The cerulean sword.
Ariel looked up at the starry sky, It was a full moon. Ariel just sat on the rock and stared. It was all she could do. She was part of a world in which she was limited. These limits were not because of her being a princess, they were because of her body.
She had beautiful red hair, big blue eyes, and a shimmering green fin. Her fin was beautiful yet she could not have the one thing she wanted because of it. She wanted to live a free life on the land, but mermaids simply were not built for life on land so all she could do is dream.
The sun was starting to rise on the horizon. If Ariel's father founds her not in her room he will be angry. Ariel hated her father when he was angry, which was often. The little mermaid sighed sadly and dove into the water.
Chapter 1: Excitement.
Ariel Snuck in her room before her father woke up. She laid on her bed and thought of what she should do to raise her sprites. Ariel looked at her dresser and saw golden tiara by her mirror. Sebastian often complained about how Ariel should act more like a princess.
"So sue me I'm a tomboy" Ariel thought to herself.
But then she thought of something. A princess is supposed to help her kingdom so maybe she'll just do that. But then again, what exactly would she do to help them. Ariel decided she would just ask her father.
So she waited until he woke up which was that much later.
"Hey daddy, watcha doing" asked, Ariel.
"Huh, oh hello Ariel nothing yet." Yawned, king triton.
"Well what will you be doing." Ariel asked.
"Well I was just going to donate these stone tablets to something, but I seen to keep putting them off." Triton said while rubbing his eyes.
Ariel got excited "What stone tablets! Let me see!"
"Absolutly not I don't what you going out looking for legendary swords that don't exist" Triton shouted.
"Sword! Where!" Ariel wanted to here more.
King Triton smacked his forehead. "Nowhere it doesnt exist! These are just legends, myths, old folk tales! none of its real"
"But I still want see! Please dad!" whinned Ariel.
"No! Knowing you your just gonna swim off and get yourself killed if you saw these.
""Fine!!" Ariel snarled (Ariel may be a sweet but she also takes after her father)
"Know ariel go swim along. I have alot of work to do."
Ariel swim out of the castle and headed toward her grotto.
"God! why does he have to be so bitchy! Every little thing I ask, say, or do makes him blow up like some kind of puffer fish." Griped Ariel.
Ariel took a deep breath and tried to relax. Ariel still wanted to do something for Atlantica but she also wanted to know about what those stone tablets said. She then wonder about what seabastion always said about her not acting like a princess. Ariel figured she still should do SOMETHING for her kingdom. She then swam out of the grotto and towards the town. There she saw a carnival with booths and games Ariel couldn,t resist checking it out. She searhced around until she saw something interesting. A swordplay booth. Ariel looked at the booth and wondered.
"A big girl does need to know to take care of herself." She thought to herself.
She swam to the booth and saw a merman with jet black hair and goatee, green eyes, and a red fin at the counter.
"Hello miss, would you like to learn the basics on how to use the sword!" Asked the merman with a grin.
"Yeah! how much" she asked
"five sand dollars" he answeared
"Alright! I'll do it!" Ariel reached into her red bag and grabbed five dollars to give to the merman.
The merman took her money and pointed to a fenced area behind the booth were there where swords and stuffed bags.
The merman looked at ariel and said
"I'm Ren and I will be your teacher for half an hour then were done"
"I'm Ariel" she answered.
Ren smiled "Okay Ariel, first I'm gonna teach you how to slash, then defend, parry, and thrust!"
Slashing was simple. All she had to do was swing her sword verticly at her stuffed target. Defending was interesting... Ren swung his sword at her and she had to defend her selve. Ariel had even almost decapidatied Ren by swinging too violently. He wasnt angry, he seemed like the kind of person who had too much skill to be killed by a novice. Then parrying, He throw stones and Ariel had to hit then with her sword. Ariel did pretty well except when one of the stones parried hit an octopus on the head. Reconized Ariel as the princess of Atlantica so he just grinned and swam any rubbing his head. But Ariel could hear some unpleasent words coming from his mouth as he swam. And finally how to thrust here sword into her enemy.
Ren patted Ariel on the back and said "Well thats just about it. You did really well."