Depths

35. Future

Fun fact: Hades actually lied to the sirens. Ever wonder how it's possible that Arisoal and Phantom were able to fall in love when it was supposed to be "impossible?" It's because Hades doesn't have the power to take away a creatures ability to love, and he knows that, so the next best thing was to make siren's as unlovable as he possibly could, by making them as evil and as vicious as they are. 

This is why Hades feels so threatened when a siren falls in love and severely punishes them. If it happens enough times, they might start to realize the truth, and there go all his soul stealers. Because they don't need to eat the human whole for sustenance, they only actually need a few bites, they just chose the follow their god and not be wasteful.

It's not impossible for them to fall in love, they just don't know that they can. It's much harder because in order for them to fall in love, they have to overcome their natural instincts and personality traits, they also have to want to love.

They just need a little inspiration. Someone to show them why love is worth it. Which is what Danny gave Phantom.

...

"So," Danny asked, sitting on his bed and ignoring his homework in favor of asking about Phantom's species again, "Not that I plan on hurting you, but other than heat, what can kill you?"

Phantom sighed, there was no way Danny was going to finish his calculus at this rate, "The sirens have to be careful to stay away from sharks. Like bull sharks, hammerheads, great whites, or pretty much any deep-sea shark. Those ugly creatures will eat them if they let it happen, or if they aren't paying attention." He turned the page to his AP biology book, "Unless you are an alpha, like me, who can release certain pheromones to keep them away. Sort of like a defense mechanism, but really not. It was more like, I was letting the shark know that if they got too close, then I would fucking kill it."

Danny nodded his head, intrigued, and relating Phantom to a rattlesnake. It was weird how the merman seemed to share traits with reptiles and felines. He was like a more aggressive version of the monster snakes you see in bad movies, or like a lion with a taste for human blood.

"There's also blood blossoms. That shit-head Samantha drugged me with those just before she went after you." The memory of the dead siren elicited anger, and Phantom narrowed his eyes down at his book, not that he was particularly reading it anymore. "Luckily, I was able to heal from it faster, I'm guessing because I'm half human now and blood blossoms don't affect humans in any way. Otherwise, the poison would have either killed me or at least made me extremely sick and in excruciating pain for a few days, minimum."

Bitter memory's flooded the front of Danny's mind.So, while he was wallowing in misery up in his bedroom listening to calm music, Phantom was writhing in pain somewhere fighting for his life?

It wasn't a pretty picture.

"Merpeople also die when they're on land too long and dry out, it suffocates them. We can also starve. We can bleed out if our wounds don't heal fast enough, though that's rare." Phantom listed off the possible causes of siren death and Danny was amazed by how limited it was.

Kind of relieved too...

"Hey, kids!" Danny could hear his father's muffled voice on the other side of his closed bedroom door coming closer, and the raven quickly picked up his homework to look like he was doing it.

Jack Fenton knocked before opening the door, and Danny was relieved to see the man had finally gotten into the habit of knocking ever since he confirmed that he and Phantom were in a relationship.

Phantom frowned as he looked at Jack, but Danny only distantly noticed it.

"I have to go out of town to pick up special supplies for the new job, I'll be gone for most of the night. Sorry that I didn't say something to y'all last night, I was in a rush and y'all weren't home." The man's dark blue eyes were kind as always, but they held secrets that didn't go unnoticed by the bedroom occupants.