SAVE ME

Deep in the mermaid realm, Latria sat on a stone, gazed around and when she saw the coast was clear, she started singing.

Illinois, a small noble elf heard the sound of her voice and followed it.

When he got to where Latria was, he stopped suddenly with his  breath taken by the beautiful sight Infront of him.

Latria’s red hair swayed by the motion of the breeze as she continued singing.

Illinois ran up to her as he hugged her from behind”I missed you”

Latria stopped singing as she dissolved in a smile. She turned around and hugged Illinois back”I missed you too”

It was against the laws of Ava land for an elf and a mermaid to be together so Illinois and Latria had met up in their secret spot deep inside mermaid realm.

Latria would always check to see if the coast was clear and if it was, she would sing signaling Illinois.

“I haven’t seen you in forever”The little elf said still hugging Latria tightly”I don’t want us to continue this way”

Stunned Latria slowly backed away from him”What do you mean?”

Illinois brushed her cheeks”I love you, Latria”

Latria held his hand”And I, you”

“So let’s get married”

Latria suddenly let go off his hand”Illinois! You know it’s strictly forbidden”

“I know but-“Then an idea came to Illinois”I’ll meet lord Damien and ask him for his blessings upon us”

Latria shook her head in disapproval”Don’t do it, Illinois”

“Listen”he cupped her face”In my realm, I heard from Amanda and Stella that the lord Damien has also found a love”he brushed her cheeks”He would understand us. Don’t be afraid”

“But Illinois-”

He placed his index finger in her lips”Shush” he picked up his bag”I’ll be back soon, wait for me”

With that said, Illinois ran and made his way up to the demon realm.

All Latria could do was cry and call him back. She felt helpless as she couldn’t leave the water and therefore couldn’t go after him.

Meanwhile in the demon realm, pacing to and fro his chambers was Damien thinking once more about Alexa.

He had to see her. Even though it was just once. He had to clear up the misunderstanding between them.

Damien chuckled at the absurd way he was behaving. He’d never felt so weak as this before.

A knock on his door interrupted his thoughts.

He rubbed his forehead”Gezelle, if that’s you then just-”

“It’s Rosco, my lord”

Damien opened the door “What’s the matter?”

“A young elf by the name Illinois seeks your presence”

“Why?”

Rosco blinked his eyes”I.. don’t know”

Damien sighed”Let me see him”

Rosco bowed his head and left. Two minutes later, he arrived with a small elf.

He was claded in a green top and gree short. On his head was a red head band.

His long ears seems to be slightly pointing downwards.

Damien knew the culture of the elves all too well. When they dressed this way, they seeked permission for something.

Illinois threw himself down at Damien’s feet”Long may you live, my lord”

Damien moved around till he sat on his throne”Look up”

Illinois looked up at Damien with his big, bright eyes bulging.

“What do you want?”

“Please my lord, I seek your blessings upon my marriage”

Damien furrowed his brow in confusion”And what does that have to do with me?”

“W.. well you see, I wish to marry Latria, the beautiful mermaid by the sea shore”

Damien intertwined his fingers. Now this was getting interesting.

“An elf wishes to marry a mermaid”

“Yes, my lord”

“You seek eternity with someone who is different from you? Who doesn’t share the same likes as you do? Who stays can’t stay on land either?”

“Yes, my lord”

Damien suddenly envied this elf.

It was just like how he and Alexa live in two different worlds entirely but this elf unlike him was willing to do anything for this mermaid.

“You may get married”

Illinois looked up at Damien in shock and so did Rosco who had been present all along.

Did Lord Damien just break his own rules? Rosco thought.

“Over my dead body”A commanding voice said.

Rosco, Illinois and Damien turned towards the direction of the voice to see Gezelle entering the Chambers and sitting on the throne beside Damien.

“Gezelle?”Damien said in shock”What are you doing here?”

“I start my decision making as the queen of this land from today”

“Say who?”

“Says me”Valdir said making his presence known in the chambers.”You’ve grown weaker over the past few weeks so much that I’m irritated”.

Valdir faced Gezelle”She on the other hand has what it takes to lead a country”.

Gezelle blushed as she held Damien’s hand”So when is our wedding date”

Damien threw Gezelle’s hand away from him”Never”

Valdir grabbed Damien’s face”You will get married someday, alright?”he pushed Damien away “Come up with a date soon unless you want to get married before you can take your next breath”

Valdir turned around and walked away.

Angry, Damien turned to face Gezelle”Stop showing your face-”

Gezelle raised up her index finger”Stop”she turned to sternly face Illinois”Business first. Rosco”

“Yes, my Lady”

“Kill him”

Illinois, Damien and Rosco looked at Gezelle shocked.

Illinois whimpered”I’m sorry, my lady. I apologize for asking such an absurd request in the first place. Please, spare me”

“So you know it was absurd but still you asked nonetheless?” Gezelle scoffed as she turned to face Damien”You really have gotten soft. If it was Faren-”

“DON’T MENTION FAREN TO ME!”Damien roared.

After that incident with Alexa, if he heard Faren’s name just one more time, he would blow up.

“Rosco”Damien called as he balled his fist and turned to face the elf “Kill him”.

Illinois whimpered in fear as Rosco dragged him away”Please , I apologize. Please forgive me , my lord”

When he was out of sight, Gezelle smiled as she patted Damien’s shoulders”Now you are back to being the Damien I know”

With that said she walked away leaving Damien boiling in rage.

Meanwhile back in the dragon realm as Warren let go off Alexa’s hand, he looked away from her.

“I think you should go”

“I.. Is something wrong?”

He wiped his tears as he turned around to face her forcing a smile”No. Jaden would be coming soon to check up on me and you don’t want them to see you here”

“Oh, that’s right. You are on a leash” Alexa stood up as she packed the empty tray of food she brought”I’ll be leaving now. Take care of yourself”

“You too”

Alexa flew off back to the realm. When she got back, Nurse Rosa ran up to her.

“Alexa”

“What happened?”

“It’s Celine. She’s awake”

Alexa sighed in relief as she gave prayer of thanks before running too Celine’s ward to see her.

Karina and Josty seemed to have also heard the news because they ran to Celine’s ward too.

When Celine saw the girls around her, she burst into tears”Girls, I was so scared”

“Thank you for coming back to us”Karina said in tears.

“What happened? It was Damien, wasn’t it?”Alexa asked sobbing softly.

Celine shook her head”It was my fault, Alexa. I angered him so please don’t be-”

“Stop it!”Alexa screamed. “Please stop it. I’m sick and tired of you all taking his side. I know everything so stop it!”

Alexa angrily walked out from Celine’s ward.

Celine exchanged glances with Karina and Josty.

“Sorry but it all came out”Karina said with her head on the ground.

Celine sighed”It’s okay. Now it’s all over. I hope Alexa gets over it quickly”

As Alexa walked out of the wars to vent, Nana called her.

“Yes, Nana”

“A mermaid is in trouble. Help her”

Despite Alexa’s emotions, her eyes widened. Another mission.

“Yes, Nana. I won’t let you down”

Nana handed her an envelope and walked away.

Alexa hurriedly glanced through it and flew over to the mermaid realm.

In the mermaid realm, Queen Azalea couldn’t stop fidgeting. Her subject was missing.

“Has no one heard from Latria yet?”she asked.

“No”Everyone chorused.

Alexa flew over to Azalea and bowed her head”I was sent over by Nana”

Azalea held Alexa’s hand”Thank goddess. Hurry up and help us, please”

“I will do my best”Alexa scanned the area.

She saw someone sitting quietly by the sea shore sobbing and she walked towards her.

“Sorry but were you close to Latria?”

The mermaid with blue eyes and long black her nodded her head. “She’s my only friend”

Alexa handed her an handkerchief”Then do you have any idea where she might have gone to? Anything would be useful”

“W… well”she looked around”Can you keep this a secret?”

“I promise”

Estelle sighed”All I know is that she often sees her lover, Illinois somewhere but I don’t know where.” Estelle broke down in tears”I’m sorry, I just fear that maybe they’ve been caught”she held Alexa’s hand”Please bring Latria back to our family”

Alexa placed her hands over hers”I’ll do everything in my power to bring her back safely”

“Thank you so much”

Alexa left Estelle’s side and continued her search for clues when she was summoned by Queen Azalea.

“Yes, my queen”

“A witness said they heard that they went to the lord Damien”

Alexa’s eyes widened”Lord Damien?”

“Yes. Why are you so surprised? Are you scared to be in his presence? What to do? Nana said she sent her boldest person”

“I’m not scared”Alexa said. She just didn’t want to see Damien.

The thought sent shivers down her spine.

“I’ll go confirm”

“Thank you dear”

Alexa flew to the demon’s realm and took in deep breaths before entering in.

“Who is here to see the lord?”Rosco asked

“Tell him it’s Alexa”

Rosco nodded his head as he relayed the message to Damien. Few minutes later, he came back to meet Alexa.Content from NôvelDr(a)ma.Org.

“You may come in”

Alexa followed Rosco as he led her into Damien’s chambers.

Damien sat on his throne with his legs crossed all draped in a black attire”What do you want?”

“I heard you have an elf and a mermaid in your custody”

He threw his hands in the air”So what?”

“Please hand them to me”

“Why?”

“It’s my mission to rescue the mermaid”

Damien nodded his head as he sighed”Sorry but I can’t do that”

Annoyed, Alexa ruffled her hand through her hair.”Why?”

“Because I fulfilled their wish”

Alexa wrinkled her brow in confusion”What?”

“The elf asked for my blessing upon their marriage so I gave it to them and also sent them far away because if father finds out that I went against my own rules” Damien chuckled”I’m as good as dead” He hands over a tab to Alexa”Give this to her family. They can contact her through that”

Alexa took the tab from him. She sniffled her tears. “When are you going to apologize to me? Don’t I deserved that much? I mean, you did use me afterall”

Damien Sighed”You are right. You deserve an apology. I’m sor-”

“Honey!” Gezelle called out walking towards them.

She playfully hit Damien’s hand”You are so playful. So we get married in two weeks? Was that my big surprise?”

Damien looked from Gezelle to Alexa in shock.

What the hell was she planning this time?

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