It didn't feel right. It was great. We were back to our old ways. Lin, me, Boshu, Roe and Xie. We had left Ruby behind because it was my first time leaving Aku behind and he was throwing a lot of tantrums. Had it not been due to the request sent to us from both our parents, the fox and the wolf kings, I wasn't practically willing to leave my baby boy behind. He wasn't a baby anymore, I knew that well but he would always be a baby to me, no matter how old he was. At the moment, he was barely more than a toddler. But his way of growing wasn't really according to norms. He had his own unique pace of growing. His mixed traits were manifesting at such a tender age. It was something to take into account but it wasn't strange. " Mia, you seem so lost. Tell me what's bugging you sweetheart. "Lin shoved me with his shoulder as he handed me the glass of fresh juice that he brought. I was sitting right over the mast, dangling my legs, feeling the cool breeze tingle me as I brooded. He sat

" They took the boy to the mer-world? "Asked the voice of a lady who seemed very feeble. She tried sitting up as the person in front of her entered. Well, he wasn't really a person, he was actually a fox. " I can't even go back to the ocean to revitalize myself, least those traitors get any clue about my survival. "The lady coughed up some blood as the fox prince in front of her extended a cloth. " Well, if things go as planned, you will soon be able to return to the part of the ocean that falls inside the wall. It will be your haven in the Western Wastelands. "The lady scoffed. " I know you only saved me and gave me refuge because you wanted to use me. But you know you still need me. You can't just get rid of me at this moment... "" Who wants to get rid of you fair mermaid? I was only trying an innocent suggestion... "The fox prince reflected his malicious grin. " Don't you know the part that we sealed off has bubbling poison inside it? That poison is what is causing all th

I woke up to find myself all alone, sleeping peacefully while the men were gone. Roe was packing something when she saw me getting up and smiled. " We need to run. They must be back by now with the boat. We need to return. "She said. " Return? Wait what! Why? "I hurriedly sat up. " I don't know. Mother sent Xie a message with the hawk. She asked us to come back. Immediately. "" Is Aku alright? "My heart started racing, completely forgetting about everything that our new mission was all about. " I don't know but I think it wouldn't have been my mother to send us the mail, had anything happened to our little star. You know, it would have been father or maybe the army.... "She tried to joke. She had a point. I tried to calm down as the wind took us back, faster than it had taken for us to reach that place. I sprinted as fast as I could after getting down. My boy was right there, waiting for me and he came at me, running and hugged me back. Before I could ask him if he was al

The ones that were driven by jealousy and revenge failed to see that price they were about to pay for the deeds they were doing. In their blind pursuit to achieve the unachievable, they stooped low enough to make the same mistake as the former mer-queen.In their attempt at conjuring the one that was sealed deep below the ocean floor, sleeping for centuries, they forgot that they risked casualties. Casualties as in masses. They had trespassed the border between the dead and the living. The thin membrane that kept the world of the deceased and the immortal shifter clans separate, had been tampered with. The ones that had grouped together, posing as victims of discrimination, were no less than villains. But what was worse was that they were all naive and ignorant thick heads. They were trying to awaken the one that marked the border between the dead and the living. They thought that the poison that was spreading was toxin. They thought it was merely some venom that they would do away

He could see his mother whither away in front of him. He could see that she was dying yet, he could still hear her voice. " My precious little boy... "She spoke into his ears and he looked around, trying to find her with his eyes. " I don't have much time left , my child. Listen to me well. I am going to leave a very heavy burden on your tender shoulder. Much heavier than leading our clan. This will be your decision. But this decision will alter the course of the present world. So choose it well. "And then the rest of her voice echoed inside his soul. It made him tremble. It made him hate his own self over and over again. In front of him was the one that was controlling him by the thread, the one who was responsible for bringing him to life. Yet, he was the main enemy. The one that could ruin his soul and cause him to cause a great catastrophe. He knew the time was tender for his bird tribe with the wolves patrolling their borders and sneaking in and out with every given oppo