The Birth of the Queen of the Sea

The underwater world, the trench kingdom.

The fragrant roasted meat was divided into three portions by the robot cat Woz, Mera, who had previously expressed dissatisfaction with Beckett's behavior, was now enjoying her meal.

Beckett was very unhappy about this. "Woz?"

"Please wait a moment, Your His Highness Beckett."

"The new one will be ready soon."

Wearing a white chef's hat, Woz ignored Beckett's unfriendly gaze and took out several bottles of seasoning from his belly pocket, sprinkling them onto the spinning Golden Trident.

To be precise, it was pierced through the meat of the trident.

Woz broke off one of the lower legs of the sea monster Carlson and placed it in front of him so that it could be sliced and roasted on the spot.

After all, Beckett had a large appetite.

"Ooh!"

Beckett took a bite of the last piece of meat on the plate, his gaze sweeping over Mera and Atlanna not far away, his eyes filled with extreme malice.

That flesh should have been his, but now it's been divided up.

"For you."

Mera noticed Beckett's unusual behavior immediately, and feeling an indescribable sense of shame, she pushed her plate towards Beckett.

There were still chunks of meat piled up on top, the kind that Woz hadn't had time to eat yet.

"Tsk, no need."

Beckett gave a subtle smirk and lay back down on the vine.

"I've figured it out, Beckett. I will definitely become a true king."

"Even without the recognition of the Golden Trident."

"I admit that my previous thoughts were indeed cowardly."

"I wanted to stop my father, but I had an extreme lack of confidence in my own abilities, which led me to frequently want to promote someone else to be king."

"Arthur and you are both products of my personality and mindset."

So, thank you.

After hesitating for a long time while holding the plate in her hand, Mera finally took the first step to apologize to Beckett.

Sitting quietly and reflecting, Mera's self-reflection was timely.

Lying on the vines, Beckett simply closed his eyes, too lazy to even glance at Mera again. "Woz, remember to call me when you're done—"

The movement on his cheek made Beckett open his eyes abruptly, and the first thing he saw was Mera's exquisite face.

The red tail that was wrapped around her waist hung limply.

"I told you, this is how I apologize to you," Mera said with a smile, leaning down to explain in Beckett's ear.

At such close range, Beckett could even feel his earlobe being enveloped by her breath.

It's a little itchy.

"Hmm..."

Dressed as a chef Woz wiped her hands on her plaid apron repeatedly, then turned her back to him. But she couldn't control her feelings as a recorder and pulled out her notebook to start writing "A General History of Love".

"Then, I'll take this broken trident."

"Even without its recognition, I still need to leverage its influence to win over my father and the others."

Mera smiled as she passed by Woz, the silent water flowing under her control cleansing the broken Golden Trident.

"Come, Queen Atlanna, Atlantis needs you now." Holding the Golden Trident, now broken in two, Mera extended an invitation to the stunned Atlanna to return home.

With Orm dead, Atlanna has every reason to return and rule a country in place of her son.

Most importantly, Mera needs an ally, and Atlanna is that ally.

One group believes that sea creatures are allies who can coexist peacefully with humans.

"See you later, Beckett."

Before leaving, Mera turned back and promised Beckett that she would see him again.

Whoosh!

Mera leaped off the island and, together with Atlanna, left the island that had made her resolve to leave.

"Your His Highness Beckett, aren't you going to follow?" Woz asked, putting away his notebook as he approached Beckett.

"That's her own business; no one can help her."

"But Steppenwolf might take this opportunity to kidnap Ms. Mera and force her to reveal the exact location of the Mother Box." Woz continued to lead Beckett further into the trap.

This is a reasonable deduction.

After all, Steppenwolf had already tried it once before.

"..."

Are you sure you want to go back like this?

On the vast territory of the Trench Clan, Atlanna looked at the child beside her, whom she had once regarded as her daughter, and her gaze then fell on the two broken pieces of the Golden Trident.

"Beckett is right, the Golden Trident is ultimately just a weapon."

"Once I become the true king, then the broken Golden Trident can also become a symbol of royal power, can't it?"

Mera smiled and countered. Before she finished speaking, the two pieces of the trident in her hand suddenly emitted a dazzling golden light!

"Mera!"

Atlanna's terrified screams stopped abruptly as an ancient and mysterious bell rang in her ears.

Rumble!!!

The calm water seemed to be startled, and suddenly ripples appeared!

[What is that?!]

Atlanna's pupils suddenly contracted.

[Ancient Atlantis?!]

Images of magnificent Atlantis buildings slowly emerged in the golden light, eventually converging into a dazzling crown, which was placed on Mera's head.

With her red hair flying in the wind, Mera's delicate face showed barely suppressed surprise.

"This is..."

As the crown fell, majestic golden armor covered Mera's body, and the broken Golden Trident merged back into one under the mysterious surge of runes, restoring it to a perfect symbol of royal power.

"Moo~~"

"Li~~"

"~~"

The densely packed marine life spontaneously emitted loud roars.

In just a few seconds, the Trench Tribe's territory, which should have been avoided by marine life, was crowded with people coming to pay homage to the new king.

The new Queen of the Sea, clad in golden armor and wearing a crown.

[Queen! Queen! Queen!]

[Queen! Queen! Queen!]

[...]

Holding the Golden Trident, Mera was surprised to find that she could hear the heartfelt cheers of these sea creatures.

"This gold color is really ugly."

Beckett, with his arms crossed over his chest, floated quietly at the exit of the distant island, commenting on Mera's brand-new outfit.

"That's right." Woz nodded in agreement.

"His Highness Beckett's gold is still the best."

"Let's go." An indescribable joy appeared on Mera's lips. Through her trident, Mera perceived everything on the seabed and saw Beckett floating far behind her.

The invisible water flow instantly transformed into a sphere at her will, enveloping her and Atlanna, and headed straight for the territory of the Kingdom of Zebel.

Meanwhile, on land, in Gotham.

The sudden Steppenwolf from the sky plunged the entire city into panic.

"Hand over the Mother Box, Amazons!"

The Steppenwolf wielding a battle axe shocked the entire world!

That's Gotham!

It's Gotham City, the home of Batman!

Gotham has the most talented people in the entire United States!