THE WRATH OF THE SEVEN SEAS/C1 FROM THE BEGINNING
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C1 FROM THE BEGINNING

Anthony Grayson had been living in his own bu Anthony Anthony had been living in his own built solitary confinement eversince the death of his wife five years back with his twin mermaid daughters, Gwendolyn and Jocelyn.

Life hasn't been so fair to him as he has for the past four years been keeping his second daughter Jocelyn who happened to be a capricorn. He knew sooner than later, her horns will grow beyond the veil. And Gwendolyn? She still have a long way to go.

Finding a suitable school for the kids is a coal out of furnace. Most schools rejected the children either due to the color of their iris, purple which is quite unusual or the length of their hair which is at worst almost is touching their feet or probably the length at which they speak which can baffle children of their age status. To Anthony Grayson his children didn't fit in any society, not even a school.

On every second in the new month, the family visit the burial ground of Amelia, the mother. They took flowers there and says their prayers. Exactly when they got home that day, when Gwendolyn and Jocelyn were both seventeen years of age, a school called in ready to have them as their students only if they will accept to stay in a lower class to their age and probably got promoted when they improved academically.

Though, Anthony had a slight hesitation on Jocelyn issue but Gwendolyn wouldn't leave her sister behind. She states, her sister goes anywhere she goes.

"Gwen, you know it could be too dangerous."

He tried persuading his daughter when he had sent Jocelyn to check the shackles.

"Dad, life itself is dangerous but we still survive. We will survive it Dad. We can't always stay in the house like an outcast for the rest of our lives. You know we wouldn't buy that."

And of course, he knows.

Anthony Grayson or better known as Leo in the underworld is the son of the king of one of the seven oceans and Amelia his wife was the daughter of the most powerful king of the ocean, Ezra.

According to history, Ezra's wife Luna did not give birth to an heir, so Ezra made an affair with one of his concubines Riley who later gave birth to Amelia. Ezra's greed for wealth, power and fame led him to seek the power underneath the seal which holds the seven oceans in place since the ancient times. With Ezra's hold on the power of the sea,he wage war against the seven oceans. Anthony Grayson's father, Mateo was defeated and killed by Ezra's men. Riley, Amelia's mother was murdered by Luna and Amelia made a narrow escape through Anthony. They both settled on the earth eversince. Anthony had the privilege of having legs while Amelia didn't. They tried all possible best to make her regain legs all to no avail. Eversince then, Amelia didn't for once go out of the house either with Anthony in or out. She maintained her stand just for their survival.

Three years after, Amelia gave birth to a set of twins,Gwendolyn a mermaid and Jocelyn a capricorn. And of course, they looked human in physical appearance except for their little misgivings.

"Leo,Bouler wouldn't let me check her shackles. Perhaps you can help unless you want me to do it my own way." Jocelyn called.

"You wouldn't try that Jocelyn. Gwen is coming to help." Her father cried out across the house to the pen.

"She better be on her way."

Jocelyn is known for her hot temper. This nature of hers,is what Anthony had been trying to put off eversince he noticed but he hadn't succeeded so far.

Gwendolyn walked down to the pen to meet her sister who happened to still be struggling with Bouler's shackles. Bouler is a cow though.

"You wouldn't want to do it your way Jocelyn." Gwendolyn said.

"It's my new method to make you obey. You can be so obdurate."

"Quite a compliment. I owe you."

Gwendolyn moved close to the cow and within a twinkle of an eye, she loosed the shackles.

"Well, that's cool." Jocelyn retorted.

"Quite fun. I didn't know why Bouler didn't like you."

"Probably because I hate her guts too."

"Bouler is an old friend Jocelyn. "

"Yeah I know and a quite irritating one as such. Kill two birds with one stone. It's my way."

"I see."

"Can you help with the milk too Gwendolyn?"

"You know I am not that nice Jocelyn."

"Not on a good day."

"And you think today is a good day?"

"Of course, hell it is. School is pinned. That's what you want most. Walking around with those skimpy dresses. "

"Your taste?"

"Handsome dudes."

"Great."

"Yeah, it's great."

"So , you are going to behave well. And hide that stupid anger of your."

"What are you doing Gwendolyn? Giving me sermons?"

"No. Just a piece of advice. "

"Thanks anyways. It seems you are going to spend a longer time out there than me when these stupid horns started growing. That's why I wanted some hot dudes to transfer my aggression to."

"Bullshit to the horns."

"Not my fault. "

"I know. I just wish those stupid things are never going to show up. But we can't buy time for that. We could have spent a great time together."

"We can still work it out."

"How?"

"But I think Leo is working something out."

"Probably. We dont even know what they have there down the river. We only know this surface too much. Why are we the one suffering for all these?"

"I do believe in myself Gwendolyn. We can do these together. We can make ourselves permanent as human beings." Jocelyn puts in.

"Probably Jocelyn. But I really like swimming down the river with my tails."

"Quite a tail you've got Gwendolyn. "

Gwendolyn moved close to the cow and started squashing the breast.

"You know that's irritating Gwen."

"That's the only way."

"No, I don't think that's the only way to get the milk out of the cow." She frowned her face.

"Thre is no other way Miss Grayson. "

"Thanks for the title though. I'm off."

Jocelyn left Gwendolyn at the cow pen and headed to the house to help their father with the lunch. Anthony Grayson was squeezing the juice out of the oranges when Jocelyn walked in.

"Hey, Leo. What did you got there.?" She asked sitting on the table opposite where Anthony was squeezing the juice.

"I didn't call my father by name Jocelyn. "

"That's because your father was a king. You dare not call him by name."

"But I am a Prince little girl. I think I deserve some respect. "

"You might be a Prince to Gwendolyn who usually believe in respect is reciprocal. As for me, you are nowhere near Prince, you are just Leo. Anthony Grayson Leo, Gwendolyn and Jocelyn's father."

"Thanks for the introduction Ma'am."

"You are welcome Leo. Now, how can I help?"

"By stepping down from the table. I really need to spread the maize."

"That's embarrassing."

"Respect is reciprocal." Anthony said and chuckled as Jocelyn jumped down from the table frowning her face.

"Have you talked about the school with your sister?"

"Of course. She is so much in love with those skimpy dresses. As for me, I would love to have some handsome guys at my disposal."

"You're a hit."

"Of course. I took after Mum. Mum was hot when she was alive."

Anthony dropped his knife on the table exhaustedly and stared straight at her.

"Who told you Amelia was hot?"

"I know. I mean........ she should be. You know? You love hot stuff and you are not hot and not Gwendolyn too. But Mum was, that's why I took after her."

"Do you actually think you need to go to school?"

"Why not?"

"You can beat a teacher down with those theories."

"I owe you for that. Thanks for the compliments."

Anthony Grayson looked straight into her daughter's eyes holding her shoulders.

"Promise me Jocelyn."

"Don't Leo. I know what you are about to say."

"Of course you do."

"Don't worry. I will not get into trouble. But you have to warn them to keep off my tracks."

"That's not possible Jocelyn. No matter how had you tried to avoid them, they will provoke the shit out of you......"

"Then, that shouldn't be a problem. If they provoked me and I retaliated that's not a big deal. It's reciprocity "

"And that is what I don't want Jocelyn."

"What? You want me to stare into your eyes and winced when they provoked me? Or probably run down home to seek shelter from you? No way." Jocelyn declined.

"Jocelyn please. If you do that, you're obviously selling us and your Mum wouldn't like it."

"Don't drag Mum into this Leo."

"Amelia wouldn't have liked it. She wouldn't like to see you getting into........"

"Alright Leo. That's okay. I promised."

"Don't promise me Jocelyn, promise your Mum."

"You wouldn't want me to do that?"

"Of course I will. "

Joyce stared into his eyes and hesitated for a minute.

"Alright. I promise Mum." She said and Leo heaved satisfactorily.

Anthony know the only way to get Jocelyn do something is to make her swear or promise on her mother. Jocelyn is believed to hold her mother in high esteem which neither Grayson nor Gwendolyn understands why. But you can make Jocelyn do anything if it involves Amelia their mother.

"So Leo, what's the plan?"

"Plan?what plan?"

"About my yet to grow irritating horns." She said touching the tiny little holes beneath her hair.

"It will still take like three years for it to come into full view."

"Whaoo! I can't make it through college. Have you found out something about it?"

"Not close. That's one of the reasons why you have to be educated to learn about your natures and how to tackle it. The humans know much about us."

"Well, that should be fun."

"No playing around Jocelyn."

"Of course not."

The door slightly opened and Gwendolyn walked in.

"Grayson and Jocelyn, two heads that make one." Gwendolyn teases.

"Is that an abuse Gwen?"

"It's ...... pretty cool words, Dad?"

"Too bad Gwendolyn. You smell like shit. Bouler's shit." Jocelyn retorted covering her nostrils as she rushed down to the toilet to vomit.

"Thanks for the lunch Jocelyn." Gwendolyn called out.

"If you eat my lunch you are dead Gwendolyn." She fired back.

There are lots about his life that he isn't telling them. Alot that at times he always felt the weigh on his head. The death of their mother, what they did to have them as children with legs and some other hidden secrets in his innermost are what he dare not reveal to them. Judging by what he knew about his children they are probably better off without knowing any of what he had compiled in his brain. He know very soon, when everything is clear to them or when they are old enough to ask why he had buried their mother on earth and not in sea? Or perhaps why he had chose to make them have legs and why exactly he is so keen on keeping their memory con for the past six years? He knew sooner than later, those questions will be threw at his face.

But for now, he only wanted them to explore the earth and probably never return to the sea even when sea starts to call which he knew fully sure that it will. Now, he is declining in age and he strongly wants to see what his daughters would become. Either when the prophecised second war of the seas is knocking for them to come home. Both of them are the descendants of the sea anyways. But he feared what Jocelyn will become the most.

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