Prompt from Guest: Could you do Aladdin / Little Mermaid crossover story focusing Ariel and Mozenrath. AU who takes a place when Mozenrath still was Destane's apprentice. Mozenrath is tasked to care and feed Ariel who Destane intends to use somekind a dark magic ritual which would kill Ariel. After seeing how, lost, scared and far away from home Ariel is Mozenrath decides to save her and set Ariel free despite knowing unpleasant consequences himself. Some years later Mozenrath now ruling of the Land of the Black Sand reunites with Human ! Ariel who wants to thank him, because he saved her life.
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She always looked so sad.
Mozenrath was hypnotised by the sight of her as he entered this room every day to make sure that she was healthy and well-fed.
Hair as red as a ruby.
An emerald green tail that swayed softly behind her whenever she moved.
Eyes… those sad, sad eyes.
"I've brought something a little different today." He greeted her, watching as she swam over, pressing her hands against the glass of the tank, "You've turned down every sea creature I've brought you so far, so I thought we'd try some human food instead."
She tilted her head to one side in confusion, and Mozenrath couldn't help but feel a twinge of sadness… he knew what Destane's plan for the mermaid was.
He knew it would kill her.
The mermaid seemed to sense that something was wrong, pushing herself away from the glass and back towards the relative safety of the back corner.
"I'm sorry." Mozenrath whispered, climbing up the steps to drop the food into the tank, "I'm so sorry."
As he moved to leave, he could swear that he heard the mermaid reply.
"It's not you I blame."
…..
Mozenrath knew he had to get her out… tonight, as soon as possible.
He was almost powerful enough to leave Destane behind him, and personally, he would have preferred to stick around for another year or so… just to give himself a little extra to stand on.
But he couldn't watch her be killed.
He refused to watch her be killed.
The moon was high in the sky and the herbs that he'd slipped into Destane's drink should keep him asleep for a few more hours.
Long enough for them to make their escape.
"You don't have gills, so I'm assuming you don't need water to breathe." Mozenrath used a spell to life her out of the tank, "Otherwise this rescue will get a lot more difficult."
….
When he ran out of energy to use magic as a way of lifting the mermaid, he struggled with her in his arms, moving down to the ocean, where he hoped she could find her way home.
He knew Destane caught her somewhere around here.
Gently, he placed her in the water and took a step back, gesturing for her to leave, "Go on." He sighed, "Go on!"
She stared at him for a few moments, before a beaming smile spread across her face. "Thank you." She whispered, with a soft giggle, before disappearing beneath the water, leaving Mozenrath alone on the shoreline.
"Right." He muttered, glancing back in the direction of Destane's realm, "Where to go from here."
…..
"Lord of the Land of the Black Sand!"
Mozenrath groaned at the title, glancing over at the minion who'd dare to interrupt his… thinking time (read as; brooding time).
"What?"
"There's a young girl here to see you."
Mozenrath frowned, "Princess Jasmine?"
"No." The minion shook his head, "It's- she's a foreigner!"
"A foreigner?" Mozenrath glanced up as the large doors opened up, to reveal a young lady dressed in a western style pink dress, with hair so red that it could rival a ruby.
"Mozenrath!"
The girl came running up to up, her arms outstretched as Mozenrath slowly got to his feet.
"I-I- "
She stopped just short of him, and frowned, "Don't you remember me?"
It took Mozenrath some time, but eventually his eyes widened in realisation, "Y-you're the mermaid… the one that Destane caught."
"And the one that you freed." The girl smiled warmly at him, moving a little closer, "Thanks to you… I was free."
"And the human- the legs- "
The girl winced, "That's a long story. Let's just say I didn't really learn not to interact with witches or wizards anymore."
Mozenrath chuckled, "That explains a lot… would you- would you liked something to drink?"
"Please."
"And then… we can talk?"
"I would like that."
