Being awoken by the sound of the terrifying thunder, Yusaku pushed himself up and rushed to the door. He almost fell as he was in a dizzy state. However, when he got there, he found it it was lock. Banging his fist on the door, he shouted out but there didn't seem to be anyone around. That's why he turned to the window. Too bad it was lock too.
Looking around, his eyes fell on the chair. He didn't give it much thought as he grabbed it and used it to break down the window. As the glass scattered, a bolt of lightning struck down, hitting the ground right underneath it. There was no guarantee another one won't strike down the moment Yusaku climbed out but he didn't care as he quickly made a rope out of blanket and bedsheets then climbed down. Luckily, nothing bad happened.
After that, he headed toward the dungeon. Knowing his father, he was sure that's the place where Ryoken was being held. He was also ready to fight the guards but he didn't need to. There was no one around. And when he saw Jay's body while searching the cells for the merman prince, he knew something was up. A prisoner there was even kind enough to tell him about the beautiful singing he heard.
"Ryoken got his voice back? That means..."
After paying his respect, he once again rushed out. This time, it was to the courtyard. Fault and some other knights spotted him when he was almost there and tried to bringing him back. However, the teen easily passed through them. As he continued to run, lightning started to rain down on the whole kingdom. At this moment, the royal magician chanted a protecting spell.
"Come to me, Firewall Dragon!" He yelled out.
The next moment, a magnificent white dragon fierced through the dark clouds and swopped down. When it was close enough, Yusaku jumped on its back and hanged on tight.
"Take me to sea. Hurry!"
The dragon then let out a mighty roar and flew passed the barrier, disappering into the clouds.
...
Arriving at Atlanta, Ryoken was shock by what he saw at the gate, an army of mermans and mermaids ready to march into battle. He wanted to talk to them but a dolphin stopped him. He recognised it. It was the same dolphin which helped him with Spectre. However, it seemed to be in pain although there was no physical wound.
It told him a few things before suddenly showing aggression and attacking him. Quickly dodging it, Ryoken swam toward the secret tunnel leading to the palace and escaped. He had a very good idea what was going on thanked to the little one.
Aqua freed the Siren who had been sealed off for thousands of years. And with the power of her voice, she enslaved all the creatures in the sea. The dolphin had a strong mind, so it was able to resist longer than its friends. But even it had a limit. One other thing for sure, she was plannimg to conquer mainland.
As he exited through the secret door in the throne room, he heard voices. When he took a look, he saw the legendary Siren talking to some soldiers. He also found Aqua. She was being held captive inside a magic bubble all beaten up. Ryoken wasn't sure if she was still breathing or not.
Another thing that caught his attention was the trident itself. Inside of its usual shiny golden color, it was pitch black. He remembered his father once said the trident reflected its welder soul and heart. And that color was not something wanted to see. On top of that, dark energy was overflowing from it. Being so close made him feel sick.
"I need to get it away from her."
He waited till they started to move then slowly came out behind one of the pillars and followed them. He caught a glimpse of his father in stone but he had no time to be sad or blame himself over it. He had a war to stop.