Atlantis kingdom : King's Court
Gawr Gura
" There are more than 4 millions people come here to watch our new king coronation ceremony."
Sea otter clan leader speaks as he is looking at the reports.
" 4 millions? That will be one hell of a host and if we need everything to be under control, perhaps raising our guard numbers is necessary." Sea serpents queen give an idea.
" They are here to see the Leviathan." Little Sakamata said smilingly, she is part of the court as a whale clan leader, since her sister is living in prison, waiting for the new
king's judgment.
That statement is particularly true, the news that Gawr Gura the next king of Atlantis can control the beast that has been feared for millions of years by the Atlantean is
making everyone interested.
The particular beast is swimming slowly not too far from the city gate and getting everyone attention just by its size alone, even if people complain that the wave from its
movement destroyed some buildings. So, they have to find a new home for Leviathan before it will destroys too many properties.
" That and magician underwater fireworks." Murasaki Shion bragged. " My students are doing their best to performs this spells. I am sure it will grab everyone attention."
" For all we knows. They are here for free food and booze, that's the reason people joining festival. To have some fun." Martillo shrugged, he is become a new prime minister
shortly after Gura become a king.
" I will tell some of shrimps soldiers to stay on watch, everybody can have some fun, but they have to take turns while some sober man still guarding the city." Grand general
lobster said, he gets this position after Gura degrade Tigre from the position, he is still holding some power as an experienced general, but not to be trusted easily again.
" So everything is managed now? Because I need some sleep." Gura yawns from her throne, she hasn't sleep for days, busy trying to sort thing out after the big war that
consume so many resources and Atlantean soldiers alike.
" One another thing." Martillo said while Shion touching Gura shoulder with sympathy.
The door open and Tigre walks in, follows by Sakamata Chloe who has been tied with ball and chain made from steel.
"It's time to judges Chloe crimes and punish accordingly. What do you think? My king." Tigre lower his head as he speaks.
" Kill her!" Sea lion princess yelled despite's being quiet almost every day in their meeting.
" She kill my father, her blood for his!"
Crustaceans kings agree. " she is too dangerous to be alive, if we let her go she will surely revolt against you in no time."
" What do you think?" Gura asking little Sakamata who stand in silence, her face is pale.
" I have cannot share my opinion, king Gura. She is my family." She said, stiffened.
" We already dying too much." Martillo said. " killing her won't bring everything back anyways. How about life imprisonments for her and let whale clan, or any other war
supporter pay for the damages they cause during the war.
This will make them become weaken for sure and no unnecessary blood will be spilled."
Chloe's little sister nodded, no one want to speak the fact that she will be the first one to die if Chloe trying to revolt again as n hostage. But everybody knows it.
Chloe snorted. " I have no plan to revolt again. After all, there is no reason to fight anymore." She smiles at her little sister who smiles back.
" A punishment for treason is death penalty." Tigre clear his throat.
" Do you want to get your head cut off that much?" Sea otter said, making everybody laugh.
Shion shrugged. " You are the king, Gura. It's up to you. What do you want to do with her?"
Gura sit in silence for a moment, thinking back of how she feels when her mother being sacrificed.
And watch Chloe again, her sister is as important as Gura's mom in her mind. If not more.
When it is decided. Gura get up from her throne.
" Whale clan and other war supporter have to pay for any damages during the war, but there will be no execution. We already killing each other enough."
She then turning her head toward Chloe. " Sakamata Chloe will be expelled from Atlantis and the ocean. The next time she touch water will make everybody has right to kill
her. But she could live on land like any other land dweller on this planet. Is that enough punishment for you?"
Chloe smiles. " I am fine with anything."
She is going to walk away but Gura keep talking. " I will give you 24 hours to prepare yourself and farewell with everyone. However there is no restriction between any
Atlantean who want to meet you on land, just don't get back in my ocean. Are we clear?" She asks, Chloe and her little sister smiles.
"Well then, having a safe trips, Sakamata Chloe. I hope you understand an important of mercy now." Gura sit on the throne again.
" I will think about it." Chloe said before she is leaving the room.
" Shion. Tigre. I want to speak with you two." Gura said as everyone going to leave the room.
When they are only three of them left. Gura said.
" I think we should find a new place for our people to live, in case that human don't want to share this planet with us. Maybe you could lead some of our people back to our
home planet. There are no holy land and magic barrier anymore. So, our people should be safe here."
Tigre smiles. " That's not the worst idea. Do you consider my treason in the plan?"
" As long as I am strong enough. There shouldn't be a problem. I know that you are a reasonable man." Gura laugh.
" Then I will take my leave." Tigre bow down before leaving the room.
" Wait!" Gura raise her voice to get his attention.
" Just don't name that place a park or something. Okay? I have a bad feeling when we combined the word "park" with " dinosaur" something bad might happen."
" Understood." Tigre said before leaving the room.
"Why am I here again?" Shion asks. She didn't say a word during entire conversation.
" To protect me of course, there is no way in hell I could trust him that easily." Gura chuckled.
" Anyways. I also want to talk with you in private." Shion said.
Seeing that Gura is listening, she continues.
"I am about to leave this place." Shion stops Gura before she could say a word.
" Listen. Gura. I have been here for 200 years and never set foot out until recently. I bind myself with the oath I gave to your father, that I will wait until you became king of
Atlantis.
Since that already happened. I hope you will let me go and have my life back. Aqua probably rolling in her grave now, waiting for me to pay a visit at least once."
" I understand." Gura said, her heart feels a little bit empty. Another familiar face will disappear again, like everybody she met.
"Don't do that puppy eyes on me! I will stay and help you sort thing out for a few months before leaving. Okay?"
" Yeah." Gura fall in silence again before asking.
" If you have some free time and didn't leave this planet yet.
Can you go and check on my friend Ina? She still have problems with controlling her power, like I said."
" Ancient one priestess? Don't worry. I will see what I can do with her." Shion shrugged.
"Well then, let leave this room. I almost sleepwalking right now." Gura yawns.
….
During the coronation ceremonial day, 4 millions people gathered around the city as Gura is wearing a king ceremony clothes.
It look somewhat like Greek or Roman style clothing Gura used to see, her body and trident has been decorated by gold and other jewelry for this special occasion.
The fact that even Atlantean see the values of beautiful metal made Gura amused.
By Gura demanded, instead of using sea life crown for this occasion. Gura order them to create a crown made from leaf, cover in gold if they want.
But she will not wear anything except that.
Because Gura remember how her mother used to make a flower and leaf crown for her when she was younger and said that she want to see her daughter wearing it when she
became king of the Atlantis.
Martillo agreed because it will remind Atlantean that this new king rule both land and sea while the crown maker complain that he should know this earlier.
There is no time to find flowers and it is hard to cover them in gold without destroying its shape anyways.
So, Gura have to go with golden leaf crown in the ceremony day.
Shark girl follows the steps she used to practice, walking toward the throne that someone brought it out of king's place so everybody can see, lower her head as great magi
Shion give her a blessing then get up and take her decorated trident from the great general lobster.
She then has to swimming up and perform some water gymnastics, to shows that she is not a weak king.
After all of that is over Gura will landing near the throne as prime minister Martillo put the crown on her head.
Everything has done according to plan and when it was over Gura raising her trident, as everyone starting to bow down.
" Gawr Gura. Emperor of the deep."
" Gawr Gura. Emperor of the deep."
" Gawr Gura. Emperor of the deep."
" Gawr Gura. Emperor of the deep."
" Gawr Gura. Emperor of the deep."
Everybody said the word before getting up again and cheers.
A sound of 4 millions people yelling are almost can be heard by the human on the land.
Behind them all, Leviathan swimming upward and roar in triumph. His voice seems to shake the whole ocean.
….
HoloX office: Jerusalem city : Israel
Hakui Koyori
"… So, that is what happened." Sakamata Chloe said, her torn up hood has been sewing roughly by the yellow tape that she probably stealing from some police station.
Koyori trying to breath slowly. " Is that explain your smell?"
Chloe looks proud of herself as she get up.
" Gura said that I can't touch water again or every Atlantean will have right kills me. That why I haven't taken a bath, couldn't risk."
Koyori winced. " I think she didn't going that far, but whatever."
Coyote girl open her drawer and pick up some documents, anything that can make her stay away from this stinking orca as much as possible.
" So, to be clear. You want us to take you as our employee.
A former prime minister of the Atlantis. May I ask why?"
" To live as a land dweller, I have to start learning about them.
I heard that your people work on an important secret behind human society. So, it must worth working for."
Koyori swear to herself and situations in silence.
Since Kazama Iroha going back to Japan in order to join her family Obon festival and Takane Lui going to Peru and check on something " about my folks" in the ancient temple
that archeologist just find, while master Laplus being master Laplus meaning that Koyori is only working person left in the office.
Koyori has to do anything in office from cleaning to the employment meeting, dealing with a strange person that suddenly decides that joining HoloX is somewhat a popular
thing to do.
She sends one blue hair woman who claims to be both shaman and demon lord away after knowing that all the girl want is just to riding some horse.
Koyori tell her that there is a horse racing fields in the nearby city and said that she could get some if she wants to.
Coyote girl genuinely hope that some news about rainstorm that suddenly happen during the horse racing day and several missing horses that she heard from the radio has
nothing to do with her.
Next one is a psycho blue hair woman who holding golden axe in her hand. Everything seems too normal until she said something about her spaceship and friends has been
sucked in the black hole and she need helps to get them out.
Koyori inform her that HoloX don't have enough technologies or budgets to travel from earth to the black hole, so the blue hair girl walks away in disappointment.
Combining with some more story about Usada Pekora from Iroha. Koyori decides then that blue is not her favorites color.
And then this prime minister Chloe rush in and brag about something that isn't irrelevant with HoloX at all, and demands a job position. Preventing Koyori from working with
her new substances, Asakoyo.
A chemical that can turn into almost everything from napalm to a liquid nitrogen, just by mixing the right quantity.
" Listen here, minister. HoloX aren't created for any personal needs like that. We believe in only one dark lord and waiting for the time when she rises again."
Coyote girl gestures at the wallpaper that shows a picture of pentagram with a goat with human body and bird wing at the center of it while chanting an advertisement word.
To hell with dark lord, she just need a money to creating her new chemicals thing, which is why she join this so call " Secret society" in the first place!
" I understand." Chloe said, definitely not understand.
Orca girl walk out of the room and then drag a big wet box that can contain human body inside to Koyori Office.
" Land dwellers always want game and trade, aren't they? Here's what I got."
Chloe opens the box, showing Roboco that being cover in seaweeds, missing one arm and has a big wound on her chest.
"Can I go home now?" Roboco asks.
Chloe carefully closes the box. " This is multi-purpose android from ancient civilization. It's a little damaged but I think that your organization may still want it.
If you take me in, you will get this robot too."
"Mrs Chloe this place isn't-" Before Koyori could finish her sentence, someone already calling her through cell phone.
" Yes. My. Dark." Koyori said, before the thing at the end of line shouting and snarling at her in Hebrew language, loud enough to Chloe to hear even if she couldn't
understand bits of that language.
" Sorry milord. I understand. I understand." Koyori trying to calm the thing at the other side of the line down.
After a while Koyori hung up and sighed.
" Look like master want you in our group, even though I couldn't understand why. We will take you as an intern and office cleaning first, expect to be no paid in the first three
months because we will hit bankruptcy if a funded from Usaken didn't reach us in a few months."
Chloe gets up, satisfied. " When will my job start?" She asks, didn't care about money because the word "capitalism" didn't invent in Atlantis yet.
" Tomorrow. And…" Koyori offer her hand to Chloe's.
" Sorry about the word I used. This is a bad day for everyone. Welcome to HoloX Chloe. I am sure your talents will bring us higher up."
Chloe smiles as she shook Koyori's hand.
" I am sure I will."
