Everyone was shocked at the sight before them as Captain Bloody Fang and his crew turned into black smoke,as soon as the sky cleared.With their backs turned to you,they weren't able to see that actually,you were the one responsible for the sky clearing out from the clouds,rain and thunder.
They all watched in shock as the cursed pirate crew burned into black smoke from their ship,and the opposite ship disappear along with it's Captain and remaining crew,with nothing left behind.
It took them a few moments to realize what had happened,and when they finally did, they all felt some sort of relief wash over them,as it was finally over.Baki fell on his butt in exhaustion and let out a heavy sigh, enjoying the sunlight coming from the sky wash over his body.
"Aah!,it feels like ages since I've felt the sun on my body!",he said and everyone looked up at the sky aswell,their eyes immediately squinted from the bright light from above, but they didn't complain.They felt the same as Baki did,and they were so glad the sun was finally back.
Though Captain Fang,his crew and ship had dissapeared,the sword Guevaru had stolen from him hadn't dessapeared from his hand.It was still there,in his grasp.He looked at it with a smile,as now he could finally admire it's handle's details.
However,apart from the sword,the wounds he got from battle remained.He was injuried on his thigh,and had a couple of small cuts on his arms and chest aswell.He didn't complain though,but they did hurt a lot.
"Y/n!,are you arlight!", Retsu turned around to check on you and so did the others,after they were all lost in trying to realize if the battle was over,and rushed to check on you for any injuries.
You didn't speak,but it wasn't like you could.You were shocked from what you had experienced.Not only from encountering cursed pirates,but from something else aswell..,that no one else was aware of exept you.
You fell on your knees,and before you could fall further on the deck,Retsu held you and sat you down carefully.You were shocked,tired.All of you were,and you all stayed in silence for a few moments.
"How did..This!,happen..?", Doppo was the one to finally break the silence,looking up at the sky and bright sun.The others looked above them too,wondering about the same thing.
"Was it a miracle..?", Katsumi asked,his eyes sparkling while looking at the sun greatfully that it saved them from the chaos.It really was a miracle for them,as if it wasn't for the sun,the battle would've never stopped,and they would have ended up paralyzed from the curses aura,that would had made them unable to protect you.It would all be over for everyone.
Meanwhile,while everyone's attention was on the sun again,you half opened your eyes to look at your at your fist,just to find out that the golden dagger you were previously holding,wasn't there.
(How...,did this happen..?),you thought to yourself,your eyes slowly closing as you tried to recall your memory,trying to figure out where you found the golden dagger in the first place.
Flashback:
You opened your eyes,finding yourself sprawled on the floor.You forced yourself up,but felt like something was missing.Once you found out,you reached out and searched for it on the floor,then reattached it on yourself.Once again you were complete.You felt much better.
The boat was shaking violently,and you lost your balance once again.A meter away,you heard two men arguing with eachother, fighting over of what looked like a bag..?
You noticed one man was holding a sword,and recognized the bag as one of those bags they used to put someone's head inside after they beheaded them...That meant that..
(They are planning to behead me!No..No!I have to do something..!,I have to escape!I have to get something to defend myself from them!,before it's too late! Something!,anything!),you thought to yourself panicking and looked around you frantically,but there was nothing you could use.
In the moment of crisis,you suddenly noticed something next to you,as if it had appeared at that exact moment next to you,inches away from your feet.It was shinning brightly,immediately catching your attention.
(A golden..,dagger?Where did this come from?)-"Aah!", your thoughts were cut off as the men's arguing got louder,and soon enough they were going to draw their attention back to you.
You got back up on your feet and stabled yourself on the shaky ship,picking up the dagger and unsheathed it from it's golden case.Immediatly when you stood up,the shorter looking man's eyes fell on you,and he somehow looked at you with terror in his eyes,as if you were some terrifying monster or something.
You were confused,and for a moment you thought that maybe something or someone else was behind you,and that would explain why he looked scared.You turned behind you,with the golden dagger still in your hand,but noone was there.
In the meanwhile,while you were busy looking behind you,the terrified man was shaking with fear and pointed to his comrade to look behind them,and his comrade eventually did so,causing him to freeze in disbelief.
They were now both looking at you,as your back was turned to them and then they noticed that your body had started to relax from being stiff,unlike your hand that was gripping into something,really tightly.
They looked at it with trembling eyes,a golden dagger shinning like the sun,the shiny blade looking threatening in your grasp.The men backed away cautiously, fearing that at any moment you would attack.
Last thing you remembered out of all that scenario,was that you slowly turned your head to look behind you,and met eyes with both of the horrified men.Afterwards,you remembered nothing.
Back to the present!:
You had fallen unconscious,too tired to stay awake.Once Retsu's and the others attention returned back to you,they panicked seeing that you had lost consciousness,but Guevaru reassured them that you were just sleeping.
Yujiro held your hand cautiously in his while everyone around you discussed amongst eachother on what their next move would be,when he noticed that you were holding something in your grasp.
He checked if anyone around him was looking,and when he reassured noone was,he opened your hand and revealed that what you were clutching in your grasp, was the ultimate source of power,in it's small,keychain form.
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One hour later,you found yourself sleeping in the Captain's Quarters,covered under a blanket.The sun's bright light filled the room from the broken window,and you could see dust float around in the air.
You sat up on the bed and rubbed your eyes before stretching your arms.You had no idea how long you had been asleep,but you felt like you had a really good nap as now you had completely restocked your stamina.
You noticed that someone was sitting on the beds edge,and squinted your eyes to take a closer look.It was Guevaru,and he seemed to be doing something,but you couldn't quite tell with his back turned to you.You were about to tap his shoulder,when you heard him hiss in pain.
"Guevaru..!"
"Ah!,Y/n!I'm sorry,I must've made too much noise and woke you up.I'm really sorry", Guevaru apologized,as he was cleaning his wounds with hot water and a cloth.
"You're hurt..!",you gasped reaching out your hand to him and he smiled,sweat running on his forehead from the pain.Those wounds weren't ordinary, otherwise they would be nothing for Guevaru.Howeved,with the Captain's massive cursed energy,his hits were deadly for a man,and if not,in Guevaru's case they hurt a LOT.
"Yeah,I got a few scratches here and there.But I'll be fine,there is nothing to worry about", Guevaru tried to cover his suffering with a chuckle,but it was obvious he was in terrible pain.
"Guevaru you're not fooling me!Here,let me help you out",you said sitting up from the bed and headed over to search for more supplies in the bedside table,and found a cloth,bandages and a bottle of alcohol.
"Water alone isn't going to work",you scolded bringing all the supplies on the bed,and sat beside him to work on the wound on his thigh,which was the worst one.It was deep,and the wound wouldn't stop bleeding.
"Pull down your pants so I can take a better look",you demanded and Guevaru weakly got on his feet and unbuckled his pants, letting them drop down before sitting back on the bed with a wince.
"This looks bad..",you muttered looking at the wound,when you noticed that the blood had some other color mixed with it..,a deep shade of purple.."Did you get stabbed with a sword?"
"Yeah..."
"That bastard must've had poison on his blade..",you cursed looking at it carefully, before sitting up from the bed and kneeled down infront of him,examining the wound from upclose.
"Are you sure?-A-ah hey now..What are you doing..?"
"Don't move.I have to suck the poison out before it spreads more",you said warningly before leaning your lips close to his wound,and carefully started to suck.Guevaru hissed and threw his head back as both his hands gripped on the bed's blanket underneath him.However he stayed still,as you sucked the poison out and afterwards spat it inside the bowl of hot water Guevaru had brought,before repeating the same process again.
Looking at the bowl,Guevaru could clearly see the red,mixed with purple liquid you had spat out,and he was reassured that Captain Fang had actually stabbed him with a poisoned blade.
He watched you work on his wound appreciatively,hissing in pain from time to time and his grip on the blanket tightening.After you finished with sucking out the poison,you took the alcohol bottle and handed Guevaru a cloth.
"What's this for?"
"Trust me,you'll need it.Now this is going to sting pretty bad..,but you'll have to hang on for me",you warned,pouring some alcohol on a towel,and without warning,you pressed it hard on Guevaru's thigh making him groan loudly in pain,throwing his head back.
He quickly bit into the cloth you had handed him and buried his teeth on it, grunting in pain as you held the alcohol towel on his wound for a few seconds.After you pulled it away,you started wrapping bandages around his thigh,slowly and carefully.
Guevaru ungaged himself and watched you take care of him,panting heavily but soon enough regained control of his breathing.You repeated the same process on the wounds on his chest and arms, sucking out the poison and afterwards disinfecting and bandaging them.
Guevaru could almost say he liked the treatment,if it didn't hurt so much.Feeling your mouth envelop with his skin felt as if you were giving him a hickey,and his face was bright red.
You were securing the bandages on his arms,when you noticed that the ship was still moving,while Guevaru the captain was right infront of you.You couldn't help but wonder,on your who was navigating the ship if it wasn't him.
"Guevaru?Who took your place at the ship's wheel?",you asked,and it took a few moments for Guevaru to answer,since he was lost enjoying you taking care of him."Guevaru?"
"Oh!-Um!,I left Yujiro in charge!The others are busy fixing the ship..,from the damage the cannon balls caused",he explained after snapping out of his thoughts,and you raised an eyebrow.You were used to Yujiro and Guevaru arguing,and you were shocked that those two finally seemed to cooperate together.Nervertheless,you smiled to yourself,glad that you were all now working as a team together.
Wrapping the last bandage on a small cut on Guevaru's shoulder,you secured it and afterwards gave it a small pat.Afterwards you got up from the bed and looked inside the chest on the beds foot to look through your stuff if your suitcase.Since you were pretty much staying at the Captain's Quarters most of the time,you had to move your suitcase there from the crew's quarters,to have better access to your stuff.
From your suitcase,you took out a small vial of golden liquid,the same little potion you had given Katsumi for his headache.You placed it in Guevaru's open palm and closed it, before sitting down beside him on the bed.He looked at it in curiosity,and you smiled.
"It's something like a pain killer.I'm sure if not a lot,your wounds still hurt.Drink it and trust me,in about five minutes you won't feel the pain at all",you instructed and Guevaru huffed out looking at the small vial.
"I could get used to this",he smiled,and you raised an eyebrow.
"Get used to what?"
"You,taking care of me",he said, making you blush."You know..Nobody has ever taken care of me with such tenderness..You took such great care of my wounds,even when I insisted I didn't need any help.You're good with this kind of stuff aren't you?"
"W-well I...I just..Did what I had to do..I'm glad you're feeling better..I'm not an expert with this stuff,it's nothing,really",you muttered scratching your cheek,but next thing you knew,Guevaru suddenly pinned you down on the bed,laying you on your back and pinning himself above you.
Your breath hitched,as your eyes looked at eachother intensely.You were unaware of his intensions,but you somehow wanted to avoid it.Guevaru's eyes traveled from your face to your body,and then back up to meet your eyes.
Seeing the look in your eyes,Guevaru froze,as he noticed you were looking at him almost..In discomfort.He got up from you and you sat up from the bed,your face flushed in a deep shade of red.
"I-I'm sorry about that..", Guevaru scratched his cheek with one finger,while you avoided looking at him in embarrassment.You were trying to find something to say to him,but before you could,he had already started to walk to the exit.
"Thank you again for taking care of my wounds,I feel much better.I don't know how to thank you.I have to go check on the others at the deck though,too see how they're doing with fixing the ship.I'll see you later,but until then,rest",he waived goodbye with his back turned to you.
"Guevaru..!"-
"Oh and that painkiller you gave me..It worked like a miracle.Thank you.See you",he said, opening the double doors infront of him before exiting the room, leaving you alone in the Captain's Quarters.Well not exactly alone..
The ultimate source of power magically appeared in the air with a pop making you jump and shift your attention from the doors to it,and after you placed out the palms of your hands under it,it fell on your hands with a dingle.
"You forgot about me,again!",Anubis scolded side-eyeing you from the ultimate source of power's glass.
"I didn't forget about you...!I was just busy helping out Guevaru!..,you know!With his wounds and stuff..."-
"That boy clearly likes you",he said in a slightly teasy manner and you pouted, looking away in annoyance."He seems to care about you a lot you know.But seems like your mind is stuck on someone else..And perhaps I arleady know who it is.Is it really him you're going to choose?"
"C-cut that out!Can you stop with the confrontation?I don't feel comfortable talking about my love interests!,especially at a moment like this..!Tell me Anubis..What happened?How did those cursed pirates dissapear?Can we make it happen again?So we can get rid of all the other curses that way..?Please tell me!"-
"I cannot tell you.However,not even for a moment don't you think that the pirate curses vanished completely.Its temporarily,for as long as the sun shine's in the sky.But do not worry,it's going to shine long enough until we reach out destination."
"Won't you tell me what happened..?What happened that caused the sun to come out?,and made the storm pass in seconds?That's just..impossible..!,isn't it?And I almost don't remember a thing..",you asked insistently,but Anubis shook his head.
"When the right time come's, you'll find out yourself.Someday trust me,you will.But for now,let's not worry about that.Lets focus on the present,and the mission waiting ahead of you.Gather up strength now that you can.Because you're going to need it."
"Really.Soon."
"A-ah...", your breath hitched,seeing Anubis serious expression change into a determined smirk.You knew that something bad was going to come,but you were going to do your best.
You were determined,you promised yourself that you were going to trap those curses back in the bottle,where they belonged.With your own two hands.
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Two days at sea passed,and you were so close to your destination.You spent these two days mostly at the Captain's Quarters,but went up to the deck to watch the view with the others from time to time.You had many food supplies kept in the cargo hold,along with water,so you all ate and drunk well.
Shockingly enough,the sun in the morning was shining all day,without a single cloud in the sky.At night,when the sun was replaced by the moon,you were expecting curses to attack,but again,they didn't.
It was as if they had dissapeared into thin air.Maybe they were hidding...,or maybe just waited for the right moment to attack.Nevertheless,you reached your destination without any trouble,the oceanic pole of inaccessibility.
Except for being the most isolated place on Earth and has absolutely nothing else but water to see,Point Nemo is also known as a supposed refuge for mythical sea creatures.Knowing that,you were sure that all the curses had gathered there,and that was the reason on why they didn't appear during your journey this whole time.
However,the question was.Now that you had reached Point Nemo..What were you supposed to do?There was no land, nothing to explore.You could go underwater to explore and hopefully search for the magical artifact you needed,but there was no equipment.
Guevaru and the others were on the deck,and Guevaru had stopped the ship, looking around at the endless looking waters surrounding them completely.Everyone and everything was quiet,with the only sound in the atmosphere being the sea's waves hitting on the ship.
Meanwhile,you were at the Captain's Quarters,and once the ship stopped,you sat up from the bed,walking towards the rooms exit.You had a long conversation with Anubis,and you knew exactly,what to do.
"So...What now..?Do we wait for something..,or..?",Baki asked,looking at Guevaru for instructions,as he was the one who knew better.Guevaru wasn't sure,and didn't have an answer for Baki's,or any of the others quiestions.
Once you exited the Captain's Quarters,you sneaked towards Yujiro and while he wasn't looking,you tapped his shoulder and jestured him to follow you.He raised an eyebrow,but complied and silently followed you to the Captain's Quarters while the rest of the others were busy saying each of their opinions on what they should do.
"What do you want that is so urgent and needs to be said privately?",he smirked and you frowned,as his words hid dirty thoughts behind them.
"Look,I know you'll try to argue,but you need to listen and cooperate with me."
"What do you mean cooperate?",he asked,and you took a deep breath before taking out the ultimate source of power from the middle of your chest.It was now in a necklace form instead of a keychain so you wouldn't lose it at the place you were soon going to go.Or better,dive into..
"I need to go down there,in the water,by myself",you said in a serious tone,and Yujiro's eyes darted down to the ultimate source of power and then back to you in suspicion.
"Why.Do you know the solution to our problem?Tell me."
"It's long story..!And soon enough they'll be a horrible storm coming!The ship is going to be under attack in less than half an hour.If I don't go down there and get what we need..I'm sure that this time neither the ship or us is going to survive",you said and Yujiro's eyes narrowed,knowing you were saying the truth.
"I understand.But I can't let you go alone.I'm coming with you."
"You can't",Anubis joined the conversation, interrupting you the moment you were about to speak."Even if you try,you won't be able to.But I reassure you,that with me,my master shall remain unharmed.As long as she's careful and carries me with her.At all costs."
"See?With Anubis's help and powers I'll be fine.The only thing I need you to worry about is you and the others safety.Not mine.Anubis detected an underwater cave,really deep within the ocean,with trapped airway inside.I'm sure that's where our magical artifact is,and I'll go get it.I need you to hold on until I come back to the surface,and to reassure the others that I'll be fine.It will be hard to do so since they have no idea about Anubis's existence within the ultimate source of power,but I'm sure that you'll find a way to."
"I'm not letting you go alone!I'm not, allowing it",he cornered you on the wall,afraid to let you do something so dangerous alone,just like in every mission so far.He wasn't willing to do the same mistake again.
"Don't make this more difficult for me,I need to do it myself!"
"How do you even know that the magical artifact we need is down there?,huh?",he growled furiously but only out of his worry for you,before glaring down at Anubis in the ultimate source of power as he never mentioned it.
"Sorry.Can't tell.I'm only aloud to share a minimum amount of information,nothing less,nothing more."
"Yujiro come on.That must be it!,I'm sure of it!It's the last and most difficult stage of our mission so far,I know it.But it's finally going to put things into an end.I promise,I'll end this",you reassured,and when he was about to say something else,you shushed him with a kiss on the lips,before slipping from where he had cornered you,and quickly headed to the Captain's Quarters exit.
"Y/n!",he yelled,before placing two fingers on his lips,where the warmth of your lips was still lingering."Damn you..",he followed after you,while you had arleady reached the deck,where everyone looked at you confused on why you were going so fast.
"Y/n!,we decided that we should-Wait what are you doing!Y/n!",Doppo asked in shock as you seemed about to jump off from the ship after taking off your boots,making you stop and turn to face them,now at the edge of the ship.
"Guys..I'll be going for a little while,but I promise that I'll come back..",you said softly,while everyone was taken aback from your words,as there was nowhere to go but water at the place you currently were.
Katsumi->"Y/n..!"
Retsu->"Y/n be careful!You're about to fall!Come back here!"
"I'm sorry guys..But this is something that I must do.I have to go now..Take care and be careful while I'm away arlight?",you said and got ready to fall in the water backwards,but just about when you were about to,Yujiro came to the deck and your eyes met.
"Y/N DON'T YOU DARE!"
"You're always so loud..Take care of them and make sure to reassure them all that I'll be arlight.l'll see you in a while!Until then take care!",you winked and before anyone could catch up to you,you fell backwards in the water,and Yujiro was about to rush after you when he caught a glimpse of the ultimate source of power on your neck,that immediately reassured him that you were going to be safe with it.
He stopped and watched you fall,while all of the others ran to the edge of where you fell in shock and disbelief.Guevaru's jaw had dropped open,he couldn't even speak.He watched the water as you didn't come up to the surface,and without a second thought,he jumped in to get you out.
Hanayama and Baki did the same thing and jumped in the water along with him.They immediately spotted you,and you heard the splashes they made as soon as they jumped in the water,and turned your head around to face them.
You had arleady swam downwards a little bit,but it wasn't enough distance as they would soon catch up to you in seconds.However,Guevaru who was the closest to you,just about when he was about to touch you,a wave of sudden pressure suddenly started pushing him to the the surface,making him unable to reach you.
The same thing happened with Baki and Hanayama,and soon enough the three of them were pushed back to the surface,as if the ocean didn't allow them to go further and follow you.That was the reason you and Anubis had told Yujiro that he couldn't come with you in the first place,Anubis had told you that it would happen.
You were the main target of the curses,you were the one who had to do this.To go down there and get the magical artifact all by yourself,and show your worth.You were the one responsible for the bottle's opening,and you were going to be the one to close it,once and for all,with all it's curses back inside of it.
Guevaru and the other two once they came back at the surface,tried to go underwater to get you once again,but the same thing happened.They caught a last glimpse of you,now deep down in the water,far away from their reach,your red dress and lose hair standing out of the dark blue waters surrounding you.
The others on the ship helped them back on the deck with ropes,and dragged them up.Guevaru was devastated,and worried about you,and so were the others,but there wasn't much they could do anymore.
However,there was one amongst them who looked like the only calm one about the current situation.Yujiro was standing there, looking across the horizon,as he started noticing clouds aproaching.
"Come on,all of you.We need to prepare ourselves",he ordered,and everyone looked at him confused and annoyed from his lack of worry about you.
Retsu->"Don't you care the slightest about her?!She is going to die in there!"
Baki->"She's going to drown!She's not some fish to breathe underwater!"
Hanayama ->"She won't make it,there are many dangers down there."
Oliva->"Sharks!"
Doppo->"Curses!"
Katsumi->"She didn't even tell us what she's planning!Does she have a death wish..?!We need to save her!Let's dive in and try again!There must be a way to reach her!,I'm sure of it!"-
"She's going to be fine damn you!For crying out loud!,she said it herself!She told us to take care of ourselves,and that's exactly what we'll do.I can't tell you or explain you otherwise,but believe me,she's going to be arlight.Its not that I'm not worried about her myself,but I'm going to trust her words,that she's going to come up and keep her promise", Yujiro said in a serious tone,but that didn't convince them completely.
"Why did she even go down there in the first place huh?What is she going to do?She didn't explain us anything!",Baki said and everyone agreed with him.
"I KNOW!,I KNOW!Just do me a favor and try to forget about it arlight?Just focus on us and what's about to happen."
"Us..?What do you mean..?What's going to happen?", Katsumi asked concerned,and Yujiro looked up at the sky,making them do so too.
None of them had noticed that the sky had changed from morning to night,the moon was arleady out.They were shocked,it happened right before they knew it.Clouds were starting to cover the sky aswell,and that wasn't good news for them at all.
"That's what I'm talking about..Soon enough we'll have..Company to deal with", Yujiro grinned confidently,as if waiting for the danger to come.
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"How long has it been since I've seen the sky huh..?",you turned to look up,but you were far away from the surface.You had been swimming for quite a while now,but currently you weren't even moving.You were too tired to do so.You were sinking in the ocean,watching fish swim around in the water around you.
"Where even is that cave you told me about..?",you asked Anubis in the ultimate source of power,that was floating right infront of your face from the necklesses rope's length.
"You have to be patient and find it yourself.Dont expect everything to be easy."
"Hmphh...",you let out a vibrating sound of annoyance,before looking at the ocean around you.
"It's so quiet down here..It's... Peaceful..The ocean's environment seems normal..,and there isn't any weird looking activity going on down here,unlike back at Agia Galini..Plus it's ten times more fun now that you gave me the ability to talk and breathe underwater!",you said excitedly,doing a swirl in the water.
"Don't do that.Too much movement might attract preditors."
"You're no fun..It's my first time having this ability you know!As a kid,I would always ask myself if I would prefer to breathe underwater like mermaids do,or be able to fly just like fairies!I still can't choose!",you said to him,but Anubis didn't respond as he had no interest in small talk.
"You should give me the power to fly sometime!Can you do it?I want to touch a cloud!And I want to lay on them!Even though I know you can't..But still I!'-
You paused as soon as you noticed a swarm of jellyfish surround you,along with another,big looking fish..You squinted your eyes to confirm if your suspicion was correct,but the big fish had arleady swam away.You were afraid to move since you didn't know if the jellyfish were harmful or not,but to your surprise they actually split up on their own,and swam away,all of them indifferent directions.
You looked around you in the water,and caught another glimpse of the big fish you saw previously,go behind a rock,and decided to go after it,as it seemed really suspicious.It was fast,and you could barely keep up.
The more you followed,the more you got to inspect it.Soon enough however,you found out that wasn't a fish.It had a human looking upper body,though it had a tail full of scales,just like fish do.
(Could that be...A mermaid..!Woah..!She's so pretty!But really fast too..I can barely swim after her!),you thought to yourself hidding behind a rock to observe her, because as soon as you stopped following her,she stopped aswell.Her back was turned to you,and you couldn't see her face from her long hair getting in the way from the water's flow,but you got to observe her long,shining tail.
"Wow..!,look at that tail!It's stunning!The scales look like diamonds...So pretty...Hey!,why don't you give me a tail?Maybe she's just afraid of my feet!She must find them weird",you said to Anubis looking at your feet,moving your toes.
"Maybe another time.Now will you follow her or what?"
"Follow her?,but she's clearly afraid of me and flees away everytime I get close!"
"*Sigh*,just follow after her,trust me",Anubis sighed,and after imitating his expression mockingly,you swam towards the mermaid once more,who just as you had predicted,swam away,away from you and deeper in the water.
You did exactly what Anubis had told you to do so,and followed the mermaid.Where she went,you followed after silently,wondering of where she was leading you to.She was fast,and just with two movements of her tail,she was arleady two meters away from you.You were getting tired of swimming and kicking your feet trying to catch up to her,when finally,when you approached her again,this time she didn't move.
You were taken aback,and this time created a little distance between you two,confused on why she stopped.You hesitanted,and tried to talk to her when you realized that she might not be able to understand human language,so instead you decided to tap her shoulder.
That's when she finally turned around to face you,and to your shock,her face wasn't as pretty as her tail.Her features were beautiful,that wasn't the problem.The problem was that her eyes were all black,pitch black.However,you somehow felt her eyes pierce through your very soul.
She didn't speak,and just looked at you.Just about when you were going to ask Anubis about it,she suddenly lifted her hand and seemed to be pointing at a specific direction,while still looking at you.
You looked at her hand and to where she was pointing at,and you were shocked to find out three other mermaids the same as her,only they were distanced from eachother.It was as if they were creating a path,and tried to show you the way towards somewhere.
You looked at the mermaid infront of you once last time,before going towards where she pointed at,and then towards the other mermaid,and then the other,and then again the other...When you turned around you to look at them,they had... Dissapeared.
"Weird...I guess I shouldn't expect anything less from curses...Are they even curses?I thought Guevaru said that mermaids are good..",you murmured to yourself before following the rest of the mermaid passage,each one of them dessapearing as soon as you passed through them.
Soon enough,you reached the very last mermaid,which dissapeared right infront of your eyes.There were no more mermaids,and when you looked around,you realized you had reached a cave enterance.
"So this is it huh?I have to go in don't I?"
"Yes,you have to."
"Oh my God it's so dark in thereeee!And the opening looks so tight!I can't go in there!,I'm feeling claustrophobic!"
"Come on,you know you have to do it", Anubis said,and with a heavy sigh,you looked at the small enterance and swam in, trying to fit yourself the best you could.
After of what semeed like forever,you could see that you were slowly begining to reach the surface,and before you knew it,you lost your ability to breathe underwater when you finally reached it.
You breathed in the oxygen and looked around you at the cave surrounding you,a rocky space full place,with the only sound being water droplets falling from the ceiling in the small lake of water you were in.
You crawled out exhausted from swimming and collapsed on the ground to catch your breath,your dress and hair all drenched from the water.It took you a minute to do so,and as you got up,you looked around you with a mixture of cautiousness and curiosity.
"Now I guess I have to explore huh..?This place seems peaceful and is somehow giving me the creeps..."
"Don't waste your time,you need to search for what you need and get out."
"Are you sure the suposing...,magical artifact is going to be here?This place looks more of a place a monster would stay...Brrr!",you shook your head,starting to walk towards the caves path,looking around you for any danger.
"It seems fine so far..-AH!Eeeeew!,what the heck? Where did this come from?",you lifted your foot up,after you felt like you stepped on something.You had stepped on some clear,slimy looking liquid,that was all over on the wide paths ground before you.
"This substance feels familiar don't you think?"
"Maybe."
"Oh now I remember!It's just like the slime we found under my bed!,after that weird octopus tentacle nightmare I had!"
. . .
"Wait a minute....W-what if in this place...There is a frickin octopus monster!What if this is it's house!!!Anubis please tell me!,is it?,is it?!"
"Soon enough you'll find out for yourself, but I reassure you that if it is a monster that has tentacles,it won't be a simple octopus,a squid or whatever,but the"-
"Look at that!,that gooey stuff goes all the way across the path!We should go back and get the heck out of here!The monster might come to eat me at any moment now!",you said feeling scared arleady,but was unaware of something behind you.
"Y/n..?I think you should probably look behind you"-
"Shhhh!Stop trying to convince me otherwise!I'm not going there!"
"Y/n behind you."
"I said shush!"
"Y/N LOOK BEHIND YOU DAMN IT!"
"What?",you asked annoyed, before turning to look around you,and next thing you knew..Behind you was a giant looking octopus,with more than eight tentacles in all kinds of sizes,glistening with the same see-through liquid you stepped on a few moments earlier.The giant tentacled monster creature's appendages seemed to be moving towards you,but you were too scared to move.
"I've tried to tell you more than once,but what you're going to be dealing with,is not any octopus, but the legendary Kraken itself."
. . .
"AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!"
TO BE CONTINUED....
A/N:One more chapter to go until the book ends!I hope I manage to post it before school starts,and it does so in two days.