Gorgons
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Last published Wed, Aug 5, 2015
" I love you" she whispered.
The room echoed with his lovers last word, the tears started to fall as he unsheathed his sword and raised it towards the light.
"I loved you too" he said as he brought the sword down.
What you heard about the infamous Gorgon sisters is only half true, they weren't always this cruel and heartless. Since their parents death; Medusa has been crowned Queen and her sisters are not to far behind.
As the King Festival is vastly approaching, there are dark shadows and an ancient evil arising. The Gorgon sisters must over come temptation, betrayal and their own past before it destroys them.
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