I seemed to know Dicken better now, and finally saw what lay beyond his profound love for the ocean. Like human emperors who expanded their borders, Dicken’s nature was as callous and bloodthirsty as the merfolks leaders, and he revered defeating violence with more violence. Of course, this was the best solution to snuff out the vileness which humans wrought, and the mastermind of this great conspiracy ought to pay the price for challenging a troublesome leader like this one.I wondered where Bob and Gary were hiding at that moment… Were they shaking in their boots? And then there was my grandfather—or the elder of the merfolk, to be precise….Nonetheless, even as that thought crossed my mind, there was a melodious cry echoing nearby, and the frenzied merfolk that were tearing the soldiers into pieces suddenly stopped. Dicken’s gaze turned dark, just as his expression turned solemn.I had a bad feeling about this, too.“Come out, my king. I know you’re there… Still hiding there t
“Of course. Everything I said was true.” A familiar voice that left me revolted suddenly spoke beside me.“Linda!” Dicken roared and started to slither towards me, only for Baron to suddenly leap up and pounce at him, knocking him into the sea.A webbed paw seized me before I could react.I was stunned when I clearly saw the person before me, unable to believe what I was seeing: Gary was holding me, and he now had a long surgical scar in front of his chest. Moreover, he no longer had legs beneath his waist, with a dark-blue tail in its place. “I’m that one experiment subject who survived.” Gary stared viciously at me, his eyes flickering with maniacal obsession. “Do you like my new look, Linda?”I was stunned speechless, because everything that had happened before my eyes had completely exceeded my level of tolerance. I struggled to free myself from his grasp on my legs to hide further into the ballast, but he suddenly dragged me away, pulling me over several feet away while my
50 years later.[I’m Linda, from France. I’m officially joining the Navy today—it’s a day worth remembering for me, even if I know an exceedingly demanding trial awaits me.][I’ve seen and heard about the terrifying merpeople and their horrific fighting capabilities, but I fear nothing.][I shall be leaving tomorrow with the Navy to enforce the blockade against the merpeople. This is a good chance for me to show myself, which is why I’m really thrilled.]I couldn’t help clenching on my pen as I looked outside the window, where a gigantic warship was berthed at the harbor. Sacre bleu, it had to be the most imposing warship I had ever seen—it was painted in black for camouflage in night battles, whereas its hull was of a sleek design. With the towering bridge on its bow, it looked just like a horned beast sailing through the seas.The thought of sailing in that warship as it crashed through the waves to the merpeople’s territory excited me. “All new recruits! Assemble!” As a res
Amid the high-pitched whistle, we swapped formations into a single file as we assumed this journey I had long looked forward to. My heart was pounding relentlessly, an indescribable feeling lingering in my heart aside from the thrill and exhilaration from finally realizing my dream. When I looked upon the boundless ocean, I suddenly had this strong feeling that this voyage would be a turning point in my destiny. I would be heading in a direction completely different from my past life, to arrive upon an ending which I had been waiting for over a long time. I couldn’t believe that I suddenly felt the impulse to run away!‘No, no, no—what’s with you, Linda? When did you become such a coward? You have to persevere!’ As I took a deep breath to calm my restlessness, someone barked at me from behind, “Recruit! Why are you spacing out?! Keep up!”“Yes, sir!” Flustered, I threw a salute as I rejoined my squad.Afterwards, I was given a protective vest, a submachine gun, and a tempered
As the skies darkened, the stern ramp opened, and our speeboats swiftly slid out into the boundless sea as we set out, riding the waves.I looked out through the glass towards the sea shrouded in darkness, unable to help clenching on my gun as my heart skipped about like the ocean's waves. My eyes were fixed on the electronic navigation system to see that we were heading towards a red zone, which was alleged to be deep within merpeople territory. Our objective was to set a sonar bomb in a zone within the channel. It was a newly developed weapon that would distort the merpeople’s sense of direction and render them incapable of fighting, while ensuring that the underwater nuclear power stations were not destroyed.As we approached the channel, we slowed down our speedboat as the waters around the mouth of the channel slowly steered us through the gap. The cliff on both sides blocked out the moon, and we were immediately engulfed in sinister darkness—I actually felt the breaths of the
Once we cleared the rushing waves, the open sea was there before me, but I couldn’t spare the thought to admire the beautiful view even as the moon sprinkled its silver glow over me. After all, I saw thousands of merpeople perched on the reefs over both sides of the channel, looking hungrily at us—recently captured humans all, as if they were going to rush at us and devour us in the next instant. I had long since found out that the merpeople ate humans, and I couldn’t help shivering at the thought of being eaten alive. There wasn’t much meat in me and they might soon be over with, but we were most certainly dead meat because no one was coming to rescue us. I despaired—fuck! Laura and the rest had all treated us as bait! The Navy? The fleet? It was all lies… The reason they were recruiting this year was to send us to our deaths!I closed my eyes even as fury blazed my heart, somehow purging my terror as well. However, that wasn’t going to spare me the fate of being eaten.Meanwhil
“What?” My whole body was trembling, even as I wondered if I was so scared that I had hallucinated the merpeople’s leader saying my name.And yet, before I could even get a picture of what was happening, I felt the merpeople’s leader holding my chin, and my lips were covered by something icy the next instant. It felt like I was being gnawed and chewed upon, as if I was going to be crushed into tiny pieces and devoured. I was absolutely flabbergasted when I realized that the merpeople’s leader was kissing me, and my soul almost leapt out of my body. Still, I reacted in reflex and whipped out the Swiss Army knife that I had kept sheathed over my thigh, and then stabbed it into his back despite my panic. The blade sliced through his tough skin, thanks to the burst of strength I had gained from the heat of the moment. There was a dull sound, too—it must have struck his spine. I could feel his whole body flinching right then, but he still held on to me, and I felt as if he was going to
The merpeople’s leader placed his hand on top of my head and gently brushed my hair as if to reassure me. I could even feel a slight tremble in his hand as if he was excited—like a man suddenly given a steak before his death, but he was working hard to restrain himself so that he wouldn't finish it in a single bite. That was exactly what I feared just then, especially because my grandfather used to tell me that merpeople were highly intelligent creatures, and that they would seduce their prey before devouring… which I presumed to be what the merpeople’s leader was doing now.“Don’t try to seduce me… I don’t taste good at all! There’s no meat on me at all!”I gritted my teeth even as I restrained my tears and shoved my elbow against his neck, knowing full well how futile my gesture was when he could bite through it with a single chomp. Even so, he suddenly reached for my head—which startled me, while his other webbed paw wormed around my back and pulled me into his arms. His nose was
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,