Serpent and Stone
PaintingTheRosesRed
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  • Reads 11,285
  • Votes 891
  • Parts 30
  • Time 4h 6m
PaintingTheRosesRed
Complete, First published Jan 05, 2020
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❛The hero isn't supposed to love the monster...❜

A retelling of the story of Medusa.

Medusa has been cursed since birth, a monster feared and hated by all. Longing to see the world but resigned to her cruel fate, Medusa expects to spend the rest of her days alone on her island, where she cannot hurt anyone. When a wounded soldier suddenly appears on her shores, Medusa begins to wonder if the Fates have another destiny in store for her.
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The Sixth Life of Medusa

22 parts Ongoing

Medusa, the mortal daughter of Phorcys and Ceto, was not always a monster. Once an adored priestess of goddess Athena, she offered her complete devotion--until her beauty drew the attention of a lecherous god, and death came soon after. But that was many lives ago. Now at her fifth go at life, Medusa finally lets her guard down and starts a family. But an old nemesis soon resurfaces and thrusts her into the abyss of her first life. #revenge #reincarnation #greekmythology

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