As nemesis picks up Timaeus, she flapped her wings and flew up the stairs. "Alright everyone we have to continue going down the stairs and possibly free phorcys" said heracles and everyone agreed, so they opened the back door and walked down. Luckily for them, they walked down the last two flights of stairs and approached a stone door with a impression of a fish. Heracles took out the key that has a fish shape and inserted it into the door, suddenly, it opened with a low rumble. "Ok, it's opened. Let's enter the chamber to see if we can find phorcys" said heracles as he entered the chamber. As everyone enters the chamber, they can see more murals depicting marine life "we're in the chamber of the proto taphus, be careful if you see anything suspicious" said princess piazza as she walked to the wooden table. The table has research papers that are covered in dust, and there's a book there. Piazza wiped the dust and started reading the research papers, as she read more she became shocked by what the researchers and her father has done to the ancient sea god.

Plato and remus examined the murals that depict the titans, but the most recent mural depicts Poseidon with his wife amphitrite riding on a chariot while being surrounded by sea nymphs.

Maxion walked towards the metal door and saw a lever, he pulled the lever and the metal door slides open thus revealing a room. In the room, there's pools of water while there's a pedestal with four pylons that has different colored orbs which represents the elements. "What have you found, maxion?" Said heracles as he steps inside the room, Plato and remus followed him in. On the pedestal is a man that is chained to the pylons, he has green hair (even though he has lobster antennas that stands him out from a human), he wore only seaweed that go around his waist held by a rope, and he also has white skin. "Is that really him... phorcys?" Whispered remus to heracles, he nodded in response. Princess piazza enters the room after reading the research papers, she walked towards the group and said "this is phorcys, I feel guilty of what father and the researchers have done to him!" As she cried. "No princess, why are you blaming yourself of what your father has done?" Said Plato as he comforts her. Remus walks towards phorcys (Who takes the form of a human) to examine him, he backs away as the ancient sea god raised his head.

"Go away mortal!" growled phorcys, his voice sounded as though many marine life is speaking in unison.

"Please mighty phorcys! We mean you no harm!" Begged princess piazza.

"Feh, you mortals are the worst! You captured me, siphoned water ether from me for experiments, and you left me to rot here! Why should I trust you...?" He said with an angry tone.

Remus cleared his voice and said "what if we can free you? Maybe you can trust us as we can take you away from here" phorcys looked at the group with curiosity, they don't look like the same researchers that experimented on him nor the king of Athens. He then heard wings flapping before hearing a female voice saying "ugh, you guys! You could've at least waited for me to get back from escorting Timaeus!". The group turned around and saw nemesis entering the room "nemesis...? Is that you?" Asked phorcys. Nemesis sees phorcys chained on the pedestal "phorcys!" She called as she run towards him, this confuses the others "wait, you knew him?" Asked heracles.

Nemesis nodded and said "I don't to say this but... as one of the oldest sibling to the children of nyx, I made friends with phorcys before titanomachy (the war of the titans)" she took out her axe and swing it to break the chains, one chain broke but not the other "maxion! I need you to broke this chain!" She said. Maxion walked up the pedestal, took out his sword and broke the other chain thus freeing the ancient sea god. Phorcys examines the shackles that are on his wrists "we brought your belongings to you" said heracles as he brings the bag to him. Remus took out the shield he found and gave it to him, he watched as phorcys put on the helmet made of seashells, armor made of seashells, and equips the coral sword and the shield with seahorses emblem. "My father, pontus, made my armor and weaponry when I was a child" said phorcys as he started to absorb the water ether from his belongings. He then started to transform into his true form from which the mural depicted, everyone but nemesis was stunned at the sight of his true form (a merman with red spiky skin, lobster antennas on his fore head, and crab pincers located on his pelvis while his eyes resemble that of an octopus) "now that's the phorcys I remembered" remarked nemesis.

"I've never seen phorcys in his true form!" Said remus.

"He is the personification of marine life and the dangers of the sea" said Plato.

"Let's go back to the castle, we can work things out... right princess?" Said heracles and piazza nodded.

Authors note- this is where phorcys is introduced in the flesh, will the group make it to the castle and found out someone is waiting for them? Stay tuned and be sure to vote.