The Sea Kingdom’s territory and population were unmatched among all races. Its ocean was divided into seven seas, each ruled by a lord, and collectively they revered the Sea Emperor—Poseiro being one of his sons. Yet even the Sea Kingdom’s dominion had limits; a perilous expanse lay ten thousand miles east, full of whirlpools, icebergs, and hidden reefs. No one, not even the Sea Emperor, could traverse it. Many brave sea warriors attempted to cross this so-called Sea of Death, but none succeeded, earning the grim title of “lost souls.” Beyond this lay the true heart of the Sea Kingdom, including its capital in the Northern Sea, adjacent to the human empire. After passing through the Eastern Sea, Poseiro had used a teleportation array in the lord’s mansion to reach the Northern Sea—a privi

