The Creation Of Mermaids

Chapter 1: The History of Our World

Have you ever wondered why mermaids are considered mystical and elusive creatures that exist only in fairy tales? The answer to that question is easy.

Humans want to deny our existence because if they acknowledged the existence of my kind they would acknowledge the terrible things they did to create us.

After all it was all their fault.

My name is Marcella and I'm here to tell you the truth about the creation of mermaids.

In the past their was only the human race and their terrible mistakes. The creation of mermaids was all due to their ignorance.

In the old days of exploration, men loved to sail the seas and find new lands. Once they found the unexplored land masses they would search and eventually they'd find civilizations of people who they considered "savages" and plunder their treasures and their own people.

And eventually men would either bring women aboard the ships to explore with them or they would take women on board as slaves from the new world.

There came a time when they started to believe that women on a ship were bad luck.

That's when they fucked up.

They would proceed to tie women up and throw them over board. Naturally those women should've died. But a miracle happened.

By the grace of the Goddess of the Oceans the women left for dead went through a strange and awe inspiring transformation.

Their tied up legs fused painfully together to make a tail. Their eyes turned different shades of ocean blue. And finally their throats filled with burning sea water formed gills to allow them to breathe.

A very painful transformation that gave new life to the souls of the damned.

The women did not understand what was happening at all. Their lives that had always revolved around the surface world were suddenly snatched away and they were now stuck in the unexplored ocean.

But they did have one thought.

Revenge.

They swam gracefully in the water and found the ships that they where thrown over board.

With their beauty and grace they caught the sights of the crews. Then they would use their new special weapon.

The sounds of their beautiful singing.

With their songs they lured many sailors to their deaths and carried out the justice they so desperately wanted.

But you see, using their voices hurt. Every time a mermaid sings for revenge their throats would feel the stinging of the salt water they had first inhaled when they were humans.

Eventually mermaids stopped singing for revenge. In the current age most of us mermaids sing for love and fun but rarely for revenge.

Though there are those who sing for murder.

These mermaids are called Sirens. They take pleasure in murdering sailors that haven't done anything to our race.

Then there are mermaids that have powers that help protect and further the advancement of our race.

These mermaids are called Mystics.

And then there are the normal citizens in our race.

These mermaids are called Atlantians.

After all majority of us live in the city of Atlantis.

Not all of us mermaids are women though. Some of us are mermen. Though their usually just there to help ensure the survival of our race.

As a Mystic my job is to help educate people about our creation and our history. And most importantly...

Be fearful of the surface world.

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Hello!
This fan fiction was inspired by a tumblr post I saw on Instagram

So this fan fiction is based on this. Hopefully I can do this prompt justice. I would greatly appreciate if anyone who reads this would leave comments and suggestions about the story 😊
~Lady Midnight