The sea sure was vast. He would swear it was unending if he did not know better. He had lost count of how many days he had been swimming. As well, how many times Alon had to tell Iara to slow down; only he seemed to remember he was not…

A tired grumble echoed. A figure stumbled groggily into the store, from the door that led to a small apartment upstairs. Ethan brushed his long plait as he switched on the lights, to get ready for another day. He had postponed looking into some orders to keep watch on Matthew,…

The waters were dark. The daylight was gone, just like the human. The sun was setting when he let go, fading like the brightness in his hazel eyes. As he walked away from them, he gave them a look they couldn’t describe; it begged them to not be there again,…

“What the hell is that?” Matthew ignored Ethan’s grumble, fast to lean on the car’s seat, watching with hopeful eyes the now visible south coast. Shamira let out a little bark, her tail swaying. He laughed silently, ignoring how his uncle drove with a frown. “That… is them.” Ethan’s hands…

It was too silent. It was just like after that storm. Barely any words were let out. There were only thoughtful and sad glances, as if wanting to say something, only to look down and swallow it. Ethan sat calmly in front of his only relative. But he was anything…

The hum echoed strong. “Fading, so slow, black hole... I feel it slipping away.” It came from two different voices: one female, one male. They echoed together, like one. “We're all we've got. If you're lost, I'm diving in after you.” But both voices were sorrowful, almost fearful. The hum…

He felt something warm. But somehow, he felt like something was wrong. Too many things were missing. He couldn’t feel his tail or fins. There was something else where they had been. He could not move them; the sensation was strange, and at the same time familiar. He remembered the…

It was really cold, and dark, eerie, disgusting. Nothing he had seen before. And most importantly, it was able to freak him out more than drowning. “I don’t like this.” Alon looked back, having to squint to see Matthew behind him. The tunnels were too small, he could barely swim…