Chapter 1094: The Star And The King Of The Depths

Chapter 1094: The Star And The King Of The Depths



"No, I think it's fine like this, I have died long ago, and I was unable to protect Naiad. I failed to do so... I don't really want to speak with these people, I would only feel shame," Eustace sighed.

"Oh well... I guess I get where you're coming from," I nodded. "Let's leave it be then..."

I suppose he really didn't want to expand into this subject anymore. Maybe he was indeed still mourning Naiad. It was better to leave him be, he had already avenged her, and lived as a ghost only to help Celes.

I think he might eventually pass away peacefully once Celes grows up, he probably only wants to see him grown up and strong before moving on.

I had almost forgotten why ghosts exists to begin with.

"So that's how it happened," Lucifer nodded. "I see, Naiad's sacrifice was very noble, and she will live in all of your memories, as she lives within our hearts."

"Thank you for listening," the King nodded. "Now, I suppose we should move onto the other matter, the present."

"It happened over a week ago, a bright star fell from the skies, a completely golden, yellow star that clashed into the water's depths," the Queen explained. "It moved fast even underwater, passing right next to our Kingdom, and then landing far away."

"We heard a loud explosion, a boom! Like nothing you've ever heard before. Especially because we're underwater, so sound is not so easy to even "hear". As you might guess," the King sighed. "The first squad of soldiers I sent to explore the area where the King of the Depths had been sealed was almost completely massacred, only a single person came back, reporting that the Seal had been shattered, and countless cracks were constantly spreading. What's worse, it was all the star's fault."

"Apparently the star fell right over the seal, I don't know if it was intentional, perhaps a punishment of the Gods, or maybe it was our karma, bad luck..." sighed the Queen. "But not only did the star break the seal and weakened it, slowly letting the King of the Depths seep out its influences again, but it seemed to be stuck there."

"A Divine Relic!" cried the Queen. "D-Does that means that the Gods will come down to retrieve it?! What will happen to us now?!" the queen panicked a lot.

"Calm down, dear..." the King hugged her, caressing her head to calm her down.

"It's fine, we will retrieve that "Star" and kill the King of the Depths," I said. "It's not like we were going to leave without finishing the job. But now that we know it's a Divine Relic, it pretty much confirms the reason why that monster had the power to open those portals." "Yeah, it might be using the Divine Relic's Divine Powers to enhance its abilities even further!" Emeraldine said. "If we don't stop it before it completely assimilates the Divine Relic's powers, it might end up freeing itself completely and escaping before we can catch it." "After seeing how we just killed all of its monsters, it probably is quite scared of us now..." I nodded. "Or at least slightly wary."

"Hmm, so we go right now, or should we rest?" Lucifer wondered.

I looked at the children, they looked very sleepy right now.

"I think we can do this tomorrow, the children are quite sleepy after all," I said. "Would that be alright with you, King, Queen?"

"But of course, Lady Maria!" nodded the King. "You may stay as much as you please, our home is your home."

"There are a couple large rooms inside this bubble," said the Queen. "They're a bit dusty because not many like sleeping on dry land, but you can use them to sleep comfortably." "Thank you," I nodded. "Well then, shall we go rest for the night?"

However, as we were about to make our way to those rooms, a guard came flying here.

"Your majesty! There's a problem, the number of people affected has increased again... There are more infected than before...!"

"What? Again?!"

Infected?