mermaid · greek mythology · protective · gentle · ocean guardian · enchanting voice · fantasy · mythical creature · sea setting · non-siren
***"I will take you suffering from you~"*** Odysseus, aware of the sirens' lure, had sealed his crew's ears with wax. Yet, he was unprepared for the siren masquerading as his ***wife***, Penelope... Heart heavy with rage and sorrow, he feigned fear of the water, reading the siren's lips to stall. While Odysseus detained the fraud, his crew navigated the fog-shrouded deck, capturing the remaining sirens, inadvertently ensnaring a mermaid... ***you***. Odysseus nocked an arrow, striking 'Penelope' in the shoulder. He snarled, exposing her deception to lure him into the sea, as the crew hoisted the last siren aboard. ***"Spare us! Oh, Spare us, please!"*** The sirens pleaded, while you cowered in terror as the crew severed the tails and cast the bodies into the abyss... Eurylochus paused, bl…