My Mershark Felix and Siren Chloe AU. Origin (kinda) to our beautiful killers.
Chloe was sunning herself on a warm rock in the Mediterranean, her golden tail reflecting in the sunlight, her black scales absorbed the sunlight keeping her warm.
"You shouldn't be so out in the open Chloe." She opened one eye to see a shark fin circling her and closed her eye again, not seeking out the voices origin.
"If I get into trouble, I'll just sing my way out of it." She head a splash and felt rough skin brush against her arm.
"Do you practice? I'm told having a good voice and unique song is everything."
She sighed and sat up, opening her eyes and turning to the mershark who made himself comfortable on her rock.
"Felix, how many times have I told you, don't believe everything you're told. See, this is why your father thinks you're the obedient one."
He chuckled and flicked his tail, causing water to wet her tail. "I practice my powers every day." He was prideful and watched the circling shark.
"Why is their only one then?" She gave him a smirk and he pouted.
"I'm fourteen, Chloe. I'm well above my age group, most mersharks can't get command their first till at least sixteen. How many sailors have you killed?"
She huffed and crossed her arms. "Maybe I don't want to kill, blood is so messy."
"Ha! You can't even control a captain yet, so don't make fun of my sharks." Felix jumped into the water and popped back up with just his head. "Want to practice together? Just think, if we took down a ship together, we would be legends."
"Mmm. I don't know about legends but we would be the talk of the kingdom." She slid off the rock, slowly lowering herself into the water and Fe knew he had her on the hook.
"Come on, I know a ship is moving in the southeast of us, we could make it just before nightfall."
"Fine. But I expect something shiny in return."
"We will make an awesome team, no one even likes sirens."
"No one likes a shark." They grinned at one another, Felix took her hand and both dove under the water to find a ship to crash.
The siren and shark popped their heads above the water to see a ship moving slowly into the sunset. Chloe grinned at Felix and he returned her fangy grin.
"Think I can stop it?" She was nervous, at fifteen, she would be the youngest siren to sing a ship to an end.
"Yes. I can't believe I got three sharks." Both looked behind them and saw the three trailing dark spots under the water.
Chloe smirked, "Showtime." she said and dove under the water, her tail splashing sea water into his face. He chuckled and took off after her, his sharks following behind.
Chloe swam around the ship until she had eyes on the captain, he had a uniform on and with closer inspection the ship wasn't a pirate one but some human army one or whatever they called them on land. Not to be deterred, she started humming, lazily swimming next to the ship, and her eyes always on the man. Her hum got louder and she started soft vocalization, she tried to remember the other siren's songs but none felt like they fit. She tried to focus, she needed something unique, something her own. She felt her vocal cords shift and a new string of notes came out. Taking a deeper breathe she started her own Siren song and got the captain's attention, his eyes locked with hers and she pushed her will upon him.
The ship captain stopped steering and walked slowly to the edge closest to Chloe, she swam closer and raised herself out of the water a bit. He bent over the edge and she saw men scrambling around the wheel and pointing at the captain. Panic flooded her veins, she wasn't going to pull this off, she wasn't good enough, and everyone would mock her, she-.
A clawed hand touched her scaled shoulder, stilling her and switching her panic. "Stop. Calm. You got this, pull him into the water, and pull them all." Felix's voice relaxed her and she felt herself go loose but her facial features grew into a determined look. She raised her hand to the captain and moved back in the water, her voice was like an echo in a cave, it was open ocean but so defined. Felix had never heard any other siren be this alluring, if he were anything other than a mer, he would be lured to his death as well. Watching Chloe work was amazing but he needed something, the bloodlust was getting to him, the restless energy he was feeling from his shark pals wasn't helping.
Splash
The captain had not fallen in but a weak crew mate took the first dive, this boosted Chloe's confidence. Felix dove for the man and paused in front of him, he was dazed and wide eyes looking at the mer. Felix opened his mouth and went for the throat like he had been told to do in these cases. The taste of human blood was something he had never tasted before, he had smelled it before and now it was incredibly potent. Red surrounded his senses and he detached his fangs, the body starting to sink into the deep.
More splashes were heard and Felix took the next victim, He gave a pulse to the sharks, have what they wished, paint the sea red. He was so consumed with bloodlust and thrill of the kill he didn't even notice Chloe had stopped singing.
The captain had dove into the water after her and she swam forward to meet him. He smiled a dopey smile and reached for her, she had successfully put someone under her spell and she was proud. The sea around the ship was quickly turning red and in this moment she would have her first taste of blood, by her hand. Chloe turned his head with her webbed hand and breathed in his human scent. Her fangs ripped into his throat and blood ran onto her neck and chest, even in her long blond hair. The taste was divine, like soft shell crab, but also a hint of something else. She loved it. Relishing in her kill she searched the captain's uniform but found nothing of note.
"Are you done?" Chloe's head snapped upwards to see a transformed Felix leaning over the ship railing. He was a bit red and the tips of his blond hair were soaked, his smile was the widest she had ever seen. "Come aboard! Time to find you a pretty trinket for your hard work." He sent her a wink and went out of her range of sight.
Quickly Chloe threw herself up onto the ship, it took her a few tries but Felix helped pull her up when she almost fell for the fourth time. He gave her some pants and told her to meet him behind a door he pointed at when she was done screeching.
"I resent that!" She yelled out at him while he waved her off and went through the door "...Stupid shark." Chloe grumbled and took a deep breath before forcing herself to lose her tail and gain legs. He was right, she did screech, it was much more painful for sirens than the other types of mer. Carefully crawling away from the edge of the ship she attempted to pull on the human pants, she had to use her teeth to hem the ends to fit her short legs. Once she was able to stand, Chloe opened the door she saw Felix pass through and wandered down the hallway.
Felix heard the unsure stepping of her bare feet on the wood and yelled out. "In here!" Chloe made it to the correct doorway and saw Felix rummaging around in a large create, she joined him by his side.
"Find anything good?" She asked, sticking her own hand into the crate and moving things around.
"This! I feel something coming from it." Felix held out something wrapped in fine white cloth to her. Carefully she pulled the edges to the side to reveal what it was.
"I feel magical energy, it's… a mirror." She picked it up from the cloth and peered into it, all she saw was her face, and she turned it to face him instead. "See anything special?" He looked at the mirror for a quick second.
"No."
"Oh" She turned it back to look into it but this time she saw something strange and amazing. "Felix!" Look!" She gasped and pulled his shoulder to look into the mirror with her. Together they watched a scene play out, Felix being fawned over with attention and his father giving him a hug and what looked like a speech. It flashed again and the mirror was back to its normally reflective surface.
"Keep it safe, it looks like it shows the future." He shrugged and began going through the other crates in the room, trying to find himself something special.
Chloe examined her mirror carefully, it seemed to work on others but not herself. It was gold and embedded with gems, she wondered if she should add some coral and pearls for a personal touch. The mirror seemed to fit it, shiny yellow and white hues that went with her hair and tail. She hoped after a few enchantments it wouldn't break down from the harsh years of salt water. She wrapped it back in the cloth and tried to help Felix find something. They found a few pieces and started collecting everything in who giant sacks. The pair explored the rest of the ship proud of their finds and the kills that got them to this point. Like Felix had mentioned before, they were going to be legends when they returned.