Three

Unknown POV

"Bring them in and extract the oils completely" I ordered and the men carried the large containers of injured mermaids and merman to the big room.

"Thirty have been captured, how many more will be needed？" Thomas asked and I laughed aloud at his statement

"Thousands aren't enough, I need more"He bowed and walked away. Lisa barged in with a smile and cooed

"Zoey has good news"We strode into the office where Zoey was seated already, sipping coffee and munching cookies.

"I did not tell you to sit" I rasped and she stood up instantly. I sat on the sofa prepared to listen to the good news, she bowed and replied with excitement in her tone 

"I found the prince" I sprang out of the sofa with a jolt and she brought a phone from her pocket.

I touched the phone and dropped it after feeling the mighty sensation

"It's her, the leader of the mighty troops. Ava" I said as cold ran down my spine. I am a merman that has been cursed by the elders after I fell in love with the troop's enemy, a Jinn.

She got killed and I must avenge her death, everyone in the ocean that was against my love must perish.

"You are very useful Zoey, we can find the prince and princess with the object you brought" I laughed

"Let's kidnap Lucas， threaten Ava to give us her people, and kill them all" She chuckled and I feigned a smile.

"I'm the boss here and decisions are mine to make. Is your mission completed？" I asked and the smile on her face disappeared

"I'm sorry boss, I was unable to hurt Jinn Dyrus. I spiked his drink but got interrupted" She said and Lisa kept mute.

" Lisa became a runaway bride to complete her mission and yet it was incomplete"

Sorry my boss"

" I am not interested in excuses, your reward is death" I smirked and made my third eye visible.

"Please, don'tkill me" She stammered as she took her last breath and dried up as a skeleton.

My mission was to distract Dyrus and eliminate him because I had a vision that he would become the leader of the magical beings-mermaid and Jinn. I made my third eye invisible and Lisa exclaimed 

"Well done boys"

"Security" Lisa yelled and the two security men took Zoey's skeleton

"Lisa, you are in charge of this mission, eliminate Dyrus," I said and tried to wrap my hand around hers but she dashed out of the office.

"You can't avoid my love for you Lisa, you would be mine one day" A loud noise emerged from the phone on my table, I answered the call which was from 'Lucas'

"Ava, I have been worried since you left home" I ended the call and called Lisa from the telephone.

"I want Lucas"

"Alright boss," She said over the phone and I ended the call. Lisa has been with me for the past five years and she helped me with this industry where I avenge my first love, Lora.

My heart beats for Lisa now and I will avenge Lora's death. After eliminating Dyrus and Ava's troops, the ocean will choose me to be their leader, the Jinns will fear me, humans will tremble when they hear my name, and the universe will bow before me. 

I would create a new world and Lora's spirit will rest in peace.

The clock ticked 8 pm, I packed some pearls from the storeroom and drove home.  I sighted Lia at the porch with a worried face.

"Daddy！" She exclaimed and ran towards me. Lia gave me a warm hug and I pecked her forehead.

"How are you darling?"

"Dad, I'm sad. A kid in school mocked me because I'm motherless" She sobbed

"You are not, she traveled.."

"Dad, stop feeding me lies. I know she died after my birth" She interrupted with tears flowing down her chin

"Don't cry, I promise to get you a mum very soon," I said and brought out a bag of pearls from my car. A smile brightened on her face as her necklace began to glow.

"Thanks, Dad, you are the best," She said and vacuumed the pearls. I carried her on my shoulders, strode to her room, and laid her carefully on the bed.

"Good night daddy" She shut her eyes, I switched off the light and walked to my room.

"She misses you Lora" I whispered and Lora's spirit floated on the bed.

"She misses me but you don't" Her spirit cried.

"I do, I miss you a lot"

"Then why does your heartbeat for Lisa？ Is it because she is the daughter of an elder？" She sobbed

"Please go and rest, I will fulfill my promise" I assured her but she continued to cry and I was unable to rest.

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"Dad？" A voice echoed as I flinched to the door and sighted Lia with a confused look.

"Did you spend your night in the restroom？ It's 1 am" She said but I was muted

"Why can't Lora stop taunting you？" She yelled

"She is your mother"

"I know she is my mother, if she truly loves us then she should stop taunting my dad" Lia lowered her eyebrows and bright light beams.

"Lia, control your power" I yelled and slowly blinked my eyes. She disappeared, I ran to her room but she was not there.

Lia has the power to teleport when she is angry but she doesn't know how to control

"Lia！Lia！" Lora yells and floats out of the house.

"Jeez, Lora is to be blamed for this," I said to myself and walked to the car to search for Lia.

I ignited my car engine and drove to Lias's favorite playhouse but she was not there.

I got pissed off and drove back home, on my way home I sighted Lia sleeping on the road.

I was excited and got out of the car to take her home then a lorry came by speeding towards Lia.

Lia stood up with her eyes shut and walked towards the speeding lorry.

"Lia！" I cried out but she walked faster to the lorry.  I became helpless and ran towards Lia to save her.

"Abra ca da bra！" A voice echoed behind me which paused the moving lorry, and I carried Lia to the car

"You need to take good care of her." the same voice echoed. I looked back and sighted a Jinn, Dyrus with his golden wand stretched to Lia.

"Abra ca da bra," Dyrus said pointing his golden wand at Lia which made her regain consciousness.

"Daddy！" Lia exclaimed and pulled her arms around me. Dyrus turned around and disappeared into thin air.

Immediately he disappeared everything began to move including the speeding lorry.

"Lia, what happened to you？ Why were you moving towards the speeding lorry？"

"It was your step mum. She cast a spell on me when I appeared in a rocky cave.

"What？ Is my step mum alive？ Why would she do this to her granddaughter？" I whispered to myself.

"Don't worry sweetheart, no one can hurt you when I am here,"  I said and pecked her forehead. I carried Lia to the car, on the front seat. I drove the car home.

"You are banned from the ocean for impregnating the first child supreme leader of the jinns. I curse you that you won't be able to use your powers to do good anymore, you will watch your loved ones die slowly and you won't be able to do anything about it." a voice echoed in my head as I held my head.

"Daddy, what's wrong with you？" Lia asked as she got out of the car.

"I am fine, dear go to your room and get some rest. I need to attend a meeting, Lisa will come and spend the day with you".

"Really？ I love you, daddy." Lia blew a kiss at me and strode to the house. A noise emerged from my phone and I saw a message from Lisa.

"The job is done. Lucas is currently in the industry it's time to execute our plan." I read the message out.

I messaged her to come to stay with Lia because I was scared of losing her and she agreed.

I drove to the shaman introduced by Lisa on how to break the curse.