Following up from my last post, this will be about a hypothetical scenario in which I would introduce another aquatic titan into the Sauria Island.
Megalodon Fludomitor was the focus of the last post, specifically, it focused on an individual named Forneus. It is a massive shark that is nearly unstoppable, but as with any ecosystem, it needs balance. Because if Megalodon Fludomitor is allowed to roam the seas without a rival, there will be a major imbalance.
Livyatan Melvillei was a gargantuan toothed whale that was believed to have clashed with Megalodon during the Cenozoic era. Like Megalodon, it too was an apex predator in its own right, possessing massive teeth on both the upper and lower jaw.
Here is my own version of this animal.
Meet Livyatan Ahabdaemonium. At 32 feet tall, 82 feet long, and weighing in at 100 tons, it is a perfect counter to Megalodon Fludomitor. It's name translates to "Ahab's Demon Leviathan" which is an obvious reference to the pale white whale from the Moby Dick novel.
Note: by the way, yeah, I changed the way in which this guy's name is spelled.
This particular individual is named Mehtig Deor, which in Old English, means "Mighty Beast". He is a 200 year old male, but his kind can live up to 400 years. He has a build similar to modern sperm whales but is slightly bulkier, he has a more prominent lower jaw, and a larger dorsal fin. His body is adorned with many injuries, starting from the head, he has a massive gash on the front, and a scar just below his eye, and he has round scars on the bottom of his jaw, caused by squids, he has another scar on his fin, and a hook attached to it, he has two spears on his back, and a Megalodon bite mark on the underside of his body. Though he's not colored here, he has red eyes and is the only known albino member of his species.
Mehtig's life is a long and hard one. He was born in 1824, back when whaling was very prominent. Though his kind are bigger than sperm whales and can survive more severe injuries, that didn't stop some of them from getting hunted. Mehtig was always singled out from his pod due to him being a young member of it, so many whalers tried to target him first. But at some point, his mother had enough of this and decided to fight back by sinking some of the ships that were targeting her son.
This inspired Mehtig to fight back himself. Since he was still young, he mainly targeted the smaller boats while his mother and some of his pod members attacked the bigger ships. Unfortunately, because his pod was more eager to battle against whalers, this led to the whalers becoming more determined to kill them.
Eventually, one day, Mehtig's mother was speared through her blowhole by a makeshift spear that was made specifically to latch onto blowholes. The more she tried to pull it out, the more damage it caused, which eventually led to her death. This event caused Mehtig to snap and despite being a teen at the time, he rammed the ship in an attempt to save his mother, but by the time he sunk the vessel, she was already dead.
This fueled his hatred against whalers. When he became an adult, he actively hunted down ships and didn't try to run. He almost treated it like a sport, and eventually, the rest of the pod started doing the same which led to many ships being sunk over the years. But as the years went by, Mehtig would sustain many injuries due to his frequent skirmishes with whalers.
At one point in his life, he was attacked by a lone Megalodon Fludomitor. He wasn't used to fighting a shark of this caliber so it was hard for him to fight back. But he used his head as a battering ram which was extremely effective against the shark, and eventually, he killed it by biting onto it's gills. But he sustained a permanent bite mark from the attack.
As for additional info, like modern sperm whales, they mainly hunt squids, and they also use echolocation in the form of clicks that have the potential to rupture a person's eardrums. They're also fairly fast for such large creatures and they're also extremely intelligent. And when I say intelligent, I'm not saying they're as smart as Megalodon Fludomitor, no, in fact, they're in a league of their own.
They far surpasses the Mega Sharks in terms of intelligence. Some researchers have even theorized that they could potentially be more intelligent than humans. They are very social animals and prefer living together, in fact, they're actually known to accept other whale species into their pods. Because there are actually three sperm whales in Mehtig's pod despite them not being the same species as he and his pod members. The parents also tend to raise their children up until they're adults, mainly because since they're social animals. They tend to bond a lot which is why it's hard for them to separate.
Mehtig is labeled by researchers as a bull due to how aggressive he is, but he's also considered a loner. The reason why is because despite living in a large pod, he tends to swim a few miles apart from said pod. He does this for two reasons, firstly, it's so that he can detect threats to his pod easier, and secondly, it's because he doesn't want to form a bond with anyone ever again because he fears he'll just be hurt again just like when his mother was killed.
That was until drones captured footage of a juvenile member of his species spending time with him. At first, researchers thought that this was his offspring, but they determined that Mehtig was probably too old to breed and that he probably
had a child in the past, but wherever that child is, is anyone's guess because they're not part of the pod.
This younger member of the pod, for some reason, likes to spend time with Mehtig mainly because he's the one who protects the pods from danger most of the time which is why the younger whale looks up to him. Mehtig would rather not be a role model to anyone because he wouldn't want any of his pod to go through the same hell that he had to experience. But, as the years went by, Mehtig has shown signs that he has started to become social again. He swims closer to his pod and regularly spends time with this younger individual.
Researchers who have been observing this younger individual have named him "Little Dickie", named after Moby Dick himself, despite not having the white whale's ghostly skin.
One day while out on a patrol on the coast of Florida, a group of divers dove in when they spotted Mehtig with Little Dickie. At first, Mehtig got defensive. Considering his experience with humans, he was prepared to defend Little Dickie at any cost. But when the humans got closer, they didn't approach Little Dickie, they approached Mehtig himself despite knowing that he's very aggressive.
Mehtig was cautious because he's never seen humans act like this. Normally, they'd spear him and try to kill him, but for some reason, these humans simply want to observe him. One of the divers gently stroked Mehtig's rough, battle hardened skin, and then, they did something he didn't know humanity had the capability to do.
More divers approached Mehtig, and they slowly removed the spears and the hook that have been stuck on him ever since the 1800s. Mehtig was pleasantly surprised, humanity was being kind to him? Little did Mehtig know, the world has changed drastically since the whaling days. Humans are more aware that animals like him do have feelings and they do get hurt emotionally, which is why almost every human who comes across Mehtig in modern day treats him with the rightful respect he deserves.
Ever since then, Mehtig has begun to tone down his hatred of humans. He still dislikes whalers who still roam around the seas in modern day, but for most of the people he encounters, he lets them swim with him as long as they don't hurt him. Sometimes, he even swims up to ships intentionally to greet the onlookers. And he can now distinguish good humans from bad ones just by looking at their body language.
Also, Livyatan Ahabdaemonium is known to leap out of the water when attacking certain prey like sharks. They're also known for warding off orcas who attack other whales like humpbacks. They also socialize with other marine mammals like dolphins. Their common name is "Titanfin Whale". In terms of bite, they very much are equal compared to rivals, the Mega Sharks. Their heads are also denser, they evolved this way specifically to enhance their ability to ram opponents.
By the way, for anyone wondering, Little Dickie's stripe patterns is what the natural appearance of these whales look like. They are mainly black in color with white stripes, but due to Mehtig's albinism, he's completely white.
Also, in this universe, he is what most people refer to as "Mocha Dick". Who was in fact a whale who did exist in real life and was the inspiration for Moby Dick. But in this universe, he was only a teen when people called him Mocha Dick. So yeah, he essentially is Moby Dick in this universe, just with a different name.
But Mehtig's hardships aren't over just yet...
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- Forneus has been spotted in the Alaskan Coast. It seems that he's closing in on Mehtig Deor's pod.
- Is it possible that they might clash with each other?
- Considering Forneus' behavior, it's very likely. So, any orders?
- Let the pod take care of it. We know Forneus doesn't attack the adults. He only goes after the teens and the sub adults because they're smaller than him. And if he gets close to Mehtig, well, he's basically signing his own death warrant.
- You sure this is a good idea? I mean, we could lure him away. He is after all, one of the only living Megalodons we know of.
- Yeah? And he's also a threat. I don't care what the board says, I don't want that thing around. Mehtig, I can get behind, because he's smart like us. But Forneus, he's a killing machine. You can't stop him even if you beat him down to an inch of his life. He doesn't know how to back down. If he dies to Mehtig, it's his own damn fault.
CUTS OUT
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