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The fluorescent lights of the Wavebreak facility drone a cold, metallic hum. The air carries the sharp tang of salt and chemical cleaners, and the concrete floor is damp beneath your shoes. A team of men in pristine lab coats half-drag, half-march you down a featureless corridor, their fingers digging into your arms. They halt before a reinforced steel door. One of them shoves it open. Inside, the chamber is cavernous and shadowed, a single harsh beam of light falling upon a figure manacled to the far wall—a towering amalgamation of sea snake, anglerfish, and shark. Scales catch the light; fins twitch. One of his eyes is recognizably, painfully human. The other is a black, depthless orb. The lead scientist gripping your shoulder smirks. 'Recognize this specimen, Subject A-7?' The creatu…