The moon shone down from the dark sky, it's rays of light causing the waters surface to alight with a silvery fire, giving the night an air of mystery. Suddenly something broke the waters surface in a quick flash, disturbing the nights calm for a couple of seconds before disappearing back into the murky depths of the lake. All was still until just as the ripples on the water had settled, the thing broke though again, and this time the light from the moon caught it for a split second illuminating a sleek and powerful tail as it flicked up in an strong arc, droplets showering of it. In the ghostly light it looked almost eerie, and gleamed a a strong turquoise, the two silver fins standing out against the velvety blackness. Once again the tail disappeared under the water. And nothing more disturbed it's surface for the rest of the night.
Beneath the lake, swimming forward with strong powerful strokes the mermaid made her way back into the sea. Her long blue hair fell down her back in two thin plaits decorated with tiny water lilies. Flicking her tail again she propelled herself forward even further. She was in a hurry to get home. She'd seen enough in the lake for now, and had got the information she'd needed from the creatures who lived there. The sea monsters were growing in strength she thought bitterly. Remembering the destruction she had witnessed on her stay in the North Atlantic kingdom. The creatures had informed of her of Kibaku's latest move to attack the Arctic kingdom, and she wanted to stay one step ahead. Now he had attacked both of them, he was bound to move to her kingdom in the North pacific, Her people would have to be prepared.
it was first light when she finally reached her home and swam into the palace. There was commotion everywhere, mermaids where swimming around frantically, their eyes wide with fear. 'What happened?' she asked her advisor Mikuri, hands already clenched into fists as she prepared herself to hear the inevitable.
'The sea monsters re attacking' Mikuri answered, her pale blue eyes already sad and bright with tears of grief for the lives that would inevitably be lost that day. 'Princess Mizu, you must get to safety and hide in the human world, once we know you are safe we will have more hope, because if we mange to escape we will have the hope of knowing our princess is out there, growing in strength, and that she will do all she can too rescue us, but there is no hope with a dead princess.' A single tear slid down her cheek. 'Please princess, go now.'
Resigning herself Mizu squeezed her eyes shut to hold back the tears and then opened them again to look into the eyes of her advisor and friend.
'I will come back for you, i swear it on my pearl' she promised hugging Mikuri swiftly and then turning to leave, she swam up and away. Once she was at a safe distance she turned and hung in the water, watching with eyes full of tears as the dark slowly crept over her kingdom engulfing it. Damn it, she'd been too late. Kibaku had managed to get ahead of her again. But she would end it she vowed, one day she would destroy him and restore her kingdom. But for now she needed to hide and gather her resources and strength in the human world. Turning her back on her helpless kingdom she took deep breath and then swam up to the surface, to enter the human world.