An original AI generated sci-fi illustration on an immutable blockchain – The Sentinels of the Deep – The ocean roared against the stone giants as if it had always known them, as if it had always whispered their names beneath the tides. Rising from the depths, colossal heads of carved rock stared with hollow eyes illuminated by an otherworldly blue glow. Legends said these were not statues, but the remnants of a race older than humanity, trapped in eternal silence when the sea swallowed their empire whole. Now, only their faces remained, breaking through the waves like haunted monuments. Sailors who dared cross this stretch of ocean spoke of the “Sentinels of the Deep.” They claimed the glowing eyes were not reflections of lightning or starlight, but signals—watchful pulses that tracked the ships above. Some swore they heard low, rumbling voices in the crash of the surf, a language lost to time, warning trespassers to turn back. Others never returned, their vessels found adrift days later, crew vanished, hulls scarred by forces unseen. At dusk, when the sky bled with cosmic light and the sea shimmered with eerie luminescence, the Sentinels were said to awaken. Their heads tilted ever so slightly, following the horizon, searching for something long forgotten. Some believed they were guardians of a hidden treasure beneath the waves, others thought they mourned the loss of their drowned kingdom. Whatever their purpose, one truth lingered—those who stared too long into the Sentinels’ glowing eyes felt the tide pull at their very soul, beckoning them into the deep.