Black seawater beat against the beach. The snails washed onto the dim shore poked flexible parts of their bodies out from their shells. These parts turned outward, revealing the eyeballs they enclosed. With the entire beach covered in such snails, the whole coastline looked like it was filled with eyes from a distance.
This was the northern port of Innsmouth, also known as the Dead Sea Harbor. The Fallen Star had originally possessed no such sea, but not long after it became a Transcendent Realm, seawater began to overflow here. When the Dead Sea formed, the Old Gods who had fallen in ancient times came here with it.
It could be said that the Fallen Star's transcendence had given the Old God, Deep Sea Dominator Ubo-Sara, a chance to revive.
At this moment, all the civilians of Innsmouth were kneeling prostrate along the coast. As the black seawater washed over their bodies, their Deep Sea Curse became more active, causing their bodies to become even more like marine life.
The former city lord of Innsmouth, Hercules, sat dazed on the damp black sand. His aquatic transformation was severe. His right eye was murky like that of a deep-sea fish, while his left eye still had a distinct pupil but was extremely dim.
The efforts of generations of Innsmouth's city lords had turned to nothing the instant the Old God awakened. The city's former development and its foreign trade with the various worlds had likewise lost all meaning.
This Old Ruler would shelter its believers. In return, the believers did not need minds of their own. They only needed to pray every day and swim through the deep sea in their spare time.
The deep sea would provide its believers with nourishment. They were stronger than aquatic plants. Aquatic plants still