The Queen Of The Earth
QotE 33 ∆Sang Helper∆
From a distance, a palace dome was clearly visible. And strangely the palace is surrounded by dark colored water that looks like creeping. The atmosphere in this area is still like Hera had encountered earlier, the sea plants here seemed to wither and languish, living unwillingly to die.
"That's our palace" pointed Merliah at the dome. "Initially the situation here was very beautiful, unlike now, creepy." Merliah. Hera can capture the sadness in the blue eyes of the ocean.
"What's going on?" ask Hera.
"Someone who is not responsible makes it this way," replied Merliah as she was. He could not tell the truth to strangers, even though Hera and her friends had helped him, they were strangers.
Aware they would not have to ask far, Hera did not continue her question even though there were still many questions she wanted to ask.
"Joselyn, have you seen my samurai?" I heard a question from behind Hera. He looked around and found Manuwella looking for something.
"What's up, Wella?" tanya Hera caught the look of anxiety from her personal bodyguard.
"Luna, I'm sorry. I lost my samurai" Manuwella explained. The samurai was always in his belt.
Holy hooch!
Didn't he wear pants anymore? Where did the samurai disappear?
"What's wrong?" ask Merliah.
"Manuwella lost her samurai" replied Hera.
Merliah's forehead shriveled inside. "Samurai?" beonyas.
They nodded, Merliah's forehead shrinking. "Didn't samurai only belong to land creatures?" merliah was confused. Then a second later Merliah moved away from them, then brandished a spear that was somehow in his hand.
"Who are you?!" merliah asked, the look of the girl did not show the slightest hospitality. "You're not a mermaid clan!"
Manuwella and Joselyn immediately advanced to protect Hera who was targeted by Merliah. "Keep your spear from my Lunaku!" hiss Manuwella.
Hera touched Manuwella's shoulder, Lali smiled at him. "It's okay, Wella. I'll talk to him,"
"But Luna,"
Hera smiled cutting down on Wella's words. He then approached Merliah who was still brandishing the spear. "Merliah" said Hera. Hera smiled again. "We are not from the mermaid clan, we are from the werewolf clan, indeed,"
"Werewolf?" forehead wrinkling. "We didn't invite the werewolf clan to the palace, so what are you doing here? Why do you have tails too?" ask Merliah streak. Because even though clans other than mermaid could breathe in water thanks to the help of witches and fairies, still they would not be able to have tails like Hera and her friends.
"We don't know why we have tails either, and our only goal here is to follow the map we have" Hera said, then she opened the map and showed it to Merliah.
Slowly the spear that Merliah was holding began to shrink and become a jewel attached to the Merliah tiara.
"Mount Everest? You guys want to go there?" asked Merliah when she saw the symbol of Mount Everest on the map.
Hera nodded. "I want to find my mother there" replied Hera.
Merliah looked at Hera, she examined this face. If seen, Hera's face was familiar, it felt like she had seen this face, but where?
"Who are you? Have we met before?"
"He's Hera, our Luna, mate of Alpha Ares, Blood Dark pack"
Hearing Joselyn's words, Merliah immediately rounded her eyes.
He immediately bowed. "I'm sorry for what I did, Luna. To be honest I don't really recognize you, because the timing of your appointment I couldn't attend, and I was just given a painting of your face. Again, forgive me, Luna."
"Merliah, stop. I know you're just trying to protect your palace, you don't intend to hurt us" Hera said.
"Wake up and act like a friend, I don't want to open my identity because of this, you're going to be different to us" he continued.
"But you are Luna."
"Right, I'm a Luna. But Luna to the werewolf clan, not the mermaid clan, so treat us as you did when you didn't know our identity."
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"Merliah! Where the hell have you been? We're very worried about you" said someone who may be a relative of Merliah.
Merliah returned the man's embrace. "I dropped my tie, Grandma."
"Then did you find him? Grandma's gonna have Carlos find it for you" Merliah's grandmother said.
"No need, I've found it thanks to my friend" said Merliah. Then he gave distance to introduce his new friends.
Grandma Merliah smiled at them. "I'm Mariana Melusina, you can call me Marine."
"I also have an acquaintance named Mariana" replied Hera. "But she is still called Mariana,"
"really? Is he old?"
"Yes it seems so."
"Indeed, elders like us must always have the name Mariana in every clan and fellow clan" replied the Marine. "Alright because you are my grandson's friend, and you have also helped my grandson come in. Don't hesitate," take the Marine and they enter the palace.
Actually this place is so beautiful, just like the palaces Hera often watched while she lived in the human world, but Hera could feel an uncomfortable aura here. Like, this place has not shown the nature of a mermaid palace, but there has been interference from other parties so it does not show the characteristics of a leadership.
"You feel it too?" ask Marine.
Hera nodded faintly even though she did not understand the intent of the Marine sensing it.
"This is your room, please rest. I want to talk a lot with you guys, but just take a break" Marine said, showing a room he called a room.
Hera, Jose and Manuwella entered the room. There are about five beds there. The mattress formed a circle.
Unlike the rooms in general, the rooms in the mermaid palace were very different. If on land the mattress feels soft and comfortable but here is a mattress made of stone that has a unique carving accompanied by pearls as the decoration. A pillow made of pearl shells.
Even so, Hera greatly admired this room, very beautiful with decorative shells and also some hard animal skin attached to the walls of the room. Do not forget the pearls that characterize the mermaid clan.
It's just that the lack of this place is a mattress and also a pillow.
"Look at your face I'm sure we have the same thought, Hera," Joselyn said, thinking about whether they could rest comfortably on this stone.
"Wella, do you have the same thought?"
Manuwella. "No, Jose. I have often slept with stones or even slept on trees" replied Manuwella.
"Of course, you're a tarzan" jose said.
"Tarzan?" Wella Beo.
"Western man, Wella. That's the name of the human world" explained Hera.
Manuwella. "I'm only trained to live in the woods, Luna."
"Yes, I believe. All right let's get some rest, I feel tired from swimming for almost a day now" Hera said.
They also climbed the mattress that was available, Hera was led to climb the mattress in the middle, while Jose and Wella were on the left and right sides of Hera.
Hera was surprised to feel not the pain she felt, but a sense of comfort like in a soft bed. Could it be because he had no legs so he also had different habits? Yes it might be.
"Jose, isn't this comfortable-" Hera's words stopped when she saw Jose who had fallen asleep snuggling comfortably on the bed.
Hera shook her head, then looked at Wella. "Rest, Luna. We still have a long journey" said Manuwella.
Hera nodded then closed her eyes slowly.
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"Merliah, do you feel anything else from Hera, the blonde?" tanya Marine, she felt there was something else from her grandson's new friend.
"Something else? Likewhat?"
"I know they are not from the mermaid clan, that's not what I want to talk about but the power that Luna wasrewolf has" Marine replied.
"Grandma know she's a Luna?"
"Everyone will know she's a Luna because of the aura she has,"
"Lantas, what does Grandma want to talk to me about?" ask Merliah again.
"He has the Natthy Controller, just like me,"
"Then?"
"Didn't the prophecy say that there will be a helper who can help the Aquamarine Kingdom, and he has the same power as an elder like me" Marine explained.
At that instant, Merliah's eyes fumbled. "Could Hera be that helper?"
