(Based somewhat on Leviathantale) Red didn't know how he got turned into a meroctopus when he should have drowned. He also didn't know how he ended up in this strange group.
Red had been out on a boat with his brother. Both of them worked as coastguards. "Red, quit slacking." Scolded Edge. "Sure thing boss." He answered. Currently they were heading out to investigate reports of strange ships in the area, which was protected by law.
"Boss, I think we should think about heading back, I heard there was going to be a storm." Said Red. "Shut up Red, there's nothing to worry about." Said Edge.
They cleared the area and began heading back with the crew as the wind began to pick up. "Boss, I don't like the look of those clouds." Said Red. "We'll be back in port before the storm hits." Said Edge.
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They were not back in port before the storm hit. The ship lurched back and forth on the large waves, lightning light the sky, thunder boomed near deafeningly, salt sprayed the face of people on deck, and the wind was enough to nearly blow a couple people over. Red was attempting to help the people on deck steady their ship when a large wave combined large gust of wind knocked into the ship causing it to sway unsteadily which made Red lose his footing and tumble overboard.
Red attempted to call for help, but was dragged down by the currents. Attempting to cry out was futile as the waves dragged him deeper down. Red tried to swim, but the water harshly tossed his body like a toy against something hard causing him to begin losing consciousness. His eye sockets began drifting shut and he could feel his body go limp, unable to fight the unforgiving current and waves.
Red blinked his sockets open in confusion. He remembered falling into the sea and drowning as he was dragged below the waves. Had he washed up on an island? But... he was still underwater. He looked down and froze. Instead of legs made of bones, there was fleshy tentacles. They were dark brownish gray, almost black in color with red markings that glowed faintly.
Red screamed in shock and confusion, he didn't understand what had happened. He panicked for several minutes before calming enough to begin experimenting with moving and really take in his new body. He quickly realized he was bigger than he had been before, and he remembered reading that many mers were typically larger than their land counterparts and, in many cases, their aquatic animal counterparts.
He began learning how to swim and move and he was grateful to find it was mostly instinctual. He began feeling hungry after learning to swim and move. He caught sight of a nearby fish darting around. He remembered mers ate sea creatures and some also ate things like kelp depending on their species. One of his tentacles quickly struck at the fish, stunning it, before he managed to finish it off with his claws. He was surprised to find he enjoyed the taste and eagerly gulped it down.
He soon learned that he had been lucky catching the first fish as they were fast and agile, so he began working on his technique and making some traps out of trash and other things he found. He was beginning to get lonely, but he didn't know if he could talk to other mers and land people would probably not react positively to him.
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