{Of course, I am a good whale who never lies. The people there use flowers for everything, from food and drinks to ornaments and shelter. Their houses are the calyxes of giant flowers, their doors are flower petals, they eat pollen, and they drink honey collected from mica in peach blossoms…}
The old whale started chattering again.
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On the scheduled day of the volcanic eruption, all the residents of Pearl City who had been relocated spontaneously came to the sea to watch from afar this sea city that held so many memories.
Xu Milu went too, but her position was a bit unusual.
—She was invited by the giant whale to sit on its head and watch it go into the water with Grandma Purple Tail.
"Old buddy, can you still swim?"
Grandma Purple Tail patted the "sand" beneath her feet.
"Woo-woo-woo-woo-"
The next second, the earth trembled, and the entire Pearl City shook violently, as if the earth itself was shaking. A thick white mist erupted from the volcano in the city, spewing out a column of lava tens of meters thick.
Fiery red lava erupted, and temperatures of thousands of degrees Celsius exploded, melting the city's buildings. Accompanying the intense heat was the violent fluctuation of the seawater.
"Rumble—Rumble—"
Like thunder, without any warning, a long, resounding whale cry echoed through the sky, like the whistle of a giant ship.
The lava whale slowly rose to the surface, and countless sea creatures scattered and fled. The whale, which had been silent for a hundred years, finally saw the light of day again at this moment.
"The volcano has really erupted!!"
"Oh my god! Look what that is!!"
"Pearl City is moving!! My God! It's a deep-sea monster!!"
"By the God of Gourmet Food!! What is that?!"
Its massive form, large enough to blot out the sky, covered half the sky, and its cries made almost every sea monster tremble with fear—a fear ingrained in their very bones for their predators.
On this day, everyone saw the true form of Pearl City.
Ah Chou was so frightened that he crawled all over the ground, showing no dignity as a divine beast. In the end, he simply buried himself in Xu Milu's arms and refused to show his face.
Xu Milu lowered her head slightly to look down. The giant whale's head was a hundred meters above the sea surface, and the sea monsters looked like sesame seeds floating on the water.
She suddenly understood why the whales found the siren cute.
"Whoosh—whoosh—"
A tremendous sound of water breaking rang out. The giant whale did not linger for a moment, but instead spewed lava and swam into the deeper waters. The water vapor it spewed out spread out in layers in the air, forming a beautiful rainbow.
Everyone held their breath, their eyes filled with admiration, gazing up at the final gift the city had given them.
"Swim, swim! Old friend, you're free!"
Grandma Purple Tail laughed, glanced longingly at the empty Pearl City, and jumped into the sea without looking back. She danced in a beautiful sea of bubbles, swaying her beautiful fish tail one last time.
Xu Milu didn't say anything to stop them, she just watched quietly.
The dance was truly beautiful. Her deep purple tail shimmered in the sparkling seawater, as if all the stars in the sky had fallen onto it. The swaying of her fishtail was like smooth silk, fluid and full of life.
The siren turns into foam after death, a truly romantic yet cruel way to die.
Grandma Purple Tail bid farewell with a dance. This time, the giant whale did not weep, but only let out a soft cry, as if talking to itself, or perhaps to Xu Milu:
{Look, isn't this the most beautiful tail you've ever seen in your life?}
Xu Milu nodded, her eyes red and choked with sobs.
The giant whale gently shook its head, affectionately kissed the waves, and whispered:
{Goodbye then! My lovely human sister, I'm taking Azi to see the aurora borealis in the far north. See you next time!}
After saying that, the giant whale slowly sank until it was completely submerged in the sea. It took a very long time before it completely disappeared from Xu Milu's sight.
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