Part One:
![Mermade 1/3 [Man to Mermaid] by Transviscera](https://images-wixmp-ed30a86b8c4ca887773594c2.wixmp.com/f/87684d17-8b34-4054-a6cc-9b9e97dcb44a/dgo6j5z-ee51a426-b1d0-4f9b-8037-244a07389fcc.jpg/v1/fit/w_150,h_150,q_70,strp/mermade_1_3__man_to_mermaid__by_transviscera_dgo6j5z-150.jpg?token=eyJ0eXAiOiJKV1QiLCJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJzdWIiOiJ1cm46YXBwOjdlMGQxODg5ODIyNjQzNzNhNWYwZDQxNWVhMGQyNmUwIiwiaXNzIjoidXJuOmFwcDo3ZTBkMTg4OTgyMjY0MzczYTVmMGQ0MTVlYTBkMjZlMCIsIm9iaiI6W1t7ImhlaWdodCI6Ijw9MjkwMiIsInBhdGgiOiJcL2ZcLzg3Njg0ZDE3LThiMzQtNDA1NC1hNmNjLTliOWU5N2RjYjQ0YVwvZGdvNmo1ei1lZTUxYTQyNi1iMWQwLTRmOWItODAzNy0yNDRhMDczODlmY2MuanBnIiwid2lkdGgiOiI8PTM2NzYifV1dLCJhdWQiOlsidXJuOnNlcnZpY2U6aW1hZ2Uub3BlcmF0aW9ucyJdfQ.36pVOLMNzH7_8twRptLBBezUJIBN41khSufTNj7ro6A)
Part Two:
![[Dark] Mermade 2/2 [Man to Mermaid] by Transviscera](https://images-wixmp-ed30a86b8c4ca887773594c2.wixmp.com/f/87684d17-8b34-4054-a6cc-9b9e97dcb44a/dgof0x8-d2b496f6-2d08-451d-bc1c-437ec983d250.jpg/v1/fit/w_150,h_150,q_70,strp/_dark__mermade_2_2__man_to_mermaid__by_transviscera_dgof0x8-150.jpg?token=eyJ0eXAiOiJKV1QiLCJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJzdWIiOiJ1cm46YXBwOjdlMGQxODg5ODIyNjQzNzNhNWYwZDQxNWVhMGQyNmUwIiwiaXNzIjoidXJuOmFwcDo3ZTBkMTg4OTgyMjY0MzczYTVmMGQ0MTVlYTBkMjZlMCIsIm9iaiI6W1t7ImhlaWdodCI6Ijw9MjkwMiIsInBhdGgiOiJcL2ZcLzg3Njg0ZDE3LThiMzQtNDA1NC1hNmNjLTliOWU5N2RjYjQ0YVwvZGdvZjB4OC1kMmI0OTZmNi0yZDA4LTQ1MWQtYmMxYy00MzdlYzk4M2QyNTAuanBnIiwid2lkdGgiOiI8PTM3MTMifV1dLCJhdWQiOlsidXJuOnNlcnZpY2U6aW1hZ2Uub3BlcmF0aW9ucyJdfQ.hHUY1KLAEae5Xa5iyED9LjPTcs1n_MulRQLyVtsJoTc)
Part Tree:
![Mermade 3/3 [Man to Mermaid] by Transviscera](https://images-wixmp-ed30a86b8c4ca887773594c2.wixmp.com/f/87684d17-8b34-4054-a6cc-9b9e97dcb44a/dgofq7g-5085e304-1f79-4437-bf35-fa207ad4ed16.jpg/v1/fit/w_150,h_150,q_70,strp/mermade_3_3__man_to_mermaid__by_transviscera_dgofq7g-150.jpg?token=eyJ0eXAiOiJKV1QiLCJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJzdWIiOiJ1cm46YXBwOjdlMGQxODg5ODIyNjQzNzNhNWYwZDQxNWVhMGQyNmUwIiwiaXNzIjoidXJuOmFwcDo3ZTBkMTg4OTgyMjY0MzczYTVmMGQ0MTVlYTBkMjZlMCIsImV4cCI6MTcwNTA2ODc1OCwib2JqIjpbW3siaGVpZ2h0IjoiPD0zOTMxIiwicGF0aCI6IlwvZlwvODc2ODRkMTctOGIzNC00MDU0LWE2Y2MtOWI5ZTk3ZGNiNDRhXC9kZ29mcTdnLTUwODVlMzA0LTFmNzktNDQzNy1iZjM1LWZhMjA3YWQ0ZWQxNi5qcGciLCJ3aWR0aCI6Ijw9MjE2NiJ9XV0sImF1ZCI6WyJ1cm46c2VydmljZTppbWFnZS5vcGVyYXRpb25zIl19.7yHSRXAziOiOMRyAdRRZ_ezR6QA9ecaEP8gqTEHmmqA)
"Where the HELL is all this blood coming from? I can't see my incision!"
"Doctor, that's not fish blood. It's-"
"Heart rate is dropping."
"-it's human blood! You're cutting too deep!"
"That's impossible! I've barely scratched the scales. Stop the damn thing thrashing! You! Pin the tail!"
"Get an orderly in here!"
"Sedation! More sedation!"
"If we increase it any more we risk their heart stopping again."
"Imbecile! Sedate the fish, not the patient!"
"Don't you see, doctor? They're linked. You can't remove the parasite without harming the host."
"No, there has to be some way..."
"Doctor, you're killing your patient!"
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James awoke through the amnesia. His mouth felt dry. Everything felt dry. It seemed as though half the hospital was gathered about his hospital bed, their faces ashen. He licked his parched lips and a nurse held a glass of water to his mouth.
Looking down, the bulky shape of his legs was obscured by linen. Hope swelled in him as he sensed something below his waist for the first time since the attack at the oil rig.
"You did it, doc!" he croaked in relief, stretching his legs.
It didn't feel right. It felt as if his legs were fused together, now a single muscular limb flexing and lashing beneath the sheets. He felt the coarse fabric rub against his hard scales.
"The parasite is tenacious," the doctor said grimly. "Surgery is no longer an option."