Zeeta and the Wizarding World
Mermaids and Witches of Hope
In the depths of the vast ocean, there are always entities that no human has ever seen before. As at this time, the Conqueror of the Ocean Lord, Cynthia, was about to meet. After agreeing with her brother and two guests, Cynthia went with one of the Ocean Rulers, Qyu—Si Giant Turtle—to somewhere in the vastness of the ocean.
“Who would you like to meet up to this haste, Your Majesty?” ask Qyu.
“Creatures that traverse history from beginning to present, Aspidochelone.” Cynthia grinned.
“Ma-you mean ... That Giant Turtle that had an island in its shell?! He's even ten times bigger than me!”
“Haha, of course I know that, Qyu.” Cynthia patted the shell she was sitting on.
“Actually ... who is Aspidochelone? The only thing I know about him is his size.”
“To be honest, this was the first time I met him.”
“Hah..?” Qyu failed to understand. “So why... You seem to know he'll help?”
“Take it easy. I am not a Mermaid who rashly wants to leave my two guests in the ocean. Moreover, I know where the Giant Turtle's exact location is right now.
“In this sea, who can hear the Ocean Lord like you, Dion, and Zion right now, it is just me and my two guests. Without my permission, they won't hear your words. This power goes down on the Mermaids at random over an uncertain period of time, but there is one clarity about the reason.
“That is, to maintain the balance of the oceans when the world will be shaken, be it by threats, times, or due to other major changes.
“Orsfangr has a record of our origins of the Mermaids. We are the familiar-familiar— derivativeor the servant—from the Ancient Spirit of Water, Undine.
“Therefore, this power is given by the Undine Spirit to guard the ocean. In addition to having a power that is beyond reason, this power is also able to understand the language of other sea creatures, understand their abilities even before seeing their figure, and feel the dangers that exist in the ocean.
“My job is to keep the balance in this ocean. Even so, it does not mean that I can already master all the power I have. If I had, I wouldn't have asked mainlanders for help.
“In short Qyu, my role is similar to that of a man on the mainland, named Zeeta.”
Cynthia was silent for a moment. Qyu also did not want to disturb this Third Princess. He continued to focus on moving his fin legs to swim where the Princess wanted to go.
“My goal to meet Aspidochelone is to connect me with Zeeta. There's something I really need to make sure of. This is not only related to the ocean or the world as a whole, but it is important to me as well.”
Hearing him, Qyu smiled. “Give it to me, Your Majesty. Wherever you want to go, just say it. This powerful turtle is ready to take you!
“By the way, are we still far away?”
“No. Soon until.”
“Huh... I thought this would be a trip of more than one day, it turned out to be only a few hours.”
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It was not so difficult for Qyu and Cynthia to find Aspidochelone because of its enormous size. The Giant Turtle is not moving and is “rest” on the edge of an island. His four legs were clearly visible to the two, so they immediately towered before his head.
“Gosh!” exclaimed Qyu while glaring, “I imagine how big Aspidochelone is, but this is much bigger than I thought!
“I'm only as big as the tip of his nails!”
“Sssh!” Cynthia silenced Qyu. “Show your manners! These turtles have been around for thousands of years! What if he gets angry just because we didn't show any manners?!”
“O-ouh.. okay.. forgive me...”.
Once the two arrived, as if given a jump scare, Aspidochelone's eyes opened wide, revealing eyes that glistened yellow. “A turtle and dugong.... It's been a long time since I've seen anyone dare to approach me this close.” His mouth did not move, but they heard it clearly. His voice was so deep and heavy—like that of a very old man.
“It is an honor for us to be able to talk to you, Mr. Aspidochelone,” Cynthia said, courtesy.
“It is also an honor for me to be able to speak with a hundredth-fifth Conqueror of the Sea. Please, just call me with ‘Bon’.”
“Bo-Bon...?!”
The Giant Tortoise smiled. “Yes. It was the name that the Great Undine gave me.”
Cynthia immediately felt how happy this huge creature in front of her was. She also smiles. “Alright!” he nodded hard. “I'll call you Bon.”
“Thank you. So, what do you want from an old turtle like me? Wisdom? The knowledge? Or maybe ... strength?”
“A-what is this turtle testing me...?” inner Cynthia. “Ti-no, Bon. If I'm allowed, I'd like your help to find me with someone on the mainland, Zeeta Aurora.”
“E-eh? Wh-why? I don't have much time if I have to land first, Bon! Please! This is an important issue for this ocean!”
“Only because of one piece of Soul Stone, it will not change the sea order, Young Mermaid.”
“Di-he knows what is going on..?”.
“But I understand why you're panicking. You've never had a problem like this before, in other words, you're still half-baked.
“However, since you are a Conqueror of the Ocean Ruler, I will give you an exception. I'll give you a five-minute limit to talk to that girl named Zeeta.”
“Te-thank you very much, Bon!”
Bon then touched Cynthia's forehead with his flat claws. The part he touched glowed green, then spread throughout Cynthia's body and completely coated the Qyu.
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Cynthia and Zeeta are now facing each other. By borrowing power from Bon, the Third Mermaid of the three brothers is currently on the mainland—though not entirely so.
Bon just “transfers” Cynthia's consciousness and turns it into something similar to a spirit, then sends it to a water source located near Zeeta. Through the water source, Bon can realize Cynthia and allow the Mermaid to talk to the Witch of Hope.
“My name is Cynthia Arseld Orsfangr. I'm not your partner, nor is I your enemy. My goal of meeting you like this is just one, and I want me to answer it honestly.”
“Luna..?” whispered Zeeta, “Is he really a Mermaid and I didn't see it wrong just because my magic circuit went off?”
“No, you didn't see wrong.
“Orsfangr is an underwater kingdom. Dark Elf and Danny are in his castle.”
“Ah... ” Zeeta then rearrange her clothes, making sure there is no dirt there. He then honors the nobility. “Sorry to introduce yourself too late, Princess Cynthia, maybe you already know who I am, but my name is Zeeta Aurora. Nice to meet you.”
“Umu.
“I'll be frank, I want to know your reason for letting the enemy have a Soul Stone. You should know if the enemy has all six of his Soul Stones, then it will open a portal that allows Jormungand down to Galdurheim.”
“The portal did not open because of its Soul Stone alone, Princess.”
Cynthia frowning. “What does that mean? Of all the information I have and know, the condition for opening that portal is his Soul Stone!”
“That information is not wrong. But, who exactly could open that portal? Is it just by collecting it that the portal will open? Surely it needs a trigger to activate it.”
Cynthia digested Zeeta's answer. “Ja-don't-don't .. you...?”
“Yes. I'm. I'm the one who should and will open that portal.”
“Ta-but ... if that's true, then it's inversely proportional to your goal all along!”
Zeeta smiled wryly. “So you already know that far, huh...?
“It's true. If I open it, it compares to all my struggles up to this point....
“However, if I am not ready to face Jormungand, I cannot face Ragnarok.
“I know I made a lot of my colleagues angry because of my unilateral decision without telling them first, but, please pass this on to the Dark Elves who are in your palace.
“'I promised Marianna I'd get it all done. I promised to remove all chains of hate and this is the step. This path is difficult for me, but if the sun is bright and warm enough for everything on Earth, I will still walk against it.
“Because ... I have you guys by my side, right?'”
Cynthia felt moved by his words. As a fellow who had a great burden borne on his back, he understood how strong Zeeta was, but at the same time, he was truly fragile.
Therefore ... Cynthia was less pleased with Zeeta's reply. Then, he asked, “Is there no other way but this, Princess Zeeta?
“What's the only way to open the portal?! I know I just saw you, but... but .. I don't want anyone who looks like me to be this fate..”.
Zeeta walks over to Cynthia. He smiled at her. “Thank you, Foreign Country Princess. I really appreciate it, but ... The world is in my hands and I can't put my selfishness first.
“I am a descendant of the moon and have the destiny to END this magical world!”