The king didn't like Joanis' tone, but he had a point… Joanis failed to kill Rain because of his pride and hatred toward him. A quick thrust in his heart would have been enough before, and preferred to split Rain in two… in the end, the king made the sea emperor face Rain while the other sea folk used their magic to stop the waters and return to their base.
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When Rain found the sea emperor again, he also found the surprise in his eyes. It seemed that everyone liked to show him that kind of look… still, at that point in time, it should be obvious was known for his comebacks.
Besides, while his fire magic sucks, Rain wanted to see himself as a Phoenix that would get up no matter what and win in the end… maybe it was weird to see himself that way only because of his red hair and indomitable willpower.
