Chương 80: The Stubborn Lord

It has been a chaotic day at the world of the water realm with the appointment of the new lord. Not only the result ended up away from everyone's expectation, but the new lord also doesn't even seem to care about his new role.

Inside the golden royal palace, two loud voices can be heard nagging against each other.

"I told you I am not the new lord!"

"Yes, you are. I saw it myself."

Elric and Dash were bickering with each other as the little turtle woke up and came to realize that he became the new Lord of the water realm. Much to the turtle's surprise, it felt an incredible surge of power coursing through its body and a great urge to run away from the responsibilities kept it from having a calm head.

"You must be kidding me. Do I look like a lord to you?"

"I know right? but that is the truth!"

"Huhhhh~" The unwilling turtle slumped on the floor. "Why is this happening to me?"

The three beautiful princesses with almost identical faces stood on the side. Their royal red scales glittered in light that perfectly complimented their curved bodies and bluish smooth skin.

Their small yet elegant blue eyes followed Elric's movement wherever he goes, especially for Donna.

With Dash's haughty nonchalant attitude, becoming a Lord would also mean a heavy responsibility for managing the whole realm. Keeping the peace and balance and issuing the command for the benefit of its people just to name a few.

"Actually we were surprised too..." Danna, the eldest of the three suddenly talked. Elric and Dash's quarrel immediately stopped and looked at Danna's direction who stood up with an elegant demeanor together with her sisters.

"The last time, I saw Dash was when before we left from the Fire Elemental Realm just before we got attacked by the Space Void-"

"He was with you?" Elric suddenly interjected, his eyes revealed a hint of surprise and curiosity towards the little turtle.

The princess gave a nod as a reply.

Suddenly she closed her eyes and sent a telepathic message somewhere. A few seconds later, the red dolphin covered in golden armor and a cup-size jelly swam in and stopped just beside their elegant bodies.

The red dolphin rubbed its side at Donna's arm, asking for a rub while the tea-cup-sized jellyfish landed in Danna's hand like a little blob.

"UUUUUUMMMM~~"

A loud sound of the giant whale caused some reverberations across the golden palace.

It was greeting Diana as its owner.

"As you can see, these creatures are given to us by our father as our guardians and they are no ordinary ones," Danna continued talking while she gently rubbed the transparent little blob in her hands that is the jellyfish. "This little jellyfish in my hands can instantly grow more than twenty meters while its tentacles can reach more than a thousand meters and shock anyone. Diana's Whale, possessed extraordinary defense that can withstand even the most powerful impact while Donna's red dolphin is considered as the fastest creature in the water realm. "

Elric nodded in approval. It was indeed because of the incredible teamwork of these creatures that he was saved from being sold in the auction - or so it was supposed to be.

Following her previous words, Danna added:

"You see, Dash is my father's guardian."

"He was?" Elric's face warped to that of surprise and confusion. Just how did a respected King of the water realm's guardian end up saving him from the human realm?

Wait... Could it be because of the Great Seer Mhata's vision?

"It has been a long time since Dash dissapeared. But he was actually with our father when we went to visit the Great Seer Mhata. Just when we left that certain planet, Dash, our father's guardian did not came back with us. All we knew is that father left Dash at the Great Seer Mhata's care and he refused to take it back for some important reason."

Pausing for a while, she took a deep breath and continued.

"Now I know, it was probably something to do with Dash's newfound ability to spit those fireballs."

"I see." Elric stared at the little turtle's grumpy face with a new image. No wonder it was haughty and arrogant, he was living with the Lord of the water realm all along!

"Alright..."

Resigning to their deduction, Dash choose to reveal his side.

"The late Lord Mahar knew of the impending disaster to come thanks to the great Seer Mhata's vision. He told me that I should stay behind to protect his daughters in the future. I thought I was just going to change boss but I ended up being locked up at the Great Seer Mhata's place and undergone an evolution that allows me to wield the Authority of Fire in the form of the fireball."

Looking at the window, it added: "Turns out, it was to prepare of this exact day."

Everyone looked at the small back of the turtle. They knew that behind these cute little shells are explosive powers that can incenerate almost anything into dust. Therefore no one dared to underestimate Dash.

"However I still, do not accept to become the new lord of the water realm; but, I do have a proposition." The little turtle turned around and faced Elric who stood before the three princesses.

A hint of determination and authority can be seen in its small round face.