Ghostly Fragrance [COMPLETED] [UNEDITED]

Stories of Mermaids

Fangsu began to clean up her utensils, putting them away into her spatial ring before mounting on Tian once again to continue to one last place. Sim Siu and Ang Siu both followed behind Fangsu as the wind gently blew in their direction, a sign meaning that they were close. There was a slightly salty taste to the air, the ocean was near. As the sunset began to set for the night Fangsu quickly hastened their speed to a nearby village that was very familiar to Fangsu.

It was nostalgic to Fangsu who missed the fresh salty air blowing at her face as the sunlight gently beamed on her face, "It should be able to time to start," Catching seafood and eating it was the best feeling. The sounds of drums were evident as the powerful strike hit the thick skin of the drum creating a resonant sound as it vibrated through the port, travelling to the ocean.

However, Fangsu's train of thought was immediately interrupted by Sim Siu, "Where are we?" They finally arrived at the entrance of a coastal port where festive decorations were decorating the plain port, "What is about time?" As Fangsu dismounted, leading Tian into the port and the siblings followed her actions.

People from the port were surprised to see new visitors that were accompanying the ash grey-haired girl who was the young mistress of the owner of the small port, "Young Miss, are you and your friends going to stay for the duration of the festival?" A middle-aged man smiled at the trio as he was manning a nearby stall of food. Fangsu nodded as she moved to a nearby inn to unload all the luggage and allow for the horses to rest, "Friends of our young miss! Please enjoy what our small port can offer for you!" Handing them a bowl filled with a liquid smelled of alcohol which was unique to this port made from the seaweed that was harvested from the ocean that was nearby.

It was a night filled with delicious aromas of food which Fangsu had to explain to Sum Siu and Ang Siu who were naturally curious about the food that was foreign to them. There was also music playing throughout the night, performing on the stage were dancers that emulated the folklore that has been passed down from generation to generation.

A story of a captured mermaid and a human that longed for the sea. It was thought that the two found their way to each other by the act of a savage pirate who had captured the mermaid displaying the creature for all to wonder at for a pricey fee. The human, feeling pity for the mermaid, secretly rescued the mermaid under the guise of a messenger that the authorities had heard the whim of one of the customers and that the authorities were going to investigate and possibly confiscate the mermaid.

The savage fueled with anger began tearing through human flesh as his profitable show was about to be taken away and the human quickly took the mermaid under the nose of the savage pirate. With the mermaid returned to the ocean and the human had remained with the mermaid, quite envious that the mermaid could live in a free underwater world which was inaccessible to humans. Despite this, the mermaid and human continued to meet with each other until the human was found by the savage pirate who was able to wound the human but before the pirate could give the final blow to the human. The mermaid dragged the human into the ocean giving her only power to give the human the ability to breathe freely under the water.

It is said that a kiss from a mermaid would save a human from drowning if the person showed protection or were righteous. Dragging them into the ocean to continue living with the human and have children with them.

After the performance had ended both Sim Siu and Ang Siu were at awe with the story. Especially with Ang Siu who only knew of people talking about the majesty beauty of mermaids but never heard of such an untold story, "Do you think mermaids exist?" Offhandedly asking both Sim Siu and Fangsu who had differing opinions.

Sim Siu was first to answer, "If mermaids were real then wouldn't there be more well known?" Even though the story was quite entertaining there hasn't been any news that mermaids exist.