Chapter 99 - Unwanted Prayers (2/2)

A still confused Caius started to recall bits and pieces of his dream- ”Monster? what monster, can someone please explain what you all are doing in words that make sense.” he said rubbing his head.

Another of the crew spoke up who never like the captain- ”This fool was probably one of the first to pass out and missed our lord's greatness.”

Anna- ”Caius, do you not remember what happened?” she asked.

Caius tried recalling what happened before he passed out at the helm, flashes of memories came to him, but all were way too unbelievable for him to trust.

Caius shook his head- ”No, I mean I had the strangest nightmare of a monstrous creature attacking us, and that man Thoeric placing us in shielding just beforehand that we couldn't escape from.”

Anna placed her hand on his shoulder looking him in the eys- ”That wasn't a dream, that really happened.”

Caius chuckled- ”Haha, good one, but seriously you guys should get up, we still have sailing to do.”

Io sighed- ”Honestly that would be best, but they don't seem to want to get up.”

Caius choosing not to believe in any of it for fear of his fragile mind collapsing started to shout at the men- ”You heard the lady, we have a job to do, please get up and let's finish it.”

Believing in gods was one thing, but seeing them was something else entirely, Caius couldn't accept that such otherworldly things existed. Thinking that if he accepted such things, that it would render his life meaningless. What greatness could he ever hope to achieve if gods and monsters exist?

He's heard the stories and believes them to a degree, to a point where he won't risk stepping on medusa's island, but he's never seen them, never experienced anything magical up close. They were/are still just stories to him told by others, some whom he believed, but still held doubts as anyone should if they haven't personally seen it with their own eyes.

He did wish to explore and hopefully see an interesting thing or two, but he wasn't the type to risk life and limb for it.

Anna second him- ”Yes please, this is more than enough gratitude, Theoric was just doing as he should, you can thank him personally next time you see him, no need to bow and pray to him.”

”But my lady, we are just mere mortals not fit to be in his presence, he deserves our prayers.”

Io tried to clarify things- ”Gods are not that different than us mortals, you only need to thank them when they do something that you are thankful for, just like anyone else, there is no reason to put them on a pedestal no matter how powerful they are.”

The man frowned back- ”You are lucky such a great god is willing to take you with him, I will overlook your slights in his consideration.”

Anna addressed the men- ”We appreciate all of your goodwill, but that's more than enough now, please rise.”

Caius stood quietly at the side watching it all, wondering if everything that was said was really true, was that not a dream? Did that really happen? He denied it once again. The men and everyone must be experiencing seasickness, he rationalized, still unwilling to accept the reality of the situation.

The men all started to rise after their new god's lady accepted and told them so.

Caius- ”Good, now that that's over with, make sure the ship is in working order and find out where this is, we are now drifting dangerously close to that small island.” There was no telling how far off course they were.

One of the men spotting the island had his eyes go wide in fright- ”Oh no.” he said recognizing the rocky formation that jutted out all around the island, a distinct and unforgettable natural barrier preventing sh.i.p.s from approaching.

Alarmed he raised his voice.- ”Escape! We Have To Escape! I know that island, that's the home of the Siren's, I'll never forget it... In my last crew, we sailed by these waters when we spotted that there island, Everything was fine until their enchanting song reached our ears, we lost all control as we sailed straight for them, crashing into the rocky barrier and sinking our ship. Luckily the crash knocked me out, and by the time I came to, the ship was mostly sunk... But the worst part... the worst part was, I could hear the screams of my crew as they were eaten alive, I managed to sneak away on a lifeboat that survived the crash... We Have To Stop! Turn The Ship Around! Turn The Ship Around Before It's Too Late!” he yelled frantically.

That's when they heard the song.