Predator becomes prey

Inside a cavernous vaulted chamber, a deep sonorous sound quieted to a hum when Syryn entered the kingdom of Silisia.

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The mermen guards formed a protective tight circle around him as he was led through narrow gaps of arching coral systems. There were fewer and fewer merpeople to be seen as they moved along, avoiding largely populated areas.

Swimming for such an extended period hadn't tired him out much but Syryn was feeling the burn in his muscles from having had to swim alongside the mermen. Their powerful arms and tails cut through the water like knives, and while Syryn was no slouch at swimming, he was like a weak guppy beside its parents.

The group soon arrived at a large fort built out of solid black sea rocks. A small rectangular section of Lunar rock was jutting out from the highest central point at the top of the fort. He wondered if this was to be his prison.