Tidal Blades

## Appearance:

Their body is very similar to manta rays in the shape, flat and triangular "wings" on the side. However the similarities stops there, because manta rays aren't covered in large pangolin shaped scales, running all the upper body, their bright edges transforming the body into magnificent patterns. Manta rays still don't have a long tail still covered in said scales, but also gradually interrupted by side fins and ending in a bunch of long and sharp stingers (that are actually elongated scales because yes). Let's add their mouth, large cavity full of small and sharp teeth, perfect to eat the bloody meat chunks that were originally poor fishes. This mouth is hidden under the front scales, so when they close it you don't even see a mouth or anything, just a front armor of scales pierced by some tiny glowing eyes here and there.

Yeah basically they are just mega angry pangolin rays

## Abilities:

The fun begins when hose scales not only are extremely resistant and make a really good armor, but also have really sharp edges. That doesn't sound like a problem, you say ? Oh, maybe because i forgot to say that those sharp scales extend at the frond of the body, and combined with the insane swimming speed of the Tidal Blades, it makes them able to ram into anything and cut it in half, or at least break it violently. Yup, that's where the name come from. Yes you read that, they literally smash themselves on you and completely cut you in half, whoever you are... Fish ? cut. Human ? Cut ! Boat ?? C U T !!! Well no, boats aren't cut, maybe more broken in half.

In addition, their high speed allow them to easily jump out of the water, both to escape predators and to make aerial attacks. What do you mean that doesn't make sense, of course that does ! Those flat terrors just have to jump with enough speed, and then glide in the sky using their wings. They tend to do that against ships because boats aren't suited to aim upward, usually having weapons directed to the side and bottom only. That allow the Tidal Blades to easily take down boats and any other aquatic thing as well.

That's all for their abilities. Yeah they already are super powerful, i won't add something else... Like pfft why would i do that ?

OF COURSE they have other things !!! who do you think i am ?? Don't you remember their tail ?? Covered in several long and sharp stingers ?? Their whole body being a cutter isn't enough, they need a whip of literal swords at the end of their really swift and flexible tail... Because nothing is ever enough when you are talking about fantasy creatures !

## Behavior:

As you probably guessed, they are kinda aggressive, and will usually try to kill and eat anything that come close. That's all i guess, they are just gigantic bastards rays

They generally live alone, but they will sometime pack, but never more than 5 members

## Places of life and place in the ecosystem:

Most of the time they live in the deeps of the oceans, several hundreds and even thousands meters under the surface, where the darkness is infinite and the conditions of life are actually terrible. That's why they come up at the surface during the night to hunt bigger (or just not small and crappy) preys. however that also expose them to potential predators, even if not that many creatures are fierce enough to dare attack one.

## Notable apparitions:

You can be sure that several times in the timeline (and one that i will surely write about at some point), one of more of those bastardous flat horrors will take a magnificent gigantic warship and absolutely wreck it in half by the sheer for of their anger and scale armor and will then proceed to consume the whole crew of the now sinking boat, right under the terrified eyes of everyone on the shore...

Also, the sailors tell the tale of a legendary tidal blade, much bigger than usual, the border of the deep-blue scales glowing of a bright sky-blue, and being nicknamed ***Stormcutter***. Not much is known about Stormcutter, because very few survived his attacks, probably due to him being faster and stronger than his species, and probably combined to his bad tendency to swim in the middle of storms, thunderstorms, windstorms, or just raging waves. Yup basically just an hardcore version of the already overpowered murder ray