The new King had moved swiftly, bearing Safrin's blessing back to his people and doing what organizing he could in the hours that they had left to prepare the Underwater City. Stashes of food and medical supplies had been hurriedly put together and placed so there would always be something nearby to help, and the guards had been set into a protective rotation around the City's perimeter along with a volunteer militia, quickly called up and issued weapons from the neglected Palace armory.
It wasn't enough, but it was all they had time for before the tremors struck, rattling the delicate spires and shattering windows and doors made of fragile glass and crystal.
But the epicenter and the worst of it had come not seaward, from the Maw, but rather from coast. Apopo... and the human town.
His friends and his allies were in danger, but more importantly now they were all in this together. Human, Mer, Fae... the world was coming apart and if they didn't help each other they would all fall separately. With the Underwater City as secure as he could make it he called for a small group of volunteers - all that could be spared - and swam for Haulani.
"Pull the humans out of the water," he ordered his guards as he broke the surface, long hair tightly braided back for battle. "Take them to the Isles. Don't fight the beasts; flee if they come near. Protect yourselves and keep the airbreathers from drowning."
A familiar voice broke through the chaos and Hadama dove and swam strongly to surface as near to Flora as the canals or cracks would allow, using his water magic to cushion him from the racing tide.
"The humans must evacuate to outside your city. I will hold off these creatures as long as I can." His voice was grim as he brought his trident forward, ready to defend his friend and her people.
Dama brings the items on his profile and some NPC merfolk who he orders to fish humans out of the water but not try to fight.
He arrives and suggests evacuating Haulani!
It wasn't enough, but it was all they had time for before the tremors struck, rattling the delicate spires and shattering windows and doors made of fragile glass and crystal.
But the epicenter and the worst of it had come not seaward, from the Maw, but rather from coast. Apopo... and the human town.
His friends and his allies were in danger, but more importantly now they were all in this together. Human, Mer, Fae... the world was coming apart and if they didn't help each other they would all fall separately. With the Underwater City as secure as he could make it he called for a small group of volunteers - all that could be spared - and swam for Haulani.
"Pull the humans out of the water," he ordered his guards as he broke the surface, long hair tightly braided back for battle. "Take them to the Isles. Don't fight the beasts; flee if they come near. Protect yourselves and keep the airbreathers from drowning."
A familiar voice broke through the chaos and Hadama dove and swam strongly to surface as near to Flora as the canals or cracks would allow, using his water magic to cushion him from the racing tide.
"The humans must evacuate to outside your city. I will hold off these creatures as long as I can." His voice was grim as he brought his trident forward, ready to defend his friend and her people.
Dama brings the items on his profile and some NPC merfolk who he orders to fish humans out of the water but not try to fight.
He arrives and suggests evacuating Haulani!
