The merman, my man novel Chapter 193

The Merman, My Man by Black Velvet Chapter  193

The Merman, My Man by Black Velvet Chapter 193

There was no time. I had to act right then before the sun rose.

I judged the distance between the cargo hold and the sea visually. There was several meters  worth of deck without any point of cover, and I also had to get over the ship‟s scaffolding— crossing it would be very dangerous because it would make me vulnerable to ambushes.

I needed a diversion to draw the soldiers‟ attention away from here, and night vision was my  advantage.

With that in mind, I took out my gun and made a gesture to Mary, indicating to her that she  must escape right away once I broke the glass. She understood and nodded determinedly,  then leaned towards a corner where the bullet wouldn‟t hit while awaiting my move.

As for me, I hid behind cover so that the patrol couldn‟t see me right away, and leveled my  gun on the hull of the other ship and pulled the trigger.

The shot immediately caused a disturbance on the other ship, with every patrolling soldier  mobilizing and barking at each other as they flocked towards where the bullet hid. While no  one was noticing, I promptly fired another shot at the glass deck, shattering it with a dull  echo before I impatiently kicked into it, widening the gap and soon leaving a floor full of  shards.

With a loud splash, Mary leapt out of the water below. Before I realized what was  happening, she had wrapped her hands and blue tail around my body, slicing an elegant arc  over the air as she carried us both over the deck and into the sea.

The gunshots immediately followed us, knocking splashes into the surface. I could even feel  the heat wave of the bullets aimed at us, but I was soon shrouded in the darkness of the  depths and silence— we‟ve made it out.

Soon, Mary started to head towards the surface again, and I knew that we would already be  far away from the ships.

We weaved in and out of Lemenland‟s undersea caverns. Mary had to release me because of  the narrowness and curve of the cave, and I therefore had to follow her.

The brightness of the cave made the waters appear like something out of a fantasy, and  Mary was one of the mermaids described extensively in folktales. Her tail was elegant and

slim, her blue scales kicking tiny ripples in the ocean, sparkling like a cluster of stars as she  swain.

If I hadn‟t known what had happened before, I would never have considered that she was  once a human like myself. According to the story from that old woman, it has been almost  6o years since Mary became a mermaid, and that she had become completely accustomed  to their lifestyle.

Was it my fate to become like her? Was it inevitable , having to leave my home for theirs like  Mary did?

It was likely that she was reluctant to part with what made her human, that she would want  to see her mother again, leading to her capture by Bob and being used as a tool.

However, even if I had already turned, Dicken might simply abduct me if I refused to go with  him to their realm. Moreover, there was no place for me with the humans—would my nation  still take me in after Gary had erased all my records? Would a body like mine still be allowed  back in human society?

Just as my mind was a mess, our surroundings were becoming more spacious, and the lights  shining into the waters were brighter. We were no longer under the sea, but within the  island.

Mary led me towards the surface, and we breached it soon enough. I realized then that we  were in a cavern, and there was an entrance to another cavern nearby.