Hello readers. This story is based off a roleplay. And it's written in multiple POVs (point of view) but it's not to the confusing point. I hope you enjoy!
3RD PERSON POV
"The ships are ready to sail!" shouted a sailor. A fleet of four ships were packed with supplies to send across the water. Two ships had a cargo of several food items. Another two had weapons and fighting supplies. The smallest ship carried the gunpowder. "Aye-aye fellow sailor! We'll leave whenever you're ready!" Said a loud, boisterous voice from the smallest ship. The man whom the voice belonged to was named Mathias. He was a tall blond with droopy blue eyes. He was a very kind man, but also very annoying. His shipmate, Lukas, especially found him annoying. Lukas was a good deal shorter than Mathias. He had platinum blonde hair and solid dark blue eyes. Out of the three sailors assigned to the small ship, Lukas was probably the most sophisticated man, but he still had a silly side he only showed to special people. When it was just him and his brother Emil, the third sailor, he could be himself. With Mathias around however, Lukas hid his emotions. Emil, as you might have guessed, was the youngest of the three. He was also the shortest. His hair was silver and reflected the light from the sun like a mirror. His eyes were a shade of blue similar to the color of pure frozen water. He was very rebellious, had a short attention span, and tended to look for the worst in everything.
"He's a child in a 16 year old body." Lukas had said when Emil refused to help lift the anchor. "Am not!" Emil fussed. Mathias couldn't help but laugh. Emil would have to do some form of work on this ship, but finding out what job to put him at was difficult. He didn't want to do any hard work, so Lukas ended up putting him on lookout. He could be the first to see if pirates came to take the goods from the ships. The fleet of ships had set sail and before long, the land was out of sight. Lukas was up front, navigating. Mathias was at the back of the ship doing the work of steering. Emil…he ended up looking at birds. He loved birds, and Puffins to be specific. Soon they were far from the land and very few birds were in sight. "What do you see up there, buddy?" Mathias called out. "Sun, water, sky, water, clouds….did I say water already?" Emil said. He was very bored now. No birds plus no pirates equals boredom. He tried to spy on the decks of the surrounding ships but nothing fun was happening. Just men and women working. He soon fell asleep, the soft swaying of the ship rocking him like a baby in a giant basket. Time passed, probably and hour or two, and he was awakened by a loud booming sound.
"Emil, we told you to keep watch!" Mathias said. Emil had no idea what was going on, but Lukas and Mathias seemed to be in a frenzy. He jumped to his feet and looked out to the water. A pirate ship had opened fire on the fleet. Not good. Not good at all. When Lukas had told his brother to keep watch for pirates, he didn't think they'd really come. It was just something to keep him from complaining. "Okay, Mathias, I know you're scared, but keep calm and take a hard right!" Lukas commanded. They were obviously defenseless, so getting out of here was the only option. If they could safely reach the nearby island, they could at least save themselves from cannon fire.
The ship was turning right, and its motor was being pushed at full throttle. Emil was looking at the map, seeing which island was the closest. "The nearest one is called the forsaken island. Let's not go there! It's called that for a reason!" He said. "Would you rather be exploded by a pirate ship, or have a chance on an island?" Lukas asked the youngest, trying to keep calm. Emil had no time to say anything before they heard Mathias yell out, "Brace yourselves! Here comes the hit!" Lukas and Emil looked to see a cannonball coming at the ship. The ship may have been made of strong metal, but with all the gunpowder aboard, it wouldn't hold up. As soon as the projectile landed, the gunpowder ignited and exploded the ship from the inside. All the sailors were rendered unconscious.
The location of Emil and Mathias were unknown, but Lukas had drifted onto the shore of the forsaken island. He was not alone. A man with the bottom half of a fish came out of the water. He would later be known as Feli.
FELI'S POV
I came upon the shore to see this odd creature lying there. From the waist up, it looked like my kind, but from the waist down it had these two things sticking out. I couldn't tell what they were, as the creature was wearing coverings. Why did it need those anyways? I also couldn't tell its gender. It had the beauty of a girl but had the aura of a man. I was going to leave it there on the shore to fend for itself, but I just couldn't do it. Something about the thing had caught my interest and it would take a real hater to leave it alone. Maybe it wasn't strong and would die within hours. It also looked badly wounded. Looking at the poor thing made me feel strange. I couldn't tell if I was pitying it or actually developing a love for it.
Using my ability to heal, I healed the creature's wounds. It began to open its eyes. They were gorgeous and had my favorite shade of blue as their hue. I couldn't explain why, but I think I'm falling in love with this thing.
LUKAS' POV
All I remember was my ship being blown to pieces. Thank the gods I'm a personified nation, or I'd be dead for sure. I had no idea what happened while I was in dreamland, but when I opened my eyes, a man was hovering over me. He had amber eyes, brown hair and olive skin. I could've sworn he had pointed ears too, but wasn't sure if it was my eyes playing tricks or not. I went to ask the man a question, but I coughed up water instead. What an idiot I probably looked like…but how could I help it? The man patted my back soothingly, which helped. I then laid in a comfortable position after I finished my coughing fit.
"W-who are you?" I managed to utter. I figured he was probably a native that didn't know English, but I was surprised when he spoke back. He had a slight accent and seemed to be very excited about my speaking to him. "You can call me Feli! What's your name?" he said. I then gave him my name and he smiled widely.
I was tired of lying on the sand looking like a weakling and sat up. That's when I saw a very horrifying sight. Feli's bottom half was like a fish; which meant only one thing. He was an authentic merman and he was inches away from me. I don't know what other people believe, but I'd always heard that mermen and mermaids hated humans. "Y-you have a tail" I stammered. Feli flicked his tail in the air a few times and laughed softly. "Yeah I do. Comes with being a merman." He said. I probably looked stupid to him; staring at his tail like a frightened and dumbfounded child. I think he could sense that I was scared though, because he spoke very calmly. "Mermen are known for killing humans…why aren't you trying to kill me?" I asked him. He giggled, as if he found what I said comical or childish. "Well that is true, but we never kill things we love." He said, followed by a charming wink. Was he implying that he loved me? If he does, I don't think it's in a friend or family type of love. Awkward yet fascinating.
"Is there anything I can do for you?" He asked, bending closer. I didn't quite know what to say. My mind went completely blank. Then I remembered Mathias and Emil. "Y-yes. I have two friends. They were caught in the same disaster I was." I said. Feli looked like he understood what I was wanting and asked what the two friends looked like. I described them and he went out into the water to look for them.
Next chapter will be up soon!
