Sister Toosaka Rin

The body of the Gorgon leader fell uncontrollably into the spring water. Even though half of his face was already submerged in blood, he still muttered with his last bit of strength.

"Mother Gaia... please bless your children once more..."

Before he lost consciousness, the Gorgon leader saw in his blurry vision that the stone statue in the middle of the spring had shed a stone tear.

As soon as the round stone tear rolled into the blood-red spring water, the red color in the spring water seemed to be attracted by some object, and gathered to a certain place in the spring at a speed visible to the naked eye.

Seeing this scene, the Gorgons who were still conscious breathed a sigh of relief. This meant that they had succeeded.

The Gorgons then stopped injecting blood into the spring and began to treat their fellow men around them.

When they lifted their leader out of the spring, he had been dead for a long time, but there was a smile on his face, looking kind as if he was in a sweet dream.

When all the red in the spring water was absorbed by some object, a Gorgon found a round stone in the spring with a snake-haired head carved on it.

Gorgon handed the stone to Athena and said, "Lady Athena, this is the Gorgon Stone."

Medusa on the side seemed to have something to say. She hadn’t done anything yet. Was everything over?

But she soon realized what she was going to do.

After the Gorgon Stone fell into Athena's hands, Medusa immediately felt a powerful restraining force trying to draw something out of her body.

She knew that it represented the power of the earth. As long as she let go, the power would return to Athena, and she would become an ordinary human being with nothing special about her.

Of course, the power of the Gorgon Stone is compulsory, and even if she doesn't want to, it will forcibly take back the power of the earth.

At this moment, Medusa was extremely hesitant and conflicted.

It is reasonable for her to return the power to Athena, as this is why she embarked on this journey.

But after losing her power, what qualifications does she have to appear beside Kiyoshi Toosaka?

If it were her former self, she would definitely offer her loyalty to the gods without hesitation.

But after ten years of living with Athena, the natural sense of distance from the gods disappeared, and she lost her awe of the gods. She became entangled between her own desires and her faith in the gods.

During this brief moment of struggle, she did not release the power in her body, and immediately felt another force appear, as if to pull her away and merge her into Athena's existence.

Athena's voice was heard at this time: "What are you doing? Quickly release the power of the earth! If you continue like this, your entire body will be merged into me, and you will no longer have your own independent existence!"

Medusa knew clearly that she was once one of the incarnations of Lady Athena and had gained the qualification of independent existence in the transformation of mythology.

Now Lady Athena is taking back her former power. If she gives up the power, she can retain her qualification to exist independently.

If she refuses to let go, she will once again become a part of Lady Athena and will no longer be able to exist independently.

After understanding the whole story, Medusa made up her mind and replied, "Lady Athena, I will not let you go. Let me become a part of you again!"

Athena, who was always calm, was a little anxious: "What are you thinking about? Don't you like that guy Apollo? How can you be with him after he becomes a part of me?"

Medusa replied firmly: "Lady Athena, you are wrong. This way I can be with him forever. After all, you like him too, don't you?"

Athena fell silent for a moment, then gritted her teeth and said, "You, priest, are really disobedient! I will try my best not to engulf your consciousness, and you must also try to stay awake in my consciousness! Otherwise, you will become my clone without independent thoughts! Do you understand?"

Medusa smiled and nodded: "I see, Lady Athena you are indeed very gentle."

"You can save your compliments until you can maintain your self-esteem! Let's begin!"

The conversation between the spirits lasted only a moment, and what Kiyoshi Toosaka saw was that as soon as Athena grasped the Gorgon Stone, a ball of light enveloped her and Medusa.

At the same time, another beam of light flew across thousands of miles from a distant direction and injected into the light that enveloped Athena and Medusa.

That was the power held by Metis. From then on, Metis had nothing to do with Greek mythology. She was just the god of death who managed the ferrymen in the underworld.

Gradually, the area covered by the light shrank until it was small enough to accommodate only one person.

Toosaka Kiyoshi's heart skipped a beat, and he felt something was wrong.

After a moment, all the light was absorbed by the figure, and a silver-haired warrior wearing armor, holding a shield in his left hand and a spear in his right hand appeared in front of everyone.

Seeing that Medusa was gone, Tousaka Kiyoshi immediately rushed forward and asked, "Where is Medusa? Why is she gone?"

Athena disarmed herself and turned into the beautiful lady in white wearing a laurel wreath when she first met Tousaka Kiyoshi.

"She became a part of me of her own free will, and now she is me and I am her."

Tosaka Kiyoshi immediately shook his head: "Impossible, absolutely impossible! How could she be willing to become a part of you?"

It's not that he is narcissistic, but how could Medusa, who has romantic feelings for him, voluntarily become a part of someone else?

Athena seemed to have anticipated Tosaka Kiyoshi's reaction and said, "Let her explain it to you in person."

As he spoke, he closed his eyes. When he opened his eyes, his whole temperament had changed drastically. He no longer had his usual calmness, but instead looked a little nervous and shy.

Before Kiyoshi Toosaka could react to what Athena meant by "let her explain it to you in person", he saw Athena open and close her eyes, and her whole person changed drastically.

After a moment of silence, Tousaka Kiyoshi reacted, but still didn't dare to confirm, so he asked tentatively: "Are you Medusa?"

Medusa nodded, as if she wanted to say something, but she stopped herself.

Seeing this, Tousaka Kiyoshi took the initiative to ask: "Why do you want to become a part of Athena? It's so hard to exist independently."

Medusa scratched her head shyly: "Well, I did this for you."

Toosaka Kiyoshi was puzzled: "For my sake, you shouldn't do this."

Medusa asked back: "Do you know how long humans can live at most?"

Due to the lack of medical technology, some minor illnesses in later generations can only be overcome by the body in this era. Over the years, the body will develop diseases, and living to the age of fifty is considered a long life.

"More than fifty." Kiyoshi Toosaka didn't understand why Medusa said this.

Medusa continued, "Do you know how old I am this year? Twenty-four. If I remain independent, I can only be an ordinary human being without my power."

"As a human being, half of my life has already passed. How long can I maintain my beauty in the remaining twenty years? How many years can you stay by my side?"

"That's why I want to become a part of Lady Athena. Even though I can only hide in Lady Athena's body most of the time, I will gain endless time and an ageless appearance."

"I don't think this is something unacceptable. On the contrary, I am very happy. I am happy that I have the opportunity to make such a choice, rather than having to accept the huge difference between humans and gods after decades."

Toosaka Kiyoshi felt very unhappy, as one of the purposes of his visit this time was to give Medusa the elixir of immortality.

Unexpectedly, Medusa made this choice before she even took out the medicine.

Is the fate of this world really so stubborn? Even so, Medusa as an individual cannot exist.

Seeing that Tousaka Kiyoshi fell silent, Medusa closed her eyes and returned control of her body to Athena.

Athena opened her eyes, and her calm and elegant demeanor reappeared. When Tousaka Kiyoshi discovered that Athena would come, he said helplessly, "If possible, please let that child come out a few more times."

Athena nodded, "Of course."

Tosaka Kiyoshi asked again, "Now that you have regained your power, what are you going to do next? Why don't you come with me? The bet we made still stands. Live among humans with me for a while, and you will understand whether humans will regret betraying you."

Athena thought for a moment, then finally nodded and said, "Okay."

Toosaka Kiyoshi was a little surprised, then asked curiously: "I thought you would go to Zeus to settle the score immediately, and after defeating Zeus, you would ask why humans betrayed you in the first place."

Athena replied: "My current power is only the power of the Gorgon Stone. I need some time to quantify this power for myself. Before that, I do not intend to fight Zeus."

"So after thinking about it, living among humans with you for a while is the best way to spend this time."

"Also, I have come to realize one thing over the years: humans do not consider what they have done in the past as betrayal, so I do not intend to confront them."

Toosaka Kiyoshi immediately said, "So I won the bet, right? Then you have to listen to me from now on."

Athena said slowly, "From the day I left, our contract was void, and the bet naturally no longer counts."

Toosaka Kiyoshi covered his ears and said, "I don't want to hear it, you bastard!"

Athena was a little helpless: "Why are you like a child?"

“That means I’m younger in mentality.”

Athena was left speechless by Toosaka's cleansing.

After a moment of silence, Tousaka Kiyoshi asked, "How long will it take you to make the power of the Gorgon Stone your own?"

"Maybe fifty or sixty years."

"Really? That's quite a long time, for a human."

Athena rolled her eyes: "You are not human, what are you sighing about."

"You are so overbearing. Can't I even express my feelings?"