The little girl, Medusa's daughter, had just finished playing. After hours of running and having fun, she began to feel tired and sleepy. She rubbed her tiny eyes with her little hands, then looked at her mother and said in a soft, exhausted voice:
"Mom... I want to go back to the cave. I want to sleep."
At that moment, Medusa was still secretly arguing with Lilith, and each of them was trying to annoy the other in every possible way.
But the moment Medusa heard her daughter's words, her expression changed instantly. The tension vanished from her face and was replaced by a warm, affectionate smile.
She looked at her daughter and said happily:
"Of course, my little one. Let's return to the cave right away."
The little girl was overjoyed, while Medusa felt relieved, seeing this as the perfect opportunity to get away from Lilith's annoyance for at least a while.
Medusa turned to inform the others that she would be leaving with her daughter, but before she could say a word, the little girl turned to Lilith and said with innocent excitement:
"Aunt Lilith! Will you come with us to the cave? I want to stay beside you."
At that moment, a triumphant smile spread across Lilith's face, as though she had won a crushing victory in her secret battle with Medusa.
She quickly extended her arms and scooped the child into her embrace, then said with great joy:
"Of course, my darling! Of course I'll go with you."
Medusa immediately tried to intervene and said coldly:
"No, she can't. She has a lot of work and responsibilities, doesn't she, Lilith?"
The little girl looked at Lilith innocently and asked:
"Do you have work, Auntie?"
Lilith looked at Medusa and saw a clear challenge in her eyes. Then she looked at the little girl and saw sadness beginning to creep into her tiny eyes.
Lilith then gave a broad smile, one filled with both delight and the pleasure of provoking Medusa, and said enthusiastically:
"Of course I'll go with you, my little one. There is no work more important than you. You are my favorite child."
The little girl smiled with overwhelming happiness, closed her eyes slightly, and relaxed in Lilith's warm embrace, clinging tightly to her for fear of falling.
Lilith turned to Medusa and said in a tone full of smug satisfaction:
"Come on, Medusa. The little one wants to sleep."
Medusa looked into Lilith's eyes and swore to herself that she would take severe revenge on her.
Then she said coldly:
"Let's go, you pest."
As soon as she finished speaking, she moved swiftly and left the place.
Lilith immediately followed while carrying the little girl. She thought about how much she had annoyed Medusa that day and chuckled softly each time she remembered the angry expression on her face.
Medusa noticed the smile on Lilith's face and realized she was enjoying every moment, so she began thinking of a way to get rid of her.
When they arrived at the cave, Medusa turned to her and said deliberately:
"Don't you really have work to do, Lilith? Perhaps the Demon King needs you for something important."
Lilith looked at her with annoyance and replied firmly:
"I'm not leaving, Medusa. I promised the little one that I would stay with her, and I keep my promises."
The tension in Medusa's expression increased, and she said impatiently:
"Then give me my daughter so I can put her to sleep."
Lilith laughed coolly and said:
"It seems you're not seeing very well, you fool... She's already asleep."
Medusa looked at her daughter and saw that she was sleeping peacefully in Lilith's arms.
She said with sarcasm and irritation:
"Don't tell me you intend to hold her in your arms until she wakes up."
Lilith smiled broadly and said with mock shock:
"Oh! You discovered my plan. Yes, that is exactly what I'm going to do."
Medusa's eyes widened in disbelief, and she said in a low, stunned voice:
"What is wrong with you, Lilith? Don't tell me you're serious!"
But Lilith showed no hesitation.
She searched for a comfortable place inside the cave, then sat down quietly while cradling the little girl with great tenderness.
Then she raised her head and said firmly:
"I'm not joking. I will keep holding her until she wakes up."
Medusa was about to shout in protest, but Lilith quickly raised a finger and said in a calm voice:
"The child is sleeping... Don't wake her with your voice."
Medusa froze in place, unable to respond.
And so, Medusa sat in her own cave in complete shock and irritation, while Lilith held the little girl with overwhelming happiness, reveling in her latest victory.
Far away from them...
One of Odin's ravens was flying over the continent of Mira. It landed on one of the tall trees and began watching a strange place completely covered in ice.
In the midst of that harsh white silence, the raven spotted something unexpected.
Its black eyes widened with astonishment and curiosity when it saw a tiny hand forcing its way out from within the ice.
A small child was crawling slowly, struggling to escape from an icy tomb that had imprisoned her for an unknown length of time.
The raven immediately sent what it was seeing to its master, Odin.
The moment the image reached Odin's mind, his brows furrowed with intense interest.
He carefully observed the little girl struggling to free herself from the ice and sensed a dense aura of destruction surrounding her—a terrifying presence that could not possibly belong to an ordinary child.
Odin thought for a few moments, then decided to see the matter for himself.
He used his power to take control of the raven's body.
Suddenly, the raven began to transform in a remarkable way.
Its size increased rapidly, its features changed, and it took on a form that carried Odin's presence and majesty.
Then it soared through the sky, hovering above the area as he watched the child with deep curiosity.
The little girl continued clawing at the ice with her fingernails, scratching stubbornly and trying to escape with every ounce of strength she had left.
After some time, she finally succeeded in freeing herself.
The moment she emerged completely, she gasped sharply and began breathing the air greedily, as if she feared her body might be deprived of that sensation ever again.
Odin watched her in silence.
When he looked into her eyes, he felt something strange.
Her eyes were almost colorless, devoid of any spark, as though they had lost all interest in both life and death.
He thought to himself:
"This child is truly extraordinary."
Before he could think further, he heard a sound coming from among the trees.
He looked around and saw a massive bear that had caught the scent of the blood covering the little girl's body.
The bear approached slowly, then charged toward her with a violent roar, believing it had found an easy prey.
The little girl raised her head and looked at it with frightening coldness.
Then she said a single word:
"Food."
The moment she finished speaking, she quickly looked around, searching for anything she could use to fight.
She found a jagged stone.
She gripped it tightly.
But before she could take a defensive stance, the bear lunged at her and bit down hard on her arm, knocking her to the ground.
Despite the intense pain, she did not scream.
Instead, she kept holding the stone firmly, waiting for the right moment.
The bear pinned her down for a while, and when it noticed that she was not moving, it assumed the struggle was over.
The instant it pulled its fangs out of her arm—
The little girl moved with lightning speed.
She drove the jagged stone forcefully into the bear's eye.
The stone pierced the eye, blinding it.
The bear staggered back, roaring in agony, then turned toward her with savage fury and swung its claws.
But the little girl did not retreat.
In the next moment, she plunged the stone into its second eye.
The bear was now completely blind.
Driven mad with pain, it lashed out wildly, striking the air in every direction while roaring with rage and agony.
As for the little girl, she paid no attention to the deep wounds on her face and arm.
She stood in silence, waiting with terrifying patience.
After a short time, the bear began to lose its strength.
The little girl seized the opportunity.
She rushed toward it with all her might.
Before the bear could sense her, she drove the stone into one of its ruined eye sockets and pushed with all her strength until the stone pierced deep into its skull and reached its brain.
The bear's body convulsed for a few moments.
Then it collapsed to the ground, dead.
The bear never understood how its easy prey had become its killer.
It had come to eat her.
Instead, it became her food.
When the little girl saw the bear lying motionless, she immediately pounced on it, ready to tear apart its flesh and eat it raw.
But before she could begin, she heard the sound of applause coming from the sky.
She stopped and raised her head.
And there she saw Odin in the sky, applauding her with admiration.
Then he smiled and said in a voice filled with astonishment and respect:
"Well done... Well done, little warrior."
(Author's Note):
Hello everyone! Thank you for your continuous support of this novel; your comments and interactions mean the world to me.
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It is a [Comedy / Fantasy] story about a miserable young man and a cunning wolf who is constantly getting him into trouble! If you enjoy my writing style and the way I build scenarios, I promise you're going to love this comic.
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