Hey everyone! Sorry that I haven't updated in a while. Well, anyways, here's the second chapter of the Little Mermaid! See ya at the end!
I wish I can move faster! Kazuha exclaimed in her head, as she raced nearer and nearer towards the bottom of the ocean. It's not normal for a mermaid to dive into the deep black ocean below, especially to go see the sea witch.
The sea witch is a very dangerous creature. According to legend, a long time ago, the sea witch was part of the royal family. She had an older sister who she loved dearly. One day, a sea prince proposed to her older sister. The sea witch was furious, for she loved the prince. The next month, her older sister and the prince wed, with a very jealous sister as the bridesmaid.
Over the course of days, the sea witch's beautiful blonde hair turned into an ugly green. Her once, blue eyes turn into a bloody red. And one day, her madness exploded. The sea witch attacked her sister with evil, dark magic. But, before any damage was done, she was arrested and exiled to the bottom of the ocean. Her older sister grieved for many years, not understanding why her sister became evil.
After a decade, she died, still not knowing why her sister hated her so much. Ever since then, the legend of the sea witch became darker and more gruesome, saying that before the sea witch was banished, she cursed her sister to die in 10 years. Kazuha, however, doesn't believe this, blinded by her love for the man she rescued.
"Ah-ha! There it is!" Kazuha smiled, after started seeing the sea witch's cave. Kazuha stopped at the entrance. Even though the cave had torches on the walls, it was still pretty dark, spooking Kazuha.
Kazuha gulped and flapped her fins. Kazuha was looking around, when suddenly! "Ah, get off of me!" She yelped, after a tentacle grabbed her arm. Kazuha waved her arms around like a madman but it wouldn't come off.
"Now, now…Let her go!" An ominous voice called out from the darkness of the cave. The tentacle released her. Kazuha glanced at the direction of the voice and saw pale green skin. She focused even harder and saw black tentacles. The sea witch... Kazuha gulped.
She neared her. "Welcome dear," the witch smiled sinisterly, "how can I help a nice, pretty girl like you?"
"I...Uh…wa-want to become a human." Kazuha bravely said. "Oh, really?" The witch smiled wickedly. "What for?" The witch continued. "Well, I…" Kazuha blushed a beet red color, "am in love with a human, and to be with him, I must become a human as well!"
The witch nods in response, and opens her arms and said, "Come dear. I think I have just what you need…"
Kazuha followed her, nervously. Maybe this isn't such a good idea. No! Snap out of it Kazuha! If I really want to be with him, I need to become human! Kazuha straightened her back and tried to pull the bravest face she could muster.
The woman glances at Kazuha, "You look really determined, dear." "R-really? I guess that just proves I really want to be with him." Kazuha nervously smiled.
The witch ponders for a second, "You look really familiar. Could you be the princess Kazuha?" Kazuha gapes. Oh no! She figured it out! Now what is she going to do to me?! Burn me? Turn me into bubble foam? Cut my fins off?! OH NO! SHE BETTER NOT DO ANY OF THAT!
The witch cackles, breaking Kazuha's thoughts. "Huh?" Kazuha inquiries. The woman just smiled in response and led her to a big cauldron. There was green smoke coming out of it, and as Kazuha got closer, she saw a green, bubbly stew. Ew. Kazuha nearly gagged.
The sea witch got out a scroll from a cabinet. "Now," She spoke, "I need you to sign this!" She opens the scroll and the paper nearly touches the ground! At the bottom is a line. The woman got out a bone, upon closer inspection, Kazuha sees that it's a fish boon with a point at the end. Well, that's one interesting pen! Kazuha tilted her head.
"I need you to sign this contract, to promise me that in exchange for a potion to become human, you must give me something." The witch smiled. "And what is that?" Kazuha started sweating (if it's even possible to sweat underwater).
"Your" The witch leans toward her, "voice." "Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa. WHOA!" Kazuha quickly said. "You want me," Kazuha points at herself, "to give you," she points at the witch, "my voice!" Kazuha then moves her hands around her throat, in protective kind-of-way.
"Well, not your voice-voice." The witch responds. "I want your singing voice!" Oh. That's not that bad. I don't really need my singing voice anyways. As long as I tell the prince who I really am, than my singing voice isn't really that important. Kazuha deduced.
"Well, all right then! But, why my singing voice?" Kazuha suspiciously asked. "No reason, really." The woman smiles, "But, you have your voice! Isn't that good enough?"
"Yes. Yes! It is good enough!" Kazuha quickly said, trying not to sound picky. "Well then…" the witch looks down at the blank line and hands Kazuha the pen. Kazuha gulps and hesitantly takes the pen.
The woman picks up the scroll so that it's easier for Kazuha to sign. Kazuha then shakingly signs the line and the witch rolls up the paper quickly and smiles sinisterly at Kazuha, making Kazuha rethink about her choice to sign the paper.
"Well, now let's begin!" The witch cackles. She quickly gathers ingredients. A few bottles, a jellyfish, and a…beautiful small creature. The small creature had little wings; the wings had an orange and black design on it. Kazuha smiled at it. But, just then, the sea witch flings the bottle into the cauldron.
Kazuha hiccups. The poor thing didn't deserve that. I feel like crying. It didn't deserve that! But, the witch couldn't care less for she quickly dumps all the items in and mixes with a very large staff.
The brew starts to bubble and give off steam. Kazuha started getting scared, but didn't show it. "Now, princess. I'm going to take your singing voice now." The witch gazes at her. "Will it hurt?" Kazuha shivered.
"No, but it'll feel a bit…" the witch tilts her head back and forth, thinking of a word, "weird and different. But, it'll be quick and easy!" Kazuha nods, but her fins start to tremble.
Suddenly, a hand comes out of the cauldron and nears Kazuha. Kazuha backs up a bit, but the witch stands behind her, blocking her way. The hand goes through Kazuha's mouth and into her throat.
She's right. It does feel weird. The hand comes out of her mouth with a small ball of light. Kazuha is confused, so she tries to talk. "Eep." Is what came out. Okay…I can talk, but what about…
Kazuha takes a deep breath and lets out a horrible, screeching sound. "AH! Kazuha!" The witch quickly covers her ears and swims toward Kazuha and putted her cold, rough hands over her mouth, silencing her.
The witch's eyebrow twitch, "Kazuha, remember, you signed a contract which prevents you from singing…correctly. So, no singing!" The witch scolds her. Kazuha's heart cracked a little. She loved singing. Singing was her life...and if she couldn't sing…s-
Kazuha lets out a little sniffle. The witch see's that she may have hurt her feelings and semi-warmly says, "Oh, come on, dear. Being unable to sing isn't all that bad. No one needs music to live. After all, music is horrible, loud, and just plain annoying."
Kazuha's throat tightens and tears threatened to come out of her eyes. 'No one needs music to live?! No way! Music is wonderful. A mermaid needs music. Maybe a human doesn't, but I do.
"And…" the witch says in a singing tone, "I have what you need…a potion to turn you human!" Kazuha's throat untightens and Kazuha smiled a little. The witch hands her the potion. "There you go, darling." The witch pats her hand on Kazuha's. "One genuine potion!"
Kazuha forgot all about what the witch said, she forgot about her family and friends. She was too focused on the potion and her dreams about being with her man!
"Thank you!" Kazuha shouted happily as she hugged the witch. "I…uh-" The witch stutters. She hadn't been hug in a really long time, so she was unsure of what to do, so she just patted Kazuha on the shoulder.
"Now, be free, girl!" The witch smiles deviously. Kazuha's already rushing out the door when she said that, but heard her and waved at her. "Thank you sea witch! Thank you so much!" Kazuha beamed at her.
"Oh wait! Kazuha!" The sea witch shouted. Kazuha heard her (who couldn't, you'd have to be deaf to not hear her) and turned around, "Yes?" "You have one month to make that boy fall in love with you. If you don't…" the witch uttered. "If I don't…?" Kazuha repeated, a knot forming in her stomach.
"If you don't…you'll be mine! And you will never be able to see the light of day again!" The witch cackled as Kazuha nervously swam away.
One month?! And if I don't I'll belong to her?! I don't understand! I thought it was generous enough that I gave her my life and joy, but a time limit? Why?! Kazuha pondered as she swam towards the surface, bottle in hand.
Back at the sea witch's lair, the witch cackles. "HAHAHAHA! I got her boys!" She laughed while the red eyes looked at her from the darkness, eyes filled with success and…revenge…
So, that's the second chapter darlings! I hope you enjoy and I will, no, I promise that I'll update REALLY soon, because now I'm hooked on writing this story! But, unfortunately, it's bedtime for me…but I promise, that tomorrow I will write some more and update! Okay, then ja ne!
