P.S. Thanks to Childhood Was Fierce for the generous tip! Whew. Tomorrow, the Burning Legion assembles for the first time. Destruction, Ruin, and Fear—the three squads will finally come together for their official debut! On their expedition into the Abyss, they'll surely make a name for themselves! So, everyone, how about showing them some support?
In the Water Prison—
Kangutesi, the royal city of the Water Spirit Queen.
It was the seat of Imel, one of the Water Prison's three rulers!
"Very well. I understand what the King of Thunder wants. Go back and tell him the Water Fairy Race will be there," Imel said softly, then dismissed his envoy.
"Damn it, big sister. The King of Thunder is far too arrogant! Did you hear the way his envoy spoke? He comes to invite us, yet acts like our master. Is that an invitation or an order?" said a woman beside Imel who bore some resemblance to her.
She was Imel's younger sister, Ilanduo.
"Enough. The King of Thunder has spoken. If we make ourselves the first to defy him, he'll kill us, past ties or not!"
Helplessness flashed through Imel's eyes.
The King of Thunder, whose vast Thunder Palace had loomed over the other rulers for centuries, had awakened once more. The thought alone filled her with dread.
"Big sister, is he really that powerful?" Ilanduo had never lived through the era when the King of Thunder held the entire First Abyss Layer in his grip. She couldn't understand why the sister she saw as so powerful would swallow her pride to this extent.
"Him..." The terrifying figure standing amid the thunder rose in Imel's mind. Even now, she could clearly remember the power in his every movement.
"His power is beyond anything we can imagine. Ah..."
Imel sighed.