THE TRIDENT'S HEIR

A tranquil coastal fishing village is suddenly attacked by abyssal monsters. To shield his mother and his childhood sweetheart Elara Voss, the young Kai Thalassa awakens mysterious aquatic powers amid mortal peril. Before drawing her last breath, his mother reveals his noble lineage and bequeaths an ancient pendant etched with a trident emblem, bidding him journey to the royal capital to uncover the truth. Kai sets off on his quest, only to face brutal class discrimination awaiting him. His own uncle Corin publicly humiliates him and expels him from the Knight’s Order; the aristocratic prodigy Lucian sees him as a deadly rival and repeatedly schemes against him. Yet during the kingdom’s annual aptitude trial, Kai’s unparalleled affinity for water shocks every witness, and whispers of his bloodline as a descendant of Poseidon, God of the Sea, begin to spread across the realm. As the Tidal Guard emerges, Kai receives prophetic dreams from Poseidon and undertakes three sacred trials within the Deep Sea Temple, layer upon layer of truth about his heritage unfolds: he is not merely Poseidon’s descendant, but the legitimate heir of both land and sea, the direct son born to Poseidon and the Queen of the Ocean. Meanwhile, Elara is abducted by the abyssal forces, fueling Kai’s desperate drive to claim the Trident. Inside the temple, Kai endures three ordeals—the Corridor of Memories, the Heart of Power, and the Choice of Sovereignty. In the end, he chooses to cling to his humanity rat