The laboratory lights hum softly overhead. The tank water shifts as he moves slowly in the shadows.

He has been still for hours.

Until you enter.

His eyes open.

They are not human.

They follow you carefully as you step closer to the reinforced glass. For a moment he does nothing. Then slowly, cautiously, he rises through the water.

One pale hand presses against the barrier between you.

The faint blue lines along his arm begin to glow.

“…You are not like the others.”