Cthulhu mythos has been hiding in a cave in the ocean, as he waited for the day he could perceive the smell of the sword he was assigned to come and recover from whoever was with it.
Although he possesses vast intelligence and awareness, as he knows what was occurring in the universe at once, and he has great psychic abilities as he can communicate telepathically.
Queen Andarta who found the sword removed the golden stone from it, she knew that Cthulhu could locate the sword using his powers. But she was sensible enough to cast a spell on the golden stone so that Cthulhu won't be able to locate it.
It has been three days since princess Chu Hua had been receiving training from Dishi inside the dark, lonely hall. She sleeps and spends her whole day inside without coming out. She wasn't trained like the way commander Lucifer trained her because she wasn't going to fight a human being.
This is a battle between humans and monsters. For that, Dishi was training her on how to handle and use the sword against Cthulhu. Although Dishi kept reminding her that the young man who was assigned to use the magical sword must come to their rescue because only she can't defeat this monster.
No one can use the sword, either. Not even queen Andarta. The sword was beyond her powers, unless commander Lucifer handed the sword to someone, no one can use it. He has the power to give it to anybody of his choice, but no one can reluctantly take it without his awareness.
It won't work!
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In a far place, the roaring of Cthulhu could be heard from the ocean's cave, where he had been since he landed on the earth. All the mermaids and the inhabitants of the land and the ocean heard it.
Without delaying a second, all the mermaids were assembled by queen Andarta. Dishi and Princess Chu Hua were also called upon before the queen.
They bowed before her as they waited for her speech.
" You called for our attention, Your Majesty," the leader of the guard mermaids spoke with her head bowing down.
" It's of no story that you all heard what just happened," she said as she gripped the spear in her hand.
" Yes, Your Majesty," they responded in chorus.
Queen Andarta turned to princess Chu Hua and asked," Are you ready?"
Out of fear, Princess Chu Hua turned and asked the mermaid beside her," is she talking to me?"
" No. She's talking to your spirit!" the mermaid smirked and rolled her eyes annoyingly.
After a few minutes, she sighed in relief before responding," I'm ready." she fearlessly announced.
" Good. Now, it's time to lead this great mermaid's kingdom of warriors. I believe that you have been trained on how to go about this. Note that you aren't dealing with human beings here like the world you came from."
" I can't remember telling you that I was going to Disneyland to fight cartoons." Princess Chu Hua retorted, and a mermaid behind cut into her words.
" You dare not talk to the queen like that!" she warned princess Chu Hua with gritted teeth.
" And she dares not tease me like that," she replied to the mermaid with a whispering voice so that queen Andarta won't hear it.
" Don't be this harsh little child." queen Andarta warned, but in a loving manner.
" Huh? Who is your child? I lost my mom many years ago. So, I don't think I have another mother that can call me a child. Please, I'm not your child." Princess Chu Hua responded harshly, and queen Andarta smiled at her without uttering any more words.
Queen Andarta could see Princess Chu Hua's mind that she wanted to prove stubborn, so she could be set free, but that can't happen. Not until the sword was in their kingdom.
Silence reigned amidst them for a few minutes before queen Andarta finally broke the silence. " From now on, you and some troops will be going out daily to ensure the safety of this kingdom.
Cthulhu has awoken and in no time, he will strike. But I won't release the sword to you for now, until he has finally risen against us. Taking it out would be risky because it would invoke him to act.'' Queen Andarta explained to Princess Chu Hua and to everyone who was before her.
" Can we move now?" Princess Chu Hua inquired as she was filled with courage to go out there and face whatever was coming to attack them.
" Permission granted," Queen Andarta responded with a slight smile before raising her spear in the air and hitting the part on the ground. And suddenly, the kingdom gates opened.
Everyone raised to their feet and stood still as they waited for princess Chu Hua's order.
" Dishi, you have been my master all this while. I don't like to go out there without you. I need one favor from you." Princess Chu Hua pleaded with him, and he nodded, informing her to go ahead.
" The only request I have is, I require you to always be by my side anytime we are going out of the kingdom.
Although I have passed through your everyday training, yet, I can't say I'm perfect at it, but at least, I can give it a try. So, permit me to invite you to wherever I am going for the benefit of everyone, please." she respectfully bowed before him as she made the request.
" You have my words. I won't let you down." the merman assured her, and she was filled with gladness.
" I require a few mermaids to go with me today," she said to Daiyu, the leader of the mermaids' kingdom guards.
" I will do just that," Daiyu responded and turned around to face her colleagues.
Over a hundred mermaids were selected for this adventure, including princess Chu Hua, Dishi, and Daiyu, making a total of one hundred and three warriors who went out that day.
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Now, in the Azanda's kingdom, a few of them heard the roaring of the Ocean monster, but they couldn't tell what it was about. Commander Lucifer had been dreaming of seeing Princess Chu Hua in danger. Every day he laid his head on the bed, he must have had a nightmare.
He was seeing himself communicating with a creature he had never come across in his life. This kept repeating itself until this very day he heard that great sound that shook the earth.
' This dream might be a reality,' he mumbled after hearing the sound of Cthulhu from an unknown location.
" Did you hear that? What could make that terrifying sound?" everyone was asking his colleague in jitters.
" Commander! Commander!" someone came running as he continually called commander Lucifer. It was one of the guards who was looking after prince Junfeng in the cage.
" What's it? Who is chasing you?" commander Lucifer asked after sighting the guard.
" The prisoner requested your attention. He made this request immediately after we heard that terrifying sound a few minutes ago. It's urgent, according to him."
The guard answered as he buried his face in the ground and bowed before commander Lucifer.
" Urgent?" he muttered, having no clue of what prince Junfeng wanted to tell him about the mystery behind the thunderous sound they just heard.
Commander Lucifer went into the room and took his sword and slid it into its sheath as he followed the guard behind.
" Your Highness, the princess wants to talk to you. And she said it was urgent. I would appreciate it if you follow me to her chamber," Princess Xiang's handmaid said to commander Lucifer.
Ever since the Princess of Azanda's kingdom set eyes on him, she has been crushing on him because he was too handsome to get her eyes off him. She has been praying for a chance to pour her love and affection into him. But she couldn't get his attention, as he was always busy doing one thing or the other.
She counted this moment as the right time to tell him how much she loves him, but Lucifer was heading to a serious mission, and he responded to the maiden bowing before him.
" Tell the princess that I have something essential to do; it's between life and death, and it's for the benefit of everyone in this kingdom," he replied to the maiden.
" Well, I wish she would understand you, but there she is at the window staring at us." the maiden pointed at a window where Princess Xiang stood while looking at them. Commander Lucifer glanced at Princess Xiang before taking his gaze away.
"She seriously needs your attention. I can tell that she might be facing a serious challenge that only you can be the cure." the maiden added, and commander Lucifer was shocked to hear that.
" How can I be her cure? Am I a deity?" he retorted.
" I can't tell. All I know is she needs your presence, and it's urgent."