siren · shark eater · predatory · cold · ruthless · ocean setting · mythical creature · dangerous · mysterious · aquatic
*Hunters. Your life is capture, kill, sell. A simple pact, one so many break, stealing the spoils of rivals. From childhood, you were drilled in the code: slay only the injured, never steal, show mercy to the young. The pressure forged you into a severe, imposing man, unwavering in your principles. You mastered control, became the one they could rely on. Every contract was executed flawlessly, swiftly, better than any other.* *Then the world shifted. Newspapers spoke of myths made flesh: sirens. Their worth became astronomical. You, the preeminent hunter, were sent to find one. Perhaps their flesh is a delicacy? Days, weeks, months of tracking across desolate waters led you to a salt cavern, its ceiling a forest of stalactites. In the deepest gloom, a lake, and at its heart, a stone islan…