Chapter 8: Chapter 8

Mr. Arrowood smirk as he put on his UV spec and turned to the crowd of men and women that were left on the docks.

"UV specs on".He commanded and they hurriedly put in on.

He turned to the ocean and looked far away.

The ocean was blue and the penetrating power of UV could help him see creatures underwater in ultraviolet color.

The structure showed clearly that the creatures had fins.

"Heave the Ship". Mr. Arrowood commanded.

The speed of the ship increased and it swerved into the midst.

"Fire!!!". He roared as they approached the ship.

Everyone moved to the edge of the ship and began throwing harpoons into the ocean.

Their UV spec helped them to see the creatures underwater who were caught by surprise. Their ship swerved dangerously dodging the wreck of the other ship.

"This was what I feared!". Old Bradley said angrily.

"Not now old man". He chuckled and he took another Harpoon.

Heave-Yo

Charming Sailors

Come Down To Us

Soft feminine voices rang from below

"Boss, the Mermaid be upon us". The Captain announced.

"Don't let them sing lest a storm befalls us, Kill them".

"Boss?".

"Roll out the cannons". He commanded.

"Roll out the cannon ". The Captain announced ringing the bell above him.

That was when Mr. Arrowood caught the reflection of a woman leaning against a sea rock in the midst.

"Bitch!". He cursed as he threw the harpoon which thrust into her arm causing her to fall into the water.

Blood could now be seen on the surface of the water about the arena.

The cannons rolled out and fired endlessly forcing the mermaids on the sea rocks to dive underwater.

Mrs. Arrowood and her team could be seen swimming toward the gathering of the mermaids underwater who were engrossed in the ship above them.

She aimed her Harpoon Gun as the rest of the divers placed arrows in their bow fighting the water resistance.

She fired first and they fired as well.

The Mermaids dispatched in different directions as the lethal weapon hits some of them.

Mrs. Arrowood drew the rope that was connected to her Harpoon and pulled it from the Mermaid's back.

She rolled it back into the gun and the rest of the divers went after the creatures firing at them accurately even though it was underwater.

A Mermaid with a tail that changed color constantly swam her way into a cave deep down the ocean.

About five other mermaids could be seen hovering around a little child on a slab.

The baby was breathing underwater as bubbles could be seen from her mouth and nose.

The Mermaids gathered together as they seem to be communicating to each other by thought until a harpoon struck down and missed the child narrowly.

The special Mermaid quickly took the child and nodded before swimming off as harpoons strike down in their numbers.

She put the child in a box and closed it before swerving around dodging the arrows fired at her.

She pushed her hands forward and the waters rippled hitting the divers in different directions.

She turned and took the box when a harpoon thrust into her shoulder.

It was Mrs. Arrowood.

She pulled the rope connected to the harpoon thereby pulling the Mermaid to herself while she grabbed a dagger from behind her.

The Mermaid was quick to cut off the rope and block the stab.

She kicked Mrs. Arrowood away and swam after the box she let go of.

She caught it and groaned as an arrow pierced into her arm.

The divers swam toward her and she hid behind an underwater rock.

Unannounced she dived out spinning in a horizontal position that causes a big ripple hitting them away but a few were unlucky as her sharp fin cut them beyond recognition.

She flew after the box again and took it but Mrs. Arrowood took that as an opportunity to fire the harpoon into the side of her neck this time around.

She blocked the harpoon with her hand and groaned as it thrust in.

Mrs. Arrowood stab a dagger into her side but she grabbed her to the sea rock.

She snatched the knife from her and stabbed it into her eyes causing her to scream which then let water rushing in.

The Mermaid carried the box and swam away with arrows and harpoon stuck in her bleeding flesh.

The Divers quickly took Mrs. Lockwood who was drowning and swam to the surface of the ocean.

....Present...

Several vehicles escorted a red limousine to the big factory at the outskirt of the city.

It came to halt and the Chauffeur raced out to open the door.

The others parked speedily and men in black suits got down as well

Legs in heels first stepped out of the Limousine and then the full body of a woman in a red coat.

She had dark shades on and held a diamond-made purse.

She slowly took off her dark shades and the wind blew her blonde hair.

Her left eye was sewed due to whatever damage could be seen clearly and even though she was looking older you could still recognize her as Mrs. Arrowood.

She took an eye patch from her purse and wore it before proceeding into the factory.

"Welcome Back Mrs. Arrowood". The Man at the door said but she ignored him.

She moved into a big room where Men and Women in aprons stained with blood waited for her.

"Welcome Back Mrs. Arrowood". They bowed.

"Eighteen years..., New faces...,

Old faces but everyone here knows me both the ones who get paid for this and the Arrowood relation, I've gone around the world for eighteen years for a solution to my damaged eye but all ends in an artificial eye or patch ".

" Returning, I hoped that I had answers but I was devasted to hear that you have non, meaning you ain't working ". She roared.

" Ma'am, the Mermaids are resistant to torture ". A Man said.

" Save me that shit!, Eighteen good years with no result". She cursed and bite her lower lips.

"Pull down the curtain". She said.

The men moved to the curtain behind and pulled it down revealing gagged women who were tied to wooden pillars.

Their long hairs already answered the questions that they were in Mermaid.

"They seem to be in good shape". She said moving forward.

"They heal Ma'am".

"How many have died?".

The men stared at themselves and back to her.

"Non".

"What?, Eighteen years, have their beauties so captured your heart, how do you expect them to speak when you don't instill fear, this isn't a charity home for Mermaid, I need answers ". Mrs. Arrowood screamed and she approached one of the Mermaids}.

" She took my eyes and I suggest you all know her, The Arctic, She's all I need and ever wanted and you're gonna tell me where she escaped to and what was in that old box she was ready to protect with her life, Wil you tell me?". She asked and removed the Mermaid's but she began to sing.

" Someone, get me Sodium Chloride? ". She ordered.

A woman hurried off and returned with a jar filled with salt.

" We've tried that already ".

" You've been in this for long, Captain". Mrs. Arrowood said and she took off her coat.

"Powdered Salt causes excruciating pain to them by burning and desiccating them like fishes because that's what they are". She said and collects the jar.

She dipped her fingers in and placed them on the mermaid's forehead.

She screamed aloud as it burn and cause that part to desiccate.

She inhaled heavily and the burn healed up.

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"You see that, easy as hell". She said and nodded.

"I'm gonna ask you for the last time, Where's the Arctic and what precious box did she protect that night?". She asked.

"Go to hell, bitch!". She cursed.

"Mermaid now use swear words, interesting". She said and grabbed her chin forcing her mouth open.

Everyone gasped and she poured the salt into the Mermaid's mouth.

She screamed as it burned down her throat to her belly.

Her face started desiccating and it spread to the rest of the body.

"You don't dry the outside, you dry them from inside out, kill ".

She dropped the empty jar and collects her coat from the Woman.

" This is not a charity home for mermaids, it's gonna turn into a slaughterhouse if I get no answers soon ". She cautioned wearing her jacket.

" Each day I'll drop one of you, dry you up like a pathetic fish, dispose the body". She commanded and marched out angrily.