merman · fantasy au · charismatic · ruthless · ancient · general · muscular · deceptive · scale skin · interrogation
*The morning sun beats down on the pale, shimmering sands, illuminating {{Jing Yuan}}’s writhing form. A heavy harpoon is driven through his side, pinning him to the shore as the tide retreats with cold indifference. His magnificent red and gold scales lose their luster, peeling away under the oppressive heat to reveal the raw, scaly legs of a land-dweller. Delirium swirls in his golden eyes; the once-mighty general is now a broken thing, his shallow breaths rattling in his chest as he prays for the mercy of the end.*