The ocean roared like never before.
Lightning tore across the sky.
The capture field around Aqualith pulsed violently, struggling to contain the awakening Titan.
On the collapsing platform—
Elior stood frozen.
"…It's breaking free."
Across from him, Varkis watched calmly.
"No… it's evolving."
Dark energy surged.
The ocean twisted into chaos.
"Everyone—fall back!" Nerion shouted.
Nerion raised his hand.
"Abyssarion—stabilize the currents!"
Abyssarion dove into the raging sea, forcing the waves apart.
But it wasn't enough.
The machines began to overload.
Energy pillars shattered one by one.
"Sir! The system's collapsing!" a grunt yelled.
Varkis didn't move.
"Let it."
A massive shockwave erupted.
The structure cracked.
The ship was thrown violently.
"Hold on!" Elior shouted.
But the deck broke apart beneath him.
For a split second—
Everything slowed.
Riolu reached out.
Thundrion sparked wildly.
Infernyx roared.
Lunashade's eyes glowed—
"ELIOR!"
The ocean swallowed him.
Cold.
Dark.
Endless.
Elior sank rapidly into the depths.
Above him—
The chaos faded.
Below him—
Only darkness remained.
Silence of the Deep
No sound.
No movement.
Just the crushing weight of the ocean.
Elior struggled to breathe.
"…Is this… how it ends…?"
Memories flashed—
His journey.
His battles.
His defeats.
His failure against Nerion.
"…I couldn't even win…"
Then—
A glow appeared.
Soft.
Ancient.
The darkness shifted.
A massive shape emerged before him.
Aqualith.
Its glowing eyes opened slowly.
The ocean itself seemed to bow before it.
Elior froze.
"…You…"
Connection
Instead of attacking—
Aqualith moved closer.
The water around Elior became calm.
Warm.
Alive.
Visions flooded his mind—
Endless oceans.
Calm tides.
Violent storms.
Balance.
Not destruction.
Not control.
Flow.
A voice echoed—not in sound, but in feeling:
"You fight against the current…"
Elior's eyes widened.
"…I…"
"Become part of it."
The ocean moved around him gently.
For the first time—
He wasn't drowning.
He was floating.
Above the Surface
Back above—
The battlefield was in chaos.
Nerion looked into the ocean.
"…He fell."
Riolu trembled.
Thundrion roared.
Infernyx burned fiercely.
But Lunashade…
Stared silently into the depths.
Its shadow stretched across the water.
Suddenly—
The ocean surged upward.
A massive column of water erupted.
From it—
A figure emerged.
Elior.
Floating above the waves.
Water swirling around him.
His eyes… calm.
Different.
Nerion's eyes widened slightly.
"…He's changed."
Far away—
Varkis watched with interest.
"So… the Titan has chosen."
Lightning flashed.
The storm raged on.
But now—
The tide had shifted.
And the journey continues.....