The Mermaid's Portrait ♡

Temple of Nan Hua: Chapter 2

100 years ago..

       As time flies by, the portrait of Luna was transferred to the temple of Nan Hua. The story of the cursed mermaid traveled thru many centuries and rumors started to spread that the portrait carries bad luck, unfortunate disasters, tragedies to all the living people who stares to Luna's fainting. 

Because of the rumors the portrait was locked up in the temple for so many years.

      In year 2008, there was a traveler who seek peace of mind and went to the temple of Nan Hua to ask guidance of the monk. As he passed by in the old temple where the portrait was locked up he accidentally opened the sacred door and went inside. 

      There was a voice who keeps on whispering in him, saying "Help me, help me, help me... please save me... set me free." a sweet & gentle voice of a girl asking for help.

      The guy stares the portrait and mesmerized by the beauty of the girl in the wall. He slowly moving his head towards the fainting, until he closed his eyes and kissed it. 

As he open his eyes...the girl inside the portrait was vanished!!

     "What the heck, am I doing here? Where I am?"  he's back to his sense and wondering what is he doing inside the old room & staring in blank portrait. He goes out and keep on walking.. until the monk saw him walking out of the forbidden temple. 

    "Hey! you young man, what are you doing? did you go inside the temple? are you loosing your mind?" said the raging monk that running towards the temple.

     The guy was in state of shock and clueless of what's going on. He rush out to the temple and run away. 

      As he walks out to the temple heading to the main road, the beautiful girl who is white as snow, lips as red as cherries and a smile to die for suddenly appears at his back saying.. "Thank you for saving me." he was surprised and asked 

ADRIAN:"Wait, what? uhmm.. who are you? what are you-you-you ta-ta-talking about?".

LUNA: "I am the one who asked help from you"

ADRIAN: "Whhaat?"

LUNA :"You set me free from the portrait, I've been there for too long and I'm finally free!" 

ADRIAN: "Are you crazy? I don't know you"

(FLASHBACK: when he was inside the temple, he realized that the girl he saw in the portrait was Luna)

       ADRIAN:   "Whhhat? what are you?"

        LUNA:   "I was cursed and stuck inside the portrait for almost 100 years, until you came and kissed the portrait! and tadahhh you set me free.. from now on I will be with you in your entire life." 

      ADRIAN:    "It can't be! the folklore was true?" "Am I dreaming?"  he was talking to his self while slapping his face.

          The guy rushingly walk as fast as he can to avoid LUNA, but the mermaid keeps on tailing him where ever he goes.

 ADRIAN:  "Can you stop following me? Please!"

LUNA: "I can't! I'm nowhere to go!" --LUNA

         Being a supernatural being has its perks, however, and speed is one of them. Luna comes at him from the opposite direction.             

The Bus arrived and the guy hop on inside without knowing that Luna is still with him. She sat beside the guy and asking "Where are we going? are we going home? I'm sooo excited, what is this huge things called?"  The guy was in shocked that he failed to loose Luna.

ADRIAN: "Can you please stop following me, I'm also loosing my mind ! I can't bring you home, I'm done of having a lots of problem."

LUNA: " I can help you with your problems "

ADRIAN:"Wahhhh! God Please helpppp me"

LUNA: "My name is Luna, and you areeeee?" 

ADRIAN: "I don't have a nameeeeeee!!"