Tasman Sea : Earth
Gura & Co.
" No way! It aren't supposed to be like this!" To everyone surprised, Moenaomii suddenly wailed, staring in disbelief at the screen which reporting the
destruction of the ocean ecosystems. The number of everything in the sea has met a sudden declining, from planktons to coral, fishes, crustaceans
and whales.
One camera even captured the moment the pod of dolphins are being trapped in some kind of black goo, which dragging them deep into the water,
drowning all of the cetaceans alive.
" Wait, isn't this is what you want?" Amelia asked. She always thought that Moenaomii is secretly wanting to destroying the world or something.
" Are you a fool? I keep telling you guys in the earlier chapters that all I need is to protecting the earth from human action!
This cleaning organism supposed to healing the ocean. Not destroying it!" Shark boy shouting in frustration.
" Well, where did you gain those knowledge? From fairies nuts who wanting to get rid of us from their precious Yggdrasil tree?
Of course they will tell you nothing but lie and deception." Gura snorted. Shyliy nodded in agreement.
" No! I heard it from someone else too. The old goddess of Atlantis. Mother Nature herself." Moenaomii insisted.
" Mother Nature? I have heard that title before. Do you mean Ceres Fauna. A part of council members?" Gura asked, making Moenaomii frowned.
" Do you know 'council of gods' too?" He asked.
Gura snorted. " More like 'council of asses'. They are group of god-like entities that having a hate boner with almost everything in this universe for some
reason. You are being trapped in Atlantean home planet before it will happened. But our father have fighting alongside with galactic empire to stop council
from destroying this planet after he has married my mom.
I and these twos also fight them twice just year ago and trust me. Nothing good come from them." Gura clarified. Ina'nis and Amelia nodded in agreement.
" No way…!" Moenaomii clutched his forehead, trying to digest the information he has just taken.
" It's true." Scylla said, still being bind by Atlantean guards around them. " I have seen it in the… vision that trident of Atlantis has given to me
while I was touching it. The cleaner organism wasn't mean to just cleaning human from this planet. But to get rid of everything in order to building every
lifeforms back from scratches."
" Sh*t! That's worse than I have thought. Do you know how can we stop them?" Gura turning back to Moenaomii, but shark boy already jumping from the
ship and start swimming away with incredible speed.
" Hey! Where are you going?" Gura asked. Moenaomii turning back and open his mouth. But instead of replying. The water behind him has exploded,
revealing the Livyathan who blasting his sonar attack that can hurt Atlantean sense and disturbing their weapon systems at the same time.
" Grrr! Shoot him!" Tigre shouted, aiming his war fork at Moenaomii and his whale who start swimming away while everyone is still muddled in confusion.
Ina and Ame who, after all aren't Atlantean and getting no bad affects from the whale sonic waves. Quickly pointing their guns and tentacles at the running
shark boy, ready to blast him into pieces.
" Wait! The cleaner organism already been launched. Killing him now won't changed a thing!" Gura yelled, waving one arm while using another to blocking
her ear as much as possible. Causing the staggering Atlantean soldiers to stop trying to aim their weapons at Moenaomii and Livyathan.
The further they swims away from the Atlantean fleets. The less sonar can hurt them. If Gura has not forbade her soldiers from shooting their guns.
Moenaomii might actually dying this time.
"Are you sure about that? This is our best chance to get rid of him after all." Tigre questioned, lowering his gun in frustration.
Gura nodded. " Just set some scouts after him. He is the only person who might have any idea how to cancelled the whole thing if we could convinced him to
spill more info. Beside, he is my father's son and my brother. Part of my family whether he will admit it or not."
Shark girl then turning toward Shyliy who lowering her head as a thank for emperor decision to spare her child.
After the whale sonic attack finally went silence. Crustacean king comments after Moenaomii's back. " Man, I hate when he did that."
" Me too, but we have something more urgent than that right now." Gura turned to look at Scylla. " Tell me everything you know about Moenaomii and the
scheme of 'cleaning organism'. I will not asked twice."
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Mariana Trench : Northern Pacific Ocean
Leviathan
At the deepest part of the ocean. Leviathan is still sleeping despite all the chaos that happened throughout the globe.
The great sea serpent coiling into a cone shaped and buried himself in the ocean load of mud.
Absorbing the global water currents that running above and below him as he is being showered by the bodies of living organisms that dies and keep sinking
here. As it has been for more than millions of years.
But nowadays there are different things falling on top of him. Man made debris. Mostly plastics, but didn't lack of metal cans and artificial polymers.
Leviathan can feel the creep of it even when he is dreaming. It just a part of things any living organisms do.
They born. They multiple, they lay wastes. Even Atlantean do the same on their home planet.
It took million of years slept for Leviathan to awoke at the healing world after the planet has sealed itself. Preventing him from escaping even after his friend
Gawr Gorgo has died long ago.
Leviathan blowing water out of his nose unhurriedly. He decided that the disturbance does not worth waking up for. He will sleep through it again,
like how he always did in the past. Those weak human wastes cannot hurt him in the least. Let them come and buried him underneath.
But there is something else among the snowing wastes too. A tiny thing. Too small for his eyes to see. But he can sense the familiar dread feeling when
it has touches him. The feeling he wanted to forget but couldn't. The bringer of destruction to his old home world.
His mother latest child.
'Why!?' Leviathan asked inside his own dreams. ' Why do you have to destroying this world too? Like the last one you told me to look after?'
The great sea serpent questioned, ignoring tons and tons of black goo that falling from above, burying him inside its acidic, poisonous shapeless body.
" Because this world has outlive its usefulness. Like your old home world Atlantean's planet. Nothing should live forever. That's just part of how things are."
A footsteps can be heard inside his dream. Leviathan turning his minds toward the direction and see Ceres Fauna slowly walking towards him inside his own
dreams, gently stroking the beast massive scales as the 'cleaning organism continues to pumping more acid from its body, trying to melt its way through
the sea serpent physical body.
' Mother… but you are the one who told me to guiding them to the right path. At the time Atlantean civilization just born!' the great beast protested.
Fauna sighed. " Yes, I told you so. In fact, it was the reason why I give birth to you in the first place. My 1st children of the 13 beasts.
Leviathan, guardian of the Atlantis."
' Then why changing your minds. Was I not good enough? Was the children you have created disappointed you?' the beast asked, his over-a-mile-longed
body is now being covered in black goo thicker than ten meters, each trying its best to breaking through his protective scales.
Fauna shook her head. " Opposite of that. My child. You and your people have done well. Too well, if I has to be honest."
' What do you mean?' Leviathan asked.
" Thing is. The origin of Atlantean happened after I argued with Mumei if civilization can happened without fire or not. She said it couldn't and I said it could.
So we make a bet. I used every bits of advantage by 'fruit of wisdoms' could produced in order to aiding some underwater spineless creatures to become as
advanced as any spacefaring civilizations Mumei can make.
But I afraid that it will not enough. So I used one of the 13 seeds of this fruit to crafting the best beast that can help me guiding them to the right paths.
And it is you." Fauna showing her golden apple, using one finger to spreading the fruit open and revealing its missing seed.
' And then why would you want to destroy people of Atlan, your own creations?' the sea serpent asked, turning its minds toward her again.
" Because they have grown too much. Too advanced to be alive. Have you heard about a filter that prevents most civilization from evolving too far?
That's Mumei's jobs. But since Atlantean are under my watch. I guessed that it is right thing for me to ending them myself." Mother Nature clarified.
The great beast snorted. But it's nose is already being filled by black goo.
" So I plan giving birth the last of my 13 beasts, Behemoth. The creature that will reset the world back to its natural paradise state again.
But in order to do so. He must absorbed everything on the said planet with his cells first. In order for him to fully born and rebuilding all life on the planet
from scratch with the DNA he has collected."
' You want to kill me too?' Leviathan asked in disbelief.
Fauna sighed. " Not at all, my child. You supposed to being collected back to my fruit during the process of Behemoth's birth.
But by the time I reached you. You have making a pact with that shark king. Creating a sanctuary that can protected everything in the area from Behemoth
absorption. Making the rebuilding process become unfinished and make some old creatures that supposed to extinct survived."
Leviathan minds playing back to the part where he talked with Gura. Who asking him why there are dinosaurs and other creatures that supposedly
dead long ago in his lands. The sea serpent said that he couldn't remember. They were here before he is even there.
" But as you can see. It is mostly working pretty well. The land and sea become clean again, allowing every creature to evolved as it pleased,
finding niche in the beautiful world your brother has created."
' But what about Atlantean. What if some of them never running away in time?' Leviathan questions, despite fully knowing the answers himself.
" They will dies." Fauna said flatly. " But like I said. That's just how things are. The show is over and the audience are free to leaves.
Like what is about to happen on this planet."
' But Gawr Gorgo is my friend! He wanted me to protecting his people. Even after he has died. His people is still here. I cannot disappointed him!'
Leviathan shook his head.
Fauna snorted. " He just wanted to manipulate you as his weapon. Like how his descendants. Gawr Gura has done to you. If you did not joined the final fight
in a Indian Ocean. Gura must have been killed by Chloe by now. Her rotten body will being dumped in the trench, being forgotten by everyone."
' She offered me a place to stay. So that I don't have to being alone any more. The girl and her mother are very kind to me.
Where are you during those times? The hundred millions of years I spend alone in the sanctuary. Talking with myself in the dream and waiting for Atlantean
to sacrifice some woman to me? The one that will be too horrified to directly talk to me even after I have show them I mean no harm?
Where are you during that time!' The sea serpent snarled at his own mother. His rage is obvious.
Fauna closing her eyes, seemingly sad.
" My dear, I am sorry. There is a rule that council cannot interfere the decision of civilization. And you are part of that decision by making a pact with Gawr
Gorgo. The Atlantean Holy Land are being called that for a reason. But now that the seal has been broken by Gura. I am free to talk to you now.
Come home with me, Leviathan. I will compensate for the time you wasted on this doomed planet and its inhabitants."
Fauna open her palms, urging the great beast to return to her care again.
Leviathan moved. He always wanting to return to his mother hug for more than how could he remembered. And the chance is here. All he had to do is…
' What about Gura and people of Atlan? You are going to kill them too?'
Fauna wiped her eyes. " It is a necessary sacrifice. The planet are deemed to doom by its own inhabitat technology. If we wait for that to happened.
Lot of living diversity will dies by the time it finally end. But if Behemoth can cleaning it from now on. The balance will be back. Everyone will happy again."
' Except for everyone that will being killed in the process. Which mean… every current lifeforms on earth. I assumed?' Leviathan sneered.
Mother Nature bits her lips. " You are letting your emotions gets over you, my dear. Ask yourself. What those creatures can given to you that I couldn't?
Home? I can make as much water planet as you want. Friend? My other children are eagerly to talk with you too. "
' There are something you couldn't given to me. A friendship I acquired by myself and the promise that I am not willing to break any time soon.
Wherever there are Gawr and me. That's where I belong.' The sea serpent almost spit it answers.
" A friendship that come with benefit. I dare say. Mostly on their side too. Remember the time Gorgo pretended to 'beat' you up so that he can gaining the
fame among his people? That's what these Atlantean want from your friendship. My child. Forget about those and come with me.
Choosing the real family over the fake one."
' And what is so called 'real' you are talking about? Do you think I am stupid enough to not noticing that you want to pulled me away from Atlantean because
you afraid that your plan will failed with my intervention? I am your child, mother. But that does not mean that I have to believe your blatant lies.'
Fauna eyes start glowing yellow light as her greenery hair start moving on its own.
" Don't test my patience, child. I can turned you into a thread snake right now if I really want to."
Leviathan lowering his minds-head. ' I am not daring enough to. But like all life in this universe. You gave birth to me and giving me a free will to do
whatever I want, right? Even if it mean my own death? What if I wanted to use that free will now?"
Mother Nature's hair stop moving. She suddenly looks tiresome instead of angry. " Yes, my dear. And what is your choices?"
Leviathan dared looking up at his own mother. ' I choose to stay here and fight alongside with my friends. Whether I will survived or not does not matter.'
Fauna frowned. " But every choices has its own consequences. Are you willing to accept the fruit of your action?"
'I will.' Leviathan nodded.
" Fine." Fauna sighed. " You has chosen the Atlantean over your family. Mean that you don't need us anymore. From now on.
You are not one of my 13 beasts. But a normal beings under the rule of nature. My children will not see you as family member and they will not hesitate to
killed you for the slightest conflicts. Let me asked you one last time. Are you willing to choose them over us?"
' Yeah.' Leviathan said solemnly.
" Good." Fauna smiles, before she will start walking away, closing the fruit of wisdom wounds as if it never being pulled the seed out in the first place.
" Enjoy your life. Leviathan. I doubt that it will last that long before Behemoth will destroying this planet along with you."
' Good bye, mother.' Leviathan muttered. Before he will start drifting away from the dreamworld, ready to awake again.
…
At the Mariana Trench. The lowest part of it is being covered by black goo that trying to filled the area. Making the chasm become shallower and shallower as
the time goes by. But then the blue light suddenly shining dimly through the mass of black liquid that is yet to become a Behemoth.
Before it will blasting through the the thick goo like a flashlight shining through the thin clothes.
Blowing all of the microorganisms away with hydro energy from his mouth. Leviathan lifted his head up and roaring to the heavens.
Not sure if it was from the rage of great beast that being challenged or sadness of child who just losing his family.
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Manta Moving Castle : Pacific Ocean
Gawr Gura & co.
" Correct me if I am wrong. But Mother Nature want Atlantean to released those cleaning organism in the ocean so that it can absorb every lifeforms on this
planet and starting forming itself into. I don't know. A beast that can destroy this world or some sh*t?" Gura asked, crossing her arms and resting on the
throne of Atlantis as she is looking into Scylla eyes.
Shark girl eyes has been fully functional again by Atlantean superb body modification technology. Even Gura herself couldn't tell the difference between her
old and new pupils. It may have something to do with the fact that they are using her old eyes as a base cloning ingredient.
Chained lobster girl nodded. " Something like that."
" And how can you so sure that Moenaomii is being tricked along with everyone else? For all we know. He might just be a sicko who want to destroy earth for
sh*t and giggles." Shyliy suddenly coughed, making Watson stops whatever she about to said more.
" The story we gained from surrendering rebels is the same as Shyliy. Moenaomii seem to believing that he is about to saved both earth ocean and majority
of Atlantean. If all this happened because of council influence. It's not too far fetched to assume that they have messing with his minds somehow."
Martillo explained , the prime minister of Atlantis nodding at the information tabs that laying on the conference table, waiting for everyone to read.
" Okay. So the boy didn't mean it. But is this really changed the situation? All I see is the destruction of earth ecosystems with no way to stopping it."
Tigre snorted, open the cuttlefish tab and linking the information from Atlantean observer drones for everyone to see.
The black goo are almost everywhere. Moving across the globe with power of the ocean currents and collect everything into its body.
From plankton, fish, whale and even human ships that luckless enough to be in their ways. The carbon counting system indicate that the amount of living
beings on earth has dramatically reduced in less than a few hours.
Whatever kind of destruction human ever caused on this planet. It's like a child play comparing to this 'cleaning organism' works.
" Our labs has collected samples of this microorganisms. They are currently working for a way to kill it without much success.
Maybe we have to observing more of them in order to be sure." Crustacean king added.
Gura nodded. " Okay. But what about human? Do they even understand what's about to happened to them?"
" Not sure. I will sending some scouts out. And your human friends have a way to communicate with their own kinds. Am I right? Maybe they can tags along."
Martillo asked Amelia and Ina'nis who nodded.
" No! I will go there with them myself. As an emperor of the deep and ally with some humanity. I think I can go around and talking with them all better than
any of you." Gura said enthusiastically, ignoring his ministers protested that the emperor shouldn't risk herself doing something like that.
" Fine. I will come with you." Poe sighed, getting up from her chair and standing beside Gura, Ame and Ina who already grouping together.
" I thought you would never said that!" Gura grinned.
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Cebu City : Philippines : Pacific Ocean
Lolita grumbled after hearing her mother yelling for her to start bathing before going to school. But it is just 7.00 AM! Nobody want to awake at this hour,
especially after they have chatting with friends until 1.00 AM last night.
Teenage girl shook her head in confusion for a moment before she will walking inside the bathroom. A sprinkle of hot water may help she to becoming a bit
more energetic . So, Lolita decided to let the water to showering on her face for a while. Forgetting the grumpy parents and smartass little brother during
the time of relaxation. The girl minds starting to drifted back to the time when…
The warm water from the shower suddenly stopped. Lolita reopen her eyes and tilted her head. Was the power running out again?
It could happened some time. But not too many in the modern city like Cebu.
" Mom! My shower aren't working! Did you paid the water bills?" Lolita shouts, but there are no answers from her mom. The girl look downward,
suddenly realizing that the bathroom floor is being overflowed with water she just showered on earlier. Was there is something blocking the floor drains too?
How suck Lolita life could be in one day!
The girl gingerly touching the drains, pulling a cap open and peering inside. Expecting to see a big chunks of hair or something that covering the sewer.
But she could see only the blackness inside the drains. Was it normal? Lolita must admit that she never look straight into the sewer that much.
Was it always this dark?
The eye suddenly looking back at her from inside of the drains. It has red pupil that being surrounded by something yellow and shiny.
The thing seem to be as big as Lolita's hand.
" Mom! There is something inside our drains!" Lolita shouted, glancing up from the eye in the hole at the same time as the shower head that hanging from
the wall in front of her suddenly sprayed something into the girl's face. It is not a water but some kind of black goo that similar to a crude oil Lolita seen in
science class. The girl screamed as the sting of pains is happening all over her face.
She turns back and trying to running out of the bathroom despite still unable to open her eyes due to the blackness that still covering her face.
Something grabbed Lolita's heels and pulling her down. The girl falling on the floor, unable to do anything but crying for help as the black goo from the drains
start wrapping itself around her like octopus's tentacles.
At the other rooms inside the house. Lolita's mother and brother are already being covered in black goo that bursts out of every water piped in the house.
Being killed by the super organism acidic body before they will being dissolved within a minute. Adding the need mass for the 'cleaning microorganisms'
and helping them to start terraforming the whole world even further.
Outside of the house. Alarming siren can be heard as black goo start crawling out of the ocean, pipes and canals.
Swallowing everything from human, plants, animals, cars and even buildings that stands in its way.
Causing something that similar to the mudslide that burying half of the Cebu city within a few minutes. But unlike normal natural disaster.
This time, the mud can and will going out of their way to killing every living organisms in the area. Even those who tried to running on top of the skyscraper
cannot escaped the Black Death that slowly covering them like how amoeba consuming its food.
All over the seaside cities around the world. The similar event has occurred. The black goo came from the sea like a strange tsunami.
Killing thousands before the authorities could even know what is happening.
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