Adzima pov
Dwiyan and Dela's smiles immediately vanished after they heard Falco's question. Meanwhile, Falco was still continuing his questions.
Falco:"What about Queen Atlanna?"
When Dwiyan and Dela heard his question, my friends and I were pushed away from Falco by a wall of water that seemed to be controlled by Dela. Dwiyan then quickly threw a trident towards Falco, but Falco was able to easily avoid the trident. In confusion, he then asked the two of them.
Falco:"What? Why?"
Dwiyan didn't respond and instead charged towards Falco and attacked him without saying anything.
Falco can still avoid and parry Dwiyan's attacks, but Dwiyan's attacks improve quicker and faster over time, making me worry about Falco's endurance. Soon after, Falco was able to push Dwiyan away, but Dela soon attacked Falco with her water-bending. Meanwhile, Dwiyan summoned his thrown trident, and the two of them attacked Falco at the same time, Dwiyan with his trident and Dela with her water-bending abilities. Even then, Falco was able to endure their attacks on his own, even throwing Dwiyan and Dela numerous times, which amazed us.
Fian:"How could he fight them both evenly with only his bare hands?"
Aditya:"Not only that, but he wasn't even hit at all, who is he?"
Adzima:'My thoughts, exactly'
Even though Falco was able to withstand their attacks, he was still fighting two people who appeared to be the rulers of the sea in their territory, so he is at a disadvantage. Dwiyan and Dela cornered Falco exactly as I predicted, Dela trapped Falco's body in a ball of water, and Dwiyan quickly pointed his trident at Falco. When I saw that, for some reason, I became very angry, and my body moved by itself. I shattered the wall of water that separated us from them, then I rushed towards them and immediately threw Dwiyan and Dela away from Falco using my air ability.
Not long after that, Fian, Aditya, Ina, and Qori joined me to protect Falco, grumbling slightly.
Fian:"Adzima, we're on your side, why did you blow us too?"
Adzima:"Sorry, my body moves on its own"
Dwiyan and Dela, who were stunned after being tossed, suddenly yelled at us.
Dwiyan:"What the hell, guys? Why are you protecting him?"
I also yelled in response.
Adzima:"On the other hand, why are you attacking him for no reason?"
Dwiyan and Dela readied their stances and prepared to attack again.
Dwiyan:"You don't need to know the reason, move away from him!"
Dwiyan:"If you continue to defend him, we will fight you as well"
We then took our stances and prepared to receive their attacks. When we were preparing to clash with each other, we heard a woman's voice demanding we stop.
Woman:"Stop!"
We all came to a stop and glanced in the direction of the sound. We saw a middle-aged woman wearing a white dress. All the Atlantis guards, including Dwiyan and Dela, quickly bowed to her.
Dwiyan:"But Queen Atlanna...."
Atlanna:"It's okay, I know him"
Dwiyan and Dela then followed Queen Atlanna as she walked towards us. Meanwhile, Falco, who had been trapped in the water ball, had escaped and walked in front of us to talk to the queen.
Atlanna:"Hello Falco"
Falco bowed slightly and returned the queen's greeting.
Falco:"I'm pleased to meet you again, Queen Atlanna"
Atlanna:"What business brings you here?"
Falco:"Before that, where are Arthur and Mera?"
Atlanna:"They're gone"
Falco:"Gone? Do you mean they....."
Atlanna:"No! I don't know.... I hope not...."
Atlanna:"They went somewhere a few months ago, but they never came back"
I then tried to ask the queen about that.
Adzima:"Pardon me, but if I may ask, when did they go missing? Is that after or before the demon's attack?"
When Queen Atlanna, Dwiyan, Dela, and the rest of the palace guards learned of this, they were shocked.
Atlanna:"Demons? What happened?"
Falco:"You don't know?"
Atlanna:"No, After Arthur and Mera went missing, we also lost contact with the surface"
Atlanna:"What happened up there?"
Adzima:"The world is on the edge of destruction, Demons that had been sealed for millennia awakened and controlled everyone"
Adzima:"That's why we are assembling a team of people with extraordinary abilities to save the world"
Atlanna:"Only you?"
Falco:"The others are at my mansion"
Atlanna:"Okay then"
Atlanna:"Dwiyan, Dela, I want you to join them and help them, and you can also look for Arthur and Mera along the way"
Atlanna:"Leave Atlantis to me"
Dwiyan & Dela:"Yes, my queen"
Dwiyan and Dela then approached Falco, but I swiftly rushed in front of him to prevent them.
Dwiyan:"You don't need to be wary of us, Adzima, we're just going to apologise to him"
I saw Dwiyan and Dela's expressions when they had calmed down, and it was evident that they were deeply ashamed. Falco then tapped my shoulder and smiled at me.
Falco:"It's okay, princess"
Falco then looked at Dwiyan and Dela.
Falco:"It's fine, you don't need to apologise. If I know the situation, I will also react like that"
Dwiyan:"But we still wanted to say sorry. I'm sorry for suddenly attacking you without reason"
Dela:"Me too, I'm also sorry"
Falco:"Okay okay, I forgive you"
Dwiyan:"Thank you"
We then bid Queen Atlanna farewell and returned to the submarine. When we exited the palace, we made sure to activate our masks so we could breathe underwater. When Dwiyan and Dela saw that, they were intrigued and asked.
Dwiyan:"How can you breathe underwater, guys?"
Falco:"The mask can directly take oxygen from the seawater, allowing us to breathe easily. It can also create a thin layer over the body to keep it warm"
Dwiyan:"Amazing"
We arrived at the submarine not long after that, and now that I look at it, Falco's submarine seems almost identical to Atlantis' submarines, only that his submarine looks more like an eagle than fishes.
Dwiyan and Dela seem to think the same thing, because they quickly questioned Falco again when we entered the submarine.
Dwiyan:"The mask and submarine appear to be really similar to Atlantis' technologies, how did you get them?"
Falco:"Of course it's similar, I used a few of Atlantis' technologies to make them"
Dela:"Did Arthur give you the access?"
Falco:"No, it was Volco"
Dwiyan:"We're really sorry for attacking you"
Falco:"Like I told you, it's okay, I have already forgive you"
Soon after, we finally arrived back at the mansion.
The others exited the submarine first, while I waited for Falco since I wanted to ask him a question.
Adzima:"Why did you forgive Dwiyan and Dela so easily?"
Adzima:"You could have been seriously injured or even killed by their attacks"
Falco:"But I'm not, so it doesn't matter, princess"
Adzima:"Coming from someone who hates the humankind, it matters a lot"
We then exited the submarine together, and he spoke to me again.
Falco:"Thank you for assisting me earlier, princess"
Adzima:"You are very welcome, my prince"
I replied to him with a very warm smile, then I went to join the others.