He was the father of them all, and he was older than most life in the sea. His brood spread across the world, mostly in hiding. He feared little, and took it upon himself to protect his children where they flocked to him. And for that, he considered himself greater than the others.

There were few of the other Ancients left, now. The Mother of Sharks prowled the waters; the Great Medusa floated with the currents, leaving its larva where they fell. And, of course, the Asterite whose great mind linked them all together. He thought to outlive them all…