93 Unexpected Battle (1/2)

[Day 63]

After spending almost, the entire night with Mady, I stealthily went back to the Aquarian Castle.

On the way to the castle, I had some of my sense skills activated and I felt a strange aura coming from the underground part of the Castle.

However, just as it suddenly appeared, it dissipated.

What was it?

It certainly came from something very strong. Nothing like the people that inhabit this Kingdom. Due to this strange presence, I remained cautious.

I decided to remain awake while I investigated the whole castle with various detection skills alongside my [Mystic Eyes]. Afterward, I created 20 flesh and slime minions of small sizes and made them investigate the whole place.

In less than half an hour, the entire facility was completely investigated and mapped, except from the underground. The door that leads there seems to be heavily sealed with countless spells that I couldn't understand.

After everyone began to wake up and the maids and butlers started their daily activities, I had to give up on my investigation.

Although I could take over the Kingdom immediately, I was too cautious about this strange aura and decided to lay down for today.

I talked with Caspian about various trading issues and had some nice meals. The overall atmosphere was very calm and relaxed.

After lunch, Belle invited us to go shopping around town, so we had a nice afternoon.

She spoke about her plans on reinforcing this Kingdom military power and that she wanted me to train their royal guards. Of course, I will get paid quite well, with several treasures offered.

At night, I met with Mady again as we planned our next move. Afterward, we had another passionate night.

I talked with my wives about their daily lives through the [System Direct Message], everyone was doing fine and Zehe's belly was becoming bigger. Gaby's twins are still small and haven't tried to eat each other, yet. Rimuru's children have grown a little bit more, now it has the size of two apples. Brontes child seems to be the one who will take the most to develop, as it was still a small lump of light of around the size of two cherries.

Ami's egg has been carefully taken care of by Nesiphae, she told me that it moves sometimes.

Aaah, I want to go back…

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[Day 64]

Last night I tried to investigate the sealed door by myself, but even the most intricated spells couldn't affect it. Even when fusing Anti-Magic with Unsealing. And even when I tried to absorb the entire door.

Even with the deadliest of poisons, I couldn't dissolve the door. The only thing that seemed to work was Nether Magic alongside Soul Magic. It will take some time to formulate a spell with these two Elements.

For now, I took it easy while remaining wary.

I decided to train the royal guards and we had a very gruesome training. Everyone was in a horrible state, some were even quite fat.

How can these be guards?

For today, I made them do the legendary workout that my servants do every day at home. Most collapsed after less than one kilometer of jumping. Jumping because they don't have legs, so they must exercise by jumping, floating around with a water bubble won't do.

Anyways, I forced them to do the workout completely, constantly healing their Stamina. At the end of the day, they barely managed to complete it.

However, the night was young and I summoned several Undead Soldiers for them to gain levels. Even Belle and Caspian tried to stop me because this training was quite ruthless on their eyes.

\”Didn't you want me to train them? They're in a horrible state, and don't let me get started on their level and stats…\”

\”I-I know Lady Kireina, b-but… They are about to die!\”

\”Oh…\”

Most of the guards were about to die from cardiac arrest from the gruesome training, so I ended up calling it a day… Of course, after they barely managed to kill the Undead Soldiers, which I ordered to go easy on them…

Sigh…

Anyways, at the very least, Mady was awaiting me on her manor tonight, and she was rather energetic tonight too.

After having a lovely time together, she talked about some of her past. And it was quite interesting to know her better.

Well, to resume her past, she had it very hard back then. I'm glad that I'm somewhat able to bring her happiness.

Although Mady is known as a treacherous and deceitful woman, she has a very soft side. She showed me her delicate femininity and told me about her dreams.

She really wants me to get her out of here. Mady always asks me about the outside world and my adventures.

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[Day 65]

Today thanks to the team effort of my Split Minds alongside [Parallel Thinking], we have managed to create a spell that could work.

I waited for the night to come, and when most of the maids and butlers were already sleeping, I used my usual Illusion Magic Cloak alongside [Stealth] and [Camouflage].

The spell that we formulated was named [Nether Soul Unsealing]. Yes, my Split Minds are as bad as giving names than me.

Anyways, the spell worked… partially.

It managed to unseal some magic circles and inscriptions, but I quickly discovered another layer of them right before the previous one… I spent several hours and MP Potions destroying all these seals.

Phew…

After five hours of gruesome work, it was done.

Before opening the door, fearing that it would make some kind of cracking noise, I created a small [Magic Domain] and aisled any type of sound to the outside, this took around half an hour to make.

After opening the door, I was greeted by a massive staircase that went all the way down. It was very dark and the whole place lacked any type of lamps or light. Thankfully, as a Dark Fairy, I come with the natural ability to see in the dark.

Several hours passed and I finally reached the floor. There were several chests filled with incredible treasures.

These treasures weren't just gold and precious gems, but weapons and armors of all types and colors, some even being of [Unique+++] Class. There were also several Spirit Stones of high quality, Magic Cores from very strong monsters, and countless [Magic Artifacts].

Is this some kind of secret treasury? This probably are the true riches of the merfolk \”Old Ancestor\”.

I really want to devour all of this; those weapons and Magic Cores look appetizing…

Suddenly, as I walked through the floor, the strange presence showed up once again. It felt like an incredible pressure, almost comparable to the Wyvern Overlord.

But instead of being scorching and intense, it was relaxed and resembled the waves of the ocean.

Just, what is it?

Could it be… The Old Ancestor? But he should be dead, right?

As I was having several questions on my mind, my body reacted on its own against the imposing threat and activated several of my skills, covering my body on three different layers of armor. Four new arms appeared on my back as they summoned the several weapons I had at my disposal.

I even grabbed both of my [Legendary] weapons. As whatever is waking up right now, it was sure to be extremely strong.

As if responding to me, the being suddenly increased the aggressivity of his aura, which made me struggle as I activated my own. For some time, we battled only with our auras, as if two beasts, one red and one blue were ferociously fighting for dominance over the other.

Suddenly, a man voice resounded all around the room.

\”Gahaha… Impressive\”

\”Are you… The Old Ancestor?\”

\”Ooh? You already guessed who I was! Such a crafty demon! Caspian was right, you are too deep. You even managed to enter here somehow\”

\”Caspian? Don't tell me…\”

\”That's right, he already told me that you enslaved all the royals. Such stupid and weak children…\”

\”How did he realize?!\”

\”Oh? Well, there's no point in telling you, you're dying right now, demon\”

Although I would have loved to attack this old geezer as soon as he appeared, he wasn't nowhere to be seen, as if he were the entire room itself.

Worried about the outcome of this battle, I also activated my [Spirit Shield] and several other similar skills. My split minds worked in these seconds, scanning the entire place with [Area Reconnaissance] alongside my [Mapping and Detection Magic].

In less than five seconds, I was able to detect the old geezer true body, it was thanks to his incredibly dense magic concentration. The Old Ancestor was inside the walls, probably in a secret room.

As I engulfed myself on raging winds, preparing for the rampage, several magic circles surrounded me and began to shot countless Ice Spears of all shapes and sizes.

\”Eh?!\”

BOOOM! BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!

The magic reflection capabilities on my armor, alongside my own [Spirit Shield] managed to mitigate most of the damage as I rushed through the floor, raising my arms, who held each one a powerful weapon.

I quickly activated the skill [Destructive Demon of Lust Catastrophic Rampage] as my weapons were engulfed on an intense energy which made my body able to easily smash the entire walls in mere seconds. Each arm holding a demonic weapon, the walls were turned into dust in an instant.

BAAM! BAAM!

The old man didn't expect such a rampage as he released a surprised gasp.

\”AH?! H-How could you destroy my Adamantine Walls which I carefully reinforced with Oceanic Arcane Magic?!\”

\”It seems that the old Caspian didn't tell you about the full extent of my capabilities, or perhaps, he never knew them on their full extent!\”

As I raised my head, I finally saw the old man. Well, he wasn't old at all, he looked like an extremely younger version of Caspian, with shining and long black hair, muscular upper body covered on blue and golden tattoos alongside a handsome appearance. His eyes shined on a bright pink and his fishtail resembled a sea snake rather than a fish.

I quickly tried to appraise the bastard, but it was instantly blocked.

[Appraisal has been blocked]

\”Oh? You're trying to appraise me? Good luck with that, demon! Arcane Oceanic Magic: Poseidon Catastrophe!\”

In the mere seconds that I entered the secret room, the bastard already had several magic circles prepared, which is a mere instant, generate a massive torrent of raging water, blowing the entire underground alongside myself.

BAAAAAAM!

Using several of my skills for water adaptability, I managed to resist the strong pressure as I conjured my magic, generating several spikes of red-colored ice, and while using Gravity Magic and Wind Magic, I manipulated them to bait the Old Ancestor into thinking that I was going straight for him.

FLASH! FLASH!

\”Hmm?! That won't work! Leviathan Shield!\”

Just as I suspected, the bastard cast an incredible strong magic-reflecting shield that easily blocked the massive rain of Blood Ice Spikes.

BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!

Because I left one of my Split Minds continuously casting the spell through the same magic circle that I settled on the ground, I was able to move without worrying about the origin of the Blood Ice Spikes changing its direction, telling the Old Ancestor about my position.

I used my Illusion Cloak alongside [Stealth] and [Camouflage], which I increased further in power using Soul Energy. I also increased my Luck using my own [Lucky] buff.

Rushing towards the Old Ancestor, I raised my weapons and cast three [Ultimate Techniques] that I obtained from the humans before, these were [Silver Rainfall of the Seven Stabs], [Spiritual Arrow Barrage] and [One Hundred Cross Smashes].

To not fail my attack, I adjusted my direction slightly using Gravity Magic as support alongside Wind Magic.

In the mere seconds that I cast this barrage of attacks, the Old Ancestor realized his mistake too late, as he tried to block the myriad of powerful techniques coming at him with more than 20 [Leviathan Shields].

CLASH! CLASH! CLASH! CLASH!

The powerful blast of attacks made the old man freak out as in a mere instant, all his shields were devastated and quickly destroyed. Using a strange magic, the bastard increased his speed as he managed to dodge most of my barrage of attacks, however, I still was able to diminish the natural magic coat protecting his body.

While still on the air, the old man floated for a second and multitasked, generating several spells at the same time. A powerful presence awakened on his aura as several colossal tentacles made of water protected him from my techniques, meanwhile, countless sea serpents appeared and began to interfere with my rampage. After that, on my back, around 20 magic circles popped out of thin air, devastating the place with an Ice Spear rain.

BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!

Of course, several of my skills were similar to him, several of his sea serpents were easily devoured by countless tentacles that surged from my back. These tentacles were covered on a thick exoskeleton, possessed millions of tiny fangs and corrosive tongues, making the sea serpents seem like a joke.

On my back, I blocked all the Ice Spears with two [Arm of Demise], which were enough to completely shield me from the magic.

The old man quickly noticed my response, as he began to summon stronger versions of the sea serpents, who possessed three heads and had sturdy scales. However, as soon as one bit over my armor, their mouths weren't able to withstand the hardness of my armor, destroying their jaws and shattering their teeth.

To add to the torture, I coated my entire armor on a powerful and deadly poison, which made the sea serpents who dared to bite me begin to melt into a soup.

\”M-My Three-Headed Leviathan! H-How can a mere magic armor manage to block the attack from a [Mythical] Class Familiar?!\”

\”Arms of Demise!\”

\”Huh?!\”

Taking advantage of the old man stupid words, I created two more [Arms of Demise] which rushed over the old man. His Water Tentacles were barely able to hold on the intense pressure and strength of my attack, using this new opening, I conjured [Yggdrasil 9 Worlds: Nether World], a new spell that I formulated using Nether magic alongside Yggdrasil 9 Worlds.

A magic circle appeared over the struggling Old Ancestor as a formless mass showed up on the space, throwing several projectiles, infecting his entire body with this corrosive and strange magic.

\”N-N-NETHER MAGIC?! Arcane Oceanic Spirit! Cure me from these impurities!\”

Flash!