"Retreat!" The Commander of the Northern Seas ordered his battle mers who complied immediately, creating a reasonable distance from the portal before taking their battle formation.
Zariah turned to Nile and Kristen who stared at her in shock, the Tide Trident grasped in his hand.
"Kristen... I need you to protect that Trident, the Northern barrier must remain erect, this was what it was created for...to contain the darkness within lest the forsaken slip out." Zariah said in a firm tone.
Originally, Zariah had intended to lower the barrier and let the armies from the other Seas in, but not anymore.
The Northern barrier was ancient and powerful, it would keep the forsaken in no matter what, the other six seas would be safe if things went sideways.
Zariah felt that was the least she could do for the Sea Kingdom, it was partly her fault that the forsaken had come knocking on their door at this time.
