Chapter 263: Speaking with Thetis (3)

I was utterly transformed, my strength magnified beyond anything I had shown before. To anyone else, I would have seemed like an entirely different being—a force of nature, unrecognizable and terrifying.

"You… are… who are you?" Thetis asked once again, her voice trembling with a mix of shock and curiosity as her wide, sea-green eyes bore into mine.

I met her gaze steadily. "I will explain everything in due time. For now, leave your daughter's fate to me. I promise you this—I won't let her die."

Thetis hesitated, her concern etched deeply into her features. "But even with that strength of yours… how can you possibly hope to succeed?"