Ever since childhood days spent marvelling over tidal pools, marine biology became Aqua's calling. Nothing matched the sublime power and delicate complexity of seascapes and their endangered inhabitants. She vowed one day her expertise might help reverse the damage caused by human ignorance and exploitation.

In grad school Aqua concentrated on analysing the vanishing blue whale population and complex underwater ecosystems critical for supporting all life on Earth. Even as indifference and "real world practicalities" diluted public interest, she harboured faith that compelling scientific narratives could still inspire environmental conscientiousness.

Landing an early career documentary project in 2012 examining illegal Icelandic whaling company Harbour ENT seemed a promising chance engaging audiences. Aqua intended solely documenting their illicit exploitative activities. But covert drone footage proved far more alarming - not just hunting protected species, Harbour ENT had devised horrifying techniques prolonging whales' suffering maximizing profits from the renderings.

Aqua urgently compiled the expose hoping to mobilize public outrage against the atrocities. But the implications shook beyond animal activists – Harbour ENT’s shadowy industry influence and ties to organized crime guaranteed aggressive retaliation for threatened revenue streams. Colleagues warned Aqua against directly confronting Harbour, but she persisted undeterred. "The oceans themselves cry out - I must answer, come what may..."

Late one stormy night after transmitting the first wave of footage to eager investigative journalists, an encrypted plea reached her colleagues: " Harbour ENT pursuing me. My fate irrelevant - broadcast the truth for all posterity!" Then silence closed round forever, the sea itself it seemed swallowing courageous Aqua into its depths.

Authorities eventually retrieved her waterlogged camera drones and mangled recording equipment amidst heavy damages apparently from .50 Caliber bullets. But no remains could be conclusively identified, leading investigators to classify her status as missing presumed dead in a brutal unsolved murder far offshore.

The incendiary documentary footage aired posthumously weeks later, sparking global outrage at industrial whaling's senseless cruelty and corrupt machinations. International charges were filed against the parent company, governments pledged policy reviews, and activists amplified awareness from Tokyo to Oslo protesting brutality against oceanic ecosystems.

Yet strangely, whalers worldwide began reporting sudden mechanical failures, dredging equipment damage, and GPS interference causing costly setbacks to unlawful activities precisely resembling Harbour ENT’s documented tactics. Some captains even claim sighting a ghostly blue-haired woman glaring from their own deck monitors...moments before disaster befell illicit efforts. Others describe a glowing feminine silhouette swimming with whales under moonlight.

As if in death channelling forces more eternal than law's ineffective reach, Aqua's passion seems to surge on disabling any who threaten marine life she gave her voice and existence towards guarding. Through unexplained mechanical phenomena and allies' awareness, her ghostly oceanic vigil endures seeding karmic obstacles hindering the enemies that cut short her mortal chance defending natures silent as waves and whales alike. For sometimes only transcending flesh opens gateways bridging seen and unseen realms - allowing earth's own muddy conscience to restart beating true once more.