Kingdom of Keto

**Kingdom of Keto** is the homeland of **Lira** and **sea monsters** like sirens, mermaids, and mermen it is located in the center of the **Diavlos Sea** and was the last kingdom to join **the 101 kingdoms**.

## **History**

Over a million years ago Keto and her sea monsters were born into the Diavlos Sea. Keto was an evil goddess who gave her creatures the power to freely switch between humans and monsters. They spent many years fighting and killing the humans, trying to wipe them from the world. Unfortunately for Keto her terror could not last forever and a group of magicians teamed up to defeat her, she died and her power were split into the Keto Crystals, these crystals give the holder infinite power over the Diavlos Sea and if a human got one they could easily wipe out all the sirens, mermaids and mermen. One eye went to her descendent and was taken far beneath the sea where no human could find it and it has been passed down through all of Keto’s descendents since as the Sea Queen’s trident. The second eye was trapped in a magical seal and placed on the top of the Cloud Mountain, which is the tallest mountain in the world, where the monsters could never get to without their legs.

An agreement was then put in place, sirens and sea monsters would forever belong to the sea, they would no longer become humans and would instead be vengeful towards them. They made traditions that meant as long as humans stayed on land they would not kill them but if they happened to cross a human in the sea it was fair game. They also added the tradition of stealing hearts from humans, hearts are power and there’s nothing sirens crave more than power.

The Sea Queen seen in the book had spent years searching for the second eye of keto so she could use its power to take her reign even farther. She would have made the humans suffer greatly, just like her ancestor. She was unable to find it but she did manage to learn how to free it, how to use it’s power and everything it could do, she then taught her daughter Lira about this. The Sea Queen and the royal family now hide away in the center of the Diavlos Sea where they are protected. They live in a castle made from the bones of Keto and send their monsters to do the dirty work for them.

## **Inhabitants**

### **Royals**

* **Sea Queen** - the queen.
* **Lira** - the princess.
* **Kahlia** - Lira's cousin.
* **Unnamed Sirens** - Lira's other cousins.
* **Crestell** - Sea Queen's sister.
* **Flesh Eater** - Sea Queen's mate.
* **Keto** - the goddess and first queen.

## **Appears in**

 **To Kill a Kingdom** | Chapter 2
 **To Kill a Kingdom** | Chapter 5
 **To Kill a Kingdom** | Chapter 43

## **Culture**

### **Psariin**

Psariin is the language of sirens and sea monsters, it is a language that is used like a weapon by them. Its real world counterpart is Greek although the author Alexandra Christo messed up the syntax of the words.

#### **Here are the words translated from the book:**

* **Arith** - Meaning: No
* **Dolofonos** - Meaning: Insult
* **Choiron** - Meaning: Insult
* **Gourouri** - Meaning: Pig
* **Aidastiko** - Meaning: Disgusting
* **Prinkpissa** - Meaning: Princess
* **Parkalo** - Meaning: Please

#### **Here are some phrases translated from the book:**

* **Aidastiko gourouri** - Meaning: Disgusting pig
* **Aschimk ligo skyla** - Meaning: Filthy little b\*tch
* **Tha sas skotoso ton eafto mou** - Meaning: I’ll kill you myself
* **Pote den tha** - Meaning: Unknown
* **Ego den tha sas prodesei** - Meaning: Unknown
* **Tha pethante** - Meaning: Unknown
* **Ilthia anóitos** - Meaning: Unknown