Sea Ancestral Temple…
The Naga princess caught the jade slip before it even formed fully. Curiosity filled in her eyes as she carefully read every single word sent by her grand father.
"So, you've finally appeared… my Storm-Bringer." She was in trance for a long time. After thinking about what she must do from now, she made up her mind and rushed towards the treasury.
Without waiting for ceremony, Nyara ascended the Jade Whale Steps that led to the Inner Treasury of Naga Clan, where only the royal bloodline could tread. Coral guards bowed. Pearls parted. And before her rose the Life Rebirth Pill, encased in a clamshell of gold. It glowed faintly with the aura of ancient sea dragons, containing the essence to reverse death for a single soul—a pill so sacred it had not been touched in seven thousand tides.
Just as her fingers clasped around the pill, a tidal surge shook the chamber.
"Stop, Nyara."
