Chapter 1: The City of Life
Once upon a time, there was a mysterious kingdom in the depths of the endless ocean. Legend has it that in this country, there is only an endless sea. There is no land, no magnificent scene of autumn harvest, no desert, no experience of the scorching heat of yellow sand, no forest, no beautiful song of birds in the forest in the morning.
This country is magical, there has been no day for a hundred years, only eternal night and cold moonlight, no change of seasons, only eternal cold and silence.
The country has no name. Because in the sea, the explorers named it the Sea Country, the Land of the Sea. The depths of the sea, where the sun disappears, the end of the world, the forgotten corners.
The people of this country cannot be called human because they do not have human blood-colored skin, warm blood, and normal limbs. In the deep sea, they are the embodiment of man and fish, which is commonly known as mermaids, with the upper body being a human and the lower body being a fish. With sharp and ferocious fangs, cold pale skin, and blue viscous blood, when the moon is full, they will go berserk in the moonlight, raising their spears and weapons to attack like crazy. At that time, they had no reason, no emotion, only the most primitive desire to kill. It is unimaginable that the peace-loving mermaids on weekdays have turned into beasts of war overnight and washed the entire country with blood. The entire civilization is threatened to be shattered on the night of the full moon.
As soon as the night of the full moon passed, the entire ocean was stained red with blood, and a strong smell of blood wafted everywhere. Over time, stories of the brutality of the mermaids spread to all corners of the world, people stayed away, merchant ships took a detour, and war ensued. The four seas and eleven kingdoms, and even the heavenly kingdom high above, regard the mermaids of the sea kingdom as beasts, the embodiment of barbarism and cruelty. Not only that, but the countless vicious demon beasts in the sea are even more of a scourge, and the sea clan has declined, and life is miserable. In desperation, the Sea Clan was migrated to the Endless Sea, the farthest place from the sun, the coldest part of the sea. Gradually, their skin began to grow cold, and their blood became as sticky as the blood of wild beasts.
From then on, they gradually began to fear the sun, because the intense light burned their cold skin. This means that they can only live forever in the company of cold and darkness.
For thousands of years, the Sea Kingdom has suffered from the curse of the full moon. The kings of the past generations have never given up looking for a way to break the curse, but even this has no result, this is the fate of the entire Sea Clan, and it is also the regret of the Sea Clan.
Finally, one day, everything changed. When the full moon comes, a purple light illuminates the ocean in the dark night. A beautiful figure descended from the sky, and in a moment, under the full moon, the brutal and crazy merfolk gradually regained their senses, their sharp fangs gradually subsided, and they gently lowered the spears in their hands.
They looked at the beautiful figure in the sky, a goddess with long blond hair, and the merfolk gazed at the round moon and cheered.
"The curse has finally been lifted!" they shouted.
For many years, the curse has been the nightmare of the Sea Clan, turning the good creatures into cold-blooded and cruel demons, leaving them to suffer a lot of criticism and revival, and they can only be trapped in this ocean without sunlight for eternity. How they have never seen the sun and look forward to the day when they will bask in the sun and enjoy the warmth. Even though the cold and sticky skin will be burned by the sun, the attachment to warmth has never changed.
The goddess of the sky smiled and nodded, a blue drop of water fell from her hand, and she said gently, "Poor sea people! I am sorry that the heavens have arranged for you to suffer an unfair fate, and you have suffered many misunderstandings and humiliations after years of suffering, which is not your fault but let you bear the consequences, and you have been imprisoned in this cold sea without seeing the sun all your life. But I am touched by your kindness, and despite your great strength, you still love life and cherish peace. Today, I have come to break the curse of the full moon for you. ”
The merfolk stood on the reef and bowed their heads and chanted in unison, "If the arrangement of fate is not our intention, if it cannot be changed, it will not lose its heart." The birds and the moonlight cross the horizon together, and I truly share the sun and the moon......"
Countless red circles appeared in front of the goddess's eyes, enveloping the water droplets in it. The faint red light is gorgeous, and everywhere you go is warm like spring. It didn't take long for the circle to disappear, and the distant drop of water turned into a crystal ball and slowly fell from the goddess's hand, and landed firmly in the hands of the king of the sea country.
"This crystal ball is called the Heart of the Ocean, and it is the key to breaking the curse, and whenever the moon is full, just drive the circle inside the crystal ball to remove the curse. ”
The goddess whispered.
The handsome King of the Sea Kingdom looked at the blue ocean heart in his hand, a warmth of life penetrated into his cold skin, he looked up at the goddess in the sky gratefully, and asked respectfully.
"Thank you for breaking the vicious curse that has been passed for thousands of years, and for clearing our own sins. Venerable Goddess, who will keep the Heart of the Ocean so powerful? A powerful force can corrupt a person's strongest will, and the appearance of the Heart of the Ocean may be a disaster for the entire Sea Clan. ”
The goddess looked at the young and handsome King of the Sea Kingdom, pulled up the golden hair in her ears, and said elegantly, "Wise King of the Sea Kingdom, you are right. Everyone aspires to be powerful, and in order to become strong, people will do whatever it takes. But whether this power is hope or disaster depends on the Sea Tribesmen themselves. The Heart of the Ocean not only breaks the curse, but also has the power of the entire ocean. The master of the heart of the ocean can only be the master of the sea country, the lord of this sea. Therefore, the inheritor of the heart of the ocean is the king of the sea country. ”
The handsome king stroked the heart of the ocean in his hand, closed his eyes, and a magical power poured into his body, as if the whole sea was churning in his chest, this was the first time he felt such a majestic power, able to stand shoulder to shoulder with heaven and earth. He looked back at his people behind him, and thousands of songs gathered in one place, resounding throughout the sky.
"Long live the goddess, long live the Sea King!"
They were screaming and crying like crazy. For the first time in thousands of years, blood no longer stains the ocean, and the breeze no longer smells of blood.
"Look, how happy and happy they are! This power is their hope, it can take the entire sea clan out of the endless sea, enjoy the warm sunshine, all the sea kings of the past generations do not want to lead the clan out of the endless darkness, out of the cold-blooded slaughter under the moonlight. The goddess said contentedly, and she looked expectantly at the young Aquaman, as if there was an old friend standing beside her.
"This is the fate of every generation of Aquaman, and it is also our responsibility. Holding the ice-blue heart of the ocean in both hands, Aquaman recalled his father's back when he was a child looking at the sky, and the corners of his eyes were filled with crystal tears.
"Who are you?" Aquaman blinked, looked up and asked, "Why did you save the Sea Clan?"
The goddess turned her head, and the heavy night hung over her, "My name is Yena." As for why I wanted to save the Sea Clan, I don't want to answer. ”
The Sea King looked at the beautiful figure of the goddess suspiciously, like a devout believer.
Rather than asking why we are saved, we should prove that we are worth saving. Instead of searching for why, plan where you're going tomorrow. ”
The Sea King stared for a long time, and finally lowered his head, "Thank you for your advice." ”
"It's fate. As soon as the female myth's voice fell, a life-size spiritual magic pulse array immediately appeared under her feet, and the goddess Ye Na did not look back, and said with a little regret: "I, go, the heart of the ocean will be handed over to you, these kind creatures will be handed over to you, and the entire ocean will be handed over to you." I hope that you Haiyi clan can really get rid of the fate of the past, and I hope that what I have brought is not another disaster. ”
"Do your best, do whatever you can. The king of the sea country grasped the heart of the sea and saluted respectfully, "Honorable goddess, will you ever return?"
Goddess Ye Na shook her head, her long golden hair fluttering gently in the night breeze, "It won't be coming back." ”
The Sea King put away the Heart of the Sea, stood on the highest reef in the Endless Sea, transported his spiritual power, and shouted to all the Sea Clans behind him, "King of the Sea Clan, Hine is here to thank the Goddess Ye Na for saving the Sea Clan, and the Sea Clan, thanks to this, send the Goddess away!"
With the opening of the Hein Golden Spirit Array, thousands of Sea Clan people opened the spirit veins neatly, and the sparkling lights actually converged into a golden ocean, illuminating the entire pitch-black endless sea. The spiritual pulse array resonated, and the spectacular harmonic pulse array shook the heavens and the earth, turning into bursts of notes, and unexpectedly played the most beautiful movement of the sea country. The merfolk sang in the golden veins, and the song resounded in the sky.
Ye Na still hadn't looked back, but she could already imagine such a beautiful picture in her mind.
"Your name is Hine, right?"
Aquaman's spear stuck on the highest reef, bowed his head, and replied, "Yes." ”
The goddess raised her head and did not speak, as if asleep.
Hine did not look up, and still respectfully performed the most solemn etiquette of the sea country.
"Take care of it all. ”
The goddess shook her head and let out a long sigh.
Hine finally raised his head, only to see the spiritual veins at the feet of the goddess Ye Na flash with golden light. Her beautiful figure disappeared into the sky with the chanting of millions of mermaids, leaving the last of its fragrance in the cold night sky.
The young Sea King stood where he was, thinking for a long time, looking at the sea-crossing birds flying by in the moonlight, and silently muttering to himself, but no one heard what he said.
With a promise and the hope of the whole clan, the young Sea King led the Sea Clan out of this dark and icy sea and rebuilt their own home. In the past thirty-two years, the army of the Sea Kingdom has fought in the east and west, unified all seas and all directions, and has become a strong man on the sea, suppressing the demon beasts on the sea, and resisting the ocean-going fleet of the human race and the demon race, in exchange for unprecedented glory.
The mermaids of the Sea Clan named the capital of the Sea Country after the goddess of life, Ye Na, and thus the legendary city that stood on the ocean for thousands of years was born, Ye Na City, also known as the City of Life.