Jolly o! I love my reviewers! (shivers) my hands are cold and stiff. It's a bit hard to write when I can barely move my fingers. Ah well, I deserve it since I haven't updated in a long time. (flexes fingers) Still stiff… oh dear. Erm, I don't think you're going to like this chapter. So, please don't flame me in hatred. (cowers in the corner fearfully) But, this chapter is unique, and you'll see why.

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I stared horrified at the merman before me. He caressed my face and smiled.

I saw him move closer to me, so close that his body touched mine. I tried to scream but I couldn't even make a sound. It was as if he controlled my entire body, and I was unable to do anything. His grip on my neck loosened so that it was enough for me to escape. But I wasn't able to move, not even a small twitch.

His face was inches away from mine and I felt his dark hair brush against my face. His smile slowly faded as he stared at my eyes intently. His face grew so close that I felt his lips brush against mine. He suddenly kissed me on my lips.

His kiss was soft, very soft, but then it grew harsh. His hands slowly moved to my body.

I felt my face heat up in anger, my body seemed to shake in rage, my mind felt as if it was about to burst, and suddenly, I felt my hands move ever so slightly. The merman didn't seem to notice I was able to move my arms.

I brought up my arms with an effort since I felt a strong force willing to move my arms back. But nothing could stop me from the rage that had welled up inside of me.

I struck the merman on the head with such a force, his face whipped back. I pushed him away from me and I struck him again on the chest. I screamed in fury as I hit him again and again.

"Die! Just die!" I screamed. I was about to make a blow to his face when he grabbed my arm. His face had turned deep red and I saw the anger flicker in his eyes. I moved my arm and struggled under his iron grip. I felt my arm move under his grasp slightly, but he still had a strong hold of me.

He slapped me across the face so hard that my head spun around.

I put up my free hand to my cheek where he had struck me. Slowly, I felt a stinging pain growing.

"From now on, you do as I say, or you will pay dearly." He hissed.

Suddenly I felt my hands and body go limp, and my head tilted to the side.

I saw his hands grab around my body, and he dragged me to who knows where.

As I was taken to some place, I was brought deeper into the ocean. The ocean floor grew bumpy and larger fish were seen nearby. Sunlight started to fade away as the darkness of the sea took over.

I noticed tiny fish the size of my finger dart by and crabs crawled on some jagged rocks. I also noticed a cliff loom into view. I gazed beyond it and noticed how dark it seemed from a distance.

He dragged me closer to the cliff and I caught a glimpse that something started to give off a gleam. He pulled me closer until I was right in front of the cliff.

I stared in shock at what I saw. Mermaids and merman's swam everywhere! I even saw something tall and dark come into view, it reminded me of a castle covered in corals and seaweed. The whole place gave off a bright glow and I saw huge caves on the other side of the cliff. The whole place looked like an underwater city, there were even buildings that looked like something you would see on land. The only difference was that they were covered in seaweeds or corals.

I gazed at the place in awe. There were even statues made out of stone. One of them was a mermaid; she was staring straight ahead and was covered in some type of jewelry since something gave off a glow. There was even a statue of a merman holding some type of weapon with a sharp blade at the end which reminded me of a spear. He wore armor as well, which I found odd that merman's would wear such a thing. The stories that I have read usually said that merman's never wore armor. But I mentally shook my head, those books were all Greek Mythology and a totally different thing than this place.

The merman had a stern stare and I noticed the scar they had created on its face. It ran down his jaw line and all the way down his neck.

I even saw pathways at the ocean bottom made out of stones placed in the ground.

I saw a group of mermaid's swim quickly inside the castle. They carried some sort of sea plant that reminded me of flowers. And I noticed all the windows placed in the castle, but it seemed more like an exit since mermaids and merman's swam in and out of it.

But what I think the main entrance of the castle was had stone steps and diamonds decorated in front of a large opening. I had no clue why there were steps since none of the mermaids or merman's used it at all. And what was also strange was how they found diamonds in the ocean to decorate in front of the entrance. But what really amazed me was a large statue of a human built right in front of the entrance. It was a man wearing a golden crown, a robe that seemed to glitter with diamonds, wearing armor that gave off a bright glow, and he carried a sword in his left hand. He also had a beard and short hair. I grew confused because I wondered why they would place a human statue in the middle of this place.

The whole place was beautiful, everything seemed to shine, even the stones. I noticed a group of rocks not too far from the castle, it had symbols drawn on them. Each stone had at least two or three symbols and they all gave off a strange color. I didn't recognize any of them and I counted to see that there were eight stones.

Near the far side of the castle stood an area that reminded me of a market. There were more mermaids than merman's there and I even noticed that there were stores. I saw seashells and other nice materials hanging on stands and mermaids were waiting patiently behind a counter. I smiled as I saw some sort of mermaid dance being played in the middle of the market.

The dancers wore some type of material that glittered and seashells hanged on their ears and around their necks. They twirled around slowly and moved their arms and fishtail. I noticed that they were wearing nothing to cover their chests.

My attention was drawn away when I heard a steady song being played. I looked to my right and saw a group of mermaids singing in a slow rhythmic sound. They didn't say any words but the song seemed to echo along the entire place in a sweet voice. As I listened carefully I felt calm and peaceful, the song was just too sweet.

"Well? How do you like it?" I snapped out of my daze and drew my attention back to the merman.

"Uh… w-what?" I asked still a bit drowsy. I heard the song being played over and over again in my head.

"I said, how do you like this place?" He asked impatiently.

I furrowed my eyebrows and didn't answer. I heard him laugh.

"I can tell you like it here. Well, good. This is your home from now on." He said.

I glared at him angrily and I tried to lift up my arm to hit him, but my body remained limp. But by now I was able to speak and move my head. However, he still had his arms wrapped around my body and continued to carry me around.

I saw him swim forward towards the city and I was dragged along. The closer we got, the brighter everything seemed.

I noticed a group of merman's swim in our direction, all of them carried something like a spear and wore armor. As they drew closer I noticed the tense look in their faces.

"My lord, welcome back." Said one of the merman. He had blond hair and a green fish tail with shocking green eyes.

I grew puzzled as he mentioned the merman as 'my lord.' Was the merman carrying me some sort of general? Did merman's have armies? It was hard to believe since I never even heard of that before. And why would merman's have armies anyway?

"Take her to my room Arcus." The merman, who was carrying me, said ignoring Arcus's greeting.

I felt him let go of me and the other merman's grabbed my arms.

"And make sure she doesn't escape." He ordered in a harsh tone.

I saw the soldiers nod and take me away while the merman swam off. But he looked at me on last time and grinned.

I saw myself pulled towards the castle. I felt the grip on my arms grow tighter and I shrieked, "Let go of me!" They just ignored my pleas as I was brought to the castle.

I noticed some mermaids stare at me as they swam by. They looked surprised and confused at the same time.

I was only hoping that I would get out of this place one way or another. Even if the whole place was beautiful, I was trapped here like a prisoner.

I hated this place.

A/N: You probably have questions right now, a lot of them maybe. But hold it for later, the next chapter will explain most things at the time. And this is short, I know. But I'm writing this story at midnight and I have school tomorrow! But don't worry, I usually sleep for only four hours a day. I'm used to it.