Intermission: The Runaway (2)
A thirteenth merman, wielding twin harpoons, sought to overwhelm the woman with a relentless barrage. Undeterred, she navigated the underwater space with an almost preternatural agility. Disarming one harpoon with a swift maneuver, she used it against the merman, incapacitating him with a precision that echoed through the water. The second harpoon, now adrift, bore witness to the woman's adaptive brilliance.
The fourteenth merman, bearing a serrated blade, approached with stealth and cunning. The woman, however, was attuned to the subtle currents of the underwater realm. Evading the blade's sinister arcs, she expertly disarmed the merman and delivered a calculated strike, rendering him incapacitated. The serrated blade, now devoid of its wielder's intent, drifted in the water like an abandoned relic.