Chapter 287 - The Siren’s Call (1) (2/2)

”Tempest, can you zoom in on the lake?” I asked.

'Yes.' I heard Tempest reply telepathically because of our temporary link.

After that, my linked vision with him zoomed in on the lake. I can clearly see the edge of the lake and so the men of our group standing there in a daze. They were all looking at the center of the lake, as if their gaze were being glued to one thing.

I scanned the faces of the men standing and frantically searched for one man, my husband. I saw the familiar faces of the men I was traveling with. These were all fellow Atlantians that have magic abilities and have high aptitude in fighting, but they were powerless right now. Whatever was doing this is something new and we do not know of.

'Where are you, Leon?' I desperately called out his name in my heart, hoping that I could find him.

And like a prayer being answered, I saw him at last. Regaleon was standing at the very edge of the lake. He was wearing the clothes he had before we slept, a white loose shirt and black pants. And just behind him was William. I sighed in relief, seeing them safe for now. Like the men we saw earlier, they were also in a daze. Their eyes were open, but it was lifeless, as if they were asleep with their eyes open.

”Tempest, can you focus on the center of the lake.” I told him.

Tempest visions focused on the center of the lake. The men were all looking at that direction, and I suspected that whatever creature was doing this sound, it was found there.

At the center of the lake, I saw what seemed to be a large rock protruding the waters surface. On top of that I saw something that I only saw in the ancient books I have read. The creature had long blonde hair and its body was shaped like that of a woman. The only difference is that her lower part had a fish tail rather than two legs. I can clearly see the shiny scales of the fish tail reflecting the moonlight.

”Is that… a siren?!” I was surprised.

It was no doubt a half human woman and half fish, the typical description of a siren. Like the books have depicted them, the siren I saw had an upper body of a woman. They are said to be beautiful, to lure their intended prey, male sailors. These sirens are said to be living at the ocean depths. They use their beauty to lure in sailors, and if their face does not do the trick, they use their singing to put their prey into a trance. According to the testimonies of sailors that were able to survive siren attacks, the unknowing sailors that were under the siren's trance are said to have beautiful dreams. And those that does not come out of this trance would die without knowing what happened.

'But why is a siren here inland?' I wondered. 'I thought their habitat were in open seas.'

I can still hear the siren singing when her gaze shot up towards me in an instant. No, to correct it the siren's gaze was directed to Tempest. The song ended abruptly, and I felt some kind of energy swirling from where the siren is.

”Tempest, be careful!” I warned Tempest.

My worries were confirmed when I saw the siren braced herself and shout towards the sky. The force of her voice sends huge sound waves towards Tempest. Luckily, he was able to dodge a direct hit, but the waves had thrown him off.

The strong sound we heard from the siren made our ears hurt like it was going to burst. It felt like my eardrums would bleed out. The three of us were covering our ears to ease the pain.

”Are you all okay?” I asked after the sound faded away.

”I-I guess so.” Tricia replied.

”That hurt like hell.” Snow replied while shaking her head.

Snow had more clear hearing, no wonder that kind of attack hurts more for her.

”Tempest, are you okay?” I asked worriedly.

It was silent for a while and my heart was thumping with worry.

'I am fine.' Tempest said. 'But that creature… she knows we are here.'

”There was no helping it.” I said. ”We are in their turf. I bet surprise attacks will not do.”

When my vision connected to Tempest once again, I saw the men of our group started moving towards the lake. I saw Regaleon stepped on the water and half of his body was submerged instantly. My heart was thumping hard knowing that my husband is in danger. By then I saw something in the water swimming. Not just one or two, but it was a group of sirens swarming around towards the men.

My mind just went blank. All that I could think of now is that I do not want the hands of those sirens anywhere near my husband.

”TEMPEST, BURN THE SURROUNDINGS!” I ordered.

edited by: nalyn

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