Chapter 4
The demon prince was dragging her from the guest room to his father's library room. Shu Ying was following him all along by holding his hand back. And then, he suddenly stopped and she had crash with his back. He turned back and said "are you alright". She said "Yes, I am fine". Then, she looked at the door and asked him "what was this place". He said "this place was my father's library room, I had something to show you and its important". After that he opened the door with his crystal locket, the door opened and they entered. In the library, there were many scrolls over the shelf and the light was coming from big glowing orbs. Suddenly, he moved himself towards the big desk and called her "come over here". And then, she moved closer to him and she saw a strange symbol. She thought back to the past and her memory came back in "her father had the same secret drawer and desk which her father didn't let anyone near". But her father had allow her to play and wandering around his desk and library room. She remember everything back, so she said "my father had this kind of desk and drawer as the same as your father had". He told her by looking straight in her eyes "Listen, I thought the battle of your uncle might related to the evil dragon and now I took you over her for checking the history inside my father's scrolls". She said "is that what you want me to see". He said "Yes, it is and I know how to open it". Then, he put his ring over the secret lock place and it turn and opened. They looked inside the drawer and find something helpful for them.
Minutes later, Shu Ying found the ancient scroll which was writing about the clans who are guarding the evil dragon. In the ancient scroll said "the evil dragon did bad things to the heaven kingdom and also human world so the dragon king took this responsibility and prisoned him in this ocean, the serpent king and the merman king were the guardians who took their duties to guard him and preventing everyone get near of this evil anymore". They continued reading and they found her father the merman king took the golden conch shell which had the power of evil dragon and the serpent king take the claws of evil dragon. At the end page, there had a warning if the evil dragon can get out from the prison and took back his claws and conch shell everyone will be in danger again at that time no one can stop this. And then, they saw another scroll which meant to defeat the dragon. Inside that scroll, it wrote down was only the virgin mermaid with pure heart and healing enchanted power can stop and kill the evil dragon for everyone but she will die after that. So, her father losing his beloved wife in that battle and prisoned him forever at there. Now, she knew why her mother die and this duty was for her only. He told her "is there anything special related clue with your uncle".
She was keeping silent and sad emotions on her face so Eimu asked her "are there anything wrong". She couldn't answer anything right in time because she was shocking so much. In her mind, she had full of thoughts "that's why her father didn't tell her the truth even how much she kept asking him where her mother was". He held her arms and said "it was being alright we must figure it out and find the clue together to solve this". She said "I knew how to solve it before I need to ask your father clearly in private discussion". He said "okay, you can do that when he's back to castle". At that time, they heard the tower guard blowing the shell and he said "my father the king arrived, let's go and meet him at the gate". He led the way for her. When they reached to the gate, the serpent king was busying with his ministers and soldiers. So, they went back into the castle and wait for their time come. An hour later, everyone got back to their work and then he took her in front of his father. They greeting to serpent king politely but the serpent king knew who she was already. King Wilu said "are you Princess Shu Ying who my old friend's favorite daughter". She replied "Yes, I am your majesty". Then, he sent his son away and he took her to his library room and sent the guards away from there. After they left, the King told her "do you know that our ocean and the lands near the ocean was being in danger because of evil dragon came out from the prison and your foolish uncle took the throne and killed your father". She said "so did you hear all about this". The king told her "Yes, my dear, I was going out a while for attending the meeting of dragon kingdom". She asked him "what was the dragon King told you to fix this problem". The king was scratching his back and said "it's all belong to you". She was shocking and looked at the King Wilu. She said "what do you mean by that". He told her everything about her mother and every sacrifice things to control the evil dragon. After she heard everything from the King Wilu, she fallen down to the ground and said "what do I need to do for saving my country and this ocean". The King told her "first, you need to marry my son Eimu and second I will support you with all my great generals and perfect soldiers for fight and took back your kingdom". She said "okay I will do that" without holding back. The King replied "okay, I will see what I can do, that's the deal".
She went back to her guest room with lazy steps. At there, the prince Eimu was having conversations with her maids and body guard. He heard the door opened and turned back to look at there. When he saw her, he ran to her and asked "everything alright, I am sorry I can't help you at there but my father seemed like know you and your situation of your kingdom". But she pushed him away to put out of the room. Before she closed the door, she said "I need a time to be alone because I was being so tired now". He said "okay and then he headed straight to the kitchen room for her". He ordered to the chef cook for cooking the foods which are the best for mermaids. The chef said "I will see what I can do". An hour later, the kitchen staffs took the dishes and came in front of their room. Ms. Omi was knocking the door and Su Su came to open the door. Ms. Omi said "the prince ordered this dishes for you princess". Su Su and everyone took the plates from them and put those upon the desk. But their princess didn't say anything just siting upon the bed. So, Wayu her bodyguard said "thanks for his highness gifts but our Princess need a time to rest for calming her mind". Then, Ms. Omi said "alright then farewell, just call me when you done". After that, she leaved. Su Su took one of the plate and tasted it before Princess having it. But she said "it's great luckily we had the great chef cook in here too". After her word, the Princess turned to them and said "do you think I must eat now". They all nodded to her and said "Yes, your highness, if you want to do anything, you must eat and fill up the energy for doing those". She said "Yes, maybe you are right". Even it's a while she met him and knowing him but she had to marry him in a sudden. She didn't know how he reacted by that. When she took the well-cooked sea urchin and put it in her mouth, she had a pleasure in tasting it well. She said "wow, how did he know my like and dislike". Su Su and Wayu said "don't overthinking your highness he might knew what merman likes". But she felt the kindness and cares of the prince to her. That was the reason she didn't know what to do. As her father ever mentioned to her "don't think with your heart just think with your brain and you will know what to do". During had the bunch of foods, she was thinking all those things which make her crazy. At last, she knew after her father and brother passed away she had this duties on her shoulder, she must kept her people safe. For this ocean, that was her father duties and now it's her turned to handle it together with the neighbor kingdom. She thought about choosing him won't be that bad choice for her. When she got the answers in her mind, she told her maids and body guard "I will marry to Eimu tomorrow". They just nodded to her first and then they shouted "you did what". She didn't need to tell them everything about this. She must do what she need to do.