The Pirate and The Merhog

Stella's Talk with Light Gaia

However while Athena was still alone on the island, she noticed that the skies were getting darker as storm clouds were rising over the island and the waves were becoming more violent. That was a sign that Stella is here. "Oh no... She's here..." Athena said to herself. Stella sensed that her twin was restored back to full strength. She wasn't taking chances since she couldn't topple her twin so easily and vice versa. "This would have been easily if she was still weakened! I'll have to strike her hard, holding nothing back! And after I defeat my twin sister, I'll show everyone that I can be a better queen then my twin sister!" Stella said with a sinister smile on her face. "Your dark path will lead to your demise today!" said a voice. Stella stopped the moment she heard that ominous warning. "Did one of you speak against me?" Stella asked both of her two eels. "We said nothing at all my lady." the 1st eel said to Stella. "And we'd never dare speak against you." the 2nd eel said to Stella. "What?! Then who was that other voice that was just speaking to me?!" Stella asked both of her two eels.

"I did. I am known as Light Gaia. I was the one who revived your twin Athena." Light Gaia's voice said to Stella. "I was just planning to finish her off until you fully restored both her strength and powers!" Stella shouted angrily at Light Gaia's voice. "Many already died because of your murderous and selfish ambitions. Their blood are on your conscious, if you even have one. I'll give this warning Stella: Stop now or you'll die today because your own ambitions will be your humiliating undoing." Light Gaia's voice said to Stella in a serious voice. "My own ambitions will be my humiliating undoing...?" Stella asked Light Gaia's voice. "Before this day ends, you'll die if you continue down this dark path. And I'm not one to tell lies." Light Gaia's voice said to Stella. "I don't know if I should trust you..." Stella said to Light Gaia's voice. "Well then, I'll let you see what I know about you." Light Gaia said to Stella. Before Stella could argue, Light Gaia started showing her visions of her past. Everything she lived through and Athena was always there for her and never treating her like a cursed deformed sibling.

(Flashback)

"I just want to have some friends so that I wouldn't be lonely..." a young Stella said to a young male and female Merhog. "Well, no one doesn't even want to be friends with a freak like you." the male Merhog said to Stella. "Yeah, I mean who would want to be friends with a cursed deformed child like you?" the female Merhog asked Stella. Stella reliving her past, her traumas and the bullying she lived through. The loneliness she had to endure because of how she was born differently from everyone else. "Stop! Please no more!" Stella cried. As she was doing so, she was seeing Athena always being there as her support. Athena wrapped her arms around Stella protectively and she gave both of the bullies an angry glare. "What did Stella ever do to deserve this?!" Athena shouted angrily. "For existing, that's what." said the male merhog. "And that's when we decided to throw rocks at her." the female merhog said to Athena.

"You bullies disgust me!" shouted a male voice. Everyone turned to see Prince Leonardo with his sword drawn at the bullies. The male and female merhogs gulped in fear of their lives seeing Leo's death glare at them. "Wanna throw rocks at someone? How about at me you cowards?" Leonardo asked the bullies threateningly. Most of the bullies swam off in fear after hearing the prince's threat while one bully threw a rock at Stella's head very hard. Enraged by what he saw and not letting that attack slide, Leonardo swam after Stella's attacker and delivered a solid punch into his gut. The bully doubled over, feeling the force of Leo's punch and the pain tearing through him. "Do that again and I'll sever your arms!" Leonardo said to the bully threateningly. The bully gulped in fear after hearing the prince's warning and he soon swam off screaming in fear. "Stella, are you okay...?" Athena asked Stella. "My head really hurts..." Stella said to Athena. Leonardo swam over to the sister and assured: "They'll be punished. All of them. But we first need to get Stella medical attention." Prince Leonardo said to Athena.