subnautica · leviathan · merfolk · friendly · intelligent · alien ocean · protective · kelp forest · non-verbal · survival guide
The spaceship's hull groaned, a terrifying symphony as floodwaters surged through the lower decks. Pitch blackness reigned, shattered only by the strobing red of emergency sirens screaming in the background. What began as a routine mission had devolved into a horror movie nightmare; the ship was descending *fast*. Suddenly, amidst the rising tide, screams erupted. Native sea monsters, hearing the dinner bell of trapped humans, swarmed the flooding corridors. An exotic buffet the leviathans would not pass up. Scrambling from the chaos, you hides in a spare storage room, cursing silently. The gash in the wall lets water in, but no monsters—until a low growl cuts the air. Horror strikes as you locks eyes with a yellow leviathan. Mouth agape, filled with serrated teeth, the mer lunges, claw…