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Ocean Spirit Chapter 14

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“Over the next six months, I spent nearly every hour of the day spending time with Yin in the ocean. She showed me so many amazing things that I had no idea that even existed. We flew across currents, watched whale migrations, (carefully) explored forests of jellyfish among many other things. Due to the fact that I was spending so much time out at sea, my family and friends often questioned why I was gone for hours on end each day. I simply told them it was all part of my marine biology research, which, in a way was true because Yin did actually help me a lot with my research papers. In return for Yin helping me with my research, I told her a lot about human culture as well. She seemed to be fascinated with human culture which I found oddly amusing because before I met her she wanted nothing more to do with humans. However, I kept thinking back to when Yin told me about the Ocean Spirit and that there was a possibility that she would grant wishes to humans. Six months was plenty of time to mull it over so I finally came to a conclusion.

I wanted to become a Mer.

‘Hey, Yin,’ I said softly as I finished eating a piece of Rubyweed.

Yin steered her dazzling green eyes towards me.

‘Yes, Chris?’

I cleared my throat. ‘I’ve finally made up my mind, y’know, about becoming a Mer.’

Yin stared at me in silence.

‘I want to become like one of you. It’s what I really want.’ I exhaled, my chest suddenly tightened with nerves.

Yin only continued to stare at me as her eyes widened in shock. She blinked a couple of times and moved closer, her frame towering over me. Her face suddenly removed all elements of shock and then faded into a look of pure happiness. She beamed down at me, her face lighting up like a sun as her fingers gently curled around my frame.

‘Oh Chris, I’m so happy!’ she chimed, bringing me towards her face and practically nuzzled me.
Rather startled at her eager response, all I could do was lay in her grasp as she continued to press her face against my body.

‘But…is there any guarantee that the Ocean Spirit will accept my wish?’ I said as she brought me away from her face and place me gently back onto my boat.

‘I am certain that the Ocean Spirit will accept your wish now,’ she said, her face was literally glowing. ‘I mean, you obviously care a lot about the sea to devote so much of your study to it. I promise you will all my heart that the Ocean Spirit will grant you your wish.’

I could feel the edges of my lips turning into a genuine smile as I heard Yin’s positive words. Excitement and nervousness fluttered about in my chest as I stepped towards Yin’s frame.

‘You really promise that?’ I asked.

‘Of course, you can bet my life on it.’ she replied happily.

‘Well then, I suppose we should get going.’ I smiled.

Yin returned my smile and I jumped into the water with her, her clawed fingers folded around my frame as she took off into the ocean.
Of course, I literally had no idea where this Ocean Spirit was so I had to purely rely on Yin in terms of navigation. Although I had to rely on her normally anyways as there was no possible way that I could keep up with her in my current human state. She was like a giant torpedo in the water and all I could see was a blur of bubbles whizzing past and the occasional fish or dolphin. It wasn’t long before we reached what appeared to be a giant, glowing blue crystal lying on the seabed floor. I stared wide eyed at the beautiful crystal structure, completely blown away by it.

‘We’re here,’ Yin’s voice rumbled above me as she swam closer towards the looming crystal with me safely in her hand.

I gripped onto Yin’s thumb nervously as we neared the crystal. I had no idea what the Ocean Spirit was like and if she would even grant me my wish. But Yin had said that she was absolutely certain that the Ocean Spirit would grant my wish and there was no way that Yin could be wrong.
Suddenly there was a great rumbling sound, almost as if there was some kind of underwater earthquake, and then a slab of the crystal disappeared making a perfect entryway for Yin to swim through.
Yin swam through the entryway, pillars of blue crystal gleaming all around me as we delved deeper. It wasn’t long before we entered an enormous room; shards of azure glowing crystal decorated the ceiling while a glowing blue sphere floated in the middle of the room.
Yin released me from her grasp and let my body float toward the glowing sphere. I instantly swam back towards the safety of Yin’s giant frame as she was the only familiar thing in this entire room. Whilst I wanted more than anything to have the Ocean Spirit grant my wish, I had no idea what to say and if I said something wrong I could ruin my opportunity completely. I glanced up at Yin for support, but her eyes were focused on the blue sphere.

‘O great Ocean Spirit, my name is Yin, daughter of Cikuq. I have brought with me a very close friend of mine - his name is Christophe Blackwood and yes, he is a human. But he is not like ordinary humans and I can account for that. He only wishes to speak with you.’ Yin said calmly.

The blue sphere shifted and contorted, all the more light filling the room and I had to shield my eyes from being blinded. After a few seconds the light dwindled slightly and I was able to bring my hands away from my face. I gasped as my eyes rested on a blue being of pure light. She in no way resembled Yin, in fact, she reminded me of paintings of water nymphs that I had seen in the past. Her entire body was a glowing blue, she was as large as Yin and her long hair danced around her face at any slight movement that she made. Her eyes were a piercing cold white, she had no pupils which I found a bit odd, and it felt like her gaze was boring right through my skull.

‘It is good to see you, Yin, daughter of Cikuq. I have watched your pod for quite some time, and I am very impressed with how much you and your family have developed,’ the Ocean Spirit smiled until her gaze rested on me. ‘You’ve brought a human to me.’ the Ocean Spirit’s voice rang out clearly through the room, her heated white gaze still resting on my fragile frame.

‘This human must mean a great deal for you to bring him here.’

‘Yes, great Ocean Spirit,’ replied Yin softly. ‘He means a lot to me and I would be honoured if you would listen to what he has to say.’

The Ocean Spirit gave a small nod as if she approved of Yin’s words, and once again her icy glare returned to my trembling body.

‘Speak, human,’ the Ocean Spirit demanded. ‘Let me hear what it is you want to say.’

Adrenaline flared through my veins, but I couldn’t bring myself to move away from Yin’s protective frame. I felt safer by her side but if I wanted to have my wish granted I needed to step away from her and out of my comfort zone. A large lump of anxiety was bubbling in my throat as I slowly floated over towards the towering frame of the Ocean Spirit. Her eyes were raking over my body like daggers and I felt like she was analyzing my every move.

Gulping down my nerves, I craned my neck to gaze up at the glowing entity that loomed above me.

‘O great Ocean Spirit,’ I croaked, my voice breaking. ‘I have but one simple request from you, if that is alright for me to ask.’

The Ocean Spirit looked down at me with great curiosity and nodded for me to continue.

‘I wish to become a Mer, an orca Mer.’ I mumbled feverishly, quickly darting my gaze back to Yin who only smiled affectionately at me.

The Ocean Spirit did not say a word for what felt like a long period of dreadful silence. But then her emotionless eyes were once again locked with mine and all of a sudden her sapphire coloured body changed to that of a dark, inky black which cast the entire room in a gloomy light.

‘You truly believe you have what it takes to become a Mer?’ roared the Ocean Spirit, her white eyes now filled with singeing blue flames.

I flinched, fear paralyzing my entire body at the nightmarish scene that was playing out before me, and then I felt strong fingers curl around my shaking frame. I glanced up and saw that Yin was holding me protectively, confusion and horror painted over her elegant features.
I felt safer now that Yin was holding me, but it still didn’t change the fact that I was terrified at the Ocean Spirit’s reaction to my request. From once being a beautiful water nymph like creature, the Ocean Spirit had now turned into a kraken with needle-like teeth and rippling, dark snake-like hair.

‘I have indeed watched you, Christophe Blackwood, and I know what you have done.’ the Ocean Spirit snarled.

Yin looked down at me with a puzzled expression. ‘You’ve been keeping things from me?’ she said softly.

My gaze darted between the roaring Ocean Spirit and Yin, unsure of what to say next. I had no idea what the Ocean Spirit could possibly be referring to.

‘I really have no idea what the Ocean Spirit means,’ I explained to Yin, hoping she would believe me.

Yin turned to face the Ocean Spirit again. ‘Ocean Spirit, what has he done to upset you so?’ she asked.

The Ocean Spirit’s hair twisted through the water like great sea snakes, her eyes flaring with anger.

‘That human has taken many fish and dolphins from the sea and placed them in man-made prisons,’ spat the Ocean Spirit. ‘I don’t care if he saved your life, Yin, or if he is your friend. No human deserves to become a Mer after doing that.’

Now it all came flooding back to me like a tidal wave crashing over my head. That’s what she was referring to. Admittedly, long before I had met Yin or even started with my marine biology studies, I had worked in a marine park and I was often chosen to capture various dolphins, sharks and fish to be put on display in large tanks at the park. Tragically, a lot of dolphins and sharks died in the capturing process which was unfortunate but it wasn’t like I could do anything about it now. I did still work at the marine park, but only part time and when it suited me.

I turned up to look at Yin and I faltered at seeing her heartbroken face.

‘Is this true?’ she rasped.

I let out a soft sigh. ‘Yes, but this was long before I had met you. I didn’t know any better back then, believe me.’

Yin gazed at me, her face a confliction of different emotions, before she steered her emerald eyes back towards the Ocean Spirit.

‘What Chris did was wrong, but that was all in the past now. He wouldn’t do something like that ever again.’ she said firmly.

‘There is a great darkness that I can see in his heart,’ the Ocean Spirit rumbled. ‘And it will never ebb away. He has become corrupted and there is nothing I can do to change that.’

‘Please, I’m sorry for what I did, I was foolish back then. Take some time to reconsider.’ I pleaded desperately.

‘Really…? Then why do you still go to that horrible place?’ she hissed.

I couldn’t muster up anything to defend myself.

‘My final answer is no. Now leave.’

With a bright blinding light, the Ocean Spirit had vanished leaving me alone with Yin again.

‘Let’s go,’ Yin whispered, swimming through the exit.

I couldn’t believe what had just happened. Yin had promise with her own life that the Ocean Spirit would grant me my wish, and the only thing that she had done was drag up things that I had done in the past. I didn’t want Yin knowing what I had done back then. The crippling fear that I had experienced earlier had now faded away and was replaced with searing hot anger. Yin had promised me that I would become a Mer, and now look at what had happened! I grinded my teeth in frustration, my body boiling with rage.

It was her fault.  

It was all Yins’ fault, not mine.

She didn’t convince the Ocean Spirit well enough that I was worthy of becoming a Mer.

Yin glided through the water and before long we were out of the crystal cave. She swam towards the sunlight shining through the seawater until we reached the surface again, Yin gently lowering me back onto the deck of my boat.

‘I can’t believe this.’ I hissed, shaking seawater from my hair.

‘I know,’ said Yin. ‘But why didn’t you tell me about what you did back then? Were you going to keep it a secret from me forever? I thought you cared about the sea.’

‘That was back then, not now!’ I growled defensively. ‘What I’m more furious about is that you broke your promise.’

‘My promise…?’ Yin echoed.

‘Yes, your promise!’ I shrieked. ‘You promised that there was without a doubt that the Ocean Spirit would grant me my wish! And it didn’t happen!’

Yin’s face fell and she almost looked hurt. ‘I’m sorry, but there isn’t anything I can do about it now. The Ocean Spirit doesn’t trust you…’  

‘Yeah, you’re right for being sorry,’ I snapped harshly at her. ‘It’s all your fault that I didn’t become a Mer. You didn’t convince the Ocean Spirit well enough that I was worthy of joining you.’

Yin’s face suddenly went slack, her mouth slightly open, body un-moving as she stared at me in bewilderment. Her lip was quivering and she seemed to be in shock at my statement.

‘You…you really think it’s MY fault?’ she croaked.

‘Well, it certainly isn’t mine. It has to be your fault. YOU were the one that brought me here. YOU were the one who first talked to the Ocean Spirit. YOU were the one who promised me that I would become like you! IT’S YOUR ENTIRE FAULT!’ I shouted fiercely.

‘B-but Chris,’ she stifled. ‘I had no idea what-’

‘If you had no idea, then why the hell did you promise me something like that!?’ I screamed.

‘I’m sorry, please, just listen-’

‘No, I’ve had enough of you. I never want to see you or hear you ever again.’ I then began to drive my boat away from her, not daring to even look back. I didn’t want to be anywhere near her anymore.

‘Christophe!’ I could hear her desperate voice call out, it sounded broken and conflicted with pain. I felt a cold numbness in my chest as I drove my boat through the churning waves.

I didn’t turn back, not even once.

It was Yin’s fault I didn’t become a Mer.

It wasn’t my fault at all.

She broke her promise.

She went back on her word.

I had to make her pay for what she had done to me.”
I am the worst at updating stories. XD But at least I got this done in the end. The reason why Blackwood/Christophe did those awful things to Kuro and his family have finally been revealed. Enjoy! 

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It's nice to see a villain that's outright evil, like Chris. Poor Yin :(