009 ❀ What's he trying to do...?

[merines]

[Shirley is slowly backing away from what appears to be an ogre.] Um... um... n-nice boy... I won't hurt you. Really, I... um... please just don't come after me. Ple- ahh!

[And she jumps back as the ogre swipes at her, falling on her behind, and wincing.] P-please stay away...! I don't want to fight you...

[Clearly, the ogre doesn't want to

Comments

[demonfoxthief]

...Interesting.

[merines]

[terrified Shirley is terrified] Wh-what...?

[demonfoxthief]

I haven't seen many who can manipulate water. Ice, yes, but not water.

[merines]

Ah? Oh... that's... i-is it unusual? The sea is such an important element...

[demonfoxthief]

...Is it where you're from? Hmm.

[merines]

[now she's very confused, because, lol, there's nothing more important than the sea to the Ferines]

[demonfoxthief]

[I see ur confusion thar.] ...What?

[merines]

It isn't, where you are from? [confused]

[demonfoxthief]

No element is really more important than any other... at least from what I've seen in my realm.

[merines]

But... the entire sea is... [looks down, very quiet] The world started as just the sea, and we are part of the sea and eventually return to the sea.

[demonfoxthief]

...Your world must be different, then.

[merines]

Ah...?

[demonfoxthief]

...Actually, I'm not sure how the Demon Realm came about. It's in layers, anyway... the weaker demons are near the top, closer to the barrier between our realm and the Human Realm. The stronger demons are deeper.

[merines]

Oh...

For us... the land was created by the Orerines, thousands of years ago when they came to the world. Before that, it was just the Ferines, and the sea. We belong as part of the sea, and so much of what we do ties into it. She even gives her blessing to us.

[demonfoxthief]

...I see. And you're a Ferines?

[merines]

Yes... a person of the sea.