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Chapter Thirty-Eight: The Army of Magic

Siren came back into the main room of their headquarters. He noticed all the amazed looks that he was getting.

"What," he asked.

"They're shocked by your talent, even though you're a siren," Phantom smirked.

"I was able to sing long before I became a siren," White said.

"You are still very talented, White," Kaldur put a hand on his shoulder.

"Every time you sing, it's like it touches our hearts," M'gann smiled as she put her hand over her heart.

"Music is literally in my blood," White grinned.

"I've said it before and I will say it again, you've got one heck of a voice," Karen said.

"I don't think there are any actual musicians that could stand up to a siren," Dick smiled at the siren.

"Kelly Clarkson might be able to," Gar snickered.

"That makes sense," White smirked. "She is the daughter of Apollo, after all."

"Wait what," Mal was shocked.

"Like we've been saying, magic is everywhere," Danny smirked.

"Take Shakespear for example," Roland joined the conversation. "He is actually a legacy. He's a descendant of Calliope, muse of epic poetry."

This was driving further home everything the twins were always telling them. Magic was everywhere, even if they did not know it. Having a famous singer being a demigoddess and the world's most famous playwrite as a muse's descendant just made it more obvious.

"You never really explained before, White," Jaime says. "How are sirens normally created... born... you know what I mean."

"It is actually both simple and complicated at the same time," White says. "Siren creation is based on both nature and nurture. How a person lived by those around them and who they were as an individual. Sirens are born when another one passes, their element transferring to the next one being 'born." 

"Like my brother said, magic itself (herself or himself, depends on who you ask) chooses who is next to become a siren," Danny helped him explain. "The person is always slightly leaning toward their respected element even as humans. And while they don't have to be music prodigies or musically inclined, all that are chosen are typically those that like to sing, listen to music, or play an instrument. Some are even dancers or actors."

"That's really cool," Impulse said, in awe of what he had heard.

"It is true for all sirens," Robin asked, almosting looking like he was taking notes on his holo-glove.

"Other than myself, yes," White answered. "For example, take Lena. While a siren for four thousand years, she was still once a human. Lena had been quite a normal girl living in ancient Greece, like the first recorded sirens. She was a farmer's daughter living in the city of Kavala, known back then as Neapoli. While her parents dealt the animals on their farm, she did the gardening. She was a natural when it came to growing the vegetables and fruits her family grew. And even in these ancient times, she had a mind of her own and spoke her mind, defending her thoughts and beliefs. She dreamed of being a lyre player for the theatre. One day, during the Trojan War, her father was forced into the army for the Greeks. As a gardener, she had prayed to Demeter to keep her father safe on the battlefield. Her prayers were answered in the form of becoming the siren of nature to watch over and protect her father from the shadows."

The team stared at the siren prince in awe. They had no idea that would be the origin story of the usual bright and sunny nature siren. But it did explain why she was so protective and caring for Siren, as protection was at the core of why she became a siren in the first place.