User blog:BTR180/Response to Nereid

You're sending a funeral wreath out to sea in remembrance of your childhood friend that was lost at sea at age 18.

You sit on the beach as you watch the wreath float along the surface when suddenly it gets taken under. You rise to your feet and look for what could have taken it under. You wait and watch till you noticed a familiar face rise from the water.

Your eyes grow wide when you realize that it's your dead childhood friend who now has become a Nereid.

"Flowers? You shouldn't have." She says dreamily as she approaches you.

What do you do? - Nola19

A song to set the mood

I think to myself "No this can't be happening, she died all those years ago. All thoes years..." My body trembles overwhelmed with emotion all my training my disciplin lost in an instant. "I feel something on mw face, it's warm and wet. Are these tears? Howl long has it been? I haven't cried like this since she..." I fall to my knees unable to hold the weight of my body up any longer. I look up and see her silhouette and the wonderful mosaic of oranges and reds from the sunset behind her. Her steps are heavy and staggered, a result of living so long in the ocean. I feel her presence standing over me but I'm too scared to look up. No too ashamed, too ashamed to look into her eyes. Too ashamed to admit to her that I couldn't save her. Suddenly the funeral wreath is placed around my neck and her wet yet warm hands caress my face and lift my gaze up to her's.

Rhoswen: "Why the long face tid-bit, Aren't you glad to see me? Or have you just forgotten how fabulous I was!"

Me: "I-I-I thought you were dead, I saw you go under. The storm, the boat, the rocks. It all happened so quickly. I-I couldn't save you. I couldn't save you" The tears start to roll down my face again as I remember how it all began. I recently came to this world after dying in war back in earth. I was offered any wish if I were to put off the after life to help another world in need. For accepting I was given a wish, and given divine protection from the energies/ magic of this world. Not long after I fell to this world I saw a man getting attacked by a creature with many eyes, a gazer as they call it. I saving the man he brought me back to his home and insisted I live with him and his family. After a few months I grew close to his daughter, Rhoswen, and he insisted we get married. But I couldn't not until I joined the Order and freed this world from the demon lord. I tried explaining to her but she wouldn't believe me so she ran to the beach and tried to sail away. But a storm came in and swept her boat over and she was lost. I was forced to leave the farm and never returned. "If only I had told you sooner, if only you had not fallen for me you would still be.."

Rhoswen: She kneels down and places my head to her chest and I hear her heart beating a steady and strong rhythm. "Shhhhh shhhhh shhhh shhh, It's ok now. It's alright now, I'm here for you. I'm here." She caresses my head and runs her hand down my back to calm me down. "That was then but this is now. So don't worry I'm alive and here with you and that's all that matters." I place my arms around her and tighten my grip as if to make sure that this is really true and to make sure that she doesn't dissapear again. After a few minutes of silence I muster up the strength to talk.

Me: "But I saw your boat get swallowed by the sea, how are you still.." She places a finger on my lips to stop me.

Rhoswen: "I was swallowed by the sea, as I was dragged into the depths a sea Bishop saw me and used her powers to save me, and then I became a Nereid. I admit I was still mad at you for that crazy lie you told me so I left and explored the seas to take my mind off of you. But everywhere I went I saw things that reminded me of you. So I came back and waited for you, I wanted to give us a seond chance. So what do you say tid-bit? Want to have some fun under the sea with me?"

Me: I stand up and turn my back to her "I-I'm sorry but I can't do that. I swore that I would'nt-"

Rhoswen: "Oh there you go again with your ludicrous story! I thougt that after all these years you would have grown up but it seems that you're still that bumbling man-child that I-" I grab her head and gently but forcefully kiss her. We stay like this for a few seconds. As I pull away I see that she didn't expect that and she's blushing. Looking into her eyes I say.

Me: "Don't you see that I loved you? I would never lie to you about something like this, something that would have kept me from you. I was from a diffrent world, I did die and brought back to this world. And I swore an oath to slay the demon lord and forsake love and family until my task was done. And I swore to marry you when I came back-"

Rhoswen: She places her finger on my mouth "I'm sorry, I'm sorry that I couldn't believe you then, and that I still can't believe you now... But I know that your love for me was true. Goodbye Tid-bit I'm really glad I got to see you again." During our conversation the tide came up to our waists. She takes the funeral wreath off my neck and gives me one more kiss. After walking a few feet she  falls over onto her back onto the water and places the wreath on her chest and crosses her arms over it as if she were getting burried at sea. Walkin up to her I say a prayer and ask that we meet agin in the afterlife. I caress her face one last time and kiss her on her forehead and push her off to sea. She starts to paddle away and soon disapears into the sunset. Walking away I feel something not sorrow or remorse, but peace resolve. I feel as if a great weight was removed from my chest. I have moved on and acepted what happened. I continue on my path back to town but I just can't help but look back to the sea and smile.