Chapter 455: Atlantis and Epic of Gilgamesh

After resting for the day and sorting out their thoughts, Arnaud and Jules had their memories removed and altered a few things to make them logical. They also had their bodies and devices checked to avoid any form of information leaving this place.

Kai didn't say anything the whole time to the point they saw someone using their Teleportation Magic to confuse them and leave them near their base, so it would be safe for them.

Since Kai assured them, Roselyn and Sofia knew they were going to be fine.

They finished not long after and the two girls were led by Devain and Leah to another place while Arba approached him.

"Yo!" Arba waved her hand and came to him casually. Despite yesterday's problem, she seemed not to get bothered anymore.

Kai simply shrugged and decided not to hold so much grudge to the point he was petty. After all, the problem wasn't that big of a deal.

"Follow me to the training field. There is something I want to say while we're walking there."

Kai thought for a moment and nodded, following her on her side. "What is it all about?"

"I'm talking about the current enemy of yours. From my point of view, it seems the one bothering you is that guy…" Arba sighed.

"You know him?"

"Not really. But I feel like I have read enough records about him and his past deeds."

"Ho? Who is he?"

"He is a Sea Race Protector… Specifically, a Mermaid Race Protector. You must have heard many legends about mermaids, right? Such as mermaid tears, enchantresses, and how they killed people by pulling them into the sea?"

"Yeah. Don't tell me. They're real stories?"

"Yes. The Mermaid Race has so much grudge with our sides even until now. It happened a few thousand years ago, I guess…" Arba sighed and recalled the records.

"I'm sure you've known about Atlantis, right?"

"Atlantis?" Kai widened his eyebrows and looked at her with mouth wide open, never expecting such a story would come out of her mouth. "Atlantis… That Atlantis?"

Arba smiled and nodded with a serious expression. This was certainly something she needed to know when she received her training as a Priestess. She started recounting the information. "Yes. History portrayed it as a utopia, but it was simply because they were different from us. Their building structures, the location that was close to the sea, and their cultures were vastly different…

"We didn't know about it back then, but it turned out they were different because they were Mermaids. According to the information we have, they came to the surface to seek destruction… Specifically, Humanity's Destruction.

"We didn't know the reason why they actually wanted to kill us, but no one could give a better explanation other than revenge or pride. Anyway, someone managed to cast a powerful Illusion Barrier that turned all the mermaids into humans, making them no different from us.

"Then, those people would begin to show their power as a utopia and people's dream, manipulating them from shadow. Also, they became a trading kingdom soon after and influenced the world's economy.

"Not satisfied with such an accomplishment, the Atlantis began to snoop around even more until at one point, our Race Protector caught them red-handed. It turned out they had several reasons for creating Atlantis.

"First was to manipulate the world's economy, making humans go into an economic crisis. At the same time, if they hoarded all the items from them, no one would find them anymore because everything went to the sea for the so-called Sea God Blessing.

"In any case, the Atlantis became even wealthier and prospered until they were big enough to become like this.

"Second was to avoid direct confrontation with our current Protector while building their plan to eliminate all humanity from this planet.

"Third was to get information from all over the world about the humans and everything, making them knowledgeable. Like a certain famous person said, if you know the enemy and know yourself, you need not fear the result of a hundred battles. If you know yourself but not the enemy, for every victory gained you will also suffer a defeat. If you know neither the enemy nor yourself, you will succumb in every battle.

"Understanding and employing this saying, Atlantis indeed grew big enough to influence the world. That was until our Protector decided to destroy them." Arba let out a long sigh after explaining the story.

Kai, on the contrary, was confused with the entire information. There were several big questions in his mind, but more importantly, there was one thing that needed to be asked. "What's the timeline again?"

"To answer that question, I think it's better to give you another question… Do you know the King of Uruk, King Gilgamesh… The one that is known to have possessed all treasures under Heaven and a Demigod."

"Wait a minute… I think there's an epic poem about Gilgamesh written in Akkadian… Don't tell me…" Kai drew a gasp and looked at Arba with a shocked expression.

"Yes. King Gilgamesh was a Human Race Protector, a powerful one on top of that. People at that time called his power was delivered by Heaven as he turned into a Demigod. And Atlantis actually existed in that time period.

"Most of the history is not right, but some of them are indeed telling the truth, albeit the so-called Magic Particles hadn't been mentioned even once in it. That's why they can't be explained by Science since this Magic Particle can't be defined by Science."

"I want to know more of what happened back then. It all started when they slew the so-called Bull of Heaven that turned out to be Bull Race Protector and Humbaba, which turned out to be another Protector. Later there was a record of the past telling us that all four of them got played by the Mermaid Race Protector.

"After finding out Gilgamesh knew about their scheme, the Mermaid Race Protector used another manipulation technique to execute him. Unfortunately for them, the one that got sacrificed was his best friend.

"Knowing that humanity would be attacked by all the other races if he sought revenge without any proof to show his innocence to other Protectors, he began his journey, which people knew about the Epic of Gilgamesh. However, the truth was him finding the clues of Atlantis' involvement in this event.

"Still, hard work sometimes went unrewarded. King Gilgamesh, who had reached the end of his journey, decided to make another turn to save humanity. He used the Altar and his life to create the same apocalypse as we all experienced a few hundred years ago.

"However, due to him calling himself a journey to reach immortality, he spread the rumor he chose immortality and went to Heaven. At the same time, the Magic Particles were increased on this planet and people knew it as blessings as he intended.

"The Sacrificial Altar was made for other Protectors to see what was going on. They began their investigations because Gilgamesh didn't have a reason to use that Altar, and he would've lived for a long time.

"And the reason came to light not long after that. All Protectors were enraged when they realized the Mermaid Race Protector had manipulated them to kill all four Protectors in this mess.

"Getting attacked from left and right, Atlantis then submerged again, waiting for the time to pass to avoid their responsibility."

Kai took a deep breath and shook his head helplessly, feeling like he just listened to an amazing story. He never thought that the story changed drastically when you threw Atlantis into the picture.

"Before dying, he created a small group of people, precisely five hundred people, to seclude themselves to hold the truth. There will be someone who will reclaim the throne and end the long hatred against the Mermaid Race.

"Hence, we kept searching for proofs while maintaining all the information we had. We didn't have any contact for thousands of years to keep this secret. Because of the changing era, the group decided to have a pair of Priest and Priestess to keep the secret by making them like a Village Chief."

Kai narrowed his eyes and said, "And they are you…"

"Yes. We have three purposes. First, we're to serve the next king that will end this long grudge against the Mermaid Race. Second, we need to gather all the information we can, so other protectors don't make any more mistakes like they did in the past.

"Last but not least, we act as the keeper of the past as well as a place for the new king to reclaim his throne. Of course, we don't have a throne. It's only a symbol."

Kai let out a long sigh, processing all this information. He just never expected that everything came from the Epic of Gilgamesh and Atlantis. Contemplating for a minute, he said, "And I am supposed to take care of that role?"

"We don't know. As much as we hope to be that way, King Gilgamesh never said any specific details. To this date, we've seen three Human Race Protectors. Of course, only you came to this place." Arba explained. "As for whether it's your role or not, that is a question for you to answer. We don't wish to impose our beliefs on you. If needed, we will mobilize our elites to help you on the battlefield, but it's better to do it in the last battle because we don't want trouble from other protectors."

Kai closed his eyes and let out a long sigh. "Well, I can't answer that now. Still, if I needed to choose my family or this race, I would've chosen my family."

"We will respect your decision." She nodded, knowing that if there was no Human Race, his family also couldn't continue living in this world unless he became a certain someone who repopulated the Earth.