Chapter 21

I laid down to sleep and saw a woman talking to the pool of death. Somehow she had found a way to create havok. She said that she was doing this as revenge for James' death. She is working with Perseus and another that had their face covered. I snuck behind them and pulled the hood back. It was Julius a member of the council. Juilius pushed me aside and I woke up. I ran to tell Tiamat what I saw and she called Angharad for answers. She said that she will see what this is about. My heart was pounding in my throat. I was told that Julius has a darkness that is barely noticeable but I never thought she would go this far.

She came to conclusion that I am overworked. I apologized for troubling her. She waved it off saying that I needed the rest. A female dragon arrived and asked to come with her. I remembered the order William gave me. So I refused. She said that this will take only a few seconds but I put my foot on the ground. Angharad asked her nicely what she was planning. She turned to the witch and wrinkled her nose before answering.

The dragon responded that she is going to bleed me dry then burn my body. Only the worthy get to use my blood to which Tiamat hissed. I refused her requested remembering to say thank you to William next time we chat. I heard a light hearted chuckle and a you're welcome. I knew he was in my head. I felt safe for a moment so I zoned out smiling. A few minutes later I looked around me to see mermaids were screeching at the female dragon. Drakov was summoned by Viridian. She showed him what going on and he angrily ordered her to go home and tell Qi that he will pay them a visit. She stamped her foot on the sand and left the island.

A young mermaid came with a message from Briny deep. She was wondering if this was the right address. She introduced herself as Calysto. She and her sister Mandarin are from the Amazon jungle. She didn't say that the leader was Zuni or Aquene. She mentioned someone else. So I used the mirror to chat with Zuni. It turns out this a mermaid was exiled for helping Poseidon. Tiamat didn't bother to hear the rest. She screeched, "Intruder". Out of nowhere all her children came in from every possible entry available. They were running towards us in their thousands. In no time the two were devoured. Only thing left was their bones which were fed to the kraken.

I sat at the edge of a cliff watch the sunset and felt someone behind me. It was Zuni. She gave a curt nod and sat on a boulder behind me. She smiled as the last rays of sunlight dipped below the horizon. Then she tapped me on the shoulder and pointed towards King Kong. She pressed her face against mine to show me what to do. I climbed on to his shoulder and the beast began to run as fast as possible. He turned towards the mountain as a rapid speed. A huge portal was waiting for him at the base of the mountain. He jumped and landed on Godzilla's tail. The humongous lizard roared in pain. The two immediately started to fight. I jumped out and turned into bats. I flew till I found Adsila. I told what was going on and she jumped on the zebra which took her to the fight scene. Adsila had to stomp her foot on the ground for the two of them to be friends again.

I met Atla and she seems to be daydreaming till I showed her the ring I took from the Gremlin. She screamed loudly in pain and great fear and everyone came running. I mean everyone the huge beasts that livethere. The cannibal tribes and of course the merfolk. I showed her how I acquired it and she showed me that the ring is a key to an old prison under Atlantis. The map to navigate safely is shown on the inside. There lies an ancient evil that must not see daylight. The ring cannot be destroyed since it would destroy the prison also. I gave her the ring and she gave it back. After ten minutes of playing hot potato, I asked Tiamat to open a portal to reach Agamoto. I can give it to him and he can guard it. The merfolk seemed to agree. The cannibals got bored and walked away. The huge beasts went back to their usual routine. Angharad opened a portal to Akihiro island. I walked through the portal stepped into lagoon. I had to swim as fast as possible to get to the beach.

I reached the top of the island as both were about to commit seppuku. They weren't very happy to see me. I showed them the ring explained it's danger. Agamoto arrived by my side in a blink of an eye. He didn't waste time talking. He immediately snatched the ring from me. He thanked me for giving him a purpose. The ninja and samurai called out addressing the Yokais that live all over the island that they have new prize to guard. The residents of the island cheered gleefully. I asked the samurai if I could safely traverse the landscape back home. He waved me off as though seeing a foreigner displeased him. The ninja on the other hand escorted me to the portal with great appreciation. I walked out of the colorful dancing lights and gave a thumbs up. To which the mermaids responded in unison by tilting their head to the right. I took Tiamat's hand and pressed it against my face. I showed her what happened and she let out a joyful sound. The other merfolk grunted as they went back to their duties.

I heard thunder so I ran to the cave and sat on floor. Zuni arrived with a pirate and I fed off him. I saw the people he had hurt and how he was being punished. When I was done he was taken away. Tiamat thanked me by giving me a pirate coin. I hugged her as thanks and gave her my diamond hairpin. She saw the multi-colored lights reflect off the gemstone and decorate the walls. She grinned at me and walked off to find Viridian. She has improved a lot since we first met. When I first met Tiamat I was sure she would feed me to the entire shark colonies. But we have made progress so I feel safer with her. When I saw Viridian staring at me I realized that she is more likely to feed me to the sharks than her mother. Zuni arrived to talk to Tiamat. She gave a lapis lazuli ring and I gave her my anklets. She smiled and left to talk to Tiamat.

Drakov came to take me another dragon island. This one was called Matti. The island small than Drogon's Isles but still it was teeming with life. The view from the top showed the island resemble a human eye. The island was the pupil while the lagoon was iris. The dragons that live there are small in size about three foot tall. They are unable to change to human form. They are extremely dangerous and also fiercely loyal. I was welcomed as though I was family.