Kalea

Unbound tide

In the Sea of ​​Vonetis, an island called Solari Isle was facing the storm of the century. As the waves rose higher and higher, dull thunder rumbled through the gray clouds.

The villagers on the island were panicked: the typhoon had arrived without warning and no fishing boats had yet returned from the sea. They prayed to an ancient idol, hoping that the maiden with the blood of the Great Serpent would hear them and bring their loved ones back safely.

This girl's name was Kalea.

The children, hugging their toys made with the image of the Great Serpent, began to sing a song.

"The wind howls, the waves roar. O Great Serpent, powerful as a mountain, hold back the raging tides..."

Their songs gradually faded away in the increasingly violent storm. Suddenly, a snake tail swept across the waves and headed towards the depths.

Legend has it that a thousand years ago, a gigantic serpent came out of the ocean to protect this island. He swallowed typhoons and withstood waves as high as mountains with his body until he exhausted all his power. Before dying, the Great Serpent left an egg. A thousand years later, a girl miraculously emerged from the egg. She had a human body, a gift from the earth, and a sea serpent's tail, a blessing from the ocean. The goddess Kadita named her Kalea and took her to the sea where she secretly watched her grow.

“Oh Mr. Sea Turtle, why are you swimming so slowly?” Kalea joked as she wrapped her tail around the sea turtle and launched it across the sea with surprising force. After seeing the splashes in the distance, she nodded with satisfaction. "You are welcome!"

“Idiot sharks, why are you so weak?” Kalea spun her tail at high speed, stirring up a strong undercurrent. The sharks were tossed up and down, but Kalea swam effortlessly. “Oh, that must be because your cocks are so small!”

Kalea had awakened the power of the Great Serpent from a young age, but she was never able to control it. Its power surged without warning, turning the seas upside down, much to the dismay of the creatures that lived there. Even Kalea was starting to worry. Every time she tried to channel the full power of the Great Serpent, it slipped out of her control.

Kalea firmly believed that it was her weak, human-like body that was holding her back: "Look at these weak humans. They are slower than turtles and are even afraid of sharks!" If only she didn't have those troublesome arms and legs, she thought, she could swim even faster! If she could finally take the form of the Great Serpent, no sea or land monster would be a match for her! Oh, how she longed for this day. Kadita, who was secretly watching over her, appeared and explained that she couldn't just shed her skin like a snake. Unwilling to accept Kadita's words, Kalea challenged all manner of powerful creatures, hoping to prove herself worthy of the Great Serpent's power.

One day, while wandering the beaches of Solari Island, Kalea was attacked by a swarm of corrupted elementals. Hearing the commotion, the villagers, led by Badang, came to his aid. Badang erected giant walls of sand with his fists to divide the enemy, while villagers threw spears and fishing nets to subdue them. In the end, their combined efforts succeeded in defeating the rogue elementals.

"These humans...maybe they're not so weak after all..."

Kalea began secretly studying how Badang fought with his fists while quietly learning to peel bananas with his fingers. As a descendant of the Great Serpent, she was always reluctant to stoop to learn from mortals, but she couldn't help but be curious about their special lives. Although she tried to keep her distance from the villagers, she found that her power was inexplicably linked to them. Whenever his power grew, he always sought out those in need and healed them.

"I'm just here to test my strength against Badang!" Kalea explained as she appeared more and more often around Solari Island. Badang still smiled helplessly and acted defeated. He saw from their fight that the girl's heart was no longer simply determined to prove her strength.

Cutting down an entire coconut tree with a single punch, freeing a stranded fishing boat with its tail: such acts were not just for his pride. When the villagers gathered to thank her, Kalea would always put her hands on her hips and proudly say something like, "I wasn't trying to help you, I was just bored and exercising my cock!" But all the while, the villagers could see his face redden from the attention.

No matter how hard she tried, Kalea was no closer to becoming the Great Serpent. Her body barely grew, but despite this, the villagers began to turn to her for help, just as they had once turned to her ancestor in times of need; times like now.

A tail cut through the waves at extreme speed. On the surface, the howling wind caused the waves to rise to dizzying heights. A lone fishing boat, caught in the storm, was lifted into the air by waves before being struck with great force.

With a splash, Kalea sprang into action. She grabbed the side of the boat and gently lowered the fallen fishermen aboard with her tail. "Humans are really fragile! But you're pretty brave to be here, even when you don't have a tail!" Kalea proclaimed, standing proudly and tapping the deck with her tail. The power of the Great Serpent burst from his body and spread through the fishermen, causing them to spit out the seawater they had swallowed. Miraculously, they regained their strength as if nothing had happened.

"I'm sorry the ship can't be saved, but you will both be able to witness the power of the Great Serpent!" Without waiting for a response, Kalea grabbed the fishermen's hands and dove from the boat as she made her way to shore.

With her tail, she bounced on the waves, riding the wind and crossing the waves. Kalea saw her reflection wavering in the parting waters; its tail, swinging with determination, and its hands, holding the fishermen tightly. It was who she was. She was no longer determined to become the Great Serpent. As for the power she once sought to contain, she finally realized that she had already found her purpose.

“I guess this body isn’t so bad after all!”

With the turbulent waves behind her, the shore came into view. A child hugging a toy of the Great Serpent enthusiastically pointed to the sea and shouted:

"Look! It's Kalea!"