The Kraken was the god of the sea.
It was the object of reverence from countless sea creatures, and even the monsters that had gained intelligence and power over the long years acknowledged him.
Even the Celestials and Demons, who were called true gods, didn’t care about the sea, so his status only rose day by day.
“…It’s a bit suspicious.”
Being who he was, the pint-sized Half-Blood Celestial who boldly approached him was quite an intriguing sight.
Blue hair and blue eyes, symbols of the Celestial race.
Holy, wings, weapon techniques… and so on.
Countless pieces of evidence proved her Celestial lineage, yet she stubbornly denied it.
She boldly requested to open the sea route.
Naturally, the Kraken refused, but after a fierce battle, the path was opened.
“Well, I guess I’ll believe you.”
“…Strange. They seem like monsters, but they don’t look like them.”
“If you blabber nonsense again, I’ll smack you.”
The cheeky creature fiddling with the hammer didn’t seem much like a Saintess.
Not Celestial-like either, nor weak like a human.
‘What a curious creature.’
Even after living in the deep sea for thousands of years, it was a case I had never seen once.
So, I liked it even more.
“Do you feel confident?”
“Let’s blind you this time. My eyes regenerate, right?”
“…It takes a bit of time, though.”
I became friends with the Half-Blood Celestial.
She traveled the world and would visit now and then to spar dozens, hundreds of times.
“How’s this technique? I just learned it; they say it was created by a Celestial named Rusalha.”
“Those so-called gods? Where did you get that?”
“Anyway, how is it?”
“It’s strong. But are you okay?”
“Eh?”
Day in and day out, she used techniques without sparing her body, collapsing multiple times.
“That one can’t teach blunt techniques. I don’t know if it’s because it can’t or won’t.”
“If you learn blunt techniques in that state, will your body hold up?”
“Who cares? I won’t die.”
She was obsessively becoming ridiculously strong.
Even if her body was torn apart dozens of times and her soul endured excruciating pain.
She didn’t stop.
“I decided to save the Dragon Lord and create techniques with them. I was half-dead by the Demons, so this was a chance for help.”
“Is there a Water Dragon in the ‘nest’?”
“Not that I know of. I heard it hasn’t come for a while. Don’t you know from that side?”
“Not covering all the seas as my domain, so if I don’t know, I don’t know.”
“……”
“What are you thinking?”
Snicker.
The Half-Blood Celestial laughed.
“Isn’t there anything special for a god?”
“How rude.”
“Isn’t it true? Compared to that great being above?”
She looked up at the sky.
As if pointing to the sky, she extended her hand.
The divine races, ruling the world. The Celestials and the Demons.
The eight entities and six Demon Kings sitting at the top of them.
And even the veiled Celestial God and Demon God who hold everything in their hands.
Ha ha.
“It’s been ages. That too, immensely.”
“……”
“…I guess I need to step up my training. A lot more than now. I can fight, right?”
She lifts the hammer.
With the unfolding white wings behind her, a similarly colored ring above her head emits light.
She claims she is still not part of the celestial race, but the Kraken with the focus of sight could see through that.
“Of course.”
Human, Lily Elbrite.
More than half of her body was already not human.
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“…Is she not coming?”
When was it?
The world was becoming increasingly urgent, with the effects of war gradually reaching even the excluded sea.
At least once a month, Lily used to visit, yet it had been over two years since her last appearance, and the Kraken was just passing time quietly in the depths.
As usual.
‘…So boring.’
But this time was different.
She had spent thousands of years in the deep sea.
There were times when she didn’t move for decades and occasionally spent hundreds of years just sleeping.
Why this mere two years felt so boring, she could not understand.
‘Has she died? Well, I was too much of a bother anyway.’
Celestials are inherently immortal beings, but Lily Elbrite is half of that.
Against opponents weaker or of similar strength, she’s close to ‘immortal’. But what if they’re much stronger?
There’s no chance for regeneration or resurrection—she gets wiped out immediately.
That was a typical death case for a celestial, and indeed, most celestials ended their lives that way.
“……”
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Grrrrr…
Delving deeper into the abyss.
“What do I care.”
She played a little out of interest, but ultimately, she was a celestial.
Each one filled with arrogance and vanity, just causing trouble.
Throughout her long life, she had met many celestials, but most were truly detestable, causing her teeth to grind in disgust.
‘…That one is somewhat different, though.’
Still, she was a celestial, so it wouldn’t matter if she died.
She surrendered her body to the deep sea and closed all her eyes.
Hoping to drift off like this.
“……”
Swoosh!!
Sleep wouldn’t come.
Since she couldn’t go to land, she might as well ask something that could travel between land and sea to do a job.
By the way, that crab next door kept clinging on, asking to be given some work; it would probably be happy to take on a task.
Lily was always wandering around, so if she just searched, she could find news quickly.
Just as she was about to head to the neighboring sea.
“An octopus!”
If it weren’t for the young celestial nearby on the beach.
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Grrroooowww…
“Whoa…”
“Stop being such a nuisance.”
The situation unfolded in an instant.
The young celestial raced up the kraken’s leg, and thanks to the kraken’s movement, was flung far away, sustaining just a tiny scratch on the knee.
The celestial burst into tears.
As the sky opened up, another celestial wrapped in white wings descended, swinging a spear.
Having teamed up countless times with Lily, the kraken managed to hold its own for about 30 seconds, but was no match.
‘…Upper.’
Existences like hybrids or ancient monsters possess an unmatched rank.
With a single thrust of the spear, its leg exploded, and the focus power couldn’t bind that existence at all.
There was no way to fight back.
“Waaah!!”
“A mere bug from the sea dares to—”
“Gurgle…”
“How disgusting.”
Boom!!
The holy spear blasted away half of the kraken’s body, which was oozing blood.
The kraken’s massive form sank into the sea, and in its dimly opened eyes reflected thousands of spears shining in the sky.
It’s dying.
“It lasted longer than I expected for trash… but trash nonetheless.”
“……”
I briefly thought kindly of the celestials because of that guy.
Maybe among the celestials, there’s a decent one.
‘Those munching pests.’
But really, celestials are still celestials.
You can’t rely on them.
Crack!
.
.
.
.
‘What the heck, this was actually real? I thought that raccoon was just talking nonsense.’
‘He’s always reading books.’
‘It’s almost a corpse… it’s a miracle it’s still alive.’
Hmm…
‘What are we going to do? Report it and get rid of it, or—’
‘Let’s save it for use.’
‘This? What can we possibly do with some dead octopus? It’ll cost us too much to revive it.’
‘Cheongsu is really doing well these days. If we sit still, we’ll be totally demoted to some storage keeper. We have to take a gamble.’
‘Trying to get in good with Hwanggwak?’
‘Of course. And seeing its state, it’ll come back to life anyway, even without us touching it. Might as well use it while we can.’
‘How about working on the New Continent instead? I know a place well…’
‘If you’re talking about the celestial beings, forget it. Others take care of that. We can’t handle it anyway… got it.
Click.
Kurururuk…
‘Once we have the trigger set, it’ll come back to life. With the current object of hatred, even a little push will do the job of a disaster.’
‘Do you think Hwanggwak will take us seriously?’
‘As long as this goes officially. Then, we’ll definitely head for the center.’
‘What should we name it?’
‘Name? Hmm…’
“Name? Hmm…”
Grrrrrr…
“It’s an octopus.”
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“I’ll tear the Celestials apart.”
“I’ll rip the Celestials to shreds.”
“Celestials…”
“……”
“Charge!”
“The guy is going down!”
“Alliance! Don’t hold back on resources!”
“Cut through the moon!”
“I want some loot toooo!!”
“Nyaaaaak!!”
It’s heavy.
A heavy pressure seals my strength and body, and countless techniques pound against me.
The bugs attack like they’re wielding some useless stick, but because my body is so weakened, their attacks hit home.
Flesh bursts, and the Sixth Eye can only watch with nearly lost power of focus.
‘…Have I become weak?’
Just like back then.
I must have been this powerless.
Endless hatred and disgust towards the Celestials consumed my mind, but excessive sealing only dulled that hatred.
It feels like the events of the past are fading away.
But that doesn’t mean I don’t hate the Celestials.
Fwushh!
Srring!
“I’ve tied it down!”
“Good! Starlight fall!”
“Burn bright!”
“Wah Aisha has become so strong…”
Still, the Celestials are disgusting, and this is not due to the influence of someone who brought me back.
The Celestials have always been repulsive beings, while the Demon Race was an abhorrent and strange existence.
Boom!
Splash!
“Haha! I’ve enhanced the demon cannon! How’s this?!”
“Looks promising.”
“I want to use cannons too!”
“Ah! Don’t take Lord Leo’s belly!”
“Nyaaaang!!”
And in this sea, there is a Half-Blood Celestial.
I will kill that Celestial.
[Disaster, óctĭpes‘ health decreased by about 90%.]
[Phase 2 begins.]
“…!”
“All Celestials.”
Drrrrr…
The calm ocean is overturned.
The challengers who were shooting happily suddenly lose their balance and fall into the sea, while only the strong manage to keep themselves in check.
The power of the sky protects the challengers who fell into the sea.
Dim eyes shine, and strange sounds echo from the depths of the ocean.
“I will kill…”
“[Lost souls awaken.]”
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