12 years later, age 19 Izuku POV:
It's been over a decade since my mother's passing and my taking up arms as a defender of this country her and I love. "Somebody stop him! He has my son!"
As such, I would help with the guards in defending the kingdom from human invaders. "Selling a mermaid kid to the black market should be a piece of cake now." In that time, Jinbei has taught me both Fishman Karate and Haki use to act the role more than anything. "What the? GET THE HELL OUT OF THE WAY, KID!"
Jinbei was also able to teach me swordsmanship in which I made a little skill of mine that mixes both the Fishmen's combat skills with it. "I'm going to say this one time and only once. Put the child down, leave this kingdom and never return. This is your first and last warning from me."
"You think I'm gonna listen to you!? I've escaped heroes with my abilities. YOU'RE NO DIFFERENT! SMOG SPLIT!" As I stood in front of the villain I was facing, he turned into smog with the child and went around me. At least, that's what he expected to before I grabbed his physical body with Armament Haki. "WHAT THE!?"
"Humans. So quick to think they're superior if they have a quirk." I took the kid from the villain's arms and placed him on the safely beside me before grabbing the villain with my free hand and slamming him on the ground. "But when you're faced with a power that isn't quirk based, you're now thrown for a loop."
"Ngh! YOU BASTARD!" The villain tried to attack me with a gun for me to grab and crush it in my hand. "AH!"
"Bad move." I used my Fishman Karate to punch the guy in the face and knock him out.
"Prince Izuku!" The guards came immediately after the villain was subdued for me to stand up and walk away from them.
"Use quirk canceling cuffs on him and get into contact with the pros above ground. I need to go and speak with my father before my shift at the Mermaid Café. I leave the rest in your reliable hands."
"Yes sir!" The guards saluted me and allowed me to be on my way. About a year ago, things got a little more dicey for the Ryugu kingdom. Even though we are protected by the government, their reach almost never is extended down here. The Marines that help protect us normally just wait at the entrance or the exit up above for people to come in or out with a lot flowing in. Thanks to a deal a while back, our kingdom though was protected by one man's flag. Whitebeard. Now there was a human you could respect. From what my father said, him and Whitebeard had a history together where he agreed to let our kingdom use his flag as a protection with no added strings. Something about a sharing of sake cups with one another or something. I'm not sure on the details completely, but our sake is really good. Dad gave me a little when I turned 19 since I was responsible enough to drink a bit.
I entered into the palace and created a small air bubble for me to walk to the throne room. Seeing my father and both ministers beside him, I bowed and showed my respect. "Father. You had summoned me?"
"Yes. I'd like to have a talk again about your future my son." I gritted my teeth in agitation hearing this as this is probably going to lead to me going up above for learning at a human college. "I know you're dead set against going above ground, but please hear me out. Unlike your siblings and the rest of our kingdom, you are not shunned to stand among humans being one yourself. As such, keeping you down here will narrow your mind and not allow you to see the world as a whole."
"But your majesty, this kingdom would be in harms way of invaders if that was the case."
"That is why I have an offer for you." The Minister of the Left gave me a few papers with names and pictures of women. Some were human, while others were...let's just say they weren't like a human if anything. "What our Minister has given you is four factions that wish to offer a treaty with our kingdom in exchange for a political marriage. They are also not prone to the idea of sharing you with Shyarly since I know you two have had a relationship for some time." I glanced down the factions wanting to offer arranged marriages.
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Son of Neptune
FanfictionBorn as a human with the heart of a fishman, Izuku has lived his life dreaming of a day where he can enact his adopted mother's wish to bring the residents of Fishman Island to the surface and live among the humans. However, his own heart holds him...