Down to the sea

"Thank you for saving my niece and nephew." said Eric. "You're welcome." I replied.

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Adam lives deep in the sea. He loves to trick sailors down to his kingdom on the seabed. They drowned and he eats them. One evening, a terrible storm erupts. A ship is lost at sea and the humans become food for the merpeople.

Adam saved two children from drowning. He takes them to the beach, but he can't leave them. He drinks a magic potion and a painful transformation begins. He passed out of the pain.

A few days later he wakes up in a big house by the sea. He has no idea where he is. A man enter the room and speaks calmly to him. He explains that he found him unconscious on the beach. He's grateful that Adam saved his niece and nephew.

Adam tells him that he has nowhere to go. Eric lets him stay and he helps him get used to his legs. But every step he takes, feels like walking on knives.

Adam is fascinated of the human world. But he miss the sea and his home. He tries everything, but he can't get his tail back.

He goes to the beach and a woman approach him. She tells him that he has to kill Eric to get his tail back. But if he kisses him before the last sunset, he will remain human.

Adam faces a difficult decision. He has never loved anyone, he doesn't even know what love is. Will he return to the sea or will he stay on land.

-Based on The little mermaid by Hans Christian Andersen