𝑴𝒆𝒓𝒎𝒂𝒊𝒅 - 𝑩𝑳 [𝑹𝑬𝑸𝑼𝑬𝑺𝑻]

Mermaids—creatures whispered about in stories, dismissed as nothing more than children’s fairy tales. But they were real. They had always been real. Long ago, they lived in harmony alongside the elves, hidden from the human world. Untouched. At peace. Until they were discovered. Greed spread quickly among humans. Their beauty became their downfall—hunted, captured, and sold. Some were displayed as treasures. Others… reduced to tools. Toys. The oceans grew quieter with each passing year. Kingdoms fell. Blood stained the tides. And in the end… only one remained. His name was Syrion Tideborne—once a loyal knight of the Coral Throne, sworn to protect a royal line that no longer exists. He had fought, he had failed, he had watched them all die, and he had been left behind. Now, the last mermaid is no longer a guardian of the sea— but a chained exhibit in a grand museum, displayed for all the world to see. Years passed. Then decades. Then centuries. Until one day, in this noisy museum Syrion loathed so much...someone interesting finally came along While Syrion was being mistreated by his "owners", someone in the crowd stepped in. That person was no bigger than a child in Syrion's eyes "What a foolish child..." He sighed softly

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