Chapter Eight
‘’The king has assembled a meeting in the coirt and vepar must be present .’’Adella whispered with her lips slightly aapart .She knew the laws about magic and so did her husband .Fear over took them both and silence rang in the air.
‘’Will they kill me?’’A sweet voice danced in the cave and they both turned to see Vepar on an edge to cry.
The love they had for her made their heart to melt and they rushed to her side and hugged her.
‘’Everything is going to be fine .I promise ‘’Adella spoke and Vepar smiled in trust.
Zeus woke earlier than he normally does .Excitement flowed in his veins and he was more than happy .
‘’I’m not the only one.’’He whisperd to himself before getting dressd and heading to the royal court .The citizens has already crowded the place with eagerness to see what happens next and he chuckled .’’I guess I’m not the only eager one.’
‘’You are late yet early because I know this is the earliest time you could ever get here .’’Daeva , his little sister spoke and he just ignored her and went to sit beside his father .Daeva was an epitome of eveil even though she’s just one hundred and three years old .
‘’hello father’’He greeted the king before facing the citizens and greeting them royally.
‘’Bring in the culprit .’’The royal elder ordered as the guards along with a lady imp came in clear view .Zeus heart seized to function as he watched her swim gracefully with beauty and courage.
‘’Vepar.’’he whispered with worry loud enough for his father and sister understood that he knw the culprit.
‘’She should be executed or thrown to the surface to bekilled by air.’’An elder rose to his feet with his white hair hanging all over his face.
‘’No one is going anywhere .’’ the voice made them all to be silentand Vepar raided her head towards it. She recognized it was Zeus voice and truly , he was swimming towards her ,he swayed his hands in a circle draw and the ocean in their presence formed a tornado around him and Vepar.The whole kingdom was shocked while the king felt a anew type of pride within him .They tried to se what was going on in the tornado but they couldn’t .
Inside the disaster stood Vepar and Zeus trying to hold onto their legs and each other .His magic had separated the ocean from them and they ended up indry land.
‘’What are these things .’’Vepar pointed to her divided tail which felt hard and had strange fingers around it .Zeus chuckled at her before speaking.
‘’you really know nothing Vepar .those are called legs .It’s udes by thesurfaces creatures to walk because they don’t stay in water like us .’’He replied and felt extremely comfortable even though this was his first time .His chest warm and he was enjoying it.
‘’Ahhhh.’’Vepar screamed loud enough for those outside to hear .
‘’Shhhhh why are you shouting .’’Zeus placed his human fingers on her lips.
‘get your body of me you…..We are uh we are ..just get off me ‘ she spoke and that was when Zeus realized their state .They both wore nothing and he looked at her chest.
‘’So this is why I felt warm on my chest .’’ He said as he stared intensely as her beauty .alaike in the market ,magic took it’s place in her sprort and she instantly formed covering cloths around them both. Separately.
‘’Your magic is amzing vepar .’’He stared at her so strangely and he left her ;legs getting weak.
‘’We have to figure out how to get you ot of here It isn’t advisable to stay here. These greedy elders who want power for themselves will stop at nothing to drain it out of you .’’His words made fear to rise up in her as sjhe wondered the exact nature of Thetia elders.
‘’They take people’s magic .that’s barbaric and unfair .’’ She said with anger and he cold sense the tornado change to volcano.
‘’Vepar get a grip of yourself .I can transfer you to a safe place .You will be safe in the human world .It’s equal to the starnge atmosphere you are in right now . No water to slep in just land and oxygen.’’
His words felt scary yet warmth surfaced her heart .She hadn’t realized her blurry eyes until he came close and kissed her tears away.
‘’You will be fine.i promise .I have a hideout in the surface and I’ll take you there to survive.I promise to visit you everytime .in the meantime,I will stay here to settle the issue."His tone was sad as he chuckled . she really is affecting me emotionally.
He thought before straightening his tail.
"Come,I can't hold it any longer Zeus ushered Vepar to enter the portal circling beside him. Once again tears formed in her eyes and his heart felt ached.
"Promise you will visit me".Her voice whispered sweetly with her eyes looking directly at his.
"I will ans so will your parents ."With those words of assurance ,she smiled broadly and entered the portal.
Meanwhile ,outside the tornado was a havoc .The ocean turned hot and the mermaids were gripped with fear .Deava only had a glare on her face. she also hid her magic, not that it was normal magic but it was forbidden magic. Even at her young age she realized the power of dark magic . Her goal was to be the ruler of Thieta but now zeus magic revealed ruined everything. She turned her gaze to meet the elders as smile crept its way to her lips.
"I cannot just give up because he has magic. These greedy elders are my ticket to eliminate him " She spoke to herself with a mischievous smile.
Vepar woke from her deep slumber with a yawn and stretch. She felt so relaxed and believed all the misfortune was jus a dream until she raised her toes.
"aaaahh"she jumped and screamed before landing on the ground . She also realised that she wasn't sleeping on seaweeds but instead something soft and comfy . Her admiration was still diverted to her toes and waist. The transformation was massive and never seen before . Her green hair was now black and her silver -pink tail had totally disappeared. There wasn't any sign of gills on her body but instead appeared smooth .
she forced herself to stand on her unstable feet but ended up landing back on the group.
"If only zeus was here. He would have taught me how to move these things ." speaking of Zeus her expression changed into sadness .He had saved her life without bothering about the aftermath consequences. Her parents must be worried Too.
"vepar what have you done . couldn’t you prevent yourself from healing that merman."Her cracked voice lingered in the air with sadness. What will happen to my parents . Will they be in trouble ?After all, those elders wanted to kill her with air but thanks to Zeus magic, she's able to breath it in comfortably.
"think positive vespar , Trust Zeus words .They will all visit you ." she said in assurance and tried standing on her feet which was successful this time.
"I wonder how the surface people behave .Are they friendly?I bet it would be opposite of Theita .I'm so excited she opened the door and stepped out with a large smile on her face.
The view she came in contact with was mouth dropping .Their buildings wasn't golden like under water . Instead it was a transparent large and visible.