Basically Imma just talk about my reactions to some leaks posted by Crazy Jay and also discuss my theories about it.

(The gif itself won't post so-)

(Also, it reminds me of Metal Sonic when we see him in Stardust Speedway)

Anyways, in the supposed-to-be-a-gif above, we see the old man himself, King Zarek interacting with a Fire Elemental prisoner.

I am guessing this happens after Zarek walks into Medusa's castle after she is killed and Zarek discovers the Elementals being kept prisoner.

The Fire Elemental is seen making a flame appear and possibly saying no to Zarek, who seems to have greed in his eyes.

My guess is that ZAREK IS POWER HUNGRY AND GREEDY AND WANTS THE ULTIMATE CONTROL OF THE ELEMENTS ALL TO HIMSELF!!

(Im still anti-Order lol)

*ahem* That would explain why he looks greedy and why the Fire Elemental is saying no: He's telling Zarek, "Mortals like you must not use this power" or something like that.

Another theory could be that he's mesmerized by the beauty of the flame (or the Elemental~) and it reminds him of his dead wife so he kinda wants to keep it.

Final theory could be he's simply just impressed and the Fire Elemental is saying, "No, admiration leads to corruption so please back away."

Next, we have this art that Crazy Jay calls, "Thera shows Mera how its done".

I assume this is what happened in the trials of superiority when Mera lost to Thera. I thought Thera won because she used her Flight of the Foretold thingy.

Apparently, this could have been the case or she could just be floating a few inches off the ground while doing projectile barrier.

Honestly, this just makes me think that Thera is the only good member of the royal family...

Because if I were Mera in the trials of superiority and my opponent legit starts flying/floating, I would be like,

"Yo, take my crown. Take my nation. Take whatever you want. Theres no way I can beat someone who can fly. Goodbye, you'll never see me again."

The question is, what did Mera do to compete against Thera? Can they both fly? Did they do a "who can stay in the air longest" challenge?

*insert the image of bald, crownless Zarek in jail cuz I dont have it right now*

Not much explanation for this (but Aseplayer has some funny theories). But my guess is that either Order revolted or Chaos attacked and managed to oveethrow Zarek and imprison him.