37 Red Alert. Red Alert.

Jason kicked his legs and descended deeper into the sea. With every movement, he felt the water grow cold, and his skin crawled with goosebumps as he trudged forward, pushing the water to his side.

The black water thinned in the area, revealing a clear layer of turquoise that separated the two territories like oil and water. The royal vampire concentrated his senses on the region around him and stared at the spectacle with a look of surprise. If one domain was a nightmare filled with withered plants and despicable groans, then the other would be a paradise rife with glowing fauna and lovely singers.

As he slowly approached the inner court of Atlantis, he nodded appreciatively at the stone-made buildings, submerged water lily gardens, and massive auditoriums with seats in the form of pink shells. He had never seen something so pure and stunning before in his life, and he marveled in awe at the underwater construction.