Fake Princess
CCCXXIV Chapter
Small bubbles suddenly filled my body. The knife that I held before, had somehow disappeared to where. Next to my hand moved forward as Ebe also moved her body swimming towards me.
"Sachi!" His screams were heard again as his palm briefly touched my palm before it was released again.
"Ehb.." My words stopped while trying to call him, I don't know... Like the water around me forbid me to say any words.
"Hold Sachi," said Ebe again, he again directed one of his hands to grab the palm of my hand that was increasingly interested away from him.
"Gee!" A man's shout suddenly sounded, followed by the whirlpool surrounding my body slightly easing.
My body was suddenly unable to move, I lowered my head to look at the water that was shaped like a ring that had bound my body. Several times, I tried to destroy it... But free.
"Grandfather," said Ebe swimming near an old man half-human and... An eel?
From the top to the waist, his body was like a human in general, complete with his gray hair floating in the water. Half his body again... He has a long tail like an eel with wide fins like Ebe.
Behind him, appear to swim several male mermaids with beautiful tails of various colors. They were holding a weapon in each other's hands. A weapon with three spear eyes that is ready to finish my life if they are willing to do it from earlier.
"Grandfather, he's my friend" said Ebe with one hand holding the old man's arm, I stared at a crown adorned with many pearls on the man's head.
"He's human! How dare you take humans in my territory!" With a strong impact, Ebe cast his gaze with both hands moving to cover his fin-shaped ears.
My eyes widened as I felt a strong giggle around my neck. The man turned towards me with one hand and was seen gripping the water he was pointing at me. Ebe turned to look at me, she let go of her hands that covered her ears it moved to grab the arm of the old man who was looking at me earlier.
"You still want to help her?! He has hurt you!" The old man shouted back with one hand lifting Ebe's chin.
"It wasn't his fault, it was my fault for not being careful. He helped me, he's my friend!" Ebe shouted at the old man back.
"Go away, I let you go" said the old man looking at me, my body relieved when the invisible bond that had shackled me disappeared.
"And you, follow me!" He turned to look at Ebe.
"I'm not leaving" I said with one hand covering my neck, I stared at all those who turned to look at me.
"I understand your language, and I'll say it again... I, I'm not leaving" I said, moving my swimming legs toward them.
"Grandfather, he has no ill intentions" said Ebe as the old man turned to look at him.
"Did you forget..."
"I remember, I still vividly remember when the humans tried to kill me. But just like us... Man, not everything is as bad as we think it is" said Ebe stopping the man's words.
"I just want to pray in the temple. I, want to save my sister. Please," I said, looking back at him with a trembling voice.
"The temple, forbidden to you, to the people," he said, turning back, his long tail appearing to curl in front of me.
"What did you say?!" The old man snapped, his long tail moving swiftly wrapped around my neck.
"If I, don't come back soon. I'll make sure that your hair will not be safely floating on the surface of the water. The humans, will be in droves to finish you off. Just do it, if you don't believe it," I said with a slight sting with my eyes still staring intently at him.
"Who are you?"
"I am a Princess of one of the Kingdoms on the mainland. And all my bodyguards, waiting for my return on the surface. So release! You can ask one of them to confirm it," I said with a glance at the male mermaid who was also looking at me.
"Are you threatening me? A human like you threatened me? I can drown them all right now" he said, the stronger the tail was wrapped around my neck.
"You, you won't be able to do it. Since the Dragon is mine, it will instantly freeze the water you control before it touches my troops" I said, moving both hands around the tail.
"Dragon?"
"Don't pretend to be stupid, you can feel his presence on the surface. I'm right, aren't I?" I said back to his gaze.
"What do you want?" He said he pulled back the tail that was wrapped around my neck earlier.
"I just want to visit your temple, my sister... Half his soul was sealed by a creature with the form of half a sea aanjing. I, just want to save my sister, no less or more," I said bowed, I put my palm back rubbing my neck.
"Free. We can't do it, we can't allow you to go there" he said, turning around and swimming away.
"Please, let me try it. She's my beloved sister, I have to save her no matter what," I swam back to follow her.
"I told you, I can't!" The impact was again very hard, my body was blown to the side very strongly as the male tail hit my body.
My body moved back and then swam slowly with one of my hands holding my waist. I wrote one of the broken trees followed by red and pain coming out of my body.
"Sachi," said Ebe swimming towards me, her long hair floating occasionally touching my face.
"Your body, are you okay?" He said back with one hand to hold my waist slowly earlier.
"I'm fine" I said slowly to her as she helped me swim to her grandfather.
"I beg you, let me help my sister. I'll leave right after doing it" I said to the old man who had looked back at me.
I bit my lips hard as the pain got more and more stabbing in my waist. Next to my hand moved to suppress the origin of the pain earlier while the other side of my hand gripped firmly on the shoulder of Ebe who was touching me.
"Life is avenged, death is avenged. Do you get it? What do you mean by the words I said?" He looked back at me sharply.
"I get. I understand it very well," I said a little swimming forward before my body was held back by Ebe.
"Because my granddaughter seems to care about you so much" she said, moving a little bit of her hand, along I felt the pain in my waist that was slowly disappearing.
"I'll prepare the ceremony. But if the ceremony fails, don't expect to come back" he said, turning and swimming away with his tail twisting.