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All he could see was the darkness that surrounded him, encasing him in a shroud of shadows. His breath was hoarse, and his mind swarmed with images. Images of people he had never seen in his life before, except for one person.
Alexis...
The plain sight of her woke him up from unconsciousness, with him panting and his sight blurry. It took a minute before he regained his sense of sight, and was allowed to see the cage he was trapped in.
"Where am I?" He was able to whisper to himself before a hand went up to his head in an attempt to steady himself when he stood. Dizzy, he was forced to grab a handle to keep himself still.
"Great, the little kavral is awake."
"Tyrel, it is not good to speak of Jabar in that sense."
"Is there any proof that this pathetic excuse of a merman is Prince Jabar?"
Jaden blinked until the dizziness went away, and then continued listening to the guard's conversation.
"Besides their initials being engraved into his arms?"
"..." Nothing more was said between the two, and the jail door opened to reveal a merman who had a white beard sticking from his chin, his eyes a striking blue with wrinkles over his face. His tail was a deep shade of maroon, and over his chest was a white cloth that looked as if it were made of the finest silk avaliable, only it wasn't. Different jewels hung from his neck, and gauntlets were around his wrists, proving his power and wealth.
"And what might you name be?" The unknown merman said, looking at Jaden.
"But I thought you said he was-" A hand was put up to silence the guard, who did not speak after that.
"Jaden...?" He really wasn't sure if it was okay to tell this guy his name, wasn't he knocked unconscious or something?
The old merman smiled. "Of course it is, now, please follow me."
He turned around, expecting Jaden to follow him, who wasn't so eager to do something like this.
"Now wait just a minute! Who are you? Where are you taking me?"
"No asking questions hilab. Keep moving." The guard pushed Jaden out of the cell, ignoring his cry of pain, and soon Jaden was forced to follow the white bearded man, who was far ahead, not intending on stopping for Jaden.
"Hey, wait up!"
The old merman stopped for a minute, before starting again. Jaden finally caught up, glad to have gotten rid of the bulky guard at the end of hall.
"So... who's this Jabar person?"
The old man smiled before answering.
"Would you like to know of this, young prince?"
"Um, didn't I just ask?"
The old merman smiled again before speaking.
"A long time ago, this city of towers and sharks, used to be peaceful. A pure land, the purest of them all! A certain merman entered the city once, intending to be a part of the purest city, but many did not accept him. He was lower than them, they would say. But this merman would not accept that, and kept fighting for what he believed in. This merman was Jabar.
"Of course, many of the other mermen and mermaids shunned him, hated him for no reason whatsoever. So one day, they took him to the palace to be punished for something they committed, trying to leave Jabar to take the blame. But he was saved by the royal Princess, who asked the King and Queen to let Jabar be free.
"The two soon fell in love, and Jabar used a spell to engrave their initials onto their arms, so the two would always be reminded of their love, and would never fall in love with someone else. That was what I was talking about before young Prince.
"But another Queen was jealous of their love, wanting Jabar for himself because he alone could restore her city, it being left in ruins by a war."
The old merman pressed a place on the wall, and a door opened. The two went through, while the old merman held up a hand to stop the guards from attacking.
"So, the Queen stole what Jabar treasured most, the Princess herself. Jabar of course, left to find her, not caring about the consequences. It was a bloody battle, Jabar was on the verge of dying, with the Princess still in the hands of the Queen. But a cry from the Princess woke Jabar, and even with his deadly wounds he rushed to save her, battling with the Queen herself.
"Now, Jabar was a powerful sorcerer and a powerful duelist as well, which is why people respected him after they knew of his abilities. So his battle with the Queen ended badly for all of them.
"Instead of dueling with cards, Jabar decided to battle with a sword instead. Using a spell combined with his sword, he managed to removed the Queen's tail, and here, if you don't have a tail, you are nothing. Jabar placed the Queen's tail in a red jewel, in a diamond shape, and gave it to the Princess for safe-keeping.
"But, the spell was a powerful one, leaving Jabar with no energy, and his last moment with the Princess was a kiss from her lips, but not even her healing abilities helped now, it was too late. Jabar was left in a coma, never to wake. But he's not dead, he's still alive, but many think he died in the coma years ago."
"So... what happened to the Princess?"
"The young mermaid removed her crown and left, and it's been over one thousand years since. Many believe she was dead for years, and now, that myth is true because the Princess has been reincarnated!"
"Wait, wait, one thousand years? And what do you mean the Princess has been reincarnated?"
"Yes, a mermaid's lifespan is one thousand years, the Princess should be dead by now. But she is back!"
"Wait, who is this Princess?"
The old merman turned around and smile at Jaden, directing him to a throne chair which Jaden sat on. Of course, he didn't expect shackles to bound him to the chair, with the old merman smirking, his form turning into one of a younger man, who looked exactly like Jaden.
"I haven't finished my tale. This place was cursed because of you Jabar, and now the Queen wants her tail back and the only way to do that, is to kill the guardian of her tail." His smirk grew. "And that would be your Alexis, or should I say Princess Alia?
"And all I have to do, is to pretend I'm you just to get her down here...and then you can watch me kill her in front of you."
The man left, with Jaden yelling and struggling to get out.
Translation:
(BTW: If by any chance these words actually mean something in a different language... um. OOPS.)
kavral - "Fucker", basically the guard was saying; "Great, the little fucker is awake." Obviously, he doesn't like Jaden. :P
hilab - "Jackass", again, this is said by the guard while talking to Jaden. Not a big surprise there is it:P
Ok, sorry for the long wait, and for the short chapter... I had an idea yesterday... where'd it go?
I don't deserve reviews at this point.
Ivy