Far across the oceans, hidden beneath crystalline reefs and glowing coral forests, the Coral Spirit Clan's Grand Palace buzzed with activity.
Tension laced the currents. Every guard in the Spirit Quartz Corridor stood rigid, while whispers passed like predator fish — sharp and fast.
Inside the inner sanctum of the Coral Throne, the air grew chilling as a ghostly silence fell.
Prince Ullo, third son of the Coral Matriarch, knelt nervously on the iridescent coral floor. His long blue hair was wet with sweat, though the sea was cool. His body trembled under the oppressive presence in front of him.
Ancestor Khagara had returned.
The being standing before him was no mere elder. Khagara was an ancient, one of the oldest living beings in the Coral Spirit Clan — long presumed dead, slumbering in an oceanic rift too deep for sunlight.
Yet he was here.
