a few hours later Perball with the nine guards, arrives at Clardusa's temple.