Lake Mermaid Novels & Stories

She said, "Okay. I will leave them alone." Damien and I got in the Hummer with Ely and Eivin and we left for the airport. Once we were in the air, I asked Damien why they want us there. I didn't think we could offer much help. He said, "They know you are good at uniting species. They want to ally with the mermaids." I said, "Sweet! We could do the same!" He said, "The Queen of the Mermaids lives in one of the lakes in Nebraska." I said, "Really? I would've thought she lived in the ocean or the sea?" He said, "Nope. This lake is her childhood home, so this is where she feels most comfortable." I said, "That is so cool."

“I’ve never gone out of this country. We can’t swim very far because there are certain areas in the sea which are dangerous for us. Sharks and other deadly sea creatures can attack us so we don’t travel much. I'm not sure about the rest of my kind.I lost a lot of my memories so I can't remember anyone from my species. They might be out there somewhere in the sea.” Did anyone look for me all this time? she sadly wondered. “Do you have super powers?” Alina asked. “Like...are you the fastest person on earth? Or can you take down a building?” “I’m faster than humans,” the mermaid confessed. “And stronger too but I can’t take down a building! But I can fling a guy heavier than me across the field

Lucy was my guinea pig because she was the only other person in our coven who could turn into a creature. Everywhere Lucy went I was there, lurking. That's how I learned which nights she'd go to Kleery Lake. Once I had perfected the spell, I beat her to the lake and waited. And just like my vision, while Lucy stood on the embankment chanting, a giant mermaid arose from the lake. The giant mermaid turned into a black shadow and entered Lucy. Once inside her, Lucy dove into the water and jumped out a mermaid. Lucy was underneath the surface almost an hour before I got the courage to leave.

"I'm Dr. Emma Rockford and it's a pleasure to meet you. Are you a mermaid or ocean nymph? The female batted her large eyes and sighed. "I'm part of a tribe of merpeople and closely related to ocean nymphs but can occupy freshwater sources as well as salt, I am called Layla," she said softly and I nodded. I glanced over at the other cell and felt the heat. A large dark muscular beast was pacing the perimeter of the enclosure. It's two bulky heads huffing angrily.