A few days later, the atmosphere atop the walls of Coral Fortress was thick with tension—sharp, cold, and heavy, like the calm before a storm.
Ethan stood at the forefront, his gaze locked on the distant sea. Beside him, Cicero, Seraphina, Elyra, Thalassa, Balthazar, and Auremax lined up in silence, their expressions grim.
No one spoke.
They all stared through the shimmering rift in space—an interdimensional portal—watching the ocean beyond with quiet intensity.
Then, the sea began to stir.
RUMBLE...
Suddenly, the waves surged sky-high.
Massive waterspouts, crackling with terrifying magical energy, erupted from the ocean like sea monsters breaking free from the depths. They roared with deafening fury, spiraling and thrashing across the surface in a chaotic frenzy.
In an instant, the entire vast ocean was in upheaval.
And then—
They appeared.
