(A Life Under Water) Part Two "The World Beneath"

Recap:

I have a secret that only my best friend, aunt and uncle, and all the sea knows. I am the first born of the current Atlantis King and I am Ocean Master. To my knowledge, that meant I could control all ocean life and the water. I banded the seven Kingdoms together after I defeated my brother to stop a war. My job was to keep the land dwellers safe, even in the ocean, and help to keep the ocean clean of trash that was dumped by humans. All at the age of 18. It's a hard task, but I enjoy it. My high school graduation was just around the corner which I found exciting. Finals were over, but my best friend and I had to present our projects.

My secret started hundreds of years ago, beginning with Poseidon's daughter. All the women in my family, in direct bloodline of Poseidon's daughter, became mermaids at the age of 16, but I didn't change until I was 17 because of my fear of the ocean. My aunt and uncle helped instill that fear, which almost lead to my death. When I was forced into the ocean, my fear subsided and I became the most powerful creature in all the seas. While my father was the King of Atlantis, the lost city, my mother had been sacrificed to the creatures of the Mariana Trench because she bore a child on the land. I learned that she was still alive through dreams I had. I just needed to find her. My father never came back for me because he was afraid he would put my family and I in danger. My younger brother, Arlo, tried to engage in war with the surface, forcing me to challenge him for the throne. Once my father retired from his rule, I would become the Queen of Atlantis.