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[JOIN NOW] A (Funny) Love Story of A Man and A Mermaid

Krabby patty, anybodehh?

Academy of Secret Order Society- Closed. ;(

@Aisling a small note: Ying's speaking in Chinese, which is her mother tongue from where she was. So for the time being, there could be some kind of language barrier so they will need to communicate via hand signals until there's a way she could converse in English with Aisling. In the meantime, Ying will make effort to pick up English from Aisling as much as she can, but it will be as if she's a baby slowly learning how to walk and talk.

As for the wooden owl, it can understand what Ying's speaking no matter the language as somehow the wooden owl is created to intuitively understand the owner it binds itself to.

Academy of Secret Order Society- Closed. ;(

Faint mumbling. Random hooting and flapping noises in between.

If only they could all just stop disturbing her and leave her in peace.

Go away, she thought. Ying wants to sleep somemore...

There was a sharp pain at her lower abdomen, one that she couldn't ignore no matter how hard she tried to in favor of sleep. Her sluggish brain took a long while before it realized that she was hungry. Like, I-have-not-eaten-in-a-hundred-years hungry.

"Hey! Are you ok? I am here to help you if you want help." A voice spoke loudly. Ying slowly opened her eyes and turned her head towards the voice.

It was a lady, and she was peering over, wondering if Ying was alright. She sounded curious yet concerned, so Ying gathered her to be friend, not foe. Even if she's planning to kill Ying for whatever reason, Ying doubted she had any ounce of energy left to lift her dagger in defence, much less to fight.

Her wooden owl was flying midair when she woke, but soon landed next to her body, gave a few happy hoots before silently watching her with its large blue eyes. The corner of Ying's lips twitched in amusement. What a surprise to have a wooden owl as her loyal companion...seems like there's more to Birdie than the eyes meet.

Her stomach growled, disturbing her thoughts. Ying sighed, and slowly sat up. "Wo mei shi, xie xie gu niang de guan xin. Zhi bu guo...wo you yi dian dian er le..." she ended her reply with an embarrassed smile. Little did she know that whatever she had just spoken sounded like pure gibberish to her newfound acquaintance.

Academy of Secret Order Society- Closed. ;(

Sorry for your loss Aisling *hugs* I get you on the hard-to-do-anything part, especially since I'm quite an emotional and sentimental person myself.

People say time heals everything, and I think that to be true. I hope you are able to cheer up and live well for his sake.

Don't worry, long posts aren't a must anyway. Just RP any length you wish, what's more important is to keep going forward. Cheers!

Academy of Secret Order Society- Closed. ;(

Aisling, I made it so that Ying has a wooden owl companion, but not sure if the owls you made above can move like a living thing or just a stationary item. Now that Ying is exhausted from all the travel and whatnots, it might take her awhile to get to the cafe, presumably under the wooden owl's guidance as Ying is totally unfamiliar with the modern tech, not to mention she may take awhile to adjust in terms of language and modern culture. Maybe along the way, I might have her being implanted by some kind of chip so that she can speed up her learning of the current world.

Sorry that it was such a lengthy post from me, I got carried away haha~ xD

Academy of Secret Order Society- Closed. ;(

At first, it was pure darkness.

Next, Ying found herself zooming forward at the speed of light, traveling through a passage of multicolored stars, as if she was in the middle of the heavenly galaxy that her parents once spoke of when she was a tiny seven-year-old child. The Celestial Path, they called it, and only the Destined Ones were able to ride on the stars and witness the magnificent starry space anytime they wish. The Celestial Path was said to be bright and colorful during the day, and millions of twinkling stars filled the sky when night falls. Oftentimes, the Destined Ones discover special abilities or level up their existing magical powers with time spent in the celestial realm.

Nobody knew where the Celestial Path started or ended, nor do they know how to get in. Most clanspeople, including her parents, considered the Celestial Path as a mere legend that served to inspire people to do good and cultivate spiritually for a chance to ascend to the heavenly realm upon their passing.

Somehow, Ying recognized the realm. For a second, Ying felt blessed that she was able to witness the legendary place that her people talked about but never had the chance to experience for themselves.

But wait...did that mean...she was a Destined One? Was she even dead or alive right now?

Ying had no time to figure out anyway as the unknown force continued to propel her forward. She couldn't tell how long she had been moving like this, time seemed to come to a standstill in this wondrous realm. It was as if time mattered and did not matter at all. How odd...

And suddenly, a split second of blinding light and Ying flew out onto the ground.

Wasting no more time, Ying quickly got up and observed her surroundings. Survival meant finding for a place to hide before determining the place she just landed was safe enough for roaming. She had suffered a number of sneak attacks back home, so experience taught her the importance of staying alert and vigilant wherever she go, be it familiar or foreign land.

But luck wasn't on her side - she was basically standing in the midst of an almost empty sandy expanse, painfully similar to the Desert of Despair - no trees, shrubs or big rocks that she could take cover. However, instead of black and silver clad soldiers fighting against one another, she was alone. Large buildings can be seen a few miles away, though she couldn't make out if there were people around. It was rather quiet save for the occasional breeze and some distant noises that seemed to come from where the large buildings were. On a bright note, it was a little over midday she presumed judging from the sun's position, which made it easier for her to navigate around rather than being lost in the dark without shelter.

Good that the scroll is still here, Ying noted as she patted the scroll that was still in her hand, then moved to pat her small dagger. It was a tiny reassurance to herself - at least she had the scroll to guide her to where she needed to be, and her dagger to defend or kill as necessary.

Ooooo...OooooOoooo...something seemed to be flying in circles high above her. Startled, Ying drew her dagger and looked up, mentally preparing for the worse. It was a mistake though, since the sun's rays were unrelentingly bright that her vision suffered for a brief moment. And it was at that precise moment that flying something decided to swoop down, and Ying could feel it closing the distance towards her.

With a panicked cry, Ying slashed at the air furiously above her. She cared not for whatever that something turned out to be, creature or demon or anything, as long as that something stayed out of her path. Weirdly, the flying something seemed to hover just out of her slashing range, as though waiting for her to calm down to her senses.

Curiosity got the better of her, so Ying took the liberty to study the flying something. It was...an owl? But how odd...it wasn't made of flesh and feathers like how owls should be. Sure, the flying something looked like an owl, but a real owl it was not. It looked like an intricate wooden mechanism, expertly crafted and pieced together to create the flying wooden owl that was almost lifelike. Ying thought it was a fascinating masterpiece and silently praised its creator. But boy, did it give her a good scare...

Then again, she wasn't sure if the wooden owl was friend or foe. She could ask but...could it even respond to her?

"Why are you here?" Ying spoke to the owl, her dagger still raised in front of her defensively. The wooden owl hovered for a few moments more, its wooden wings flapping continuously while its large shiny blue eyes stared at her. A few more flaps later, the wooden owl whistled before landing on her dagger, taking its own sweet time to groom its wing. Ying gave it a questioning look, before letting out a sigh. It seemed friendly despite appearing out of nowhere, though for whatever unknown reason, it seemed to want to stay with her.

"Alright, birdie, you and I, we're good as long as you don't try to kill me." The wooden owl looked up from its grooming and Ying could have sworn she just saw the bird rolled its eyes at her. Did it actually understand what she said then? So many questions, but no answers.

Birdie, she decided to call it, made its way to perch on her left shoulder. Ying sheathed her dagger, exhaustion slowly taking a toll on her. She needed food and a place to stay for the night that was approaching, yet the only thing she could do for now was to keep moving. She couldn't quite trust the large buildings - they looked cold and bleak. Her best course of action was to try look for plants or trees that she could scavenge or small creatures that she could hunt.

But Ying could walk no more. The barren sandy land, the scorching heat of the sun, the anxiety from her portal travel, the recent scare she had from Birdie...it was all too much for her at the moment.

"If only you could help me find something to eat, Birdie..." Ying said casually with a tired smile, before dropping to the ground unconscious, her body finally giving in to the slumber she needed but could not afford.

Academy of Secret Order Society- Closed. ;(

Thanks for the map, Aisling! I think your idea about Area 51 is good (plus it's also already mentioned in the IC) - technically, Ying wouldn't know what to expect nor where she will be at all since she comes from a different dimension/era that still uses swords and spears to fight. Traveling to a different world via portal is also something new for Ying, so she'll be in plenty of culture shock haha. Not to mention, she has yet to discover she possesses talent for Magick, will see how I can bring that to attention.

Academy of Secret Order Society- Closed. ;(

RUN AND DON'T LOOK BACK! A sweetly familiar voice screamed amidst the fierce battlefield. Black swords clanged against silver ones, and armored bodies after armored bodies dropped onto the ground every now and then, looking very much like lifeless ragdolls on a playground.

Except where Ying was standing was no little children's playground. It was the Desert of Despair, the wide sandy expanse chosen as the stage for both the Black Clan and the Silver Clan to battle it all out once and for all. Nobody knew what fueled the war to such a large scale, but to the clansmen, there was never a win-win situation at the end of it. The clansmen were the ones to die a pointless death, leaving behind precious loved ones and beloved homes. The Clan Chiefs and their Clan Warriors and their families combined were the only ones who would benefit most, not them, the dispensable clansmen.

One would have thought there would be no more bodies left to be sacrificed, yet the war raged on, seemingly endless. Meaningless.

RUN AND DON'T LOOK BACK, YING! The voice screamed again with greater urgency. Ying bit her lip as she ran like her soul depended on it. Anywhere, as long as she was far, far away from the battlefield. Away from a place that reeked so much of death, the place where her Papa, Mama and Sissy died in vain trying to made way for her escape.

"Ugh!" Ying fell to the ground, causing a small scroll in her hand to fly a distance in front of her. She quickly picked herself up and grabbed the scroll, determined to see her family's will to the end. She could not afford to lose the scroll - the scroll was key to her survival and escape to a new beginning. Her family died to protect it. She will not fail them.

It had been days since she ran from the Desert of Despair, living off scraps and whatever fruits or plants or small creatures she could find and hunt with her small dagger. She was close to the magical portal her dearest sister had been telling her about, the one linked to the scroll that belonged to her now-dead sister. Ying wasn't too sure what to make of the words in the scroll, much less understood what sort of offer her sister had accepted. Now that she had no one but only herself to rely on, Ying was left with no choice but to take up the offer in her stead.

"Found you..." Ying breathed a sigh of relief. Her sister mentioned something about a cave entrance being the portal to another world or something, and here she was, standing in front of it. The entrance bore the same owl symbol as the one on the scroll, confirming its link. It looked like any other normal cave entrance, if not because she had seen the mark of the owl, she would have pass it off as a made-up tale to invoke curiosity in those who hear of it.

LIVE WELL, YING. LIVE WELL AND DON'T LOOK BACK. The familiar voice spoke again, this time with a gentleness that indicated peace. Tears rolled down Ying's cheek as she closed her eyes briefly, trying to remember the familiar voice that grew up together with her and accompanied her all her childhood years. It was no use...her beloved sister, Qian Yun, was gone.

Goodbye, Papa, Mama, Sissy. Ying will live well for your sake. Clutching the scroll, Ying crossed the cave entrance without hesitation, determined to face the unknown ahead.

A (Funny) Love Story of A Man and A Mermaid

Krabby

- A talking male crab that is Luna's close friend cum nanny cum personal bodyguard of sorts

A (Funny) Love Story of A Man and A Mermaid

When I was alone as one,
my eyes were as blind, I know.
Sky brilliant with blue elegance,
I couldn't behold.

A little mermaid sang, her eyes closed. It was a beautiful song, one that she'd learned after pressing a few buttons on a strange device left by a human by the shore. The human probably lost it but...finders keepers, isn't it? She, Luna, the 11th princess of King Lir and Queen Adella of the Bluefin royalty, had found the device so it belonged to her now.

And it was a wonderful device she must say. To think those human creatures had brilliant minds in creating such a small music box that could store so many beautiful songs. The only caveat was she couldn't risk keeping the music box in the deep ocean since it was a man-made item, she doubted any item the humans make could last in the ocean waters. She could only hide it beneath some rocks, far away from human sightings yet close enough for her reach whenever she wanted.

When I was alone as one,
My heart was as ice, so cold.
Wind whispering sweet melodies,
I could not behold.

This was her favorite - not that she could read the squiggly writings on the music box when the song played. Then again, it's not as if she had to put a label to the song's title. As long as she could remember the tune and how the song is sung, that was enough.

"Sight to my eyes,
and warmth to my heart,
Your love has been such to me.

Pull closer now,
And strengthen my leaning,
Toward love to heal all my wounds...oww!" Luna squeaked as she felt a sharp pinch on her arm. Who was brave enough to mess with the Bluefin princess? She was ready to whack the offender with her tail when she caught sight of Krabby.

"Stupid crab, stop pinching my arm before I turn you into Krabby patty!" Luna rubbed her bruised spot. "What brings you to the shore? Wait...have you been tailing me all along?"

"What else, My Lady? You know I have a duty towards the King and Queen. If anything happens to their precious Princess Luna, the Krabby patty is going to be a real thing." Krabby rolled his crabby eyes. "Anyway, I'm here to tell you to leave. Saw me some ship by the beach a few miles off, a pretty huge one that is. Reckon there's gonna be lots of humans coming out of it, not gonna do me and Your Ladyship much good if any one of them sees us here. Unprotected that is," Krabby frowned. "Lesgo, Princess."

Luna did not budge. Instead, her crystal blue eyes shone with excitement. A ship! Humans! The creator of the wonderful music box thing! How many more items must they have created apart from the music box? It would be interesting to take a look at the ship and find out.

"Umm, Princess? Time to go...?" Krabby pointed both his claws towards the ocean, his crabby eyes questioning. Luna crossed her arms and smiled mischievously.

"Well, Krabby, nope, not heading back just yet until I've checked out the human's ship."

"But, Princess! What if them humans see you?" Krabby smacked a claw on his eyes in exasperation. Why was he ever assigned to the 11th Princess? Why not the 2nd Princess or the 5th? When will he ever live in peace instead of babysitting a disobedient mermaid?

But Luna already made up her mind. Before Krabby could protest further and pinch her into submission to his will, Luna quickly swam in the direction of the ship.