ifwesavedherfromthefiresofhell,youandshewouldeintoflidcauseaastrophewithterriblesequehatiswhatIwaswaboutandthatisthereasonwhyIhavealkedtoyouaboutit.”

    4

    “Sire,youthinktoomuch”saidViosmilinglypattingCyclops’strongmuscurshoulder.“MotherandIareveryclose;ourretionshipisthickerthanbloodandmorefierythanliquor.Youwerenotpresentatthetimeandsocouldnothaveimagihetragie.WhenIburstoutfrommymother’swombIwasjustanunformedfetus.Isawwithmyowhelowerpartofherbodylyinginapoolofbloodontheground,whiletheupperpartofherbodystillhungfromawitheredbranchofatree.Butshewouldnotgiveupherspirit,eventhoughshewassufferingunimaginablepain.Shewaswaitingformetogrowupandgotohersidesoshecouldiherbloodintomybody.ThiswayIwouldbeabletogemyphysicalsizeatwill.Sheformedathree-steppnforrevengeformetocarryoutsoIcoulddestroyKingDimitri’sKingdom.AhSire,myretionshipwithmotherissoveryclose.NowthatIknowmotherissufferinginthefiresofhell,howcouldInotgoandsaveher?Evenifonedaysheshouldwanttobeintotaltrolofthegoldpadthenewkingdomwehaveformed,Ihavenoqualmsaboutlettingherhaveitall.IwanttotinuemypursuitofKingDimitri.MythirstforrevengehasbeensatisfiedandIwillnotstopuntilIfinallyhavehimeredandkillhim…ThequestionishoegoaboutsavingmotherfromthefiresofGehenna?Whereisit?”

    “Iknowhowtogetthere.Theentranceisjustbelowthatsheercliffwhichhasabottomlesschasm.Ioncefelloffthecliffandalmostdied,soIknowthelocation.”Fatheranddaughtercspedeachother’shandstightly.

    “Whatarewewaitingfor?”saidVio

    Havingdecidedontheirpnofa,Vioatoncemobilizedhersubjects,everysingleman,womanandchildinthebarbariantribestogointothedenseforestsandchopdownallkindsofsturdyrattan-likeclimbingviheyweretoldtopileuptheirgatheringsbythesideofthesteepcliffforCyclopstouse.Onlythesuperhumahofhisarmsandwristscouldtwistthesetoughviogetherintoresilientheavy-dutyropes.Thebarbariantribeswereoncemalvaoaandallofasuddenpeoplewerebusilyingandgoing.Viowalkedbacktoldpadsataloneohrohinking,“AmIreallywillingtogiveupallIhave,includingthisbrilliantgoldpadhandthemallovertoanotherwoman?”Butthentheimagesoftheragingfiresofhelppearedandshesawinhermind’seyehermotherIleenstrugglingfutilelytokeepafloatinthoserfmesenduringunimaginablepainandsuffering.Viofoldedherhandsinprayer,prayingtoheaventhatthistimeshewouldsucceedinsafelyresghermotherfromthefiresofGehenna.Therestcouldbesideredter.

    Dream-maker’sBakeryenforbusinessaobeoperatingastheynormallydo.Butappearancesweredeceiving;forbeheapparentcalm,numerousfranticactivitiesweregoingontabouttheresurreofDimitri’sfinancialempire.Mr.KaffeehadsuccessfullygatheredthenecessarycapitalbytheauoftheagoldsandgavethemtoDornatoiacctoDwarfMickey’sdetailedinstrus.DwarfMickeyonhispartwrotedowailwhichstock,bondorodityshewastobuyorselswelstheexacttimeanddateshewastodoso.Dornawasmeticulousincarryingouthisordersandasaresulthadmadekillingsafterkillings,whichgreatlyincreasedherrespectforDwarfMickey’spowersofforetelliure.Dorna’seyesweregluedtotheputersasshestudiedthenoffiguresdispyingtheupsanddownsofthestockmarket.Shecouldn’th

ifwesavedherfromthefiresofhell,youandshewouldeintoflidcauseaastrophewithterriblesequehatiswhatIwaswaboutandthatisthereasonwhyIhavealkedtoyouaboutit.”

    4

    “Sire,youthinktoomuch”saidViosmilinglypattingCyclops’strongmuscurshoulder.“MotherandIareveryclose;ourretionshipisthickerthanbloodandmorefierythanliquor.Youwerenotpresentatthetimeandsocouldnothaveimagihetragie.WhenIburstoutfrommymother’swombIwasjustanunformedfetus.Isawwithmyowhelowerpartofherbodylyinginapoolofbloodontheground,whiletheupperpartofherbodystillhungfromawitheredbranchofatree.Butshewouldnotgiveupherspirit,eventhoughshewassufferingunimaginablepain.Shewaswaitingformetogrowupandgotohersidesoshecouldiherbloodintomybody.ThiswayIwouldbeabletogemyphysicalsizeatwill.Sheformedathree-steppnforrevengeformetocarryoutsoIcoulddestroyKingDimitri’sKingdom.AhSire,myretionshipwithmotherissoveryclose.NowthatIknowmotherissufferinginthefiresofhell,howcouldInotgoandsaveher?Evenifonedaysheshouldwanttobeintotaltrolofthegoldpadthenewkingdomwehaveformed,Ihavenoqualmsaboutlettingherhaveitall.IwanttotinuemypursuitofKingDimitri.MythirstforrevengehasbeensatisfiedandIwillnotstopuntilIfinallyhavehimeredandkillhim…ThequestionishoegoaboutsavingmotherfromthefiresofGehenna?Whereisit?”

    “Iknowhowtogetthere.Theentranceisjustbelowthatsheercliffwhichhasabottomlesschasm.Ioncefelloffthecliffandalmostdied,soIknowthelocation.”Fatheranddaughtercspedeachother’shandstightly.

    “Whatarewewaitingfor?”saidVio

    Havingdecidedontheirpnofa,Vioatoncemobilizedhersubjects,everysingleman,womanandchildinthebarbariantribestogointothedenseforestsandchopdownallkindsofsturdyrattan-likeclimbingviheyweretoldtopileuptheirgatheringsbythesideofthesteepcliffforCyclopstouse.Onlythesuperhumahofhisarmsandwristscouldtwistthesetoughviogetherintoresilientheavy-dutyropes.Thebarbariantribeswereoncemalvaoaandallofasuddenpeoplewerebusilyingandgoing.Viowalkedbacktoldpadsataloneohrohinking,“AmIreallywillingtogiveupallIhave,includingthisbrilliantgoldpadhandthemallovertoanotherwoman?”Butthentheimagesoftheragingfiresofhelppearedandshesawinhermind’seyehermotherIleenstrugglingfutilelytokeepafloatinthoserfmesenduringunimaginablepainandsuffering.Viofoldedherhandsinprayer,prayingtoheaventhatthistimeshewouldsucceedinsafelyresghermotherfromthefiresofGehenna.Therestcouldbesideredter.

    Dream-maker’sBakeryenforbusinessaobeoperatingastheynormallydo.Butappearancesweredeceiving;forbeheapparentcalm,numerousfranticactivitiesweregoingontabouttheresurreofDimitri’sfinancialempire.Mr.KaffeehadsuccessfullygatheredthenecessarycapitalbytheauoftheagoldsandgavethemtoDornatoiacctoDwarfMickey’sdetailedinstrus.DwarfMickeyonhispartwrotedowailwhichstock,bondorodityshewastobuyorselswelstheexacttimeanddateshewastodoso.Dornawasmeticulousincarryingouthisordersandasaresulthadmadekillingsafterkillings,whichgreatlyincreasedherrespectforDwarfMickey’spowersofforetelliure.Dorna’seyesweregluedtotheputersasshestudiedthenoffiguresdispyingtheupsanddownsofthestockmarket.Shecouldn’th