The morning sun rose over the Hivan, bringing light and warmth to the coldness of the ocean. As the wave of sunshine washed over a large outcropping of jagged rocks, a lone figure was resting on a rock. He welcomed the heat, and basked in the glow. Lounging on his side, he watched the sunrise with an impatient look. The ship was behind schedule. He stood up and yawned, trying to get a better look at the horizon when he saw it; The merchant vessel he was looking for. An ocean breeze swept through his unkempt hair, bringing the fresh scent of seaweed and salt water. He inhaled deeply, today was the big day. It took a week of twisting arms and bribing people in order to get the info to pull this off. If this scheme failed, he would be back where he started, at the bottom. As the ship drew closer, he pushed that thought out of his head; this HAD to work.
The ship's name was "Crimson Maiden", it was a merchant ship all the way from the coast of Essyrn oddly enough. The captain was simply called "Captain Hijoi" and was apparently a stoic man of great resolve. He could deal with the captain, his real concern was the cargo of the vessel. It was loaded with dozens of rare dyes, medicines, treasures, and straight up gold. All of that, just sitting there in the ocean; ready for the taking. HIS taking. As it neared, he began to make out the details, its hull was purple and gold, and it was flying the Essyrni flags on the mast. The deck was barely visable, but as he squinted, he was able to make out a few figures; there was the helmsman, someone was manning a cannon, and someone that looked like a captain was giving orders. He did a quick stretch routine and smirked; this should be an easy job.
He dove headlong into the ocean, and as he did that he went through his transformation into a triton, the lower half of his body elongated and grew into a powerful tail with scales as blue as the depths of the ocean. With one powerful stroke, he was off headed towards the ship, traveling at extremely high speeds. Once he was underneath the ship, he swam to the rudder and turned it so the boat was headed directly for the rocks. After this, he snapped the rudder off so the ship could no longer turn properly. With that done, he burst from the water and landed on the deck in human form. He looked at the crew on board and spoke loudly to them, piecing the monotonous sound of the ocean. "I am commandeering this vessel. Every single one of you is dead if you try to fight. If you don't try to fight, you may still die. I suggest abandoning ship, you may survive if you do. Don't make me crash the ship."