My part of TobiIzu Exchange, the gift for @flawlessstriker
Paper, watercolour, acrylics and iridiscent pigments, 41x29 cm.
I am not a ficwriter and my English is very poor however during the painting I had some ideas for subject.
Imagine what People of Sea were in eternal hostility to the People of Seashore because fishermen catch the sea beings, destroyed coral and fish habitat etc. Mermaid and Mermen drowned ships for the vengeance.
But one day a poor fisher with white hair and face marks had a wonderful trophy, a beautiful Merman, one of tritons of Sea King. The scales of his fish tail varied from purple to bluish green with golden glimpses. The jewels made of pearls, coral, seashells ornated his chest and hands.
He had hair of the colours of the night, bright eyes, changed from violet to red in one instant, tender lips, create for smiling and kisses.
Beware ! Behind the charming appearances he was one of the most vengeful and skilled sea warrior. The sharpest dagger made from magical crystal was ready in his hand.
But suddenly Merman saw the magatama made from the same crystal as pendant on the neck of the fisher.
- Where your find it?
- In the sand on the beach. The stone was so beautiful that I made the amulet from it.
Merman can’t kill the human because magic of the crystal protects him.
Fisher in his turn can’t breathe captured by the beauty of Merman. He don’t want to share his precious trophy with no one of the villagers. Happily this early morning the beach was empty.
Fisher brought Merman into his hut and kept him in the great wood bassin. Merman said that his name is Izuna. The fisher’s name was Tobirama.
Izuna lived many months hidden in Tobirama’s house. Day after day they become more and more close, sharing food and conversations. Tobirama heared, fascinated, about the marvels of the Sea deeps. Izuna try to understand the human’s life, the need to survive which obliges people to take sea and to catch fish.
Finally they fall in love.
Unfortunately sea creature can’t survive long enough out of great waters. In the night Izuna could hear the voices of his parents and frends. They was searching for him!
Desperate Tobirama decided to free his more than friend. One night he brought Izuna in his hands back on the beach. The man enters into the sea as deep as possible and leave beautiful merman to swim in the vawes. Their hearts were broken but no one can change his nature and destiny.
Izuna returned to his warrior clan and Tobirama to his neighbors and his occupations.
Both of them nevermore were joyful.
Izuna made his duty as sea guardian but try not to kill humans.
Every day Tobirama took his boat as usual but not only for fishing. The most of the time he watched around. He was waiting for purple-green shines between blue vawes.
Maybe one day he’ll see it ?
