When Zach opened his eyes, he saw Aquarius in another form. It wasn't her human form, nor her half or full-mermaid form. She was in her beast form— a sea dragon.
"That's…!"
Zach didn't know what to say. He was left speechless. Not because he saw Aquarius in her beast form, but because he hadn't expected to see her in beast form.
Zach was used to seeing mythical creatures, so it wasn't shocking for him, but he was shocked because a mermaid's beast form couldn't be a sea dragon.
"Unless… you are a…"
"Yes." Aquarius nodded her head and said, "I am the next sea goddess."
"...!"
"Judging by your reaction, I assume you already know the rest, am I right?" she asked.
Each and every race had its gods and goddesses. Some were ever living with no contact with the rest of the race, while some descended and lived with them.