“Hold out your hand,” he commands.
I do what he says, and he takes my small hand in his big hand. His hands are surprisingly soft for such a big brute.The moment our hands touch a light between them begins to shine. The light glows around us like a big bright star. People around me gasp, so I assume this hasn't happened before.The King looks at me with a look that I can't understand.“At last, I have found you.”Before I know it, he has picked me up in his arms, as if I am as light as a feather. He walks towards the sea with me in his arms.Behind us the two walls of the ocean crash into each other. I look back and see the face of the angel lady Luna for the last time.KING ROAN HIS POV''It is time King Roan,'' Julias says.King Roan looks at his best friend and takes a deep sigh. He wishes he could just stay here with Julias.He hates this dreadful day that he must endure every year. He hates having to pick a woman even though they are not the one he is looking for.All these deaths haunt him every time he closed his eyes. But he must keep looking for the sake of his people. It has been 3000 years and they are beginning to lose hope.Roan has no reason to think this year will be any different. He did what he thought was best at the time. He did not know he would curse his people instead of protecting them.He stands up from his throne and asks Julias, ''Is the room ready?''Julias nods, ''Yes, my King, the special section is prepared, and Maya is waiting.''''Okay," The King says, "let's get this over with then.''He starts to swim to the surface and with a sweep of his hand his fishtail changes
NOELLE'S POVPressed to the King's chest I can feel all his powerful muscles. It is a nice distraction from the fact that I am about to be drowned.The water is closing in on us, so I close my eyes and wait to feel the water on my face. But nothing seems to happen, I open my eyes and see an air bubble around my head. Another strange thing is that the King suddenly seems to have a tail instead of legs. ''He must have used his magic,'' I think.We are swimming for a short while when a gigantic air bubble seems to emerge. In the air bubble, there is a city as far as the eye can see.Caves are made into cozy houses and everywhere I look there is coral in the most beautiful colors. In the bubble, everyone seems to have legs but outside the bubble, I find the most extraordinary creatures. Mermaids, seahorses, and turtles but also men that look like they are half-shark, half-man. We swim over the city for a while when I start to see a
NOELLE'S POVI wake up to a knocking sound on the door. It takes me a minute to remember where I am. It seems surreal that only 2 days ago I was still at the orphanage and now I am in a strange castle somewhere on the bottom of the sea."Come in," I say when I hear the knocking again.Maya walks in with a plate full of delicious breakfast."I hope there is something in there that you like," Maya smiles."I will start a bath for you and afterward I can give you a tour if you like?" she asks.I smile at Maya and say, "That would be nice."After Maya leaves, I dig into the bacon and eggs and eat until my stomach can take no more. Then I walk into the bathroom to the big round bathtub. The bath smells like lilacs and roses. I take a long relaxing bath and put on the clothes Maya laid down for me.It's a simple brown dress that feels very comfortable. I decide I am ready and walk out of my room. In th
KING ROAN HIS POVRoan walks toward the sea with Noelle in his arms. She feels so soft and tiny lying against him. His mind is going crazy though. He can't believe he found her; it seems surreal after 3000 years.He is so busy in his mind that he doesn't notice that they have already arrived at the tower where Noelle will be staying. He puts her in front of the door and decides to leave immediately, he needs to set his mind right.He is so lost in thought that he doesn't even hear Noelle screaming at him. He goes for a long swim to clear his mind and after that, he is so tired that he immediately falls asleep.He wakes up the next day when it is already 3 o'clock. He still has no idea what to do about Noelle being the lost heir of the witches. Maybe it will be good to talk to Julias he thinks. Just when he is thinking about him Julias walks into his room.''Talking about the devil, I was just going to come looking for you,'' Roan says.Julia
NOELLE'S POV,The next day I meet Julias at the entrance of the gardens at 10 o'clock. I have seen the coral and flower gardens, but Julias told me that the water gardens are a bit of a walk.Maya said that they are a famous sight of the Sea Realm, so I am eager to see them.''Hi, are you ready for a walk?'' Julias asks me.I smile at him, ''It would be great to stretch my legs for a bit and now that I am stuck in this city, I better make the best of it right?''Julias puts his arm through mine, and we begin to walk.''I like your positive approach,'' he says, ''So, I am curious to know more about Noelle, tell me about yourself.''''There is not that much to tell I'm afraid,'' I continue, ''I was left at the doorstep of an orphanage when I was a baby and I have lived there till my 18th birthday. Then I planned to go explore the world and have adventures, but I ended up here instead.''Julias replies, ''It's maybe not the adventure you wa
NOELLE'S POV,Julias and I wait hours for Roan to come back. It's already midnight when finally, we hear the door. Roan walks in all bloody and with a sad and tired look on his face.''You are bleeding,'' I say shocked.He grunts, ''It's nothing I just need to get some sleep and then go back to the village.''I walk towards him and examine the cuts on his arms and chest, ''We need to at least clean your wounds to make sure you don't get an infection. Come on let's get you on a couch so I can help you.''Roan walks to the couch and sits down. I tell Julias to get some bandages and alcohol.''You need to take off your clothes so I can examine all the wounds. Here let me help you,'' I command.I take off his shirt and pants until he is only wearing underwear. If the circumstances were different, I would have gotten shy from such a beautiful body exposed.Julias comes back with the supplies, and I start cleaning Roan's wounds.Julias sits nex
NOELLE'S POV,I wake up by the sound of my alarm at 5 in the morning. It takes me 30 minutes to get ready and then I head out to the entrance.King Roan is already waiting in front of the door. He looks like shit; I wonder if he slept at all.''Good morning, did you get any sleep last night?'' I ask a bit concerned.''No, not much just had a lot to think about.''Before I can say anything else he walks out the door. I follow him while we walk to the edge of the air bubble. Roan stands still and looks at me from head to toe.''Considering what Julias told me about your magic I think you should be able to shapeshift into a water creature. Maybe we can try a mermaid, just think about what you want to look like. Picture everything from the breathing gills to the tail. When you have the image just say Shapolo''I look at him a bit doubtful, but I say, ''Okay let's give it a try.''I think about a long green shimmering tail, a small glit
NOELLE'S POV,The rest of the week Roan and I practice water magic every day from dusk till dawn. On the first day, he explained to me that magic can't stay inside. It is like a well that fills up, it needs to be released otherwise the well runs over. When that happens you have no control over your magic, and you don't know what the outburst will do to people close by.So, every day we start with doing some magic meditation. Simple peaceful spells just to make sure my magic does not get bottled up. The magic we do in the meditation is quite fun. I can make small rainclouds, make shapes out of the water like butterflies for example and make fun currents in the water for little sea turtles and sea horses.But that's the fun part the rest of the day we practice more advanced stuff like protection and battle magic. So far, I have been able to make a small shield. Roan can make protective air bubbles as big as cities. Today however we are going to try making a vortex.