"Dad! Teach me how to swim!"

"Huh?" The Dark Lord stared into the determined eyes of his daughter. "Uh, sure. But why?"

"I just want to know."

"It's a useful skill to know... but Shel, you're my and Sharn's daughter. You're just like us. You never do anything unless there's a reason behind it, and 'just wanting to know' doesn't count."

Shel blushed at her dad. She never could hide anything from him. "There's a rumor about a sea monster, and I want to hunt it. But since I can't swim..." Shel's blush got redder.

"There it is. Well, fortunately, I have completed all of my work. Tasar?"

Tasar appeared out of nowhere, bowing. "You called, Sire?"

"How is the weather conditions and everyone's work schedule, including all three of Olrox's wives?"

"The sky shall be completely cloudless with no chance of rain or storm. Fortunately, everyone's schedule is clear, including the extremely busy Lady Lamia. As for Lady Leviathan, contact with her shall be quite simple."

"Perfect. Leviathan is the one I want there the most."

Shel raised an eyebrow in confusion. "Why Aunt Levi?"

"Who else would be a better swim teacher than the Master of Water? Anyway, go get ready, Shel. Looks like you're going to the beach today."

Olrox's eyebrow twitched in annoyance. "Seriously, Adelram?" The vampire was not really in the mood to be outside. It has been such a long time since he had no work to do, so he was hoping to spend the day relaxing. Instead, he was now at a beautiful beach, wearing a pair of black swimming trunks with the image of red bat wing on the bottom left leg.

"Aw, come on. You need to get out at least once in a while." Adelram was just wearing a simple pair of black trunks, no design.

"Wonder if we'll catch a shark." Brauner looked like he was excited for day. He was even holding a surf board. He was wearing a blood red pair of swimming trunks. He smiled happily when he saw some of the waves, and ran with his board held high. "SURF'S UP!"

"Uncle Brauner! You need to do some stretches before going into the water!" Angelo had his hand outstretched, but quickly realized his words fell on deaf ears. The handsome teen was wearing white swim trunks with the image of a golden cross on the right leg.

"It's the ocean!" Angelo was quick enough to grab an excited Dasalus before he got to far. Dasalus looked up at his cousin in confusion. The child was wearing gray trunks.

"You're not wearing sunscreen, are you?"

"Geh."

"I'll take that as a yes." A spray can appeared in Angelo's hand.

"No! I hate sunscreen! It feels so cold and slimy."

"Don't worry. This is Uncle Victor's design. You won't even feel it. Besides, it's much better than getting a sunburn." Dasalus was still pouting. He did trust his Uncle Victor's inventions, and he definitely didn't want a sunburn, so he just relented. He was happy to know that Angelo wasn't lying. Dasalus honestly couldn't feel the sunscreen, and it didn't feel greasy or slimy at all. "You too, Lephea." The young girl wearing a pale blue one piece obediently complied. Not only did she not want a sunburn, she greatly respected her cousin. He was cool, strong, and intelligent. It also didn't hurt that he was one of the most handsome men the young girl has ever seen.

"Heh, Angelo sure is popular with your kids."

"Yeah."

"Makes his old man proud."

"Makes his mother happy as well." The two men looked behind them to see Adelram's wives walk towards them in their swimwear. Angelica was wearing a black bikini. Sharn was also wearing a bikini, but hers was made from the fur of a colossal boar. Medusa was wearing a purple bikini.

Adelram's eyes practically popped out of his eyes, and he had a rare lecherous look on his face. His reaction brought different responses from his wives. Angelica blushed, and felt a bit self-conscious about her looks. It made her looked even cuter. Sharn just smirked, prideful that she can still get reactions like that from her husband. Medusa had a lustful and teasing smile as she ever so slightly pulled down her bottom in a teasing manner. That last one really got Adelram going.

He would have acted on his lust then and there had Olrox not punched his head into the sand. "Not while my kids are around."

"Ow. What a protective dad."

Medusa looked a bit disappointed. "Oh, so close."

Sharn sucked her teeth. "Perverted bitch."

"Oh? Did the sea cucumber say something?"

"What was that, sea lamprey?"

The two glared at each other, sparks flying. Angelica tried to calm them down. "Now, now. We're here to have fun, right?"

Victor sheepishly laughed as he saw the scene from a distance. "Those two fight wherever they go." The scientist was the most covered of all the group. He was still wearing his lab coat, but he was at least wearing a pair of slim green trunks. He was also wearing a pair of sunglasses.

"Sir, is all of that necessary?"

"Super necessary, my dear Fuji. I don't do well outside."

"I-I see." Fuji was wearing blue trunks with the image of a mountain on the left leg. When Victor saw it, he recognized the design immediately.

"Mt. Fuji?" Fuji blushed at the simplicity and meaning behind the image. He nodded his head in embarrassed confirmation. Victor patted his protege's back in understanding.

"It's been a long time since I've been to a beach, and such a beautiful one at that."

"I know, right? You won't see many sights like this in Hell. I'm so glad I don't have any projects or patients today."

Olrox looked towards the familiar voices to see all three of his wives. The sight before him left him speechless, his face turning red. Nene was wearing her old black polka dot bikini, but it looked smaller around the chest than he remembered. He quickly realized why. Her breasts were bigger than when they were in high school. Lamia was wearing a green-blue one piece that hugged her features. Leviathan wore a sea-blue bikini with a matching sash. All three women were breathtaking sights. Olrox couldn't look away.

As the woman talked among themselves, Olrox couldn't help but analyze them. They were all as young and beautiful as ever, and their skin was just as flawless. Their cups sizes were all healthy, Leviathan being the largest. Nene was the second largest, but Lamia was no pushover in that department. Olrox looked down at their flawless legs. So smooth, lean, and not too muscular. Their legs were practically shining in the sunlight. Then, Olrox saw Nene's hand gesture for him to look up, which he did with even greater embarrassment.

"Our legs are fine, Olrox." Nene had a teasing smirk on her face.

Lamia sighed while giggling a bit. "You may have grown into a sexy badass, but it's still nice to see that you're still the same pervert we fell in love with."

Leviathan giggled. "At least he only looks at us."

Olrox blushed at their comments. "Psst, Olrox. There's a cove over there if you wa-" Adelram never got to finish his sentence. Olrox gave him an uppercut that sent him flying. "CANNONBALL!" Olrox then heard a huge splash. He also heard his brother yelling, "Now that's a wave! Yahoo!"

Looking to see his wives still smiling in a teasing manner, Olrox decided to run. He jumped as high as he could, and took an Olympic style dive right into the ocean. The action got a laugh out of all three women.

"Who knew Uncle Olrox had a weakness? Did you, dear Euryale?"

"No, beloved Stheno. I had no knowledge of such an amusing weakness."

The twins were wearing the same designed one piece. It was as green as a viper, with the design of a snake slithering around them. On Stheno, the snake's head rested on her left shoulder. On Euryale, the head rested on her right. The two sister did a few stretches before entering the cool water. As they swam, they captured many different types of fish to be eaten later.

"Alright. Let's do this!" Shel was wearing the exact same bikini as her mother. She stood right in front of the ocean, watching the waves splash against the shore. ". . . . How do I do this? HOW AM I SUPPOSED TO LEARN HOW TO SWIM?!"

"If you want, I could teach you."

Shel looked behind her. "Aunt Leviathan." The Demon Lord of Envy stood behind her niece, smiling sweetly. "Okay. Like dad said, who better to teach me than the Ruler of the Waters?"

Leviathan giggled. "That's what your dad is calling me? Well, I have been called other things to that affect. Anyway, let's start off by going into the water."

Leviathan and Shel's swimming lesson started without a hitch. Shel was very obedient and attentive. She followed all of Leviathan's instructions to the letter, which made the lesson go even quicker. Like most of her family, Shel was a quick learner. Barely two hours had passed before she was swimming like a champ. She may have been the Demon Lord of Envy, but she felt nothing but pride for her student.

"Hey! I caught a shark!"

All eyes turned towards Brauner, holding onto his prize while on his surfboard, a giant grin on his face. Most of his family was surprised by what he caught, and Nene was the one who retorted. "THAT'S A FUCKING MEGALODON!"

"What's your point?!" The giant shark was struggling to get out of Brauner's unbreakable grip. It was weirdly comical to watch a shark that could literally swallow Brauner whole try so hard to escape from what wouldn't even be an appetizer. Eventually, Brauner got tired of it's constant thrashing around, and he didn't like having to constantly spit out sea water. He then summoned his gun, and shot the colossal shark right in the heart. It died instantly. "Yo, Adelram! You can cook this thing, right?"

"Of course, I can! Bring the fucker over here so I can cook us some lunch!"

It was a feast. Adelram had plenty of ingredients to make various meals. Shark Fin Soup. Grilled Shark Steak. Shark Kebabs. He even made Shark Tacos. There was still plenty of left over ingredients, but who even cared. Everyone was too busy enjoying Adelram's cooking.

Nene sighed as she took a bite of her shark steak. "Wish we had something to drink. Bet some beer would go great with this stuff."

Except for Olrox's wives and kids, all eyes turned towards Victor. "Villains." The mad scientist then took out his storage device, and took out every known beer brewed in the Umbra Kingdom. The adults were overjoyed. Of course, Victor also had various juices and sodas for the kids. Though Angelo was technically old enough to drink, he preferred to drink water. The act greatly pleased his mother.

Everyone was having a blast. Even Olrox, who originally didn't want to come at all, was having fun. After the feast was over, everyone just relaxed on the sandy beach. Dasalus and Lephea made some... seriously impressive sand castles. The castles were big enough to walk into.

After the two hour wait, everyone jumped into the ocean again. Angelo was practicing walking on water with his mother, while Medusa and her children were swimming around elegantly. Nene and Lamia decided to just lay on the beach and enjoy the warm rays of the sun, while Leviathan decided to swim. Brauner was still surfing, and Victor and Fuji were experimenting on the remaining teeth and bones of the Megaladon. Dasalus and Lephea were having too much fun in their sand castle to play in the ocean. Olrox decided to sleep on the beach under an umbrella, not to far from Nene and Lamia. Sharn was swimming underwater, hoping to find something interesting to fight. So far, no luck.

Adelram was cleaning up the leftover food when he sensed Shel walk up behind him. "Hey dad, let's go Monster Hunting."

Adelram chuckled as he looked at his daughter. "You really think we'll find a monster that easily?"

"Sure. I know the exact spot to find one, but it's WAAAY under water."

"You just learned how to swim, and you already want to go deep-sea diving?"

"Yup."

Adelram chuckled. "You really are my kid." Shel gave a toothy grin. "Alright, let's go."

The Dark Lord and his daughter disappeared in a blur. Those two jumped far away from the beach, and dived as far as they could. With their lung capacity, those two could stay submerged for months. Adelram used an illumination spell to help the two see better. As they went deeper, they saw all kinds of weird and alien-like fish. It was an awesome sight, but none of them could really be called "monsters", not even the colossal squid they passed. Though, in it's defense, it was just a baby. All the two had to do was release a tiny bit of their killing intent to scare away the fish. The two were seriously enjoying themselves, and their excitement skyrocketed when they found what looked like a lost city. It was an amazing sight. They would have to tell Victor about it later.

After swimming around the city, the two found a huge structure. It looked like some kind of vault. Curiosity getting the better of the two, they used their demonic strength to pry open the vault. It was tough, even for them. Still, they were able to completely open the vault. The two swam towards the entrance, and saw nothing. Adelram was about to brighten his illumination spell, but two red eyes beat him to it.

Before the two could react, an incredibly loud roar was released. It shook the two to their very cores. It was loud enough to cause ripples on the surface of the ocean, and everyone on the beach felt, heard, or sensed the ear-splitting roar. The roar stunned Adelram and Shel, but it didn't matter. Even if the roar hadn't affected them, they still wouldn't have been able to dodge the creature's attack. Their speed was diminished by the pressures of the deep, but this creature was moving as if it were on dry land. With a blindingly fast swipe from a currently immeasurable sized palm, the father and daughter were sent shooting out of the ocean like torpedoes.

The two landed on the beach perfectly, but they were both dazed from both the attack and the fast exit out of the watery depths. Adelram felt like his head was spinning. "Holy hell, that thing can hit. That's what you wanted to hunt?"

Shel had a giant, feral grin on her face as she summoned her daggers. "Yup. And it was so worth it."

Adelram gave a feral smirk towards his daughter. "That's my girl."

"ADELRAM!" The Dark Lord looked at his best friend. "What the hell is going on?! What was that roar?!"

"It's the monster Shel wanted to hunt." Adelram sensed the creature's presence. "And I think you're about to see it soon."

The ocean started to rise. It rose higher and higher until it looked like a mountain made of water. Then, out of the sea, came forth a great monster. It's roar shook the very air. It's size was comparable to Adelram and Olrox in their dragon forms. It's head was that of an octopus, but the head alone was larger than the colossal squids Adelram and Shel swam past. It's body was humanoid, but it was green in color. It was incredibly muscular, with a bit of a pot belly. It's hands were clawed, and looked sharp enough to slashed through the very mountains. It also had two great wings, each flap causing tidal waves, which Leviathan destroyed before they could become too dangerous. The waves it created brought everyone in the water onto the shore, so everyone saw the beast. Yet, even with this gigantic visage, the fact remained that it's legs were still hidden under the ocean. All they were seeing was it's top half.

"IS THAT FUCKING CTHULHU?!"

All eyes turned towards a wide eyed Victor. He was so surprised that his eyes popped out enough to destroy his sunglasses. Adelram asked the question on most people's minds. "What the hell is a 'Cthulhu'?"

"It's supposed to be fake! Fantasy! Fiction! It was just a cosmic entity created by an author named H. P. Lovecraft! Yet, it was popular enough to spawn an actual cult that seriously worships the thing! There was a sound in 1997 dubbed the Bloop that made many people believe it was him, but the scientist of that time believed it was just glaciers! Yet, in 2015, the exact same sound was made at around the exact same area! This got many cultists believing it was that thing! But this shouldn't be possible! There's no way it can be real!"

Nene gave the scientist a blank look. "Says one of the biggest horror icons in existence." Victor immediately shut up when she said that.

Everyone stared into the glowing red eyes of the monster, and their blood was boiling with excitement.

Sharn summoned her daggers, and immediately ignited them. "Shel, remind me to treat you to your favorite restaurant after this is over."

"Will do, mom."

Brauner summoned his saber, and licked the blade. "I can't wait to sink my fangs into that thing."

Olrox summoned both of his swords, glaring at the beast. "Dasalus, Lephea, stay close to your mother."

The two answered their father in unison. "Yes, sir." And with that, they ran towards their mother, not wanting to be in the way.

Nene sighed as she summoned her chain. "I've only been married to you for a week, and I'm already being dragged into your crazy mess."

"You regret it?"

"Fuck no." Nene ignited her chains with her crimson flames. "Where else would I get this much excitement? Plus, this is the absolute best way to test out my new moves." She snapped her chain a second time, and they were ignited with a second flame. A flame that surprised Olrox.

"Those are Adelram's flames! He taught you how to use those?"

"Hey, he needed to give me some kind of wedding gift, and this was one of the best ones I got."

Olrox couldn't help but chuckle. "He knows how to please."

Leviathan walked up next to Olrox, and summoned an aqua blue spear. When Olrox saw it, he whistled in amazement. "Nice blade."

"My own design. I'm quite proud of it."

"I can see why."

Leviathan smiled sweetly at her husband. "Flattery, my love. Sweet, flattery. But that will have to wait for latter. We have a monster to kill. It's disturbing my seas." Olrox chuckled, and stared at the monster, ready for a fight.

Angelo and Angelica both summoned their weapons and armor, ready to fight. "We have a troublesome family, don't we, mother?"

"Indeed, we do, son. But I still love them."

Angelo chuckled. "With this much fun and excitement, how can you not?"

Medusa summoned her bow as she analyzed the beast. "I wonder if that creature has any poison in it."

Stheno and Euryale summoned their bows. "The only way for us to know is to slay the creature, mother."

"Indeed it is, my treasures." The mother and her daughters stared at the creature, their eyes glowing with bloodlust.

"Okay, Fuji. Put these on."

"Gloves?"

"Yup. Made them myself. Adelram killed a monster that actually generates electricity. I used it's skin and organs to make these beauties. They'll give that monster more than just a tiny static shock."

"Thanks, doc. I'll make good use of them."

Victor watched as Fuji ran towards the group. "Ah! Don't forget to get me a sample of that thing!"

Cthulhu stared down at the group. He watched as the one who disturbed his sleep slam his hand on the ground and took out a black sword. He could feel the bloodlust oozing from the small creatures, and it was seriously pissing him off. He gave off one last roar as he tried to smash them with his palm. He watched as they all dodged his attack, and ran in different directions.

The one with the sword and the one with silver hair grew wings. They flew around Cthulhu. He tried to swat them out of the air like the flies they were. Then, the silver one slashed off one of his tentacles, while the black one stabbed his right eye. Cthulhu roared in pain and anger, but was still able to smack the silver one with one of his tentacles. He watched as the silver one smashed into the ground in an explosion of sand.

Cthulhu felt something prick his right hand. He saw three splinters on his hand. It felt weird. His hand started to itch. Then, it started to burn. It felt like something was crawling around inside of his hand. It was such an irritating feeling, then a painful one. The feeling started to crawl up his wrist. The feeling was too annoying to allow to spread, so Cthulhu did the only logical thing. He bit his hand off.

The annoying feeling was gone, but then he felt an even worse burning feeling. He looked down to see something black on his stomach. It looked like a black string, but it was moving quickly. He then saw the red-haired insect swinging around him, and them removed the string just to stab him again. The insect was moving too quickly for him, and kept stabbing him, climbing higher and higher. Eventually, the red insect was at Cthulhu's eye level, and slashed him across his right cheek. The searing heat caused Cthulhu to roar in pain and rage. He tried to grab the insect. When he looked at his palm, he saw nothing, not even a red stain. He looked around and saw the silver blur.

Nene looked up at her husband, his wings shining in the sunlight. She looked down to see he was carrying her bridal-style. She chuckled as she wrapped her arms around his neck, and looked up at him with loving eyes. "I'm gonna have to get used to this, aren't I?"

Olrox chuckled at his wife's question. "Probably."

Nene chuckled as she placed her head on Olrox's chest, an act that made the vampiric demon smile.

Cthulhu was about to grab them out of the air when he felt something pierce through his hand. He looked to see a tiny blue splinter in his palm. Then, the splinter turned to water. The water was absorbing his blood, then expanded to a great size. It left a giant hole in Cthulhu's hand. He was really starting to get annoyed.

Then, two gold insects landed on his hand, one male and one female. The insects stared right into Cthulhu's eyes before jabbing their swords into his wrist. Then, they ran. They ran all over Cthulhu's arm, leaving cuts wherever they ran. The two were too fast for Cthulhu to slap at. By the time they jumped off, his left arm was a bleeding, shredded mess. His blood was dripping everywhere, on the shore, on the ocean, and even on his own body.

Cthulhu then felt something else. Heat. Extreme heat. He looked towards the shore to see a growing wheel of fire. It was the male red-haired insect. He was twirling his blades, creating fire. His face was adorned with a feral smile. Cthulhu was getting tired of these creatures. He released a roar that was powerful enough to create a sonic cannon. It created a giant explosion, but it still missed it's target.

Cthulhu searched for the insect until he felt heat. He looked up to see the insect with an even larger wheel of flame. Then, the insect threw the flame. Cthulhu's bloody left arm was cut off right from the shoulder blade, and also took off his wing. There was no pain. The searing heat killed all of Cthulhu's nerves. However, his pride was damaged. Such a small creature, damaging him this much? The thought enraged Cthulhu. His roar created mighty tidal waves that Leviathan had to destroy. Some of them gave even her a hard time.

Cthulhu then noticed another insect. It was running toward his from the shore. There were something on it's hands that sparked. The insect jumped towards Cthulhu and punched him in the stomach. Normally, that punch wouldn't do anything. Cthulhu wouldn't even have felt it. However, Cthulhu was covered in liquid, both water and his own blood. A powerful surge of electricity went through Cthulhu's entire body. He roared bloody murder as the shock coursed through his entire body. It was painful, even for the false god.

Fuji jumped away from the stunned monster. The only problem was that he had no flying abilities, he didn't know how to completely deactivate the gloves, and he was falling straight into the still sparking ocean. As he got closer to the surface, he felt someone grab him. He looked up to see who had saved him. "Lord Adelram!"

The Dark Lord looked down with a big grin. "Nice going there, Fuji. You gave that octopus quite the shock. Though, you might want to help Victor make you a pair of hover boots or something."

"Will do, sir."

Cthulhu quickly recovered. His eyes were now glowing with rage. He was about to screech at the flying, black winged insect when he felt a small prick. The small prick got sharper. He looked at his left side to see a small, green insect. It was stabbing into his belly. Then, the insect ran all the way down towards the center of his belly, and jumped off. When it did, Cthulhu's intestines flew out of the wound. Cthulhu grabbed the organs, and screeched in agony. He swore he would slaughter all of these insects, and eat them. Then, he saw it.

Another insect was crawling up him at a rapid pace. It was green like the previous one, but smaller. It carried two blades that were as black as it's hair. The blades grew longer as it climbed Cthulhu's body. It was as large as Cthulhu's own head when it reached his shoulder. The insect then jumped high into the air, far above Cthulhu's, it's blades growing even larger. Then, in a flash, it's blades went right through Cthulhu's head; the blades running all the way threw his head, puncturing out at the bottom. Cthulhu was stunned. Not only was his brain pierced, but it was also being cooked while still inside his skull.

He couldn't believe it. He was once worshiped as a god. Feared as a destroyer. He had few rivals. He was considered one of the most powerful of the Old Ones. And yet, he was so easily defeated. It was completely one-sided. He never stood a chance. He looked down to see the ones who killed him. So small, yet so powerful. These were not insects. . . . These were gods. This was the last thought Cthulhu had before falling back into the ocean, dead.

The impact of Cthulhu's corpse with the water created a massive tidal wave, one big enough to destroy a small continent. With an annoyed sigh, Leviathan easily destroyed that one as well. "How many waves does that make now? That got way too annoying."

Olrox placed a loving hand on his wife's shoulder. "Hey, at least it's over now, right?" Leviathan didn't answer. She just got closer to the man she loved, enjoying the kinship.

"WHOOHOO!" Shel was jumping around in pure excitement. "I finally killed it! I found the bastard, hunted him down, and jabbed my daggers through it's squishy skull! It really was squishy."

"Well, it did have an octopus for a head." Adelram looked at the floating, giant corpse. "So, Shel, what are you planning on doing with it?"

"Huh? Aren't we gonna eat it?"

The family looked at the giant corpse. They all had the same thought, and spoke in unison. "That's a lot of meat to eat."

Adelram clapped his hands. "Well, looks like the town is going to have another banquet. Let's drag this thing back to the castle."

Sharn looked at the corpse before looking back at her husband. "You really think the chefs are gonna cook all of that? It's bigger than my mammoth and Brauner's sky octopus combined."

"Well, only one way to find out."

The family dragged the corpse back to the castle. As soon as the chefs saw the ingredients, they all got fired up. In a manner of hours, the great table used to feed the entire town was filled with various dishes created using the meat of the monster. It was all delicious. It had a strange, hybrid taste of fish and meat. It was nearly impossible to put down. The combination with Victor's drinks made putting down the feed seem unimaginable. Yet, even though the entire village was enjoying the banquet, after it was over, there was still leftovers. Tons of it.

Olrox himself estimated that the amount of food could last for years. With that in mind, Victor created special containment units to keep the food fresh and nonperishable for as long as they needed to be. No way was the Dark Kingdom going to waste food like that.

A/N: And that's the end of the first of possibly many one-shots. A mediocre end, I know, but ends aren't my forte. Anyway, if you have any ideas for one-shots, you can give them to me. I'll upload them, giving you the credit. If you have a name for that one-shot, go for it. Hell, if you think you can improve one of my one-shots, absolutely nothing is stopping you. The Dark Kingdom has nearly endless possibilities for one-shots, so go crazy. Until the next one-shot.