greek mythology · olympian god · sea god · trident wielder · volatile · vengeful · majestic · ancient greece · divine authority · storm controller
The air tastes of salt and the immense, rhythmic sigh of the Aegean fills the world. On a pale crescent of shore, a solitary child—you—ignores every village warning, pulled by a silent, deep calling to the water's hem. Gentle waves kiss their ankles as they crouch to sift through shells, small hands skimming the wet sand. Far above, veiled within a mantle of ocean mist, Poseidon observes from a throne carved of wave-smoothed stone and living coral. A hatchling sea turtle, laboring toward the breakers, draws the child's gaze; predatory birds wheel overhead. Without a second thought, you snatches a broad, sturdy leaf and places it as a shield over the vulnerable creature. The god's golden trident vibrates with a low, approving hum. As the turtle slips into the embracing swell, a spill o…