“Listen!That’smymothercalling.Motheriscallingmeagainandsheisnotfarfromhere.Sheisnearby.”Sayingso,sherushedhystericallyoutofthepace.Mr.Fingercoulddonothingbutfollowher.Theycrossedthezigzagginggoldpace,ranonthenarrowgoldpathwayhalfcoveredrofusionofcolorfulblossomsandrushedahead.Whentheycametotheentrahepace,theyslidoutsidewaysthroughthegapjustthewaytheyhadentered.
Vioranonfollowingthesoundofhermother’svoice.Theydidnotknowhowfartheyhadrunwhenabrightfshoflightningexposedafrighteningse.Notfaraheadwasadeadtree,oolhtredbloodbeforeit.ThiswasthesiteofIlene’sexecutionallthoseyearsago.AftershewaschoppedintwofromthewaistbyMedusa,herlowerbodyyinapoolofblood.ItwasthenthatVio,onlyanunshapedfetusatthetime,burstfromhermother’swombseekingtoescape.Tileaobemasterofherownas,shefloatedlikeatinyflowerseedinthewind.Shelookeddowher’supperbodystillhangingfromthebranchofatree.Ileenwasnotquitedeadyet,butwasstillgaspibreaths,writhingvulsively..Vioowerlesstosaveherdyingmotherbecauseshedidnotknowwhethersheherselfwouldsurvive.Herfatewaslikethatofthetinyflowerseedfloatingintheairbeingblownaboutbythewind.Thusshearatedfromhermother.AfterIleendied,heranger,jealousyandbitternesslivedonasshrilndwoefulspirit.Herblooddidnotdryuporsolidify.Herspiritlivedinherownpoolofbloodandhauheyellowsoirouree.Thatpoolofbloodroseandsank,sometimesvisible,sometimesinvisible.Stephanie’sdyingprophesycametrue.“......whenbloodseepoutofthebareyellowsoilofGiantMountain...........whenbloodspeakswithahumanvoice......thenitistime......thenitistime......”
Viowalkedtothepoolofbloodadown.Mr.Fingerkdownbesideher.Viosaid,
“Mother,Iamyhter,Vio.Iheardyourcall.Iovercameallkindsofdifficultiestoetoyourside.”Thepoolofbloodactuallyspokewithahumanvoice,saying,
“Areyoumychild?Icalledyoudayandnight.Ithoughtthatifyouwerealive,youwouldhearmeandetome.ThankGodthechildIleftinthisworldactuallysurvived.Thankheavensmywishfeancewillnowetopass.Mydesdantswilvengeme.”
“Yes,mother.Iwilvengeyou.Iliveonlytoavengeyou.Youdiedtically.IwillseekyourrevengeonDimitri,butyoumusttellmehowIamtogoaboutit.Itisnotahingtoaplish.”
Thepoolofbloodflowedaboutintheyellowsoindgealedintohumanformsaying,
“Thisisnotahingtodo,butifyoucarryoutmypnstepbystep,wewilttainoal.”
“Mother,quicklytellmeyourpnforrevengeandIwillcarryitout.Iwilloverealldifficultiesbyfairmeansorfoul.Iwillnotstopuntilweattainoal.”
“OurmostterribleenemyinKingDimitri’sKingdomisMedusa,thehuge,serpent-hairedbirdwithawoman’sface.”Thepoolofbloodsaid.Hervenomouseyespetrifyanylivingthingsintostone.Sheisfierdferocious.Ifwedoawaywithher,wequerKingDimitri’sKingdom.Thisisacritical,mostpivotaltoourpn.Ifwedonotsucceed,thenourpnotbecarriedout.”
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