Instead of the Greek myths she got something else. "What is that?"
Pluto and Beatrix both looked over her shoulders. Finally Pluto answered. "That is an old archive video of Typhon."
The living cloud walked on feet formed by tornadoes. Dimly seen was the core, and then only when it shot gouts of flame or lightning or pyroclastic material towards a target.
"It's how big?" Beatrix asked, wondering if ship-to-ship weaponry would be effective.
"About 2000 miles if you count the cloud of poisonous acidic vapors surrounding it. Enough of the poison leaks out that everything dies where it passes," observed Pluto. "Typhon is a pure engine of destruction that struck Earth in the Cambrian period and caused a massive die-off. The vortices that form its 'hundred serpent heads' are tornadoes, so are the ones that act similar to legs. It was briefly awakened by the event that created the other Titans."
Mercury stared at the beast for the brief time the clip showed. None of her attacks really seemed to be the sort something like that would even notice.
"It's beneath Mount Aetna," said Pluto. "I remember that now. Typhon's cage is beneath that volcano."
"If it has been there for that long, then Mars' fire attacks will be ineffective as well," speculated Mercury.
"The vast majority of attacks we could bring to bear would bother Typhon less a flea biting an elephant," said Pluto without much sarcasm. "There are only three exceptions to that. Sailor Moon using the ginzuishou at full power. Sailor Saturn's Death Reborn Revolution. And there is one other."
Beatrix turned her one eyed gaze towards Pluto. "The Nova Cannon?"
Actually, Pluto had been thinking of a Chronos Typhoon Nova - the attack that combined her power with Saturn's if they could convince Venus to input her own contribution. Granted it might not do much but it would likely be noticed. Not wanting to appear ignorant of something, she merely nodded.
"I see that our most secret councils need to upgrade their security," said Beatrix. "How distressing that an Outsider should learn of it so quickly."
"The 'Nova Cannon'?" Mercury asked.
"A secret, or formerly secret, weapon of Mongo," said Beatrix, who didn't see the point of keeping it secret when this mysterious girl smirked and indicated she knew the whole thing. No doubt using one of those magical powers. "Using a matter+antimatter collision and channelling the forces in a single direction. It is likely containment would fail thereafter but over 95% of the force could be directed into a beam form."
Pluto twitched slightly.
Mercury asked the obvious question. "How much antimatter?"
Beatrix shrugged. "All we've got. Three ounces."
Mercury turned to stare at the General. "Three ounces of antimatter converted instantly to energy?"
"It was one of the plans of what to do if you Senshi had actually killed the Emperor and what we could have done about it," explained Beatrix. "Fortunately that doesn't appear to be the case. 95% is our best estimate for the direction process. Most are lower at about 71%."
"You were going to assassinate the Emperor?" Mercury asked Pluto in a subdued tone of voice.
"If it turned out to be necessary," agreed Pluto, showing no indication of how her own stomach had just gone through free fall.
"I see..." said Mercury quietly. Obviously they needed good relations with the new Emperor. NOW. Counting on the diplomacy of the Outers was not a risk she felt they could take.
Ranma watched the two gals in the tank. He'd only met them briefly. The aqua haired girl who was now a mermaid had seemed kinda snooty to him. One of those artsy aristocrat types. Probably had an annoying laugh or something. The blonde gal had seemed kinda hostile, more at the beginning than the end - mainly confused at the end. Oh well.
"It's kinda nice being around gals that aren't constantly fighting me or over me," said Emperor Ranma as the mermaid swam back within her enclosure to her harp and started figuring out how to play it. He'd met a whole buncha gals now - some of whom were fairly nice and none of 'em were fiancees. Things were definitely looking up for him.
The misplaying became playing and slowly teased into an actual melody as the music simply flowed from within the mermaid's heart.
It echoed across the waters.
The waters stilled in response.
Anger faded and reason returned.
Okeanos calmed as the music played and memories returned. Slowly the ocean began to rise, drawn by the song being given by the mermaid.
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