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[INDENT][INDENT][i]Aquaman has largely been an urban legend among whalers, fishermen, and conspiracy theorists. The Kingdom of Atlantis? Never exposed to the light of the surface world.

Though, there was a time where it almost happened—a time when the reign of “The Oceanmaster” brought peril upon Orin and his kinsman Namor. However, even in the undersea depths of Atlantis and its fellow city-states, this has been largely forgotten, a significant footnote in the early reign of Orin of Atlantis, the self-titled Aquaman and Lord of the Seven Seas. It has been over forty years since the events of The Oceanmaster, and the King of Atlantis has waged mindful diplomacy with his rivals, battled weird magic, and fought accursed foes such as the legendary treasure hunter, mercenary, and traitor known as Black Manta. But the days of battling Black Manta and the mythological calamity known as Charybdis are long over. Orin has sought to rule quietly as his marriage with Mera of Xebel afforded him a daughter named Mareena and great happiness.

However, near the anniversary of Mareena's twentieth nameday tragedy reared its head for the first time in twenty years. Following a voyage into the deepest part of the ocean, he vanished without a trace. His disappearance has created concern and unrest, and it appears a new age of atlantean upheaval has begun. Mareena, Orin's only capable heir is now forced to take charge and become the hero she is destined to become.

And so the tides turn.[/i]
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[COLOR=teal][INDENT][B][SUP][SUB][H3]C H A R A C T E R   M O T I V A T I O N S   &   G O A L S:[/H3][/SUB][/SUP][/B][/INDENT][hr][/COLOR][INDENT][INDENT][i]Following the theme of importing Beyond/Unlimited characters into a modern narrative, Mareena follows Terry as the second character from that particular brand to Absolute Comics.

Ultimately, my ideas here are to continue the trend of strong female protagonists with sarcastic fervor. Mareena, however, is not Sealab Supergirl. She has magical connections and introduces the opportunity to talk about deep sea ecological issues, global warming, pollution, underwater sea zombies, lovecraftian horrors, and everyone’s favorite: politics. That last sentence isn’t all that far-off. The King of Atlantis and Mareena’s father, Orin, has vanished without a trace, leaving ultimately a kingdom that is sitting on a powder-keg. Mareena would prefer to go searching for her father, but ultimately, him being “not around” has sort of set things in motion where someone needs to represent Atlantis and act upon the kingdom’s relations with both the surface and the far reaches of the deep. 

Mareena is a young woman, unmarried and untested, who will have to rise to the challenge of doing her father’s job while her advisors try to ensure Atlantis doesn’t catch on fire while she is dealing with pirates, pollution, weird undersea magic, and everything in-between.

Beyond that, you’ll probably be seeing merging of Namor, Aquaman, and other aquatic storylines within the framework of a character that doesn’t get a lot of facetime in either Batman Beyond or the comics inspired by that particular tv series. As a daughter of Xebel, Atlantis, and Maine there’s a lot to explore not only with her powers but also her mindset. I hope I’ll be able to be somewhat reliable going forward. Either way, I’ve got a cavalcade of ideas.[/i][/indent][/indent]
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[indent]The taste of blood dropped onto the young princess’s tongue as she moved backward, her eyes moving across the arena like quick bolts of lightning. A cocky, slight smirk forming on her lips as she spun the trident in her hands around and swung it at the last remaining enemy. The sound metal striking metal would be the last sound in the room before a loud resounding [b]‘thud’[/b] echoed the arena as the metallic body fell to the ground.

[color=teal]“I’m not a scared girl, anymore, Sark. You can turn the difficulty up.”[/color]

A gruff, annoyed voice echoed from above, the two atlantean’s eyes meeting each other at an angle. [color=white]“I’m not worried about you. I’m worried about your mother, and what she’d do to me if she knew I agreed to this nonsense.”[/color]

[color=teal]“Well, obviously she’d be mad.”[/color]

[color=white]“Clearly.”[/color]

The girl sighed, tucking a strand of her silver hair behind her right ear. [color=teal]“But I’m just being productive. My father has been missing for too many tides, and well, I’m just, well, you know!”[/color]

[color=white]“I know, Mareena. Everyone is concerned. Vulko thinks its a troubling situation, and the honor guard are rightly confused that there is no sign of the king.”[/color] Sark held out his hand, as if to tell the princess he was not done speaking and she was not done listening. [color=white]“But sending robots to break your bones when Atlantis needs you most is not a wise decision. Athena would think unwell of you.”[/color]

[color=teal]“Well, maybe Athena should get off of Olympus and help for once in her life.”[/color]

[color=white]“Mareena!”[/color]

[color=teal]“Yeah, yeah, I know. The gods are sacred and shouldn't be mocked or whatever. You sound like Vulko.”[/color]

Mareena’s mention of Vulko, the highest ranking official of Atlantis after the royal family, seemed to annoy the ginger-haired atlantean. 

An unsettling silence filled the arena for a moment as Mareena took another deep breath, considering what she had said and what she [i]should[/i] of said instead. Admittedly, the young princess was worried, overwhelmed, and anxious. She didn’t want to be told to watch her language or that she couldn’t handle the most dangerous of the atlantean gladiators. She wanted to [i]do something.[/i] But it seemed like everyone was either ignoring her or treating her like a child. She had heard the same things that the honor guard, Vulko, and even her mother had heard. She knew that her father’s disappearance was an anamoly and that the aristocracy saw her as a weak, bull-headed heir to the Throne of Atlan.

It was hard to accept the reality of things.

[color=teal]“Well, like, what am I supposed to do, Sark? Everyone either hates me or thinks I'm not ready. I just thought that if I did this, like my father used to, I could be.”[/color]

[color=white]“You know that’s not how it works, Mareena. Admiration and respect is not going to happen in one tide. You need to be patient. A good queen listens to her consul. I will continue to train you, with or without the gladiators, but only when you have a clearer head.”[/color]

[color=teal]“I understand. I don't like it. But I understand.”[/color]

A smile followed Mareena's comment as she leaned the trident on the nearest wall.

[color=teal]“I’ll talk to you another time, alright?”[/color][/indent][/indent][/indent][/color]
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