After evolving into derivative branches, the mermaids were no longer a monolithic entity. Different civilizations and languages emerged among the various races. The ruthlessness of war made her realize that wisdom brought light to the mermaids, but it also brought the dark side to the mermaids. This kind of beauty and evil related to human nature was not something she could control.
Now, being able to maintain the suzerain status of the Kingdom of Aslan is the product of compromise.
But even so, the hidden contradictions and divisions within the Aslan Kingdom once gave her a headache.
But now, for Theresa, this contradiction from both the outside and the inside is no longer what she is most concerned about.
Because she has lived for more than two thousand years and is about to reach the end of her life.
In the palace.
"I am also about to face eternal death..."
Theresa sat upright on the throne, holding up a water mirror and looking at her aging face.
She no longer had the peerless beauty of her youth, and her once beautiful face began to age and fade with the passing of time.
But facing this situation, Theresa felt an indescribable calmness. She had lived long enough, and the brothers and sisters who had once surrounded her had long since disappeared into the years, and even their descendants had already passed through several generations.
This feeling of being alone in the world is something that no other life in the world can possess except Theresa.
"The Creator's grace has allowed me to live thousands of years longer than others. This is already a great favor to me." Mermaid Queen Theresa struggled to stand from the throne, but her strength was gradually fading. This once simple action was now impossible for her. She sighed, "It's just that I'm powerless to resolve the hidden dangers brought about by the Council of Elders... I wonder if Carters can turn the tide?"
Carters is her fourth-generation descendant and her designated heir to the throne. However, Theresa seems particularly worried about whether Crown Prince Carters can gain a foothold in the Aslan Kingdom, which is plagued by internal and external troubles.
However, as she is nearing the end of her life, this is not something she can worry about.
"My Supreme Lord, my beloved mother... Sadly, I could not see you in my final moments."
Theresa sighed. Before facing death, her entire life seemed to pass by in a flash before her eyes.
The initial encounter with the Creator led to the birth of the entire mermaid race. However, although Theresa spent her entire life building temples, praying, revering, and longing, she never saw the coming of the Creator again.
It was as if the first encounter two thousand years ago was just an illusion.
At this moment, Theresa was no longer the ancestor of the mermaids who dominated the six seas, but just an old mermaid who was about to die. She stretched out her hand tremblingly, and the light in front of her eyes became blurred.
Faintly, she seemed to see a girl in a blood-red skirt standing in the center of the palace with bare feet, staring at her quietly.
The other person's gaze was still calm and gentle, just like it was two thousand years ago.
"my mother..."
Theresa's life was fading rapidly, and she had long lost consciousness, but she was still calling out to him affectionately.
Just like the first time we met.
Then, Theresa, the namesake of Theresa's world, the founder of the Kingdom of Aslan, the ancestor queen of the mermaids, who had existed for 2,100 years, completely lost her breath of life at this moment.
Since then, the first generation of mermaids have all become traces of history with the passage of time.
Boom boom boom——
The lady-in-waiting who came in to serve the queen as usual was the first to notice something unusual on the throne. After her terrified screams, all kinds of noisy sounds came, and the entire mermaid palace was filled with painful cries and wails.
"The first queen, Theresa, has passed away!"
"Our ancestor! Passed away!"
The nobles who arrived first looked at the gesture and direction of the queen's last outstretched hand. Her expression full of admiration and awe startled them and they all looked towards the center of the palace.
But there is nothing on it.
The god's gaze was just a casual glance, without any special emotions or behaviors contained in it.
But for material life, it runs through the entire life from beginning to end.
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