Family

"Fire realm"

It was the day when their precious Heir has finally born.

There was no bound to their happiness.

Until the news reached them.

"We can't let it happen, Seth!" the king sitting on his throne of fire, coldly said to the General-in-Command.

"We can't let the prophecy come true.

 If it is true that the newborn baby of the Mer-king is the chosen one, she will surely be a big headache to us one day. If she somehow ever gets her hand on the Eternal Flame... things will start to go downhill in our kingdom!"

"But my Lord!" the General finally spoke.

He was the head General and the most trusted person of the king.

"How are we supposed to stop her?" Seth asked calmly.

"If she really is the chosen princess then there is no way we can fight against her. It is sad that Her powers don't have any limit and there is no one who can---"

"My SON!" The king suddenly snapped at his General cutting him off halfway through his sentence.

"Only my son can defeat her and will surely kill her too."

"How my Lord? "

"Oh, Seth! Did you forget that my son is a part of the Eternal Flame itself?" the king proudly asked the General not expecting an answer.

"His power is immense.  Didn't you see him? He was glowing with his power right after being born and that's not something that has ever happened to any other Royal Fenix.

I know very well that my son is born just to defeat that mere mermaid -who is being called the Chosen Princess and bring glory to our kingdom once again.

And then no other Mer will  dare to go against the Fenix ever again."

" But my Lord,  we can't wait till the Prince grows up. It will be too late then." Seth spoke after being quite for a bit.

The king laughed hearing his General.

"Come on General Seth!  You don't have to get so worked up.

No matter how powerful she is, at the moment she is just a baby who doesn't know anything about this cruel world and it's ways.

And did you forget that merfolks don't gain their power until they turn 18 years old?

She is no different from them.

We just have to wait for that day to come and when it comes my son will kill her with his own hands in front of them.

Oh, how much I will enjoy the sight of the mer-king collapsing  and mourning his daughter's death." The king smirked, wickedness clearly showing in his eyes.

" But for now let's play a little game with them, shall we?"

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*Water realm*

"She has the most beautiful ocean eyes that I  have ever seen. Right, Fin?" The Queen asked his husband while adoring her baby in her arm, a gentle smile on her face.

"Yes she does, Jade" the King sitting next to his Queen responded with a loving smile.

But behind this smile, he was hiding his worries, his fear.

Fear- A word that he never knew what felt like before. But now sitting next to her wife and his child - the most beloved people of his life, he knew what Fear exactly felt like.

The thought of losing the three people whom he loved more than his life. The feeling that if he looked away from them for just a second he would lose them- he called Fear.

He knew very well what his baby meant to both the realms and how special she was.

Any other father would have been overjoyed and proud if his child was this special.

But the king was not.

Instead, he was worried as well as sad.

He never wanted his child -his first princess, to be special, to be the Chosen One.

He wanted her to be like any other Mer-princess and live a normal royal life like them.

But now he knew his baby would never have a normal life.

Not when she was the Chosen Princess.

The words Danger and Betrayal would always be a part of her life.

And there was nothing specific his father, the Mer-king himself can do to stop that.

Fate has chosen her to be the Chosen Princess and it's her destiny to fight everything that's coming her way.

"We need to keep her safe, Fin" his Queen's voice suddenly brought him back from his trance of thoughts.

"She is the chosen one right? And if she is ..there is no way those Fenixs wouldn't try to harm her and take her away from us. We can't let that happen, Fin.Even if she has immense power, she is just a baby. Our baby. We have to protect her No matter what. Promise me you will never let anything happen to her. Promise me you--"

" I will protect her mom!" suddenly they heard a little voice saying that.

They looked up and saw their son standing at the entrance of their room.

There stood Kail.

The five years old son of the king and queen and the Heir to the kingdom.

He had features similar to his father, black hair, green emerald tail, and amber eyes just like his mother. He was the perfect version of his mother and father.

Kail swam to where his parents were sitting holding his little princess.

"I will always protect her and will make sure no one ever tries to get close to my baby princess" the little Mer-prince huffed and looked at the little princess with a cute smile.

He reached his hand to carefully touch the little girl's cheeks.

The little princess only stared at him as it was her first time seeing him.

But then a little giggle was heard from her and everyone's heart melted as they heard her first giggle.

"Will you be able to do it, Kail?" The Queen asked her son with a gentle smile.

" Yes, mom! I will work hard and will become as strong as dad so that I can protect her and both of you" the boy proudly said.

His parents laughed fondly hearing their little boy say such big things.

" You sure will, my Prince! I trust your words and I know you will make me and your mom Proud!" The king said pulling both his wife and son in his embrace.

"And I promise, Jade. I won't let anything happen to any of you. I would protect you all even in my last breath. Don't forget you, Kail and our Katlyn means the world to me"

" Katlyn?" His queen asked against his chest.

"It's her name mom. I and dad chose it. It suits her right? Do you like it?" Their little prince asked with glimmering eyes.

"Yes I like it" the queen said with a smile to his son.

"And for our little princess, I have a present, " the king said letting them slide from his embrace and looked at the baby who possessed the most beautiful eyes and features similar to his wife- the same nose, the same lips, the same bluish-purple tail.

She was so like her Mother.

"Kail, did you bring the thing that I asked you to?" He then asked his son.

"Yes dad" the boy replied taking out a little box from the side of his robe and handed it to his father.

"What is it?" The Queen asked the King.

The king didn't say anything, he just opened the box and showed it to his Queen.

"It's beautiful "the queen exclaimed.

In the little box was a white chain with the initial Katlyn on it.

"And Special. Just like our princess " the king added with a sad smile.

"This chain has memories of Us and a protective spell. So that it can protect her in times we are not with her."  He said while putting on the chain around the baby's neck.

"It looks so beautiful on her" the queen said while her husband held her by the side.

"Sorry to interrupt my highness" suddenly one of the attendants called from the entrance, slightly bowing his head.

" The royal court needs your presence. The nobles are waiting for you to proceed with the meeting"

" I will be there in a moment. You can leave." The king informed the attendant.

The attendant bowed once again and took his leave.

"Take some rest, Jade. I will be back in a while okay?"

The Queen hummed with a smile.

"And Kail take care of your mom and sister while I am gone, okay?"

"Okay, dad. Leave that to me " the little boy said pecking his dad on his cheeks.

The king smiled lovingly at them and left after giving them a peck on their forehead.

But he failed to notice his daughter's deep ocean eyes, begging him to stay.