Siren's child

Long ago, before your time, monsters and humans lived together as one. For a while, the world was peaceful. But peace did not last forever.

Humans soon became greedy for land and power, and a great war began. In the end, the humans won.

The surviving monsters were forced to flee. Some escaped into the deep forests, while the creatures of the sea retreated into the darkest parts of the ocean. For a time, they managed to hide from the growing human world.

But as the human population increased, so did their machines. Oil engines roared across the land, cargo ships filled the oceans, and progress spread everywhere.

Soon the seas were no longer safe. One by one, sea creatures began to disappear as the waters became more dangerous and polluted. Even the sirens, once the proud singers of the ocean, slowly vanished from the world.

The last siren carried her final hope in her hands an egg that held her unborn child.

Her husband had gone out to search for food days ago, but he never returned. The oceans had become dangerous, and many sea creatures had already vanished. She knew she could survive the harsh waters, but her child could not.

In desperation, the siren gathered all her strength and swam toward the surface. She needed to find a way to protect her egg before it was too late.

When she reached the shore one quiet night, she saw a small family living by the seaside. Using the little magic she had left, the siren disguised herself as a frail old woman and knocked on their door, asking for help. The kind couple welcomed her into their home and offered her a warm meal.

During dinner, the father stepped into the kitchen to fetch something. In that brief moment, the siren acted quickly. She leapt toward the mother and forced her to swallow the precious egg.

It was the only way.

Inside the human mother, the egg would grow safely. The child would be born partly human and partly siren giving it a better chance to survive in the changing world.

Before the father returned, the siren rushed out of the house and disappeared back into the dark ocean.

The family was left shaken and confused, wondering what the strange old woman had done.

A month later, the human mother began to feel something growing inside her. Fear slowly crept into the family’s hearts. They feared the unknown creature forming within her and considered trying to get rid of it.

But before they could decide, the siren mother returned from the sea.

She appeared before them once more and begged them to spare her child. With tears in her eyes, she explained everything how the oceans had become deadly, how her kind had nearly vanished, and how this child was the last hope of the sirens.

The family hesitated, unsure whether they could trust her.

But in the end, their compassion won.

They agreed to protect the child.

And so the baby was saved destined to live a double life, both human and siren.