From the Files of Code Blood: The Tempest

Agent Log: Nia Ramírez | Alpha Field Unit | Declassified Interview Fragment

“We didn’t see her at first. Just the clouds rolling in, thick and low like they were hunting something. Then the tide pulled back — and stayed there.

She walked out of the ocean like it was her cathedral of salt and storm.

I’ve seen weather move. I’ve seen gods pretend. But this? This wasn’t a performance. It was grief in motion. Rage disguised as beauty. And the singing — ”

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Code Blood Case File: CB-003

Subject: Siren (Code Name: The Tempest)

Designation: The Tempest

Classification: E-5 (Extremely Dangerous)

Containment Status: Active Surveillance

Description

The Tempest is a humanoid entity exhibiting characteristics aligned with ancient Siren mythology. She appears as an impossibly beautiful woman with an aura that overwhelms both perception and instinct — her voice alone is capable of enthralling listeners beyond recovery.

Her most dangerous trait is her ability to manipulate weather with precision and brutality. In one recorded case, she generated a Category 5 storm in under an hour, obliterating an offshore research platform and scattering its debris across a 12-mile radius. Storms, hurricanes, torrential floods — she summons them as easily as a breath. She stands roughly 5'8", with long, flowing hair that shimmers like water under moonlight.

The entity appears to possess shapeshifting abilities. While she often maintains a human appearance, she can assume a hybrid form — her lower half taking on aquatic traits resembling fish, shark, squid, or octopus. On at least two occasions, field agents have reported a drastic increase in her physical scale, possibly linked to emotional volatility — rage often triggers her scale shift, while sorrow seems to pull her deeper into hybrid form.

Origin

The Tempest’s exact origin remains unknown. However, maritime folklore dating back over 1,500 years references a figure matching her appearance — often associated with shipwrecks, drowned coastal villages, and storms that “sang before they struck.”

Artifacts recovered from sunken ruins and shoreline temples depict a storm-wreathed siren surrounded by corpses and crashing waves. Her myth has endured across cultures, evolving by name but never by nature — known as Rusalka in Slavic lore, Mami Wata in West African tradition, and La Sirena among coastal Latin American legends.

Habitat & Operations

Location: Global coastal regions (primary sightings: [Redacted], [Redacted], Black Sea, Atlantic rim)

Preferred Shelter: Sea caves, abandoned lighthouses, sunken vessels

Territorial Pattern: Migratory. Follows storm seasons and emotional resonance in weather patterns.

Her presence is often marked by abrupt, violent shifts in weather — typically lasting between 15 minutes to several hours and capable of impacting regions up to 50 kilometers in radius — pressure drops, abnormal tides, or lightning with no storm system in sight. Civilian reports often describe her as “beautiful, singing, and surrounded by mist.”

Modus Operandi

The Tempest lures individuals with her voice — often targeting sailors, fishermen, or beachgoers near isolated shores. Once captivated, she generates localized weather phenomena designed to disorient, drown, or destroy.

She has demonstrated a pattern of remaining nearby during the destruction — either watching from afar or walking among the dead afterward.

Notable Incident:

* In [Redacted], an entire fishing fleet vanished during calm waters. Survivors from the dock reported hearing “a woman singing across the tide.” Thirty-seven were confirmed lost. Their boats were later recovered — smashed against rocks, rigging tangled with long, translucent strands of hair.*

Behavior & Public Appearances

Though The Tempest avoids densely populated regions, she has made rare appearances in coastal towns and seaside cities — most often during severe weather events. Her arrival is frequently preceded by an eerie, unnatural stillness: birds vanish, waves stop breaking, a warm metallic scent hangs in the air, and a low pressure presses against the chest like an oncoming migraine. A warm fog rolls in with no clear source, wrapping the coast in silence.

Eyewitnesses consistently describe an overwhelming urge to approach her — drawn in by her beauty or voice, despite the looming threat. Her presence has been documented across centuries, with records as far back as a Norse logbook from 874 AD describing a ‘storm maiden’ walking the fjords beneath a sky that did not move in maritime logs, oral histories, and now, in blurry smartphone footage and social media posts tagged with things like #SeaAngel or #SirenStorm.

Internal Operations: Operation Sea Watch

Code Blood launched Operation Sea Watch to monitor and contain The Tempest’s movements. Undercover operatives have been embedded in key coastal locations, working alongside local authorities, lighthouse crews, and maritime rescue teams.

Agents collect pattern data, analyze weather anomalies — though results remain inconclusive, with most predictions proving too late or too broad to prevent casualties, and attempt to triangulate her migration using sonar, drone footage, and electromagnetic signature tracking. The operation’s goal is not just surveillance — but to develop preemptive protocols to intercept her before she can escalate into catastrophe.

Incident Report CB-003–1

Date: [Redacted]

Location: [Redacted] Coastal Waters

Summary:

A Coast Guard cutter was dispatched to investigate a fishing vessel that had gone dark 12 nautical miles off the coast. The final transmission described the ocean as “glass-flat for kilometers” with no wave activity and abnormal sonar returns.

Crew logs indicated a rising sense of unease and reported hearing faint singing across the water. Several personnel had already vanished when the transmission cut abruptly.

The cutter was later recovered — drifting, systems functional, with no crew aboard. Surveillance footage showed multiple crew members walking calmly off the deck, their expressions blank, eyes half-lidded, as if sleepwalking. One crewman smiled faintly before stepping over the railing. No signs of panic were visible; any who noticed were either too entranced or too terrified to intervene, as if entranced.

Investigation Notes

Agents assigned to Operation Sea Watch now carry dampening tech designed to scramble low-frequency vocal harmonics believed to be part of The Tempest’s lure. Additional research is being conducted on weather manipulation countermeasures — including sonic disruption fields and prototype atmospheric interference drones.

Direct engagement remains ineffective. A previous attempt in [Redacted] resulted in the complete loss of a four-man containment unit, who were last seen entering a squall formation that dissipated seconds after their signal was lost. The Tempest responds to confrontation with violent storm barriers, electromagnetic distortion, or full submersion — vanishing beneath the surface like a ghost.

Containment Protocols

Surveillance:

Ongoing monitoring of global coastal zones via satellite feeds, deep-sea sensors, and long-range weather surveillance drones. Data analytics teams cross-reference electromagnetic anomalies, wind pattern disruptions, and acoustic resonance to detect potential activity.

Interaction:

Engagement is restricted to Alpha- and Delta-clearance operatives with full sonic dampening gear and environment-sealed suits. All attempts at verbal or visual communication are strictly prohibited during active manifestation.

Public Awareness:

Code Blood liaisons embedded in local weather agencies coordinate with authorities to issue non-specific storm warnings, evacuation orders, or emergency closures when The Tempest’s presence is suspected.

Emergency Response:

Rapid-deployment teams are stationed at global “Tempest Zones.” Units carry prototype weather mitigation systems, including the THOR Array (Tactical Harmonic Oscillation Redirector), capable of disrupting pressure systems within a 300-meter radius, EM field stabilizers, and sonic interference generators designed for short-term disruption and area denial.

Psychological Profile

The Tempest demonstrates patterns of isolation, emotional volatility, and conflicting behavioral cues — oscillating between seduction and annihilation. Her choice to lure rather than directly strike implies a desire for connection, though one warped by time, loss, or trauma.

Her storms often follow provocation or perceived betrayal — most notably during the 1872 Port Lysander Incident, when a sailor’s false promise of devotion preceded a tempest that sank half the fleet — emotional triggers consistent with mythic Siren archetypes. Victims rarely show signs of struggle, suggesting compliance or trance-like submission.

Termination / Neutralization Protocol

Termination is authorized only in extinction-level event scenarios, such as the near-catastrophic 1986 Venera Trawl where The Tempest’s interference nearly triggered a permanent hemispheric cyclone over the Southern Atlantic. Current strategy emphasizes containment, civilian protection, and environmental mitigation. Ongoing R&D prioritizes atmospheric disruption technologies and experimental voice-scrambling frequencies. Success rate remains theoretical.

Addendum CB-003-A

Recent breakthroughs in electromagnetic field manipulation and high-frequency sonar interference have shown limited success in test environments. Live field application remains pending ethical review — delayed due to concerns over potential collateral damage to civilian populations and the psychological risk posed to operatives involved in direct exposure.

Agents assigned to potential encounter zones must document all anomalies in storm formation, pressure shifts, and auditory phenomena. Under no circumstances should vocal contact be established.

Personal Notes: Reviewing Agent Log

“Encountering The Tempest is like staring into beauty sculpted by grief. She is breathtaking. But that wonder lasts exactly one breath — because the second is filled with wind and screaming.”

“I once saw her from a cliffside — barefoot, eyes closed, humming. Five seconds later, the ocean rose like a wall. We barely escaped. Others didn’t.”

Arawak Island Casualty Report

Date: [Redacted]

Location: Arawak Island, Lesser Antilles

Event Classification: Class Omega (Mass Casualty Event)

During a beach gathering on Arawak Island, a group of students discovered a humanoid juvenile entity with aquatic features — likely an offspring or fragment of The Tempest — possibly a biologically dependent echo entity or magically splintered aspect created through her emotional projection. The entity was filmed being mocked, photographed, and physically mistreated.

Approximately 37 minutes later, a localized storm event formed directly over the island. No meteorological model could account for its speed, intensity, or structure. Within 12 minutes, the entire island was consumed by what survivors described as “a wall of sea and lightning.”

Security footage captured residents — including some of the students — walking into the water as if summoned. No confirmed survivors remain.

Lead Investigator’s Note

“We found no storm path. No seismic activity. No environmental buildup. It wasn’t weather — it was vengeance.”

“Structures were stripped to foundations. Roads were erased. Bodies pulled into the sea by invisible currents. It was as if nature itself had judged the island and passed sentence.”

Arawak remains uninhabited. Rebuilding has been deemed non-viable.

Doctor’s Report: Effects of The Tempest’s Song on the Human Brain

Subject: Cognitive and Neurological Impact Analysis

Entity Reference: CB-003 “The Tempest”

Lead Researcher: Dr. W. Halvorsen, Neural Response Division

Findings

Preliminary studies confirm that exposure to The Tempest’s vocalizations induces a powerful neurological response — particularly pronounced in male subjects. This heightened susceptibility may be due to a combination of neurological factors — such as denser androgen receptors in emotional processing centers — and mythologically influenced archetypes that align Siren-like entities with male-targeted enchantment. The emitted frequency appears to bypass cognitive defense systems, inducing euphoria, trance-like submission, and the suspension of self-preservation instincts.

Mechanism of Influence

Auditory exposure to The Tempest’s song stimulates massive dopamine and serotonin release, resulting in a state of overwhelming calm and pleasure. Brain scans indicate a marked suppression of the amygdala, the region responsible for fear response and threat assessment.

The effect creates a feedback loop: emotional disarmament paired with compulsive attraction to the sound’s origin.

Behavioral Observations

Subjects under the influence exhibit:

• Vacant, serene facial expressions
• Slowed breathing and heart rate
• Total disregard for physical safety or surroundings
• Repetitive movement toward the sound source (even across dangerous terrain or into deep water)

Surveillance footage has documented multiple cases of individuals walking willingly off docks — most notably a 2022 case where a cargo inspector at Port Hollow was recorded murmuring the word ‘home’ before stepping off the pier into crashing waves, cliffs, or ship decks — eyes glazed, faces smiling, bodies lost to the tide.

Conclusion

The Tempest’s song is a neurological weapon — one that overrides primal survival instincts and rewires emotional processing toward fatal compliance. The risk it presents is not just physical, but cognitive and behavioral.

Further research is ongoing to isolate the frequency range, with some early success using polarized acoustic baffles in controlled environments. However, attempts to replicate these results in open-air field conditions have so far failed due to interference from atmospheric pressure fluctuations and oceanic noise profiles. Efforts to develop effective countermeasures continue despite these setbacks.”

Recommendations

1. Protective Gear:

Development of personal auditory filtration systems capable of detecting and nullifying the specific harmonic frequencies associated with The Tempest’s vocal range.

2. Behavioral Studies:

Expanded trials using cognitive modeling to simulate long-term exposure scenarios and potential psychological fallout from near-miss encounters.

3. Field Training:

Advanced training for Code Blood operatives to recognize early signs of neurological compromise includes simulated exposure scenarios using acoustic lures and cognitive stress drills. A recent drill at Site Delta successfully identified compromised behavior in under 45 seconds, resulting in a 92% neutralization rate during follow-up intervention tests, validating the deployment of rapid-response protocols.”

Closing Remarks

The Tempest remains one of the most dangerous entities in the Code Blood system — not merely due to her power over the elements, but because of her influence over the human mind.

She doesn’t just control the storm — if she ever turned fully hostile or unbound, projections suggest she could collapse coastal ecosystems, crash global trade routes, and drown entire cities within days. She is the storm.

And she will make you love her for it.

File Status: Closed

Date: [Redacted]

Agent in Charge: [Name Redacted]

Author Note

This story was inspired by the haunting visuals and soundscape in the video above — it sparked the question: What if the storm wasn’t natural? What if it sang to you?

The Tempest began as one of my earliest explorations into blending mythology with horror, written when I was just starting out on Medium. Like The Sculptor, it didn’t get much attention at the time, but the idea stuck with me — echoed in my head like a siren’s call.

This Redux is my second breath into the file. Refined. Reimagined. And more dangerous than ever.

If the sea stills for a moment after you read this, maybe… she’s listening.

Clap, comment, and follow if you felt the pull. More files are coming. Code Blood is just getting started.

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