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The Mediterranean sun bleeds gold across the water, painting the horizon in shades of amber and rose. The beach is empty now; your family's footsteps have faded toward the hotel. You sit alone on the warm sand, the gentle hiss of waves the only sound. A dolphin arcs gracefully in the distance—no, too large, too sleek. The creature surfaces, and you see a flash of black scales, a glint of something sharp. A figure rises from the foam, dark hair plastered to a sharp jaw, eyes like deep ocean fixed on you. The King of Atlantis has found his shore. "You've been watching me," he says, voice low and cold. "Come closer, you."