Desharow MermanChapter 101

Translator:- Max

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Warning:- There is a little bit of ‘relations with teens’ and Agares used a bit force but it was nothing too explicit so I won’t put them in a drop down since it’s like 1 or 2 paragraphs but if you guys want me to add them in a drop down then please tell me in the comments. Please proceed with caution.

My knife tip sank into his flesh with a dull thud, piercing through to his spine, emitting a muffled sound. In that instant, I felt his body jolt, but instead of letting go, he held onto me even more tightly. I swear I felt my waist could snap at any moment. He lifted his body, gripping the handle of the knife embedded in his back, slowly pulling it out, all the while staring into my eyes without moving a muscle. His eyes were slightly bloodshot, as if tears were on the verge of streaming down, as if some emotion was tearing at his eye sockets. His breath, quick and trembling, brushed against my cheek like a gust of sea wind.

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I don’t know what he was thinking, I just felt very scared.

Blue blood seeped out from the gaps between his fingers, holding the blade, like a cluster of blooming poisonous poppies. The strange fragrance emanating from the blood rushed into my nostrils, and my mind was filled with chaotic and fragmented images. I couldn’t make out what they were, but my chest tightened as if a bag soaked in water, making it hard for me to breathe. I instinctively recoiled, scrambling down the rocks, but my lower leg was grabbed, and he dragged me into his embrace. He lifted me horizontally and swam towards the eerie cave. zGnjoS

“Where are you taking me?!”

I yelled in fear and desperately kicked at the swaying fish tail beneath me. However, he effortlessly grabbed my legs with just one webbed claw, rendering them useless. I was left with only my hands to weakly flail and scratch, unable to utilise any of the combat skills I had learned. I felt utterly powerless under his strength, as if I were a helpless baby, for his arms were twice as thick as my own! My struggle proved futile, as I was carried into the depths of the cave like a fawn trapped by a cheetah. The cheers of the other merfolk behind me sounded like terrifying howls and cries.

The entrance of the cave was gradually receding, and the moonlight faded away as the darkness consumed me.

I was led by the merfolk leader, traversing through one connected cave after another, passing by towering ancient pillars and glowing plankton. Everything around me seemed grotesque and variegated, as if I was being dragged into a ghostly tunnel leading to the realm of the underworld.

This terrifying premonition scared me to the point where my limbs felt weak and my strength to flail and struggle seemed to vanish. Tremors ran through my entire body. I couldn’t help but speculate if mermaids, like witches, enjoyed imprisoning children, fattening them up, and then slaughtering and eating them. Perhaps that recent kiss was a test to see if I suited his taste, and now he was going to take me into his lair to eat me. My grandfather had told me that mermaids were the most ferocious creatures. If only I had listened to his warning and stayed away from the sea, the farther the better.

At that moment, I was brought to a cave with the densest concentration of stone pillars, and several respectful mermaids guarding the pillars made way for us. It was clearly the lair of the mermaid leader. He carried me as we swam towards the centre of the cave, where a peculiar and grotesque stone forest awaited. The paths inside were intricate and complex, resembling a man-made labyrinth. I knew that if I were to be trapped inside, there would be no hope of escaping alive.

Panic seemed to be like heavy stones, increasing one by one, weighing heavily in my heart. Tears of desperation welled up, drop by drop. Crying was undoubtedly the most meaningless thing to do at this moment, but thinking about the misfortune that might come next, I couldn’t suppress my sobbing.

The arm around my waist tightened, and the merfolk leader suddenly stopped swimming. Perhaps my crying evoked his sympathy (although the merfolk might not have such a thing). He cradled me in his arms and placed me on a relatively flat rock amidst the stone forest. Leaning over me, his eyes squinted slightly, and the emotions that left me confused and bewildered were concealed in the shadows beneath his eyelids. I stared at him warily, sniffed, and dared not even breathe. AJ1vm3

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His webbed claw rested on my head, gently stroking my hair as if silently comforting me. I felt his arm trembling slightly, seemingly filled with excitement, much like a starving person who finally obtained a life-saving steak but had to endure the urge to devour it. I was genuinely afraid that he might suddenly open his mouth and bite me. My grandfather had warned me that mermaids would first confuse their prey before eating them, and it was evident that he was doing just that now.

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The sudden chill running up my spine gave me goosebumps all over, and I struggled, shivering uncontrollably. However, his strong arms easily suppressed all my strength, and his fishtail entangled my ankles, preventing me from moving. The more I struggled, the tighter his grip became, as if he wanted to crush me into his very being. In extreme panic, I instinctively bit his shoulder, but his webbed claw pressed my head, encouraging me to bite harder. His lips brushed against my ear as he murmured deeply, “Call me Agares…” NSPfZ7

Agares?

The syllables seemed to crash directly from my eardrums into the depths of my heart, leaving me stunned and unable to move.

The sense of fear subsided somewhat, allowing my thoughts to return to normal. It was only at this moment that I realised a miraculous fact I had overlooked—I could actually understand the mermaid’s language.

The mermaid leader didn’t seem to have any intention of harming me; instead, he was trying to communicate with me and asked me to call out his name. Moreover, just a moment ago, he called out my name as well. How could this be? Did he know me? I had never had any contact with dangerous creatures like mermaids before. What was going on? RFVGMo

“Call me Agares… Call me the name you gave me… I’ve been waiting for this day for so long, Desharow.”

The lips near my ear murmured softly, and his large webbed claw kneaded my shoulders. His voice was incredibly penetrating and possessing some kind of magic. Almost involuntarily, I softly uttered the syllables that felt both unfamiliar and strangely familiar, “A… Agares…?”

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“I’m here.”

The mermaid leader called “Agares” responded in a low voice. Suddenly, his webbed claw cradled my buttocks, just like a father holding a child in his arms. My legs had nowhere to go, so I had to place my knees on his shoulders, leaving me feeling awkward and paralyzed in his embrace. He pinched my toes, then gripped my calves, and finally placed both his webbed claws on my waist, as if measuring their thickness and size. Indeed, in his claws, my body seemed frail and delicate. Perhaps this realisation caused him to lose interest in consuming me. L0pdFi

As I thought about this, I noticed that the mermaid leader’s expression was akin to someone gazing at a cherished possession, his head lowered with keen interest as he examined my body. His eyes travelled inch by inch from the bottom to the top, finally lifting to meet my face. In that instant, I felt as if I could see hidden whirlpools in those profound eyes, yearning to pull me in. Perhaps he tried to make his expression appear friendly and gentle, but this look still scared me.

“Hey, stop holding onto me like this! I’m not a child!” I pushed his shoulders, trying to break free from his embrace. However, at that moment, he leaned in, his body enclosing me from above, and his arms forming a narrow restraint.

“Don’t be afraid of me, Desharow…” He stared into my eyes, and I felt as if he wanted to swallow me whole, his lips almost brushing against my nose. “You belong to me. You are not only my descendant but also my spouse. Nothing can take you away from me…”

The merfolk leader’s tone was both doting and aggressive. I let go of the fear in my heart and pushed back like a rising tide. ScaHLN

My heart was beating wildly like a drum, and at that moment, I suddenly found a faint blue glow spot slightly lit up on his chest, as if there was something luminous hidden under his skin.

Curiosity got the better of me, and I reached out to touch the glowing spot. Suddenly, a strange electric sensation surged from my fingertips into my veins. Fleeting glimpses and images flashed vividly in my mind—scenes so familiar, as if they had appeared countless times in my dreams or perhaps something I had experienced but forgotten. An ambiguous warmth welled up inside me, and I felt an inexplicable desire to be close to the mermaid leader before me, as if he were the most beloved and familiar presence in this world. However, that feeling remained vague, slipping away whenever I tried to grasp it.

Confused yet instinctively driven, I lifted my head and gazed into his deep eyes. With my hand pressed firmly against his chest, “For fifty years, you’ve been here, Desharow. I will return your future to you.”

The meaning of those words was difficult to comprehend, and I opened my eyes in bewilderment, and my eyes widening in disbelief as I looked at him. However, before I could make sense of it all, Agares lowered his head and abruptly kissed my lips. My mind went blank in an instant, but this time, I knew that the mermaid leader’s intention was not to determine if I could be eaten. It was driven by another motive, one that filled me with a greater sense of fear. vcS6EH

My nerves were a tangled mess inside my skull as I instinctively thrashed and kicked in an attempt to break free. But his fishtail tightly wrapped around my legs, dragging me further into the water. His large webbed claw interlocked with my fingers, holding my hands in a firm grip. His tongue pried open my teeth, almost engulfing my lips with his own, nibbling, devouring and sucking my saliva like a thirsty wolf.

I felt as though I had been transported back to that nightmarish evening during the pre-service military training. The dark bathroom was filled with the echoing sound of rushing water, much like the flowing water in this cave. After finishing my shower, I was alone, sitting on a bench in the changing room, dressing myself. Suddenly, a tall man reeking of alcohol pounced on me from behind, pinning me down to the ground, and kissed me violently, just like the mermaid was doing now. I dared not imagine what would have happened that night if I hadn’t possessed any self-defence skills. Yet here I was once again, trapped in a situation that terrified me, as my strength paled in comparison to that of the mermaid.

At the moment my pants were torn by the pressure of his fishtail between my legs, the accumulated fear and anger erupted from my chest, and I couldn’t hold back the choked cries any longer. The mermaid leader’s actions suddenly froze, and he lifted his body, looking at me with a hint of panic. His breathing was heavy, but his fishtail relaxed slightly. Seizing the opportunity, I swiftly crawled out from under him, delivering a fierce kick, and then I clenched my fist and landed a powerful blow on his face, producing a dull thud of flesh meeting bone on his cheek.

“Disgusting beast!” Jk6mZX

I choked back tears and rained curses on him, assuming a fighting stance on the reef.

The mermaid leader raised his webbed claw and wiped away the blood he got from my beating, but he seemed to wear a smirk as he gazed at me. His lips curled slightly, as if my words had reminded him of something amusing. For a moment, he appeared lost in thought as he looked at me.

I inadvertently noticed that there was a (…) standing tall between the fish scales on his lower abdomen. I swear it was bigger than anything I had seen before, even compared to the size of a black man. Suddenly, I grasped his intentions, and my butt suddenly ached dully. This was something that I would only expect to happen in a gay bar, a situation I had never encountered before. I never imagined that mermaids liked this kind of behaviour!

I pursed my lips, feeling even more scared and on the verge of tears, but I refused to let a single tear escape. rdLk8i

“Don’t be afraid, Desharow…”

He raised his eyelids and stared at me, cautiously extending his webbed claw toward my ankle. Once again, I swung my fist towards his face, but he swiftly caught both my hands, gently pulling me towards him. Losing my balance, I stumbled into his arms, and his powerful body pressed me back onto the rocks.

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He parted my hair and his tongue gently and slowly licked away my tears. Then, it traced along my earlobe and continued down my neck, as if an ambitious invader was seizing territory inch by inch, claiming what he desired.

I lay on the rocks, breathing rapidly in a state of panic, and heard him whispering beguilingly in my ear, “I won’t let you feel any pain…” WAxf0O

Suddenly, a high-pitched cry came from not far away. That voice sounded so familiar, it shocked my heart. The mermaid leader stopped violating me, and I quickly pushed myself up from under him, following the direction of the sound—

I saw a merman with black hair and a silver tail standing in the water not far away. His appearance was strikingly familiar, and I couldn’t help but stare at him in curiosity. He looked back at me, and in that moment of eye contact, I suddenly realised something—he looked exactly like the younger version of my grandfather as shown in his old photographs.

“You shouldn’t be here.” the mermaid leader warned coldly. I noticed his expression had changed; his eyes flickered with a chilling gleam, as if he were brewing a terrifying intent to kill.

The silver-tail merman was gazing at me, and his eyes carried an earnest expression. This puzzled me even more because he looked exactly like my grandfather did in the old photographs. However, my grandfather had passed away in a shipwreck several years ago, so it was impossible for him to be here and transformed into a merman. Vd3JQM

“He hasn’t grown enough to withstand your level, my king. The ‘mother nest’ repaired your body; you are too powerful…” The merman bowed his head, his tone humble as he sank into the water. However, his gaze lingered on my face, carrying a strong sense of reluctance. “You should take him to see his old body shell. The shell can help us regain our true selves, right? He was reborn fifty years after his death. It’s been too long, and even with the infusion of your life core into his body, there’s no guarantee of a smooth integration with his current self. If there’s an internal rejection…”

The old body shell? Reborn fifty years later? What does it mean? I couldn’t help but freeze, my mind in complete chaos.

The mermaid leader narrowed his eyes and stared at the other merman for a few seconds before suddenly embracing me and swimming deeper into the Stone forest.

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The author has something to say:

Let me explain in advance… Although the subsequent plot will answer readers’ questions about the background, I’ll clarify it first <_< The current timeline is fifty years after Desharow’s death. Atlantis was saved by Agares, so he initiated the planned merfolk war. In the plan, his grandfather was sent as an emissary to mate with humans and bear descendants. That’s how Desharow was reborn, at the same time he was originally supposed to be born<_<. The beginning of the whole story is in 1991 when Desharow was 21 years old, so in this timeline, it’s 1984, and he’s 14 years old.

As for Rhine… He comes from an invaded parallel world, so his previous death doesn’t affect the current timeline, including WWII and other events, which remain the same as the original timeline. If it’s unclear, it’s okay; it will be explained clearly in the main text.

By the way, some readers may wonder if the new Desharow and old Desharow are the same person. I can confirm they are the same existence, not a copy of each other. After a successful integration, the old body will perish, but it’s just Desharow’s old body. All the memories of his previous life are fully transferred to the new body. lHUTJi

It’s a cut-and-paste relationship, not a copy-paste! The new and old selves are merged, not replaced. You can think of it as a mystical soul crossing.

Speaking of which… Levjet is actually not Desharow’s grandfather… he is…

Translator’s note:- Well the author left us on a cliff hanger haha. And I wanted to tell you guys that my Kofi account is finally working yayy. So now you guys can support me or request for bonus advance chapters now. This took so long ahh, there was a reason why I took science and not commerce. If you find any problem with it still then please DM me.