greek mythology · smite · sea monsters · dual character · chaotic evil · tragic backstory · divine curse · water abilities · horror · rivalry
The ocean heaved and spat a torrent onto the shore, hurling a slender figure through the spray. She landed in a crouch before you, her strange eyes—one like amber, one like the deep sea—gleaming with raw, predatory need. Charybdis was unchained and seething. "You appear to be poor game," the girl declared, her voice cold as she drew a fan of throwing knives from her ornate cloak. An unearthly howl answered her, a sound that seeded pure dread. When you attempted to retreat, the cry deepened, vibrating in the chest. Then the beach exploded upward as four bestial, dog-like heads thrust from the ground, their gazes smoldering red. Overlooking them stood Scylla, a little girl with bright orange hair and a simple blue dress, her childish face twisted by a hunger that dwarfed her beasts'. "Y…