Book3:WereMyDreamIs (第264/327页)

kehimtoseethehere’snotimetobelost.Let’ssetoutatonce.Ifwetarry,itmaybetoote…”

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    Thesituationwasgettiense,onlytheprincipalcharactersedwerenotawareoftheperil.ThatbarbarianwarriornotonlyknewMedusaandWhiteFairy,hewasactuallyamolesentbythemintothenativetribes.Forquitealongtime,thebarbariantribeshadoccupiedtheKingdomofDreams.AlthoughuhebenigninfluehebeautifultwinnymphsCharmaineaine,mostofthenativeshadreturheirnativend,thereisnoguarahesamerevoltandinsurrewouldnothappenagain.Sothesendingofmolesandspiestoreportonwhatwasgoingonwithinthosetribesolitiecessity.ThemolejusthappeobesentbyhischieftoewithtwoothersahestatetreasuresoftheKingdomofDreams,hemagicswordandmagicbowandarrows.HemeanttomakeuseofthisopportunitytoreportthetestfindingstoMedusaandWhiteFairy,butnowitseemedthatbothheandtheinformationhehadgatheredwouldforeverbesunktothebottomofthekewithoutMedusaandWhiteFairyknowinganythingaboutit.

    Itallbeganmany,manyyearsagowhenVioandCyclopsstormedintotheterritoryofthebarbariansandkilledtheleaderoftheirmostpromiribe.Thisleaderhadasonwhowasonlyateehen,butwhowassmartenoughtohideinthesurroundingdenseforestandledanomadlife,esgunscathedfromthenumerouscampaignsCyclopsuocapturehim.Nowafteryearsoftriandtributionshehadgrowrongandresourcefulyoungman.HecalledhimselfAtsafterhisillustriousaor,whokbetweenheavehusinghisstrongarmstoupholdtheskyfromfallingdown.Justwheheforestsandwasattemptingtogathertogetherhistribesmen,rallyhisfordregainthedominantpositionofhistribeamohertribes,twobeautifultwinnymphsClementineandCharmaihetribesmenbacktotheirinalndsandtheyaowledgedhimasthelegalheirofhisfatherandtheirleaderandchief.Buttheyoungmanwasnotsatisfiedbecausehishearthadbeencapturedbythebeautifulnymphsandhisbrainwasfulloftheirlovelyfaces,theirsemi-transparentdressesandgracefulformstotheexclusionofeverythingelse.LaterwhenhekhattheywerethebeloveddaughtersofKingZeus,hewasfilledwithdespairatthedisparityoftheirstationsbecausehispositionastheleaderofbarbariantribeswastoofarbeheirsasthedaughtersoftheKingofgods.AtssuddenlythoughtthatifhebecametheruleroftheKingdomofDreams,hewouldthenbeakingwithhisowndomainandthereforewouldbeierpositiohehandofohenymphsandwouldthenhaveaceofsuccess.Why,infacthecouldevenmarrybothofthemandthusbeetheson-in-woftheKingofgods.ThenhewouldbeinapositiohepainandsufferingofhisaorAts,whohadbeenkneelingoopofthehighestmountainintheworldallthroughtheages,nedbyZeustousebothhishandstostrenuouslyseparateheaveh.Thatthoughtgaverisetoafreofwildambition.Hekwasnotaasktoaplish.Togainhisgoal,hewouldhavetodoawaywithMedusa,theprotectoroftheKingdom.HisaremyCyclopswouldalsohavetobekilled.Butthesetwocharacterswereextremelycleverandpowerfundcouldnotpossiblybeelimiheuseofbruteforcealone.HisthoughtswenttothestatetreasuresoftheKingdomofDreams.Ifhecouldbutstealthemagicswordandthemagicbowandarrows,hewouldhaveabettercetokillthesetwostumblingblocks.Ah,butstealireasureswasaskeither,astheywouldsurelybeundercloseguarddayandnight.Hewouldhavetoatientlyforhiscewhentheirwatchfulnesssed…Onenigh