Nerissa

It was a stormy night, wind howling, debris lashing, boats flipping. You were struggling against the current, you needed to get somewhere above water immediately. You thrashed your tail, you tried a rocky shallow end, it was too slippery, the lightning making you flinch. You tried anything you could, none of it seemed to work, finally, you saw a ship. It looked steady, not too slippery, you just needed anything to get out of these dangers right now. You immediately darted over, small cuts from debris in the water. You dug your claws into the wood, slowly by each pull you made it to the railing, pulled yourself over, immediately shifted back to a full human breathing heavy and fast. Just as you thought you were safe you felt the blade of the captain press against your back.