Twined By Your Cuts
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Searan, the ruthless hunter and fisher of the waves, thought her mission was a straightforward job. With deadly weapons and ruthless determination, she was never prepared for what fate had in store. When she meets a strange man on the coast with a horrifying agenda, it becomes clear that this huntress is not the hunter, but the prey. With her back against the wall and the waters of doom surrounding her, it seems the only thing left to hunt is her.
A 'short' story based off the scottish folk tale the seal catcher. had to do it for my lit assignment but went WAY over the word count cause i said "My story derserves to be told the way i want" direct quote, me. So here i am, telling it the way it NEEDS to be told, cause I didnt like in the og tale, the main chracter literally has no consequences to his actions, so i wanted to make everything really grey, like you could side with either side and still be morally right.
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