Twilight of a Hybrid

of her request of having an early wedding. “Don’t think about power. Don’t think about any ancient Dark Lords or kings. Think about us.”
“Marina, I do love you, but there are choices we both need to agree on. But consorting with somebody else without letting me know can show of how unfaithful you can be.”
“But you do know about the news.”
Vaeludar twitched an eyebrow. “What an obvious answer from a female Siren.”
“What an obvious reaction from a hybrid the Siren is in love with.”
Vaeludar signed as he twirled his eyes. He leaned toward the window as he placed his hands on the windowsill. His ears could hear the pounding shores of the ocean waves against the rocky cliffs. He could just fall off the edge and fly with the soaring wind and fly off in the distance horizon.
“Well, if you already requested an early wedding, how will I be able to argue with the king if he already approved?” asked Vaeludar. He still wanted to precede his search. With supplies they will need, the attendants, small tournaments knights will be fighting on horseback, noblemen and women, and invitations they would need to send to highborn people, they do have days to set up. “I may not be up for it, but I’ll resume my search when the wedding is immediately done.”
“Don’t forget the places we plan to visit,” stated Marina.
“One thing at a time. First, the wedding. Second, the search for the next armor artifact. Third, the honeymoon.” Vaeludar then pounded his head on the windowsill. His wings lazily flopped down. “I swear, if some kind of interruption happens again, I swear I will—”
Marina pulled Vaeludar from the window and kiss him to shut up his negativity. Vaeludar’s mind exploded. His fallen wings got right back up into the air. “Shut up your nonsense. We are going to have this wedding in three days.”
“Early wedding, huh? Then let’s do it.”
Marina smiled big; her hybrid was now agreeing with the early wedding. It seemed the only way to cure a hybrid’s negativity was to kiss him and his mind would change all of a sudden. And it happens to work all the time to Vaeludar. The Siren hugged Vaeludar tightly around his neck. Her grip was strong enough to chock a human. However, Vaeludar’s neck was strong enough to resist chocking but still feel the Siren’s tightness of her arms around her neck. “Okay, I’m glad you’re agreeing now. Otherwise, I was going to use to teeth to convince you.”
Vaeludar kept his hands back and his eyes gazing toward the ceiling. He didn’t want to touch her that close, before the wedding. “Marina, aren’t you a little close right now?”
“This is how Sirens are supposed to do when they’re in love,” she answered.
“Well, un, shall we get going before this day’s over? It is a long flight back to the castle. I don’t want to be fighting monsters in the night.”
Marina released her grip from Vaeludar’s neck and backed away. “First, I need my afternoon feeding. A Siren can’t travel far without eating some food first.”
“I’ll get my wings ready for you to take your dive. I’ll see you near the cliffs.” Vaeludar exited the cottage and walked toward the cliffs, right where the grass is cut off from the cliff. He stood inches away from a great fall that could end his life. Cautious as he is, Vaeludar kept his balance as he foot was less than an inch to fall. He widened his wings and then he fell. Vaeludar fell headfirst, gazing at the ocean straight below him. His wings were wide enough for him to dive like a falcon, and he fell hundreds of feet toward the water top, without stopping or flying.
Then he angled his wings at a different angle, curving him into a perfect angle that he went from vertical to horizontal in two seconds and barely touching water splashes in his face. Soon enough, he was flying right above the top of the top water of the ocean. Vaeludar turned his head and saw Marina standing on top of his back; she was surfing on him. Vaeludar turned his head in forward position.
Then Marina jumped from Vaeludar’s surfing-like body and dived into the water.
Vaeludar halted immediately. He soared a few feet above the waving water, waiting to see where Marina will emerge from the water. His wings flapped softly as he moved from one position to another, seeing in the shadowy darkness of the deep blue ocean. Within the next few minutes, fish became to jump from the water and birds began to dive into the water to catch the fish. A long pod of killer whales soon joined in the feeding on the fish. Prey and predators came along within minutes after Marina dived into the water. It’s a trait for a Siren is around, the nearest underwater creatures would show up around a Siren. Sirens would communicate in a strange vibration, music-like sound they make with their mouths, making nearby creatures in the water lose their sense of control and telepathically follow the water vibrations to the source: Marina.
Vaeludar placed some distance from the underwater traffic. Suddenly, his eyes caught the site on the Siren swimming hastily near the surface of the water. He flew fast as Marina’s rapid swimming. He dunked his hand into the water against the soft waves. Then Vaeludar felt weight of his arm being dragged into the water, but he stayed above the water, knowing Marina has grabbed his hand. With one small lift, Vaeludar flung Marina right now of the water and carried by her waist.
“Had your big feed?” asked Vaeludar loudly, as he was still flying at high speed.
“Enough to last me three days. I’ll be hungry again when our wedding day comes, and I’ll be ready to place my life on your wings.”
“Then we’ll be on our way to the castle. But don’t expect we’ll be living our ‘happily ever after’ until I drive the