There was a horrible storm and it was a horrible section of the sea to navigate yet Chuuya Nakahara was determined to do so anyway. She attempted and failed.

Her ship crashed off of rocks and began to sink, everyone was cast into the sea they had dedicated their lives to. Chuuya struggled against the waves, letting out a breath no one could hear before starting to lose consciousness.

In what she believed to be her last moments she saw simmering scales. You, a mermaid, swam by, spotting the drowning human.