The Mermaid camp became a bloody battleground; the Mermaids are fighting better than ever, not only under the influence of a powerful desire to live but also under Eve's outstanding inspiring leadership.
But no matter how well the Mermaids are fighting, soldiers have limits, and the enemy seems to be unstoppable. More and more Krakens come out of the portals in the sky, not giving the Mermaids even a second to breathe.
The battle has been going on for nearly an hour now, and not a single Mermaid has died under Eve's command, but the sea is a mess with both the Kraken's dark blood and the Mermaid's blood.
Eve continues to do her best to not only lead so many Mermaids but also fight the Krakens alongside her sisters and the Sins. Her group is killing monsters faster than any Mermaid battalion.
But she's not the only one doing an excellent job; Maya is also doing her best, and her power impresses even the Sins. Despite still being in the Immortal Realm peak, her strength out of the water is almost as impressive as someone from the Cosmic Realm.
In her original form, she flies through the sky, burning the Krakens before they even reach the water, and not even the sea can extinguish the powerful flames of a Phoenix.
The Sea Devil's girls, particularly Valencia, are also worthy of mention. The ship that was already well known throughout the whole Blue Star gains even more fame as Its crew kills Krakens alone.
And although the battle seems to be under control, Eve knows that with each enemy killed, her army grows weaker. All Mermaid groups have well-qualified doctors, but without Sophia or Lucien, it is not possible to perform healing miracles, so at some point, the soldiers will start dying.
Losing soldiers should be common in all battles, even the simplest ones, but Eve is too proud to accept that any life precious to Lucien dies, so she wants to do more than her best until he arrives.
And an expectant smile appears on her face as a colorful light appears through the dark clouds and lands on the Sea Devil's deck. "Luci???"
window.pubfuturetag = window.pubfuturetag || [];window.pubfuturetag.push({unit: "64ce79d606107d003c23ea27", id: "pf-5140-1"})As soon as the light fades out, Eve notices that the person who just arrived is actually Saria. And the Mermaid Princess gets shocked to see the chaotic situation around her. "What the hell is going on???"
"It's an attack!" Eve exclaims. "Where's Lucien???"
Saria can see that it is an attack, which makes her very apprehensive. But she can also see that the Mermaids are fighting in a very organized manner under Eve's leadership.
"He said he would come right after me… with my mother," Saria explains.
"Good." Eve sighs in relief. "So everything will be fine."
"Saria!!!" As Eve continues to fight, Claire calls out her best friend. "What are you doing standing there? There are so many enemies for us to defeat."
"Of course!" Saria smiles back at Claire before joining her and Greed to fight the Krakens.
Seeing their Princess join the battle gives the Mermaids a new breath to fight; yet, they can't help but wonder where Nea and Lucien are.
The battle continues, and Eve pushes her body over the limits to kill the Krakens before they can harm the Mermaids. Although her power only grows along with Pride's demonic energy, each time she uses her gravity ability, her body takes severe damage, which is softened by Lucien's life energy inside her.
And that energy is gone before Eve can get used to having it healing her. The worst part is that it happens when she is using her ability to contain the tentacles of a Kraken that is attacking a group of injured Mermaids.
window.pubfuturetag = window.pubfuturetag || [];window.pubfuturetag.push({unit: "64cc9e79c7059f003e4ad4b0", id: "pf-5109-1"})"NOOOO!!!" Eve screams in pain and frustration as she realizes she won't be able to save those Mermaids.
And the group of Mermaids realizes that; they can see in Eve's eyes that she's so sorry for not being able to save them. However, those Mermaikds were under the first Kraken that fell from the sky, so they are already very grateful to Eve for saving their lives before.
As soldiers, they imagined that one day they would die in battle, and somehow, they are happy that they managed to be useful to their sisters before the very end. In the face of death, those Mermaids don't blame anyone; they don't have any sorrows in their hearts and just accept what seems to be inevitable.
But before the death's cold embrace reaches those Mermaids, another colored light descends from the sky, and Lucien notices what's happening as fast as his senses can work.
*Blink*
Followed by the sound of his teleport ability, the golden naginata's brilliant light dazzles everyone's vision, and those cruel tentacles of the vile Kraken fall apart from its body into the cold seawater.
"YOU BASTARD!!!" With eyes burning like golden-purple flames, Lucien yells at the Kraken, and even such an imposing creature trembles with inevitable fear.
The Mermaids behind him are shocked by that scene. Because they are such emotionally sensitive creatures, they understand that while Eve felt a responsibility towards them due to her connection to Lucien, what he feels for them is closer to passion and even love.
They feel all the anger that his shout carries and are sure that no one could ever escape his brutal revenge after trying to hurt them. Lucien doesn't just see them as gentle sea creatures but as his Mermaids.
And Lucien's fury is something even a powerful Immortal Realm Kraken cannot survive. Golden flames erupt from the naginata in his hands as he gathers all the energies within his body, not just the energies of the other Sins, but also the special manas of all his wives.
window.pubfuturetag = window.pubfuturetag || [];window.pubfuturetag.push({unit: "663633fa8ebf7442f0652b33", id: "pf-8817-1"})Those golden flames grow due to the fire mana he received from Maggie; such flames are boosted by the wind mana of Cassidy, Mia, and Madelyn; Lucien's strength is improved due to Astrid's special energy, and his skin becomes as hard as a rock due to Rose's earth mana.
Then he attacks. "DIEEEEEE!!!"
His war cry comes out of his mouth with the power of Aria and Ella's mana, transforming into a potent sonic attack that weakens the Kraken's defenses.
The sea roses beneath his feet, creating hands of water that hold the Kraken as Lucien makes his move.
*WHOOOOSH*
He cuts with the burning golden blade so fast that no one can follow his movement with their eyes.
*WHOOOOSH* *WHOOOOSH* *WHOOOOSH*
He makes three more cuts even faster before the Kraken understands what's happening.
Then two blades appear floating beside him; one is his red katana, and the other the dark replica.
Lucien lets go of the naginata, which disappears into thin air, so he grabs his katanas and attacks the Kraken with both in a powerful finish.
The Kraken's body is overwhelmed by so many different and powerful energies and starts to implode from the inside out. Then it explodes, breaking into thousands of bloody pieces.
*BOOOOOOOOOM*
Everyone looks away from that luminous explosion that catches everyone's attention on the battlefield. But Lucien doesn't look away; he closely watches the death of his odious enemy.
Lucien feels his blood boiling in his veins as there are still so many Krakens attacking his Mermaids. He knows he can't let anger control his emotions, but he doesn't see anything wrong with releasing it over his enemies.
"HAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!" He yells with all his power, sending a message to those Krakens, saying he's going after every one of them.
Seeing Lucien like that is a shock to his sisters and everyone else, but not in a bad way, as it's clearly good to be able to release such feelings, so they don't become poison inside his body.
But then something shocks the Mermaids, even more, the angry flames in Lucien's eyes disappearing as he looks at that group of Mermaids behind him with a kind and caring expression. "Are you okay?"
"..." Those Mermaids can't even speak because they are very impressed with everything that happened.
Lust quickly analyzes their bodies and reports to Lucien that aside from some non-fatal injuries, they are fine. However, he notices that one of them is trembling with fear due to having seen death up close twice in such a short time.
The battle doesn't stop, and Lucien's hands are craving to kill all the Krakens, but he controls his fury as he goes to that poor Mermaid.
She can't move due to fear and shock, but when she feels his warm hands touch her face, and his pleasant energies enter her body, that Mermaid feels better than ever.
She feels an instinctive desire growing in her heart and doesn't resist it by hugging Lucien tightly.
His body is so warm, and it makes her feel so safe... she also feels his wonderful fragrance come into her nose and sniffs on his neck to have more of it.
"Everything will be fine." Lucien talks to that Mermaid, easing any worries she has. And his words also serve as a motivation for all the Mermaids who listen to them; they no longer fear death with Lucien there but rather pity the Krakens as such creatures are about to suffer his fury.
