Yuri Pov:
In the depths of the vast blue ocean, there is a hidden secret. What or who are the people living there?
Along with colorful fish, coral reefs, and seaweeds, from small to large, they live with unusual creatures.
Hidden in the deep blue sea are creatures that have long been buried in the past and soon became mere stories and legends of humans.
If for people the surface of the ocean is the final layer well, they say that because they haven't reached the layer where we are now. You will be exposed to a very beautiful view of the depths of the sea. The underwater world is so colorful and so beautiful that normal people have never discovered it because it is so deep and dark in their sight. Far from human-made purity, clean ... but chaos is inevitable. The ocean in the mortal world can be said to be just the beginning of our world.
The darkness that people see here is not an empty thing, but a colorful bridge we have to our kingdom. I don't even know why people are afraid to swim underwater. Yes, some of us prey on them but not all mermaids eat humans. We will go out of the sea just to catch a chicken or whatever meat is available in their world.
The bottom sea for them is just like the first page in the book. It is one of the portals that connect the two worlds.
The mortal and the immortals were extraordinary creatures such as angels, demons, sorcerers, fairies, vampires, werewolves and mermaids live ... yeah mermaids ... mermaids are the creatures I mentioned and that's what I belong to.
In the world of mermaids, there are also continents, countries, and kingdoms.
And that includes the Aquarine Kingdom. The seven little kingdoms are Algebra, Trigonometric, Arithmetic, Geometric, Logarithmic, Decile, and Percentile are under our power.
Our world is divided into two constituents. The Bela Blanca and La Luna. Bela Blanca is where our kingdom is located. Here the mermaids live peacefully. La Luna is a dark continent where evil camps. La Luna used to be a beautiful continent before but since it has been occupied by dark sides it has become a hotbed of various kinds of evil.
I am currently observing the colorful corals as one of Dad's sentinels approached me. Dad is so strict with us especially with me so I can only go out once and since Dad is away now I had a chance to wander around.
"Hai? "I frowned, he bow as a sign of respect to me as their princess. I'm the 2nd Ojo of Aquarine Kingdom. Ojo means the second princess of the Kingdom.
" The first Oji want to talk to you, Watashi no igen " the one answered to me.
I nodded "Hmmm, is this a very urgent talk? "I assured.
"Hai! Watashi no igen" They say so I rushed to my Ani's office.
Oji's name is Yamato Ryoma Youngs but I usually call him Yuan as his nickname. We are three siblings on my mother's side. Ani, me, and Yui Misaki Youngs. I have my stepsister on my father's side which is usually normal not until your step-mom is the evil one. Yeah, they are kind compared to their mom, my step-mom is the real definition of evil.
My siblings on dad's side are; Mitsuke Nanami(Maxine),
Mayumi Hanabi(Maine),
Manami Eiji (Mandie) and
Minato Ryeo (Mariano) . They are the offspring of the second queen - Queen Mariana Wong.
She only looks good to others but when she confronted me, when it comes to me her true colors show up. She always beats me up and what bad things she tells me.
I was nervous when I entered Ani Yuan's office, he immediately stand to confront me. Based on the reaction on his face, I already know what he will say. We are here, there is no backlog. Whatever my older brother is planning, we will support him. For the sake of our kingdom, we'll do everything for it.
"It's time, Yuri," he said, it means its time for me to go out of the water to escape my step-moms wrath. It's my time for me to leave this place and live with the people, with humans. I expected that my brother and sisters would take me to mortals. But I guess I'm all wrong.
I'm thinking why my step-mom hates me that much? She was very kind to my sister Yumi. Is it because I'm the heir of this kingdom and not her child's? But It's not my fault to be chosen. I don't care if I am or not the chosen one to be the next powerful Queen. Most importantly for me is when the sea is calm, safe, and sound.
"Mama is planning something for you before your coronation." Maine will be informed. She's shaking. I feel my throat go dry and I feel chills that make me shiver. I expect that she will do everything to stop the coronation or to kill me before the coronation. Why life is so difficult?
"We're sorry Yuri, sorry if you have to go through something like this with us. But you need to do this to save your siblings and the whole kingdom of mermaids against our mother, " Mandie said cried. My heart clenched seeing my sister is being like that. I approached her to caress her back and calm her down.
"Hey, it's okay. We all have a role to play and I will do mine as well, "I told them.
Even though they are just my siblings on my father's side, I still consider them more than real sisters. The four of them aren't like step-sisters in fairytale stories of humans. They are different from them. If in the stories the step-sisters are greedy, savage, and evil. But my sisters are kind, selfless but fearless, and softhearted.
Shisuta Maxine held my hand and touched my face. Shisuta is a sister in English.
"No matter what happens, we are still sisters. No one can separate our bonds, sister. Go to mortals. I'll give you the information about our allies there who will help us today." She said while looking into my eyes.
"You are our only hope... everyone hope. And it's our responsibility to protect you. Hope you understand that" she said, I smile and wipe her tears.
"I understand, Shisuta. I'll do my best to help our kingdom" I said and I look at Ani Yuan. I can see emotions in his eyes but I can't read them.
"Take care of our kingdom, Ani. And yourself too. I'm will not be here in the meantime, so make sure you're safe Ani Yuan, "I said, he just nodded.
" Yeah, I will. By the way, we already set your fake death so we can be able to reveal her evil deeds and dethroned the Joo as the Kingu arrived " he said. I nodded. That is our plan. Joo is a queen while Kingu is king.
"Just don't make me wait for long. I'm scared to stay long inland. "I said. He chuckled.
"Don't worry about it, sis. "
"I'm giving you my blessing. This sword will guide and protect you from the darkness. You are the warrior and the Queen. Be careful in your journey. "he uttered.
My Ani placed his sword on my head to bless me with my safe journey on land and strength to face any trial. He uttered a ritual that I am sure will guide me on my journey.
While Maine brought me an orchid - not an ordinary one because it has a spell symbolized by pure love... speaking of love. Since I turn to 18 years, I haven't found my mate yet. I've already swum the whole ocean, I still haven't seen my mate in three years of searching. My siblings have already found theirs but I am still frustrated. Maybe Maine gave me that flower cause I'm not yet founding him.
Mandie gives me an aloe vera perfume that when I come up out of the sea I will pour it out on my body. It is a perfume for any time I get wet with any water, my tail and gills will not appear as a mermaid. Amazing isn't, but I'm nervous about what I'm going to do. I only went up to the sea once, and if I did, it was only to the shore.
Lastly, Shisuta Maxine gave me a blue bracelet with a pearl design on it. The legendary Amulets. My eyes widened at what I saw. Why is she giving me this thing? T-this...
"Is this the legendary amulets? "I asked, she nodded.
"It will protect you and your mate from any harm. by the time it gets light that's a sign that your mate is just around the corner. I will sign it to you and here I will also know where you are and when you need our help. "she said that I understood.