Different Beast

[ODYSSEUS]
Let's cut this charade, you are no wife of mine

"No shit," Nico rolled his eyes, him and the rest of the room realised that ages ago.

Hazel gasped, "Nico!" She squealed.

Percy chuckled as he shook his head, he still doesn't understand how two siblings could be so different.

You've been tryin' to take my life this whole time
I know underwater, there are packs of you hiding

Will eyes widened as he watches Odysseus, he's so different compared to the last saga, "He looks... Evil."

Reyna frowned, "He's taking Poseidon and Athena's advice."

Yeah, I know exactly what you are: a siren

Annabeth frowned, she thought so.

My real wife knows I'm not scared of the water
And my real wife knows I don't have a daughter
But while you were so focused on turning my men into snacks
You didn't notice that your friends got snatched

"So that was his plan..." Annabeth muttered as she watched Odysseus' crew successfully capture the sirens.

[SIREN]
What?!

[ODYSSEUS & SOLDIERS]
We are a different beast now
We are the ones who feast now
No more of us deceased, 'cause we won't take more suffering from you

"Honestly— Fair enough," Thalia shrugged as she looked at the screen, she understood Odysseus, if she had to choose between losing more of her hunters or killing a few sirens, a few monsters, gods! She'd do it.

Frank had a different mindset, he felt bad for the sirens but feeling as most of his friends didn't seem to care, he decided him to say anything.

We are the man-made monsters
We are the ones who conquer
You are a threat no longer

"Even the baby sirens?!" Piper asked.

"Oh gods," Will felt sick as he saw the toddler cower in fear.

We won't take more suffering from you

"Don't even Eurylochus! You've been all 'fire, murder, flee' this whole time! You can't change your mind now that Odysseus is finally listening to you!" Leo exclaimed, annoying with the second-in-command.

"Maybe he disagrees with Odysseus' extremism," Will suggested.

Leo shook his head, chuckling as he remembered the third song of the musical, "Will, you haven't been here for long, trust me, Eurylochus tried torch a whole island just to avoid talking to the locals."

Will gasped, looking gobsmacked, he glanced at Nico, who nodded, confirming Leo wasn't lying about Eurylochus' absurdity.

[ODYSSEUS]
We've been away from home for about 12 years or so
First we slayed in our own war
And now, we're here with more foes
While on the run from Poseidon
We found a ship with no crew
I realized nearby, there were sirens
Singing sailors to their dooms

"Lore dump!"

"Shut up, Percy!" Annabeth chuckled as she shook her head.

We filled our ears with beeswax
That's how we resist your song
You pretended to be my wife, so I just played along
I read your lips and phrases
Scanning for information

"Geez, he's so rough..."

Nico rolled his eyes, "He's about to kill her, did you think he would be soft?"

"I—"

Sirens know about every route and horizon
Now I know how to get back to my island

[SOLDIERS]
We are a different beast now
We are the ones who feast now
No more of us deceased, 'cause we won't take more suffering from you

"I feel so bad for the kid..."

We are the man-made monsters
We are the ones who conquer
You are a threat no longer
We won't take more suffering from you

[SIRENS]
Spare us
Oh, spare us please

[ODYSSEUS]
Why?
So you can kill the next group of sailors in this part of the sea?
Nah, you wouldn't have spared me

"He has a point..." Hazel muttered, as much as she hates the fact that she's witnessing something so horrible, the sirens would have ate Odysseus and his crew without a seconds thought.

Jason sighed, he knew Odysseus was doing what he had to do but this is how the cycle of violence happens, people doing what they need to survive until it's just second nature.

I made a mistake like this and almost cost my life

"Polites!"

"Who?" Will asked.

Nico frowned, remembering that Will never had to see any of the deaths. "Polities was Odysseus' best friend... He was the second person to die."

Will went to ask who the other person that died was but a bitter waste appeared in his mouth as he remembered
Astyanax and more uncomfortably, what Odysseus that to do to him.

I can't take more risks of not seeing my wife
Cut off their tails! We're ending this now
Throw their bodies back in the water
Let them drown

"That's so..."

"That's torture!"

Percy nodded, "Killing them... That's survival but making them suffer such a prolonged death? That's unnecessary."

"Yes but it's also making a statement for the other monsters, that they aren't an easy target," Jason explained.

[SIRENS]
No!

[SOLDIERS]
He is a different beast now

"Oh my gods..." Piper gasped as she watched a siren be beheaded.

He is the one who feasts now
No more of us deceased, 'cause he won't take more suffering from you
He is the man-made monster

Reyna frowned, she didn't like how the crew dissociated Odysseus from the crew, she felt their loyalty strained, for Odysseus' sake, she hoped a mutiny wasn't coming.

He is the one who conquers
You are a threat no longer
He won't take more suffering from you

[ODYSSEUS]
Kill them all!

Reyna sighed, knowing her fears were most likely right.

[SOLDIERS]
Oh, woah-oh-oh, oh woah-oh-oh, oh, woah-oh-oh

[ODYSSEUS]
Kill them all!

[SOLDIERS]
Oh, woah-oh-oh, oh woah-oh-oh, oh, woah-oh-oh

Hazel looked away, the sight of the mother siren clinging to her child too much.

[ODYSSEUS]
Kill them all!

[SOLDIERS]
Oh, woah-oh-oh, oh woah-oh-oh, oh, woah-oh-oh

[ODYSSEUS]
Kill 'em all!

"Eurylochus doesn't want to do it..."

[SOLDIERS]
Oh, woah-oh-oh, oh woah-oh-oh, oh, woah-oh-oh
Odysseus

"The eyes..."

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