Day 11 part 2
So... I now have my very own filthy mad mage. I really wish I didn't. He seems to spend his time catching food with his bare hands... yeah I'm just going to back away carefully... trying to avoid catching Gollum's attention.
He was muttering something about a tentacle throne...
As I leave I meet Yumi for the first time in days. She seems refreshed...
>Is she a friend too?< [Squid Jr]
>Aw... I wanted to see you hit stuff...< [Squid Jr]
“You don't mean that about me, do you, handsome little squid?” [Yumi says with her fingers]
>Hey, she talks like us!< [Squid Jr]
“Oh? That? I have a cuttlefish at home that I'm trying to talk to, but I can never get the translation across...” Yumi shrugs. “Some unusual dialect I guess. It isn't standard Aquatic or Marine... I'm stumped.”
“Maybe it is shy? Want me to ask?” [Squid]
“That would be nice... Oh and before that, would you introduce your interesting little companion?” [Yumi]
>Tada!< [Squid Jr]
“That was quick. When did he hatch?” [Yumi]
“I don't see how you don't know her but... congratulations? He is a good-looking little guy.” [Yumi]
>My Dad is great! He beats up so many people...< [Squid Jr]
“He sure is! He save me from a whole mess of bad guys... by the way, you evolved Mr Squid?” [Yumi]
“I'm a... demigod...” [Squid]
“OH?! That's incredible Mr Squid!” [Yumi ecstatic]
“It's a pain in the mantle. I have a boss eavesdropping on me constantly, I fail doing anything my followers pray against that I don't want strongly enough. Also I just added a mad wizard to my church. He tried to offer me squid corpses...” [Squid]
“Ouch...” [Yumi]
“Well, lets meet this cuttlefish.” [Squid]
I follow Yumi to a nearby grotto with a few scattered objects from the surface, such as a chair and some kind of chest. There's netting hanging from a coral outcrop.
The cuttlefish is only two foot long. He flushes red at the sight of me. He jets up to Yumi and grabs her breasts tightly, throwing an angry gaze my way.
She groans, and complains he's hugging too tightly but he keeps going, writhing and staring at me.
Aquatic Language (Moderate) rank up to Aquatic Language (Complete)~
Passive Ability: Marine Language (Complete) learned~
Passive Ability: Abyssal Language (Complete) learned~
Uh... he still isn't talking.
^Mine.^ [Cuttlefish]
He continues to grope her and...
He continues to have his way with Yumi, staring at me as if issuing a challenge.
Enough of that.
I pull the little rapist off her. His skin flashes white and his eyes change from envious and gloating to glistening puppy dog eyes.
“What are you doing Mr Squid? He wasn't hurting me much...” [Yumi]
“He's acting dumb to stay closer to you, the little pervert.” I shake him hard.
“It was an act?” [Yumi surprised] “I thought he was just very affectionate...”
“No, the bastard was just having sex with you... as he told me that you belonged to him. Well guess what, little guy? Things change. She is mine.” [Squid]
“Oh, Mr Squid! You finally said it! I've been waiting to hear you say you wanted me!” [Yumi]
“It was heat of the moment... but I do want to spend more time with you, Yumi.” [Squid]
“...but what about the twins and that poor whale? The poor sisters are trapped in a world that revolves around you and that whale is quite lonely now... If they don't mind... I don't mind sharing. Besides...” [Yumi drooling] “This way I get to taste the twins too...”
“Uh...” I suddenly realized just how deep this rabbit-hole went. “Slowly does it... lets approach this calmly... I can't rush it and have you all hate me...”
“Pish posh. You had the twins hooked from the first meeting. They were just lying to themselves. As for myself, the original offer was more of a joke, but after all you did to save me and how you're letting me save my kind... I really feel something for you. Besides that... the young Squid needs a proper mother and no human or whale can offer that attention.” [Yumi] “We can even talk together...”
I let the cuttlefish go and look at Yumi closely. She seemed serious... an unusual face for her.
“Alright lets tr...” [Squid]
As I began the cuttlefish jetted over to my Son and held him close to a beak.
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^Mine!!!^ [Cuttlefish]
“Stop that, Cutiefish!” [Yumi]
Cutiefish?! Nicknames aside...
>It hurts Dad!< [Squid Jr Scared]
^Mine or kill!^ [Cuttlefish]
“Let him go, because you'll never touch me again, you disgusting little shit!” [Yumi]
>Ow. That does it!< [Squid Jr angry]
The cuttlefish freezes and writhes for a second. He goes still on the current and drifts as my Son pulls free.
<...how?> [Squid]
>I'm a ninja Dad. The first thing they taught me was how to use a paralysis dart.< [Squid Jr] >Sensei said that I was the son of a great leader and needed to be able to defend myself.<
>Yep!< [Squid Jr]
[Squid]
I turned my attention to cuttlefish pervert.
“Do you mind if I...?” [Squid]
“Just thinking about the possessive little creep gives me shivers... please kill him.” [Yumi]
>Do what he did to me!< [Squid Jr]
I hug him tight. He's waking now. He tries to pull free. I squeeze tighter. He tries to bite. I crush his beak. I squeeze tighter. His cuttlebone breaks. Yes, they have a bone called that... very unimaginative biologists...
I squeeze as hard as I can. He pops. Like a balloon. He stains the sea a faint blue with his coppery blood.
I give the cuttlefish pulp to my Son. Freshly squeezed.
He's a proud shade of royal purple as he eats his kill. He only manages a few ounces, he is tiny after all, barely three inches long now.
>Uh Dad? What does this evolution thing mean?< [Squid Jr]
“Pick the one you want, it will make you bigger and stronger.” [Yumi]
My Son, all grown up...
Mazel tov.
He changes as I watch, remaining a squid but gaining green rings and teal shade to his skin. He grows to be just over a foot long.
>Squid Clan Ninja. It said rare. < [Squidinja]
>Something about ice kunai, ink bombs and water clones...< [Squid Jr]
>I wanna be strong like you Dad!< [Squid Jr]
#Sorry to interrupt... well not really. I have your job for me lined up. It is a big one. Someone is causing the continental shelf to tear. They're raising sea-bed to the surface, making my sea into their land! Making volcanic eruptions. Kill the bastards. Silence the rumbles. No one steals from me.#
#The source. The abyssal trench to the west. Someone down there will know. Someone around there is responsible. Crush all resistance.#
...damn.
Get it out of the way quickly. How hard can it be?
Yumi and my Son stared at me.
Keep an eye on my Son for me will you, Yumi? I hate it but best to get it out of the way now... something about volcanoes and earthquakes.> [Squid resigned to his fate] “Okay. You can count on me. Ninjas, you heard that? You're guarding us both for now!” [Yumi] “Yes, Yumi-dono.” [Cone-shell lead] Huh, didn't realize they were here. “Yes, Ensuikage-sama!” [Snail lead] I drape my right arm over Yumi's shoulder. “Later we'll talk about us, properly. Until then... I'll miss you both.” I look at my Son. “Don't do anything I'd do...” >Aw Dad... that's mean!< [Squid Jr] I set off... concerned. I hurried. What we learned this chapter: Gods don't handle small issues... Plot! Why Yumi can speak with her fingers so well... Awkward possessive relationship, ho! What we didn't see: Mad man trying to collect tentacles, only to be drowned by an angry giant octopus. At the sight of the wall of water last chapter the surrounding island population has come to worship the squid. Squid followers now equals 2454! Monkey butlers now engaged in Gorilla War...