A/N: I'M BACK! It's been 2 years folks, and it's been too long. But I'm back for good! Well, maybe I'll see some new reviews around. I don't know if my style of writing has changed, but I hope it has improved. This chapter will be brief, unfortunately.

21

I woke up in a room that seemed quite familiar. The four walls in the room appeared to draw in closer as my mind began to spin. I laid back on the shell like bed and rubbed my forehead.

"Feeling better?" I jerked up as soon as I heard the sudden voice in my mind. My eyes turned to the right and I spotted the familiar face of Miruko. His eyes stared into mine and his soft face gave a gentle smile.

I grimaced as I tried to move from my spot. "Where's Mina?"

"It's alright Calyspa, we'll find her," He replied.

"But I want to see her now," I insisted stubbornly.

"I know, but in time you'll see her just the same. It's like you never left her in the first place."

My eyebrows furrowed, "Never left her in the first place? I was a human Miruko, now look at me. Nothing will ever be the same again…"

He was about the reply but stopped to reconsider what I just said. I knew for a fact that nothing was ever going to be the same, and I feared that I would never see Mina again.

Where I am is a prison. This dark center of the world would ultimately destroy my life till the end of my days. There were too many mysteries here, especially those that revolved around me. I knew I had to get out of here to reunite with Mina, but even that seemed impossible now.

It's strange how one's life can change so easily. Where once I lived in a rather strange, but simple family, I now faced what appears in fairy tale stories or dreams.

Is this reality? Or perhaps it is a dream after all? My mind began to spin as questions loomed into focus, but strange questions. Am I living in a Disney world? Did the Little Mermaid suddenly spark into life? Is there such a person like Ursula to transform me back into a human?

I chuckled at that last thought. Miruko stared at me with a puzzled expression yet I never spoke of anything.

"Well, Icarus wants to see you," Miruko implied.

Icarus, yes, the devil, the murderer, the monster, wanted to see me.

"And I suspect that I'm in trouble?" I asked cautiously.

"He wouldn't dare touch you now Calyspa."

I smiled, "Is it because you'll stop him from hurting me?"

He gave a mysterious smile, "Perhaps."

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A/N:Yes, it's short. But I just want you to know that I haven't forgotten about this story. So please review, and this will eventually update soon.