forum The Siren and the Chimera (with @Dances_with_Shadows)
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Hera looked at her, anger sparking in her gaze, though her face remained in the same arrogant look. "You're excused."

Tempest smothered her laugh.

@ElderGod-kirky group

Aurae shot a smirk at Leon before frowning at Hera. "I don't do errands, lady." Ebony and Ivory, her familiars, tightened their bodies around Aurae in comfort. They remained hidden, however. She hooked a thumb at the two Chimera brothers. "They can tell you all about that."
Leon nodded vigorously. "Not a good idea."

@ElderGod-kirky group

She didn't back down, surprisingly. Most people would cower at the look Hera was giving her. "I'm here to fight. That's it. You want an errand boy, send him." She jerked her chin at Leon. He shot her a glare. "And I'm surprised you even trust a born liar to do your dirty work. Who's to say I won't just get some food, piss around, then come back and spew random names?"

@PrettyLittlePyro

Hera rolled her eyes. "If you are here to fight, then why are you using your shadows just in case you need to get away? Are you a coward as well as a liar?"

@ElderGod-kirky group

"No. I'm not. I happen to find the shadows better company than you. Whatever they have to say actually has some worth." Ooooh, her father was going to kill her when he found out about this. But he had dragged her out of bed and she was not happy. And she was sporting a killer hangover, so that didn't help things.

@PrettyLittlePyro

(Sorry, I died.)

Hera shrugged. "Well, if that's your opinion, then you can leave." Her eyes flashed dangerously, but other than that, she seemed the image of perfect calm.

Tempest turned to her brothers. "We should leave," she whispered, and they all nodded. They crept out of the house, and together burst into a run, towards the ocean, trying to get away from angry Hera as fast as possible.

@ElderGod-kirky group

She smirked and did a two finger salute before disappearing in the shadows. She didn't go far. In fact, she went to where she had spotted some of the Keres hovering over the city. She recognized them as the ones that had helped her fight Echidna. "Hellanike, Athliotis, Nysa, Clymere, Mizéria. Lovely to see you five." The shadows kept her suspended in the air. Her familiars made their appearance, watching the five Keres sisters intently.

@PrettyLittlePyro

Tempest lept into the water, followed by her brothers. And not a moment too soon. She could feel the angry burst of energy that Hera sent out, and was flung hard into the ocean. They exchanged looks.
"Well, we should probably hide for a bit, until she calms down," Aquarius said.
Bay winced. Poor Hera. She must not be happy about the way things have ended up, and she probably misses her husband.
Ford snorted. "No, she doesn't. She hates her husband, he cheats on her so often."
"Guys…" Tempest sounded worried. The brothers turned to look… and groaned. A bunch of sea nymphs were charging at them, evil looks in their eyes.
"Well, shit, Poseidon," Aquarius said, summoning a sword.

@ElderGod-kirky group

(Sorry, had to do something outside)
Levi shifted into his dragon and plunged into the ocean, using his wings as propellers and bearing his teeth at the nymphs. However, Leon did not follow.

@PrettyLittlePyro

(You're good.)

Tempest turned into her full siren form and started to sing, to draw the nymphs toward her. In this form, her voice was much more potent. Her brothers surrounded her and slashed at any nymphs that got too close.

@PrettyLittlePyro

Aquarius slashed at a nymph and cut her head off. He winced. He never liked killing things. That was more Ford's thing.

Tempest let out all her emotions: fear, anger, frustration, into her scream and it grew to such a pitch that all the nymphs dropped dead then and there. She stopped screaming, panting, and turned back into her more human form.

@ElderGod-kirky group

Lance had made it back by then, and the three brothers conversed at the edge of the ocean about recent events. Lance cringed when he heard about Aurae.

@PrettyLittlePyro

Tempest slid off the rock she had been sitting on and wiped sweat from her face, surveying the bodies.
Aquarius hugged her. "At times like this I'm glad that I'm not full siren."
Tempest laughed slightly. "Well, you're like one. You have the charm."
He ran his hand through his hair, preening. "I know," he said jokingly, bringing a laugh from her.

@PrettyLittlePyro

Ford sensed a ripple in the water and glanced at the shore to see Goat Boy. Glancing quickly at his other siblings, who were too busy shoving each other into the water, he swam over.

@ElderGod-kirky group

"We can't follow," Lance said by greeting, gesturing to the ocean. Leon was as far away from the shore as possible while still being able to hear the conversation.

@PrettyLittlePyro

Ford looked confuse for a moment, then nodded in understanding. "Why not? My mother has some special seaweed that she charms so that people can live underwater, and the palace is surrounded by a giant air bubble.''

@PrettyLittlePyro

Ford looked at him oddly. "Well, who needs weapons down there? You'll be safe. And my sister can just pull you there." He said blankly.
He yelped as he was pulled underwater, struggling.
"You're an idiot, Ford!" Tempest yelled.

@PrettyLittlePyro

Tempest flushed when she saw Lance looking at her. She still couldn't forget what he had said to her while he was in her mind. She shot a grin at Leon.

@PrettyLittlePyro

She thought for a moment. "Well, the palace has an enormous air bubble around it, with about a 600 mile radius, and we have a portal that leads to it. But I don't know, really. You didn't have to help, ya know," she said as an afterthought.

@ElderGod-kirky group

Levi smiled kindly. "We want to. How many times do we have'ta say it?" He nudged Lance, who was still staring at Tempest, and the brother shot him a look and shifted awkwardly.