𝓘𝓷𝓽𝓮𝓻𝓽𝔀𝓲𝓷𝓮𝓭 𝓦𝓸𝓻𝓵𝓭𝓼 | 𝓣𝓸𝓾𝔂𝓪 × 𝓣𝓮𝓷𝓴𝓸

1. Once upon a time...

Five oceans. Five Kingdoms. Five Mermen, ruling each other. Although one of the oceans.. Atlantic, to be exact. Was ruled by Sirens. The second most powerful underwater Empire to exist. The first was the Pacific Ocean Empire, which was ruled by Selkie Mermaids. The two kingdoms had a rivalry because of the Siren's cruel ways. Leading sailors. Humans, creatures, other mermaids/men into their grasps. Wrapping them around their fingers like a little bit of seaweed and eating them alive. Or either taking advantage of them and using them, however. Although, the power they held was powerful enough to make the other three kingdoms crave the power, fame, and land to be desperate enough to make a good friendship and connection between the empires.

But Pacific? The amount of hatred they had for the sirens was.. Well, beyond the level of others'understanding because of their cruel worlds...

Touya swam up to the shore. Snacking on a shrimp, he had caught on the way up. Gasping and huffing as he held his torso out of the water while his navy blue tail, that was more on the gray-ish side. Flapped and swam underneath the water. Although the sunshine hitting the blue water made it shine a much more purple-y color. The man huffed. Clearly angry and grumpy. He was looking for his next victim, perhaps a human, to rip up and eat his organs out probably. Swimming up to the shore, humming softly as he took his place onto the rock. The end flipper of his tail remains in the water and gently flaps it to avoid being dried out.

"Father!!! You can't do this to me!" The prince of the Selkie Mermaids yelled at his father. His loud and shrill voice even louder due to the water around them.

"I can, and I will! We need to stay strong, especially now! The other kingdoms are planning to marry into the Siren's royal family!!! We have to stay strong and do so as well or perish!" The black haired man yelled at his youngest. He swam a bit forward and was right before him. His fin fully spread out to make him seem bigger. His reddish brown back fin stood up as well.

"Why not Hana!!! She is older than me! I am not willing to just get married to someone I don't know!? For what?! Power!?!" He tried to imitate his actions even if he was at least a head and a half shorter than his father.

"Enough!" He just yelled out as loud as possible.

The prince almost shrieked together by the loudness. Especially with his very sensitive hearing.

"You go to your room!! I'll try to invite one of the other royal families over for dinner! And you better be on your best behavior while they are here." He pulled at his long black hair.  "And let your sister cut your hair. It's too damn long."

He winced at his action but simply nodded before slipping out of his grasp. He swam out of the room in anger. As soon as he was a bit away, he hissed out. His small nails digging onto his hands.

He turned around and speeded out of the underwater palace. He just needed a moment. He wanted to have his silence. And he wanted to cry...and...maybe sun bath.

He changed his course with elegance as his beautiful dark navy blue eyes checked the surroundings. He moved around as he swam to a nearby shore to get a sun bath. It would help his body heat up and calm him down....so perfect.

His head peaked out of the water, and he shook it. The protective lens over his eyes, moving back into his skull so that he could see the outside world. Now that he was above water, there was no need for it. His dark red, almost black tail moved around.

His backfin now against his back and his hair hanging from his head. The scales over his back and stomach area shinning beautifully in the sun as he moved onto a warm stone after splashing some water on it.

He sighed at the warmth as he got his tail out of the water and laid on his stomach on the stone. His head in his arms while he looked at his own reflection. The cheekbones...the white slightly bluish skin and his dark eyes...Also the small scales around his hair and neck...and the gills on his neck.