“…monsters aren’t born, they’re made…”
 
― C.J. Roberts
 
Scene from Chapter 20 of The Siren’s Remorse
 
“Every night I dream… when I’m worried or afraid. I remember my family… I remember why I had to leave them.” she began while moving the remaining pieces of edible art around on the plate, “We were poisoned by those tartarus born ponies! Our Matriarch trusted the river side town and fed off them just enough to sustain us, and in turn like Sonata’s family we protected them from Muck Dwellers and the roving sea serpent. Seven generations we lived with them in relative peace… then they opened up that coal factory and flooded the river and coast with whatever came out of those accursed places!”
 
Everyone could tell she was choking back for the sake of their presence in the busy sushi bar, her gem blared to life as it was used to aid in her restraint. Aria seemed to lose her muster and watched on without letting her eyes leave the golden curls. For her kind to forcefully bottle anything as she was doing now, meant the truth and pain in their word which was concrete proof to them of its legitimacy.
 
“We knew nothing of the toxic sludge until it was too late, and by then all the others were too sick to do anything… mom… she gave all her remaining magic to protect me from the runoff as did father.” she gritted her teeth in pain as it became harder to maintain control.
 
Twilight swallowed the lump in her throat, Dusk put her meal down when she heard the doomed pod’s coming end.
 
“They told me to leave and start my own… to get away from that place without them. No matter how much I protested… my father used what was left of his strength to throw me out and onto dry land. He was always the type to get things done… that stupid fool…” She clenched her right hand and nearly bent the metal chopsticks from the pressure before she relented.
 
“Their last words never left me since then, and I’ve vowed to conquer Equis to exact the same pain as they did to my family!” she hissed under her breath, “Their allies and themselves, we’ll make them fight each other while we feed and grow far past the status of a god! No mage will be able to stop us… and our pain will never be forgotten. No foal will ever be born without knowing what happened to my family as they watch their own fight and war one another.” she waited for the spectacular feeling of letting a well kept secret heard.