Chapter 60: The Whale Tribe

"Eh, what's wrong with the blueprint?"

"There's a lot of things to pinpoint on the blueprint Cedric...and what's this for?"

Elias read the information on the blueprint, The blueprint had some incoherent words, it was a child's drawing, not only that the design of the machine made Elias frown.

"It's a capsule...once the player enters the capsule, the capsule will automatically transfer his or her consciousness to the game.."

"Capsule...the design is like those holographic training capsules the rankers use.."

"Yes!"

With a heavy sigh, Elias folded the paper and put it inside his pockets.

"I'll think about it.."

"Oh ok..."

....

The system was currently in the body of the apostle shark, they were traveling at a fast rate. Currently, the system was also looking for any suitable places the shark Beastman could live in.

"Apostle, is it still a long way to go?"

"Yes.."

Many of the Beastman were tired, it was the first time they had to travel a long way.

"All of you hold onto my fin, that way it'll be much faster.."

The Beastman held onto their apostle's fin, they were all tired due to the long journey.

The apostle stopped, and many of the Beastman glanced at the huge creatures. The Beastman in front of them was huge, it also had a weapon, a long trident, the Beastman was looking at them.

"Momma.."

"Shh, it'll be alright.."

The Beastman in front of them bowed its head to the apostle.

"My name is Strios, I greet the great apostle of the shark Beastman. We have sensed your presence from a mile away, my tribe is curious as to what the apostle had come to our territory.."

"Do I need permission to travel to this part of the ocean? You must be forgetting I am a creature created by the goddess.."

"Of course not, The ocean has always been the home to the creations of the goddess, but our chief is just worried as to what the great apostle is here for.."

"Hmm, I'm looking for a new home for my children."

"I understand, may we help with your search? We have many territories and scouts who know many parts of the ocean.."

"Hmm....Alright then.."

"Then please follow me.."

As they followed the whale, suddenly out of nowhere fifteen other whales came out of their hiding place. They all held weapons, suddenly one of the whales created a rope made of magi and held down the apostle.

"What do you think you are doing?!"

"I can't believe the monster has awoken from its slumber.."

The whale tribe had reinforcements, they all had weapons pointing to the shark apostle.

"What do we do Strios?"

"Well what else, we shall kill this monster. It's only a huge burden and threat to our tribe.."

"Yes.."

Ono and the other Beastman were cornered.

"W-Why would you do this? We are all created by the goddess! The apostles are the children of our goddess! How can you do this? You are betraying the goddess!"

Strios scoffed, and he swam closer to Ono.

"Your young, you don't know how the world works. I'm only doing this for my tribe's survival, that apostle of yours is a huge threat to my tribe."

"Even if it means that you have to kill the goddess apostle? You will be cursed.."

"My tribe is already cursed. But I will ensure my tribe's survival, even if I have to bear the hatred of the goddess, even if I have to kill the goddess's apostles. I will do anything for my tribe, I'm sure you can understand."

Strios held his weapon, he swam closer to the apostle.

"The goddess can curse me all she wants, I'll do anything for my tribe's future."

"I will curse your whole tribe even in death, especially you.."

The whale Beastman held tightly to the rope. They were also threatening the shark Beastman.

Seeing the apostle accept his fate, made Strios smile.

"Thank you for cooperating. You will experience a swift death.."

"Cooperating? Who said I was?"

Suddenly the apostle opened its huge mouth, and it immediately moved. Many of the whale Beastman let go of the rope, and the apostle bit one of the whale Beastman.

Since the rope was gone, the apostle suddenly used its huge tail to hit Strios.

"Strios dodge!"

"Die you cursed creation!"

Bang

But Strios still stayed in the same spot, he held the apostle's tail as if it was nothing.

"It would have been a swift death if you cooperated.."

Strios stretched his hand, the water materialized into a trident.

"Hate me. Curse me.."

Strios threw the trident to the apostle.

Whoosh

But midway, the trident changed its trajectory and suddenly was aiming at a young boy.

The apostle immediately used its body as the shield to protect the child, the red blood of the apostle stained the waters.

"A-apostle!"

"Leave! I will hold them off! Ono, Leave! This is an order! Now go!"

Ono grabbed his wife, Maki, and he began to help his people to evacuate. They were much smaller than the whales, and the only thing they could do was evacuate to not be a burden to their apostle.

"Ono, the apostle is bleeding!"

"It's alright Maki, everyone evacuate now! Swim faster!"

The young boy who was dubbed the feeder, glanced one more time to his apostle.

"Apostle.."

"Go after them! Don't let them get away!"

Two of the whales started to follow the shark Beastman, but immediately the two were stopped by the apostle. The apostle opened its mouth swallowing the two whales in an instant.

"Strios!"

"I will not let you leave you damn curse!"

The apostle smiled in response, but suddenly the apostle's body started to emit red dazzling light.

"I'm already dying anyway.."

The apostle's body began to shrink and it suddenly disappeared, the only remaining thing was a red huge ball made of water.

Suddenly the ball started to spin rapidly creating an underwater tornado!

"Quickly leave as to not get sucked by the vortex!"

The whale tribe quickly swam away from the tornado, but even so, the tornado as if it knew who to target began to follow the whale tribe. The whale Beastman immediately ran away, it was scared seeing the sucking vortex.

Meanwhile, Strios glanced, and he saw a small shark quickly swimming away from them.

"That damn shark!"

The shark Beastman who had successfully run away from the whale tribe was hiding inside a coral cave.

"Ono is the apostle going to be alright?"

"Of course Maki, the apostle had always protected us, there is no way our apostle would lose to a weak whale.."

Many of them were worried for their apostle's safety, Ono glanced at a small shark who was swimming fast.

"Apostle!"

Ono shouted and the apostle swam inside the cave.

"Were glad you are alright"

The apostle suddenly felt weak and fell on the sea floor. Ono immediately took their apostle in his hands they saw the bleeding wound of their apostle.

"Oh no, the apostle is hurt!"

"Quickly what do we do!"

"Apostle! Please don't leave us too soon!"

The apostle opened its eyes slowly, many of the sharks were worried and even had a tearful expression on their face.

"Ono, I cannot stay for long.."

"What? No apostle.."

"But before leaving, I will grant you a gift...It's my time for me to go back to the goddess's palms, as such this is my gift for you and everyone in the shark tribe."

The apostle stretched its small fins.

"I will always be with you, I am already losing my energy. It will be a waste, as such, my remaining energy will live on you.."

Suddenly the shark Beastmen's body started to emit red energy.

"My gift for you..."

Suddenly all the shark Beastmen's bodies started to grow, they had started to grow taller. Not only that, they had markings on their bodies, and on their neck emerged a blue tattoo that symbolized their tribe.

"My gift will grant you powers, this will help and save you from any harm. I am truly sorry that I must go, but I will ask the goddess to guide you to your new home."

The apostle's body started to turn into small light particles, its fins started to become invisible.

"Live on, I will be at the heavenly palace watching you from afar.."

"Take care of them, Ono.."

"Farewell, my children.."

With those last words, the apostle's body became light particles and had left them.

Suddenly ten small sharks appeared and gathered at the coral cave.

Ono stretched his hand, and the biggest of the sharks swam a bit closer and let Ono touch its head.

"We will live on.."

"Everyone we have to leave this place now. Our apostle and the goddess are watching over us!"

The shark Beastman all had their sharks and left the vicinity. They all had tearful impressions, except for Ono, who was determined to get revenge one day.

'I will revenge your life apostle, I will take my revenge and lead my tribe to safety! I will not let your sacrifice be nothing! My tribe will survive and revenge you!'

The history between the shark and the whales was being written.