In the previous dimension where I lived, I had already been prepared to live away from the humans with Dicken. I had nothing aside from him, who was always by my side—our connection seemed so unbreakable just then that I believed that to be my fate.However, I still wouldn’t hope that he would keep killing because of me. Looking into his eyes, I pleaded once again, “Could you promise me to spare Baron? Right now, he’s of no threat to you or merfolk. As long as we return to the domain of your race, humans would have nothing to covet—can’t we stay away from those conspiracies? I’ll always be yours, dear leader.”Dicken looked deeply into my eyes as if he was considering my proposal, and remained quiet for a long time before he eventually gathered me in his arms. “I promise, Linda.”“Hey, shouldn’t we be going out now, and don’t you have an announcement to make? Your people are waiting for you.” I exhaled lengthily and patted his back just then.At those words, I suddenly realized t
Before I realized what Dicken was going to do, he breathed an exceedingly high-pitched cry as sonorous as thunder. The entire cave shook in its wake as he grasped my hips with both his webbed paws, lifting me high into the air. A school of sea fishes suddenly swam out of nowhere in an instant, their bodies shining as they encircled us like birds. At the same time, the merfolk started dancing in excitement, kicking up splashes as they pivoted gracefully, the scales of their tails reflecting radiance amid the darkness just like stars in the night sky, the robust, burly mermen and the beautiful, devilish mermaids interweaving to form a bright river of stars.I stared at the stunned sight, mesmerized, spreading my arms by reflex as if infected. I wanted to embrace my dear leader who had surprised me endlessly, expectant of the new world he would take me to.That was when I heard a quiet voice beneath me. “Linda…”I looked down into his wide, narrow gaze that seemed to embody that rive
I was taking a shower but I felt like I was being watched. These days, I had been totally captivated by and restlessly researching merpeople day and night. My fascination with this mysterious species had caused a merman to appear in my dreams a few days ago.He was majestic, young, and about three meters tall. His upper body was muscular, and his tail was iridescent black. A tail so powerful that a single movement had the strength to produce a huge, engulfing wave.But my dream wasn’t related to my research topic at all, because this merman was a demon!And now I felt like I was being watched in the comfort of my own university dormitory bathroom.The walls and the floor of my bathroom felt like they had turned into glass, and a pair of sharp glowing eyes were staring at me from below. My entire body, including my private parts felt exposed and peeped at by probing eyes.At that moment, I wanted to quickly cover up my body with a towel.Just then, a fragrance came over me, dr
I wrote in my diary. “10th September 2012, cloudy. “Professor Gary and I have been drifting at sea for three days, but we have found no merpeople.“I’m beginning to question the existence of merpeople, but the dreams keep me going. “I don’t want Gary to know what I dreamt of, and I feel like he’s keeping something from me.”As I looked at my reflection on the cabin window, I realized I had lost some weight. My figure was slimmer, and my face was pale. That much was clear without looking too hard. Looking like this, I would be laughed at by my classmates. Of all the research topics I could have chosen, I picked such a difficult one. Just then, someone shouted from outside the cabin, “Linda! Come out quickly! I think there’s something beneath the water!” I put down my pen and immediately rushed out, bumping into Professor Gary at the door. He was holding a deep-sea monitoring device that could monitor the conditions underwater. He raised the screen of the device before
My intuition told me that this being was more dangerous than a shark. Its danger did not lie in its physical strength, but in its mysterious ability to captivate people’s attention, and even caused them to die for it!The divers finally managed to put the merperson into a pre-prepared water tank. Gary gave the divers a signal and they held the merman down right next to me. With a syringe in hand, I carefully injected some tranquilizer into his beautiful tail. After administering the injection, I couldn’t help but feel the streamlined tail. Its coolness to the touch seemed familiar yet foreign at the same time. The merman in my dream also had a smooth tail like this. As I gently lifted up the scales, I saw that underneath it looked very similar to human skin. If it weren’t for the anatomic structure of the tail, I would have thought there were two legs in there. ‘Why did I think about this?’ Startled by my own thoughts, my hand accidentally touched his tail fin. Instant
“I didn’t examine the merman further yesterday. I believe highly intelligent creatures like merpeople would resort to extreme measures when agitated, even to the point of committing suicide. “I had to ensure his safety. I will get the ship crew to help prepare a large acrylic water tank. “Whenever I think of his stare, I can't help but shiver. I have to be the first to unravel this mystery...”As I wrote in my diary, there was a knock on my cabin door. I immediately shut my diary and shoved it under the blanket. I didn’t want Gary to know about my diary. I went to open the door and shuffled back to bed pretending as if I had just woken up. Gary held the finger that was wounded yesterday and proceeded to disinfect it with a cotton ball. “Ouch! You’re doing this on purpose!” I shouted. Gary disregarded my dissatisfaction and said, “I’m warning you, don’t get close to the merman alone. If I find you doing that behind my back, you’re going to get it!”While saying that, he
The tank wasn’t illuminated so I couldn’t see his face clearly aside from his contours. Even then, I could feel his gaze following me. His gaze made me tremble and made my legs feel like they were frozen, unable to take another step. The merman seemed like he could read my mind because I suddenly felt as if he was encouraging me to go forward. He must have closed his eyes because I couldn’t feel his terrifying gaze anymore. I mustered up the courage and continued toward the silhouette in the tank. The merman in the tank floated peacefully, he looked like he was sleeping. The piercing gaze I felt earlier must have been my imagination. I got a better look at him as I moved closer. There seemed to be a shiny protective membrane on his skin, enticing me to touch it. Through the wall of transparent acrylic, I imagined how his skin would have felt. Right then, I noticed a grave wound on his right arm! Even the bone underneath was visible. Based on the shape of the wound, it see
I secretly reached for the tranquilizer gun on my waist, ready to whip it out and fire it at him. I wasn’t in a dream. How could I be constrained by such a lewd being? Suddenly, a hoarse voice said… “Di-ck-en.”“Di-ck-en.”I was sure that the voice came from the merman, the hoarseness of his voice sounded as if he hadn’t spoken in a very long time. ‘Is the merman trying to communicate with me?‘Oh my god! Am I the first human in history to be speaking to a merperson?’I was so excited that I forgot about the danger that befell me just a moment ago. I mustered the strength to prop myself up so that we were on a parallel line of sight. It was only then that I realized how naive I was. The expression on that handsome face was definitely one that was teasing me. But I didn’t want to give up. I let myself calm down and spoke slowly, “Hey Mr. Merman, I have no ill intentions. I just saw the wound on your arm and wanted to treat it for you.” I even pointed at the wound. Bu