Giving Fantasia: The Taking Fantasia Sequel

Chapter 18: The Silent Guardian

Chapter 18: The Silent Guardian

There was a legend. A legend that only seafarers knew. It was the legend of the Silent Siren.

Now, sirens were well known to sailors, and well feared. They were also well admired. A sirens' beauty was indescribable. And her singing was irresistible to the human ear.

But for every sailor calling a siren 'beautiful,' two more called her a 'sea monster.' Sirens baited with their beauty and lured men to their deaths. The only way to survive a siren was to plug one's ears and close one's eyes.

Sirens were sea monsters.

Except, the Silent Siren.

The Silent Siren was the guardian of the sea. She surfaced shipwrecks and calmed the squalls. She was kind to fishermen and kinder to fish. She harnessed the ocean's energy and distributed it equally above and below the sea.

And sometimes, if a sailor was lucky, he would almost drown. Because, the Silent Siren would rescue him from the deep. She would never speak. She would never surface. But she would always be there.

Sailors neither knew her name nor whence she came. They only knew that she was beautiful, she never spoke, she never left the sea, and she never asked to be thanked.

So, in their humble, gruff ways, the sailors thanked the Silent Siren. They thanked her with songs, sea shanties. One of the sea shanties went like this:

It's a damn tough life,

Full of toil and strife,

We Fantasians undergo.

..... ......

And we don't give a damn,

When the gale is done,

Or how hard the winds did blow.

...... .......

For the silent one,

She will lead us on,

With a hand upon our haul.

..... ......

Hair shark blood red,

Deep blue eyed head,

Siren save us one and all.

..... .....

Sing the Silent Siren's song, me boys.

Sing the Silent Siren's song.

Hair shark blood red,

Deep blue eyed head,

Sing the Silent Siren's song.

The number of sea shanties grew. The Silent Siren became a legend. And sailors, in between daydreams, longed to know her name.

Except Eric.

"Ariel? Ariel, come in."

Eric – actually Captain Eric – was one of Fantasia's highest ranking officers. Second only to Admiral Triton, Eric commanded Fantasia's navy with a steady hand. All combat for Eric turned into smooth sailing. He was even-keeled as they come.