Chapter 585: Ship That Sinks (1/2)
Over lunch, Monoman shared the side of his story that Truen wanted to know.
”We lived in the wilderness closest to where Indra Seagloo was thought to be. Every year, we get attacked by sea monsters, and I defended the village against it. However, in recent years, the attacks became more frequent. Thus I decided to relocate the villagers. I initially went to Deadman Town to ask Dwayne there for a favour. Fortunately, I met you. It might be a little overdue, but thank you for giving us a new place to live!”
The semi-giant lowered his head and bowed deeply. Zero looked at the sincere man and smiled. He didn't make a mistake in judging this man's character. He was a good leader who truly cared for those under him. Half Moon Village was blessed to have such a loyal ally. Perhaps when he left Earth, the people he left behind would be alright. After all, they now had one another to rely on.
”Don't say that,” Zero sighed. ”I took you in because I trusted your abilities and my judgement in a person's character. I came back for two reasons. The first is to take a much-needed break to recuperate from all the stress, and the second is to find out more about Indra Seagloo from someone who had first-hand encounters. You mentioned that the only way to get to Indra Seagloo was by travelling in a ship that sank?”
Bringing the topic of Indra Seagloo to the table made the mood sombre. Monoman remembered the horrors of fighting the sea monsters very clearly.
”It's not something I've done personally, but we heard from various sources. I don't know how credible the stories are, but sailors who stop by our lawless village would often tell stories when they are drunk.”
According to Monoman, the ship that sank wasn't created by a gnome, even if they had something similar. Indra Seagloo wasn't located in a fixed location. The base of operations moved according to the seasons and Queen Leah's preference in lovers. Some sailors tried to chart the location of Indra Seagloo over the years by marking out the area of disasters and when they happened. Nobody knows the truth, but sailors claim that Quen Leah had a peculiar preference for exotic lovers.
”How is that related to a ship that sinks?” Bob asked.
Monoman sighed. ”This is the first part of the legend. A ship that sinks can enter Indra Seagloo, but nobody who entered it ever returned. Call them superstitious, but the sailors believe that if the ship they are on gets attacked and become shipwrecks, they become reborn into sea monsters in Indra Seagloo if they were not chosen as Queen Leah's new lover.”
That made a lot of sense. The trip to Indra Seagloo for sailors would be a one-way ticket. The legend would make a lot of sense, but Zero didn't know how many ships they had to board just to get a chance at meeting Queen Leah instead of a watery grave.
”You said that was the first part of the legend,” Truen pointed out. ”Is there a second part to it?”
Despite going all over the place to find information about Indra Seagloo, Truen came back with more questions than answers. The only ones who had direct contact with Indra Seagloo were the water sprites in U.N.U. and the beastfolks at Lycantopia who suffered at the hands of petty sea thugs. Monoman was another survivor of encounters with sea monsters from Indra Seagloo, but none of these people actually knew the real Indra Seagloo.
”The second part to this legend that only myself and a few villagers know. However, I cannot confirm the truth.”
Intrigued, Zero asked for details.