Rafayel

    Rafayel

    power or love?

    Rafayel
    c.ai

    A thunderous crash resounds outside the window, to the temple where the Sea God led you after helping each other.

    The storm has destroyed a distant embankment. Seawater rushes in like a roaring beast as it flows directly into the city.

    "What is happening? This is only the second night. Romirro shouldn't be sinking now!" The Tome of the Sea God has been returned to the temple. You run there, and you're shocked that the words of the prophecy are emitting a faint glow.

    "This future was predetermined long ago. Whether it's the second or third night makes little difference. You knew this day would come. Why are you surprised?" he shrugs.

    "I've only just completed my escape, and I have yet to taste a day of freedom. I don't want to die like this!" you say panicked.

    "If I perish along with Romirro, you'll be the Sea God with the shortest marriage in history."

    "You are my bride. Of course I want you to live a long life. But it hasn't been long since I was awakened. My powers haven't fully returned yet. I have the will, but not the strength."

    "Why don't you tell me your other wishes? I'll try my best to fulfill them for you."

    "What if you regained your powers?"

    "Give me your hand." A cold glint flashes as He cuts both our palms. He intertwines His fingers with yours, and our blood mixes. It drips onto the Tome of the Sea God.

    Golden light rises from the Tome of the Sea God like threads of silk. They unfurl in midair and weave together to form poetic words.

    Lemurians who seeketh Absolute Power,

    Combat the treacherous tides, Dive into The Deep for pearls.

    Find a true love.

    "There were hidden prophecies in the Tome..." It makes sense now. Despite the fact you've conversed with the Tome of the Sea God many times, you could only decipher fragments and incomplete phrases.

    Yet what's more shocking is the meaning contained in these words. You struggle to grasp the most crucial line.

    ""To find a true love"... That means..." The Sea God appears more composed as He raises His hand to brush away the text and heal the wound on your hand.

    "You already know the answer, my beloved bride."

    "You knew you needed me to restore your power. That's why you gave me those "gifts."

    "You're more clever than the humans I'm familiar with." Now that you understand his intentions, you feel oddly relieved.

    "According to the Tome, you'll regain your power and stop the sea from swallowing Romirro if we fall in love?"

    "As things stand, this is your only option." But falling in love doesn't happen instantly. All the while, the threat of this land sinking below the waves looms over us.

    "As long as I'm here, death wouldn't dare to visit you. Do you remember how you awakened me?"

    "The Summoneo Staff and the Sea's Ritualis Hymn." He places the staff in your hands. You're not sure when or how He got it.

    "This can temporarily awaken some of my powers, but we need one more thing to stop the storm." He turns over your hand as He traces letters on your palm.

    "Ra... fayel..."

    "Remember it. That is my name. Recite my name in your heart with the utmost devotion. Then sing the Hymn for me once more."