Cyaxares

Cyaxares first surfaces in Light Bringer as a colossal sea beast prowling the oceans of the Red Rising Saga, its black-gold scaled form embodying the untamed perils of the deep. With a central shark head, multiple-eyed fin appendages, and a whale-like body ending in a tri-finned tail, the creature serves as both obstacle and spectacle in the series' escalating conflicts. Its dramatic introduction in the later books underscores the saga's expansion from planetary warfare to oceanic frontiers, hinting at greater mysteries beneath the waves.