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Ableton dug for beach worms on the sandbar at Seal Bay, filling his bucket every now and again. Children’s laughter rang in the air as Elizabeth and Willie ran towards their brother. A group of men, carrying clubs, marched along the beach behind the children. Suddenly a cry, like that of a woman in pain, swelled into a loud strange sound before it died into a sob. Ableton looked towards the inlet. “Stay here!” he told the younger children. “Why can’t we come with you?” Elizabeth frowned. Will...

Chapter 5 Mermen Near the Island of Landon, on land and underwater, mermen lived in a magical world. They were a powerful, muscular, half human, fish species. They swarmed beneath the ocean’s surface through the maze of coral gardens of a realm called Finkingdom. Brilliantly coloured fish darted through secret caves amongst swaying green reeds, and shared their home beside the magical seahorses outside Fincastle. Crystal halls and dancing gardens of vibrant violet-coloured seaweed filled the ...

Chapter 5 Mermen Near the Island of Landon, on land and underwater, mermen lived in a magical world. Muscular and powerful, they swarmed beneath the ocean’s surface through the coral gardens of a realm called Finkingdom. Brilliantly coloured fish darted through secret caves amongst swaying green reeds, and shared their home beside the magical seahorses outside Fincastle. Crystal halls and dancing gardens of vibrant violet-coloured seaweed filled the castle. Lit by beams of deep-sea daylight, ...

Ableton stepped across the rocks at Seal Bay and hurried towards the inlet. The sound of laughter and the voices of both men and women filled the air. He crept then, stepped carefully, and came to where the bay open into the ocean. A handful of seals basked under the gentle sun, on the rocks in the distance. Ableton put his hands on his hips, and frowned, wondering where the voices had come from. In the ocean, seals were swimming away from the island. The seals on the rocks flopped into the m...

Tenith bustled as people made their way through the streets before darkness crept over the sky. Ableton and Luther walked along and came to a large crowd, which had gathered in the town's centre. “Burn the witch!” one woman shouted from the crowd. “Death is permanent,” a short fat man put in. “Just cut off her fingers.” “Now, now,” Tenith’s Governor Zion said, holding out his hands to keep the furious crowd away from the woman whom they had placed in the head shackle gallery. Governor Zion wa...