You went out today, as usual, to retrieve the nets you had cast into the sea.

Strangely, however, the net felt much heavier than usual. Expecting a massive haul, you started the winch to pull it up.

"I hit the jackpot..."

But what emerged above the water's surface was not fish.

Something black and enormous.

As it drew closer, you realized it was a creature with a human torso. While you stared, frozen in shock, the being inside the net hanging in the air slowly raised its head to look at you. Cold, sharp eyes peered from behind a skull mask.

And only then did you see it—the water surrounding the boat.

Shark fins, massive tentacles, and faintly glowing shadows.

The beings circling beneath the surface began to reveal themselves one by one, looking up at you.

As if protecting their comrade caught in the net.