After the intense battle, I was tired and out of breath. I crept onto the floor and wiped away the blood and sweat on my face as I stared at them vigilantly like an actual beast. The contempt and scorn that the men wore of their faces finally vanished and were replaced with shock as they looked at me. The looks on their faces were now much more tolerable than before. But what was worse was that they planned to deal with me with their guns. Just one shot was enough to kill me. But even if I could turn back time to ten minutes ago, I would have done the same thing. I couldn’t stand being abused by them. I had always thought that I could withstand their deliberate humiliation. But when it came down to it, I wouldn’t think twice before shooting all of them with a gun. I then heard the sound of the safety latch being unfastened. I was reminded that I should say something akin to begging for my life, but I couldn't utter a single word when I opened my mouth to speak. So, I resigned
As I looked around the tanks below me, Gary pushed me to the end of the cabin. Laura was standing in front of a cabin door with marks that looked similar to craters, showing that something had collided with it. Looking closely, I could see blue-colored dried blood on it. My heart clenched. “Linda, you’re so lucky.” Laura looked at me as she gave me a wicked grin. “You have a chance to stay alive. But it isn’t because Gary had begged for mercy for your sake, but because of the merman restrained behind this door. I just found out that this merman is the alpha of the islands. The merpeople you just saw all came to save him.” She paused for a second before looking at me with false tenderness. “Our little genius Linda, I want to get some of his blood, but sadly, he is too aggressive. Nobody can get close to him; what more prick his skin with a syringe. So, I suddenly thought of you.” “Colonel Laura!” Gary quickly interrupted Laura as he had just figured out her intentions. Laura’s
I clenched my fists tightly, causing my knuckles to crack. Then, I took a deep breath and stepped into the cabin as the door slammed shut behind me. My surroundings were completely dark, but the night vision I had just acquired came into effect a few seconds later. This cabin was very wide, and a large water tank made of glass was placed in its center. Dicken’s head hung low as he was hung from his arms with chains that were as thick as my wrist. I thought of how he was considered a ferocious beast of the ocean but was here hanging like a dying criminal. His upper body was lifted above the water surface, and his originally flawless and unblemished chest had a burn mark on it. I could tell that a high voltage electric shock caused it. ‘They left such a deep wound on him that it will take ages to heal. What on earth did Laura and her men do to him?!’ I was dumbfounded for a second. Then I stumbled as I ran into the tank. I shuffled in the water until I was right in front of him
Dicken’s body and mine trembled together, but his kiss was still hard and aggressive like he had wanted to remove all the jumbled thoughts I had and calm me down. But it also seemed like his final act of indulgence where he could confirm his feelings for me one last time. My lips were quickly swollen and in pain from his relentless assault. So, I couldn’t help but lean backward and away from his lips. I caressed his sharp, featured face before stuttering a string of messy words. “Dicken…don’t misunderstand me…I really want to get you out of here…It’s my fault that you became like this. If it weren’t for me…” My gaze drifted onto the burnt wound on his chest, and I felt more heartbroken. Then, I crouched down and placed my forehead against his chest, and took a deep breath. After that, I realized that I should do for him what he had done for me countless times, and that was to treat his wound. I extended my tongue and carefully licked the wound on his chest. I could feel Dicken’s
As I licked at it intently, I completely forgot that Laura and her men were monitoring me. I had regarded myself as a doctor to Dicken, and I had even somewhat regarded myself as Dicken’s mate. When I arrived at this thought, I immediately cast it aside. ‘What am I thinking? There’s no reason to think about this. Dicken and I are still confined here. Our fates are intertwined, so I must help him!’ I lowered my head and didn’t stop licking. The image of me kissing him impulsively when I came into the cabin appeared in my mind. My licking motions descended lower and lower. Suddenly, the tip of his stiff and swollen shaft emerged to the surface and bumped onto my lips. In that instant, something must have gone wrong with my mind because I extended my tongue and licked the tip of his shaft. When I realized what I was doing, my mind was blown. ‘I must be crazy!’ I immediately wiped my lips and took a step back. I flailed around in the water before I steadied myself while holding o
Ugh, I suddenly remembered Laura's instructions. She threatened to kill Peter and the others if I did not complete her requested task. However, I was unable to draw Dicken's blood. I looked around vigilantly, then slowly moved closer to Dicken, blocking my movement with my body. Then I took out the needle in my pocket and pierced Dicken's arm as if I wanted to, but I covered the position of the syringe with my body and then plunged into my arm. I was confident that I could conceal the movements captured by the surveillance camera. From that vantage point, they'd think I drew Dickens' blood. “Linda!” Dicken lowered his head, looked at me, and panted heavily. Then he bit my ear as if to punish me for hurting myself. But his punishment did not deter me, and I continued until the syringe was full of my blood. My blood color had changed to a mix of red and blue, which surprised me. It was a purple-red color, and it was undeniably the result of my two transformations. My blood would
Laura approached me from the cabin. Gary had a gloomy look on his face as he trailed behind her. When I looked at Gary, he had a strange expression on his face. This caused his face to become flushed as he clenched his teeth. To control his rage, he was exerting every effort possible. I'm sure he would have assaulted me if Laura wasn't here. They were watching everything Dicken and I was doing right now. I thought I was mentally prepared to face them, but the feeling of embarrassment overwhelmed me. To avoid their gazes, I lowered my head. I then took the syringe bag from my pocket and handed it to Laura. Laura gave me a disgusted look and let out a long laugh. Then she took the syringe bag and carefully examined the purple-red blood inside. I couldn't help but feel nervous, but I forced myself to remain calm and stared at her emotionlessly. Laura, as an international spy, must be skilled at observing and analyzing human expressions. I must not allow her to exert control over m
Gary suddenly pushed me from behind. I was then tripped by the doorstep and almost knocked my head on the ground. He grabbed my collar from behind and pressed my head against the wall with great strength. I summoned the courage to turn my head and yell, "F*ck! What are you doing?!" Gary approached and lowered his head to look at me. His forehead swelled with blue veins. His chin was obscured by dark stubble. I realized he'd been drinking when he took a big breath right into my face. He was behaving like a drunk now. I was extremely unsettled. I had no idea what he was going to do next. I noticed his gaze falling on my lips. Perhaps he remembered that I had just licked Dicken's lower body. Rivers of shame flowed through my head, making me feel ashamed. I quickly diverted his attention by yelling, "Gary, wake up! I don't care what's going on with you right now. Take me to Peter and the others first. This is Laura's order!" Gary pressed his face against mine when I finished my sente
Before I realized what Dicken was going to do, he breathed an exceedingly high-pitched cry as sonorous as thunder. The entire cave shook in its wake as he grasped my hips with both his webbed paws, lifting me high into the air. A school of sea fishes suddenly swam out of nowhere in an instant, their bodies shining as they encircled us like birds. At the same time, the merfolk started dancing in excitement, kicking up splashes as they pivoted gracefully, the scales of their tails reflecting radiance amid the darkness just like stars in the night sky, the robust, burly mermen and the beautiful, devilish mermaids interweaving to form a bright river of stars.I stared at the stunned sight, mesmerized, spreading my arms by reflex as if infected. I wanted to embrace my dear leader who had surprised me endlessly, expectant of the new world he would take me to.That was when I heard a quiet voice beneath me. “Linda…”I looked down into his wide, narrow gaze that seemed to embody that rive
In the previous dimension where I lived, I had already been prepared to live away from the humans with Dicken. I had nothing aside from him, who was always by my side—our connection seemed so unbreakable just then that I believed that to be my fate.However, I still wouldn’t hope that he would keep killing because of me. Looking into his eyes, I pleaded once again, “Could you promise me to spare Baron? Right now, he’s of no threat to you or merfolk. As long as we return to the domain of your race, humans would have nothing to covet—can’t we stay away from those conspiracies? I’ll always be yours, dear leader.”Dicken looked deeply into my eyes as if he was considering my proposal, and remained quiet for a long time before he eventually gathered me in his arms. “I promise, Linda.”“Hey, shouldn’t we be going out now, and don’t you have an announcement to make? Your people are waiting for you.” I exhaled lengthily and patted his back just then.At those words, I suddenly realized t
That being said, it was no different from me letting myself be taken, because my stubbornness and determination only ever made Dicken want to conquer me even more. We had never been equals, be it fifty years ago or now.One might even say that he wanted me more after losing me once. His desire for me was so strong that he would kill Baron, even though he had granted me rebirth as agreed. After all, he wanted to be my one and only, and no merfolk were allowed to share a single iota of my sentiment. Fuck!I bit my lip, tearing it and tasting blood in my mouth just then, but I couldn’t feel the pain at all.He had suddenly let go of my ankles and gathered in his arms once more, and did so gently. His broad webbed paws caressed my back as if to reassure me, and he did not try to take me anymore.That surprised me, and I opened my eyes and saw that he was staring into my eyes. Then, his eyebrows lowered, he licked the blood on my lips lovingly, seemingly not as furious or agitated as
In fact, I was more willing to believe that Dicken was exaggerating, since my grandfather had never been out of line as far as I could recall. However, even as I assured myself, I was searching my memory in fear that my grandfather meant me harm—fortunately, I came up with nothing, since all I remembered about him was of him being a kind elder who had taught me to read and played with my younger self. There was no question that he had acted like an elder, and even if Dicken wants to take his place in my heart, it would be in a completely different role, since there would always be a part that he couldn’t replace.“Stop thinking about him now, Linda. He’s merely carrying out a mission I had assigned him, and the reason he didn’t lay a finger on you was because I had restrained him.”Dicken appeared to become angrier as he observed my expression, and his was unusually deep as if he would get furious soon. It left me uncomfortable—Dicken appeared reluctant for another merfolk to stay in
I suddenly felt a slippery sensation from my waist, and found the mischievous stingray curling into a ball as it hid behind me, seemingly startled by Dicken’s lecherous tongue.“See? You scared it, pervert.” I leaned in, resting the bridge of my nose against his head as I chuckled softly. On the other hand, Dicken pinched the tender flesh on my hip and stroked my back a few times as he watched me lovingly. “I really want to hide you away, Linda…”“Where would you hide me?” I buried my head in his head and sniffed—it was hard to restrain myself with that intoxicating champagne-like scent of his, but I promptly came to my senses as I remembered that fugitive. “Hold on, don’t seduce me or try to divert my attention with sweet words. What’s with that merman who’s saying that he’s going to look for your Yiki?”Dicken patted my head feebly and stayed silent for a while, but eventually admitted, “It’s Baron.”I froze, immediately remembering the furious glare of that merman who had hidd
“Why would you clothe me out of the blue…” I inhaled deeply, and as I pulled away from his kiss after much difficulty, I asked in confusion, “Are you taking me somewhere?”Dicken looked deeply into my eyes as if something astonishing would soon occur. “Yes… I’m going to announce to my subjects that you’re my mate…”With those words, he threw me over his back and swam out of the cavern filled with stone pillars.Gosh, I was flabbergasted. Still, I soon realized that this was pretty much how it should go, since Dicken had yet to announce about us to his subjects in this dimension. However, I felt a little headache when I remembered how the announcement in the last dimension had gone… He was not going to mate with me in front of everyone again, was he?“Your Majesty…”A high-pitched call suddenly rang from ahead, followed by splashes as a purple figure swam towards us. I was stunned when a face floated out of the water—that purple hair, along with those facial features that were sh
My eyes welled with tears and my mind went dizzy, while a scorching jet of water shot into my body. That was when I saw a blue light moving downwards from Dicken’s chest to where we were connected, and as innumerable jolts struck all over my body, my heart clenched in the intensive stimulation.For a few seconds, I was unable to breathe as all consciousness and emotions seemed to fuse together, rushing towards the wall that was blocking my memories…Then, the wall shattered. “Linda… Linda…”The familiar voice could be heard as if from the distant horizon, though it soon became clear and ultimately echoed beside my ears, and there was no doubt that he was beside me.“Dicken?” I opened my eyes and found my dear leader. It was as if I had met him once more after a slumber that lasted centuries, and yet I felt him beside me all along, and the memory of him taking this body was extremely distinct.I was at once confused and mystified as the memories from two different dimensions slow
“Damn it, you crazy animal…” I cried and moaned, my legs that were kicking Dicken’s shoulder caught by him with ease. At the same time, his body continued to press down on me from above like a hill, holding my body firmly down.Dicken’s hoarse voice spoke beside me then. “Don’t move, Linda, or I won’t be able to resist violating you even more violently—you have no idea how delicious you are…”I froze, my breath cut off at his words even as his tongue slithered into my ear and kicked it as if teasing, while his webbed paw groped my breast. A paralyzing sensation that felt electric spread all over my body, slowly easing the bursting pain of being entered. Soon, a familiar yet irresistible exhilaration occupied my senses, and even as I kept gulping, my own spit was welling out the corner of my mouth.Curious, Dicken stared at the edge of my lips and extended his tongue to lick it, as if it were the tastiest raindrops in existence. At the same time, I could feel him entering several inc
“Don’t be scared…”As Dicken inhaled deeply over my nape, his breathing became heavy and choppy. He twitched as he snuggled up against my back, and I could feel his humongous member flapping against my buttocks, along with its scorching heat. How could I not be scared by the prospect of that thing penetrating me?!I clenched my fist and punched at his tail which was darting between my legs, but he easily grabbed my wrist and suddenly turned around, pinning me beneath himself while his tail slithered between my legs and lifted my buttocks. Losing my balance, I fell sprawled over the reef, and as he gripped my hands to keep them behind myself, tears rolled out of the corner of my eye by instinct as lust and fear suddenly erupted. “No, I’m scared, Dicken… No, you’ll hurt me…”Dicken ignored my plea for mercy, however, and kept leaning on me as he gnawed my shoulder, as if to devour me by one tiny bite after another. The tenderness and adoration he’d shown towards me just now was gone,