I stared at Dicken beside the water dungeon while panting heavily. Then I lowered my head awkwardly and whispered, “Dicken, I don’t know how to face you. It’s too complicated. Don’t you think our relationship is kind of strange? I may need time to think about it...” “Linda, lift your head and look at me...”Dicken’s hoarse voice grew louder, and I slowly raised my head as though possessed. His features were sharp, and his gaze looked wicked yet gentle. He looked at me with intense emotion. His eyes were determined and filled with the power he had accumulated over the years. His love was so passionate that it left me gasping for air.“Linda, you are my destiny.” He had a slight grin on his lips. His voice was hoarse but firm like he was stating an unquestionable fact. His long fishtail extended out in front of me. Slowly, the fish fins caressed my chest. They quickly unbuttoned the buttons on my chest. Then, bit by bit, his fishtail rubbed my chest. It occasionally stroked past th
I bent down and wanted to take Gary’s gun as soon as I saw he could move. But I wasn’t expecting him to react. He snatched the gun and rolled away. Then he leaned against the wall, aiming the weapon at Dicken. I wasn’t thinking about anything at the time. I jumped into the water and stretched my arms out in front of Dicken. Just like the first time I resolved the conflict between Dicken and Gary. Even though I knew my tiny body couldn’t completely cover Dicken’s body, it was the only thing I could do at the time. That was what kept Gary from shooting repeatedly. His fishtail trailed after my body and wrapped itself around it gradually. Dicken supported me and placed me on his chest. His fins shielded my heart completely. His lips gently kissed the back of my neck. I had the impression he wasn’t saying anything. “Linda, you want to protect me,” his hoarse voice said to me. I was taken aback. He was able to communicate with me directly through the nerves in our brains after establi
Despite the fact that Dicken stated that he had made the connection with me, he even gave me the “magnetic force” and stated that he could find me. But then I realized we were both from different worlds. I had no idea how different we were and how far apart we were in terms of light-years and galaxies. We were both very small creatures in this vast universe. Furthermore, my brief existence, which spanned only a few decades were insignificant in comparison to his.How long could our connection last?Although Dicken was strong, there would be times when he could not handle it. For example, he could not awaken the merfolk corpses under the sea. Those were his people. For me, I could only do my best to accomplish what he told me. As for our future, I really had no idea how we would end up. I bowed my head in frustration, and my heart ached. I allowed Gary to drag me forward. Laura approached us at this point, raised her hand, and slapped Gary in the face, saying, “Nonsense! You did
“Linda, please call me Professor Bob. I’m delighted to meet you again, my Japanese friend.” Bob’s unsteady eyes stared at me as if wanting to convey a bit of happiness. But instead, his eyes looked like they were twitching, making his face look even more strange.I suddenly felt a rush of anger from being lied to. So, I tightened my fist and questioned him. “Didn’t you die? I saw you on the hospital bed with my own eyes. Your heart stopped beating, and I even saw you being put into a coffin! How are you here now? What more with this group of people?!”As I said this, I remembered that stormy afternoon. I had accompanied the weak Bob and listened to him speak with his dying breath about his desired merpeople. He then looked out the window towards the rolling sea in the storm before letting out his final breath. His closest friends and I held a vigil for him and went to his funeral together…That was why seeing all of this was so strange to me!“Linda, don’t be so brash. What you’re
Laura laughed mockingly. “There is no straight road to success. However, our conditions now have improved considerably compared to before as we learn from the past.” She extended her arms and said, “Look around us. We have every component to achieve success. We’re only missing one crucial thing, a key. The key to success.”“You all…” ‘Wait, is Laura admitting that they’re the very fascists from World War II?!’Laura didn’t leave me with time to think. She lifted my chin suddenly, and I pushed her hand away in response. But Gary forcefully controlled my neck from behind me and restricted my handcuffed hands simultaneously.My chin was forcefully pinched by sharp nails painted with purple nail polish. “A pretty lady like you who can naturally attract the leader of the merpeople. You are our key, my little genius. You have a lot of secrets, don’t you? But don’t worry, we have a way of making you talk. So it’s best if you listen to us obediently.”“Are you calling me your key?” I gla
There was a window next to the bed. I saw armed soldiers patrolling the ship’s deck next door as I looked out the window. ‘I have to think of a way to escape. I’ll wait for the soldiers to be at their most exhausted, then think of a way to escape through this window.’As I was thinking, I raised my leg and intended to use my heel to kick against the window forcefully. But my leg felt soft when I raised it. It was as if I was stepping on cotton and could not muster any strength to raise it.I suddenly thought of the pin-prick sensation I had felt before passing out. I was most likely injected with an anesthetic, and right now, the anesthetic hadn’t fully worn off. ‘If I follow the usual time needed for anesthetic recovery, I might still need a few more hours to recover my strength. But I couldn’t possibly wait that long. Who knows when Gary could return!’To make the anesthetic fade more quickly, I had to quicken my body’s metabolism either by excreting urine or sweating out.‘T
As I thought of the intimate relationship I had formed with Dicken, I felt extremely embarrassed. It felt like I had placed Dicken into the position of a voyeur, and he was hiding and observing my reactions.‘I’m guessing Dicken has been harboring similar feelings towards me. He has implanted his bloodline into me and then accompanied me through my youth like a father. And now, he has finally gained possession of me, as if reaping the fruits of his cultivation after many years. And he keeps returning to my heart. At this point, my heart and body all belong to him. I’ve fallen into an inescapable trap.’I finally understood how he felt when I had suddenly appeared in front of him.He was no longer recognized by the youngling he raised by himself, and I had even attempted to seduce him. Even though I had done it for the sake of scientific investigation and merely wanted to retrieve his sperm, from his point of view, there was no difference between that and seduction! And it was during
I slowly removed my hand from the handcuffs while enduring the pain. As I pressed my thumb against the wall and gritted my teeth, I pushed it back into place. This round of pain was even more intense than before. So intense that I almost cried out in pain. But luckily, I managed to bear it while beads of sweat dripped down my forehead.‘Fuck! Fuck!’ I cursed angrily. ‘This should be enough sweat to expel the anesthetic out of my body.’ I exercised my hand, which was red and swollen and nearly rendered useless, took in a deep breath, and propped myself against the surface of the bed as I prepared to stand up.Suddenly, there was the sound of keys unlocking the cabin door behind me, catching me by surprise. I kept cursing in my heart.I turned around and saw Gary appear at the doorway. The moment his gaze fell onto my body, he immediately shut the cabin door behind him.“Linda, what’s wrong? What happened to your eyes and ears?” Gary hadn’t realized that I had freed myself. Instead,
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,