Mermaids were folklore that parents and elders made up to stop their children from wandering too far into the water when it wasn't safe. That's what Eijiro thought anyway.

He thought it was all fairy tales, that the stories of half fish, half human creatures was nothing but a fib.

But oh, he thought wrong.

He was strolling through the Beasts forest, his peoples land, and happened to wander by the shore of a familiar lake. He paused for a moment before walking over to the water, rocks crunching under his shoes.

Eijiro crouched down and picked up a few rocks in his hand before standing back up. He tossed a few into the water, skipping them on the surface.

After throwing the fifth rock into the night, he heard a yelp followed by a 'Ow!!'. He furrowed his brows and took a step closer to where he heard the sudden noise. His eyes widened as he saw a figure just a few feet out into the water.