The underwater scenery was just as beautiful as Maggie had imagined, with colorful corals everywhere and schools of fish swimming by, most of them also displaying vibrant colors.
Rosette grabbed her wrist and swam deeper into the sea. His gaze fell on his hands, which were completely different from those of humans. The sharp, pointed nails and the webbing between his fingers clearly told Maggie that he was not human.
Looking up, you can see his ear fins hidden under his curly long hair. From behind, they hum slightly with the water flow. The thin parts are like cicada wings, and you can even see the light through them, making them look very fragile.
But Maggie knew that Rosette's ability to condense his divine essence and ultimately seize the position of sea god in a sea where everyone was ruthless and dangerous meant that he had absolutely no weaknesses within sight.
Who knows, these ear fins might also be deadly weapons, even if they look like they can be easily destroyed.
Maggie finally looked at the place where human legs used to be, and saw a long, pale blue-silver fish tail, the same color as his hair. The dim light only made his fish tail look even more exquisite and beautiful.
Like a work of art meticulously crafted by God, the fish scales reflect a beautiful luster, making one imagine how smooth and warm it must feel to the touch.
You can even faintly smell the fishy smell unique to fish at the tip of your nose, but upon closer inspection, it seems as if it doesn't exist.
When Maggie was reading the comics, she really liked the character of Rosette, the god of the sea. Before becoming the god of the sea, he was not like Haranther, the god of the forest, who was the king of the mermaids. Instead, he preferred the lifestyle of a lone wolf.
However, unlike the dark god Greythius, he did not completely separate himself from his kind, but simply lived quietly on the very edge of the mermaid territory.
Of course, such an excellent mermaid would not be disliked if he returned to his species; in fact, he would be very popular. However, his intelligence far surpasses that of ordinary mermaids, and in his own words, he simply doesn't want to be with idiots.
However, in the current timeline, he should have become the focus of the merfolk. After all, he has just obtained godhood and has the potential to become the god of the entire race. There is no way he would let a merfolk live alone on the outskirts.
Quite coincidentally, there isn't much description of other gods in the past timeline, but there is quite a lot about Rosette.
Perhaps because Xiu's situation was rather special, he was the only human host who, based on astrology, realized in advance that his origins were not ordinary.
As required by the plot, the description and recollection of Rosette, the sea god, were slightly more extensive.
Even later in the comics, after Xiu vaguely realized that he might be a vessel for a god, he did not reveal this information to anyone, but instead secretly plotted how to destroy the personality belonging to the god.
In his judgment, if he followed the predetermined path, he would eventually become a god, but he would lose himself and become a victim of the so-called cycle of divine reincarnation.
His current personality will be overwritten, and he will lose himself.
He is rejecting his past self and wants to defy fate.
This is also why Maggie genuinely believes that Xiu's setting is terrifyingly strong. Without his memories, he deduced part of the truth, and in order to protect himself, he even wanted to destroy his former self who was once a god.
This makes his persona very appealing... well... it suits Narcissus perfectly.
The idea that one's past life and present self are in a love-hate relationship is not only a good match for other gods, but even for oneself.
There could also be a scene where Rosette and Hugh appear together, and they're sandwiched in the middle, perfectly satisfying Maggie's various fantasies.
Forgive her for having a head full of random, nonsensical thoughts; she's just read too much fanfiction.
Maggie's inner chibi-style figure secretly covered her face.
wrong!
Why is she thinking about all this now? Shouldn't she be focusing on the fact that Rosset said his heart was in her body?!
Maggie was speechless at her own erratic thought process.
Soon, the two arrived at a bright place from the dark deep sea. Looking into the depths, they could see a prosperous scene that resembled a human town.
It could also be said that it is more magnificent than human capital cities, because some of the buildings are underwater, allowing for architectural aesthetics that far exceed the imagination on land.
Some of the suspended sculptures, with their huge and intricate ring-shaped light sources resembling the sun on Earth, have slowly rotating discs inside, fixed directly above the Mermaid Kingdom, radiating light enough to illuminate the seabed.
The brick houses and buildings, eroded by seawater, bear slight traces of aquatic plants and appear somewhat dilapidated, yet remain sturdy.
It would make her start to imagine what these buildings looked like when they were first built.
There's a futuristic technological feel here, yet the technology here is clearly at a medieval level. Even magic can't compensate for the fact that most things are quite primitive.
Like a once glorious civilization, it was swallowed by the sea overnight and now lies quietly on the seabed, waiting to be discovered by humankind.
What's different here is that there are still a lot of mermaids around, making the entire royal city vibrant and not lifeless. Looking down from above, you can see mermaids bustling about on the streets, creating a lively scene.
In Maggie's view, the awe she felt here was no less than that of the legendary Atlantis.
If Atlantis truly exists, it would probably look exactly like what she sees now.
Rosette was leading her towards the outer edge of the royal city, seemingly with no intention of entering it. This caused Maggie to feel a pang of regret, as this was a place she, as a human, could never reach.
The dream is over, and I'll never see it again.
In later timelines, legend has it that although this royal city still exists, it has long been sealed off, and only a few mermaids who are close to the sea god Rosette can occasionally enter and exit.
Anyway, as a human, she definitely can't get in.
However, the reason for the closure of the royal city is not mentioned in the comics, and Maggie does not know for the time being.
If she runs around recklessly now, who knows what problems might arise? Besides, she must have some special mission here, so she has to be responsible.
Maggie had long accepted the fact that she was just a tool, because every time she dreamed of these gods, it meant there was trouble that needed her to solve.
She's becoming more and more like an NPC, no, maybe she is an NPC.
Maggie sighed inwardly.
But there was still one thing that puzzled Maggie: Rosette was about to become a god, or rather, a candidate for the position of god. Why was she still living outside the royal city? Shouldn't she have been welcomed back to the upper echelons by the mermaids long ago?
This was the only question that arose in her mind as she stood in the cave where Rosette lived.
Although the environment here looks quite nice, with a huge bed of seashells and pearls and gems scattered all over the ground, sparkling, you might mistake it for a dragon's lair if you didn't know better.
After all, dragons love shiny things, especially gold coins and treasures.
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