I stepped into my kitchen to a counter filled with mail and gifts. For some reason, merfolks from all over sensed my mating and sent me congratulatory letters and presents. They didn't send it to my home but sent it to shelters all over the world. The shelters then send the gifts to the local shelters here and Mia and Martin would collect them.
"Are they still coming?" I whined."Yep," the princess popped her P.I was starting to get the idea to just throw them out or give them to other people. Most of these things I had already. Some people sent kitchen utensils and appliances, vouchers for all sorts of stuff, and pieces of furniture, lamps, and other crap.It would be nice to give half of this stuff to the merfolks that didn't have the money to afford it. The ones that just arrived on land and didn't know what money was. They would enjoy these things more than me.The merfolks community was already occupied with merfolks from"You are the King of Kings," Jayel recited. "Your power is far more advanced than the Sea Witch Queen, so you should be able to sense every aquatic creature and tell who they are before you see their faces."I would not mind that at all. It would be great to know if a merfolk was bad or good before they approach me. That way, I could be mentally prepared for them. I would know whether to follow them up or just let them be."You use the elements around you to fuel your power," Jayel added. "The air, water, and land. You can use those components to heighten your senses. Sorcerers use water and the essence of it. We can manipulate it and turn it into magic. Once the air is cold and moist, we can utilize that moisture and turn it into magic. Therefore, we are most powerful on land on cool and rainy days, dusk, and dawn. You don't have to be able to view the moisture but we will be able to sense it."Alex nodded his head on the opposing couch. The princes
Alex dragged me with him downstairs. Everyone was getting ready to jump in the pool. I relaxed in the kitchen while everyone transformed. Well, everyone except Fel. The sight was a beauty from afar. Their glows blended together when my eyes were closed. I caught a gist of what Alex was talking about. The mixed colors may not be rainbow-colored like mine, but it was close enough.When the Princess transformed, she now acquired two colors instead of one. Her grey aligned with the same blue as Mitch. Not only that, with Mitch's blue, another color also lurked behind it. I sensed it but the thing refused to reveal itself. It was as if it protected the current blue color. Mia and Martin sported the same green. They never disclosed what pod they were from and I never asked. Everyone was aware of it, though. Their tails were different from everyone else. An additional dorsal fin fitted above their caudal fin on their tails. The others were without this feature.The di
I grabbed one of the pizza slices Alex collected from the guard. We were somewhat jealous. He had the ability to venture outside the pool as far as to the phone in the kitchen to make the order for pizza. That was not all, he didn't even have to go through a second transformation to accomplish all that. He did it while in his merman state. A talent he attained because unlike the rest of us, he didn't have a tail.Life was unfair. Prince Mitchalus analyzed it as that Alex still had his human genes, so he was unable to formulate a tail. That was not a bad thing. We did a few experiments to test out how good Alex was in this current form. He was excellent in everything except speed. We were faster than him in swimming. He could compensate by using his powers to heighten what his tail could have achieved.Still, Mia and Martin were the fastest of all of us. They originated from one of the pods in the Indian Ocean. Those were the fastest merfolks in the sea. No othe
I woke this morning with an unsettling sensation in the pit of my stomach. Shelly should have been back already. She never stayed away from me this long. Shelly was responsible. If something happened to cause her to visit to run overtime, she would have called. Instead, she did not. It was driving me crazy.Not only that but Alex got up from the crack of dawn and would not stop staring at the sea. It was starting to get me worried. I did not like this at all."Are you going to stand there all day, or are you coming with us?" I groaned, walking out to the balcony. "Aqualia is ready and prancing all over the place. We should get going."Alex didn't turn around but continued to stare at the sea.I followed his gaze. "I sense it too. Something is not right out there. Shelly is not back yet either. I'm not sure what to do at this point, but we should go to Mitch's place. As much as I hate to admit it, he might be of use to us. He has been playi
Land folks! Whenever anyone talked about land folks, they were often described as complex creatures that tackled little tasks or difficulties each day. Some of these people called it chores. Others described their actions as work. The leisure things were hobbies. There were so many names and too many fascinating things.Those activities were not as dangerous as fighting sharks. Nonetheless, it was just as terrifying. The greatest part was with each activity, it was just as rewarding in the end. For example, cooking. Land folks would gather all the ingredients from powders to leaves. Eventually, these ingredients were used to turn into mouth-watering feasts that exploded with flavors in my mouth.I groaned just thinking about it. The best thing of all was when we got to that point where we could cook, we became something greater. An inventor. A creator. Now, here I was, standing in Prince Mitchalus's kitchen about to become something greater.A smile
"When you feel her presence call to her. At that moment, you'll see where she is. You will then be able to communicate with her," Aqualia's voice faded away as I tugged on the shimmering silver line in my mind.Once my eyes opened, I spotted Shelly. An indecisive feeling took over. A happy sensation mixed with anger. "Shelly, what the fuck?"Her eyes widened and took me in.That didn't stop me, I continued anyways, "You've got me all stressed out! Here I am all concerned, and you didn't even think to call to let me know you're okay. What kind of guardian does such an irresponsible thing?"I stood there awaiting the witty response she would often utter but to my dismay, it never came. That was when I started observing my environment.Crystal-like rocks bordered us in a small area. Casting my eyes down, the chalk white sand of the sea floor stared back up at me. Spears tightly bound together with what resembled seaweed closed off
"Look, I get your touching story, man," I rested my hand over my chest. "My heart goes out to you and your family. I do, but how does keeping me in this cave help you to be the 'King of Kings'?"Gramps was well known. Everyone wanted to be him. They all wanted to be the King of Kings. It was both amusing and annoying. I would have given these powers away a long time ago if it was possible.At that, the crowned merman laughed. It almost sounded evil. I was not too sure, I was too occupied with his girlfriend to pay much attention to him. She stared at me with more fascination than before. The hair on my skin stood on end."You will find out why you are here," he answered.I tried to not notice how the mermaid observed me. It didn't help when a chill ran down my spine."You can't do this without being punished," Shelly gritted out. "That power is not meant to be yours. What about your daughter? What will she think when she finds o
When we were young, we believed love was like a fairy tale. Then we were teenagers and we read about Romeo and Juliet or watched Titanic and love became a joke.Why would I choose to die because of my love for another? How great should our love be if one was willing to sacrifice themself for that person?I didn't believe that type of love existed. I cared about others: my friends and family, but to die for them was another situation. For the past few days, the thought swirled in my head. My resolve regarding this paled. Marvelon was my best friend. If he was dying, would I have given my life to save his? Before I could never answer that question, never pause on a steady yes.At least until now.There was a split second in time when the answer became prominent. The need to do whatever it takes to ensure that person's safety surfaced and could not be quelled. That moment when nothing else mattered but keeping that person safe. At all costs.