Saturday, April 5, 2008

Aqua Regina

Aqua Regina is referred to by Nikora (and later, Fuku-chan) as "the Goddess of the Ocean World." Aqua Regina was once a powerful being, but by the time that the manga series begins, she is nothing more than a ghostly specter haunting the ocean. Why? The flickering, ghostly visage of Aqua Regina appears to Lucia in chapter 06, and explains that in the past, when the Panthalassa clan threatened the Earth, she used all of her power in order to seal them within the deep ocean. (In chapter 17, Gakuto himself confirms that this happened tens of thousands of years ago.) Aqua Regina depleted her power in doing so, however, which is why she now exists only as a ghostly spirit.
In order to fully revive Aqua Regina, the seven mermaid princesses must combine together the power of their seven pearls. And reviving Aqua Regina is the only way to stop Gakuto this time around. Gakuto further explains that once the seal upon the Panthalassa is broken once, it can never be repaired again without Aqua Regina's power. And the seal is broken, thanks to Sara.
Until the seven princesses could gather together again, the ghost of Aqua Regina remained protecting the kingdom of the North Pacific Ocean, the last remaining mermaid kingdom, from Gakuto's attacks. In chapter 20, when Aqua Regina is finally called forth by the mermaid princesses again, she repairs the seal on the Panthalassa clan, and sends Gakuto (and Sara, by her own choice) down to the bottom of the ocean. There, she says, "Gakuto's ocean will embrace them both in a peaceful sleep." After that, Aqua Regina vanishes.
In the second story arc of the manga, after Seira is born and the seven mermaid princesses can combine their song once again, Aqua Regina is, yet again, summoned. This time around, however, Aqua Regina does not play much of an active role in the final battle, save to give words of encouragement to the mermaid princesses. She may or may not be responsible for summoning the "ancient ones" that appear to save Michel - the manga leaves that bit unclear. However, it is Aqua Regina who performs the final miracle that returns baby Michal to Rihito.

1 comment:

Unknown said...

Where dose aqua regina live or...dwell?

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