From the depths, a sleek, serpentine form emerged—its body gliding easily through the water like silk on skin. Ten meters long, easily, maybe more. Its glistening blue scales shimmered with the color of the sea, while beautiful red markings spiraled along its body in natural patterns.
"This…!" Roda's mouth hung open.
I couldn't help but smile at her reaction. "That's Levina's true form."
She turned toward me, wide-eyed and visibly shaken. And honestly, I didn't blame her. Now Vina looked like something from the myths—the kind of being sailors whispered about after too many drinks, the kind that haunted stories told by firelight.
Levina wasn't human. Not even close. And despite the questions swirling in my mind—what she really was, where she came from—I trusted her.
As if on cue, Levina's piercing blue eyes surfaced above the waves and locked on to us.
I turned to Roda, resting a reassuring hand on her back. "Hold onto her. Tight."
"O–Okay!" Roda nodded quickly.
