Crustel

Chapter 39

     "How are you going to be a queen? You're like a kid more than a queen!" He smirked. I was outraged as I pulled my wand and pointed towards him. I mounted a mild spell which was for beginners to shoot him. He fell into the waterfall. To see him all wet, I couldn't control laughing. I burst into laughter. He was pretty mad. He got out. To my dismay, as he got out, he forced water to attack me back. I was hit by water but I was able to breathe. I was surprised. The water flowed back towards the waterfall. Lexter noticed me. "I thought you would be mad at me. What happened?" He asked calmly. "Nothing!" I refused to tell him. "Stop being theatrical. Tell me," He said while rolling his eyes. "I was able to breathe in the water," I told him awkwardly.

   He smirked. "What? That's how you react?" I asked him as I was surprised. "What kind of reaction were you expecting?" He asked as he was unpacking his bag. To my surprise, he had the equipment to build a tent. I ignored his question and was focusing on what he was doing. I didn't question him. As he was busy building the tent, I slowly went toward the waterfall. I jumped into the water. "Cora!" I heard him calling out my name. I swam quite far but in my human form. I realized that I was able to breathe in water without turning into my mermaid form. I saw my legs. They were just normal. I could hear another fish gossiping. "Hey, I heard Cana goes swimming with Duno!" One fish said as the other replied, "No way! I heard they never talk to each other!"  I giggled. The fish noticed me giggling. "Hey, do you understand our language?" The bluefish asked me. 

    "Yeah. I can understand animal language," before I finished telling a yellow tang interrupted, "No way! Wait! I know you," I raised one of my brows. I didn't speak a word. "Who is it?" The bluefish asked. "She's the Queen. All hail my highness!" The yellow tang said politely. I smiled. "Do you know us?" The yellow tang asked curiously. "Sorry, I don't know," I said while giving an awkward look. I heard water splash. It was like someone jumped in the water. I turned back. Well, my guess was right. It was Lexter. "What are you doing? Woah!" He gasped when he saw me in my human form. "So, you weren't lying?" He asked. I just turned back towards the fish. "Sorry. Can you explain who are you?" I asked the fish just to avoid Lexter. The fish were quite startled. "My highness, you have to get to the castle. Isa wanted to meet you there! She's with Flexner!" The yellow tang said while it gulped. "Isa?" Lexter and I, both asked at the same time excitedly. Both of them nodded.

 "The castle was relocated after the war. After Elvira killed King Aiden, the castle is located far from here. It was built underwater," Both fish said at the same time. I gasped meanwhile Lexter gave a boring look as he knew the history already. I closed my eyes as I held my amulet. I saw my dad was fighting in a war. To my surprise, it was not Elvira. It was the Fake Elvira, who covered her face with her shawl. When my dad pointed the arrow towards her, she killed my dad with something pointy from far. Then, she brought him to a secret place. The war stopped when the King was killed. The moment I opened my eyes, Lexter was showing his ugly face in front of me. I was shell shocked for a second. "Oh god!" I screeched. "When will you stop being dramatic?" He smirked. The fish were scared of us. "Can you guys fight after we get to the castle? Isa will be mad," The bluefish trembled with words. Lexter and I exchanged looks. "Yea, sorry for that! We will follow you," I said as I looked at the fish. So, we followed the fish. I recognized the rock flower. "Why are there so many deadly jellyfish? Isa told me Ardian is in danger but what's it? What's going on?" I asked calmly. 

    "Well, what would be worse than Elvira coming to Ardian?" Lexter said unexcitedly. I accidentally told him, "What? Elvira was with my friends. Actually, she's cursed and she's an elf now. The one claiming herself as Elvira is fake." After I told, I saw three of them hardly blinking. "Just forget what I said please?" I knew telling that was awkward but since my brain and my mouth lose coordination, I couldn't regret it more. None of them answered my question. It was an embarrassing moment for me. I just kept silent and followed the fish. All of sudden, my amulet glowed in green. I pressed and closed my eyes. It was not a message from the future. It was the fake Elvira. "HAHAHA," She laughed. Her significant evil laughter was repeating in my ears. "You're not what I thought. Well, I am relieved to know your level of stupidity is just too high! Why don't you try using your brain," I cut her, "You're so done with me. I am sure that the moment I meet you, you will be dead in 10 minutes. I will kill you!" I was outraged. "Well, I would like to remind you something. I was just a few centimetres away from you all these times. Even during your Madzitateguru and the tests and wars!  You would never find me!" She ended up with her evil laughter. I realized that my anger turned into tears. Luckily, no one was able to notice that I was crying till "You think I can't hear what she told you?" Lexter asked. 

     I didn't answer him. "I know who you are but that doesn't make me blind. I know you're....Ugh...You're supposed to be my enemy but something always hit me." He didn't continue. So did I. The fish stopped. "We're here! The Relocated Castle," They told us it was like the title of a horror movie. We entered in. Suddenly, the fish turned into little kids. "You guys can transform into human form?" I gasped. "Of course. We were playing there as fish. We definitely have our own human form. The Blue one is my cousin, Gale. I am Giel." The Yellow Tang who turned into a kid said.