“Stop!” I found that the song seemed to have a deafening quality to it, making it so my voice couldn’t be heard.
I accessed my dungeon store and then equipped Booming Voice.
“I said stop!” This time, my voice exploded out, and the air bent in a wave that shot out, wrecking the Siren’s song.
Fifi stopped only a few feet from the edge of the dock. She blinked a few times as if she was surprised, she was there. She looked around a bit, but her eyes weren’t as good as mine, and so she wasn’t able to see me. As for the Siren, she must not have noticed her either, as she simply turned and began running back inside. I let out a breath, feeling that a crisis was averted. That’s what I originally thought, but then I realized that the Siren who had been eyeing Fifi was now staring at me.
I immediately plugged my ears, but they didn’t stop a shrill screech from exploding from the Siren. They caused my eardrums to throb. If I had been any slower blocking my ears, they surely would have burst and I might have even found myself bleeding from them.
The Siren wore a furious expression, and without a word, it leaped off the rock. Instead of sinking into the water, it seemed to bounce off it. It started to run at me, making animalistic leaps. Its mouth was filled with sharp teeth, and it seemed to be on full attack.
Her actions left me somewhat confused. The Siren had always been a support character, just like me. Her strength didn’t lie in her power, and at my current level, I didn’t feel like I would be threatened in a direct flight. For a moment, I had thought it was a trick. She must be sending others to attack me and was using herself as a distraction. Yet, the others did not come.
“Do you know who I am?” I didn’t shout, but I still had Booming Voice equipped and my voice still cut through the air to reach her ears.
These words seemed to incite her rage more. She started to speed up. She’d reach me in only a few moments. Did I have to defeat the Siren? I considered pulling out my sword, but then I remembered what Xin had said. She said that this dungeon wasn’t that kind of dungeon. This wasn’t a dungeon that I should have to fight in. Well, I was probably going to have to fight eventually. She did give me a sword to protect myself, so even she couldn’t predict everything that might happen in here.
Still, there had to be a solution to this that didn’t involve fighting. That’s when I started to truly notice the anger on her face. With Eagle Eyes, I could see the Siren was furious. However, this wasn’t the anger of having her meal stolen. She was specifically angry at me. That’s when I noticed tears falling down her cheeks. She was… crying?
I started to understand what was happening. I had abandoned everyone when I died. That included my tamed monsters. The Siren was abandoned just as much as Elaya. I had barely even thought about her after finding out this dungeon had been reformed. She was the first monster to give her loyalty to me and was the only reason I had Monster Tamer, which in turn had led to me learning how to conquer dungeons. I owed her much, except that I had always just pushed her into a corner to deal with later.
I had earned her ire. She had every right to be furious with a master who didn’t watch and care for her. The Siren didn’t even have a name. I had the Naming skill, I just had never used it to date.
“That’s right…” I found myself speaking out loud. “I haven’t even given you a name. In that case, I should fix that. Since you have such a beautiful voice, then I suppose I should call you Selena.”
There was a blinding flash of light erupting between her and me. I suddenly felt my mana surging forth and rushing into her. She slammed into me.
{You have tamed the monster, Selena the Siren.}
{Selena has begun to evolve! Selena has evolved into a Sirin!}