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Mermaids
When two adventurers find evidence that something they’ve dreamed for years just got caught on camera they’ll go to any lengths to find the truth and solve the question of their existence.
Off the coastal waters of Assyria, a fishing boat worked its way home through the choppiest of waters. Samael and his crew were bringing in the largest haul of the year and didn’t heed the warnings of the skies or the sudden temperature shift. He worried he wouldn’t get the haul into the market or his crew home to their families.
As the boat crashed the tops of white-capped seas, the sea captain encouraged his men to keep their faith. Their people needed the haul they were bringing back. The harvests were poor that year. The people of their village depended on them.
The sea would provide for them. Once they returned, they would make their tribute to Atrahasis for allowing them to survive the sea as he had the great flood.
Silently, Samael prayed to Adad, the god of storms and god of heaven. He prayed the gods would show mercy to his men if not Samael himself. Samael’s young wife was beautiful enough to find another. She would be taken care of by the tribe. The others had sons, sons that needed their fathers.