The year was 763 B.C. The Greeks and they’re many city states were spreading across the Balkan and Peloponnesus peninsulas. On the calm waters of the Aegean sea, a young lady stood on the bow of a small merchant ship. Her name was Theophania. She was a young 20 year old woman, with light olive skin, long brown hair, and piercing blue eyes. The kind of woman the poets would write romantic ballads about. Despite her age and beauty, she had yet to find someone to love. She was the adventurous sort, seeking fun and pleasure instead of something more long term. In that spirit she had paid off a local Cargo hauler for passage to the city of Aeolis. She had heard rumors of a monstrous being, deep in the forests and caves of the Aeolis countryside. She smiled as she looked out over the waters as they approached the shore. 


        Once Theo had arrived in the city, she quickly paid for a horse and some supplies and set out into the countryside to find her quarry. After a day she had reached the forest where it was said the creature lived. While she rode, she thought about what she was looking for. It was supposed to be a creature known as a gorgon, a half woman half snake with snakes for hair, had the ugliest face ever created by the gods, and could turn men to stone with a single gaze. It took her another several days before she managed to find the cave spoken of in the stories. After steadying herself and lighting a torch, she made her way inside. 


        As she slowly walked through the dimly lit tunnels, Theo took notice of the condition of the walls and the floors. Vines covered the entrance and first few feet of the cave, the moss covered the walls in patches. Soon she stumbled over a strange stone. Once she recovered, she looked over it. It looked like a foot by the shape, but it was too weathered and worn to be sure. She continued on her way, finding more stones like them. Before long she came across something that frightened her. It was a half statue of a man. She could make out the feet, legs and bottom of the tonic. She froze in place as she looked at it, before raising her torch and looking down the tunnel. She saw even more statues, some broken, some whole, all of men, soldiers really, in various poses. Some were in the middle of an attack pose, others were frozen in shock and fear, some even screaming and pointing. Theo’s heart raced as she looked over them all. The stories were true, there really was a monster in this cave. She knew she should turn back now, but she had come this far already, she knew she had to see it through, even if she never came back. Steadying her nerves again, she hesitantly continued forward. 


        Before long, Theo saw another light in the tunnel. It was a larger light, much bigger than a single torch. As she approached, she Saw the tunnel widened out into a large chamber. As she walked forward slowly, she saw an ornately decorated room. The walls were clear of any vines or moss. They were clean and smooth to the touch. There were ornate pillars lining the middle of the chamber, with pools of water off to the sides. There were stands with oil lamps lining the outer walls and small torches on the pillars. Ornamental rugs lined parts of the floor. Off in the corner there was another small room where she caught sight of a large pad covered in pillows. The more Theo looked, the more she saw the signs of someone civilized living here, not some kind of monster. 


        Just then, Theo heard something from behind here. The rustling of scales and the licking of a tongue. Theo’s heart began to pound in her chest as her mind raced with fear, freezing her in place. Thinking quickly she slammed her eyes shut as she heard a song-like female voice from behind her.


        “It looksss like another annoying rat hasss wandered into my den,” The voice said. Theo shivered in fear as she heard the sound of scales scraping on stone getting closer and closer. Theo wanted to run, wanted to fight, wanted to do anything, but she was frozen in place. Soon the scraping sound stopped, only to be replaced by the tickling of a forked tongue on her ear. Theo, shivered again and flinched as the monster licked over her neck and face, slowly moving around her. 


        “What, did you think that you could just come in here and ssslay me? Gain sssome quick pultry glory when you return home? Thinking that just becaussse you’re a woman I wouldn’t treat you the sssame asss the pathetic men that come here looking for the sssame” the monster said, getting right in Theo’s face. She could feel the monster's hot breath pouring over her soft skin. She was sweating and shaking, trying desperately to hide her fear as she tried to form a sentence. 


        “ANSSSWER ME,” The monster shouted, hissing loudly with her words as she pushed closer to the woman. Theo screamed in fear as she fell to the floor, crocheting and covering her head as she trembled with intense fear. Finally she found her words as she began to cry. 


        “I’m sorry! Please don’t hurt me! I don’t mean to hurt you,” She said, sobbing heavily between words. She continued to shake and cry in fear as the monster stood over her. It took the monster a second to calm herself and look over the poor woman. It was then she saw the human in front  of her was entirely unarmed. No sword, no shield, no dagger, bow or arrows. Only the clothes on her back, torch now dropped to the floor, and small satchel. She looked at the poor scared woman and began to think of herself. She too felt this fear, every day. The Gorgon moved back and reached a hand out to touch the girl on the head. Theo flinched and yelped but quickly relaxed as she felt the monster stroking her hair gently.


        “Hey, it'sss ok. I’m sssory I ssscared you. All too often I have hoardsss of sssoldiersss coming in here trying to kill me for no other reassson then I look different. I sssee now that you mean me no harm. Pleassse, ssstand up,” She said, her voice much softer and gentler now. She reached out and touched the woman’s shoulder to signal her to stand. At first, Theo was hesitant, but slowly she rose to her full height, eyes still closed. The monster reached out and gently caressed her face.


        “It’sss ok. You can open your eyesss,” She said cupping Theo’s chin. 


        “But…i’ve heard the stories…i’ve seen the statues in the tunnel…,” Theo said, shaking her head. 


        “It’ll be ok. I promise,” The monster said. Her voice was calm and reassuring, giving Theo a small sense of peace. Hesitantly, she slowly opened her eyes, ready to slam them shut if she needed to. Thankfully as the world came back into view, she wasn’t turned to stone. Instead she was greeted by the face of the Gorgon. She was a beautiful woman, like Theo herself. She had soft feminine features, with light olive skin and piercing green eyes. The only thing out of place on her face was the mass of small brown snakes that sprouted from her head. They gently hissed and flicked their tongues out as they laid in place. This was nothing like the grotesque monster the stories and rumors had foretold. The gorgon smiled and let go of Theo’s face, letting her arm fall to her side. 


        “There we go. You have sssuch beautiful eyesss,” The gorgon said, backing away a little. 


        “H-how is this possible? I thought that…” Theo began to say. The gorgon was quick to answer. 


        “I do turn people to ssstone, but only when I choossse to. I’m Medusa by the way. What’sss your name,” She said, smiling again.


        “I’m Theophania, I mean, I’m Theo,” She answered, blushing brightly.


        “It’s lovely to meet you Theo. Again, I'm sssorry for scaring you. I’m fighting for my life everyday. I never know what the hoardsss of men may bring to my home. All I want to live and keep to myssself, but they jussst want the glory of killing a monssster. But you’re different. Coming here completely unarmed. I’m curiousss what your goal isss,” Medusa said, getting a coy smile on her face. 


        “I…I’m not sure…I just felt like having an adventure. My life wasn’t exciting back in Athens and I wanted something to happen in my life,” Theo said, reaching up to twirl her hair. 


        “Well then, I hope that I meet your definition of excitement,” Medusa said giggling. The pair then stood there for a moment, not sure what to say. Then Theo broke the silence.


        “Can I ask you something? Why do the men want to hurt you, and why do they call you ugly,” she asked. Medusa sighed and looked away. 


        “I wasss the product of an unholy union between god and goddessss. I was shunned by my mother and sssistersss for being “Ugly”. And the humansss only sssee the tail and the sssnakesss on my head and call me ugly asss well. They never even give me a chance to know me and choossse instead to try and attack me, which frightensss me, making me…turn them to ssstone. I don’t mean to. It’s a power I can mossstly control. But when they try to attack me, I have to defend myssself. Ssso they drove me into thisss cave, and regularly try to ssslay me for sssome sssenssse of glory,” She explained. Theo could see the sadness in her face as she saw a tear roll down her face. Theo reached out and touched Medusa’s face, wiping away the tears.


        “Well, I don‘t think you’re ugly at all. You’re the most beautiful woman I have ever seen. Even these little snakes on your head, they have a certain charm to them.” Theo said, smiling at her and looking into her eyes. She then brushed a small bundle of snakes letting them hiss softly and wiggle around. Medusa blushed a little and looked at Theo. 


        “Can I ssshow you sssomething,”Medusa said, taking Theo’s hand in her. Theo blushed a little at her touch and nodded. Medusa then turned and began to lead her off to the room Theo saw the pad and pillows in. She then led her off to another side room. As Theo walked in, her jaw dropped at what she saw. The whole room was full of pristine full size statues of men and women, all in much softer and gentler poses. Some were clothed, and some were fully nude. They were elegant and beautiful, with no fear in them whatsoever. As Theo looked at them, she noticed something. All the statues were made of white marble. Theo was in awe at their detail and precision.


        “Welcome to my personal art gallery,” Medusa said, motioning to all the statues in the room. Theo let go of Medusa’s hand and began to walk around, looking at all the statues. 


        “You made all these,” She asked. 


        “Well, yesss,” Medusa said blushing. 


        “Were they….”Theo started to ask. But medusa quickly interrupted her and blushing bright red. 


        “Yesss, BUT I ssswear they were all consensual! I told you I could control my powers. Each one was an adventurousss perssson like you. Sssome were curiousss about what being a ssstatue was like, sssome were former loversss. They can be turned back at any time, ssso long asss they are whole. That’sss why I keep them here, sssafe and protected. Here, they are essentially immortal,” She said as she moved from statue to statue. 


        “But they’re Marble, and so smooth. How,” Theo asked, touching a female statue.


        “When i’m in control, I can make whatever type of ssstone you can think of. From granite, to marble, to fired porcelain. But…when i’m ssscared, I can’t think or focus and can only make common limessstone. It’s the sssimplest to make allowing me to essscape and sssurvive,” She said looking away. 


        “Again, I’m sorry,” Theo said, looking down. She then looked at the statue she was next to and then back at Medusa. “You said that these all were willing people, what does turning to stone feel like?”


        “Well, they’ve told me, it’s quite pleasssurable. They dessscribe it as a cooling sssensssation spreading over their body. Like there were ssslowly filling with sssomthing that they couldn’t dessscribe. They then dessscribed how they could ssstill feel thingsss while they were ssstone, but very muted and dull. They like it when I rub againssst them and teassse them, letting them build up their need for releassse. They dessscribe how desssperate they get, mentally begging for me to turn them back, and when I do, they let out criesss of ecstasssy that make the godsss themssselvesss jealous,” She said. She then stopped and blushed, realizing just how detailed she was getting with her guest. She shrank down a little and blushed more. “Sssorry, I got carried away.”


        Theo blushed as well, listening to Medusa describe such a deep and personal thing. Her heart was racing thinking about just how good it would feel to her. She closed her mouth and swallowed hard, gathering the courage she needed to ask. She then stepped forward toward the gorgon and grabbed her hand gently. 


        “Do it to me. I have to know what it’s like,” She said quickly and without thinking.


        “What? I don’t…I mean…we just met…” Medusa started to say, fumbling over her words as she brushed some snakes out of her eyes. 


        “I know. But I am the adventurous type. Please, I want to know. I give you permission,” Theo said looking into her eyes. Medusa blushed and sighed, lowering her head. 


        “Alright, but only for a ssshort while ok,” She then led Theo over to the back of the room. Theo blushed more as she began to get excited as to what was going to come next. Medusa blushed as well as she motioned to Theo’s tunic.


        “Please disssrode and we can get ssstarted,” She said rubbing her hands. Theo blushed and giggled a little as she slowly slipped her arms out. She then slowly pushed her tonic down her body and onto the ground. As she stepped out of it, Medusa moved it away and set it off to the side before looking back. She blushed again as she looked over Theo’s naked body. She had clean skin, soft gentle curves, with a modest pair for b-cup breasts. Medusa blushed and took a deep breath and closed her eyes as she readied herself. 


        “Are you ready,” She said, opening her eyes again. Theo nodded and took a pose, putting her arms out with her palms up and her legs crossed with her right foot forward, helping to show off her body as much as she could. Medusa then closed her eyes again as the snakes on her head began to rise. They all shifted and looked in Theo’s direction as they began to hiss softly. Medusa then opened her eyes, showing they were now glowing bright green. She then began to hiss as well, but in a rhythmic way, almost like she was chanting. Before long, Theo began to feel something in her feet. At first they felt cold, but then just felt numb. She looked down for a moment to see her toes and feet were now solid marble like the statues around her. She looked back at Medusa again, and locked eyes with her. Slowly the changes continued up her legs, also becoming pure Marble. Theo quickly found that she now couldn’t look away from Medusa’s eyes. Her mind was racing with a small mix of fear and she knew that this was wrong in some way, but it also just felt so good and she was so excited, she had to continue.


        As Theo Continued to stare into Medusa's eyes, the changes reached her sensitive nether regions. Medusa began to slow her hissing chant, letting the magic slow as it moved up. As Theo’s labia began to turn to marble, it began to tingle and warm, causing her to begin to drip with need. She let out a gasp as her inner folds gave out one last quiver as they too warmed and tingled before becoming cold and stiff, leaving her wanting. The final touch was with the now trembling clitorus. She whined and moaned in pleasure as it was slowly swallowed up by Medusa's magic. By the end Theo was left moaning and panting in pleasure, begging for more.


        Once the changes had passed her waistline, they began to speed up a little. Quickly her flat belly and lower chest became marble before the magic got to her breasts and began to slow. Medusa's hissing chanting slowed again as she smiled. Theo gasped softly as a new tingling sensation began to envelope her supple breasts. To her, it felt as if a fine horse hair paint brush was slowly going over every inch of her breasts, teasing her and making her heart race faster. Slowly the changes got up to her nipple before they too were tickled by this invisible paint brush. She cried out in ecstasy as the breath caught in her through, the changes having fully gotten up to her neck. Despite being left breathless, she didn't panic, instead it seemed the magic changing her was also keeping her alive.


        As the changes finally got to her head, Theo felt her throat begin to dry, taking away the last bit of noise she could produce. Soon the same feeling filled her mouth and covered her lips, locking it all in place. As the magic finally passed Theo’s nose, Medusa stopped her chanting and leaned in. In an instant she embraced Theo in a tender kiss, holding it as the last of her flesh turned to smooth and perfect marble.


        Once everything was done, Medusa stepped back to admire her work. She blushed as this was by far the most beautiful work she had ever done. Meanwhile, Theo was left frozen in place, at least physically. Her mind, or soul, on the other hand was kept alive by Medusa’s magic. Through it she was able to hear and see everything, though it was all dulled somewhat. Her hearing sounded like she was underwater and her sight was gray and hazy with the edges more Grey and blacked out, almost like she was looking through a dirty piece of glass. Her sense of touch on the other hand, was a different story.


        Medusa smiled as she slithered closer to her new statue and began to run a finger down Theo’s neck and over her bare breasts. In an instant Theo’s body was alive with pleasure, her body now incredibly sensitive. Her mind cried out for more as Medusa slowly ran her soft fingers over her breast, cupping them. Theo’s mind again exploded in ecstasy, and if she was flesh, she would have orgasmed right there, but she was denied release. Her mind raced as she silently begged for more.


        “I can only imagine what you can feel there. All I know from the othersss is how intenssse and pleasssurable it isss. But hold onto that thought, becaussse I'm about to blow it away,” She said, smiling. She then leaned down until her face was level with Theo's vagina. She then began to flick her forked tongue overTheos's exposed clitorus. Theos mind exploded in a massive wave of pleasure with each flick and lick that Medusa gave her. It was like nothing she Had ever felt before in her life. Medusa then continued her licking, going deeper into Theo’s folds and teasing her labia and soon her vulva. If Theo could have made any noise at all, the chamber would have filled with her lust filled moaning. She had never before known what paradise was, but to her right now, this was it. There was no other thought in the young woman's mind but a want for more. Medusa was eager to oblige as she pressed in her tongue, going all the way down to tickle her cervix, all the while sucking on Theo’s labia and clitorus. The pair continued their, for the moment, one sided carnal act for another fifteen minutes before Medusa slid back and looked over her frozen lover. 


        “Well my dear, I think it isss time for the grand finale,” Medusa said with a smile. Her snakes again rose up as she began to hiss chant again. Her eyes glowed green as she looked at Theo. Quickly, the pale marble began To change back into the brown hair and olive skin she once had. As the magic rolled back down over her body, she gasped and moaned loudly as all the pleasure Of Medusa’s teasing and playing hit her all at once. She wasn't able To contain any of her ecstasy as her body shivered and shook. After the magic washed back over her folds, she moaned louder and began to orgasm. Streams of sexual fluid squirting out and dripping onto the stone floor below as she orgasmed again and again. Before long there was a small puddle of fluid on the ground and Theo was left a quivering mass of flesh. As the magic faded, her eyes rolled back a bit as she fell forward. Thankfully Medusa was there to catch her in her arms
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        “There we go, it'sss alright dear. I've got you,” she said, blushing and cradling Theo in her arms. Theo panted and shivered in her arm, trying to catch her breath and recover from it all. She shook and shivered several times as her folds quivered and squirted some more between her legs


        “By the goddess Aphrodite…that was…incredible! Never before have I felt such pleasure. No one, man or woman, has ever pleasured me in such a way,” Theo said, still panting but slowly catching her breath.


        “I’ll bet,” Medusa said, gently stroking Theo’s hair. “Just rest now, and you can leave in the morning. 


        “No no…I need to return the favor,” Theo said blushing. Medusa looked at her and blushed, trying to say something. But Theo moved quickly and moved down to line up with Medusa’s reptilian slit. Medusa blushed again as Theo blew gently over the outer scales. Medusa moaned as her body tensed up. 


        “Oh! Oh my…it’s been ssso long…” She said as she began to breathe heavily. Theo continued, leaning in to give her slit a long slow lick. Medusa moaned out in pleasure as her slit quivered against Theo’s warm and wet tongue. Theo smiled and continued licking for several minutes, listening to the sounds coming from her new lover. Soon, Theo began to push her tongue inside Medusa, Causing her to gasp and moan loudly, her body tensing as it clamped down on the invading body. Theo moaned as well as she felt how tight and needy Medusa was. She smiled and got more creative. She began to curl her tongue up and back, teasing the inner folds. Medusa moaned even louder as she began to coil her body around Theo and squeeze her gently. 


        “Oh by Aphrodite! Don’t ssstop pleassse,” She shouted, lust filling her voice. Theo blushed and smiled as she continued her pleasuring. She next began to gently suck and nibble on the outer folds and scales of Medusa’s slit. By now Medusa was quivering and panting heavily. She tightened her coil around Theo as her folds gave a gentle squirt of pleasure. She placed her hands on Theo's head and moaned in pleasure. She began to run her fingers through Theo’s hair and rub it gently. She whined and moaned in pleasure as her slit quivered and tense with all the attention Theo was giving to it. Before long she felt her own climax approaching. She then began to tighten and tense up, her coils tightening more around theo. Theo felt this and smiled, diving her tongue into Medusa’s slit hard and fast.


        “OH GOD,” She shouted out in pleasure. Her whole body trembled and tightened again, pushing Theo’s face hard into her slit. She then began to orgasm hard, blasting Theo’s face with her hot creamy goodness. She whined and moaned as she twitched again and again, a new puddle forming between the two of them. They held their embrace tightly for another few minutes before relaxing and laying back, each of them trying to catch their breath. Theo blushed as she wiped her face clean as Medusa gently stroked her hair.


        “Oh my…that was incredible…you certainly know your way around a woman,” Medusa said smiling. 


        “Well, I've had many lovers myself,” Theo said, blushing as she wiped her face more. The pair then shifted their bodies to where they were cuddling and rested against each other, enjoying the afterglow of the whole experience. Before long, Theo leaned in and gave Medusa a tender kiss, before nuzzling under her chin. 


        “I have a question,” Theo said. Medusa acknowledged her with a noise as she rubbed her back. “What’s the longest time any of your other lovers have spent in stone?”


        “Oh, well, the longest one has been 6 monthsss, but that time nearly broke her with all the teasing and constant denial,” Medusa said, looking over at one of the female statues.


        “I want to try for a year,” Theo said, breaking the cuddle and looking into Medusa's eyes. 


        “A YEAR! Well…I don’t know…do you really think you could go that long? It might be dangerousss,” She said, concerned. 


        “I can make it, I've gone through alot more in my life than some simple sexual denial,” Theo said smiling.


        Medusa thought for a moment as she looked back at her other lover. She then looked back at Theo and sighed in resignation. 


        “Alright, but in the morning. You need your ressst after an experience like that,” She said, starting to get up to her full height. She scooped Theo up into her arms and carried her to her bed padding. She then set theo down on it and coiled up around her to get ready to go to sleep. The pair then slept peacefully for the next 10 hours, both having to recover from their fun. In the morning they both woke to a rooster crow. They then both laid on the Padding and cuddled each other for another hour before getting up and eating some fruit. The pair then moved out to the main chamber to begin the process of Theo’s next change. Medusa directed her to a marble pedestal and had her stand there. She then moved back and thought for a second, looking over Theo’s body carefully. She then moved forward and started to adjust and pose her body. She had her stand straight, with her right leg bent up on her tip toe, her left arm and hand placed just over her Labia and clitorus, her right arm bent up and hand cupping her right breast, and lastly her lead looking off just to the left. Once Theo was ready, Medusa got in front of her and smiled.


        “Are you ready,” She asked. Theo nodded and smiled as she looked into Medusa’s eyes. Again, Medusa closed her eyes as the snakes rose up and began to hiss. She then opened her eyes again and let the green light glow over Theo’s face as she began to hiss chant. The magic again began to rise up her body, changing it to the smooth pale marble like before. This time however, her feet joined the marble pedestal below her. Theo moaned in pleasure as she slowly began to feel the numbing pleasure of the magic as it passed over her. This time Medusa went a little faster than before and soon, Theo looked just like a perfectly sculpted marble statue, a true work of art. Medusa then stopped her chanting as she looked over her new work of art. She then leaned in and gave Theo a gentle and tender kiss, caressing her face gently.


        “Thank you Theo. You’re the finessst sssubject I’ve had ssso far,” She said, giving her one last kiss before she slithered away. 


        From her pedestal, theo watched as the days slowly went by one after another. Each day, Medusa would go about her day, coming in with food or water and doing various things. Every day, medusa would come up to Theo and tease her gently. Every day it would vary, a kiss, a tender breast squeeze and rub, somethings a slow finger rub across her exposed folds. Each time Theo’s mind would explode in pleasure before slowly coming down, but never allowed release. As the days turned to weeks Theo watched as Medusa would Release some of her other lovers. Sometimes one, other times multiple, and they all would take part in the most intense sexual play she had ever witnessed. Theo’s mind and soul craved the attention of her lover and the others as she watched. Sometimes the lovers would tease her as well, leaving her in an even higher state of pleasure.


        After a month, there came a commotion from outside the cave. Theo watched as Medusa became fearful as she went out into the cave tunnel. Theo figured that it was another round of evil men trying to kill Medusa for glory. Theo wasn’t worried though as she remembered the piles of statues she passed. Time passed as the muffled sounds of clattering swords and terrified male screams came from the tunnel. Then There came the sound of frantic hissing, making Theo scared. Medusa quickly slithered back into the cave, nearly knocking over one of her torch pillars. She was panting with a frantic look in her eyes. She quickly darted into her bed chamber to get something. Just then three men came into the main room, each wielding a large round shield and a short sword. They were clearly more prepared than anyone else had been before. The man in the middle, obviously the leader, pointed to either side as the men fanned out. Medusa hissed from the other room as an arrow flew out and pierced one of the men as the others dove behind pillars for cover. As she slithered back out of the room she hissed loudly and stared at the man with her snakes raised and eyes green. Instantly the man screamed and he turned to simple limestone. The other men stayed quiet as Medusa slithered out more and looked around. Soon she caught the sight of another and shot him, knocking him down before turning him to stone as well. Before long, Medusa saw the last man, the leader. Theo saw him too. His shield was shiny and reflective on the back, giving him a view of Medusa but not letting her power work. Medusa fired an arrow! A miss as he dodged, moving across to another pillar, eyes closed. Again she fired, another miss. The man was crafty, he was cutting off and throwing away torches, making the room darker. Medusa hissed as she had to move forward to try and find the man. Another arrow, and another as the man continued to move and dodge. Medusa hissed and readied one of her last two arrows, notching it at the ready. She slowly slithered closer to the entrance, when suddenly the man’s sword came from behind a pillar, severing medusa’s head from her body. Theo watched as her beautiful head fell to the floor as blood spurted out from the stump that was left. She then watched as the still standing body twitched and convulsed before falling to the ground, lifeless. Then the man, breathing a sigh of relief for himself, stepped out from behind the pillar. He stepped over the lifeless body of the gorgon and picked up her head. Theo watched as he held the head up in the air, thanking Zeus for his help in slaying the beast, and that he, Jason, would not fail in his next labor. He then pulled out a cloth sack and shoved her head into it, walking out triumphantly. 


        Theo was in shock, her lover, the only person who could free her from the thing she wanted, was dead. Her mind began to panic, thinking about how she would get out of this now. At first she thought that maybe when a gorgon dies, any people turned to stone would return to normal. Right? That had to be how it was. It would just take some time. She just had to wait. But slowly time passed and nothing happened. A day passed, then a week, then a month, soon Theo began to lose track of time, as by now all the torches and remaining oil in the basins had burned away, making the cave dark. But Theo had not given up hope. She had heard of other gorgons, two at least, they would hear about their sister's death and they would come to save her. 


        Time continued to pass in the darkness of the cave. Theo tried to keep track of it as days continued to pass, turning to weeks, then months, then years. All that time, the only touch she would feel was the occasional light wind that made its way down the tunnel from heavy storms or a drop of water from the rains that would leak through. Some time in the future, the cave entrance would collapse in, leaving the poor woman and the others trapped to never be found. In the darkness and near silence of the cave, Time began to have no meaning to Theo. Eventually her mind dulled and sank into a magical hibernatory state. Outside the cave, decades and centuries passed in the blink of an eye.


        One day, Theo was stirred from her sleep by strange sounds. She heard the sound of stone being broken and shifted out of the way, but it also sounded different. The closet thing she could remember was the sound of her uncle’s forge and metal hitting stone. Before long the sounds got closer as light flooded the chamber. Theo watched as a small group of men walked in, but they looked vastly different to what she knew. Their clothes were not the typical tunics and cloaks of her home, but some kind of stage leggings and tops with bright colors and images she had never seen before. On their heads they wore some kind of white helmet with small raised ridges and a small forward brim. Adorning their chests was a strange cloth colored in bright oranges, yellows, and silvers. Lastly in their hands were some kind of strange small torch that shone light as bright as the sun to wherever they pointed them. She watched as the men walked through the chamber, over the dust remains of her former lover, and toward her. They pointed their torches at her face and looked over her features, marveling at her beauty. She then watched as one of them reached for a strange black box with a stick coming out of it and began speaking into it in a language that sounded familiar, but was somehow different. The men then left to explore the rest of the cave. 


        After a while, the men left, taking their light with them and leaving her alone. Some time later, more sounds came from the tunnel. It sounded as if an army was coming down it. Before long she watched as hoards of men and women in similar garb as the last poured into the room. There was one woman at the lead that was pointing here and there, directing the others to tasks. Theo watched as they carried weird poles with strange rope connected to strange boxes. Suddenly the cave was lit up again. Afterward, things began to go fast for her. She watched as the groups moved around the cave, writing on strange white parchment on planks of wood with wooden sticks. Others began cleaning off and taking away the various vases and other pottery. Some came up and focused on her. They came up with strange tools and brushes and began to clean her off. Each touch began to send waves of pleasure through her body, something she hadn’t felt in so long. Her mind screamed out as they continued brushing over her body. Eventually they stopped leaving her mind moaning and panting in need. They then began to measure her, before beginning to shift her. They carefully maneuvered her off the step and began to tip her into a wooden box filled with a strange soft material. Theo blushed and moaned in pleasure as each piece rubbed against her body. She then watched as they sealed her in the box and moved her away.


        For a while, Theo was left in a dark yet pleasurable state as she was moved around. Each stop and start made the soft pieces around her shift around, sending waves of pleasure though her. She mentally whined and moaned, begging for release of any kind, but without a gorgon’s magic, she was to be denied. Eventually she felt all movement stop as she was shifted upward. She then heard a creaking sound as the wood was pried off, flooding her with more light. She then saw the same woman from before that was directing all the others. She was now wearing much different, but somehow formal clothing. She had another few people help her shift Theo’s weight out of the box and onto a strange wheeled platform. The woman then pushed her away to another room. For the first time, Theo was able to see the outside world and was shocked at how things had changed. There were buildings made of materials she had not seen before, strange devices with moving images like magic, strange horseless carts that roared to life and moved on their own, sources of light that came from the ceiling, and so much more. Theo was unable to comprehend it all and was lost to it all. 


        Before long the woman had pushed her down a hallway and into a side room. Here the woman began to get to work. Using the cleanest water and most delicate tools, she began to clean Theo’s body. Inch by inch the woman scrubbed and carefully scraped away all the dust, dirt, and remaining moss that had grown on her of the year. Inside, Theo was lost in the pleasure of it all. She cried out in ecstasy as the woman’s brush worked its way over her exposed body. Before long, she got to Theo’s folds and worked slowly. Theo’s mind exploded as she cried out, silently begging for release, but to no avail. To the woman, Theo was nothing more than a statue and knew nothing of the moan inside, begging for release. It took almost 12 hours before the woman had finished her delicate work on Theo’s body, leaving her as pristine and clean as the day she had first been turned to stone. She then wiped her forehead and left Theo in the room for the night. 


        In the morning, The woman came back with a small group, and together they began to move Theo out of the room. After some time, they had taken her to another room where Theo saw a lot of familiar things. Pillars, pottery, tools, ect., all from her time. She also saw some of the other statues of Medusa’s former lovers. They were just as preserved as herself, but around them was a weird rad rope supported by golden poles. The group of people then worked carefully to move Theo onto a new stand and put the same poles around her. They then all left, leaving her alone in the room. 


        After some time, groups of people began to walk through the room she was in, sometimes being led by someone who would point at things and talk, other times alone or in small groups. But all of them would marvel at the beauty of herself and fellow lovers. Sadly, none of them would ever touch her. She begged for it, begging for any one of them to get her even the smallest bit of pleasure, but to no avail. The only time anyone touched her was a small cleaning crew that came around once a month to clean the dust off her. She grew more and more frustrated at having no real release. Over time however, her mind began to change. She slowly began to grow to love the crowds of people looking over her. She was a statue after all, they should look upon her beauty. She soon moaned in pleasure as they would pull out strange boxes that flashed and pointed them at her. She had no idea what they were or what they did, but she knew she was getting attention from them. She was a work of art after all, and should be admired as one. 


        After some time, the woman that was once Theo was practically gone. In her place was the statue, the work of art, begging for the attention of others. Begging to be looked on and admired. She moaned and shivered with pleasure as one thought ran through her head every day, “Yes, look upon my beauty. I am art. Lovely, beautiful, perfect. Look upon me with envy.” And there she would remain, frozen in time for ages to come, as generation after generation looked on and admired her smooth, sculpted, perfect form. The once lover of Medusa, now being loved by millions everyday, and she couldn’t get enough of it.