The Corruption of the Third Sister

Raised and adored by her guardian to the tender age of fifteen Medusa learnt of her sister's betrayal and demise by hand of the gods Ignoring the orders of her elder and straying far from her home The youngest Gorgon set upon a quest to avenge the death of her own A journey far from the caverns and shores of the world that Medusa knew Ascending the perilous Mount Olympus, searching for answers A path paved with ghouls and creatures seeking to corrupt the girl Met only by a beacon of passion, fuelled by her vengeance in heart Medusa arrived in a temple of marble, bathed in the sun’s sky And marvelled at the dazzling realm of gods But soon, a man approached the young girl; beautiful, eternal He led her to the shadows Here; stay still, little girl and do just as I say Forcing himself onto the young girl, Poseidon, god of the sea did mount Medusa violently Grasping the child’s face, though her screams still resounded throughout the marble temple As the raping of Medusa was heard through Olympus The innocence of the Gorgons, forever lost Goddess Athena witnessed the desecration of her temple Shielding her virgin eyes from a holy abomination And in punishment for allowing such an act, cursed the Gorgon Medusa Destined to turn to stone the bodies of all mortal gaze upon her Though Euryale cared for nothing more in the world than her sister Medusa’s lonely existence longed for the companionship of another But damned to never gaze into mortal eyes again Her innocence destroyed, she cursed the sea