beginning of a story i wrote (TW: a little murder)
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Chapter 1: Dear Reader,
Dear Reader,
You know mermaids as these graceful water creatures right? Well that’s not true. We were banished into water by homo sapiens. We roamed the lands, the skies, the seas, the volcanoes. Everywhere belonged to us, then in their schools, they tell the children it’s all a myth, because humankind can’t stand to be the bad guy. Well this time, they are. And I’m gonna tell you the story.
It was 1945 trencentos, or in human years, 45 B.C. There were 3 types of mermaids, or we called ourselves, the Maid Elements, get it? Maid, main? Nevermind. There were four kinds of mers, or five, but the fifth was rare. There were ignismaids, aquamaids, terramaids, auramaids, and omnismaids. Ignismaids tended to live in volcanoes or in forests where there were often fires, they didn’t like water much but they dealt with it. Aquamaids were the ones you know of, the ones that lived in the water, but they also lived on land fairly often, they controlled the shores and any large body of water. Then we had the auramaids, they lived in the air, so basically everywhere, they often controlled things and made sure things below went smoothly, they also tended to be a bit bossy but don’t tell them I said that. Then there were terramaids, they lived on land and showed the first signs of human traits, they could turn their tails into legs so that they were able to walk. Now, omnismaids, these were the maids that had every power, they were all powered, but rarely ever found. There’s only ever been 3.
Now here’s where our story starts. With me, Azule. My name is Azule Aquino(it means Blue Water), I’m an aquamaid. I spent a lot of time in the water but I also spent a lot of time above water too. My best friend, Viridis Bentley(it means green meadow with coarse grass), she was a terramaid, we spent a lot of time together on the shores and I was even eventually able to turn my tail into legs and run with her. I loved her more than anything. I remember the exact date Tertius Octo, 1945, (march 8th, 1945) the first sight of humans. They came and immediately started taking our supplies. At first, we let it happen. We didn’t mind, they taught us how to make bows and arrows to hunt our food easier, but it still shook some of us.
I met a human boy, Azriel Dart Abit, he was tall, about my age. He had the most beautiful brown hair and these large doe eyes, they were green. He just seemed so innocent and it was so enticing, I came above water everyday to see him. And when I say everyday, I mean everyday. I don’t know what that feeling was but I liked the feeling. He would bring me a flower and a berry everyday and teach me the human names they gave them. He gave vaccinium a new name, they called it, blueberry. He gave flos roseus a new name, tulip. The names were beautiful but so confusing. That wasn’t the name I knew yet I still loved them. I told my mom one day about it, she said I was in love. I didn’t think so, because I was too busy thinking about him. Then it happened.
I saw him, he was smiling, I’d always loved seeing that smile. This time, he held the head of a terramaid. “What did you do?” I asked harshly, my eyes were in disbelief, this young love had blinded me to the fact that I’d told him everything I knew about the Maid Elements, enough for humans to be able to takeover. We spent every fucking day together, you’d think after I don’t know, 9-12 months, you could trust someone. “Oh, I just needed a souvenir, for human takeover, y’know?” He said. “I want you to stay with me, we could rule together.” I punched him dead in what his kind called a nose and stormed off. I just stared into the sky, as they called it. I just wanted some level of peace and I couldn’t get it while humans were in power.
I led a rebellion. On the day of novem viginti quinque, 1950( September 25, 1950.). I led them, we killed hundred of humans, after every kill i licked my knife, my eyes sparkling in happiness. I was finally getting revenge against the boy who I’d previously loved, or still loved, just never wanted to see again. And I hoped it hurt. I hoped he felt all the pain that i felt the day that he showed me his true colors. I hoped he’d felt every single stab. I hoped it hurt bad. Deep down, I wished to kill one of his family members and then one day, him. I loved him a little more than I should have. And I’d killed every human except for his family. I saw him, sitting in a throne, little bitch ass, drinking wine and shit like he’s the boss. “My love, my darling, why would you kill my people?” he spoke softly, and calmly. His voice calmed me down more than it should’ve. “I’m not your love or your darling.” I said nonchalantly. “Oh but, you love me? And I love you. So why not?” He replied. “I suppose I’d have to kill little old Viridis if you want to keep this going.”
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novel so good we need to collab but i cant becausemy thumb broke
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you’re a talented ass writer. how the fuckity fuck fuck fuck do you combine fantasy, a slight bit of horror, romance and heroism ._.
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@jeff-dfw-no1 i combine murder into a camping site
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@laraiia but thats like 4-5 genres in a single chapter
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@jeff-dfw-no1 ahem third person, fantasy, fictional, but also narrative
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@laraiia could you not just let me have my moment man?
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@finn-kinda-hot i was saying the genres - otherwise i love your story it is so good
