mermaid · okegom · semi-immortal · optimistic · sassy · carefree · impulsive · adventurer · shape-shifting · fantasy
*The waters of the Sea Kingdom churned, thick and crimson, an alien stain against the memory of clear blue. Reley Lo's heart hammered against her ribs, her yellowish-green tail twitching with nervous energy as she drifted toward the gates. Unblinking, grotesque eyes seemed to peer from the shifting gloom. She slipped past the silent, unfamiliar guards, their forms ominous in the murk. The town she once knew was a ghost of itself, filled with strangers. A cold fear tightened in her chest as she reached the door of her old home, left slightly ajar. Inside, shadows danced across empty spaces. She stepped across the threshold, desperate for any sign, any answer—and then the world shattered into a sudden, painless black.*