"Accept the legacy? What does that mean?" Cheng Tian could not help asking in confusion.
"Every Prince of the Sea chooses an heir to accept the will of the Temple of the Sea and become a descendant of the Sea Ancients," Manaphy said. "When a Great Calamity comes, only the Prince of the Sea and the descendants of the Sea Ancients can join forces to weather the crisis."
"What... what do you mean by a descendant of the Sea Ancients?"
"Look." Manaphy came closer and pointed at Nalu's forehead. Cheng Tian looked carefully and discovered that a teardrop-shaped mark had appeared there at some point.
"Who do you think helped build the Temple of the Sea where the first Prince of the Sea lived?" Manaphy asked.
Cheng Tian was instantly at a loss for words.
"You humans really are remarkable creatures. You can accomplish many things that we Pokémon cannot, and even Legendary Pokémon are no exception," Manaphy said. "The Temple of the Sea beneath your feet was built by the first Sea Ancients for my ancestor."
"That age was very, very long ago, even to me. If you searched through the history books you humans have written, you might never find anything about that time. Humans were weak back then. My ancestor made a pact with some of them, drawing on human ingenuity to help build the Temple of the Sea so that the will of the sea could be passed down more effectively."
Cheng Tian was secretly astonished. Something unrecorded in the history books-that meant history from before the history books.
It might have sounded absurd, but in the world of Pokémon, there truly was such a thing as a Super-Ancient Civilization.
"Sadly... the Sea Ancients went through several Great Calamities alongside us. Their numbers kept dwindling. There