SALTBLOOD: THE PRINCE AND THE MERMAN

SALTBLOOD is a dark, lyrical fairytale of love, loss, and transformation—one born of salt and silence, devotion and defiance. Set against a cold and unforgiving coastline, it follows a fallen prince stripped of his name and destiny, and a merman who has watched him from the depths for years, loving him long before daring to be seen.

This is a story of exile and belonging, of identity stolen and reclaimed, of a love that grows not in safety, but in secrecy. It unfolds slowly, like the tide itself—through longing glances, quiet offerings, and moments shared beyond the reach of cruel hands. The sea is not merely a setting, but a living force: ancient, watchful, and capable of judgment as fierce as it is protective.

At its heart, SALTBLOOD is a tale of choice. Between love and freedom. Between survival and becoming. Between the fragile promises of land and the wild, terrible truth of the ocean. It asks what we owe to the lives we are born into—and what we are willing to sacrifice to claim the lives we were meant to live.

This is not a gentle romance.
It is a love forged through loss, sealed through transformation, and claimed by the sea itself.

For readers drawn to mythic fantasy, gothic atmosphere, and stories where love reshapes fate, SALTBLOOD offers a haunting descent into devotion—and an ending that does not fade, but endures, carried forever on the tides.

“The land keeps me alive. The sea makes me feel real. If I vanish one night, I think it will be because the water finally answered me”

- Sebastian RLK Kingston