“ You requested my presence, Your Highness,” commander Lucifer slightly bowed before her. Princess Xiang signaled her handmaid to leave, which she did.She took a few steps toward commander Lucifer, and he was unsettled. He wouldn't want anything that will implicate him and attract punishment because her father, king Qiangsheng, hardly forgives. “ Can you please stand on your feet and stop bowing down to me?” her voice echoed. He stood up, but he avoided eye contact with her. His gaze was still fixed on the floor.Princess Xiang placed the tip of her fingers on his shoulder as she walked around him. It makes commander Lucifer shiver.“ Y-your Highness, I have a lot to do today. I would appreciate it if you tell me what I'm here for. I won't want His Majesty to see me here,” he said, stuttering.“ You have a soft voice,” she complimented, and commander Lucifer appreciated.“ You know,” she continued as she sat on one of her room's seats.
All the mermaids move under the command of Princess Chu Hua. They were all walking on foot like dry land. Queen Andarta ensured that.It was the widest ocean on earth. Reaching the end of it within twenty-four hours could almost be impossible for anyone. Not even the mermaids who swim faster on the water.Almost every angle in the ocean has caves with scary creatures. Both unknown and known creatures that can make one shiver upon sighting them.“ Stop!” Princess Chu Hua signaled everyone as she stood still without taking a step forward.Dishi who had been blindly walking around suddenly opened his eyes and brought out two swords from their sheaths which were hung on his back. He fixed the handles of the two swords together, making it look like a single sword with a handle in the middle.Other mermaids separated their spears into two parts as well. While others made there to have two sharp edges and the down part looks like a rolling blade with iron teeth.Princess Chu Hua, who gave a
“ What made you think I know the princess where about?” commander Lucifer inquired as he glared at Prince Junfeng whose hands were chained behind him. He was on his knees as commander Lucifer sat opposite him. They were facing each ready as they were about to embark on a discussion.“ You and I know that we aren't children to keep deceiving ourselves this long.” Prince Junfeng spoke with a chuckle.Commander Lucifer stared him in the eyes and said,“ yes, we are no longer children. But then I don't know what you are talking about. How are we deceiving ourselves?” he asked confused and prince Junfeng shook his head in disappointment.Prince Junfeng was wondering if commander Lucifer was trying to pretend as if he knows nothing about himself. What he can do and what he can't do. But he wasn't sure if commander Lucifer could allow princess Chu Hua to go through this pain without helping her. He knew how much they love each other…“ You never lack to amaze me,” prince Junfeng muttered moc
Using their powers, they manipulate the water to enable them to swim away with fastness. The issue here was Princess Chu Hua who Dishi wasn't ready to go and leave her lying lifeless there.The approaching creature doesn't have legs nor does it have tails. It gestured towards them with speed as it was ready to attack them.A sense hit Dishi, and he remembered that he could do something to save Princess Chu Hua if she was alive.The necklace on his neck with a magical gem. He said a few words, and both he and princess Chu Hua became invisible.All other mermaids ran away and hid nearby behind caves and rocks. While others hide behind the ocean planes that are somehow taller and wider than them.Water covered everywhere, but it couldn't touch Princess Chu Hua because she was invisible. As if she knew that Dishi was going to be her savior and she insisted that he follow her.Unbeknownst to Dishi, the monster before them can see invisible things. The monster sighted Princess Chu Hua lyin
Out of one hundred and three warriors who went out that day, only forty came back home. Including Princess Chu Hua, Dishi, and Daiyu.Many came back injured, while a few of the mermaids came back home safe and sound without sustaining any injury. “ Sit here for the meantime,” Princess Chu Hua said to Dishi who was seriously bleeding on his leg.Immediately they came back home, Queen Andarta was summoned. On sighting the injured victims, she took pity on them because they were seriously passing through pain. Only they could explain how hurtful it is.“ What happened? And where are the remaining warriors?” queen Andarta inquired in anxiety.“ We got attacked by a gigantic plant which claimed the life of many. Thereafter, we also got attacked by an unknown ocean monster, which brought this misfortune.” Daiyu explained as she bowed before Queen Andarta.“ An unknown ocean monster? How come? Is there any type of monster living in this ocean that we aren't aware of?” Queen Andarta was los
It was another beautiful morning and the Azanda's armies were already on the move as they headed toward the great ocean. Everyone might have had a wonderful night of sleep, but not for commander Lucifer.Sleep couldn't catch up with him because he was thinking about numerous things, which couldn't allow him to sleep. He hadn't been himself since King Qiangsheng told him about marrying his daughter if she insisted on loving him.They arrived at the ocean after a few meters of walking through the thick forest, and their horses were kept a far distance away from the ocean. Although they couldn't see the end of the ocean from where they were standing. They were standing on the ocean edge on a hilltop, which also helped to show them a better view of the stunning ocean, but only a quarter of it they could see.On sighting the ocean, some men were terrified because it was wider and scarier than they thought. “ I have never been to this ocean before. What's the name?” commander Yufei inquire
The craftsmen spent the whole day using their skills in making boats. Although they weren't having the apparatus for doing the work they have been assigned to do. They were wise enough to use some of their weapons for work. Tools weren't the case…Almost every man was engaged in one thing or the other so that the work can move faster to achieve their goal. Both those that have the experience and those that don't, except for commander Lucifer, Yufei, and Prince Junfeng who were freely sitting aside and watching the men working.Nevertheless, some men were selected to patrol around in case of any incoming or unexpected attack from the enemies.Commander Lucifer had been unsettled since Prince Junfeng told him about falling into the ocean, and seeing the commander in this condition makes Prince Junfeng happy. At least a lot of battle was going on deep inside his heart which won't guarantee him peace of mind.However, Prince Junfeng never explains his parables. He speaks in parables that
One day, everyone must die and face the afterlife, but since the mermaids lost lots of their colleagues in their first patrol, they became scared and weak. They weren't ready to die like the others. And for that reason, most of the mermaids were afraid to go out.Nevertheless, they can't stand against their leader's order, as they must obey what she says. Although the Princess doesn't want to go either, she just has to because only facing and conquering their enemies is what would free her from this bondage or the current situation she found herself in.“ This would be the last day I would step my feet out of this kingdom. I have been fearlessly walking around this ocean without resting, yet we see no sign of the so-called creature you all are talking about. Is this how we would be patrolling until flea is nowhere to be found in my body? Huh? Why was I brought to this place in the first place?” Princess Chu Hua raged in anger as she faced queen Andarta who was sitting on her throne.“