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Ding!
[You've Completed the Dream Dungeon!]
[You've received all the benefits and rewards!]
[You acquired the [Divinity Fragment of the Primordial Seas] x30, [Divine Sea Dragon's Divine Core Fragment (SSS Grade)] x3, and [Divine Sea Dragon's Blood Elixir (SSS Grade)] x1!]
[You've automatically absorbed the Divine Sea Dragon's Blood Elixir!]
[As a result, all of the [Divinity Fragment of the Primordial Seas] have converged together!]
[Your [Water Dragon (A) (Dormant)] Bloodline has awakened to [Sea Dragon (SS) (Awakened)]!]
[Your [Water (S)] Magical Affinity has evolved into [Water (SSS)]!]
[Your [Water (SSS)] Magical Affinity has evolved into the Unique Magical Affinity [Oceans (SSS)]!]
[The [Divinity: Raging Oceans of Time (SS)] has evolved into the [Divinity: Primordial Oceans of Time (SSS)]!]
[You acquired the [Ruler of the Seas (SS)] Divine Ability!]
[You earned 50000000 Divine Power!]
[You can now transform into the [Primordial Sea Dragon King Form] to rule over the seas!]
"This power…" Drake was surprised. "This is… everything you had."
"I've given a bit to Sapphire and my child as well, but there was still a lot left, so I gave it to you." He laughed.
"Hah, well, it is better to always prioritize family." I nodded.
"Now, Drake… I am leaving this to you." Aquarius said. "Everyone, before leaving, I must tell you something."
Aquarius quickly made everyone gather around him.
"The true enemy of this country, the true enemy that we all shared is not the Deep One." Aquarius revealed. "As I was concealed within the darkness of his soul, I learned a terrifying truth about his true identity. It might… be someone you all have been already fighting many times. The origins of his existence, and his transformation into the Deep One is not something I've figured out. But I do know one thing… His true name is Oberon."
"Oberon?!" Benladann asked. "Wait, what? It can't be… But didn't he came from the Chaos Realm?!"
"I don't know how or why… But somehow, the first Venerable of this world… Delved into the world of the Chaotic Entities and when he finally started coming back, his soul and body had transformed, mutated into… an aberration. The Deep One is just a name. He called himself the "Abyss", a codename." Said Aquarius.
"I already had my suspicions." Drake sighed. "So this means that… Oberon was also the first Demon King?"
"Yeah. He was the first and greatest sinner." Said Aquarius. "My mother once told me that beneath the fa?ade of a good and righteous man, there was an aberrant, and despicable monster."
"Well! That only makes things more confusing but.. I guess that'll help a bit." Miranda sighed. "We'll make sure to crush him this time too."
"We've already defeated a few of his Soul Fragments." Benladann said. "But this one may be the strongest so far…"
"And what about your mother?" Asked Drake.
"My mother is most likely a pawn of him. He had been hiding her, keeping her as a weapon. If you ever encounter her once more, Drake, please, I implore of you, free her from the curse, even if you have to… take her down." Aquarius sighed.
"I understand." Drake nodded. "Leave it to me."
"Thank you…" Aquarius smiled, as he began fading away more and more, barely anything of him was left behind.
"Aquarius…" Sapphire cried. "What… what name do you want our child to have?"
"Name?" Aquarius felt surprised. "I… I wouldn't like to decide it all by myself. However, if possible, naming him or her after my mother, Ran, would be nice."
"Alright." Sapphire nodded. "I'll give it a second name from me then, depending in the gender."
"That's good." Aquarius smiled, giving her and his child a last hug. "I'm going now, but remember that I'll always be watching over you, wherever I might end up in."
FLAAAASH!
Aquarius slowly faded away, as he dissipated amidst the sunlight coming from the shattered ceiling of the temple.
The scene felt so emotional that nobody spoke a word, remaining in silence as they saw the brave Sea Dragon say his farewells.
Drake quickly noticed that, unlike he thought, Aquarius did not appear within the Draconic Records, which greatly impacted him…
Did he had his soul too destroyed to join his brothers and sisters?
Or… did his soul go somewhere else, different than the Draconic Records?
"Aquarius…" He sighed. "I will make sure to protect your country and defeat that bastard, I promise you." Drake said, looking at the small blue-colored jewel fragment on his hand, which was the second Fragment of the Blue Orb that Aquarius had left behind for him.
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Within the sealed underground depths of the Country of Aquarius, the Deep One reacted once more to the death of one of his Soul Fragments. Not only had Drake and his daughter, Kate, managed to completely destroy his will from two Stigmas already, but Drake and his allies, alongside Sapphire, managed to defeat the Undead Aquarius, and destroyed the Fragment of his Soul that was parasitizing Aquarius and absorbing his soul's powers over many years.
One of his greatest sources of power and energy had been suddenly cut off permanently, he felt completely frustrated. His mind and body had already underwent a monstrous, chimeric change over the eons he spent within the Chaotic Plane, and now that he was finally back, he had to go through such great humiliations as being confined in this place, and then being constantly ridiculed by Drake and his allies.
"If only that Dragon King would had never showed up to begin with…" He sighed in disappointment. He had accomplished many things, and slowly yet steadily, he would had done things completely above all the other Soul Fragments of Oberon.
Yet… at the end, he was sealed and confined here. And to make thins worse, Drake came, ruining all of his plans one by one… The only thing he could do now is rampage, devour, and then confront him before he could grow any stronger.
"I am done with playing around… If there's no other point then… I shall destroy this entire country before you get any stronger!!!"
RUMBLE!
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