The moment Deraka stepped out into the water there was an explosion of power, a pressure so powerful that the merfolk closest to him directly burst, their bloody bits painting the ocean red. Those of them that were far enough away, and could see the pup all started screaming.
At first Cole could see, but after the mass self explosion of the merfolk, even with his superior eyesight, Cole was not ab;e to see through haze of carnage. But perhaps that was for the best, because even if he couldn't see, he could hear the screams, and they were jarring and nerve wracking.