A Song of Claiming

[Tyto]

A deep song of clicks, moans, bellowes, and ear shattering whistles filled the quiet oceans of Sasukaeill. Tumolt swam ever so slowly beaneath the waves, occasionally breaching and landing with an enourmas splash. She then dived to the bottom, singing a song of great victory! She, Tumolt, daughter of the largest pod in Amanija history had claimed Sasukaeill! She occasionally echoed a soud so loud, it stun all nearby aquatic animals. She turned around a huge boulder that was probably on land a huge island. She then bellowed out a sound of whale song and announced
All hail Tumolt! Leader of Sasukaeill! Kingdom of Eternal Sea!

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He lay there stunned, floating in any direction the current decided to take him. After a few moments it was all over. He regained his control over his body once more and shook his head from side to side. "What was that? A whale? That sounded huge, I must find out!" Tooth cut through the water like a knife through butter, intent on finding out who had called out so loudly. A few thoughts of an animal in distress reached his mind and his stomach growled. He was hungry, but if it was too much of a risk, he wouldn't attack whatever it was.

After a little bit of searching, the Great White found what it was looking for. A massive Blue Whale was swimming around and singing. It was a risky prey that only Killer Whales went after. Even though Tooth was a monster and built like a tank, he wouldn't dare touch anything that big. "Heeeeeey, whaaaale, what are you singing about? You keep this up you'll stun every animal around here, including my food, which is good and all, except for the fact I'm stunned as well!" Tooth shouted, trying to get the whale's attention.

[Tyto]

Tumolt turned to the Great white, she did fear it a little, for there was talk of how sharks bit off the tail and fins of whales so they couldn't move and they brought the entire family and ate the entire whale. She looked and it and began to start towards it.
If its lunch you need, i'll get you some help. She bellowed out a large echo and stunned a large marlin. She then sucked in water through her baleen and her mouth and throat swelled and the marlin zipped to her mouth. But before it entered her mouth, she exhaled and the water force pushed the merlin to the sharks maw.
I know you usually eat seals, but hey, not like seals are gonna just drop outta the sky. She paused and looked at the shark.
I am Tumolt, and may I be so kind as to know my new friends name?

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Tooth was slightly taken aback to the whale's actions. Sure he knew some were friendly, but a whale that caught you some food...now they must be the nicest animal in the sea! Tooth looked at the marlin with great interest and opened his mouth and tore into the fish, shredding it and gulping it down. Blood oozed out in the water and tapped into Tooth's instinct. He went what was called 'feeding frenzy'. It was good that the marlin was still stunned for it wouldn't have like being torn into little chunks and would have tried to escape.

After every single bit of the marlin had been devoured, Tooth snapped out of his frenzy and looked over to the whale. "My name is Tooth. I was born and raised out in the ocean with my family pod of dolphins. I am on a...journey to find myself again...it's not working very well." Tooth admitted. He almost looked ashamed of his failure so far. "What were you singing about? You sounded happy about something."

[Tyto]

A shark raised by dolphins, eh? Well, that's a little strange but you were raised by dolphins, cousins of whales, so i guess that that kinda makes us family. She shyly smiled then
Well not to brag, but I've claimed the land Sasukaeill.

[Trick]

"Claimed Sasukaeill? What is Sasukaeill? I've never heard of it. Is it land of some kind? Territory? The name of a pod? Sounds interesting." Tooth began pondering over just what exactly was this Sasukaeill. Was it a group of some kind? Maybe he'd join it if it was. He was on a journey, but maybe other members of the group had wisdom and could tell him how to find himself again. Maybe even the great whale before him knew the answer, but he'd have to ask her later, right now he was very curious as to what exactly she had claimed.

Tooth thought for a few moments. He really should just continue on, but how far would he have to travel? To the other side of the ocean? What would happen if he still hadn't found what he was looking for? Tooth knew the answer to that already but he wouldn't even think of it. To not be able to return to his pod was just too much. He had to find the answer, and finding it was his top priority...at least for the moment it was.

[Tyto]

Sasukaeill is the realm of endless ocean. It's a herd, or as we call it, it'll technically be a huge pod of sea creatures of a common ideantidy. Sasukaeill. She waited for a while looking into the depths of the abyss below her. She looked back up at the shark, who seemed to be thinking hard. She thought back, to what he said 'I am on a...journey to find myself again...' What did it mean? Was he like on a trip of meditation? Or was he just making up an excuse? She thought for a moment, years of knowledge that she had gathered from her years as a rouge and living in Amanija's largest pod suddenly seemed important. Maybe somehow she could help him in 'finding himself'. She asked
What did you mean by 'journey to find myself again"?

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"Ooooohhhh, okay, I get it now." Tooth replied, happy they he indeed had found a group. Whether or not he was going to join it was a different story. It was another pod, one that had members of all sorts of species apparently. It sounded tempting, very, very, tempting. So tempting in fact, he was thinking a lot about joining. Members of other species would be an interesting experience for him and he knew it. Some could even help him in finding himself.

What the whale asked made him frown, but after thinking about it he knew she might be able to help him. He let out a sigh before taking in a deep breath of water. "One day my pod was threatened by a group of seals. I came in and I killed them all and ate every last one of them. The attack changed me though, it caused my mind to...to become different. I began thinking differently. When I returned to my pod I...I saw them as food, not family. I had trouble with thinking, I was fighting my self in a way. My pod saw the different look in my eyes and decided that it was best for me to go on a journey and find myself again. I must do that before I return." Tooth explained and then looked down in shame.

He quickly then looked back up to the whale. "I don't suppose you can help me find myself again do you? I really don't want to see my family as food, and have to fight myself over the matter. Do you have the answer?" He asked, hoping that she would.

[Tyto]

Tumolt had to think about what Tooth had said. But then again, she might know how to help him in finding himself again.
I can try, but don't get sad if it doesn't work she finally replied.

(ooc: sorry it's so short)

[Trick]

A faint smile could be seen but it quickly went away. Could she really help him? What if she couldn't? What would happen if he were to become even worse? That wasn't an acceptable outcome, he had to return back to normal. It was a risk, but it was better then doing nothing at the moment. He had to at least give whatever she had thought of a chance, that way he wouldn't have passed up the very thing that could have returned him back to normal.

"Whatever you have planned I'll go with it. I'm not making much progress...actually no progress on my own, so taking a risk might be just what I need. After all it couldn't hurt...right?" Tooth didn't look too confident but he was willing to try anything at this point.

((No problem, mines not exactly big ether.))

[Tyto]

Tumolt smiled.
Okay then, I want you to swim down as deep as you can. And float there. Listen to the noises around you. And completely clear your mind. I want you to relieve that day. Every single tiny detail.I know it sounds strange, but you're gonna have to trust me. She kicked her mighty tail and broke the surface of the water and emmited a loud, sneeze like blow. She filled her lungs with air and took a few gulps of air, and began to dive. She dived a few good 20 feet and waited for Tooth.

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"Alright, lets see if this works." Tooth replied and followed the whale, but kept going once she stopped. He swam deeper and deeper and deeper until he was sure he'd explode. Once he reached the desirable depth he closed his eyes and started to listen to the water. All the sounds and animal calls didn't escape his ears. He sighed before clearing his mind of everything and continued to listen. Images immediately began flashing before his mind's eye and it took a bit before everything slowed down and he at once found himself back on that life changing day.

His pod was retreating towards him, many had scars and some were bleeding. It was a tragic scene for his eyes to see. The pod leader swam up to Tooth, looking him dead in the eyes. "I'm sure you have smelled it by now, blood. Blood fills the water, our blood mixed in with those horrid seals. They have attacked us and are sure to finish us off for good. Go to battle Tooth, defend your pod and end this problem for once and for all." The pod leader ordered and Tooth obeyed. He was furious at the seals for making such a condemning move on their part. He was going to finish them for good before they had a chance to do any more harm to his family.

The pod leader watched Tooth zoom off in a rage, and evil smile played on his face. They had manipulated him to do their will and now they were reaping the benefits. All would fear their pod from now on and no one would try and stop them from doing as they please. The pod leader then swam back to his family and nodded, their issues with the seals would be over and their pawn still had no idea that they were using him. The fool still thought them as family, and they were going to use that to their advantage.

It didn't take long for Tooth to rocket in to the group of triumphant seals. They had won the battle and were celebrating by jumping in and out of the water. They didn't even see the shark until it was too late. As one jumped out of the water, the water from under him burst up towards him, revealing something very deadly in between the wall of water that surrounded it. With his mouth wide open, Tooth latched onto the middle of the seal, biting down to finish him off. The smell of blood and the taste of meat triggered a feeding frenzy from deep within the shark and he went wild, finishing off the whole pack of seals in little time.

The water was completely dark red and it surrounded the shark completely. Something in his mind that had laid dormant snapped back into use and he was a true eating machine now, 100% shark. He still had his memories, his feelings, his thoughts, but something had changed and he realized it on a subconscious level. He floated there in the blood, his eyes closed and he was in a paralyzed state as his mind worked around the new part that had been awakened. When his eyes opened they held a sinister look, he was changed for good now, back to how nature had attended him to be in the first place.

When he swam back to his pod, his head was still a bit dazed. His pod leader eagerly came to his side but when he looked into his eyes he saw the monster that he truly was looking back at him. He knew he had to get rid of him before he started to eat him and his pod. Regretfully he made up the idea of him taking a vacation and coming back when he was 'himself' again. He knew he'd never come back, or if he did they'd be all a snack to this massive shark. Tooth frowned but knew he had been changed somehow so he went with it, the hope of someday returning someday made him leave with great haste.

His mind then suddenly began to spin and images started to flash at a million miles per hour in his mind's eye once again. When everything finally slowed and stopped he was back to the deep depth he had swam too. His head started to hurt as he slowly floated in the water. He groaned, he was still himself, or at least he thought so. "I still feel the same. It didn't work...do you have any other ideas?" Tooth asked the huge whale.

Little did the two realize that the repercussions of such an experiment would be far worse then any of the two could even dream of.

((I was bored. lol))

[Tyto]

She thought...It didn't work...I have an idea, but it might just mess it up even more...But I really want to help Tooth go back home to his pod.... She looked at Tooth, what would it take to help him? She looked at him and said
I'll be right back, don't you leave. I'm not giving up on you yet. She dived as deep as she could go and then she used her echolocation and found a sharp rock. She intentionally s-blocked-ed her flipper so a steady trickle of blood came out. She came back up to Tooth. She looked at him and said
Okay, let's give it another go. Now close your eyes, and do it again.

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Tooth curiously watched the whale dive down deeper, thinking of what she might have planned. He smelled the blood even before she came into view. "No, no, no, no, get away! Get...get...get away...please." It was too late though for Tooth, for the images came back and flashed even faster than before. His pod leader's words echoed in his head as images of the fight reappeared in his mind. Tooth was once more in that paralyzed state, he shook every now and then and started to flip side ways. Some might even mistake him as dying rather quickly. As the images continued, one thing was constant, the blood, how the blood tasted and dyed the water.

It was an ever-present factor in these images. Everything whizzed by, making him almost sick but then suddenly everything stopped and he was watching himself in the paralyzed state in the blood filled water. He felt his mind working like it had done then, pieces of the puzzle began falling into place. He finally briefly glimpsed the answer. It was horrible, so horrible that he instantly closed up his mind and everything went dark. The scent of blood awakened him slowly. He finally opened his eyes. He was belly up at the moment and he slowly flipped back over to normal. He let out a groan and looked around. He didn't even remember what had just happened.

He looked over to Tomolt and saw her wound. "Tomolt, what just happened and why are you bleeding?" He asked, clearly he was confused. He knew the answer now though, it's just a matter of when his mind would truly let him see it. The blood was starting to get to him, slowly working its poison into his mind and he did his best to fight it. Whether or not he'll be going into a feeding frenzy in the next few minutes was anyone's guess.

[Tyto]

It was a test. And seeing how your not chewing my face off, I think it worked. Tumolt replyed calmly with a slight smile. The smile then changed into a little bit of fear.
Are you okay? Did I do some thing wrong?

(ooc: btw, sorry for taking so long to post)