A spray of water burst forth from the gently rolling surf, as the upper half of a mermaid appeared from beneath the waves. Her white, hooded vestments identified her as a Sea Bishop, one of the ocean goddess's chosen servants. The woman let her hood down, letting her seafoam-green hair fall loose. Using her arms to pull herself further out of the surf, she gave a contented sigh and fell upon her back. Her lower half began to shimmer, still partially submerged, and she smiled as the now-familiar tingling sensation washed over her, her fish tail slowly fading away, being replaced by a pair of slender legs.
Selena was well-practiced with shifting between her mermaid and human forms by now, her union having been officially recognized in the eyes of her goddess. What once would have left her w
