The merman, my man

Chapter 193

The Merman, My Man by Black Velvet Chapter 193

The Merman, My Man by Black Velvet Chapter 193

There was no time. I had to act right then before the sun rose.

I judged the distance between the cargo hold and the sea visually. There was several meters worth of

deck without any point of cover, and I also had to get over the ship‟s scaffolding— crossing it would be

very dangerous because it would make me vulnerable to ambushes.

I needed a diversion to draw the soldiers‟ attention away from here, and night vision was my

advantage.

With that in mind, I took out my gun and made a gesture to Mary, indicating to her that she must

escape right away once I broke the glass. She understood and nodded determinedly, then leaned

towards a corner where the bullet wouldn‟t hit while awaiting my move.

As for me, I hid behind cover so that the patrol couldn‟t see me right away, and leveled my gun on the

hull of the other ship and pulled the trigger.

The shot immediately caused a disturbance on the other ship, with every patrolling soldier mobilizing

and barking at each other as they flocked towards where the bullet hid. While no one was noticing, I

promptly fired another shot at the glass deck, shattering it with a dull echo before I impatiently kicked

into it, widening the gap and soon leaving a floor full of shards.

With a loud splash, Mary leapt out of the water below. Before I realized what was happening, she had

wrapped her hands and blue tail around my body, slicing an elegant arc over the air as she carried us

both over the deck and into the sea.

The gunshots immediately followed us, knocking splashes into the surface. I could even feel the heat

wave of the bullets aimed at us, but I was soon shrouded in the darkness of the depths and silence—

we‟ve made it out.

Soon, Mary started to head towards the surface again, and I knew that we would already be far away

from the ships.

We weaved in and out of Lemenland‟s undersea caverns. Mary had to release me because of the

narrowness and curve of the cave, and I therefore had to follow her.

The brightness of the cave made the waters appear like something out of a fantasy, and Mary was one

of the mermaids described extensively in folktales. Her tail was elegant and

slim, her blue scales kicking tiny ripples in the ocean, sparkling like a cluster of stars as she swain.

If I hadn‟t known what had happened before, I would never have considered that she was once a Content (C) Nôv/elDra/ma.Org.

human like myself. According to the story from that old woman, it has been almost 6o years since

Mary became a mermaid, and that she had become completely accustomed to their lifestyle.

Was it my fate to become like her? Was it inevitable , having to leave my home for theirs like Mary did?

It was likely that she was reluctant to part with what made her human, that she would want to see her

mother again, leading to her capture by Bob and being used as a tool.

However, even if I had already turned, Dicken might simply abduct me if I refused to go with him to

their realm. Moreover, there was no place for me with the humans—would my nation still take me in

after Gary had erased all my records? Would a body like mine still be allowed back in human society?

Just as my mind was a mess, our surroundings were becoming more spacious, and the lights shining

into the waters were brighter. We were no longer under the sea, but within the island.

Mary led me towards the surface, and we breached it soon enough. I realized then that we were in a

cavern, and there was an entrance to another cavern nearby.

The Nazi would never find this place without any merfolk leading them since the only entrance was

underwater.

It was a deep cavern and spacious, and as dark as the belly of a beast.

However, it was not naturally formed—we could see the remains of many ancient buildings within the

cave, as well as many luminous blue orbs floating on the surface. Each was placed in a regular

pattern, forming arrangements that resembled constellations.

What were those luminous orbs?

I studied the one closest to me carefully, and found that it resembled a little lightning bolt contained

within a ball of glass.

How mysterious.