[First a word from our author!]
Here ye! Here ye!
Ahem! Sorry about that, but please your attention, since I had been away from this book and many others there won't be any stopping anytime soon as there is no writter's block on me, ideas and inspiration keep falling in my mind. But there is one problem, time!
I got a new job hence won't be as free to write as my books are not for money, just fun and entertainment and I got to eat, so we see that. So, I'll be posting twice a week from now on, with this one, the other two books will be on hiatus until time allows them to be continued as I am about to start my own work and not fanfiction soon, will appreciate your support at that time.
This is the last chapter of the week, enjoy and see you again very soon!
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Ursula had no idea why she suddenly changed her mind and followed Triton's daughter to the surface, why she felt the strings of her heart get tugged when she laid eyes on the young human male that was on the sea shore, why she was so enchanted by his dark hair that reminded her of the deepest trenches and his eyes so light blue they seemed gray like the storm on the ocean. His open shirt exposing his chest looked like boulders that could endure any number of waves that hit them and still be immovable.
'What in the darkest pits of the deep is wrong with me, why is my dark and evil heart feeling this?!' She questioned, clenching her bountiful chest and frantically rubbing her ashy white hair as her tentacles writhed irritably.
This was stupid and strange, in fact impossible!
Did she fall in love with Triton's daughter's human?
See? If it was before she would have called him lowly or pathetic, but now, she can't even dare to say such words.
But wait, if she has him, wouldn't that mean Triton's daughter fails and she can have her revenge as well as her beloved at the same time? No, instead she should make him her king! Yes, he would be the ruler of the seven seas and she would be by her side, together they would rule all.
But at the moment, he was just human, one that nearly drowned, what king of the seven seas loses his crown from almost drowning?
'Think, Ursula, think!' She tapped her forehead in thought with her slender pale purple hand as she tried to remember some of her spells, rituals and incantations that could help her and her beloved.
'I got it!' She exclaimed mentally, her gaze turning a little darker as she looked in the direction where she knew Ariel would surface.
With a snap of her fingers, two pairs of yellow eyes emerged beside her.
"Capture that little mermaid for me, she has a new value now to me and my beloved." She ordered darkly.
Her two eels looked at each other in human-like confusion before making a gesture akin to a shrug and swam away to carry out their mistress' command.
There was a ritual within her mind that she remembers picking up as a youngling, it was odd how it showed up to her as she was playing near the sea shore of one human kingdom. It fell from the cart of an old-looking human, being naïve at that time she shouted back to the owner that they had dropped something in the water only for them to say that now it was hers to keep and she would find it handy someday.
She read it but found it strange that she needed to be male to use the ritual, it was useless to her. But she read it still, the entire thing was bizarre and made no sense to the young her, yet here and now those words on that old piece of parchment seemed like she had just read those words.
Hearts blood, of the beating heart of the ancient deep sea.
It was the main ingredient, and Ariel had the blood of a literal deity, Ursula was not sure if she had to kill the mermaid but since it said still beating heart, she might as well keep her alive while draining her.
The rest of the ingredients and equipment were easy as they were at her place, but the most important one was this young handsome prince that had stolen her heart it was time to finally meet him.
She had a little spell that would assist her in transforming herself into a human, as for making him fall for her. Well the only thing that was needed here was her love to do the trick and as well as a little seduction which she had in boat loads.
She would have him love her as much as she did for him and soon enough once her ritual is done, he too would have a little dark heart as she would also use some of her blood to bind them together.
Forever~
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Phillip was very lost.
This was the first time he had ventured in a path so different the one he and his family usually took to reach Charles' kingdom.
Neigh!
"Agh! I know boy, I wanted to take a small detour to sight see as it's been ages since I left home." He replied at the horse that rolled its eyes at its partner and rider's antics.
With what could be almost said to have been a human-like sigh it trudged onwards through the thicket, when the road ahead got narrow Phillip got off the horse and walked ahead with the reigns of his stead in his hands.
Prince Phillip was a handsome young man, with short brilliant brown hair and bright brown eyes, he was tall with a great built seen beneath his black shirt, brown pants, and boots. He had a red cape and hat, laying horizontally by his horse was a large claimore of plain design, something that would be easily missed if not for its riddiculous size.
But what was more amazing was his stallion that carried the weapon as if it was a mere sachel, that and the fact that it was a thing of beauty, pure white fur that did little to hide the powerful and explosive muscles beneath its coat, its mane was dark as night, a breed of horse that was bred over generations in a house of dragon slayers, none other then their family raise such beasts that faced the flying fortresses of fire.
Still, they continued their journey and soon enough found themselves at a clearing, trees, and the rest of the vegetation got scarce, and the earth looked dark and grim, but the duo nonetheless walked forth not a hint of fear in their hearts or falter in their steps, they had walked many a dangerous road before and this was nothing but a small walk in their backyard.
Within moments they saw a large cliff in the distance that had tall towers, there was no sunlight over this castle just perpetual clouds that seemed to loom over the building.
Both rider and horse did stop this time and took a look at each other for a second before both shrugged and carried on towards it.
If there was a way to ask for directions towards his friend's kingdom then why not go and knock and see if there was anyone home, if not then leave, he was sure he would find his way around this small problem, even if there were monsters or beasts, he hoped they didn't bother with him.
He didn't like killing left and right but if there were problems, he would show them the temper of a knight that slays the most terrifying beasts to walk the Earth.
What the duo of rider and horse didn't notice was a pair of yellow eyes were watching them from the tall tower, there was intrigue as well pondering in the gaze.
The owner moved a little that the dim light of the surroundings revealed the owner to be Maleficent, her tall and slender frame was hugged by her black and purple robe. She looked so icily elegant and had a dark beauty that oozed from her pale green skin, her horns or perhaps headdress that looked like horns of a dragon looked menacing.
Thanks to her magic she could observe the stranger and his horse that had intruded her domain. Unlike that creature, this one was normal… -ish.
She could feel the resentment of slain dragon-kin cloaking his form like a second skin. He was dangerous no doubt but something she could face, unlike that other thing that was akin to a mouse against a chariot.
She had been irritated for the past two days that she would have normally cast a spell on them to try to kill him, but there was something that held her from doing so, to stay her hand.
So much so that she had removed her defensive spells, suppressed the monsters around her castle, and in fact, made a path for them to reach her freely. Sure they would have had to fight their way through and to be honest would win, so why waste her resources.
She reasoned.
There was something about him that she could use, she could use him against that thing!