3 comments/ 14552 views/ 10 favorites Hearts Upon the Sea Ch. 01 By: DarkWolfKnight7 Chapter 1: Crossing Tides "Mother... Father... I hope you are resting well beneath the ocean waves..." Marc tossed the bundle of flowers as hard as he could, his strong lean body easily hurling it over the waves crashing loudly against the rocks. His dazzling ocean blue eyes followed it until it plunged into the ocean, the weight of the rock tied to them pulling them down as his parents must have been when their fishing ship vanished into the seas after capsizing during a violent sudden storm. The wind whipped up some sea spray wetting his hair and Marc brushed back some of his golden brown locks from his eyes, the short pony tail in the back waving some in the wind as he turned to head back to his solitary life. "Is somebody there!? Please help me!" The voice was faint, but Marc knew the moment he heard it and turned around looking for the source that it had to be close to be heard over the roaring ocean waves. The morning sun was slowly creeping over the horizon making it somewhat harder to see, but after a few more fright filled cries for help, he finally saw a figure clinging against a rock. "Hang on I am coming!" Setting down the pack he had brought with him, Marc quickly pulled out a very long line of rope and tied it firmly to a nearby rock then stripped down to nothing but his boxers. Grabbing his long sharp dagger in its strap, he tied the rope and the dagger belt around his waist then started dashing out into the rough waves, swimming like a pro until he reaches the figure clinging to the rock. "Hey just hold on I am here to help you!" Marc is surprised when he finds the person is a young woman, her eyes a deep blue green that shimmered with almost an inhuman beauty much like her face, so very lovely even streaked with fear as it was. She was caught in some kind of net that was stuck to the rock for the moment, but as he tugged at it, he could feel there were weights tied to it below in the water, if he didn't free her soon she would be dragged to the bottom. "Please help me I can not get free...!" "Don't worry I got you, I won't let anything happen to you!" Grabbing his dagger Marc began looking for the best place to cute and then finally settled on a bundle of thick looking cords of the net. Struggling against both the waves and the current of the ocean he worked his knife against the ropes even as he admired the beauty caught within them, her lovely golden blond hair was dazzling as was her lovely gaze. She smiled confidently at him, almost as if she knew he would save her without any doubt, and the next moment his dagger finished cutting the net. "You're free. AGGGGGGHHHHHHHHHHH!" Marc yelped in pain as the net snapped free from the girl but part of it wrapped around his foot, pulling him downwards under the water before he knew what was happening. It was much heavier than he had even imagined and part of his mind wondered how the girl could have managed to cling to the rock with it around her. But his real concern was the fact it was now dragging him down and that his dagger had gotten lost when he was suddenly pulled under, now he was the one that needed help but the chances of being saved were slim to none. He struggled, reaching down desperately at the net tied around his foot, panic causing him to do more fumbling than any actually untangling, until he felt his lungs burning with need for air. The next moment he could no longer hold back his bodies need to try to draw air and even as he opened his mouth he thought, 'I guess this is it... See you soon mom and dad...' The next moment something warm and soft covered his mouth, and instead of the salty taste of seawater flooding his mouth he was relived and shocked to taste warm fresh air. His body was suddenly grasped by two slender arms, wrapping themselves around his waist and Marc felt a sudden tugging at his trapped foot, something was untangling the net and then he felt more things slithering around his body exploring it. He started to panic a little thinking some monster of the deep had grabbed him for food, but then as he was drawn closer into its embrace he felt a full figured human like body pressed against his own. Though the sea water blurs his vision some, he can easily see the bright shimmering blue green glow of hauntingly beautiful eyes right before his own, and then with relief he feels the weight on his foot released and the other appendages loosening their hold. Marc feels a hand take his own and with incredible upward rush, he is pulled to the surface in mere moments and gasps out loud for air, taking it in as if were the most precious thing ever. "Are you ok hon?" Surprised by the voice Marc nearly leapt out of the water and he turned only to be faced with that same lovely girl as before, sparkling eyes with a smile so sweet he swore he was swimming with a succubus. But the moment he looked closer he knew that she was no mere human girl as long pink colored tentacles wavered around her slowly above and below the water, one of them reaching up to brush some of that lovely golden hair from her face. It was that moment he found himself face to face with a Scylla, and he knew that meant he was no where near out of danger. "I would say that was a close one for both of us, don't ya think?" "Uh yeah... I uh... ummmm want to thank you miss, for saving me..." Marc was too stunned for words and a little frightful as well, he had heard many tales of sailors being spirited away by monster girls such as this after falling overboard, many never heard from again. But even as he was fearing for the freedom of his future, this Scylla, so unique and so lively was already making his heart beat faster and a tingle flow through his loins as he stared at her beauty. "I should be thanking you as well, I might have been stuck at the bottom of the ocean for who knows how long tangled in that dreadful net if not for your bravery darlin'." A moment later she swam a bit closer and as she did her ample bosom rose above the water line like a pair of breaching whales, barely contained in the skimpy fabric she wore over them, the cleavage drawing his gaze more to them. The fabric was a silky pearl coloring, crossing over her front from around her back and shoulders, making those firm fully rounded breasts press against it, the bright pink nipples pointing out already hard like masts upon a ship. He was lost to them until he heard her giggling softly and when Marc looked up she was already upon him her tentacles encircling his body slowly but not holding him down, a chance to escape her he thought for a moment. "You can call me Aliha and I see already you are more a stout man than those who tried to keep me prisoner..." A tentacle slipped over his shoulder slowly and gently, making him gasp for only a moment in surprise before it curled around touching his cheek softly as Aliha's human like hand stroked his other cheek. They both felt so warm, the tentacle though covered in some natural slime, still felt warm and gentle upon his skin making his whole body yearn for even more of her tentacles to touch him. He got his wish as several more stroked their way around his body, slithering and coating him with her warm slippery natural slime, the suckers on her tentacles careful sticking then releasing his skin slowly, teasing him. One of them finally buried it's way down past the waist band of his boxers, finding his already solid hard cock and the tip of the tentacle stroking his balls, the suckers gently probing them. He moaned and this only made her smile even brighter, her tentacles immediately focusing more attention on his cock, one wrapping around it completely, then undulating around it in such a way that Marc experienced a nearly instant orgasm, his cock starting to pulse. But Aliha simply loosened her tentacles around his cock with a giggle as she heard him groan sadly at being so close then denied. But she rewarded him with another sweet delicious kiss even as her tentacles once against assaulted every inch of his body, so much touching and sucking all over it was like there were a dozen women all over him with their lips. Aliha giggled and then cooed softly as she leaned close to Marc's ear her voice so seductively soft in his arm as she spoke, "You are truly a well endowed man indeed, one such as you is more than worthy of being my husband, or are you still wanting to escape from my grasp hon?" 'Escape...' he thought to himself, 'Escape to where? That lonely house on the edge of the sea, the life of a hermit who is only good at drawing, that no human woman wanted to be with because he lived in such shambles? But do I want this... do I want to give up my life and become a slave to her lusts until she is satisfied then cast back down to the emptiness of my life?' Marc was at war with not only his own heart but the urgings of his own body as it cried out to experience pleasures no human woman could ever hope to bring him, yet to what end if he was to be cast out from the sweetness of her embrace someday? He lowered his head turning it away from Aliha and for a moment she was surprised he had enough will power to fight the sweet aphrodisiac her tentacles were now producing, no other man had ever been able to so much as blink once he was touched by her in this way. This man was much stronger than she imagined when she first saw him, so brave to cross the raging, dangerous currents to save her and still defy her most intimate touch, but worse still she was exhausted. She had spent the better part of three days clining to that rock, her tentacles so bound that she could not free herself from the heavy lead weight net. If he had not come when he did she surely would have ended up falling into the darker depths of the ocean, an easy meal for the true monsters lurking down there, and that more than anything frightened her beyond belief. If she did not manage to seduce him into her embrace and get him to accept her, her body would fail her and she would be at his mercy with no hope left at all. Even with all that rolling about in her mind like a summer seas storm, within the eye of her swirling emotions one emerged strongest, 'I want you my darlin' human, more than you could know... My life and my heart are yours if you will have them...' "You have to promise me, Aliha..." His voice snapped her out of her nearly exhausted stupor and she focused her lovely eyes upon his own deeply endless ocean blue gaze, so much more attractive than any human she had seen. The smile Marc wore upon his face was so soft and gentle, nothing like the lustful depraved looks she got from most humans, it was such a sincere expression of compassion that her heart crested as if riding a tsunami. Marc's voice was clear and as if it commanded the sea itself, the waters around them began to calm, sunlight gleaming down around the pair as he continued. "Promise yourself to me and only to me, Marc Halder, and that you will never leave my side... never leave me alone." "You need not worry about that my love..." Marc felt Aliha lean against his chest, her wet hair draping itself upon him as her tentacles slowly embraced him with such loving tenderness while her breathing slowed gently to a crawl. At first Marc smiled at her stroking her hair softly and marveling at the silky softness of it, but then he noticed that she was no longer swimming of her own accord, and he began to worry pulling her up so he could gaze into her eyes. They stared back at him with such kindness and yet he could see they were losing focus slowly, and she reached out touching his cheek once more, whispering, "Yes Marc I am yours, I have spent so many years alone, frightened, desperate to find one who would love me beyond lust... You are that one... Marc..." "Aliha? Aliha!? Damn it!!!" Marc clutched Aliha tightly to his chest as he started swimming as hard as he could, pushing his own body to its limits, knowing he had to get to his pack so far away on the shore. It was a long ten minutes before he was able to finally drag his weary body and that of the lovely Scylla ashore, breathing hard and deep but still crawling his way over to his pack rummaging through it. Finally he pulled a green flask from within and hurried back to the edge of the water where the waves lapped at Aliha, quickly opening her mouth and pouring the liquid into his own mouth, Marc leaned down pressing his lips to hers. 'As you gave me the life essence I needed to survive, I give you this in return, now please live...' Marc held her, held the Scylla, held his love and wife to be close in his arms as the sun made its way through the sky, hours passing with nothing but sea spray and splashes from waves to cool their bodies. He kept Aliha in the water as much as he could to keep her from drying out, but what worried him more than anything was how that amazing warmth was slowly fading from her body as more hours passed. As the sun slowly began to touch the western horizon all Marc could do was hold Aliha in his arms, his every thought and wish to see her smile again even as her body began to turn pale... To be continued... Hearts Upon the Sea Ch. 02 Chapter 2: Passion in Moonlight Waters Marc woke up slowly, feeling the air cool around him, the night sky filled with glittering stars, only the moonlight streaming down upon him cast any other light. As he realized he had fallen asleep holding Aliha his eyes snapped wide with worry noticing she was no longer beside him, not a trace of her left anywhere. Desperatly he searched for tracks, or some sign that she had left upon her own tentacles, but the waves of sea water slowly rising then receding would have washed away any signs by now. Cursing loudly he slammed a fist into the sand in frustration then stood up looking around wildly across the waves hoping he might catch some sign of her within them, but the darkened waters refused to reveal any. "ALIHA!!!" He raced along the beach for nearly a mile, Marc's voice echoing her name over the ocean as he searched frantically for his lost scylla love. Over and over he called her name, until finally he fell to his hands and knee's at the edge of the water, repeatedly smashing his hands against the wet sand and surf. Grief was written over his face as he looked over the rippling moonlight illuminated waters, his tears streaming as he cursed at those cold, cruel waters which had already claimed his parents. That's when he saw it, a faint glow far off in the water, brighter than the moonlight which covered the oceans surface and he wondered what it might be. The next instant, the creature beneath the surface suddenly turned towards shore, towards Marc and he stumbled back as it approached him at breakneck speed, then the ocean water exploded upwards just as it got close to shore. It was then Marc saw for the second time in his life the most lovely vision he could have ever imagined. The first to breach the surface was her face, shimmering glowing sea blue-green eyes narrowed seductively as they met his own, her lips perking into a thin lustful smile. As her long full golden hair came free from the water it also seemed to glow like golden sunlight sparkling drops of water glittering around it creating a cascade of beautiful lights like the stars above them. Still wearing the outfit from before, Marc could see the thin material of the pearly white with its trim detailed rune like scripts along it clinging tightly to the girl's impressive breasts. The pink colored nipples pressing tightly against the fabric and Marc swore they were only growing harder and longer the moment his eyes locked on them as those firm breasts bounced slightly.The rest of her body began to appear as well, a slender well curved belly and a firm fully curved delicious looking ass barely covered with her scant clothing which belly it blended to a more smooth looking pink flesh. Tentacles flexed outward, wriggling and then reaching towards Marc, making him realize moments before she landed on him that she was not slowing down at all. Her voice called out to him with such happiness that he could not help but laugh as she landed heavily upon him, her fleshy pink tentacles instantly making their way around his body touching him, wriggling along him, suckers tightly clinging to him. Marc looked up into Aliha's eyes with tears still streaming from his and he could see tears of joy flowing from hers just moments before she buried her face against his neck sobbing happily. "Marc... Marc.. Marc... My Marc!" "Aliha... I was so worried when I woke up and you were not there... I am so thankful you are ok my lovely lady." Aliha looked up into Marc's handsome face nodding and reaching up with one of her tentacles to wipe away the streaks of tears from his cheeks. Her body felt even more warm than when he had first embraced her, even her breasts, now pressing into his chest were so warm it was like being covered by a warm blanket, the nipples rubbing against his chest slowly with each breathe she took. Marc blushed a little as he felt his cock already throbbing hard and pressing against Aliha's squirming body on top of him and she laughed at him softly with that melodious voice. "Yes it was a close call... I was starved, it had been days since I had last eaten and trying to constantly tread water until I made it close to shore with that weighted net only made it worse." As Aliha spoke her arms snaked around Marc's neck and he smiled leaning back slowly until they were laying there in the sand gently, Aliha's tentacles slowly stroking and teasing his entire body, taking pleasure in his soft moans. One of them slipped down through his boxers again, seeking the warm hard treasure below and finding it, the tentacle wrapped itself around it softly yet griping it firmly. "Our bodies will shut themselves down to a near death like rest state if food becomes scarce, but if that had happened while I was out in the open sea, anything could have preyed upon me while I was like that. I am not sure why I came out of it so soon, normally we would rest for at least a day or two as we recovered, but I was happy to find you holding me so tightly as if I were your very world.I left you to go hunt up some food and restore my bodies strength to full before you awakened that we might enjoy our time together. Still I am amazed that my body recovered so quickly, I feel even more alive than ever!" "It must have been the restoration medicine I gave you, I always carry some with me in case... well I ended up being caught and raped endlessly by a girl like you." Marc smirked then laughed as Aliha burst out with a endless set of giggles and he felt her leaning up away from him with a more seductive smile upon her face and in those beautiful eyes. She was truly like a goddess given form, a beautiful Scylla, every part of her lovely even the smooth fleshy tentacles now stroking his body. "Aliha... I meant every word I spoke to you earlier this day, I want to be with you, I want to live my life with you and only you always." Aliha looked down, down upon the handsome rugged firm body of the man whom had saved her not once, but twice since their meeting, a man she found more sexy and attractive than any other before. She could practically smell and feel the strength, the vitality of his very essence and her tentacle around his cock moved down to start stroking his cum filled balls. Even more importantly, she believed him, his admission was honest and heartfelt making her blush even more. "I know you meant it my darling and now it is time for us to seal our love for one another permanently.But first come with me my love, I want to consumate our love in a special place." Marc smiles nodding as he stands up, slowly feeling the tentacles around his waist drag off his boxers and he kicks them to the side as Aliha smiles lustfully at his fully naked body. Taking his hand in hers she starts pulling him towards the water and at first Marc hesitates but looking into that innocent face of hers full of such joy he relaxed somewhat. As they slowly entered the water something began to happen to Aliha's body, the lower octopus like parts began to glow with patterns of swirling glowing radiance as it slipped into the waist deep water. But even more amazing was that the corral rocks along the shoreline began to glow along with her, and before long the dark water was alive with illuminating fish, coral and even some of the sand. "This... this is the most amazing thing I have ever seen!" "This only ever happens when a Scylla or mermaid finds the one that they were truly meant to be with it, it is a blessing from the sea, a sign that our love for one another is truly destined. Marc...." Aliha spreads her arms wide even as her tentacles undo her top sashes fully revealing her ripe swollen breasts, the nipples ridged and bright pink, aching with need to be touched. Her eyes were sparkling with love and such lustful desire for Marc, Aliha could feel her heart beating so strongly, barely able to contain her need to feel Marc inside her. The next second she gasped as he reached down stroking her tentacles still around his waist with such tender loving ways it made her quiver with even more lust. He looked up at her opening his arms to Aliha even as her tentacles slithered wildly up along his body as if seeking to capture a succulent prey, tightening around him, but not hurting him the least bit as her suckers grasped his skin. "Aliha my darling love, take me now, I am yours!" The way his voice commanded her, the look of pure lust in his eyes, and the throbbing through his nicely thick and long cock, that was all Aliha needed to finally know she could truly release her full lusts upon her beloved. The next instant Marc found himself pulled tight against Aliha as her lower body pressed to his, tentacles wrapping around him stroking along his body gently. She leaned up so her breasts pressed into his face and squealed with lustful joy as his lips wasted no time wrapping around her throbbing nipples, switching from one to another as he ravished them with wild passion. They tasted only slightly salty, but that changed quickly as a thin spurt of some liquid entered his mouth, so sweet and supple it made Marc hunger for more as he sucked on the pink nipples lustfully. "Now my lover, I take you into me, we become one forever!" Aliha shivers with pure pleasure as she slides her octopus like lower body down, at the center of the mass of her tentacles a mouth like opening reveals itself peeling open its lips and revealing her womanly folds. Marc groans out loud unable to believe the sensation as he feels not only his cock being pulled into her, but his balls as well, the folds curling around them gently and already stroking his heavy sac. While they are gently caressed, he feels her deeper tighter inner walls stroking his cock's shaft, milking it almost like her tentacles had been doing before. His entire being shudders with pleasure and Aliha moans happily feeling that well endowed cock buried deep inside her, the head touching then entering her womb. Marc groans as he starts ramming his hips forward, the water around them churning with the passion of his powerful thrusts, unable to resist the need to feel his cock stroking in and out of Aliha's pussy. "Damn that is so good Aliha!" Marc can barely contain his endless moaning and nearly feral growling as they ground against one another, their bodies practically melded together splashing wildly in the water. One of her tentacles hovered around his face stroking his face lustfully and Marc unable to control his desire opened his mouth licking then nibbling along the tentacle. He realizes quickly it is coated in the same fluid he had been drinking before and his tongue starts lavishing the tentacle with long greedy licks, trying to get more of the sweet tasting liquid. "Yes my lover! Ah that is so good, must have more!" Aliha arches her back surprised and pleased beyond belief by Marc's warm mouth along her tentacle and lifts more of them to his mouth to spread the feeling further. She rides against him further, her arms wrapped around his neck as Marc thrusts his hips as best he can, driving himself into that amazing feeling pussy of hers. The two lovers continue for what seems like hours, Marc able to keep going through the powerful aphrodisiac coming from Aliha's tentacles as they spread it along his body and in his mouth. His first orgasm was so powerful he almost stumbled back into the water but Aliha used her tentacles to keep him upright, and did so for the next six he experienced. Aliha herself was in heaven, she felt each powerful potent eruption within her most inner depths, a flood of warmth, the essence of her man, her Marc. "Marc, yes! I can feel it, I can feel your cum deep inside me, so hot and thick!" Her orgasms crash over her like waves from a storm and eventually she lowers them down into the water his head still well over the water line and they laugh happily before Marc embraces Aliha, sitting up with her in his lap he kisses her deeply as she starts to manipulate his still raging hard cock deep within her body. Tentacles stroke along his back with tender loving touches, the suckers once again leaving the sensations of dozens of sweet kisses along his body. Soon enough they were moving again, Aliha's body undulating over top Marc's they night echoing with their passionate sounds of their love making. As the sun began to dawn on a new day the two lovers lay exhausted on the beach sands, they had mated, done so over and over for nearly nine hours without having stopped for anything. Snuggled up close, Marc could still feel her insides twitching and stroking him softly in the most loving way while her pink tentacles wrapped themselves around them both. Marc had never felt such comfort and caring, while Aliha thought the same, both of them looking into each others eyes, then it happened. A loud pair of rumbles echoed over the beach near them and they snapped upright looking into each others eyes blankly for a moment, neither of them moving at all. Then at once, with sheepish grins on their faces they spoke... "I am starving!" Hearts Upon the Sea Ch. 03 Somewhere in a far off part of the ocean... "Apology accepted... First mate Needa..." The tall darkly clothed figure walked past the dangling body held upright only by a hangman's noose, tipping the long brim of his hat at it then turning so suddenly the rest of the crew around him snapped to attention without hesitation. As his eyes looked over the crew none of them dared look directly at his gaze, fear keeping their eyes downcast all except for one. "Mr. Grieger... step forward..." Standing a good seven feet tall the lumbering, tall dark skinned man stepped forward, his eyes alert and full of a fierce cunning like those of a predator constantly looking for prey. Short cut dark brown hair peaked out from around the edges of the bandanna he wore, a white skull and cross bones adorning its gray coloring and the man looked down at his captain with a slight grin. Imposing as he was powerful, Grieger saluted and bowed his head to the captain, the only person on the ship he considered worthy of his respect. "Aye my captain... What do you wish of me sir?" "She has escaped us and I want her back... All of my plans will be ruined if she is not returned to my side within the week. Go now First mate Grieger, take as many men as you need, but bring Aliha back to me alive and unharmed in three days..." The Captain suddenly turned around and Grieger did not flinch as he heard the sound of a sword being drawn and saw the flash of silvery metal streak just past him. The rest of the crew took a step back out of fearful reflex and watched as the sword cut cleanly through the thick rope of the hangman's noose, sending Needa's body plummeting into the ocean from where it had been hanging over the side of the ship. "Do not fail me or you shall follow his lead... First mate Grieger..." "Yes captain Morgan, I shall not fail you." Captain Morgan simply nodded then turned walking to his quarters and Grieger grinned as his eyes were filled with even more wild deadly energy. It had been so long since the last time the Captain had given him orders to hunt and he intended to enjoy every moment of the chase. He hoped that someone would stand in the way of his prey for it had been a long time since he tasted the blood of his enemy, savoring it as they screamed in agony. Captain Morgan slammed the door shut to his private quarters, taking off his hat and revealing a face so beautiful and elegant it almost seemed more like that of a woman's than a man's. At a passing glance he could easily have been mistaken for a woman, but those who knew him would dare not say such unless they wished to welcome death. Golden tinged fiery red hair flowed into a long ponytail reaching the middle of his back and ice cold steel blue feminine eyes examined all the precious treasures within. He had acquired them through hundreds of pirating raids upon ships, but at the moment none of them were worth anything compared to the value of Aliha. Walking over to a table he picked up a simple looking choker, elegant black lace with silvery pieces of metal curved into rune like letters placed along it shimmering in the low candle light along with the large sea blue gem in the center of it. The gem began to glow a little, weakly illuminating the cabin in blue for a moment before fading back to the dull navy like color, leaving Morgan glaring at it wickedly. Soon it would be ready, just a few more days until it finished its cycle then he could use it, use it to bring him everything he could desire. But it still lacked one key element, one that had now eluded him thanks to the inept foolishness of the late Needa. "Aliha... You are mine and I will have you back regardless of what you do or how far you try to run. Our daughter is waiting for you darling, she is so sad you left her behind..." The smile emerging upon Morgan's face was colder than the northern most seas and then he started to laugh, a low chuckle at first that grew until it became a roaring wicked laugh which echoed through the ship. It sent shivers down the spines of most of the crew, they knew when the Captain laughed like that he was truly mad with anger at someone or something, and they all hoped none of them were the one he was upset with. Even the creatures swimming the waters around the boat darted away as the wicked evil laugh sounded through the depths of the ocean like a tide of ill will streaming through the waves. "Hey... Are you ok Aliha?" Marc lowered the cooked fish on the stick he was eating for a moment seeing Aliha suddenly stiffen then look out over the waves, her tentacles loosening from around Marc's waist for a moment. There was a haunted look of fear in her eyes for only a second before she snapped out of it then smiled softly towards Marc and shaking her head she leaned herself back up against him, human arms wrapping around his. "Sorry I just thought I heard something strange for a moment... but I must have been imagining things." Aliha giggled happily, her tentacles once again stroking their way along Marc's body, softly touching all over Marc with such loving sweet tenderness. Taking the stick from his hand, she playfully placed it to the side before moving herself into his lap, her naked body pressing to his own, firm full breasts warm and heavy upon Marc's chest she leaned into him. Marc smiled down at her, but still something felt off in his heart, something was worrying her and he felt Aliha nuzzle her face sweetly into his neck the warmth of her entire being upon his making his heart throb. "Aliha... This feels wonderful sitting here with you, but there is somewhere I would like to take you. " Marc smiled as he spoke, but then he noticed that look came across Aliha's face and she looked away from him to try to hide it. Even her tentacles seemed to be fidgeting with anxiety at his words and Marc knew something about what he said had upset her somehow. Thinking for a moment, Marc smiled softly before moving, shifting Aliha off his lap surprising her as he did then standing up over her reaching out with his hand. "Let's go for a swim in the ocean, I wish to visit your home first before we go to mine." "Ah uh ok!" That smile returned almost instantly, her hand reaching out for his shyly and the moment they connected Aliha felt relief wash over her. His touch, the way her hand felt in his own told Aliha all she needed to know, he would not betray, not harm her and she stood upon her tentacles pressing Marc's hand to her chest . "I will show you my home, the sweet embrace of the warm oceans here!" Laughing happily, the pair make their way into the ocean, then Aliha pulled Marc to her just before they dived under the water, kissing him deeply. That's when he felt something strange during the kiss and before he could pull away to ask Aliha what she was doing, he felt her tentacles hold him tight to her body. It felt like something was being forced down his throat and for a moment he had a hard time breathing, making his body squirm roughly with panic. Aliha smiled a little loving the way he struggled in her tentacles like fish would when she grabbed them and her body became excited, tightening her grip upon his body. Her tentacles clutched him tightly, the suction cups upon it holding his skin so tight she knew Marc would struggle very little unless he wanted to tear his skin. She continued with what she was doing, breathing deeply through her nose then exhaling something deep down Marc's mouth and through the passages that lead to his lungs until Aliha felt they were full. "That should be good for you my love, teehee." "Teehee my ass! What did you do to...!" Marc never got to finish his sentence as Aliha dragged him quickly underwater, never giving him a chance to take a breath before hand. He struggled even more wildly, and all he could think of was how his parents had died this way, drowned within the deep cold seas of the north. He struggled wildly within the warm tight hold of Aliha's tentacles, his lungs burning with need for air yet his mind knowing there was none to be had and finally just as he was about to give in a voice echoed in his head. 'It's ok, don't breath with your mouth, just focus on your lungs, taking a breath from them and then expelling from your nose, do not open your mouth love.' Aliha's voice was calm and soothing, a little muffled sounding, but Marc could tell it was her so he listened to her instructions weird as they sounded. Flexing his lungs without actually opening his mouth, he suddenly felt as if he had taken in a deep breath, fresh air fueling his body then exhaling through his nose the end results of breathing. 'I implanted an air bubble made of my special slime, it will allow you to breathe underwater for a time so you can enjoy swimming with me without worry for air.' It amazed Marc, he had never heard of something like this before and he smiled looking over at Aliha, whom now released him from her tentacles, reluctantly as she had been enjoying his struggles. But before she knew it Marc was pulling her back to him, and with glee Aliha snuggled him right back into her embrace, stroking him lovingly with her tentacles and arms. They spent a minute like that just snuggled together before they finally broke it off and Marc signaled for Aliha to follow him. They swam along the coastal shore and Marc was amazed by how long his air lasted under the water, they passed so many colorful reefs and underwater vistas he never before had time to truly take in. After some time swimming they came upon an anchored small sail boat and Marc motioned upwards to the surface and Aliha nodded following his lead up to the surface. As they breached the surface Aliha looked curiously at the small ship even as Marc was coughing loudly behind her and she turned swimming over to him. "Just take it easy, I will help you out Marc darling. Once you start trying to breathe normally it pops the air bubbles, just have to cough up the small bits of my slime." "That... cough... was amazing Aliha! I hope we can... cough... do it again soon." After the coughing died down, Marc turned to Aliha smiling softly at her and seeing her lovely eyes shimmering with such compassion. Moving over to the side of the small sailing boat, marc began to climb up the rope ladder set upon the side until he reached the deck. He turned around to help Aliha up the ladder but she was still there in the water, only the top of her head and her eyes above the waterline. "It's ok you can go ahead and come aboard." "Um, ok..." Aliha carefully climbed the side of the boat, using her muscular pink tentacles to make her way up it smoothly, then carefully climbing over the edge onto the deck. Marc watched her carefully, something about his boat was bothering, maybe, Aliha had been in some previous encounter with humans on a boat that was unsettling her. Taking action, Marc walked right over to her and swiftly swept her up into his arms even as she struggled against him in a moment of surprised panic, tentacles grasping his arms. "Let me go! Please... I am ok really!" "No I am not going to let you go, I know something is bothering you so I intend on showing you everything will be ok!" Marc struggled to open the door leading to his cabin below decks with the squirming tentacles prying at his arms, trying to get him to release her. He was sure if she was serious about being free those strong tentacles could easily have overpowered him, but he could almost feel the wild tides of emotions flowing through her. "Just stay still, I promise you everything will be ok!" Once he managed to get her through the door to his cabin, he immediately pinned her down upon his bed, those tentacles still seeking to push him away even as his hands pressed her own to the bed sheets. Leaning down over the struggling beauty beneath him Marc growled, the feeling of her lovely body pressed to his was turning him on, the warmth, the scent of her was so amazing even as she fought against him weakly. "Welcome home!" Aliha suddenly stopped struggling against Marc when he shouted those words, her tentacles calming down and just gently wrapping themselves around her love's rugged wet body. She looked up into those deep blue eyes, such a loving warmth and concern for her mixed within their gaze that she instantly felt calm in his embrace. He was not the same, he did not feel the same as the other, such a big difference she could not have imagined and she leaned up kissing Marc deeply upon his lips. "Home... I am home... Home with the one I love. Thank you Marc my darling for welcoming me into your home." "Not my home anymore Aliha my love, it has become our home honey." Her tentacles curved around his body, all of them stroking him and one of them breaking off to slip its way around his hard cock. Marc moaned at her tentacle stroking him as their tongues softly slowly danced with one another's, and he slipped one of his own hands down directly to the center of the tentacles coming from her lower body. Finding that amazing intimate set of folds down between her squirming tentacles, Marc grins as he presses his fingers into her hearing her gasp loudly and quiver. "Oh Marc my love! Yes more please!" Aliha moans more, pressing her breasts up against Marc, her hard nipples pressing into his broad strong chest, loving the way it feels as the aching nubs rub around on him. She can feel his wonderful fingers stroking, exploring and seeking to find her clit, so Aliha giggles as she sends a tentacle down to guide his fingers. Eventually after a few more seconds of probing, Aliha arches her body shaking with pleasure as his fingers finally find her sensitive hard bud, rubbing it lightly. Aliha returns the favor with her tentacles stroking the length of Marc's cock, another one of them rubbing and stroking his balls, coating all in her aphrodisiac slime making them tingle with excitement. Marc gasps with lustful deep breathes as he struggles to maintain some control but he can feel a beastly lust rising within his own body, growing stronger every moment. He leans down moving around to catch one of Aliha's breasts in his mouth, sucking on the pink nipple eagerly while his fingers continue their pleasurable dance within Aliha. "Mmmmmm so damn good Aliha, you are truly a wonderful lover!" "Now Marc, take me now!" Aliha pushes him back and Marc takes in the view of her supple human upper body, those firm breasts so full and lovely then down to her pink octopus lower parts seeing her tentacles spreading wide to expose her pussy. The moment she did something black sprayed out, landing upon Marc's chest, coating it with the slick ink like substance and he looked at her surprised. "It's my ink... I use it to escape from danger and it also has one other function... I use it to mark the one I wish to claim as the father of my children." Marc looked stunned, then down at the ink upon his chest as it slowly left streaks along his skin, then looked back up at Aliha who was watching him cooing with anticipation of what action he would take. For a moment he did not move then his hands went into action, fingers taking the ink and drawing symbols upon his chest slowly with it, making Aliha moan with pleasure at the sight. "My people would ink themselves when they found the one they wished to be wed to, these markings mean I pledge my undying love to you Aliha." "Marc my love! I love you, I love you more than you could ever imagine!" Aliha's tentacles moved with amazing speed, her lust and desire for her beloved Marc once again unchained, wrapping him tightly in her grasp as she pulled him to her. Unable to guide himself into her, Marc was pleased to feel two of her tentacles reach between them making sure his hard thick cock entered her perfectly, both of them crying out loud as they connected intimately. "Damn I love this, I love you Aliha, I belong to you!" Aliha flipped her love onto his back as she crouched over him, once again taking charge, her beastly lust matching his own as they quivered with delight at being one. The feeling of her undulating slime covered lower body pressing and grinding its way along his hips only served to make Marc's cock throb even wilder within that hot sucking pussy, even his balls now were enveloped within her depths. It was almost too much at once, the aphrodisiac was working its' amazing magic upon his body even as he felt Aliha go through her orgasm, the first of many dozens to come that day. "We belong to each other my husband, love, mate, and soul! Now cum for me, give me all of your seed over and over!" Marc needed little urging at that point and his cock lurched within Aliha, balls tightening within her as well and she could feel it all, loving it as it happened. The first thick hot spurt of his come landed deep inside Aliha and she could feel her womb practically gobbling it up, unable to get enough of the rich thick potent cream. Her body shaking with absolute pleasure, Aliha orgasms again as she feels more of her lovers cum flood her depths, none of it slipping out as she wriggles around upon him seeking to coax more from his balls. "Mmmmmmm yes that was so good Aliha my love, but I am sure you want more." Marc grins up at Aliha who has his hands now bound over his head with two of her tentacles even as she continues sucking his cock and balls with her pussy, keeping his cock hard within her. "Oh yes more and more, but we will take breaks for food, otherwise I think you may run out of that sweet precious cream before I am satisfied completely." Grinning, Aliha leans down to kiss Marc, loving the taste of his lips and tongue, then looks up as a distant rumble echoes through the boat. "Thunder... a storm is brewing, but it sounds like it is far off, more than enough time for us to continue..." Far on the other side of the raging sea storm, a midnight black boat plunges through the rough seas, the crew driven by fear of the tall imposing figure standing upon the bow. Grieger's body doesn't even waver a little as lightning streaks the skies, waves threaten to capsize the boat, instead he closes his eyes focusing. He can sense it, a very unique demonic aura that can only belong to his prey, faint as it is from the distance between them but it is surely hers. The smile that appears on his face for a second is scarier than the bloodlust within his eyes as he senses he is only a day or two from finding his prey. "Keep to this heading boys and if any of ya think of slackin off I will personally make sure ya get to see the mysteries at the bottom of the ocean when I send yer head down there!" To be continued... Hearts Upon the Sea Ch. 04 "From a dream to a nightmare..." Marc whispered to himself as he struggled yet again, trying to get the ropes binding his arms behind his back to budge and only succeeding in making them dig further into his skin. He stopped trying after another wave of pain rippled through his skull, sure that a bruised welt had already formed upon his head where the ugly pirate had slugged him from behind earlier that day just as he had woken up. The shifting of his boat that morning had been more abrupt than normally and he instantly knew as he woke up with Aliha still cuddled up to him someone had boarded his boat. Moments later as he hurriedly tried to wake up Aliha they burst into his cabin, pirates of all shapes and sizes and as he tried fighting them off something slammed into his head from behind. He grimaced wondering what had happened to Aliha, the last he had seen of her was her trying to fight off four pirates at once until a rather large wicked looking dark skinned pirate appeared behind her slamming a steel harpoon pole against her head with a sickening impact. Struggling again with anger at the thought of the lovely Scylla in danger, Marc growled as the bonds held fast then jumped a little as light suddenly flooded the darkness around him. "Oi, Greiger, the lil' whelp is awake!" It was some scrawny, dirty looking pirate who peered into the dark cramped storage space of the boat and a moment after he spoke he was joined by a larger figure. Greiger, he was the same one that had knocked Aliha out Marc thought, recognizing him easily from the creepy wicked gaze coming from those dark eyes and something about him chilled Marc to the bone. "Well ya are a tough one lad, that's fer sure, but we ain't got time to watch over ya and the girly!" Marc caught a glimpse of two pirates hauling Aliha's body just behind Grieger and he struggled wildly with his legs, his arms bound but his legs still free to move. But Greiger leaned in faster than Marc imagined someone as large as he was could move and the impact of that heavy boot on his face bloodied Marc's nose while at the same time sending him sprawling back to the ground in pain. "Feisty too I see, well you better save that energy 'cause when the cap'n finds out you been messing with his girl you are in fer some rough seas!" The door slammed shut as the echoes of laughing from above crashed over Marc's ears just as the sound of the rough seas around the boat pressed against its hull loudly. They traveled for what felt like hours and during those hours Marc worked his brain trying to figure some way to escape with Aliha, but eventually he felt the thump of the boat brushing alongside something else as it was probably docking somewhere. Shuffling footsteps and the dull echoes of the pirate's voices were the only things Marc could hear for a long time until finally large heavy set footsteps approached him. The hatch opened to reveal the ugly grinning mug of Greiger who quickly reached down grabbing at Marc only to receive a swift kick that barely missed his out stretched hand. The same hand that dodged the kick reacted quicker than Marc could have imagined and he felt a steel like grasp upon his ankle making him groan in pain as it squeezed tightly, more than likely bruising the area it grasped. Then with a grunt, Greiger yanked Marc upwards out of the small hold then slammed him onto the open deck of the smaller boat making him yell out in pain. "Ok lil' fella, it's time fer ya ta meet da Cap'n and you better be on yer best behavior!" "Like hell and what happened to Aliha!?" That outburst earned Marc a stiff punch to his gut nearly making his empty stomach give up what little contents it had and he coughed loudly before Greiger grunted hauling Marc back to his feet. The skies above Marc were colored grey with storm clouds and the distant rumble of thunder still could be heard from the storm they passed through and even more imposing was the massive black ship they were nestled against. It stood taller than any other sailing ship he had ever seen and Marc could see its huge grey colored sails fluttering slightly in the wind as it rocked only slightly even in the rough seas. The next moment though Greiger hauled him to his feet and with a sword pointed into Marc's back pressed him towards the rope ladder leading high upwards to the main deck of the large pirate ship before him. A few minutes later Marc was pushed down upon the immense black wood main deck of the ship and right before a large group of scurvy looking pirates who immediately parted to the side when an imposing figure began making its way through their midst. Captain Morgan wore clothing colored in a charcoal black, but this wavering fiery red hair shimmered with golden highlights running through it, tempered by the steely ice cold gaze of his powerful eyes. "So... My first mate tells me you are the young rascal who decided to taste of my lost forbidden fruit..." "You're talking about Aliha... Where the hell is she!?" A hushed silence came over the group of pirates gathered around him, a sign Marc had said the wrong thing and a moment later that proved true as his face was slammed to the deck of the ship by Greiger. A thin slight grin appeared upon Morgan's face and he waved to Greiger indicating to let the boy up and Greiger slowly lifted his foot off the back of Marc's head, unhappy he was not allowed to stop the boy's face into the wood further. "You are a brave one little boy, but let us see how well your bravery lasts. Greiger, unlock his bonds and hand him a sword..." For a moment Greiger stared back at his captain and a question began to form on his lips, but the moment those icy cool blue eyes pierced his own dark ones Greiger silenced himself. Marc looked around searching for any sign of Aliha even as the tight fitting binds on his wrists were cut free and he looked to them seeing that they were nearly rubbed raw from his struggles. The next second a sword plunges into the deck before him, a rusty old looking blade on it still sharp enough though to easily cut flesh and Marc stares at it for a moment. "Take it boy and stand up!" The sharp lash of Captain Morgan's tongue whipped Marc of his hesitation and with a grim look of determination he grabbed the sword using it as leverage to stand up on his feet and yanked it free from the deck. It felt strange in his young hands, he was unfamiliar with the ways of a sword having spent his life as a simple fisherman and yet something in his blood tingled. Captain Morgan noticed it too, almost as if he felt it within his own blood, there was something special about this fair haired boy before him, but in the end he was still a mere boy barely worth his attention. "So ya have some spirit in there still, well I commend ya fer that, but it takes more than spirit sometimes to win. Aliha is the key to me ruling all of the seas, nothing more... and I will use her to gain immortality for me and my crew. Then when we are done using her in every way we desire we will throw her away like so much worthless trash..." "Like hell you will!" Marc's outburst was followed with a savage swing of the cutlass in his grasp, and even Greiger was stunned that after all the punishment he had dealt to the brat his body could move with such speed. Captain Morgan was not so stunned and with a graceful bow ducked the horizontal slash and then thrust his still sheathed sword towards Marc knocking him off balance with a playful grin across his feminine face. With a loud roar of anger and his blood now boiling with anger, Marc recovers himself and attacks once again with a flurry of slashes and thrusts his eyes filled with rage. Captain Morgan grins once again as his body easily avoids most the attacks, never even taking a step back simply dodging them left and right then allowing his sheathed sword to counter a few sending Marc flying back. Suddenly there was a powerful gleaming almost like a ray of sunlight suddenly appearing from the clouds from above and Marc felt a powerful impact on the cutlass he was holding, nearly making him drop it. The pirate crew surrounding them gasped and murmurs began to run through it as Marc looked to see that Morgan had drawn his sword, a wicked looking long bladed rapier its deadly tip pointed at him. "You are not bad boy, but your anger will never make up for what you lack in skill... Allow me to show you!" The hair just above Marc's left ear was cleaved by a silver streak his eyes never registered until it had cut through the hair and Marc flinched brining his sword up only to have it parried back down by yet another silvery streak of light. Captain Morgan moved like lightning with his sword, his dark clothing and long brimmed hat giving him the image of some dashing grim reaper as his sword sought to end Marc's life and steal his very soul with the brilliance of its movements. The crew cheered and hollered at their Captain as his every move left Marc defenseless; easily countering each attempt he made at trying to attack the dashingly deadly Captain Morgan. Finally Marc's strength ran out on him and he stumbled after blocking the next swift powerful blow and tumbling to the deck opened his eyes to find the point of Captain Morgan's silvery blade pressed to his throat. "This is so pathetic. You are not even worth allowing your blood to spill upon my blade, but you have crossed swords with me and no one who does lives. What say ya mates, shall we have him say his goodbyes to this world in the embrace of his lover!?" The entire crew of crusty deviant pirates howled and cheered loudly and Marc felt something deep within his guts begin to twist as they did so while Captain Morgan looked upon him with those cold blue eyes. But his attention is drawn away from the deadly dark figure before him as he hears the familiar wet sliding sound of tentacles moving along the deck and the crew around Captain Morgan backs up revealing Aliha's naked beautiful form moving slowly towards Marc. Her pink octopus like tentacles wriggle along the deck and her lovely womanly upper body is exposed for all to see, those firm heavy set breasts jiggling slightly and getting cat calls from some of the crew. A choker was wrapped around her neck, elegantly designed with black lace and trims of silver running along it that entwined around a shimmering navy blue jewel that wavered as if it contained an ocean within itself. Her golden blonde hair shimmered slightly even in the lowlight of the cloudy day and Marc started to smile for a moment until he noticed that her usual lively bright blue green eyes were almost dull and lifeless. "Aliha...?" "Quiet down lads! This be a tender moment here for the two of them..." A roar of laughter swept through the crew and Marc growled almost leaning into the tip of the blade still at his throat as his eye bored with fury at the pirates around him. Captain Morgan suddenly withdrew his sword but it arched out again expertly knocking the cutlass Marc still held free from his hand and it slid over to rest right where Aliha stood. With a chuckle Captain Morgan strode over to Aliha standing next to her and he whispered something in her ear and for a moment her body stiffened and there was a look of shock within her eyes, even a sign of some internal struggle within them. Then suddenly she smiled, it was nearly the same loving smile she had given to Marc countless times since they had met, and Marc's eyes failed to notice that one of her tentacles slowly wrapped around the cutlass laying before her. Aliha reached up with one hand stroking that hauntingly handsome almost beautiful face of Captain Morgan then she turned to Marc giving him a simple sly smile as she made her way towards him. "Marc... that is what she said your name is... I do believe my dear Aliha has something to say to you..." "What... what have you done to her?" Marc could hardly believe what he had seen, that look Aliha had given Morgan and even touching his cheek so lovingly, nearly the same as she had done when they had first become lovers. It had to be that choker around her neck, something about it just felt unnatural to him, but still his attention was focused on the approaching Aliha, the haunting look in her eyes made his heart grieve. But Marc was determined to free her from whatever had befallen his love and he quickly gathered himself up from the deck facing Aliha and striding over to her even as she continued her slow approach towards him. Reaching out he grabbed her arms with his hands and she simply smiled at him blankly, her eyes barely registering him and she finally looked into his eyes a grin appearing on her face. "Come on Aliha I know you are in there somewhere! You have to snap out of it and come back to me Aliha my love!" "I am not yours..." Marc felt something incredibly cold slash through his gut and the feeling of it was followed quickly by an intense burning pain that traveled through his entire body crashing into his brain with incredible impact. He started to stumble but the old rusted cutlass stabbed through his gut held him up until Aliha's tentacle pulled it free sending a spray of blood across them both, the warm liquid running along his body just like the intense waves of pain were. "I belong to Captain Morgan, I love him...." "Aliha...." Gagging and then coughing up blood, marc staggered back for a moment before he felt several tentacles grab his arms and legs, squeezing them so tightly Marc felt as if they would break and they did a moment later with sickening crunches of bones. That pain only served to dull the impact of another stab from the curved blade of the cutlass as it stabbed deep into a spot just above the first one and Marc screamed in pain as it was ripped right back out of him. "Ah it seems ya be having some troubles there with your lady friend." Captain Morgan walked up to Aliha grinning as she lifted Marc up off the ground with her tentacles turning to head towards the side of the ship. Her face still held that wicked awful grin one that seemed to match that of the Captain as he followed them, flipping some of his long bright red hair over his shoulder and tipped the brim of his large black hat. "Well ya don't have to worry about her any longer, she is back where she belongs and you will find yourself a new love, the cold embrace of the ocean. Toss him in love!" Marc was barely able to keep himself conscious through the pain that was shrieking through his entire body as the woman he loved hefted him high above her and he looked down seeing the roaring wild ocean far below him. His gaze returned to Aliha as tears flowed from his eyes, not understanding how Captain Morgan could make her do something like this and something caught his attention. There were tears silvery like crystal clear water flowing from Aliha's eyes and hope once again flowed through Marc's heart, but then his view was obscured by the wicked grinning visage of Captain Morgan. "So sorry to say lad, but this is where yer journey comes to an end... Aliha get rid of this garbage..." "Don't... do it... Aliha..." Taking a breath was becoming harder every moment for Marc, and a wave of coldness was slowly taking over his body as Aliha held him up high over her, his blood now dripping upon her face mixing with her tears and she hesitated for a moment. Some of the normal color returned to her eyes and they focused on Marc's tears welling up in them even more and then they suddenly retuned to that lifeless state. The crew of pirates around them including Captain Morgan cheered and howled as marc felt his body lifted higher before it was thrown hard through the air over the railing of the deck. Then that moment of weightlessness hits Marc as he soars through the air catching only a glimpse of Aliha before he falling beyond the upper deck. He tried to reach out to her but his arm refused to move and the cold air whistled past his body but Marc could barely feel it as his body felt numb as it tumbled through the air. As his body rushed to meet the water, Marc's last conscious thought crossed through his mind and then his body made impact loudly and everything went black, his heart beating for a few moments as he drifted below the ice cold water then it stopped. Aliha..... I love you and I will never stop loving you.... To be continued....? Hearts Upon the Sea Ch. 05A Chapter 5 Part A: Her Heart... "I love you so much Aliha, you truly make me so happy..." Marc.... Aliha stood there silently looking down into the dark gray seas where Marc's body had disappeared, the sea spraying upon the side of the massive pirate ship with such brutal force from the storms. Her tentacles waved slowly and she shuffled upon them unsteady as her hands suddenly clutched her head trying to understand the pain suddenly surging through her head and heart. The jeweled necklace around her neck that had been glowing steady began to pulsate with a strange fading light colored navy blue and she cried out slightly in pain dropping the cutlass from one of her tentacles barely able to withstand the pain enveloping her body. "What do I want the most in life? Well it used to be running the fishing business with my parents when they were alive and then raising a family of my own... But since I met you Aliha that has changed...." "Oi, good job she did on that lad. I bet his body will make fer some good shark feed hahahaha!" Grieger laughed as he and the crew burst out laughing around Aliha none of them noticing the way Aliha's fists suddenly curled tighter as her tentacles quivered with tension. Life began to come back to her beautiful eyes, the endless depths of sea blue green coming alive even as the light of the necklace faded further and the pain within Aliha's heart grew deeper. "My dream now is to spend the rest of my life with you Aliha, raising a family with you as we travel the seas together and love each other eternally. Aliha I love you and I want to marry you...I will always love you no matter what..." Marc my love... I... I... "Don't... do it... Aliha..." Aliha looked at Marc as she held him over her head and even in the moment of deepest betrayal he still managed that sweet smile she loved so much, but then she felt her tentacles moving on their own against her will tightening around him. No please don't make me... NO! Marc's body sailed through the air heading for the dark ocean waves below them and Aliha tried to reach out to him but her body refused to move at all as the love of her life disappeared into the cold darkness... The pirate never realized his death until the tentacle that suddenly wrapped around his neck snapped it with a furious crunching of bone then slung his body around sending several others flying in all directions. Aliha's face was a tear soaked mixture of rage and agony as her tentacles whipped out lashing and breaking anything they managed to wrap around, pirates scattering everywhere to try to get out of range of her fury. Greiger stepped forward his eyes gleaming with a deadly look and he side stepped some of the more wild tentacles attempting to grasp him until he was right upon Aliha throwing his most powerful fast punch only to see it caught easily in her slender hand. That tiny hand could barely wrap around his meaty fist, but those delicate looking fingers suddenly clamped down so hard Greiger felt bones giving way in his fingers and the look on Aliha's face was truly frightening. "I will never forgive you for this... All of you are dead, especially you Morgan!" "It would seem the necklace's initial charge was not enough, I guess I did use it too early...." Captain Morgan sneered as Greiger struggled groaning with his hands bones being crushed more and then a pair of tentacles wrap around Greiger's arm breaking more bones before tossing him aside. Aliha's tentacles snapped out seeking to crush and destroy Captain Morgan, but his body danced between their lashes and he even batted a few away with his still sheathed sword easily a small smile appearing upon his face. "My, you are feisty as ever... You will make the perfect queen of the seas for me once I become king of the seas..." "I will kill you, for Marc, for my daughter you stole from me, for all of those you have killed!!!" Aliha charged at Captain Morgan, all her rage and anger focused upon killing him, tearing him apart limb from limb and the smirk upon his face only served to fuel her anger. In the end though her anger only served to make his smile appear to grow as she wildly slung her tentacles at him and they missed as his body moved so smoothly to avoid each one. To anyone else it might look like he was simply dodging her ferocious attacks, but with every movement of his body he was moving closer to Aliha before finally dashing the last few steps up to her. Ramming his still sheathed sword into her midsection, he was rewarded with the sound of a sharp gasp from her before reversing the blow slamming her sideways against the railing where she slumped to the ground. "Ah that was most refreshing, a much better challenge than the boy you threw overboard..." Aliha gasping for air cried and even tried to crawl over board to seek out Marc, but the next instant something wriggled its way into her mind bringing darkness down around Aliha. Magic crackled around her neck like a noose of lightning, choking her very soul and forcing her to submit to unconsciousness leaving her body still except for a few deep breathes. Bright blue magic glowed around captain Morgan's right hand as it hovered pointed at Aliha and the wicked smile upon his face seemed to clash with his beautiful dashing features. "No my dear sweet thing, I can't allow ye to be leaving my side again..." Marc my love... I have lost you like I lost my daughter so long ago.... "Mommy, where are we going?" Aliha smiled as she looked down at the young girl at her side, such a lovely vision with her bright blue eyes and fiery red hair that was softly bouncing in the water as they swam towards the towering sailing ship before them. The girl looked barely ten years old and yet she swam the rough seas easily, her lower body the same as her mothers, tentacles wriggling some as they moved up to the ship. "We are going to visit your father today because he has been missing you so very much Kayla. Just in time for your tenth birthday as well and he said he has a very special present for you to celebrate it." Kayla smiled brightly at her mother and cried out happily at the thought of seeing her father Captain Morgan again after such a long time apart. Aliha could not help to smile happily as she had missed Morgan herself, but this year they would finally move together under the sea and live as a family and maybe have a few more daughters. But those dreams died that day... The last day I saw my daughter Kayla alive.... "WHY!? I thought you loved me, loved our daughter!" Her ragged voice echoed over the deck of the vessel that was now revealed to be a ship full of lies, Captain Morgan and his crew of miscreants stood before her. Aliha struggled in her chains wildly, tentacles bound together with her arms behind her while around her the cool air seemed to have become colder as Kayla was brought before her stumbling a little with every footstep. "Kayla? Are you ok Kayla!?" Aliha stared at her with worry etched upon her face and the look in her daughter's eyes was almost empty as if her very soul was lost, the bright blue in them was replaced with such a dull flaccid blue. Around her neck was a strange necklace Aliha had never seen before, but something about it turned her stomach knotted and cold as the piece of jewelry glowed softly with some kind of magic. "Morgan what did you do to our daughter!?" "I just did to her what she was born to do... I waited ten long years for this moment and now my plans to rule all of the oceans of the world shall begin with the very blood of the child born from our union." Captain Morgan wore a wicked smirk upon his face as he strolled slowly forward with a hand upon Kayla's shoulder, stopping just short of Aliha as the light on the necklace began to grow stronger. Suddenly traces of magical lightning seemed to crackle free from the gem on the necklace moving its way along Kayla's body and Aliha's pain filled gaze grew wilder as she struggled harder. Parts of Kayla's body were begin removed as the lightning touched them, like sands upon the beach being washed away by a strong surf, gathered and then pulled into the necklace. "Kayla! Damn you Morgan stop this! You can't be so cold to do this to our daughter!" Screaming almost hysterically at Morgan while struggling even more, Aliha watched with a growing pain in her chest as her beloved daughter started to disappear faster. Within moments only her head and face were left, bits of them being drawn into the jewel and then just as the last bits of her face and mouth were being drawn in, Kayla's eyes looked into Aliha's. "Mother... love... yo- " Gone; torn from existence was Kayla and in that moment a cold knot of grief exploded within Aliha and she screamed, crying tears of the most pure agony at the loss of her daughter. But even those pure tears were not spared from the magic as they were drawn into the jewel and merged within the depths of it causing a powerful light to appear from within it, a bright grin of triumph upon Captain Morgan's face. His hand reached out grasping the necklace before the magic holding it in the air wore off and then he cackles loudly at as he clutches it to his chest, eyes alive with dark glee then turning to Aliha. "With this key, I shall open the treasure hidden within you Aliha and become the true God of the seas!" Captain Morgan went on with his speech, the crew cheering him on as he did, but Aliha was lost within the moment her daughter was ripped from the world of the living and her last words. Deep in her heart a cold darkness was spreading, she was being lost to it as her world seemed to crumble around her darkness taking her... "Are you awake yet my dear beloved treasure?" Aliha's eyes snapped open and she roared with fury straining against the cold steel having awoken from her dark past memories to find Captain Morgan mere inches from her face. His handsome face was no longer attractive to her, instead it made her sick to her stomach, it was that same smile and face that had seduced her into his bed. The same face that had whispered such sweet loving words and promises that had turned out to be nothing more than poisonous lies meant to twist her and their daughter to his whims. "I will kill you! I will tear your fingers and toes off one at a time, crush your bones and then grind your guts until they spurt from your mouth!" Aliha spit the words at Morgan literally, and the smile upon his face vanished in a quick second as he lashed out with his hand smacking Aliha hard upon her face. "Shut the hell up! You may be the key to ruling the seas, but that doesn't mean I won't just take yer filth upon my face! Once the necklace has finished converting more of the little one's life force into magic, you will be my willing slave and maybe we can have some..." Captain Morgan's eyes looked along Aliha's body taking in her every curve, smirking at her heaving breasts that he longed to once again touch. "...Fun. The same kind of fun like we used to..." "Hahaha!" Morgan looked surprised at the sudden laughter from Aliha and he stepped back a bit looking at her confused for a moment. That's when she looked up at him, soft tears falling from her eyes but a confident powerful look in them of hope and she spoke clearly in a lustful voice. "You call that pathetic thing between your legs fun? I am surprised it was even able to give me a child... But Marc, that man you called a boy, he was a real man! Oh yes I bedded him, several times and he gave me so many orgasms of such intensity I nearly lost my mind. I could feel his thick, hot cum filling me so many times when we made love it made me nearly faint..." "Shut up...." Captain Morgan's face grew a shade of deep red as his anger began to build and he lashed out again with his hand smacking Aliha against her face again. That didn't stop her from going on; in fact she moaned slightly licking the blood at the corner of her lips as she went on. "He will come back for me; I have faith in him because he is more of a man than you and your whole crew combined. When he made love to me I felt his strength, it was incredible, much more than you could ever hope to have!" Darkness claimed Aliha one more time as the lightning from the necklace around her neck crawled up her skin choking her until she could no longer take a single breathe and the Captain sat there growling at her. "He is dead... no one will save you and nothing can stop me now from claiming my godhood over the seas!" To be continued... Hearts Upon the Sea Ch. 05B Chapter 5B: His life... It's so cold... The water is freezing... No wait, it doesn't feel like water... It doesn't even really feel cold, more like it's... Marc coughed, his body reacting to his last conscious thought of the water flooding into his lungs and his eyes snapped open the next moment. A blinding light burned into them causing him to turn his head to the side, eyes half closed as a sudden and intense heat built upon his body contrasting the cold he had felt earlier. The familiar salty ocean air filled his nose as he sought to take deep breaths and an all too surreal feeling of lying upon sand flowed through his back making him uneasy. I feel like I am lying on a beach... "Marc my beloved wake up!" Hands were now rocking him; Marc could feel them on his chest, soft delicate hands that sent a tingling sensation of comfort through his body. His vision was still a blur from the sunlight, something he still couldn't comprehend as his last thoughts and sensations were of drowning in ice cold water. But as his eyes focused, finally overcoming the light pouring down upon him, Marc saw the shadowy figure next to him come into focus and his surprise was nearly as great as his joy. "Aliha!" Leaning up quickly, Marc smiled brightly as his heart pounded deeply in his chest upon looking at his beloved Aliha as if she were truly a goddess calling his soul home. She smiled at him softly, blushing some as the sunlight made her golden hair gleam softly and those deeply sea blue green eyes sparkled with love for him. He could feel her tentacles instantly move upon his body, suckers lightly kissing him all over, they were so warm and gentle as she gathered him close to her naked body. His eyes moved along her perfect body, her breasts heaving slightly as she sobbed a little while pulling him against her and Marc sighed happily returning her embrace. "Where are we and how did you get here? The last thing I remember is..." As his words trailed off, Aliha sobbed even more, nuzzling her face softly into his chest as her tentacles stroked along his body, touching him everywhere as she hoped he was no merely a dream or some passing spirit. Her body trembled as she remembered with sickening details the feeling of being unable to stop as she plunged the cutlass into the body of her true love then throw him into the rough storm churned ocean. Yet here he was, alive and warm in her arms and all she could do was hold him tightly with her entire being willing that he would never fade away. "Marc my love, I didn't want to, I never wanted to do that to you my love." "I know you didn't my dear Aliha, it was that damned man and that necklace that forced you to do it. But still, I should be dead right now, not sitting here with you on this beach wherever we are." Thinking of the necklace, Marc quickly looked to Aliha's neck line seeking to remove the damned necklace only to find it nowhere to be seen. "The necklace is gone... but how and when?" Aliha softly reached up to her own neck stroking it softly, seeking the cursed item that had forced her will to break. Her hand softly rubbed around the place where she had felt the cold weight and fierce magical burning of the necklace, the feelings still lingering like ghosts. "I do not know darling, when I woke I found myself here with you." Marc and Aliha looked around at their surroundings and both of them sensed something was wrong about it all as their gaze slowly took it all in. It was a perfect scene almost, a clear line of trees upwards of the smooth perfect colored sand that lead down and out to crystal clear blue tropical waters along with a warm tropical breeze. But even though the sky was clear, there was something ominous about it along with the water further out, it looked dull along the horizon almost pastel and bleak. "Something feels wrong about this entire place and the fact we don't remember how we got here worries me." "That is because you are not truly on a beach, well you are on a beach just not a real one my dears." The voice seemed to echo softly from over the horizon out across the strange seascape, drawing Marc and Aliha to the shadowy figure that slowly began to emerge from the water. The first to appear was a long set of four fang shaped horns colored a reflective dark blue and quickly were followed by the head they crowned. Long, flowing deep purple hair that tinted blue slightly in the bright sunlight was draped around her lovely, slender face as it rose from the surface eyes closed softly. The next moment her eyes opened slowly, revealing brightly colored golden hue iris that seemed beyond earthly beauty and her long horizontal elf like ears helped to add to her unique looks. As if her body were made of the tropical waters she emerged from, her skin matched its color perfectly with a dazzling light blue tint to it rippling slightly as she moved. "That's a Nereid. Oh no..." Aliha looked visibly disturbed and Marc began to worry some as the Nereid continued to approach them from the calm ocean waters. She was just as many of the tales had described her, but no words could truly or accurately describe the sheer immense presence of her beauty and grace. Marc was captivated and yet fearful at the same time as Aliha clung to him more tightly and the air which had once seemed so warm around them started to grow slightly colder. "But why would a Nereid be here, or did she somehow bring us here?" Aliha dared not look Marc in the eyes, for she knew this Nereid, and even more so why she was here and where they were. Still she held onto Marc not saying a word, hoping that everything would fade away and she would wake up with Marc back in bed on his boat. "I did not bring you here to answer your second query, as for your first question I was drawn here by the unique resonance between the both of you..." Her voice flowed like a cool sea breeze to the pair of lovers as she stood upon the surface of the water just off shore and where her feet touched it a rainbow of colors shimmered along it. Shimmering with a golden glow, her eyes traveled slowly over them and she placed a hand under her chin, a finger softly tapping at it while she examined them. "I sense great love between you both, one forged at your first meeting as if it were destined to happen. Yet you stand here in my kingdom on the edge between life and death within the glory of the oceans." "What is she talking about Aliha?" Marc looked down to Aliha seeing her eyes widen with fright and near panic, locked to those of the Nerid facing them as she approached the two slowly. Her first step upon the sand caused it to instantly part, drawing the nearby ocean water to create a small stream every step forward the Nerid made so she never touched the ground again. "She is no normal Nerid Marc that is the first daughter of the ruler of the seas and master of life and death within them." Aliha could barely speak the words as she trembled against Marc and her tentacles tightened their grasp of his body shaking as well. Marc was stunned silent as he watched the powerful figure mere feet from them and felt his legs begin to buckle some just thinking about the legends of the sea goddesses his parents had told him. "If she is here then that means this place is limbo, that space between life and death." It made sense to Marc as he looked around again; the edges of the tropical paradise were slowly giving way to a cold darkness he could even feel now. If this was limbo, that meant he was on the very door step of death and Aliha was about to join him there as well as her presence stood there with him. "My dear sister speaks the truth, I am the sea goddess Despoena, I observe both flow of life and its ebb within the seas." Something flickered in Despoena's eyes for a moment, something deeper and darker than the most violent sea storm as she looked upon Marc. She stood easily a foot taller than him as she stopped short of the pair, her body radiating such a strong aura that Marc could barely stay standing within her presence. "Sister? You are sisters?" Marc looked confused, his eyes darting back and forth between the two, seeing no resemblance at all before resting upon Aliha. She cautiously looked up to him those beautiful eyes in turmoil at the swell of emotions flowing through her as she tried to speak, but Despoena spoke first. "Yes sisters, born of our mother the absolute goddess and ruler of the seas Poseidon. I watch over the souls who are born and then pass away within the oceans, but to see my own sister appear within my realm truly disturbs me." A chill went through Marc's body freezing him in place and he felt Aliha stiffen as well as Despoena raised her hands to touch them with a single finger on their foreheads. "I will see what has befallen you both, from the moment you were born to the moment that brought you here..." Her eyes closed, Despoena felt the flow of images, emotions, experiences, and more from the two before her, years seen in mere moments. A minute later her hands move back and she looks solemnly at the two, eyes looking as if she were still peering into their lives. Marc and Aliha gasped softly taking what seemed like the first truth breath they had in the time that passed while their lives were laid bare for Despoena. "I have seen all, know what has transpired; now the question is what will become of you both." "What are you talking about?" Marc could see Aliha still shivering and clinging to him and his blood began to heat with anger as he looked up defiantly at Despoena. "If you are the goddess of life and death on the sea, and you saw everything that happened with us then you should be helping us! Save Aliha from that pirate bastard and his damned collar, I don't even care what happens to me as long as you save her!" His voice froze within his throat as an ice cold chill enveloped it from within and Despoena stared down at him with contempt as he crumpled over. Aliha let out a startled cry cradling the struggling Marc to her as he clutched at his throat desperate for relief enough to breathe and she looked up at her sister with such intense anger. "Stop this Despoena, you are killing him! He simply wants to save me, to save the one he loves and the one that loves him!" "Love you say?" Despoena waved her hand and the next moment Marc gasped loudly as air flowed through to his lungs again, tears of pain leaking from his eyes. She leaned down looking at them both with a fiercely cold look in those striking golden eyes and her voice was easily more chilling than ice itself. "Killing him? Have you not realized yet he is already on his way to embrace death? This is limbo my dear sister and this human Marc is dying in real life as we speak, every minute that passes here is a fraction of a moment in the normal world. You speak of love for him and he speaks of love for you, yet you both hardly know each other. You expect me to risk dangers of saving one destined to die for a love you both have not truly pledged to one another?" "But... But we do love each other; it may have only been a short time since we met, but that love is real!" Marc spoke though his voice was raspy and he embraced Aliha back, holding her to his figure as they both looked up to Despoena. He knew she spoke the truth about him growing closer to death in reality, his body was slowly growing colder inside, but he could not die without making sure Aliha was saved. "She is your sister; the least you can do is save her!" "All I can do is make sure that she returns to the world of the living after her body recovers and that you pass on into the hands of death." Aliha nearly burst into tears, burying her head into Marc's chest sobbing softly as they held each other close under the watchful eye of Despoena. She could see it in that moment, a melding of two hearts that should not be possible given their short time together and it told of a truly legendary love. "But, if you wish to be together again, there is one way I could save him from certain death." To be continued...