Chapter 198: Unity

I was putting my dress on as the ceremony waits. "Greta, have you seen where Xavier is?"

"No, I haven't seen him all day." Greta was doing the same. Her clothes were laced with rubies and other stones beautifully cut and embedded onto her dress.

"S- sorry!" Xavier came ramming through the door. Good thing we finished dressing up before he can see anything. "T- the ceremony is nearing. The other elders are asking for when you're r- ready!"

It has been two months since we got here. All our stay here, we were treated like royalties and everything was handed to us whatever we asked. It was a nice feeling. A bit different than our lifestyle before.

They gave us gifts, well, blessings from another creatures. We were given Water Breathing skills which are unique and passive so we don't have to use Marestone or other stuff anymore.

But all that, I still couldn't believe their reactions once they heard the death of their queen. To think that they'd choose me after all that... They're a good people. And the Naga Queen was a good ruler.

It was when we got here...

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So this is the underwater kingdom... It's extremely big.

The woman that was escorting us opened her mouth and began to send waves throughout the entire kingdom. We heard it but it didn't feel like she was talking. It was directly implemented on our brains. It was a weird moment. But a few minutes later, everyone gathered from where we are.

Normal sea creatures were below on the bottom of the sea and above them were six other nagas. Three male and three female. Is what I assume.

"Everyone, this man has a message for us. It came from the queen herself. It's the reason why she's been missing for the past two years." The woman who escorted us explained.

I was shocked to see how long the naga queen was gone. Two years... That's when we all parted ways isn't it? And that's around months after the battle royale started. Well, no use thinking about it now.

"The next words that I will say came from the Naga Queen's mouth herself." Everyone went silent and waited for me to talk. I changed my voice language to the Naga Queen's, "Children of mine," Those words cleared the doubts of the sea creatures and they began to murmur amongst themselves.

"SILENCE! This is the Naga Queen's message." One of the elders spoke. "Continue."

"By the time that you're receiving this message, I'm already dead." Those words turned the people's face into a horrified one. "I will not give the details since this is a request that I made for someone so I shouldn't take much of their time. But I want you all to know that I didn't leave just because I wanted to see the land. In exchange for all of you to be an experiment for the Serpent union, I chose myself to be that. But worry not for they have already been destroyed. I may no longer exist, but the people of our kingdom still does. So as my final order as the Naga Queen, I want you all to follow whoever sent you this message in whatever journey or path that's laid for them. As for my final words, thank you everyone. For following such a foolish ruler."

Everyone was just speechless, unable to say anything. Some shed tears here and there but it was just silence throughout the entire kingdom.

"What's your name boy?" One of the elders asked me.

I changed back into the normal language the merfolk use. "Zeta Reysh."

"As one of the elders of the Perzo Sea Kingdom, I nominate Zeta Reysh to act as the Naga King."

The other elders followe his lead.

"I nominate Zeta Reysh to act as the Naga King."

"So shall I."

"Mhm."

"So do I."

"As the founding member of this kingdom, I shall nominate him too."

All of them raised their tridents and the people below raised their hands and cheered.

I was hesitant to accept thsi title but seeing as how Zieglind told us to get more allies, I couldn't do anything. I had to accept this. I looked at Greta, she only smiled and shrugged. I let out a sigh and spoke. "I accept your blessings."

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And that's what led up to this moment. Xavier is our assistant for whatever we need. The elder doesn't give me much tasks. Only by checking the documents that they give me. I didn't know what to do. It was just two months of boredom. So I don't know what to do. So Greta had this suggestion that I was also thinking for a long time now.

"Is it fine if you see me right now?" Greta asked me as she twirled around in that white dress.

"I don't care." I smiled and gave her a kiss on the forehead. "A lifetime's worth of bad luck may fall on me, this right here is already everything I want."

"Haha, sure."

Xavier then interrupted, "So... are we going to go or not?"

"We're coming."

We hurried off outside and swam into the giant dome that was created. Flowers and other sea plants were everywhere. The guards of the sea kingdom were lined up perfectly as the red carpet stretched into the dome.

"Well then, this is my cue. Go on." Greta then flew away.

I walked through the carpet with my black suit. Everyone was looking at me. But I felt no embarrassment nor fear. It was the feeling of happiness. Even though this is a moment that can happen rarely, I can get addicted to this. To this normalcy that I'm feeling right now.

We don't have to fight, to think that much or try to run for something. We're living our peaceful lives here without nothing to worry about. This normalcy is something that we've been looking and searching for. It was an amazing feeling of peace that I didn't know I could get the moment that I got included in Zieglind's plans.

As I was thinking, I was already next to the man who will conduct the event.

I don't have any family members so the elders were the one who walked through the red carpet. And after they were done, the doors opened and the sunlight pierced through underwater illuminating Greta's figure as the door opened. She held the flowers on her hand as the veil covered her face.

She took a step forward and everyone was amazed.

Even I.

Her beauty was captivating and as she slowly walks down the aisle, thousands of thoughts went into my head. I couldn't help but embrace how lucky I am throughout my entire life. That's why after this is all is over... We're going to do this again... properly. With everyone.

As she stands in front of me all I could think of was how lucky I am right now. Everything I have lived for and sacrificed for, this is worth it as long as I can get this ending again. I couldn't help but let out a single tear. But the tears just merged with the water. I couldn't let myself be blinded by my tears to not see her beauty.

We both stood there and waited for the elder to speak. "Today is the day we witness the merging of souls between two people named Zeta Reysh and Greta Reysh. Through life and death, may it be a paradise in the afterlife or to be in nothingness. This is a special moment between two people and we're all here to witness it. Now... Zeta Reysh, do you take Greta Reysh as your wife?"

"Yes. Yes I do." I've been waiting for this a long time. And I'm not going back. This is the best thing that has ever happened to me.

"Greta Reysh, do you take Zeta Reysh as your husband?"

"Yes... One hundred percent yes." Greta immediately replied.

"Now, the unity of the two shall begin. Unveil the bride and the unity shall start."

I lifted up the veil from her face and all I saw was the blushing red of her face. She was resisting herself from covering it and it was a cute sight to see. I leaned in for a kiss and she gave it back. It was a sweet moment that never in my life I will be able to forget.

Everyone clapped and cheered but the two of us could only shed tears of happiness.

"Everything I ever have, everything that I will ever have, I will give you everything that you ever want. And that's a promise that I'll uphold no matter what happens. Greta, I love you. More than you will ever think." It was such a beautiful peaceful moment that I hoped would last forever.

"It's the same for me Zeta. I love you too." A final kiss, for the wedding to end.