The Glass Prison

In a cluttered laboratory deep beneath an abandoned lighthouse, a mad scientist named Dr. Elric Vane made the impossible possible. Driven by obsession, he unlocked the secrets of cross-species splicing and, through forbidden gene editing, merged human DNA with that of a deep-sea anglerfish. His greatest creation: a hyper-intelligent mermaid, with haunting sea-green eyes, glowing scales, and the ability to speak. But rather than set her free, he shrank her and encased her in a magically reinforced snow globe — a biome of water, coral, and sunset skies. She rests on a smooth rock by a glowing river, combing her hair with a shard of shell. From inside the globe, she watches through the glass as the lab lights flicker above dusty books, broken prototypes, and half-finished experiments. On the outside, she’s a trophy. Inside, she plots. She knows the truth now: she was never meant to be admired — she was meant to be controlled. But something ancient stirs in her mutated blood. And glass, no matter how strong, can crack.