He now wanted to know about his parents and to find the ones who made his life a living hell, all while having his older booties. With this power, he can help his friends and also kill that Daemon god.
He had this sudden clarity about all the things around. He knew what to do and now had the power to change things.
He wasn't a helpless farm boy anymore.
Responding to his feelings, the Origin energy inside him stirred awake.
It was while he was lost in these contemplations that he first noticed the disturbance in the water.
At first, it was just a sense of a presence, a feeling that something large was moving beneath the surface alongside their ship. The water seemed to ripple and swirl in patterns that had nothing to do with their vessel's wake, and occasionally he thought he caught glimpses of something dark and massive sliding through the depths.
Then he saw the eyes.