The Underwater Temple (
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Back when the lake's water level wasn't that high, the temple which was built at the lowlands of Arcanletia served as a main location of worship for Aqua, with statues of her seen amidst the water pools as well as pews for sermons throughout the structure, while a magic barrier protected it on the outside. The inner sanctum of the temple was usually locked behind a secret door, openable only with ceremonial short swords held by high-ranking members of the Axis Order. Situated in its innermost chapel was a statue of Aqua that holds a Magical Stone of Water, capable of large-scale manipulation of water.
Centuries before the story began, the local Axis followers came up with idea of making money through selling grilled squid to tourists. Thus they began a major campaign to breed Lake Squids and Krakens in the lake, though it soon became clear the income couldn't cover the costs. Afterwards, the lake began rising until it finally submerged the temple, into which all the squids disappeared to for escaping capture, putting an end to the grilled squid business. Reduced to a dungeon where squids and other water monsters as well as the few Undead attracted by its holy aura roam, by the time of the story, outside of ancient records the temple's existence was all but forgotten.
This all changed when the Explosion wrought on the cursed relic set off a response with the magical stone, making it split the waters of the lake to reveal the temple from a certain hour until sundown every day, though this effect petered out some time after Kazuma's party took away the magical stone.
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- Despite being submerged for centuries, the temple shows no sign of rot or algae even on the wood and stained glass, which can probably be attributed to the purifying powers of Aqua in the structure.
- Some statues of Aqua have been found vandalised, which might be the work of Lake Squids feeling vengeful over her followers hunting them.
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