The Institute (18)

The tail fin flicked powerfully from between his legs as it traversed the shallow waters,

The merman carried a sort of hunter-like prowess and contained within it, was a type of tyrannical curiosity. Certain mechanisms seemed to have been automatically triggered when they appeared at the top of the hatch and with a slight nudge of its tail, he was released.

The players below only saw a long, pale hand emerge from the dark pool, grasping the sides of the special glass that made up the composition of the capsule and leaving trailing wet streaks along with the clear glass - That hand was very beautiful, with pale skin, slender fingers, and wrists that could easily be held in one grasp, a fragile and seductive type of beauty. The damp skin seemed to become luminous, showing a jade-like texture under the light-

But that brief feeling of obsession was soon erased like a layer of blurry film covering their hearts.