Ruba decides to fight the mermaid by himself. In the water, his weakness.

Nah, he is not fighting it but seeking her help to overcome his fears of deep water. The mermaid offers him the power of transformation into a mermaid just like her, with the option to turn back to his anthro form. However, he has to deliberately drown himself in the deep part of the oasis first. Then, she can suck all the water out of his lung and replace it with her own breath, which will infuse into Ruba's bloodstream and initiate the transformation process.

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My first attempt on drawing mermaid. The idea behind mermaid furry always get me interested on knowing them even more. So i have to try to draw them.