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you.” Chellejary said. The voice directed her where to go. The farther she swam towards

the darkness the harder it became to see anything. It was a darkness unlike any human
made thing or night she had ever seen before. It was so thick with evil it became even

hard to breath.

“Where are you?” Chellejary managed to ask gasping for air. “I’m... Right here .” The
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voice said, changing into a scary deep tone.. Golden eyes appeared out from the shadows.
With white sharp teeth. As it came closer to her something wrapped around her waist
pulling her away. It was quite fast. So she didn't have time to register what was going
on. Once the light of the sea was bright and color of the reef appeared, whatever it was

released her from its grasp.

“Are you crazy? What were you thinking!” Came a voice. She looked down at her
waist tring to gather her thoughts. When she turned around to looking behind herself.

She saw a merman an gasped, her eyes widened so big she felt they would come out of
her head. Her heart started to pound, she felt a longing towards these merdweller. She
didn’t know why but she really felt close to him. As though she had a strong connection

of some kind to him. She had the urge to kiss him and hold him close to her, she didn’t
even feel it right to leave his side from that moment..

As all these thoughts and feelings were going through her whole body and mind. She

hadn't realized how close her face was to his chest. It was right in front of her face only
a few little breathing bubbles managed to part ways through the space between them.

She quickly moved back. After a few seconds. Feeling subconscious about the
awkwardness that was just shared between her and this merdweller.

“You're not from around here are you?” He asked. She froze and blankly just stared
at him in silence. He smirked with a hint of flattery shaking his head ever so faint.

After a moment she shook her head and snapped out of her fangirl crushing. “Um yes I
am new to these waters, at least I think I am?” She told him. “Hmm you think you are
or you know you are?” He chuckled then held out his hand. “ I’m Knekiose

(nee-kiy-O-ss). So what brings you out here to these parts without a pod and why were