Maristella had seen this future long ago. In her vision, the last prince of the Aquillian Kingdom would not only awaken a special power, but also gain the ability to command the entire ocean as if it were part of himself.
That vision was the reason she had kept her distance from her own children. She knew most of them were destined to die, while the one fated to become the ruler of the ocean would have to endure more pain than anyone else.
She had accepted that truth from the very beginning, but seeing it unfold with her own eyes was far more terrifying than she had ever imagined.
The ocean currents spun wildly, forming massive whirlpools. Towering waves rose high into the sky, as though they wanted to swallow the heavens themselves. Even the dark clouds seemed furious as lightning crashed down over the raging sea.
"Come to me," Azul whispered.
He wasn't speaking to the people around him, not even to Sybill. He had just commanded the demon sea beasts scattered across the ocean.
