Chapter 2

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Nothing brings true happiness other than family

II - Sirens

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"Are you alright?" Asked Chrysaor to the crying Mariana.

Mariana wiped her tears away and gave them a smile. "Yeah. I'm fine, totally fine. It was just shocking to me."

Both her brothers heaved a sigh.

"Glad to hear that." Pegasus said as he held the wheel and turned it northwards.

"I have a question," Mariana stated. "What happened to mother's body?"

Pegasus answered without looking at her. "We brought her body to a safe place. It's a perfect place for rituals. Once we have her head back, we will bring it to that place."

Mariana nodded. She doesn't have anything to say anymore. Both her brothers are busy. She looked at the sea. She loved how peaceful it is but she does not love the sea itself. She just stared in nothingness.

She came back to her senses when she heard loud shouts. Sirens! She thought. Sirens are her father's minions. They are hideous. Skins are pale that full of saliva like liquid with scales that are sharp enough that can cut through anything. They have shark like teeth and their faces are unimaginable! They have tails that are bloody. Sirens are able to fly for they have wings that can be retracted or not. They also have the ability to hypnotize those who can hear their voices. Although they can only hypnotize men, their voices are enough to break the eardrums of women. If men hear a beautiful sound from them, women on the other hand hear shouts - loud and pitchy shouts.

 If men hear a beautiful sound from them, women on the other hand hear shouts - loud and pitchy shouts

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(A/N: Sirens depicted in this story is shown in the picture. Although they are mermaid-like, they also have the ability to fly like birds.)

When the ship's route has shifted to a place where fog are dense, Mariana has come to the conclusion that her brothers were being hypnotized. The sea waters became wild. Waves are crashing and it's like storm has hit them. She frantically looked at her brothers just to see them out of their minds. She ran to them. She pulled Chrysaor's arm to stop him from jumping to the sea. He then looked at his other brother, Pegasus just to see him about to dive.

"No, no, no!" She shouted. "These sirens!"

Mariana left Chrysaor in the center of the ship and ran towards Pegasus. When she's about to hold Pegasus arms, he have dived! Luckily, Mariana got a grasp of his legs. Even being burdened by the weight of Pegasus, Mariana still did her best and pulled back Pegasus. She put her brothers together in the center and created a small water dome that can deflect the sirens voices and can protect them from hallucinations. Both her brothers lost consciousness.

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