Prologue
Mermaids and mermen were discovered only a decade ago. It was by accident that a mermaid had been caught in a fishing net. Usually, all through history, merfolk had been experts at avoiding humans. There was only a fantasy about them from olden times, when a mermaid was seen, their real existence died along with those who saw them. Back then, there were no phones or cameras to catch them. So they stayed secret and discreet.
After they were discovered by the humans, The Mermaid's death happened. When the merfolk found out about this, they despised the humans, also hating them for all the pollution the modern day humans created, tainting the ocean and making it hard for some to live in some places. Another mermaid hadnt been seen since the poor captured mermaid's death, being out of the water for too long.
Despite the killing of the First Mermaid, many humans tried to make peace with their new ocean neighbors. But the merfolk never found out because they avoided humans like the plague. They also did well to hide because much of the ocean was unexplored, being perfect homes for those avoiding the human race. The creatures even migrated to deeper waters, places where humans couldn't reach even if they tried. Many tribes also left for the colder water.
Mermaids were skilled at being elusive, except one mermaid, who was trapped near the humans, despised and ignored for something she could never control.