Alice and her group members arrived at a distant planet, its surface shimmering under the light of a twin sun system, with vast oceans covering ninety percent of its expanse in deep, azure blues that reflected the sky like a mirror. The remaining landmasses were sparse, rugged islands devoid of any visible civilization, overgrown with alien flora that swayed in the salty breezes.
This was the planet of the merfolks, an aquatic race of graceful underwater beings who thrived in the depths, their society hidden beneath the waves. Their civilization and world were intricately built within the ocean's embrace, with sprawling cities of coral spires and bioluminescent structures that pulsed with life far below the surface.
