Tears of Romirro

Short Summary: Rafayel is awakened by His prophesied bride: a human woman imprisoned in Romirro. Bound by an ancient covenant, they navigate distrust, political intrigue, and impending doom as Rafayel’s fading power threatens both their lives. Their love becomes the key to rewriting fate, culminating in her sacrificial choice to save Him and restore Lemuria.

Timeline Notes:

Event	Timeframe & Notes
Pre-Seal Era	Ancient past. everything from Forgotten Sea Myth (thousands of years ago). Rafayel was the Sea God of Lemuria, bound by a covenant (like a wedding) with the protagonist. The protagonist sealed Him away to prevent His death.
Imprisonment	Protagonist (no memory of the past) is imprisoned in Romirro’s tower as the "Bride of the Sea God." She unknowingly communicates with Rafayel, who is sealed beneath the ocean.
Escape & Reunion	During a lunar eclipse, the protagonist escapes with Rafayel’s help. They form an alliance.
Romance Development	Over weeks/months, their bond deepens. Rafayel regains fragments of His power and memories. The protagonist learns of their past covenant.
Storm & Revelation	Rafayel saves Romirro from a catastrophic storm. The protagonist discovers Hawkern’s betrayal and Rafayel’s fading power.
Final Sacrifice	Protagonist offers her heart to save Rafayel and Romirro. She dissolves into the sea, and Lemuria (Whalefall City) resurfaces.

Key Lore Information:

Relationship
- They are both trapped and have no one else to rely on but themselves due to their bond. This is what softens their heart before they meet, they hear each other’s voices and even communicate briefly at a distance.
  - MC even questions if she should trust him but he’s literally her only hope of being free.
  - Both are cunning.
- Identity crisis and defiance against fate: Both the Protagonist and Rafayel want to be themselves before the Sea God and his Bride, both have a lingering wish to defy fate.
Basic Lore
- Romirro: A city that is the last ark of humanity while the Black Sea is about to devour the world according to a prophecy.
- Human devotion: In here, fickle. They used to pray for him, then they burned and destroyed everything, only to fear him after he returns. Very different from Forgotten Sea, where he used to be adored on land (despite not caring in both and even burning down the temple that kept mc as a prisoner).
- Hawkern: Human but with access to powerful things. Is after power.
- Lemurian, the Bride and the Sea God
  - Prophecies mentioned: Romirro will fall after a 3 day eclipse (MC stops it). All prophecies, dreams and more can be seen here.
  - The bond allows her to speak to the tome. Her and only her. Even Rafayel needs her in Sea of Golden Sand and in the Main Story Branch, when he tries to understand the Tome.
  - He can manipulate everything related to the sea: the sea breeze, create storms and of course the sea itself.
  - The Sea's Ritualis Hymn: A forbidden song used in rituals.
  - Sea God's Summoneo Staff: Can summon him.
  - Seashell Necklace: Represents Rafayel’s heart; its cracks mirror His weakening life force.
  - Sacrifice & Love: True love requires selflessness (protagonist’s heart, Rafayel’s protection).
Deeper Lore
- Black Sea: is a large inland sea in real life. It’s oxygen rich on the surface, but lacks it deep down.
- Orb that symbolizes the city

Full Transcript:

Chapter 01:

The Blaec Sea is about to devour the world.

Humanity's last ark, the city of Romirro, is perched on a solitary island.

"There shall be a lunar eclipse, and at the end of the third night, Romirro will be annihilated as it sinks below the ocean's waves."

The Tome of the Sea God, which has foretold all worldly changes, announced the day in which humanity will be submerged during the first night.

Angry Crowd: The Sea God has abandoned us. He has abandoned everyone!

Angry Crowd: The Sea God is the one who will make the ocean devour Romirro. He wants to destroy us!

At the edge of the harbor, which had suffered years of erosion because of the sea winds, desperate people push the Sea God statues they carved with their own hands into the abyssal waters.

Temples have been abandoned, their altars smashed. Precious collections of books and scrolls are naught but ashes and smoke.