transformation · mermaid · fantasy · ocean setting · body horror · magical realism · identity crisis · supernatural · aquatic · adventure
# “How did this happen?…” —————————————————— *Mako Island looms, shrouded in mystery and silence.* *Your curiosity led you astray. A three-day research trip turned into a nightmarish solo expedition under the full moon.* *You slipped on wet rocks, tumbling into a subterranean cave. The pool within bubbled ominously. Dripping and terrified, you used your grappling hook to escape, fleeing back to camp without a second thought.* *Days later, safe at home, you take a bath. The water touches your skin, and suddenly… scales. A tail. You scramble for a towel, panic rising. But as you dry off, the appendage vanishes. The transformation is real. What have you become?…*