Short Stories Collection

The Siren and the Witch : Part 1

This Story is in first person the whole time but switches POV a lot; and when you see these symbols ✣✤✥ it is letting you know when the character Cerberus is switching between personalities one for each head, then this symbol ★ is letting you know when he is simply talking out loud.   

          Deep inside of a cave located not far from the Mariana's trench a dethroned witch queen sits and plots her revenge; and the freed guardian of hell watches as a new chapter in the seas history unfolds.

          Arsula cried out in grief, "Oh, how I miss my crown." Sniff, sniff, "When I ruled the sea everyone and everything respected and loved me."

     ✣ 'She's ranting again. Oh how long will it continue this time? We have seen all of this too often. ✤ Yes we have. So must we listen to her again just because she broke us free of our chains? ✥ We have no choice she is our savior. We must listen to her as long as she wants us to it is the least we owe her.'

         Pouting she walks up to us, while petting each of our three heads says, "Cerberus my dear friend you are the only one in this ocean that will not betray my trust. Well you and my lovely daughters."

    ★ "We are thankful to you woman, but know this we are not loyal to anyone. We only wish to watch this world's history unfold and understand all living things secrets." ✤ 'What does she take us for her loyal and faithful dogs? ✥ No, only a friend, do we not see her in the same light? ✣ Whatever it is, she believes us to be we must not interfere too much in the affairs of the sea.'

         Slamming her fists against the cave wall, she pulled our attention back to her once more. A twisted look covered her face she said in a voice laced with pure hatred, "God damn it! If only that little bitch would have died with the others of her race! None of this would be happening now!"

         Stepping out of the shadows she began wrapping her tentacles around us, hugging us so damn tightly to where we can barely even breathe. ✣ 'We need to get out of this damn octopus hug before she suffocates us. ✤ 'We could kill her that would get her to release us. ✥ No! Just stand, our size is much greater then hers. There is no reason to harm her.' As we begin to stand up she loses her balance and her tentacles begin to loosen and float down to the cave floor to regain the balance she needed to continue on ranting.

        ★ "Huff, huff." ✣ 'How do we get her to stop complaining about that one little mermaid? ✥ Ah, yes we know just what to do, tell her what we know. Yes, that would make her happier, and give her hope. ✤ We should not care about any of this; Why not just sit back and see what she is able to come up with on her own? ✥ SHUT UP, see her in pain it should concern us we are her friends. ✤ Fine we will go along with this plan for now, since our opinion seems to mean little in this matter. Sitting back and watching should be simple. ✣ Since we are at an accord let's get on with this.'  ★ "We know how to remove the queen..."

         "Do not call that witch queen! I am the only true ruler of the sea! She tricked my subject and citizens with that damn song of hers!" She began clenching her fists so tightly that her knuckles turned whiter than the dying coral surrounding us.

     ★ "Yes, we know that you are the one true queen of the sea. We are not saying otherwise; but you must understand the siren's song is one of the strongest kinds of Enchantment magic, but we may know it weakness."

          She stopped moving becoming very still and quiet for a moment. Turning to face us slowly as time had all but frozen she asked, "What are you talking about?"