Just as the Starshine Islands were feeling uneasy about the impending Sea Beast Tide...
Thousands of miles away, on the New Moon Islands.
Inside the Great Luminescent Sea Dragon King's prison.
The leader of a thousand-person squad slowly regained consciousness as he awoke from his stupor. Upon seeing the unfamiliar ceiling above him, he hesitated for a moment, then quickly got up.
Memories flooded back to his mind like a tide. He remembered charging alone, and the last thing he recalled was being overwhelmed by the incoming Coral Palace troops.
Despite the pain coursing through his body, there was no doubt that he was still alive.
Muttering to himself, he pondered, "Why didn't they kill me... But where am I now?"