Arc 6 Chapter 6.2 ( The little mermaid and the Marshal )

A splash of water suddenly resounded as a golden head suddenly popped out of the sea . A pair of golden eyes blinked and stared innocently at the big ship not too far .

The pair of purple eyes focused on a certain man's body and turned hot .

" He's beautiful " he muttered then touched his own face .

He stared at his reflection on the water and thought to himself . " I'm also handsome ."

Zone felt someone gazing at him and turned his head . The dark blue sea was calm  , he frowned then turned back to suck the cigarette again . 

The little mermaid didn't hide and Zone was unable to see him because he was just too tiny . The little mermaid waved his hands but to his fail , he failed to get the man's attention. 

The big ship passed by the little mermaid .

But the mermaid followed the big ship .

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Zone immediately killed the fire on the cigarette and throw it on the trashbin . He then tucked his hands inside his pocket and followed Doze to descend the ship .

When he passed by a chair , he immediately pulled his coat and wrapped it around his shoulder .

" Let's go and see how amazing this fiance of mine is . " The marshal arrogantly uttered and strode out of the room .

The Prime Minister's assistant standing at the side wiped his cold sweat and couldn't help thinking that the marshal really is as arrogant as what the rumors say .

Thinking of what kind of a man the crown prince was , he couldn't help but tremble imagining the crown prince's death .

Just why did the emperor approved of the crown prince's request of marrying the marshal . The crown prince is simply courting death.

When Zone climb down from the ladder , he was welcomed by rows of soldiers waiting for him .

" Welcome back , Marshal " The leading man greeted .

Zone nodded nonchalantly and just entered with row of soldiers following behind . Doze , Uno and Tres naturally didn't fall behind .

The Prime Minister's assistant wiped his cold sweat again . The location of the banquet was in the sea side hotel owned by the prime minister . All of the officials in the empire gathered together with the military officers and the most awaited man was naturally the marshal who is more famous than the crown prince of the empire .

Zone entered the hotel together with the trusted soldiers behind him and met several pairs of eyes .

The omega was wearing a simple black shirt with the sleeves rolled to his elbows exposing his pale forearms covered with scars and new wounds . Zone did not bother to heal these scars as he thought of them as his trophy for experiencing a lot of hardships . He's not simply an omega that cowers in front of an Alpha's might .

There's even a rumor in the empire that because of the Marshal's powerful ability , he hardly gets affected by the pheromones of the alpha .

Omegas are born weak , Zone indeed was born weak but his constant train and experience in the battlefield honed his body to the point that he wasn't bounded by his physical limitations anymore. 

If not because of his gender , the whole empire would have thought that Zone was actually an alpha .

Zone entered the hotel and a staff led them to the hall where the gathering was located . Zone followed the staff striding with domineering poise.  The three alphas behind him also maximized his aura bringing a supressive atmosphere throughout the whole place . No one dared to talk in fear of catching the attention of the marshal .

When the whole crowd of soldiers arrived in the hall . Their sight were welcomed with the scene of the officials and military officials earnestly looking at the entrance .

Everyone immediately looked at the omega who possessed a domineering aura equal to that of an alpha and couldn't help gasping in admiration yet at the same time fear .

" Not enthusiastic from seeing me? Your marshal . " Zone flashed a smile and strode forward .

The Prime Minister waiting at the side immediately offered a wine of glass to the omega and flatteringly followed him as they walked to the front .

" It's not that we're not enthusiastic, Marshal . We just don't dare to be too enthusiastic . We naturally want to give you a nice impression . After all , you've been fighting in the frontline all this year . We don't dare disrespect your Excellency . "

Zone hummed and recieve the wine and gulped it down . No one know why the emperor approved of rewarding the crown prince to the marshal but the officials suspected that the crown prince just wanted to draw the marshal to his side and exploit his power by the name of being his wife .

Zone naturally felt insulted but he couldn't give the emperor a thrashing as the emperor is still the emperor .

Suddenly , Zone saw a familiar man among the crowd . Zone's eyes landed on the man's face and his eyes suddenly sparkled with excitement. 

Jiro! He saw Jiro!

Zone immediately put down his glass of wine and strode forward in front of the man.  The Prime Minister got surprised when he noticed the marshal suddenly walking forward to the direction of the crown prince.  When his eyes landed on the crown prince's hand holding an omega man's hand , the Prime Minister immediately started sweating with cold sweat .

Carlo is still busy talking with the omega when he suddenly noticed someone else's presence . Carlo gave the man a glance and suddenly froze . The man in front of him ... Is just too beautiful. 

The most peculiar however is his pair of irisless silver eyes . As if he can see through your soul sucking your spirit until you loses consciousness . Carlo gulped and stared back at the man .

The man suddenly smiled sweetly . " Husband ... "

Boom!!!

Husband

Husband

Husband

Carlo got dumbfounded seeing such angelic sweet smile that he had never saw in his whole life.  Carlo was speechless and was about to wake up from his trance when the omega in his arms suddenly moved .

" Babe? Who is this blind looking man? How dare he calls you Husband? Didn't you promise me that you'll marry me after this banquet? "

Carlo's face suddenly froze and widened his eyes .  Similarly , Zone was also dumbfounded when he heard the omega's words .

" What did you say? " Zone

Carlo was about to talk when the Prime Minister suddenly appeared and called out . " Marshal ... Haha ... T-this is Crown Prince Carlo ... You're fiance . "

Marshal ...

He's the marshal ...

Fcc!!!!

Carlo suddenly panicked and immediately wanted to move away from the omega but he suddenly felt a gaze full of murderous intent .

Zone couldn't believe it ... Jiro!!!

Jiro cheated on him!!!!!

For the first time!!!!! For the first time! Jiro cheated on him!!!

The marshal was so enraged that the marble floor suddenly started cracking . The Prime Minister standing behind immediately noticed the Marshal's anger and immediately fled away . The onlookers also retreated and looked with horror at the marshal that was about to go berserk .

" This is bad! The crown prince provoked the marshal . "

" Run!!!! "

" Retreat! Let's retreat! "

Tres , Doze and Uno couldn't help face palming . Thinking that the couple might go on a another war again . This time however is no longer a cold war .... But a hot war filled with murderous intent .

The marshal suddenly moved forward and groped the crown prince's neck having the intent to choke him to death . The omega suddenly fell down and scrambled away clumsily . So scared by the sudden attack of the weird irisless man .

Boom!!!

Far away , in the middle of the sea . A golden haired little mermaid suddenly paused his movements and clutched his aching head.  He felt like his soul is stirring in chaos . He also felt that someone close to him has an unstable emotional fluctuations .

Carlo got pinned by the marshal on the wall while being choked . His back aching from the impact he recieved when his body collided with the concrete wall . Several cracks appeared behind him showcasing the strength the marshal exerted . Behind the marshal , faint fanthom of a  long foxtail could be seen swaying softly yet filled with dangerous aura .

" No , w-what are you doing. " Carlo couldn't understand why is the marshal so enraged .

" You cheated " a deep , low voice entered Carlo's ear . Sending chills to his bone marrow .

Carlo shivered and stared at Zone with fearful eyes .

Sharp nails grazed at Carlo's skin threathening to cut his head off his neck . Carlo shivered and closed his eyes not daring to witness his death with his own naked eyes .

Fortunately for him , the imperial guards arrived and politely asked the marshal to stop hurting the heir to the throne .

Zone's creepy , irisless , silver eyes stared at the group of imperial guards then suddenly chuckled . He slowly let the prince go and turned to walk away with heavy steps . Every steps he takes left deep cobweb like cracks that are quickly spreading throughout the whole hotel .

The imperial guards immediately carried the unconscious prince and immediately ran away when they noticed that the whole hotel seems to be about to collapse .

No one noticed how the marshal started shedding tears as he walked away from the hotel.  Doz , Tres and Uno went to reorganize the panicking guests and also ordered the soldiers to seal the vicinity of the hotel in order to not let any ordinary citizens get hurt .

The silhouette of a slender man could be seen treading the sandy path towards the sea shore. The sounds of the sea waves rang out occasionally while the whole place was free of any people's presence. No one was around , creating a silent atmosphere for the grieving man . 

Zone bit his lower lip and sat down . The mini sea waves brushed upon the man's skin , leaving some sand coating around the man's pants . Zone however didn't mind his sandy legs and just silently stared at the sunset .

Zone touched his cheeks and felt that his fingertips got wet . The marshal couldn't help closing his eyes and started shedding tears .

" Jiro ... "

Jiro , Zhang Zhong , Lai Longwei , Mo Xun and Chen Zixin's images flashed across his mind making Zone shed another tear for missing him very badly .

Zone cried silently in the seashore when he suddenly thought of something. 

" Wait "

Zone blink and stared at the sea with stupefied expression when he remembered something. 

If Jiro had indeed cheated on him . Wasn't he supposed to get hurt by the soul contract's backlash . The Crown Prince however was unaffected . That means ... Carlo is not his husband .

But how come Carlo has the same face as Chen Zixin .

Zone's eyes suddenly turned red from anger .

The Lord God!!!!

A splash of water hitting Zone's face suddenly woke him up . Zone closed his eyes immediately and wiped the sea water from his face. 

Then suddenly ... A milky voice rang out . " Beautiful two legged monster ... Why are you crying? "

Zone flinched and blinked his eyes before glancing at the person who dared to disturb him . Then he froze up seeing Lai Longwei .

The little mermaid crawled near him and sat down immitating Zone's posture , however , the little mermaid struggled because of his purple tail. 

Zone stared at the palm sized mermaid sitting on his side and couldn't help thinking why he met people who look similar to Jiro. 

And ...

A little mermaid at that .

He couldn't imagine that Jiro would look like this if he was a mermaid .

So adorable ...

Although this little mermaid might not be his real husband .

He still couldn't help having good feelings towards this little creature .

The little mermaid then suddenly saw the beautiful two legged monster started crying . The little mermaid's heart ached when he saw such beauty crying so heart wrenchingly .

" Human , don't cry anymore . "

Zone pouted and looked at the little mermaid with a pair of pitiful eyes . However , his eyes only made the little mermaid feel creeped out but still , Zone still looked beautiful with that irisless silver eyes despite him looking like a ghost .

" Jiro cheated on me , little guy . He's so hateful . "

The little mermaid tilted hid head . " You have a boyfriend? "

" No ... A husband . "

" That's hateful!!! " the little mermaid immediately said out loud. 

Zone exaggeratedly nodded his head and started weeping . " Wu wu wu ... Jiro cheated on me , my heart feel so painful . Little mermaid ... It really hurts . "

The little mermaid immediately clutched his heart and suddenly felt emotional when he saw the beauty opening up to him . He doesn't know why ... But he wants to make the pain go away.

" Let me help you . "

Zone carefully lifted the mermaid in his palm and started crying again . " My heart! It hurts a lot . "

Ken hesitantly touched the beauty's chest and rubbed it . " Pain pain , go away! "

The marshal got amused by the childish move of the little mermaid and couldn't help chuckling . " Alright , my heart does not hurt anymore . "

" Really? " The golden eyes of the mermaid widened .

" Really . "

" Well ... Aren't i amazing? " Little mermaid.

" Yes yes , little mermaid is amazing . Little mermaid can make the Marshal's pain go away easily . "

" Say little mermaid ... How about you go with me to my mansion? We have a lot of toys there . "

" But we mermaids need a lot of water . "

" My mansion has a big pool . "

" I need food . "

" I can give you any food you like.  "

" But there's no mermaid in your house . "

" I can accompany you everyday . "

" Really? "

" Really . "

And so ... The little fox kidnapped the innocent little mermaid to its territory effortlessly .

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Little mermaid : Master kissed me yesterday!

Uno: what? Why did he kissed you?

Little mermaid : Because he said I'm his husband .

Uno: then you believed him?

Little mermaid : of course! He's really beautiful! I fell inlove with him at first sight!

Uno: that's absurd!

Zone clicked his tongue : stop acting innocent ... I know you're only acting innocent to eat my tofu .

edit: the little mermaid actually has golden eyes , i made a mistake .