Sushi

When the seas raged with rebellion, one monster chose another current. Sushi, a fish-man with scales that glimmer like moonlit waves, always believed coexistence was possible. While others hunted, he listened to human songs by the shore, watching families laugh around firelight. He could not forget the warmth in their voices, nor the hope it sparked within him. When the uprising began, he did not strike against humanity. Instead, he rose as a shield, wading from the tide with hands open, not claws bared. Many still fear him, yet children giggle at his gills and kind smile, and he lets them, knowing trust takes time. Now Sushi drifts between broken harbors and riverside enclaves, defending those who welcome him and enduring the suspicion of those who do not. In a world ruled by fear, he carries quiet proof that monsters and humans can walk the same path without blood.