A bit more of a slow burn today! Hope you all enjoy being pulled deep underwater by your's truly. This one was written by u/TheTakenCatking, who also wrote a nice ambient description!
Deep within the ocean many creatures thought to be impossible roam. This has been a fact since before the time of the previous Demon Lord. Many of these monsters still exist in the depths to this day, unaware of the changes that they have undergone due to the Demon Queen’s spell. These monsters bide their time living day to day hunting the other creatures that live in the deep ocean. However, there are some monsters that fled to the sanctity of the deep ocean to evade fate, one of such monsters is known as the Megalodon.
The Megalodon was considered a rare monster even by the adventurers of old as their teeth were well sought after. By the time monster girls started to appear it was originally thought that the megalodons had been hunted to extinction, this was not true. These megalodons are not the exact same as the megalodons that existed in the times of the titan beasts, but they are similar in nearly every aspect, the only difference is that as a monster nearing extinction the few remaining megalodons were granted sanctuary in the deep by the god Poseidon; here the few remaining megalodons lived, protected from the pressure of the deep.
Even though the fighting between human and monster has long since stopped and the Demon Queen and Chief Goddess struck a deal so that coexistence was possible, there are many parts of the world which have gone unexplored. The journey that is being pursued is not a story of a hero seeking wealth, that time has long since passed, but in a sense there is still wealth to be found as there is wealth in knowledge. Poseidon has guarded the deep for nearly an eon but became distracted after the Demon Queen turned all paracasual entities in her power to follow the rules that were created. The creation and refining of Sea Bishops took time and by the time they were perfected the deep was long forgotten, until today.
As of now, venturing beyond the planet is out of the question as neither the Chief Goddess or Demon Queen claims domain over that realm and in doing so would create a new age of uncertainty much like the age that sparked the war between humans and monsters. Due to this, humanity and monsters who seek to learn more of the world have changed their sights to look below the waves and into the deep. You are one such scientist on this exhibition. The vessel you plan to tale, Wave Splitter, is to plunge deep into the depths of the ocean.
If either the Chief Goddess or Demon Queen knew of what lies in the deep they would have reconsidered allowing this journey to happen. Know that monsters will never voluntarily hurt a human in this age, but these creatures, those forgotten by time after being abused by mortals and gods alike, know not of the changes that have taken place, at best they are ignorant and at worst they are defiant. The Megalodon, who now has the form of a large mershark with colors darkened with age, watches as a light, the first light she’s seen in years, grow from a small speck to a sun which she has gone millennia without seeing. What is she to think?
“Enemy.” Is all she says.
