Brand New Life Online: Rise Of The Goddess Of Harvest - Chapter 1731: The Demon King Of Flood
Chapter 1731: The Demon King Of Flood
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“You were meant to awaken at a much later date, but I decided to grant you the privilege of awakening and joining me. Rejoice, Demon King of Flood.”
From the depths of the great ancient sea temple, an entity awakened, as Arcadia’s oceans shook like never before.
Tsunamis appeared across the planet, drowning dozens of port cities and killing thousands.
Its azure eyes opened, as Thanatos’s ghostly eyes observed their true form.
“Not one, but two?”
With intrigued eyes, he illuminated the vast room, revealing two chained mermaids.
They looked similar, twins, with cascading pink hair and pale blue skin, scales covering their arms, necks, and legs, and long fish-like tails.
Glowing azure crowns adorned their heads.
They looked unlike any “Demon King” could have ever looked.
Yet Thanatos could feel it.
As they opened their azure eyes and gazed at him, he felt it.
RUMBLE!
An immense oceanic power surged, as if the sea might swallow him completely.
“Heh, welcome. Let’s destroy the world together and reform it anew, my fellow Demon King.”
With a swipe of his claws, he tore through their chains. Both mermaids fell to the floor, gasping for air.
One was shy, the other bolder.
“Who are you?!” the bolder one asked, protecting her sister.
“My apologies. Did I not introduce myself? I am Thanatos, Demon King of Death. I have attained supreme god-like power, and I have decided I will no longer obey the System’s wishes,” he said. “You were meant to awaken when I died, but I have… well, accelerated their plans.”
“…! Sister, are we finally free?”
“I… guess so…! You… you’re a Demon King like us…”
“Indeed!” Thanatos said gallantly. “Now, my sisters, let us govern this world together.”
The mermaids exchanged glances, doubt in their eyes.
Could they really say no to the monster before them?
“Of course…!” the bolder one said. “Let’s go, sister… we’re finally free. At the very least, we must show this King our gratitude.”
“A-Ah! Yes…” the other sister nodded, staying by her side.
“Hmm!” Thanatos nodded with a dry laugh as he stepped out of the temple with both twins, each seeming to be one half of the Demon King of Flood. “Now, my sisters, shall we free our other brothers? Our Era is about to begin. No longer will we be abused, suppressed, sealed, or used. This time, we will command the world from the highest seats!”
Though initially afraid of his appearance and aura, both sisters were inspired by his words and nodded excitedly.
They too harbored great malice and resentment toward the world for what it had done to them.
Despite their initial fear, they slowly smiled, fascinated by the chaotic seas before them, all caused by their will.
“See? This is the almighty power we possess! Do you truly believe beings of our caliber should be sealed, used, or abused? We are the true rulers of this world. We are the Demon Kings!”
“Y-You’re right…!”
“Yes, sister! Finally! We can exert revenge on all of them!”
“Would you be kind enough to share your names, my sisters?” Thanatos asked in a gentlemanly tone.
The sisters glanced at each other and nodded.
“I-I am Nyssiria. I represent the pain and sorrow of the Demon King of Flood, The Whisper Beneath,” the shyer one said.
“And I am Thalazra! I represent the rage of the Demon King of Flood, The Howl Above!” the bolder one said.
“I see! So the two of you are both halves of the Demon King of Flood?” Thanatos asked. “How fascinating!”
“In a way, yes,” Nyssiria said.
“We were born with a Curse, the Curse of Flood,” Thalazra said. “Without knowing, we caused great catastrophes…”
“Even when we tried to run away… to avoid harming anyone else… heroes kept pursuing us, aiming to kill us,” Nyssiria cried. “I just… wanted to live normally…”
“Our last memory is being brutally killed by a band of Heroes,” Thalazra sighed. “But somehow, we are alive now. I don’t understand why.”
“That is something you will learn soon,” Thanatos nodded. “For now, rejoice. Your lives will no longer be about persecution or suffering! You will live proper lives and enjoy them together forever!”
“Finally, sister! We’re free!”
“Yes! We can be together without being pursued…”
As they celebrated, Thanatos reviewed his mental notes.
The First Fragment, the Demon King of Plagues.
The Second Fragment, the Demon King of Famine.
The Third Fragment, the Demon King of Miasma.
The Fourth Fragment, the Demon King of Death.
The Fifth Fragment, the Demon King of Flood.
The Sixth Fragment, the Demon King of Swarms.
And the Seventh Fragment, the Demon King of The End.
“Plagues and Famine are both dead, slain before Miasma. However, I can bring them back. I have located their Souls in the Netherworld. Miasma is a traitor, turned into a forest spirit by Yggdrasil. Flood is with me, however strange she is, her powers are real. The End is in Hell, actively working with me. Now, only Swarms remains.”
He gazed at Arcadia’s silver moon. His skeletal face showed little expression, but his ghostly flames flickered with slight annoyance.
“To think they sealed her in the moon. What did she do to receive such punishment?” he sighed, angered by her suffering. “Worry not, my sister. We will rescue you. This pile of bones is merely a secondary, weak body. It might not withstand the atmosphere and could explode. I need to expand the Domain of Death or create a strong enough avatar to inhabit.”
Like him, the Demon King of Flood was restricted to the “Domain of Floods,” encompassing all the world’s oceans.
That meant the mermaid twins would be greatly weakened on land.
However, that didn’t matter.
“The Demon King of Swarms is in the Moon,” he told the twins. “I rescued you two because you were the easiest. To reach the Moon, I need your assistance. Will you grant this body your power?”
“You mean…?” asked the bolder sister.
“Yes, infuse yourselves into me,” Thanatos said. “Then we can travel to the Moon momentarily, shatter Swarm’s Seal, and free our last sibling!”
“…!”
“Okay!”
Both nodded and agreed. Easily swayed by Thanatos, they transformed into a giant mass of seawater, overflowing with powerful Miasmic Flood Water.
“Hooo! With this power…! It should be possible.”
Thanatos laughed, becoming a giant of bones and ocean. Using Arcadia’s entire sea, he surged into the skies, higher and higher.
And then, toward the Moon itself!
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