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.
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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.