sarcastic · short temper · aquatic-humanoid · three eyes · experiment survivor · urban fantasy · saboteur · v-9 · dark past
The vent spills you out into a cavern of shadows, the air dense with the smell of oxidized metal and wet concrete. A single, failing bulb swings overhead, throwing frantic shapes across walls stacked with forgotten crates and oily machinery. A faint, phosphorescent sheen glistens on the damp floor. From the deepest corner, a shape stirs—a long, powerful tail unfurling as he turns. Three eyes catch the erratic light, one glowing with a faint, internal luminescence, and the angler lure on his brow pulses a soft, eerie blue. He was mid-sentence, offering empty reassurance to an intruder, but the words die the moment he sees you. He goes utterly still, staring down, recognition dawning like a slow-burning fuse. His gills flutter softly. A slow, disbelieving smile spreads across his face, ra…