The Writer's Block, Chapter 2

2: Hyperia

Hyperia, ruler of seas. Sometime after the corruption of William Johnson, he was a sailor. He fished… fishes. Yes, in my story, it is possible to fish man and dragons. Some humans decided to live in the seas, so they developed gills. How? I don’t know. I’m writing a fantasy story; nothing has to be scientifically accurate or possible.

According to scientific research, the first fish was the offspring of man and dragon.

Also according to scientific research, Hyperia was the offspring of man, dragon and fish.

Hyperia is a being without gender. It has no reproductive organs. It is also a hundred feet tall and weighs twenty tons. It has the face of a human baby, the body of a fish, and a purple dragon’s tail.

You know, I shared my ideas regarding Hyperia’s origins to some people; they loved it. I mean, who doesn’t love sex and fantastical elements?

Twenty minutes passed. Hyperia became the ruler of seas. It ate man, dragon and fish. It ate twenty of each per day.

So this part is set twenty days after Hyperia was born.

William Johnson sets forth to catch some fish, but there is none. His mouth forms an “O” shape. He continues sailing. He lobs his net over the edge of his modest fishing boat. Nothing. He sails again. He lobs again. He catches a Hyperia.

Hyperia screams. William Johnson covers both of his ears. Hyperia stares at the man, still bedding the net on its head.

“I've heard of you. You are the legendary warrior, Sir William Johnson. I feel insulted that you came to fish me instead of fight me. Prepare to die!”

Hyperia lifts his right fin and smashes it against the fishing boat. William Johnson blocks the attack with his mighty sword, but the impact shatters his boat. He is now in the sea. William Johnson can’t swim. He is drowning.

Now here’s the part where Hyperia has a sudden change of heart and saves William Johnson. The two will eventually become the best of friends. But I’m not going to let that happen. I have to eliminate William Johnson before Silvia Grace is killed. I have to remove him from the story, now.

Hyperia’s heart softens. It pities the legendary warrior. But its pity is redirected to itself. 

“I’m useless! What kind of rubbish am I? A man-fish-dragon? No! I want to be a legendary warrior, not this! I am full of jealousy right now!”

William Johnson drowns.

You know, I really want to kill Hyperia off as well, since his only purpose in the story is to illustrate the fishing prowess of William Johnson. But William Johnson died. Also, Silvia Grace is still dead. I have to continue my investigations.

Hyperia dives deeper into the water. It uses its ultimate move, “Super Hyperia Scanner” to scan all sources of water on the planet. Yet, Hyperia does not find what it is looking for.

So Silvia Grace’s remains are not in the seas. That’s a relief. What? Hey, I don’t know shit about the underwater world, alright? Don’t give me that look.

Silvia Grace must have died sometime further back in the past. But let’s not talk about her. I need a new main character as I have killed off William Johnson. Say, do you readers mind if I make Hyperia the protagonist?

Hyperia swims to land. Two legs extrude from its purple dragon tail. It also shrinks to the size of man. It walks towards a house by the shore. A woman is sleeping inside.

“Are you in there? I want to be a legendary warrior!”

The woman comes out. She does not walk, she floats. She has long white hair, pure white eyes, white lips and white fingernails. She also wears a simple white dress.

“Ah, it’s you…. wait. You’re not supposed to be here yet.”

The woman is Shuma-Ti, Master of Fantasy. She is supposedly an enigmatic character that played some part in the corruption of William Johnson. She is to appear again near the very end of the story, blessing William Johnson’s four friends the strength to fight against a huge monster.

“No, master. I am supposed to be here right now. I want to be a legendary warrior.”

“So, you’re telling me that William Johnson died.”

“Yes, master.”

“You killed him.”

Two arms begin to extrude from Hyperia’s fish body.

You know, I don’t think Hyperia would make an interesting protagonist; it’s too… innocent? You know, maybe Silvia Grace should be the main character. But, you know, she’s like, dead.

I honestly don’t know where the hell I am going with this.

“Master, please make me human! I no longer want to be humiliated by my fishy little dragon’s ass!”

“You will stop your profanity at once! Accept yourself for who you are, now!”

“Goo-goo ga-ga!”

You know… I kinda forgot that Hyperia’s only twenty days old. It shouldn’t be able to speak English yet. Yeah, I’m a bad writer. Sometimes, we writers tend to forget important plot details. Hmm…

“Go back home! It is not time yet.”

Hyperia walks away in tears. It suddenly feels a strong pain in its chest area. Its mouth forms an “O” shape. It falls. It dies from a heart attack.

Alright, no more distractions. I still have to find the time period in which Silvia Grace died.

There is another friend of William Johnson. Its name is “R.E.T.I.N.A.”. I have to go back to the time of William Johnson’s corruption. It took place in his home.

I’ll go back ten days before the battle between Hyperia and William Johnson.

William Johnson is making coffee in his cosy wooden home. However, he is a very frightened man. He knows that this day will come. He patiently waits. Drops of sweat rains onto his coffee. He drinks it.

“O my worrying heart, fear not, for this darkness, I shall overcome!”

*knock*

“She is here.”

William Johnson forces himself to walk towards the main door, which is four feet away. He struggles.

*knock*

His whole body is moving violently. He reaches for the doorknob and twists it open. He sees a baby-faced man with a fish body and a dragon tail.

Wait, what the fuck. No, this isn’t… supposed to happen.