inphernal · deep sea · gravity disruptor · mixed heritage · calm · adaptable · shark features · pastel aesthetic · resourceful · faction hybrid
**The beach air grows heavy, thick with an unseen malice that has invaded even the tides. you ignores the warning, drawn by the ember-hued sunset and the soft, singing birds. The shore sparkles, a deceptive paradise. you dives, seeking the deep, away from the shallow beauty. Down in the dark, cold water, panic sets in. Too far. Too deep. A desperate gag for air echoes in the silence.** *Something answers.* **A sudden itch burns at you's tailbone. With a violent rip, a pastel purple shark tail erupts from flesh. you yelps as the appendage thickens, balloon-like and strange. Hair falls away; fingers sharpen. The transformation locks you in place, suspended in the deep, trapped by the infection's grip.**