Section 51: Living and Dying

Struck by a fatal blow, the Myriad Poisons King's body rapidly weakened, becoming as light and drifting as a feather.

Holding the Myriad Poisons King in her arms, the Mermaid King fell into profound confusion. "Why? Why did you protect me?"

She removed the hood from the Myriad Poisons King's head.

"Ah, your face..." The Mermaid King was startled once more.

The Myriad Poisons King, who had always been shrouded in shadow, finally revealed her true appearance.

It was a horrifying, ghastly face, crisscrossed with all manner of scars, as though it had been gnawed over by countless insects. Just looking at it sent a chill rising from the depths of one's heart.

The Myriad Poisons King had once been so beautiful, known alongside herself as the "Twin Jewels." Yet now she had become like this. What had she gone through? And why had she taken that life-taking blow for her?

The countless convictions in the Mermaid King's heart came crashing down at this moment. In an instant, her desire to uncover the truth reached the point of madness.

Yet faced with the Mermaid King's questions, the Myriad Poisons King merely smiled, quietly gazing at her with clear eyes brimming with tenderness.

It suddenly reminded the Mermaid King of the time when they had sworn sisterhood.

"From today onward, we'll be the closest, closest sisters!" The Mermaid King, then in the bloom of youth, laughed and danced with delight.

"...I will always take care of you." The peerlessly beautiful Myriad Poisons King watched the Mermaid King dance gracefully, smiling gently as she spoke in a soft voice.

The past drifted on through a thousand years.

In the blink of an eye, the sworn sisters had turned against one another. Their grudges and entanglements had twisted on, and all things had