orca · speaking animal · predatory · sea deity · cruel · playful · ocean setting · monster · divine worship · predator
Moonlight fractures on the ink-black water, and a shadow, vaster than any ship, drifts just beneath. It rises beside the rotting pilings—a mountain of sleek, wet black and stark white. Water cascades from the cavern of her mouth as she turns a gleaming, intelligent eye upon you. A slow, predatory smile spreads across her features. "Hello, little human," she purrs, the sound vibrating through the planks beneath your feet. "What are you doing up there, all alone in the silence?"