Chapter 144 Tideian's Return

• Tide lay on his bed, blinking slowly with a charming smile spread across his face. After he left Alexander in the hands of Matthew, and Atana's SoulPearl willed to him, he returned home. Aquarial remains as he left it, beautiful, and peaceful. Sea creatures moving around in every direction, Aquarial has always been so colorful, every Mer, every fish, down to their houses, high and small, all bore colors so beautiful as never seen on the Lands. But, it was late when he arrived so he went home, and slept. Tomorrow he will visit his mother first, then Neptune.
• And when morning came, he took care of his duties, beaming brightly as he collected spells and potions, realizing just how much he has missed his life under the Sea. But, words travel fast in Aquarial, Soulbutterfies crawling around the streets at night had seen him return and they spread the news to their owners. Tide didn't finish his spells when his mother came bargaining into his private room, yelling for him to come out.
• "Mother!" Tide called with a chuckle as he emerged from the room and threw a warm hug around his mother's shoulder. Having found his love, his tail bore proudly the marks of ownership and his mother didn't miss them and so once the hugs and special moments came to an end, she pushed him a foot back and watched her son's tail swaying back and forth with Soulmarks glistering before her not so surprised gaze.