This is guestsurprise's first story to have more than one chapter and Kya, Titan, and Marina all belong to guestsurprise. I only take credit for posting this story.
Heart of a Shark
For those of you who do not believe in myths, I would suggest you stay away from the town of Shatalya. It's a little town that makes a living off of its fish. Not many will go there to visit. Why? Because its waters are said to be filled with man-eating shark-like mer-folk. Silly? Perhaps, but there is more to this tale than reaches the eye. You see…these mer-folk can transform to walk and act like humans as well. So you never know when one is in your midst.
It's Friday and the whole school is ready for the big parade that they were going to do to attract more tourists. Kya was trying to be of some assistance, but everyone simply nudged her out of the way. She was not considered very popular; if anything she was more of an outcast. But everyone loved Titan! He was handsome, strong, muscle bound and clearly the talk of the town mostly everywhere he went. He was a newcomer, but already a favorite! But Titan had a small issue…he was blind. He wore a black piece of cloth around his eyes and he had a walking stick. He was mostly quiet and did not speak much. One would almost think his personality was cold, but no one seemed to notice this much. Kya knew that she shouldn't waste her time, especially if there was a chance he would ignore her. But she was interrupted by her thoughts when one of the girls walked past her and spilled paint all over her.
"Whoops…sorry!" Courtney sneered. Kya just walked out the door and towards the sea. They were close enough to the sea shore for her to freshen up. She was washing her shirt when she heard footsteps behind her.
"Is someone else here?" The voice said softly. The voice wasn't very deep, but deep enough and definitely strong. She turned and saw Titan walking near her. She quickly scurried to hide behind a rock and only a few seconds before he was near her spot. He knelt down and then started looking around.
"I know you're here. The sand is still warm. Who's here?" He asked again. Kya just sighed and tried to walk away when she heard him chuckle.
"I don't know what's going on but surely you must have a name." He was prodding whoever it was to show themselves.
"My name is Kya. Sorry for bothering you," she responded as she walked away before he could answer. Suddenly, she heard a splash. She turned and saw Titan was nowhere to be found! She screamed in horror and ran to find him but she saw no signs of the blind man. She sank to her knees in tears.
"He drowned himself!" She cried out. Kya ran back to the village to tell someone what happened but everyone was too busy to listen to her. She tried for hours to talk to someone about Titan but everyone ignored her. Sadly, she went home and fell asleep, distraught about what happened.
That night at the parade, everyone danced and cheered. Kya looked everywhere for Titan but he was nowhere to be found. She knew he had to be dead.
"He must be dead…he has to be," she thought, but her thoughts were interrupted as a showman came and took the stand. He motioned for his helpers to bring a large metal and glass bin that was covered with a sheet. Whatever was in there was banging a great deal!
"Fellow people! I have come across many interesting beings and people in my time, but none such as this! I present to you…the merman!" He shouted and then he pulled off the sheet and everyone saw a large merman! He had dark black hair and a deep dark blue tail. His tail resembled a shark's tail rather than a fish. His teeth were very sharp and his eyes were a light violet color! He snarled and pounded on the wall! The people cheered and marveled at this sight but Kya felt bad for him. She got a closer look at him and when she got close enough, he put his hand on the glass and looked right at her.
"Help me…" he said telepathically to her. It shocked her for a moment and she was about to go back but he looked at her with pleading eyes. "Please! I can't change into my human form or else they will surely try to keep me here!"
"But what can I do?" She asked him.
"Wait 'til everyone has gone to eat and unlock the latch. I will take care of the rest," he responded. Kya nodded and then she went back to her original spot.
Later that night, she saw the cage and the cloth on it. She waited til the showman walked out and then she sneaked over and pulled the cloth off. The merman spun around in a hiss but then he saw it was Kya and he calmed down. She lifted the latch and he pushed the top off in a flash and jumped out. Kya saw in wonder as he then flopped on the floor and his tail became two legs. She was so scared that she ran to hide behind a few crates. He chanted a few words and made some clothes for himself and then began to look for Kya.
"There is no reason to fear. Come out," he called as she looked and saw him place a black sash around his eyes. He then looked in her direction. "Hello, Kya." Now she recognized him with the sash on; for no one has ever seen Titan with his eyes not covered.
"TITAN!" She screamed. He ran over and covered her mouth.
"Kya, be quiet! Do you want to get us both in more trouble? Let's go. You're coming with me," he commanded as he started pulling her.
"Wait! Where are you taking me?"
"To my home of course. They will pay dearly for capturing me like this! But no matter. My people are going to take over this village by nightfall anyway," he smiled deviously.
"Titan! You can't! They didn't know that was you!"
"Yes they did. I explained to both the mayor and the showman and they laughed at me. I couldn't escape because they put a charm on the lock that prevented me from changing," he snarled.
"Wait, so…they knew you were a merman all this time and they just waited til now to capture you?"
"That is about right. They knew that something was strange about me and they have been watching me ever since. I took a short dive earlier when you and I spoke and they caught me in a net. You see, I have been living here only a short while. I was planning on taking over this village but I decided to wait to decide if the people were worth saving. But all I have seen is folly. I am a bit helpless on land and one weakness is that I cannot see well because the sun hurts my eyes. I am not necessarily blind, but I cannot see as well as you. But I don't need my eyes to hear the terrible things that have been done. Such as the slaughter of fish and other sea creatures!" He hissed.
"B-But we need sea creatures to live! It's what we eat!"
"Well no more! Your people can either relocate tonight or be eaten by me and my clan. You on the other hand will come with me," he said as he pulled her.
"No! I CAN'T LET YOU DO THIS TITAN!" Kya yelled as she tried to escape. Suddenly the mayor ran in.
"Titan! I knew it was you! Kya, don't listen to him! Whatever he told you was a lie! His race are dangerous and sharklike! We captured him because we had heard tales of his kind in these seas and that they have been known to appear out of nowhere and take over villages. We knew something was strange about Titan because when my men would follow him he would disappear into the sea and not come back up! So we knew he was a mer-shark! Run, Kya!" The mayor yelled as he tried to throw something at Titan.
"Pitiful…," Titan smirked as he then punched a hole in the floor and water started pouring in through the hole. The whole pier was sinking! Titan laughed and grabbed Kya by her waist and jumped into the sea. He pushed himself on her to breathe in her mouth. Kya fought with him but he was too strong. His legs became a shark-like tail again and soon they were surrounded by sharks and mer-sharks.
"Take care of them on the surface! We strike now!" He commanded. The people cheered and ran up to the surface to wreak havoc. Kya struggled to escape but Titan tied her up with seaweed and carried her deeper into the waves. She was no match for his strength. She could only watch in horror as most of the people of her town were destroyed by Titan.
"Let go of me, Titan!"
"Petty human; stop struggling! If you don't want to end up on my dinner plate you will obey my commands," he snarled as he then chanted a few words and Kya soon saw that she had a tail! She screamed in pain, but he only held her with her back to his chest as he gripped her and started stroking her tail.
"Perfect! A mer-shark maiden…just what I need for my harem…," he hissed as he then drug her deeper into the waves. She cried in pain at her new tail and she tried to rub it to get the pain out. For a brief moment, Titan felt a bit sorry for the landweller. He sat her on a rock and started rubbing her tail and gently massaging it. His rough hands and claws were surprisingly gentle.
"Tears are not necessary. You will get used to this human…"
"D-Don't touch me! Just leave me alone! Look what you've done to me!" Kya sobbed. He ignored her sobbing and continued to rub her tail. He then wrapped his own tail around hers to warm it up a bit.
"S-Stop it!" Kya fussed as she tried to back away from him.
"I will stop when I see fit…now then…you may return to your home for a moment to grab some of your belongings. I will be waiting for you by the southern shore."
After hours of being kidnapped, he finally allowed Kya to go and see the ruins of her home. She swam to the surface and saw barely anyone. She then heard crying; she looked over and saw it was a young child sitting on a rock in the shallow water. She looked around 11 and she was trying to hold in her tears but it wasn't working.
"I-I failed to protect my family…now I don't have one…," she said sadly. Suddenly, Kya surfaced.
"Little one…are you alright?" Kya asked as she rested her arms on a nearby rock. The girl screamed in terror as she got a glimpse of Kya's shark-like tail. She immediately tried to wade her way back to shore, but she was surrounded by water and Kya was a much better swimmer.
"Come back here! I won't hurt you!" Kya called as she dove in the sea after the girl, but the girl kept swimming. Suddenly, the girl felt something grip her leg under the water. She looked down and saw it was Kya and she was trying to keep her from escaping back to shore. But to make matters worse, they were heading for a seaweed bed. It wasn't dangerous, but seaweed could get you very tangled up. The young girl was getting tangled up badly but still struggling to escape Kya.
"Calm down before you harm yourself, little one, let me help you!" Kya pleaded as she went under the water to free the girl. The girl's eyes widened as she saw Kya's tail sticking up, since her upper body was under water trying to free her. She put one hand out and gently touched the scales. She heard giggling under the water and Kya surfaced, bearing her sharp teeth by accident as she laughed.
"C'mon stop! That tickles!" Kya laughed, but then saw the girl's face turn pale and then she realized it was because of her teeth. The young girl then fainted and began to sink.
"NO!" Kya screamed as she dove under and grabbed the girl in her arms. She then carried her to shore and rubbed her back to get the water out. The little girl was out cold but Kya gently took her and laid her on the sand and covered her with seaweed to keep her warm. Kya then gently kissed her forehead.
"I will be back, young one," she whispered and then she dove back into the sea. Titan was waiting for her. He had just eaten something and by the looks of it, it looked almost like human flesh. He smiled a toothy grin and ran his hands through his black hair.
"Now then…I have to find some use for you, human. I have made you into one of my kind but you still think like a human."
"Release me! You kidnapped me, Titan!"
"No…you're my slave and I will not let you go. I was in need of a personal slave and therefore you fit that category just fine."
"I am NO ONE'S SLAVE! Turn me back!"
"Spare me the theatrics human. Your kind is petty and pathetic. I would have eaten you immediately had it not been for you in assisting me in my escape. I spared your life and now you owe me. You belong to me," he smiled as he chanted a few words and a golden collar appeared on her neck. She tried to pry it off, but it was unmoveable.
"TITAN!"
"A little gift for you. This will allow me to find you wherever you are…whether on sea or on land. I have slaves and plenty of people who bow to my every wish. I rule the seas and now that you live in the sea, you belong to me…," he smiled dangerously. He then swam up behind her and bit her on her neck. She grimaced in pain.
"Why did you do that?!"
"I'm part shark…it's in our blood…I basically marked you as my property," he smirked evilly. At that moment, another mer-shark came by and gently rubbed by Titan's tail, but Titan immediately growled and snapped his jaws at the other mer-shark. The mer-shark nodded and swam away as Titan smiled.
"Why did you do that?" Kya said, clearly afraid at his ferocity.
"He did not know that you belonged to me. He was asking my permission to take you away with him. I told him that you belonged to me now and were not capable of being anyone else's slave. You did not understand because you do not speak our language yet," Titan said matter of factly. He then drug her deeper into the sea and into his kingdom. All of the mer-sharks smiled and cheered at him for conquering another village. He growled a deep growl and smiled a toothy grin to everyone.
"Yes my people! We are conquering not only the entire ocean, but also the land as well!" He snarled out. There was cheering and yelling in praise as the mer-sharks clapped for their leader. He then pulled Kya out in the open and showed her off. Everyone was shocked because it was clear that she was not a mer-shark by blood.
"I have taken one of their kind and I have made her into one of us!" He said. The mer-sharks cheered, but some of them had questions.
"Why not eat her Titan!?"
"Yeah…eat her!"
"Be still, my followers! She had assisted me when the humans captured me. Therefore, I have spared her. But she now belongs to me!" He bellowed. Everyone was shocked but still cheered as their leader kept talking. Kya, in the meantime, was struggling to get away from him but he had her wrists tied together with a rope. The mer-sharks laughed at her attempt, but laughed even more when they saw Titan grab her closer to him and kiss her roughly on the mouth. She pushed hard on his chest but she could feel him grin and pull her in for a deeper kiss. Once he let her go, she gasped for breath and then he signaled that the party could continue. While everyone was occupied, he took her upstairs to his quarters.
"Listen to me…you are mine now. You will satisfy me with whatever I want. But for now I have to return to my celebration. You will be fine here," he smirked as he tied her to a column near his bed. His violet eyes then looked into her light blue ones.
"I will be back soon…," he spoke quietly as he grabbed her chin and looked at her face. He smiled darkly and then swam back down the stairs. Kya struggled with her chain but she couldn't get free. She then remembered the young girl up at the surface that needed her help. She pulled and tugged and she was almost free when she saw another mer-shark enter. He looked at her and then smiled a toothy, wicked grin.
"I would not try to escape if I were you…Titan will find you. He always finds those who escape him," he snarled. He then left her alone once more.
A few hours later…
Titan swam in from his celebration. He was still laughing from all of the festivities when he saw Kya weakly lying on the floor. He cocked an eyebrow and picked her up, surprisingly gentle. He then laid her on his bed and laid next to her, supporting his head on his hand as she slowly began to stir. She opened her eyes and saw him wiggle his eyebrows at her. She was so shocked that she scampered back and almost fell off the bed. Titan let out a deep laugh and grabbed her chain and pulled her back towards him.
"Did I scare you?" He smirked.
"N-No! Of course not! Let go!" Kya pleaded, but Titan just nuzzled her neck.
"Face it…there is no escape Kya. If anything, once you become more accustomed to our world, I just may consider you a possibility for a future mate rather than a slave," he smiled as his eyes narrowed. He then wrapped his tail around hers and pulled her closer to his chest.
"T-TITAN!" Kya screamed.
"Yes…?" He purred, knowing he was agitating her. She then looked at him with pleading eyes and for a moment, he felt a twinge of guilt. He then released her chain and let her up.
"Go…you may go out for a while, but if you are not back within the hour, your collar will let me know and you will be punished," he warned coldly. Kya nodded and then slowly swam out of the room.
Kya swam back to the surface and saw the little girl was still there, but she was having trouble getting free from the seaweed. Kya giggled softly and headed towards her but when the girl saw her she began to struggle again. Kya swam a bit closer and tried to calm her down.
"Calm down young one…you will harm yourself…," Kya said softly as she tried to untangle her. The young girl had a stick and tried to swing, but Kya easily dodged them.
"Hey! Now stop that!" Kya said a bit sternly.
"Leave me alone! You are just trying to eat me like the rest of your people! Go away!"
"No. I won't leave you alone in this place. Now calm down," Kya coaxed. She was untangling the girl's foot when her nails gently scratched the girls' toes. The little girl giggled and when Kya saw this, she looked at her mischievously and started wiggling her nails in the girl's feet. The little girl's laugh was so cute that Kya couldn't help but laugh. She tried to escape one more time but Kya simply dove under her and started tickling the girl's stomach.
"AHAHAHAHAHAHA STOP!" the girl squealed. Kya grinned at her from under the water and kept going a little bit more. She then surfaced and gently kissed the girl on the forehead.
"Will you stop running from me?" Kya asked as she gently held the girl's waist.
"Yes! I promise!" The girl laughed. Kya nodded and then released her. She was just about to introduce herself when she turned and saw Titan erupt from the sea. He looked very angry! He pointed a finger at the little girl and trapped her in a clear ball-like container. The girl screamed and banged on the side of the ball, but there was no escape.
"TITAN NO! LEAVE HER ALONE! SHE IS ONLY A CHILD!" Kya pleaded.
"Silence, human! I told you to be back within the hour and you disobeyed me. This human child will no longer be your concern," he hissed as he snapped his fingers and the little girl disappeared. Kya was terrified; she jumped and pushed Titan on his chest.
"What have you done to her?! Where is she?!"
"Calm yourself. She is not dead. I have taken her to my private dungeon. But as for you…your trouble is just beginning," he growled as he grabbed her by her arm and disappeared back into the sea.
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