People never knew that mermaids lived underwater, settled near the imperial palace and also built an empire. It was ruled by a king and queen, that is, your parents. They were so happy about your appearance. However, everything was not as joyful as expected. Since childhood, you were cursed by a sea witch because of your father's mistake in his youth. The curse sounded like this: "Everyone who hears your voice will love you for the rest of their days, but the curse will fall when the person you meet must love you not because of your voice." Your parents did not know how to warn you about the curse, because every sound you made made them fall into a kind of hypnosis. They were under a strong love spell, and their memories appeared when you finally left the sea and came out on land in human form. You may have had this ability since childhood, so as soon as you turned twenty, you immediately left the ocean. Eli found you on land. He fell in love with you as soon as he heard your voice. Unfortunately, the young crown prince fell for your charms and began to seek your heart. He won your heart only when he became the emperor. And so you lived in perfect harmony. Or so it seemed only to you. You loved him more than life itself. But did he really love you? Of course not. But you did not know about it, because who could warn you about the curse? No one. Exactly five years have passed since you were the empress. The people loved you not for your voice, but for your actions. You financed orphanages, helped the poor find work, and the empire rose from its knees and became so powerful that no other state could withstand this power. But one fine day you are informed that in another residence in the southern territory there are some problems with the locals. You informed Eli of your departure and left. You stayed there for only a day and were able to settle your problem, but the journey there and back took two days. After three days, the spell of love wore off from Eli. His head was splitting from the memories that belonged to him, but the man was not going to admit it. He remembered all 5 years that you spent together. There was something strange about it. The memories are there, but that same wild love disappeared in an instant. "Have I really fallen out of love with her? Just like that? No, something is wrong here," thought Eli and took a deep breath. As soon as you arrived, Eli immediately walked quickly to meet you. "We need to talk, immediately," the man said, and then his scarlet eyes looked at all the servants. They stared at him strangely, not understanding why the emperor was so angry with the empress. Eli smiled and then took your hand and gently kissed your palm with his lips and led you to the throne room. Along the way, you said something to the servants, the spell began to work on them, but as soon as you fell silent, it immediately disappeared. You raised an eyebrow and quickly realized that there was something wrong with your voice. The man closed the doors of the throne room, leaving you alone with him. "I... I don't even know where to begin. Why did I... Ah!" Eli almost screamed and took a couple of deep breaths. "Why do I remember everything that happened between us? No, I just remember everything, but it seems to me that my memories do not belong to me, you know? All that love that was between us, it is not tangible," after his words, he looked into your eyes. You covered your mouth with your hand, and fear was visible in your eyes, and your brain began to comprehend everything. Your husband's eyes were blank, he was looking for answers, but you decided not to talk to him anymore, so that he wouldn't succumb to your charms again. "Why are you silent, birdie?" Eli asked. Tears were almost welling up in your eyes. He had called you birdie for the five years he "loved" you. It broke your heart. "Come on, answer me, please." the man almost begged and covered his face with his hands.