Chapter 837: Preventative Arrangements
The sea, when the winds are calm and the waves are still, is a realm of tranquility and vastness. Perhaps the sight of the water meeting the endless sky was the very image of beauty that now lay before Orion. Sunlight spilled across the surface, turning the ocean into a ribbon of gold, where countless fish leaped in a vibrant, unforgettable display of life.
"You can go."
Orion’s gaze was fixed on the horizon, his eyes reflecting the sea’s peace, and his voice carried a similar calm. The words were directed, of course, at the two merman princes, Vorluk and Gulas, who had been forcibly detained to serve as his guides.
"Your respected Majesty, King of the Giants... what about me?" Gulas asked, panicked that Orion might have forgotten him.
"You as well," Orion replied coolly, without turning around.
Hearing this, Gulas was ecstatic. To escape from the clutches of a killer like Orion was a stroke of incredible fortune.
"Thank you for sparing my life, Your Excellency! I will be sure to restrain the other Mermen and keep them from entering the waters of Moonlit Reef."
As he spoke, Gulas grabbed Vorluk, ready to flee. Vorluk, however, did not move. He gestured for his brother to go on ahead.
Gulas and Vorluk were not full brothers, and since Vorluk seemed determined to linger, Gulas had no intention of staying with him. He clapped Vorluk on the shoulder, then vanished into the sea with a flick of his tail. In the deep water far below, a Hippocampus Drake and a Tidewyrm were waiting for their master.
"Orion, thank you," Vorluk said, his voice earnest. "My sister Marina was not wrong to choose you. It was only fate that was not on your side."