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No Man’s Waters - Chapter 1

Pairing: Destiel
Rating: Teen & Up
Tags: merman!cas, merman!Dean, merfolk, Angst, Fluff, Happy Ending, Minor Character Death, War, Treason
Word Count: 1509 (Chapter 1)
Summary: When Castiel is cast out of his territory for disobeying orders for war, he’s left to perish in No Man’s Waters, the treacherous depth between the Garrison Territory and the Huntsman’s Territory. Nothing survives there, and Castiel is barely holding on to life when one of the Huntsmen Merfolk comes to his aid.

Read on AO3 |  Written for @spnonewordbingo​ for the square: Ocean

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It’s Naomi who stands before him, a stern look on her face and a distinct lack of emotion behind her eyes, not even her tail twitches. “Your punishment is banishment to No Man’s Waters.”

Castiel can’t stop the noise that leaves his throat, somewhere between a choke and a sob, he knew that banishment would be the punishment for his treason, but hearing it aloud fills him with a dread like he’s never experienced. Castiel quickly reins himself in and resists fighting against the two merfolk holding him in place in front of Councilwoman Naomi. “One hundred years of banishment. There will be no return for you.”

Despite being warm-blooded, Castiel runs cold suddenly and shivers wrack his body all the way down to his tail. He does his best to hide his emotions but inside he’s a wreck. No Man’s Water is no place for merfolk - there’s no escape. The soldiers who escort him there will make sure he has no way to return.

The grip on his upper arms tighten as he’s pulled backwards and out of sight of the Councilwoman. He’s being dragged from the room but before he crosses the threshold, Castiel uses all the strength as he can muster and forces the guards to turn him around. They grunt at the action, but Castiel holds firm against them. “Do I get to say goodbye to my brother?” he asks, keeping his voice level.

Naomi turns back towards him, and with a few flutters of her tail, she’s closer to him. Still, she doesn’t soften. Castiel expects her to decline his request but she sighs and he doesn’t miss how her eyes flicker towards the other council members in the chamber, one of them being her son. “You have ten minutes.”

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