The Silence -Percy Jackson Fanfiction-

Prologue-Fear

Around and around, she swam in frustrating circles, her intense green eyes flashing dangerously. The cave she resided in was illuminated by a soft glow, thanks to the dwelling Predatory Tunicates. Each time she swam by, her green tail whipping around, the brown scales dotting her forearms, tail, stomach and face flashed, glinting in the dull glow, the Tunicates wobbled and flailed their mouths where they stood, as though they wanted to flee. Sadly, for them, they could not free themselves, being rooted to the ground. They were forced to illuminate the cave with soft, eerie blue glows from their transparent heads. 

Letting out a shriek, she flapped her tail in a frustrated motion, her hands pulling on her long brown hair. She paid no mind to the Hatchetfish trying to chew on the stem of the Tunicate, only for the luminous fish to quickly eat the small bottom feeder. She didn't flinch when one of the lights flickered, the body of the Hatchetfish sliding down the Tunicate's neck. The Anglerfish produced enough light for the momentary lapse. 

She was tempted to smack her fin against the wall of the cave, if she didn't already know it would hurt more than it would cause satisfaction. He had denied her again. Again! How dare that fool of a king Poseidon deny her a living space inside the Palace? He had plenty of room! He was just scared that she would do something to his wife and son, Amphitrite and Perseus. She cared not about those fools!

She deserved a spot in the Palace. To be among the best Mer-People and to live in the best pearl with the best coral and seashells.

But Poseidon had denied her again! She was the best. She deserved the best. And Poseidon's Palace was the best. He was the king. He ruled over them all. She wanted that. She deserved that. 

She would get it. No matter what it took. She would have what she rightfully deserved. She would go to any lengths to achieve her goal. A feral smile graced her pale face, making the skin around her scales crinkle ever-so-slightly. She would be pretty, but the crazed look in her eyes and the jerky motions of her limbs were the signs of someone who had fallen into lunacy, and wasn't likely to return. The cruel twisting of lips and eerie lighting made the lesser creatures gathered around her cower. 

It took her a whole days worth of pondering and frustrated pacing before she finally came up with a suitable option. She would just have to create a new species. Beasts, willing to follow her every command. She could easily take parts from corpses, and could most likely bribe the magician, Hecate to combine them for her. She could make many this way. They didn't have to actually be alive. They just had to be...sentient. That was the word she was looking for. 

They would have to be able to take orders, who to kill and who not to kill. 

She could manage this. Eventually, with a delicate touch and a careful mind. 

They would be destruction. They would be death. They would strike fear into others hearts, rendering them paralyzed. She laughed; a evil, slightly hysterical sound. Fools, Mer-People were. That included Poseidon, the heir to the throne, Perseus, and all the others that would no doubt try and get in her way. 

Death. Destruction. Ruins. Sorrow. Fear. Oh, delicious fear. 

They would all regret trying to spite her. Especially Poseidon. She would strangle him herself, watching the emotions racing across his face, before settling on fear as he stared her in the eyes. 

Fear. She loved it.

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She knew when she started this seemingly impossible project these beings would not be anything close to Mer-People standards. She had pulled bits and pieces of many fish corpses, obviously. There was no way they would be anything close to herself and the others. 

But, she didn't want them to be. These beings would strike fear into the hearts off all those who dared to defy her. They would listen to her only. She loved the little feature she added as well. How useful it would be, that her beautiful creatures could imitate any sound they heard. Next to her other pets, they would be ruthless, merciless.

She would tear down the Palace that Poseidon so wrongly ruled in. She would kill all but those who were unwilling to be under her command. She would build again. Well, have her creatures build for her. It would be better. Bigger. She would rule all of the sea. 

She smiled in satisfaction as her creature looked at her thoughtlessly. Her masterpiece. They would all see it as a mistake. No. They were much more. 

They were many things. Death. Destruction. 

Fear.

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And the Prologue has arriveeeeeeeeed. Wellllllll? How'd I doooooooo?