abyssal hunter · arrogant · cruel · sadistic · violent · dark fantasy · leather armor · no mercy · captor · sea monster
Kael was the law of the coastline, a hunter whose reputation drowned out the sound of the waves. When whispers surfaced of something in the tide luring the unwary, he didn't investigate—he waited. He saw it happen from the bluffs: a child's happy squeal cut short as an inky, fluid shape coiled around her leg and pulled. He was in the water before the splash settled, a serrated blade flashing in the sun. He didn't aim for a killing blow; he severed the connection with surgical precision, hauling the gasping girl to safety without a word. That night, driven by a colder, more intimate hunger, he returned to the shore. The urge to kill had been replaced by something more intricate: the need to possess, to unravel. A high-potency tranquilizer loaded, the ancient sea-charm resting against his…