A Not So Evil God In Fate/Grand Order

Seth was near the oceanic floor at this point. No light reached this place, so it was as dark as night. Fortunately, he could see without problems.

As he traveled through the depths, he was able to confirm his theory of this being a mix of all the mythological seas. It wasn't difficult to know this when you take everything he had seen into consideration.

Turtles with islands on their backs, giant skeletal whales, hippocampus, sea serpents, huge fishes, horrendous monsters, sirens, prehistoric dinosaurs, and much more, Seth encountered all kinds of creatures from different places in his search.

Some of them ignored him, while others decided to attack. As he wasn't using his body, he had to rely on Longinus, which was taken by the Skeleton before.

The creatures that attacked him weren't too intelligent, so he didn't have any trouble disposing of them. Even so, he kept being alert in case he received a sneak attack from something. Many mythological monsters could turn invisible, after all.

'I have been here for some hours, but there isn't even a signal of that thing. My time is reachings its limit too. Is it truly here?' Seth wondered as he kept looking, trying to see if he could find at least a clue.

'I can't contact him in this body either. Honestly, I am too old for this.' Seeing as this was not bearing any results, he decided to come back. It would take a few seconds to locate his body and teleport to it, so he needed to find a secure place.

He noticed a giant turtle, or Aspidochelone, and went to the safety of its back. This species waited for sailors to anchor on the island on its shell and then drowned them. However, if you had a body that didn't need to breathe like the one he was using right now, they weren't something one could consider dangerous.

What he didn't expect, though, was that as soon as he got closer to the Turtle, a tentacle shot from below it straight at him. Seth was quick to react, putting Longinus in front of him to block it.

When limb and weapon collided, the tentacle pushed the Egyptian God back until it couldn't stretch itself anymore.

Seth used his hands to touch the tentacle, causing it to erode slowly. A scream of anger and pain resounded in his ears before the owner of the limb retracted it.

The Turtle, which he thought was alive, broke into pieces as if made of rock. A colossal being emerged from the place where the island monster was.

'Kraken...so it was using the dead body of that Turtle to lure more pray? This squid is the cunning type.' Seth thought, while looking at the gigantic creature in front of him.

He couldn't keep this body swap much longer, so he wanted to avoid a fight as much as possible. The moment his Mana runs out, he will be forcefully brought back to his body. However, when that happens, he will "shut down" during the process, leaving him open for attacks.

It didn't matter if he liked it or not, but while in this state, he shared everything with his real body. Meaning that if he suffered any wounds, the original would do so too.

Sadly for him, the Kraken wouldn't let him flee, especially now that it was enraged after being touched by Seth's hands. Monsters get angry for the prettiest of reasons, he thought.

When Seth retreated, the colossal creature went after him. For something of its size, it moved pretty fast. The Kraken used its tentacles to try and slam, pierce and grab him, anything as long as it could kill the skeletal being.

If he didn't want to end up wounded, he would need to think something fast. He thought at first to use other monsters as bait to gain some advantage, but the Kraken would just ignore or outright kill them.

Seth moved from place to place, dodging the tentacles while at the same time cutting them. Even so, some signs of "tiredness" were beginning to show. His movements were slowing down, as well as his speed in general.

'This damn pest is seriously annoying me.' Seth quickly grew tired of this cat-and-mouse game. Usually, keep running would be the best decision, but the Kraken would just persecute him until he ran out of Magical Energy. In that case, the only thing left was to retaliate and find an opportunity the moment he was able to wound it.

The other option would be to go to the surface, although that was not viable right now as he was too deep, and it would take time, something he didn't have right now.

With the course of action decided, Seth turned around and charged ahead. The Kraken, although a bit surprised its prey wasn't running away anymore, didn't think much used every tentacle at its disposal to crush him.

Seth, for his part, used Longinus to make cuts in every limb that went after him, and completely severing some of them. His movements might be sluggish, but that didn't mean he was an easy target for the colossal monster.

He wanted to get closer to his head, but every time he tried to do so, the Kraken would start to wave its limbs erratically, creating some sort of barrier that prevented him from approaching.

Their clash was by no means silent. On the depths of the ocean where there is almost no sound, this was attracting some attention. Other creatures were gathering around the area, hoping to get something out of what's left after their battle ends.

These creatures were the scavengers of the sea. Different from them, though, there was a monster that was approaching, and it wasn't coming for "leftovers." A beast on par or even mightier than the Kraken.

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With an incredibly roar, the monster made its presence known to everyone there. A robust, serpentine body armored with deep blue scales, two fins on each side. It had a row of hairs going from blue to orange growing on its back and head. Additionally, it had vine-like whiskers with the same color.

Both Seth and the Kraken stopped their fight to look at the intruder. The true king of the seas, as well as the most feared, the Leviathan.

'His presence here could mean a way to escape or that I'm completely f.u.c.k.e.d.' It was one thing after the other, nothing went his way, as always. If there was something to rejoice, it was that this Leviathan was from a species resembling Serpents instead of the ones having a human-like upper body and tentacles in their lower one.

The creatures that were playing the waiting game to get something out of Seth's and the Kraken's fight immediately dispersed. Their chances became zero the moment the apex predator arrived.

Just as the Leviathan arrived, it assessed the situation. It was trying to understand why there was so much chaos in this zone.

Its red eyes didn't seem to be those of a mindless beast but of one containing wisdom. The Leviathan released a low growl to the Kraken, seemingly attempting to communicate with it, to no avail. The giant squid made a strange, gurgling sound and used one of its tentacles in a whipping motion to strike the other colossal creature.

However, before the Kraken managed to hit it, the Leviathan opened its mouth wide and bit the limb, proceeding to tear it apart from its body afterward.

If Seth had to translate what they said, it was something along the lines of "What are you doing in my territory, you ugly octopus?" and the answer from the Kraken was, "None of your businesses, you underdeveloped worm."

It was hard to listen appropriately while being thousands of meters underwater, but their accents were gangster-like. By the looks of things, there were many territories in this ocean. Every one of them belonged to a different monster.

The Leviathan ate the limb like it was a delicacy, all while looking at the Kraken with a mocking gaze. He soon turned to Seth, though.

"Go, you have no place here." That's what he understood from the growl sent his way. He may not like the way it spoke to him, but he wouldn't refuse the offer. That said, it wouldn't be him if he didn't leave a present for the stupid octopus.

Seth looked at the Kraken that was staring daggers at both of them. The flames in his eyes shined with intensity as he extended his hand toward it.

Taking advantage of the "protection" he was getting from the Leviathan, he used what little reserves he had to make a final attack.

'Time for the Awakening has Come! Incineration Ceremony: Flauros.'

Various pillars of light emerged from the ground, hitting the distracted Kraken multiple times, causing it to release a cry of pain.

As soon as his attack finished, he began the process to teleport to the Golden Hind, where his body was. Before that, though, he turned to the Leviathan.

[Your attitude aside, you have my thanks for aiding me.] Different from them, he couldn't communicate underwater, so the only way to speak was by talking telepathically. It was only possible with serpent species, though. However, as useless as it might seem, it was an ability he deeply treasured because he inherited it from him.

"Hmph. I was just doing a favor to our Half-King, I don't need your thanks, I need your actions." The Leviathan snorted before going away, leaving the Kraken that was trying to cover his body from the attack and the disappearing Seth.

'Half-King, huh? I suppose that's an appropriate way to call me.' He thought as he finally returned to the captain's cabin. As the robbed figure looked at his real body through his clothes, he noticed there were some wounds on it but nothing major.

'My eyes are now mine, while yours belong to my sin.' Silently speaking those words inside his mind, Seth's consciousness returned to his body, causing the Skeleton to disappear.

As soon as that happened, Altera entered the room. She left Stheno in Sanson's company with explicit orders of beheading her were she to do something.

She wanted to check up on her Master, but she didn't want that pest to be around, especially if she had to do something as embarrassing as...si-singing.

When Altera got closer to the bed, she began to observe him quietly. There was something off about him, but she couldn't tell what.

Saber sat next to Seth and examined his body from top to bottom without much success. At least outwardly, there was nothing wrong with him.

Now, there was only one thing left to do. Slowly, Altera extended her trembling hand to lift his shirt to try and see if he had any injuries on him that she couldn't see previously.

Before she could do that, though, she stopped herself. 'What am I doing?! Invading Master's privacy is Bad Civilization! You can't do it, Altera!' She shook her head multiple times to "return to normal."

"M-Master...are you awake?" She needed to know if Seth had seen what she was trying to do or not. This behavior was something uncommon for her, after all. Not to mention embarrassing.

"..." No response came from him, making Altera release a small sigh of relief. She then poked him on his cheek, but again, no signs of him waking up.

'Do I honestly need to do that...?' The white-haired girl, whose face was mainly expressionless, looked like she was going to faint out of distress.

No matter how many times she said it, she would never get tired of it. Her hands only worked to destroy, but when she referred to her hands, she meant everything of her.

From the moment she was found by the elders of the Hun tribe, to the moment of her death. She only kept moving forward, destroying everything in her path. She never once in her life knew or tried something outside of that.

But If she could do something outside of destruction, for someone similar to her...it doesn't sound bad at all.

Putting a hand on her c.h.e.s.t, she took a deep breath.

'Here goes nothing.' She opened her mouth and began to sing a song she had heard once in her life during one of her expeditions.

At first, her voice was slightly rough, but with time, it improved considerably. Even so, without a doubt, her voice was as fascinating as it was enthralling.

Eventually, she closed her eyes as if trapped in her own, lone world. It was great, a new experience she enjoyed like never before. Her heart fluttered, trying to accompany her in her beat.

She even began to make gestures with her hands, it had become something magical, and she didn't want it to stop. However, all things must come to an end eventually.

When she finished singing, Altera opened her eyes only to see her Master looking raptly at her. The white-haired girl froze for a moment before lowering her head in shame.

Seth was listening to her the whole time since she arrived in this room, but he wanted to see what she was going to do, and he had to be honest. She surprised him, very much so.

His reserves were borderline zero, and because he had to keep supplying them Magical Energy, he preferred to be unmoving to save as much as possible.

So, without moving from his position, he spoke words that made Altera immensely happy, even offsetting the embarrassment she was feeling right now. "I loved your singing, please let me hear it again one more time."

"Thank you..." A voice that was no louder than a murmur was the answer he got, but to him, that was more than enough.