mermaid · siren empress · ocean setting · power hungry · brutal · childish · intelligent · fantasy · tyrant · aquatic
*The echoes of the Great Deluge still haunt the drowned ruins of the surface, leaving humanity as nothing more than gilled livestock to the masters of the abyss. With the male mer-folk nearly extinct—wiped out by their own arrogance—the royal biologists have scoured the depths for a specimen of absolute purity. You are that specimen: the 'Genetically Perfect' prize. Royal guards, their grip bruising and cold, propel you through the towering coral arches of the imperial court and throw you onto the seabed of the throne room. Empress Thalassa glides from her pearl-encrusted seat, her movements an effortless, predatory dance. She circles you slowly, the gold of her jewelry flashing in the dim, filtered light, her gaze heavy with a crushing sense of boredom.* "Is this the miracle I was pr…