long ago the small village of aumo sat beside a big winding River the river gave life to the Village by providing water for drinking washing and growing crops but the elders warned to never go near the dark Still Waters of the Yoku The Forbidden river which flowed into the main river bad spirits live there they said and any who went close would be cursed Aiza was a pretty young girl of 15-year-old she had long black braids dark eyes that sparkled like the morning sun on the river and a smile that could light up even the
darkest spaces Aziza helped her mother fetch water each morning from the well near their Hut one bright morning as they walked to the well aziza's mother stopped suddenly she gasped and pointed to the path ahead a massive snake as big around as a grown man's body was stretched across the path eyes shut tight back away slowly Aiza her mother whispered do not wake it but Aiza did not fear snakes she had been taught they were Guardians of the earth so she walked right up to the giant snake and with a soft voice said good morning
friend we mean you no harm the snake's eyes shot open black as night aizar and her mother froze but then the Great Snake simply gave a slight nod and slithered off the path into the bushes on the other side from that day Aziza had a special connection to snakes they would sometimes follow her on her walks silently slithering behind like scaly Shadows she would speak softly to them and they seemed to understand the other villagers first feared the snakes but then came to see them as protectors when they were around Aiza one morning when Aiza
was 16 years old she went to the well for water as usual but this time her snake friends did not follow when she neared the well she was startled to see one of the elders standing guard why are you here Elder kareim Aiza asked the old man frowned I was stationed here to stop any from drawing water until the river can be checked checked why what has happened Elder Kim stroked his long Gray beard during the night something troubled the Waters of the Yoku The Forbidden River when the first rays of sun hit it this
morning the waters turned a deep crimson red like blood We Fear some great evil has cursed it Aiza glanced over at the Rivers the muddy main river looked normal but the small offshoot the Yoku did indeed glow a deep unnatural shade of red in the morning light like hot molten lava I must see it Aiza said she started walking towards the Forbidden River no child Elder Kim called hurrying to block her path the Yoku is strictly forbidden that is why we station Elders here when it shows signs of Danger get back to your hut until
we solve this but Aiza would not be stopped there was a power calling her to the river like an invisible root tugging her forward do not worry Elder I will be safe she said with a calm assured voice that did not sound like it came from a 16-year-old girl Elder Karim looked deeply troubled his wrinkled face lined with fear but he merely shook his head and stepped aside making a hand sign to ward off evil Aziza smiled and continued down the Narrow Path towards the Yoku as she walked snakes of all sizes slithered out from
the bushes to follow her forming an undulating scaly parade line the little girl who could speak to snakes when Aiza reached the banks of the Forbidden River the water seemed to Glow even brighter like a brilliant red Veil had been thrown over its surface the snake stopped and simply watched Aiza stood motionless for a long while looking out over the Crimson River then she began chanting in a strange language that did not sound like the common tongue of the villagers it sounded ancient powerful and almost inhuman as she chanted the red river waters began swirling
and bubbling suddenly a form Rose from the depths a human looking figure but with the lower body of a massive fish covered in thick green scales a mermaid the other villagers who had gathered behind Elder Karim to watch from a safe distance began screaming and running in Fright but Aziza did not even Flinch she locked eyes with the mermaid and kept chanting the mermaid was male with a muscular human upper body green scaly skin and sharp finned ears it hissed and slithered fully from the river onto the bank then it reared up its massive fish
tail and let out a deafening Roar that shook the ground at that moment all the snakes turned and struck as one the whole parade slithered toward the mermaid with mouths wide and fangs Beed but with a sweep of its powerful tail the mermaid swatted them all away like Blades of grass Aiza chanted louder and pointed an accusing finger at the mermaid it let out another earpiercing Roar sounding more animal than human then it charged straight at her back at the Village the screams had caused every man to grab a spear or blade they rushed towards
the river fearing the worst for Aiza kill the mermaid protect the girl Elder kareim shouted when they arrived their eyes bulged at the sight of the snake Army surrounding the massive mermaid as it loomed over Aiza the mermaid raised a clawed hand to strike but with one final chant Aiza threw her arms up at the mermaid and it froze in place as still as a statue the snakes instantly relaxed and slithered Away into the bushes no one said a word Aiza walked up to the Frozen mermaid now just as tall as she was and placed
her hands on its scaly chest the mermaid's eyes went wide and its jaws opened in a silent Roar then Aiza did something that made every man's jaw drop she leaned in and pressed her lips to the mermaid in a deep passionate kiss the whole village watched in shock as Aziza kissed the terrifying mermaid creature for what seemed like an eternity when she finally pulled away the mermaid's eyes rolled back in its head and it slumped over unconscious Aiza simply turned and began walking calmly back towards the village the Crimson river water faded back to normal
what what sorcery is this elder kareim gasped when she Drew near Aziza looked up at him with those enchanting innocent eyes fear not Elder she said softly I have tamed the great beast and broken its curse over these Waters we can drink from the river again without another word she walked through the stunned crowd of villages and returned to her Hut all the snakes Faithfully following behind her in the days that followed no one dared speak of what they had witnessed Aziza did not explain herself and no one asked life went on as normal but
over the next few months aiza's stomach began to swell and distend at first it was easy to hide under her flowing robes but eventually it became clear to everyone that the young unmarried Aiza was with child she has been cursed by the mermaid the villagers gasped in hushed tones some feared the child would be a monster and wanted Aiza exiled from the village for for her own safety during her birthing but Elder kareim refused she is still the same child who has guarded and protected us all these years he proclaimed if she has been impregnated
by some dark magic of the Forbidden River we must have faith in her and so the villagers begrudgingly allowed Aiza to remain and give birth in her hut they said prayers to the gods and ancestors fearing what Unholy spawn might soon enter the world finally the day of aiza's birthing arrived the entire Village waited with baited breath outside her Hut weapons at the ready should any foul creature emerge aiza's cries of pain echoed through the night as her mother and the village midwives assisted her after hours of laboring a final piercing scream rang out and
then the Cry of a newborn baby the villagers held their breath gripping their Spears tightly but when aiza's mother emerged from the Hut cradling a bundle of blankets she had a peaceful smile on her face it is a boy she announced a perfectly normal healthy human boy gasps of relief and shock rippled through the crowd Elder kareim went inside to see for himself when he returned he motioned for the villagers to lower their weapons the child is indeed human he declared there is no dark magic or curse at work here over the next few weeks
despite the circumstances of his conception the villagers came to accept aiza's son they saw he he was just as any other newborn with 10 fingers and 10 toes though he had his mother's enchanting dark eyes and bright smile Aiza named him Kamari which meant born of the river in the Old Village tongue she raised him on her own With a Little Help From The Village but she refused to speak of how he had been conceived or who his father was the years passed and Kamari grew into a strong healthy young boy he seemed completely normal
except he never wanted to play in the river or even go near it almost as if he feared it on his 10th birthday as the village was celebrating with song and dance late into the night Kamari awoke from his sleep in a cold sweat a force was calling him tugging him towards the Forbidden River he knew he should resist but it was overpowering slowly with a blank trans-like stair Kamari made his way out of the village and through the bushes towards the Yoku River the snakes that had once been his mother's Guardians slithered out and
quickly encircled the boy as if trying to protect or perhaps restrain him but Kumari simply pushed forward in his days when he reached the River Bank the waters began glowing that unnatural bloody crimson red the snake stopped and held back hissing Kumari paid them no mind stripping off his clothes he wed out into the strange glowing Waters he felt himself being pulled down deeper underwater until everything went black The Village woke the next morning to shrieks of Terror kumari's lifeless body had washed up on the River Bank his eyes still open and face Frozen in
fear Kumari the lone son of Aiza and her mermaid lover was dead the ground shook as Aiza let out a cry of Agony that could have raised the dead she fell to her knees in the mud cradling her son's body and weeping Elder kareim and the men stood in in solemn silence none could understand what dark Forces claimed the boy this was a tragedy no ritual or magic could heal just then the river waters began churning violently as if something huge thrashed beneath the surface suddenly the monstrous form of the mermaid exploded from the depths
the villagers scattered in Terror grabbing weapons as the mermaid pulled itself onto the river bank with its massive finned tail and arms it opened its jaws in a ferocious Roar until it saw Aiza the mermaid instantly froze in place eyes locked on the Weeping mother holding her dead son as tears streamed down aiza's face something strange happened the mermaid began weeping as well great heaving sobs shook its massive body slowly almost reverently the mermaid crawled on its fins and stomach toward Aiza and kamari's body it nuzzled its head against the boy's cheek letting out a
mournful whale the villagers could only watch in stunned fearful silence as the legendary monster that had cursed their Waters displayed human emotions over the loss of the boy after Untold ages of snakes spirits and the Very River itself owing allegiance to Aiza it finally became clear she was The Reincarnation of an ancient river goddess and Kamari had been a demigod the royalty of the river realm born of her Union with the mermaid deity that was the only way to explain these unfathomable events the mermaid looked up at Aiza with tears in its inhuman eyes she
gave it a small solemn nod of acknowledgement it then bowed its head to her and slid back into the river depths disappearing for what was hopefully an eternity from that day on The Forbidden River regained its natural flow and the villagers paid it no more mind than the other waters that gave them life and young mothers would whisper to their babes the story of the river goddess who fell in love with a creature of the deep and the blessing and tragedy that Love Brought hey everyone thanks for watching if you were captivated by the story
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