Being caught between two worlds is not easy. Dineo grew up an ordinary human aside from her weak lungs and breathing problems. Until one day when Neo’s world is turned upside down. Neo learns she has never been human at all, and she has a vital role to play that could save lives on both land and sea.  Neo takes us on a journey of self discovery, from being a sickly human to a powerful ocean queen. 

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Neo slowly moved towards the water to do as ordered. Her bare feet gradually parted with the ground as soon as she stood beneath the waterfall. A mirror reflection of her appeared, she was aware that she was looking at herself but the white patterns all over her upper body and the long purple fish tail made her doubt that it was truly her.
"You need to embrace what you are and return to the ocean" Thandi said "Because the answers that you seek are within the depths of the ocean." 












Blood and Water

Neo couldn't believe that she and Takhi remembered each other based on memories of when they were still babies. She, Yhayha, and Unanda swam vigilantly looking for Zasari and Dandari. 


"Unanda, as someone whose family is good at history," Neo looked at Unanda. "What is the meaning of the sisterhood that Queen Asando mentioned in the memory Takhi showed?" Neo asked. 


"I don't know," Unanda said. "I don't actually follow family traditions." 


"Okay," Neo said, hoping Unanda wasn't lying to her. "Why didn't you tell anyone about Takhi being there?" 


"Because I have only found that out recently when I was asked to guard the lab," Unanda said. "I was shocked to know that the Takhi I grew up playing with was not the original one " 


"Can you imagine the hell she's been in for all these years?" Neo asked. "Growing in an incubator basically." 


Unanda paused for a moment, looking conflicted.


"I have to tell you something,” she finally confessed, “I wasn't exactly truthful."


Chapter 38