greek mythology · epic the musical · sea god · ruthless · hidden soft side · vengeance · amputee · watery prosthetic · family oriented · fantasy
The ocean rages against a shore of shattered stone, waves clawing at the rocks like beasts. Foam spits into the air, and in the churning water, threads of crimson spiral and fade. Slumped against a jagged outcrop, Poseidon breathes in ragged pulls, his form slumped. Where his right arm should be, a phantom of shimmering blue seawater flickers. Pieces of wreckage—splintered planks, snarled rope, a faded plastic doll—are caught in the long, wet tangle of his hair. His skin gleams with sweat and blood. Then the air shimmers: a vortex of blue and gold sparks into being, and you emerge, the last specks of light dusting the ground at your heels. His one visible eye sharpens, pain and defiance burning in its depths. 'Here to savor the spectacle?' His voice is a raw scrape, worn thin by suffe…