In the vast beyond, there existed a planet composed entirely of seawater—a blue world without shores, dry land, or solid ground. There, a sign of life emerged: an intelligent species known as the Sea-Men.
Unlike the life on Earth, these aquatic beings evolved in a civilized manner, and their society was driven by progress. However, because their advancements were contained within their oceanic world, cosmic threats became their greatest challenge. Ultimately, this led to their downfall.A dwarf planet, veering out of its own orbit, hurtled toward their world. It wasn't just a stray rock or a common meteor; it was an uncontrollable, world-shattering celestial body that could not be stopped.
Faced with extinction, they decided to flee to the nearest habitable planet—a place that, despite its vast dry lands, possessed massive oceans and was the closest viable location. They all prepared for a long and perilous journey.Even though it was the closest planet, it was still 13 light-years away. Consequently, only a few managed to reach it alive.
When they arrived, they experienced a few years of deceptive peace. But this tranquility was temporary because the new planet—Earth—was different from their home. It had no intelligent life in its oceans.
This was a world of raw survival. Giant Megalodons, killer Orcas, and savage Krakens were in a constant state of slaughter. Yet, even among the intelligent life on land, there was no peace. The Sea-Men witnessed horrors they had never seen before: fratricide, racism, murder, looting, and exploitation. They grew to fear the surface more than the deep.
They decided to move to the most remote place, far away from Earth's "civilized" life. But even this choice was fatal. On their very first night there, they were annihilated. The creatures of that region were unknown even to humanity, yet they wiped out this brilliant and powerful race in a single night.
But this was not the end of the Sea-Men's story.
A man was walking along the shore of a Caribbean island when he heard the cry of a newborn. He looked around and found a baby near the water's edge—completely soaked and deathly pale. The poor man was shocked and worried; he picked the child up and rushed him to the local hospital.
Fortunately, aside from the pallor, the baby had no medical issues. But the real mystery was the child himself. The man struggled with the situation for hours, but his heart wouldn't allow him to abandon the boy. He decided to raise him as his own.
He brought the child home and raised him with love, teaching him the island's dialect and how to read and write Latin. The man soon realized this was no ordinary child; whatever he was taught, he mastered in record time with minimal effort.
Time passed, and the boy earned the reputation of a genius in school and university. At the age of eighteen, he graduated with a degree in Biology. He continued to obsess over his studies, as his curiosity about the biological mysteries of the world knew no bounds.
But one day, everything changed. A call from a neighbor: his father had collapsed into a coma due to overwork and organ failure. Even though his father, Mason Hogan, hadn't even reached middle age yet, he was already broken by labor.
The boy rushed to the hospital and asked the doctor if his father would wake up. The doctor told him he would recover, but the costs of the surgery, hospitalization, and medication were exorbitant.
He didn't give up. Early the next morning, he checked every place possible for work. But despite being a genius and a university graduate, no one would hire him. He quickly realized why his father worked so hard and why the locals were so poor: all the commercial and tourist businesses were owned by foreigners. The heavy, grueling factory work was left to the locals.
Still, nothing could stop him. He began working a heavy shift at a beverage factory on the island, but the wages weren't enough to cover his father's medical bills.
With a heavy heart and a serious resolve, he prepared himself for an illegal migration to America. The primary route was a dangerous path by sea. He decided to face his greatest fear: the Ocean.
Despite living on an island surrounded by water, he had never once gone swimming. At first, it was just a sharp, instinctive fear, but that instinct had become a boundary between him and the sea.
And now, he is about to begin the most important chapter of his life.