Pāhonoa te oro

No one knew exactly what Nerua looked like. Some said it had the long, flowing body of a sea serpent. Others believed it had delicate fins like a jellyfish, glowing softly in the dark. But everyone agreed on one thing— Nerua was the guardian of lost things. ⸻ One day, a young clownfish named Liri drifted far from her home. She had been chasing a glowing shell, spinning and laughing… until suddenly— The reef was gone. The colors faded. The water turned dark.