The sun was setting behind me, warm golden rays kissing my skin, but my attention was elsewhere.

The sea... it wasn’t just reflecting the sky anymore it was watching me.

Every wave that curled near my feet felt deliberate. The foam shimmered unnaturally, glowing faintly in rhythm with my breath. I stepped closer. My tail twitched. My instincts screamed. But I didn’t stop.

And then, I heard it. A voice… no, many. Not words, but feelings. Memory. Power.

They called me by name. Not “Athena” as the world knows me. But a name older than speech. A name the ocean remembered.

I raised my hand.

The sea answered.

A pulse of water spiraled up from the surf, dancing along my fingers, obedient, alive. I gasped. Not out of fear—out of recognition.

I’ve always felt drawn to the ocean. But today, it reached back.

Congratulations, world.
Athena has unlocked a new power: Hydrokinesis.

But the question remains:
Why now?
And what else lies beneath those endless waves… waiting?