The Shore He'll Always Return To

The god of spirits has chased the god of the shore for longer than any mortal tide has turned, each visit brushed off by Duennao as Tiger's endless game. But when the Tulay ng Ginto rises in Duwat's starlit rivers far ahead of its time, Tiger comes bearing more than playful words.

The bridge's early arrival awakens strange tides-spirit currents slip into Dalampasigan's waters, the Lusong ng Alon churns without wind, and the sea begins to echo with voices not its own. As realms bleed together, the old pact between shore and spirit stirs: if the bridge and the whirlpool ever meet, one god must remain behind to seal the breach.

And Tiger has already decided who it will be.