The Water Nymph
Prologue
If you search water nymph on the internet, you'll come up with all these roman and Greek legends. And let me tell you, they don't get much right. For example, they believe that we aren't immortal. Well, we are. That's just the humans looking for comfort, keeping themselves sane by believing that no one could live forever. Another thing you'll find is that we are seductive. Wrong again. Invisibility is what we thrive on. If it weren't for that, we'd all be dead and the world would cease to exist. That's another thing the humans fail to mention. The fact is that without nymphs, you wouldn't have a chance.
When it rains, it's us. When there's a fire, it's us. When there's an earth quake, it's us. When its day or night, it's us. Every river, lake, pond, forest, grassland, mountain, cave, volcano, and cloud. You name it, and it has a nymph there, helping it, keeping it healthy, and keeping everything in order. Of course, there are some sacrifices to having so much power. You're probably wondering, if there's so many of us, how come you don't see us? Well, the answers simple.
We're invisible.
Not come and go as we please. We have no control over it. You can't see us, and sometimes even we can't see us. It depends on our moods. See, if we're happy, we can see each other, but no one can see us. If we're sad, then no one sees us. If we're frightened or panicked, everyone sees us. Which is why it's important to keep a cool head. Another thing you should know, Is that if a human sees us, we die. Well, not die as such, but we disappear and are reborn as a new nymph. Maybe to the same element, maybe to a different one. I've only ever met one exception to that rule, but I have my theories as to why I'm still here when I spent days out in the open with him.
We're peaceful most of the time. When we get angry, we get very angry, and the result is the occasionally natural disaster. We are tied to our element for life, and our element comes before our life. It's what we live for, and that's makes us very defensive when you threaten it. Love doesn't exist. WE don't have time or the emotional capability for it. Some nymphs form and obsession which they like to call love with humans sometimes. In their case, they become mortal, and depending on how many years they've been around, they die almost instantly. Age catches up to you in the end
That's the basics. I honestly shouldn't even be writing this down as it is, considering the trouble I'll get into if this ever gets out. But it's nice to have someone to tell, even if it is a stolen piece of paper and a pencil.
Lyneria,
Water Nymph
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Good, bad? Let me know what you think, lovelies. Hoping I didn't do too bad. These facts will be needed to gain a basic understanding for the rest of the story. It explains some things I might miss later on. Ask if you want clarification on anything.