ILUMINA (POV)
When our carriage stopped, she also signaled our descent here.
As I got out of the carriage, a cool breeze greeted me.
"Ate Ilumina, you have to hide your presence well. We might get into trouble." Dimple warned me, I just nodded at her in response.
"Clover! I want you to support Dimple." I order him.
"But how about you?" His worried question. I just smiled sparingly at him.
"Don't you have confidence in my ability? And I am her instrument, It is My duty to protect you." I replied to him, even though he was still skeptical, but he just followed my command.
We heard a voice not far away.
"Looks like they already know they have guests." Dimple spoke seriously to us.
We followed the direction where we heard a very nice voice.
A very large kingdom surrounded by water opened up to us. I turned my attention to Dimple.
She probably felt that I was looking at her, so she turned her attention to me.
"Did they recognize you?" I asked her
"No! Because she hasn't seen me look like this, before." She replied calmly.
Suddenly we heard the sound of a trumpet, and the water door slow open in front of us.
"Wow" I heard Clover say, next to me.
"Ang ganda talaga!" Dimple commented using an Filipino word that I didn't understand.
We were about to take a step when suddenly we heard a very nice voice again, but it was different from the previous voice.
Because it carries strong power.
"Looks like the queen of mermaids will meet us, huh." Dimple's said, is a bit mischievous.
I also saw Dimple's simple elbow to Clover.
"Stop looking at her boobs, pervert." I heard her say.
I was shocked because of what I heard, why did she know that song? As far as I know, that's what my mother always sings, whenever she misses my father and brother. That's also what she sings to me, when I can't sleep well.
"A BROKEN SONG?" Dimple asked herself a little surprised, she spoke again.
"I never heard her singing that song? Is she broken hearted or what?" She asked another question.
"Pst! kid shut up first." Clover replied to her, Dimple just rolled her eyes at him and ignored him.
When she continued with her very beautiful song.
I try to asked Dimple, about the name of the queen of mermaids, but I did not continue. When she sang again.
Is her name really Maria?
"If you ask her name, Maria Alena is her name. She is the successor to the former queen of mermaids." Dimple answered my question. Wait, can she read my mind? I heard her laugh softly at me.
"I can't read your mind, goddess of prophecy. I can only see it in your questioning eyes and reaction." She added.
Shortly, after her song. She appeared in front of us and smiled sweetly.
I stared at the queen of mermaids, as if they had something in common with my mother, or maybe I just missed my mother.
So I seem to remember her as the queen in front of me now.
"Welcome to the kingdom of Mermaid-landa" she greeted us warmly.
The three of us bowed our head at the same time, to pay our respects to her.
"My pleasure to meet you, queen Maria." Dimple speaks using the Filipino word.
"So are we, Your Majesty." Clover said.
"Come and enter our little kingdom." The queen's command to us.
So we slowly followed her into her kingdom.
As we walk, I look around. I can’t deny the beauty of the mermaids here, and especially the beauty of the whole place.
But why is this? Why does there seem to be pain in my heart as I watch, queen Maria?
Why do I see behind her eyes, the loneliness and sadness?
Goddess of the sky, I want you to help me in my first mission, a mission to explore the whole personality of Queen Maria. I don’t know, my goddess of the sky, but why is this? Why is my mind whispering like this? I think I was also a part of her life.
Did Queen Maria really have a part in my past? Why do I see my mother in her? Why?
We stopped at a large gate that I knew was the way to the innermost part of the kingdom.
"Thank you so much for visiting our little home, even though we are facing a big mess. Let my staff serve you, come and enter." The queen spoke and gave us a sweet smile.
And slowly the big golden door opened and we were amazed at the beauty of its interior.
I rolled my eyes again to every corner of the palace. Until I stared at the pictures glued to its large column.
Suddenly I was stunned by a picture, a picture of a beautiful woman who was smiling.
Smiles familiar to me, eyes like mine and most of all a familiar necklace she always wore.
My mind is confused why is there something like this here?
Why does my mother have a picture of this kingdom?