Twenty-seven-year-old Ryota Anshin, a marine biologist at one of Tsukuba City's major marine research centers in Japan, was casually diving off the coast of Okinawa with his diving friend when tragedy struck. Saving his friend from a sudden whirlpool, Ryota succumbed to its force and drowned. However, in the throes of breathlessness, a mysterious voice recited unfamiliar commands in his mind.
To his surprise, Ryota wakes up to a new life as a dolphin in an unfamiliar sea. This reincarnation brings extraordinary abilities, particularly the power to command marine life through echolocation. His journey takes an unexpected turn when he encounters the sealed Catastrophe-level monster "Leviathan" Levia, who had safeguarded the sea for a century against a greedy entity. Remembering his past life, Ryota-now known as Rafferty Maelstrom-promises to break Levia's seal and embarks on a quest across the seas.
In return for his commitment, Levia grants him the name Rafferty Maelstrom, a nod to a connection forged in the past. Determined to overcome the failures of his previous life, Rafferty sets forth on a new adventure with a clear purpose. As he adapts to his dolphin form, his genius for conquering spreads across the seas of Tensura, rewriting the narrative of his past failures.
Now, with excitement coursing through the waves, Rafferty's journey unfolds, promising a tale of redemption, discovery, and the boundless wonders of the deep blue.
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Set after Greed (fma) rescued the chimeras from the labs.
The band of misfits have settled down in the Devil's Nest after an explosive exchange near the train yard. Everyone seems to be doing fine. But for the young snow leopard chimera, old wounds have been scraped and threaten to bleed out, destroying his sanity. Is he alone, or will the boss be able to say the right thing? For once? Dolchetto is worried.
His boss isn't known to be great with kids.
Kota deals with the doubts of being in existence. Something each chimera has had to deal with but ignored.
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Sequel: 15 years Later (Male reader x Greed and the chimeras)
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NOTE: Male OC is NOT PAIRED with anyone because the world needs more family/friends fanfics other than the paired ones.
Plus, a slight hinted Martel x Dolchetto/Dorchet in the background
Also! Kota's actually in his 20's, but has lost track of his age, so everyone assumes he's an adolescent because he has not aged physically from his lanky, no-beard self.
WARNING! implied deaths, explosions, slight PTSD, self-depreciation and definitely hyperventilation. If sensitive, please do not force yourselves to read.
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