[ WP ] Your job is to hunt down monsters . One day , you get a call that a sea serpent is wreaking havoc on the coastline ; but when you get there , the beast is just sitting there on the beach . You think it might even be stuck .

Randall had contacted me in a very urgent voice, almost panicky, which was unusual for him. I help my phone to my ear as I finished off the werewolf I had been dealing with earlier. The pained, dying howl did n't even phase me anymore. 
 
 `` Calm down, Randy.'' I said pulling my silver infused blade from the corpse of the now turned man. `` Explain the situation slowly.'' 
 
 `` There's a sea monster destroying the coast! Need you here now!'' He screamed in my ear. 
 
 I jerked away on instinct, my hearing better than most people and even with my phone volume on low, it was still rather loud. My phone dropped and clattered to the ground, just barely missing the pool of blood near my feet. I curse at Randall, picked up my phone and saw he had hung up. Heaving a sigh, I opened the text message he had sent to see where this monster was. Today was a really busy day, even for my birthday. I left the warehouse and got into my car, following my GPS to the coast. 
 
 When I arrived, people had already left the scene, just how I like it, and the shore was indeed trashed. But something about this seemed so very off. The shops were rubble, if only in part, and there were gouges in the sand that bespoke of a struggle of sorts. The one thing that bugged me was that there were no bodies, no blood, no... gore. I frowned and cast my gaze up and down the shore, looking for this supposed monster of the sea. And I found it. 
 
 It writhed, well, more or less squirmed, against the pier. Its long serpentine body covered in glistening green and blue scales that were so fine it looked like skin was half out of the water. Its emerald eyes looked more troubled than in a fit of rage. This was n't normal. I looked around for Randall, he was supposed to be nearby to give me the scoop on what was going on, how it came here and if he could detect any weaknesses, but the worm was no where to be found. I really need to contact the guild to get a better middleman. Trudging towards the beast, it finally noticed me and squirmed even harder. 
 
 `` Easy there.'' I murmured as I unsheathed my sword. `` This wont hurt if you stay still for me.'' 
 
 The sea serpent burbled, its defense fins not even flaring at me. I frowned, this was really not right. Looking harder, I noticed something criss crossing the serpent's body, as fine as unicorn hair. Walking closer, I sheathed my sword and carefully touched the beast with my bare hand. It was afraid, but not of me. I plucked at the mesh that covered it's body and saw it for what it was. Fishing net. I looked up at the beast and saw it's fore limbs were clamped hard to its chest, restricting movement. My heart bled. 
 
 `` Ok, big guy. I really need you to sit still.'' I said. `` It's my birthday today and I would really not kill something as magnificent as you.'' 
 
 The serpent stilled, its breathing labored. I needed to act fast, I remember reading something about the sea serpents needed water to keep their skin and scales moist so they could breathe. Taking four long strides back, I faced the beast and withdrew the sacred blade I carried at my hip, beneath my cloak. I breathed in deep, summoning the ancient magics all Monster Hunters are born with. Focusing on only the fishing net, I leaped and roared my battle cry, unleashing my magic as I did so. I did not strike the sea serpent, in fact, I landed two feet away from its side. But I did hit my intended target. The fishing net exploded off the sea serpent in a shower of tiny confetti. I moved out of the way as the large beast fell to the ground and wiggled its way back into the sea. 
 
 I smiled, I felt good about that. This was the first time in my line of work that I did n't have to kill something. Feeling satisfied, I turned and started back towards my car. A burble of a call had me turn around. The sea serpent was in the water, looking at me, sparkling like gems. I flicked its head, something flying from its snout. I caught it and looked at the beast, confused. 
 
 `` Haaaaappeehh buuuuuuuurrrrdaaaaa'' The beast said as best it could in my tongue. It dove into the depths of the ocean, hopefully never to be seen. 
 
 I opened my hand and gazed at the gift. It was a sea serpent scale, an extreme rarity as they almost never breach the surface to be harvested. It gleamed blue and green in my palm, giving off a coolness that only came from dragon magic. I smiled and tucked it into my pocket, saying a thanks to the ocean before heading back to my car. A thought struck me and I called the guild. 
 
 `` Hey, Charlie.'' I said. `` It's me, Rebecca. I need to talk to you about Randall and his inability to read the situation.''
