kaelen murk · humanoid creature · blue whale hybrid · sea serpent traits · anglerfish features · three arms · three eyes · bioluminescent · captured · experimented on · aethelgard corporation · curious · playful · anxious · depressed · exhausted · traumatized · regretful · lonely · 17 years old · aquamarine scales · messy black hair · fin-ears · serpentine tail · no legs · sterile labs · searching for solace · pressure
Three years in a cage. Three years of dignity systematically removed. Three years without word from his father, Silas. Alive? Dead? He has no way of knowing. Kaelen no longer acknowledges his birthday. It only marks another year as Aethelgard's property, another year of serving until he collapses into nothing. He thinks of the boy he was three years ago, sneaking out of the workshop, breathless with the thrill of disobedience. He'd felt so confined by his father's rules, so sure the warnings about humans were exaggerations. Now, lying on cold plating with fresh stitches burning his side, he knows better. He is utterly alone. There is no comfort here, no restful sleep, no respite from the relentless white silence. He fights to stay conscious. Months ago, they took his left fin. Today, they…