Minty's Collection of Short Stories

Siren Song

Writing Prompt: What if mermaids are women that were thrown of pirate ships. When they drowned their legs fused together and they wanted revenge.
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"Toss 'er overboard!"
"Yes, Captain Arthur!"
I started thrashing around, trying to get the ropes tied around my hands and legs off before the men came to send me to my watery death. I felt the rough ropes scratch through my bare skin, but it didn't matter. Soon I heard the door creak open to reveal 2 burly pirates. I tried to yell, but the cloth in my mouth muffled my cries. Callused hands grabbed me and lifted me off the ground. I heard jeers and shouts of excitement as the edge of the large ship drew closer.
"The sharks will eat tonight, right men?"
"Aye, Captain Arthur!"
I took a deep breath as the two men who held me threw me overboard. Howls of laughter and triumph were the last thing I heard when I plunged into the salty sea. I tried holding my breath to float to the surface, yet all I could do was feel myself start to sink.
'Please, whoever or whatever is out there, save me,'
I thought as I felt my lungs give in to their primal desires. Seawater flooded into my nose and mouth and I soon felt my throat and eyes start burning as I slowly drowned. I felt myself start to lose consciousness as I watched bubbles float up to the surface. It was all so beautiful in a serene and peaceful way. I closed my eyes and waited for the sweet void of death when I felt the ropes tied around my legs slip away. I looked down to see a stunning and elegant dark turquoise fish-like tail. I was paralyzed for a minute, and realized that I could breathe. I looked at my newly found tail and glanced at the pirate ship, I could easily catch up to it now. I started to swim to the ship when I realized that my hair had changed to a midnight black.
'Good, they won't recognize me. Not that they would in the first place...'
I sped up and leapt out of the water, I flew through the air to gain the pirates attention.
"Oi, Cap'n! A fish just leapt out the water. It could feed us for a week, a fish that big!"
I could hear all of the crew start running on the ship looking for nets. I swam to the bottom of the boat and began to bang against the wood with my tail. I looked around and saw a Great White shark swim peacefully towards the ship. I waved and called out in a language I did not know. The shark swam gracefully towards me. I tried to speak in my native tongue to ask the shark something, yet unknown words were all I could hear. I somehow knew what I said and asked along the lines of if it could help me sink this ship. The shark closed its protective eyelid and swam away, I thought it had gone for good when I saw it come back. It was swimming faster and had its mouth slightly agape. I skillfully dodged its mouth as it passed by and bit the bottom of the ship. Water was slowly starting to seep into the ship. I turned and thanked the shark and watched it swim away. I banged at the ship with my tail again, the wood splintered and broke. Water flowed into the ship and I smiled. I swam back up to the surface where I left the pirates on a wild goose chase. I surfaced and slapped the water noisily with my tail. All of the pirates flocked over to one side of the ship and instantly fell into a dazed state. I felt the urge to do something but I didn't know what. I concentrated on the urge and only on the urge. Soon I was singing, I didn't know what I was singing but it was magnificent. I saw one of the pirates lean over the edge of the boat to hear my song better. He soon fell and the others paid no mind to him. I watched and felt prideful that someone thought I was good enough to drown for. I sang softer and watched the pirates throw themselves overboard to hear me. I tried dragging the song on as the ship slowly sank, but soon the waters were full of pirates. I stopped singing and soon found myself angry at the pirates. Why should they get to listen to my wonderful voice when they had tried to kill me? I dragged the closest one underwater and ripped into him with my nails. The blood from his veins filled my senses, I wanted more. I let out a shrill scream as a battle cry and tore the pirate to pieces. The waters around me soon were filled with sharks, and a closer look told me that 2 more creatures like me had appeared. Most of the pirates had awakened from their stupor as they realized what was happening. Sharks and my brethren were pulling men down and tearing into them as if they were dolls. I soon spotted the captain of the ship and swam towards him before anything else did. He spotted me and tried swimming away. I grabbed him and he looked at me with guilt and fear in his eye as he realized who I was
"How? How did this happen? Why are you doing this? What made you come back?"
I snarled at him and looked him in the eyes.
"This."
I dragged him down into the salty and blood filled water and watched as he struggled. I looked into his fear filled eyes as he struggled in my powerful grip. He soon let out a string of bubbles and I could tell he was inhaling water rapidly. I felt sorry for him until I realized that the reason I had turned out like this, the reason that the other 2 creatures turned out like this, was because of men like him. I would have gladly joined his crew in order to save my life, yet I wasn't even offered the choice. I saw him slowly realize that he was dying and give in. I dragged my nails down his back and across his face before he drowned and inhaled the blood red water around me. I could tell that there would be many more times like this. It was energizing. The feeling of leading them on, the feeling of their flesh and blood between my hands, and the feeling of triumph when I peered into their eyes.
This was a moment that was definitely going to repeat itself till the end of time
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OMG GUYS 1138 WORDS, Dang I'm on fire. I kinda enjoyed this one. More stories like this to come. I have some ships that might appear in this book too. Most likely gonna use this as a way to get rid of stress, so it's probs not gonna have an exact update schedule. Hope you guys enjoyed this. ~Jello, ☮️