Call to the Ocean
By TheNomeKing, for Tyrik

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The gentle waves of a low tide brushed up against the smooth rocks and steep cliffs of the bay, a waxing moon hung low in the sky and peaked just above the horizon, its light shining across the glittering ocean waters. Thousands of stars twinkled in the night sky above the small village, which sat near the naturally occurring bay that looked out over the vast ocean, the gentle waters producing a serene and calming view for all to see. A stone walkway trailed along the right side of the bay, a huge cliff to the right of the path and many smaller boulders and rocks piled up on the left, which led into the cool ocean waters. Faint mumbling could be heard over the sound of the gentle waves, as a man strolled along the stone walkway who appeared to be quite irritable and uneasy. 

“Fuckin’ bullshit” Eli muttered to himself, his black shoes scraping against the hard irregular surface of the pathway, the sound of squelching underfoot as he stepped on some slippery seaweed. He pulled a hand free from one of the pockets of his dark blue jeans, to scratch the scruffy stubble on his cheeks. The light grey t-shirt, along with his short black hair; bustled gently In the cool night-time breeze, which felt calming and welcoming despite whatever ills befell him on a given day. He scratched his short black hair angrily, his mind filled with the evening’s previous encounter at the pub. His head swam with the worries of finances, food and all the troubling problems a typical working person had to deal with, his current angered mood was a fault of his landlord.

“The hell am I gonna do about it?” Eli growled as he kicked a stone from the pathway, causing it to tumble down the rocks. He began to think of ways he might be able to pay his stingy landlord, even though he’d been helpful, courteous and kind; it seemed his lessor cared for naught but the money in his pocket. Finally Eli reached his favourite spot, a series of large dry rocks that sat just below the stone walkway. He hopped down a series of smaller stones and sat himself down on one of the large smooth rocks, watching the waves and peering up at the stars. He always found himself coming out to this spot when he was frustrated or tired with the trials of life, which appeared to be a never ending tirade of human discourtesy.

Eli sat there for a few moments to enjoy the sound of the waves, his mind finally finding some semblance of rest and peace from the worries of his predicament, before his attention was brought back to reality, towards a strange sound he heard surrounding him. It sounded like a harmonious song, gentle and sombre like a voice calling out in the distance. Eli couldn’t make out what the voice was saying, and sounded far too distant to make out, but it was more beautiful than any voice he’d heard before. The melody changed, becoming more emotional and louder, like a singer increasing in tempo. Suddenly, the song ceased and his gaze turned towards the waves as he spotted something peeking out from the water. Eli caught sight of a huge pair of black eyes, which disappeared under the waves before he could properly make out what’d been staring at him, which was followed by a pair of flat flippers splashing in the water. Eli’s eyes glimmered with curiosity as he stood up upon the rock, being careful not to slip and fall to the jagged rocks below. He could see whatever was moving within the waters had swam behind the largest rock that sat to his right, which formed a part of the Cliffside that reached up behind the walkway and caves. All of a sudden, the sounds that’d once surrounded him; returned. Except this time instead of gentle songs and melodious voices; he heard whispers, too quiet and strange to understand. 

They were so faint, yet it sounded as if they were coming from behind the rock that obscured the rest of the bay to his right, and against his better judgement; Eli began clambering over the huge stones. Climbing over the boulders and rock pools at this time of night, especially when the moon was rising in the sky; was not a wise thing to do. But Eli felt irrevocably drawn to the disturbance in the water, while the whispers which surrounded him his head felt as if they were calling him forwards. He slid down the side of the rock, the waves of the ocean crashed up near the stones by his feet as he clambered around the other side of the cliff, and saw the rocky coast stretching before him. A huge smooth boulder rested against the side of the rocky cliff face, resting against many other smaller rocks. He then spied something flat and moist sat upon the stone, glimmering in the moonlight. The whispers became louder as Eli approached, his hazel eyes glinted with wonder as he got closer to the rock, and the mysterious shining object atop its surface. 

“What the hell?” Eli muttered as he clambered onto the boulder, the surface of which was flat enough to stand upon, and upon the stone lay what appeared to be some smooth furry hide. He could see that it was in the rough shape of a seal, the typical oily fur of a pinniped shimmered in the light of the moon, and a trail of water could be seen staining the rock that led to the ocean. It was as if the sea itself had thrown the skin unto the land. 

Eli kneeled down, his hand trembling at first as he feared this might be the corpse of a seal, and found himself both relieved and confused as he picked skin up in his hands. It felt heavy and damp, the outside appeared to be that of a harbour seal’s hide, but it appeared to be split open on the ventral side, and within seemed to be a slippery and rather moist skin-like surface. It felt almost like his own skin; were it hairless and drenched with a slippery oil like substance. It felt surprisingly sensual against his fingers, and on further inspection, the skin appeared to have both the hind and fore flippers in place, which also seemed to be partially hollow. The skin also opened up at the neck on the ventral side, with the dorsal side leading around to a head shaped extension of the skin, but lacked a snout or nostrils. Instead it was just the top part, with two holes for eyes cut away and the skin of the jaw and snout missing.

What confused Eli, was that even though this looked like somebody had simply skinned a seal, the inside didn’t appear to be like that a pelt, nor did the eyes look it’d been cut. They appeared almost natural in its shape and structure, as if it’d been created rather than taken from a living seal.

“Mmmm, feels…nice” Eli muttered to himself as he flipped the skin over to expose the ventral side, and the open part of the hide. The split in the belly appeared to travel almost all the way to the hind fins, the interior appeared to be made of the same slippery pink skin, which glistened with moisture even more than the exterior hide. Eli stroked the interior of the skin, his cheeks turning red as he found that the interior of the soft wet skin felt quite inviting; warming even, and eerily comforting. As these thoughts began to wander in his conscious mind, the whispers began to grow louder, as if they were encouraging him, begging him to succumb to his feelings. He began to wonder what it’d be like to slide inside the skin, to wear it like his own and to feel that hide against his own flesh. 

Eli knew it was dangerous to be out this late, and in a place where he couldn’t be seen. Although the waves were calm now, they could easily become violent and unruly. But something called him forward, to indulge in his desire, to let go of his sensibility and to act on instinct. It was an urge that a starving man might feel when asked to resist the taste of food, or the refreshing release of water to a person desperate for a drink. This desire seemed to be stronger than any of his higher functions, higher than his reason; it was primal and instinctual!

“J…just one try” Eli stuttered as he stood up, his arms shaking with a combination of fear and excitement. He couldn’t believe he was doing something so stupid and strange, nor could be explain why he had this urge, where this skin had come from, or why these whispers in his ear had begun to sound more like the songs he’d heard mere moments ago. He hurriedly threw off his shirt and exposed his slightly hairy chest to the cold night air and light of the moon, his trousers quickly dropped down over his legs after removing his shoes and socks. Finally Eli slid off his blue and white designer underwear, and threw the clothes over a dry rock nearby before resting his shoes atop his apparel. He stood naked on the rock, his bare feet now able to sense every single imperfection in the stone beneath him, along with the cool breeze batting his exposed body.

“Heh…what the hell am I doing” Eli said to himself with a uneasy grin on his face, chuckling to himself as he walked over the sealskin and opened up the part nearest the hind flippers, exposing the slippery interior to the cool air, his toes wriggling with anticipation. With cautious excitement, Eli slowly slid his foot into the skin, his skin immediately tingling as it touched the interior of the hide, and the soft slippery surface of the innermost layers almost adhered itself to his flesh. It seemed to egg him on, the sensuality of the tingling, the delightful warmth of the folds which seemed comparatively hotter than its cool exterior.

“Ohhh, my god” Eli shivered as he used his hands to open the skin up full, and pressed his naked rear against the dorsal part of the interior membrane, letting out a shivering gasp as his buttocks began to tingle gently at the touch of this bizarre material. The ocean tides began to pick up, the waves starting to slowly gain speed as they splashed against the rocks, and sprayed a bit of seawater over Eli’s exposed chest. The cool contrast of the sea with the warmth of the skin made him even more eager to be encased in this strange skin, and slid his other foot inside until he could feel the natural stretchy channel of the sealskin guiding his feet towards the hind flippers. The comforting warmth felt as if it was warming his legs, until he couldn’t feel anything from his knees to his toes.

“AHh….oh god this feels s…so strange!” Eli groaned as he moved his feet further down into the skin, the heat of the seal hide seemingly starting to penetrate the flesh of his legs. The waves crashed again and splashed against his chest, the spray landing on his chest and face. Eli’s gaze suddenly moved downwards at the realisation he was feeling the spray of the ocean upon his legs, yet only the soft fuzzy sealskin was in view, and everything below his knees had been fully pushed into the fuzzy hide. 

His mouth opened agape at the sudden flush of heat that rushed into his body, moving up from his legs and into his loins. His buttocks tingled as he moved down even further into the skin, his lower legs appeared to be moving far further into the skin that was humanly possible. The warmth of the seal hide only got more intense, until he could no longer feel the sensation of his toes or feet, nor could he feel a separation between his legs. So Eli instinctively started to try and pull them free. He wriggled his feet and toes, trying to dislodge them from whatever strange sticky grip the skin had upon his flesh.

“Oh, oh god wha…what the hell” Eli stammered, his eyes opening wide in shock at the sight of the hind flippers of the sealskin, and realised they were moving in time with his feet. Another shudder of heat shot through his legs, and into his chest which forced yet another moan from his mouth. The waves crashed again upon the shores and the spray covered the lower flippers of the seal’s skin, something which Eli could felt through the slippery black flesh, as if it were his own skin. Eli leaned forwards, a hand trembling as he stroked the flippers and felt the touch of his fingers upon the sealskin, sensing the muscles inside twitching and flexing to his command. Eli’s mouth remained agape with shock, his hands moving up to stroke where his lower legs would’ve been, and instead felt his fingertips through the slippery hide of the sealskin. 

“Wh…what the fuck is happening! Ahhh…Ohhhh g…god. W…why does it feel s…so good!?” Eli cried out at first in fear, then let loose a gasp of surprised bliss as another wave of heat throbbed through his legs and into his lower body, the skin seemingly tugging his legs downwards, and even further into the skin. His head swam with the sensations of his transformed lower body, how he could feel the new hind flippers wiggling around against the rock, and able to sense the spray of the ocean against his fur as the waves began to grow more active. Eli could hear the whispers around him, growing louder and more harmonious, until the song he’d heard before began to ring once again in his ears. The tune pierced his mind, and send a wave of calmness into his being, his heartbeat slowed from a panicked rate to a more gentle and rhythmic pace. 

Stroking his hands across the skin, Eli thought very little about his actions, as he gripped the edges of the skin and pulled it up around his upper legs and waist. He didn’t understand why he wanted to slide even further inside the skin, after it’d seemingly fused with his flesh and transformed his legs. Yet he continued to pull it upwards, almost wanting it to meld with more of his skin, the opening that had allowed him to clamber inside, suddenly began to seal up tightly. First it formed a scar-like mark, before fur and flesh covered the line; leaving it entirely invisible.

Eli shuddered as he felt his limbs slide even further into such a limited space, seemingly deforming and swelling outwards against the flesh. It was as if his legs were fusing together and his flesh simply turning to blubber and fat, filling the interior of the skin like a crude mould. Where once he’d possessed long strong legs that allowed him to stand just over six foot in height, they now seemed short compared to their original length. Eli pushed his legs further into the confines of the sealskin, gripping the edges of the opening and allowing it to wrap around his hips. Another wave of heat moved into his body at the feeling of his upper legs seemingly fusing together as the sealskin stuck to the skin, and began to become one with his human flesh. This delightful sensation of change began to stir something deep within Eli’s loins, a feeling of warmth and tension, manifesting in blood being forced into his manhood. 

He reached a trembling hand down to his cock as it began to engorge, gripping the base tightly, and within a matter of minutes he sported a full on erection. Eli’s other hand tugged upwards on the sealskin, until the two seams began to form around the base of his member, now able to see beneath the skin and the process of the flesh fusing. The interior of the hide seemed to press up against his human skin, causing it to rapidly change in colour and texture. The flesh appeared to rapidly fuse together, turning the peach skin into the same bright pinkish colour as the interior, allowing the two halves to become one. Eli let go of his cut cock, and used the other hand to wrap the furry hide around the base of his shaft, letting out a groan of shock at the feeling of his cock-flesh fusing with his soon-to-be sealskin.

“Ohhhhh…fffFFFUCK!” He cried out, leaning his head back as the flesh of his member fused entirely with the sealskin, his erection pulling upwards so the tip of his human cock faced upwards, the once human skin began to rapidly change colour. The peach skin thickened and bulked up with insulating fat, folds of new flesh slid across his exposed glans and more of the same light grey fur tingled across his transforming seal hide. The seam fused fully until his entire lower body, including his member; had been fully absorbed into his fatty seal hide. Eli could feel what remained his legs pulling down even further, creaking sensations shuddering through his blubbery pinniped body as the bones changed form and function. 

The harmonious singing began to sound even clearer now as Eli fell back against the exposed inner dorsal portion of the skin. He could feel the flesh of his back starting to tingle with his future sealskin, knowing full well that were he to fully envelope himself fully within the pinniped hide. Eli lay upon the stone for a moment, his eyes closed as he listened to the sound of the waves crashing against rock, the spray upon his flippers and the soft seal hide. He could hear the songs calling to him, becoming louder and clearer but spoken not in words, the sounds too strange to describe with mere words. Yet these songs called him forward, the thoughts of the ocean beckoned him to the water, the beautifully soothing sounds of the glorious cacophony which rang within his mind felt like a family calling him home.

The waves crashed again, spraying water across Eli’s lower seal body, the cool water splashing his fused manhood, causing his arousal to stir once more. Eli looked up as the ocean seemed to sing to him, and watched as something red and pointed began to slide free of his sealskin. Eli didn’t even question what he saw, and simply reached a hand down to the expanding member that slid forth from his sheath, which hadn’t been visible until his cock slid outwards. His trembling human fingertips stroked the back off his new pinniped member, sending waves of newfound delight through his body. As Eli stroked his new transformed seal member, he inspected the shape with his fingertips. Fascination captivated Eli as he slid his finger over the pointed tip, the head appeared wider and bulged out into two bulbs, which led down to a long, bright red shaft. It almost reminded Eli of a rather odd looking canine cock, but without the large knot at the base. He grinned and shuddered again at the sensation of his fingertips across the veiny hypersensitive flesh, which felt like his old human glans, only thrice as sensual and nearly twice the size. Where he’d been an average five or so inches; he was now at least eight or nine, which excluded his sheath!

“Ahhh! Ohhh….oh god yessss! Th…this isn’t right, this can’t b…be real!” Eli cried out as he gleefully stroked his aching seal prick, gripping the entirety of his member with the human fingers, able to feel both primate and pinniped anatomy without any form of disconnect. He slumped further down into the skin, using his left hand to pull the skin up the side of his body, whilst stroking himself with the right. A shiver of pleasure shooting from the tips of his flippers, to the back of his still human neck, the sensation of flesh fusing together acting as a catalyst for his arousal. His back had already completely merged with his hide, which left his entire dorsal side furry and fat like his lower body. 

Eli’s mind could neither make sense of what, or why this was happening. He only knew that it felt right, natural even; to want to dive into the ocean and feel the waters against his flippers. His grip tightened on his seal cock, tiny spurts of clear pre-cum oozed upon his blubbery hide as more and more sealskin fused with his human flesh. He could feel his entire lower body melding away, his organs shifting and his pelvis moving even further down, which tugged his sheath and cock towards his lower pinniped limbs. He slapped his dark fleshy flippers against the rock with delight, at the feeling of his growing climax that’d begun to develop within his morphing loins, his seal cock shuddering with pleasure as more oozing pre-cum dribbled onto his lightly coloured fur. His shimmering fur seemed to also be lighter on the ventral side. His dorsal side was almost black, with spots and blotches of darker fur dotting his side, his appearance resembling more of a harbour seal with every second that passed. 

Eli could feel the sealskin melding up against his shoulder, the warmth seeping into his flesh as the waves crashed up against the rocks nearby and sprayed his newly fusing body with ocean waters. The hide almost had a mind of its own, as if it were begging Eli to wrap it around more of his human frame, so it could make him into that which he desired the most. 

And it was what Eli wanted, to desperately become one with this skin, to feel it consume every inch of his human flesh so he could dive into the oceans, and be free from it all! 

He yearned for the waves against his head, his flippers beating in the water and the song of the sea to guide him to food. A shudder of bliss moved through Eli as he continued to stroke his throbbing seal shaft, and looked down to his left and saw the fore flipper hanging down before him, the opening waiting for his arm, seemingly inviting the limb inside. 

“Ahhh…Oh g…god” Eli moaned loudly as he began to slowly slide his left hand into the opening, fully realising what would happen were he to do this, yet resigning his fate regardless. He cared not for his hands or arms, they were useless in the ocean and no longer held sway over the need to dive into the cool waters. As soon as he pushed his fingers into the flipper he could feel the tingling fusion of flesh and the shocking heat that burst into his chest. But his heart rate did not increase, nor did he gasp in shock. Instead he leaned back and pushed his arm all the way inside, moaning deeply as he stroked his member and felt his bones creaking and shrinking. The former flesh reformed rapidly, the interior of his new skin fusing with the old human hide until the spray of the ocean upon his flipper felt as natural as the rest of his body. 

He could feel his fingers fusing into long extensions, the flippers wiggling as he gained control over the function of his new limbs and scraped the small claws that tipped them against the rock. The flesh of his arms burned as the bones began to creak and shorten, fat depositing in his chest as the length of his arms rapidly diminished. The sealskin sealed up around his chest, sliding over his shoulder and towards the left part of his neck. Eli looked down to see his new seal flipper waggling at his command where his left arm had been, another loud moan left his mouth as he felt a shuddering wave of orgasmic bliss shoot into his body. His cock ached for release, but more than that he desired to be complete. Eli couldn’t bear the thought of being without the water around him for another second, his need for physical completion could not outweigh his desire for becoming one with his sealskin.

He released the grip on his aching seal cock, and used his arm to pull the rest of the skin against his chest. He shuddered and moaned as the opening sealed up, like it had before with his lower body, until the only thing that remained human was his right arm, neck and head. He couldn’t bear it for long however, and pressed his left flipper to the side of his body before rolling onto his front. He felt the weight of his blubber ladened body pressing against the rock, his fat but resilient hide scraping against the stone as he slid his right arm into the opening for the flipper, smiling with joy at what he’d become. 

His cock slid up against the damp rock as his body shook with pleasure, his arm sinking deeper and deeper into the flipper, his fingers burning with heat as they sunk into the digits and the tips wiggled with newfound flesh and function. He began to feel the spray on his furry back, on his left flipper, and then his right! 

His arm slowly disappeared into the new appendage, which was far too short and small for his former human limb to fit. The flesh and bone that wasn’t able to fit; moved to his body and chest, depositing as fat and blubber to keep him warm in the oceans. His flippers scraped against the floor as he felt the sealskin sliding over his right shoulder and neck, totally consuming his former human torso and leaving him with two short fore flippers, a sensation that he’d been craving. The lower part of the sealskin fully fused with his collarbone, the bones creaking and aching as they reconfigured and changed shape, before the transformation began to ravage his head.

“AAhhh! Mmm…mmore! I n…need this!” Eli cried out as he felt the skin of his neck slowly start to morph, the skin fusing seamlessly with his human skin as the once light Caucasian tone began to darken. Like a rapidly progressing skin infection, the deep black shade of sealskin began to move up his neck and towards his chin, tiny hairs tingling as they sprouted from the former human flesh to provide an oily waterproof coat. His seal cock shuddered against the rock as the pleasure of his fat body hauled against the stone, his short fore flippers slapping against his sides in bliss at the wonderful completion he felt.

“Y…yeeeeeaaasss!” Eli cried out as his neck began to crack and extend, the vertebrae in his spine seemingly growing larger and longer, his voice distorting as the larynx in his throat started to transform as well. He could feel the final part of the skin sliding up the back of his neck and head, the hood in the shape of a seal’s head slid down over his hair, causing a straining sensation to afflict Eli’s face. A shuddering creaking sound began to sound through his skull, as he felt his nostrils widening and his face pushing forwards. He watched with glee as the hood slid over his eyes, the holes providing a place to peer out from, but Eli cared not to see til he was complete.

He closed his eyes tightly as the sealskin rapidly fused with his head, the former human hair slowly dissolving away as the flesh merged together, and the spray of the ocean splattered over his furry hide until he could feel the water upon the back of his fat furry head. Like the rest of his body, his skin was becoming one with the seal’s hide, his face stretching forwards as he felt his body shaking with desperate desire; a desire to be complete!

“URGghhH! AHHHrghhhHhooooorrrrrt!” Eli cried out in shocking bliss, his flippers slapped against his fat seal sides, his hind limbs and lower body shook with ecstasy as his cock ached for release. His voice distorted and twisted, his human cried of pleasure began to deepen, like the breaking of a male teenager’s voice from high to low pitch; his voice began to break out into the calls of a harbour seal. 

He shuddered and smiled at the sensation of his ears fusing against the seal flesh, the warmth of the skin disappearing suddenly as his nervous system fused with his new pinniped hide, until he felt the cold wind against his fur, and the spray of the sea. He could feel some strange flaps in his hide which covered his fusing ear canals, which he instinctively closed as the sea began to beat up violently against the rocks and sprayed his head. Like the passion that stirred within Eli’s mind, the ocean seemed to become restless too, like a reflection of his mindscape. With his ears closed, Eli could hear the inhumanly beautiful songs clearer than ever. The harmonious tune surrounded his mind as the sea itself sang to him, begging him to surrender his mind and body, so he might feel the cool waters against his smooth streamlined form. Eli’s pinniped member shook and oozed pre-cum, his former human semen dribbling forth, once spent; to be replaced with new seal seed.

“AAHhhhhrhrrr…OOoooorrrrrt! ORRRRRT!” Eli cried out in deep inhuman lust, his voice suddenly snapping and breaking out into the distinctive barks of a seal. His face creaked and snapped forwards, his skull shifting and his jaw suddenly began to expand forth. He snorted loudly through his nostrils as his nose and upper lip fused, his teeth creaking out of his gums as the canines grew longer, sharper and more vicious. His other teeth began to change shape as well, his tongue flattening and growing longer to fit his expanding muzzle. He could feel the warmth spreading around his eyes and over his eyelids, knowing that the sealskin was converting every inch of his former human flesh. He could hear the sounds even clearer, with every inch of his muzzle pressed forwards; the more the ocean called to him. 

Eli imagined him swimming in the waves, catching fish and being truly free from his feeble human bonds. Such petty things that kept him bound to the land, when the sea was the truest expression of freedom. His nostrils snorted and closed up, the shape twisting and thinning out, becoming slit like, the tips pointing to the tip of his growing muzzle. His lip split open as his jowls began to form, tingling pains in his upper lip began to manifest as long bristly whiskers. He opened his mouth again, barking and calling out to the ocean in his new pinniped cry, his vocal cords unable to produce anything but the bestial groans of a harbour seal. Further and further his face grew outwards, the skin darkening as it transformed from human to seal, the fur tingling out from the pores in his flesh. All the while his jaw snapped and ached forwards, creaking and straining which began to build up as pressure in his face.

Eli cried out again, barking and calling to his surroundings, screaming with pleasure in the sounds only a bestial seal could produce, his cock ready to burst, his face almost fully extended and his humanity nearly extinguished. A throbbing orgasm built up in his fatty loins, his flippers shook as it grew stronger and stronger, edging closer and closer to the brink. His face popped loudly as his muzzle snapped into place, his eyes opened and his human irises suddenly began to widen. 

Eli’s eyes bulged outwards as he felt his first pinniped orgasm shake his body! His seal cock shuddering as the last remnants of his former humanity began to leak onto the rock beneath him. His human seed sprayed out onto the stone, splattering his blubbery hide and the rocky surface beneath. He could feel his eyeballs growing larger, his once hazel eyes that shimmered green towards the pupils started to darken rapidly. They grew darker as massive amounts of melanin turned them to a deep brown, then almost black! His pupils expanded as the iris widened and consumed his sclera, his mind unable to remember what’d happened before, or how he’d gotten to hauling on the rock. He could only focus on his climax, the feeling as cum spurted from his shuddering veiny seal cock, which splattered over the stone he lay upon. The huge black orbs of a seal peered out from his massive eye sockets, the last patch of human skin was consumed with blubber and fur…until only a harbour seal lay upon the rocks.

The waves which had been lashing up against the rocks so violently before, their spray coating Eli with water; suddenly stopped! 

Like a storm that had immediately ceased, the violent waves appeared to magically turn to calm waters once again, and the cold breeze against Eli’s opened pinniped ears was all he could hear. He peered out through his massive black eyes, and twisted himself around, staring into the distance of the vast ocean, able to see far more than before, and darkness no human being could peer through.  The last remnants of his orgasm died down, causing his cock to slowly shrink and pull back up into its furry sheath, leaving him streamlined and smooth; as he was meant to be. 

Without a single thought or moment’s hesitation for his old life, Eli wiggled from the rocks, into the waters and dived into the ocean. The waters welcomed him, and the songs of the sea guided him to a shoal of fish. The beating of his flippers against the ocean felt more natural than anything he’d ever felt before, it felt like it’d always been. Like a graceful bullet he stormed through the water, cutting through the liquid like a knife through butter, and snatched a fish with his powerful jaws and sharp teeth. 

After consuming his meal he swam towards the rocks, the last semblance of human thought seemed to be driving him back to the bay. Eli poked his head out the water, his huge black eyes peered towards the pathway and saw a human upon the rocks. The human looked familiar, his short black hair and grey shirt filled him with a sense of sorrow. The human turned his head towards Eli, his huge black eyes widening with fear, as he dived back into the waters and splashed the water with his flippers.

Eli darted through the waters, his huge black eyes peered effortlessly through the depths. He felt a weight lifted from his soul, like he’d left something he no longer needed behind. It was a release of his spirit to the open waters, binding him forever to the sea. His old human life was but a distant memory, a dream…a fragment of his past.

For the first time in forever, Eli was free!