Infinite Paths: The Raging Phoenix

Chapter 572 Prisoner

Before long, Rain began to receive reports from his friends that they also felt the tremor... while it wasn't that strong, it seemed that the whole kingdom felt it... that was weird considering that with their descriptions, they felt the same level on the tremors.

"That only means one thing... it came from the ocean," Rain thought.

Seadrei has been fighting with the sea dragon in the last month, so perhaps he used some hidden technique that affected all the waters in the region... Still, Seara didn't say anything when she felt the tremor, so she didn't feel his mana. Unfortunately, on the same day, Seadir showed up at Rain's home... half patched up and covered in bruises while breathing roughly.

"... Father was captured," Seadir declared.

In the next moment, Seara's eyes turned white and she passed out... that was why Rain didn't want to do anything dangerous before six months passed after Sealyn's birth. He knew that in that stage, women can be particularly sentimental and prone to some mood swings thanks to the change in her hormones. Fortunately, Rain easily caught her and avoided her fall.

"Was that tremor the effect of something he did it?" Rain asked while he put Seara on a chair to rest. "Why capture him? Killing him wouldn't be easy?"

"You sure are calm about this..." Terra said while frowning. "Seara will get mad when she wakes up."

"Well, he had it coming... you can only keep underestimating the enemies for so long before that comes to bite him in the ass."

"Few people know that Father was captured, and it will be total unrest when they learn of that... some people might try to make him lose influence since you know how he is," Seadir explained while rubbing his eyes. "Most of our families power comes from the fact that majority of the sea folk respect us, but that might change with this."

"Oh boy, how I do love politics," Rain said while rolling his eyes.

Rain already knew how Seadrei's spear worked, it essentially worked in a similar way to the dungeons. It only drew the mana from the entire ocean, but also from the people of those around them. Mainly the generals, so basically, the strength of the sea folk was the strength of their sovereign.

If Seadrei losses support, he will grow weaker as well, and in that situation, he might die since he is a prisoner, and if he survives, he might be overthrown if someone defeats him. That was the downside of being a leader like he is.

"Well, knowing how big he is, it will take some time for him to be digested, we don't have to hurry," Rain said and then Terra punched him on the side since those words made Seadir sweat cold. "He is a tough guy, relax... this will also serve as a good lesson for him. He might have obtained power, but there are no absolutes in this world."

In the end, Rain decided that he had to move as soon as possible and before Seara wakes up since he couldn't let her go with him when she had to look after Sealyn.

"Terra, I will leave things with you here... take the warriors to the dungeon and make them fight there using as little energy as possible," Rain declared. "You will have to gain some time convincing Seara to stay as well. I will handle this alone."

"You could at least give me some ideas on how to stop her..." Terra said and then sighed.