Chapter Text
6 years and 9 months ago
"Mister Ashengrotto. I implore you to throw away that leviathan."
Within the dark depth of the ocean, a man stares out at the empty void of water. Giant creatures that would usually swim freely had been swallowed whole by a small, cute little butterfly. She had only been born a week ago, but she was already eating so well.
It caused unrest.
"I hear you every day, Florence," Azul said with little interest in the reefmer's concerns. The octomer watches as his little butterfly is slowly getting used to her morphing fins.
"The royal guards are ready to kill it on your command. His Majesty the king has yet to approve its execution."
Azul ignored Florence's words. They were layered with fear. A fear so deep that Azul would have felt the same if it weren't for a tiny detail.
"You won't kill my daughter. "Azul's words are final. "Rielle also won't approve. This was his plan from the very beginning."
Azul didn't stay long to hear what Florence had to complain about. Instead, he swam up towards his little girl.
Her skin is a dark color. A mix of purple and pink with some red in it. Her hair is an ashen-colored white, and her eyes are shining a light purple color. Her skeleton is visible through the skin, the water within it protecting her from falling apart.
The little leviathan noticed a shift in the water and turned to the frequency of its movements. The sharp hunter instinct, however, turned into that of a lemon shark once it realized what those frequencies were.
"Ah!" The little leviathan squeals as her papa holds her close to his chest. The little leviathan opens her mouth to nibble on the flesh and giggles in delight, causing a loud rumbling.
"You ate so well!" Azul praises, holding his daughter up high. The little leviathan squeals; more to the point, her antennae bob up and down to match her happiness.
From a distance, Florence and the guards watched as the father and daughter celebrated together. While floating skeleton remains were left to the side, the stench of blood was hard to ignore. The cries of the dead drowned within the stomach of a baby Leviathan.
A baby Leviathan named…
꧁⎝ 𓆩༺ ﮩ٨ـﮩﮩ٨ـ𝄞ﮩ٨ـﮩﮩ٨ـ ༻𓆪 ⎠꧂
Chapter 1: Sonnett
꧁⎝ 𓆩༺ﮩ٨ـﮩﮩ٨ـ𝄞ﮩ٨ـﮩﮩ٨ـ༻𓆪 ⎠꧂
Sonnett at 18 months old
"Come on, Sonnett-shii! Use the power of cuteness to prevail over this low-level boss!"
Azul watches in fascination as Idia encourages Sonnett to stand up. Ortho was nearby, recording the entire walk with intense music in the background.
Within the Ashengrotto home were several adults who watched how Idia, former Housewarden of Ignihyde with social anxiety and current acting director of Styx, hypes the frowning chubby-cheeked little baby girl. She is standing on both of her legs, clad in a light purple onesie, and her black hair is tussled from being pampered by Idia and Ortho.
Ortho himself was missing a finger, and that was because of little Sonnett, who had curiously bitten his metal off.
"Idia, don't pressure her, please," Azul said, sitting on the other end of the room. In front of him was a carton-made monster. The obstacle for Sonnett to overcome to save her papa, or so Idia called it.
"Azul-san is right, niisan," Ortho chuckles, lowering himself to the ground to get a better look at Sonnett concentrating. Sonnett Ashengrotto is currently at a 30% frustration level but 70% determination. She is going through a lot to save her dad."
"Wheehehehe! Of course she is! After all, it was because of my genius idea to have her overcome the greatest struggle of all!" Idia laughs, holding and controlling the carton box with a controller. "This reminds me so much of when Azul-shii was in flight class and he was unable to reach higher grounds."
Azul smiles a bit too sweetly at that. "Do I have to remind you who invented a new flying method?"
"Ah, there it is. Genius Azul-san has taken over and will now ruin the moment by letting us all know what he did."
"Don't sound disappointed while you are in my house. When Sonnett is old enough, I'll tell her everything."
"You can't just sic your daughter on me!" Idia shivers at the thought. "She is currently unable to swallow solids, but seeing how she is able to eat meat so casually, I have a feeling that at max level she will be able to eat me without my notice! I am, as such, grinding all the friendship XP points that I can farm at such limited-time events!"
"What do you mean limited-time events? She is 18 months old."
"Exactly! I work at Styx for most of my years, while you will see Sonnett every single day! Even if it hits the 50/50, the guarantee that I will ever NOT be eaten by Sonnett-shii is not so guaranteed!"
Azul sighs and watches as Sonnett fully stands up. Her arms are wide to balance herself, and her cheeks are puffed, indicating that she is probably too exhausted to even do half of the exercise.
But then Sonnett's eyes saw her dad, and she sparkled.
"Dada!"
The two adults and former housewardens quiet down. Ortho counts to three and…
"Her first word?!"
Sounds of flickering screens and magical pearls jingle as Sonnett begins her journey to Azul.
"Azul-shii! Do NOT move!"
"I'm not moving!"
"Dada! Dada!"
Sonnett takes robotic but even steps towards her dad while Ortho is near, filming everything. Idia is off on the side holding onto several other cameras to capture every second of it.
"Dada!" Sonnett calls out again, a giggle escaping her while her hair bounces with her excitement.
"I'm here, sweetheart!" Azul encourages, tears almost breaking out until eventually—
"Oof!"
— Sonnett falls on the ground.
"This is good!" Ortho calls out, holding his four-finger hand out. "She needs to fall in order to properly understand her pain receptors. Sonnett Ashengrotto is a predator, so to make her soft is basically a stagnant development crisis."
"Ortho is right!" Idia calls out, his hair going up with anticipation. "Sonnett-shii is still a level 1 unit. If we don't understand her kit, then we have no guarantee that her development will grow as well!"
Azul gets all that, but he still gets worried.
Luckily, Sonnett stands up again, and this time she cries.
"Dada!" Sonnett screeches, her ink tears dripping on the wooden floor.
"Oh, my little pearl, come here!" Azul encourages. His arms are out, indicating that he will hug her.
But only when she comes to him.
"Ah! That's a good strat." "It will definitely encourage her to walk more, Azul-san."
And just as expected, Sonnett walks towards Azul while crying out to him. Every step hurts, but the reward is to hug her papa, so she is happy with that.
She was only a few steps in front of him before Sonnett stops and goes on her hands and knees. Luckily, Azul catches her before she fully decides to crawl again. "That's my little butterfly!"
"Woohoo! Two thumbs up for our leading lady!" Idia cheered, his two thumbs lit up while Ortho cracked up the party poppers.
"Yeah, you did amazing," Azul told Sonnett, giving her kisses on her cheeks.
Sonnett stopped crying and instead nuzzles under her dad's chin, being content with him and only him.
Sonnett, at just the age of 18 months, had already grown attached to her papa.
Sonnett at 2 years old.
"Sonnett! Where are you?"
Azul chuckles as Ruby and Zircon zoom past him and Riddle. The two moray eels were so deep in their game of hide-and-seek that they really paid no attention to their surroundings.
Riddle himself was seated snuggly on Azul's giant arm. His underwater potion gave him enough time to breathe within the salty waters, all while the Rose Twins swam past them several times.
"Daddy! We can't find Sonnett!" Ruby announced, swimming up to her dad. Zircon wrapped his tail around Riddle's waist, hugging him by the left arm while Ruby took Riddle's right.
Riddle only laughs before he nudges and nods his head to the side. The twins turn to a lounging Azul, and underneath one of his tentacles was a little girl, snuggling up to the limb.
"Oh! She is sleeping!" Ruby giggles in delight, happy to have finally found her friend. "Daddy, look! She is sleeping!"
"Sonnett was hiding so well that she ended up asleep," Zircon whispered, swimming up to his sister, and both stared at the little leviathan.
"My little butterfly was so excited to play she ended up asleep," Azul smiles, shifting his large limbs to coil them around the two moray eels. The two giggle before snuggling up to Sonnett.
The Siren frowns, not used to the new feeling before eventually relaxing and extending her tail for tentacles.
"Daddy! Look!" Ruby whispered, her eyes sparkling at Sonnett's transformation. "She extended her limbs for us! We are becoming friends!"
"Best friends forever!" Zircon also whispered, equally happy.
Riddle laughs quietly before swimming closer and tugging the two with Azul's limb. "I'm happy for you both. Now, take a quick nap so that you two are fresh and ready for another round."
"Okay!"
Azul gently wraps his limbs around the trio and smiles.
It reminds him so much of when Floyd and Jade were still alive.
Sonnett at 6 years old
"No! I don't want you to leave!"
Azul sighs as he watches Deuce struggle to remove Sonnett from Azul's leg.
Azul had been called to kill another round of Disnei members by Marina. Leaving Azul with no choice but to go out again and kill while his daughter throws a tantrum. Her grip is strong and Azul feels fingers dig into his flesh at this point.
"Miss Sonnett, please! This is an important trip for the world," Deuce wheezes out, pulling with all his might.
"I don't care about the world! The world will be eaten by a thousand leviathans for all I care!" Sonnett yells, tears streaming down her face.
"Please take those words back before you doom the entire world!"
"I'll eat every country in Twisted Wonderland to make sure papa stays with me!"
Azul feels sweat go down his neck. Where did his cute little butterfly learn any of that?
"Deuce, give me a second," Azul instructs and Deuce lets go.
The soldier flops down on the ground where Krone and Corona were ready to shower him with affection.
Azul on the other hand, addressed his daughter.
"Sweetheart, listen," Azul begins, picking up Sonnett and placing her on his lap. "I know that you don't want me to leave but I promise you on my life that I will return."
"You don't care about your life, please promise me something else," Sonnett easily shot back at him.
Azul ignores Deuce's snort and turns to his daughter. "Alright, on Deuce's life."
"I don't care about his life though," Sonnett shot back much quicker.
Azul sighs before eventually relaxing. Sonnett is his pride and joy. That will have to do.
"I swear on your life, that I will be back home."
Sonnett blinks at the sudden declaration before smiling. She snuggles closer to her dad and affectionately rubs her head against his chest.
"I'll accept that."
Sonnett at 7 years old
The little Siren watches a scene that makes her annoyed.
A just woken up Jamil, who had Overblotted two days ago, is now being spoon-fed by her dad.
Sonnett kept her anger in. Her papa said that she loves him, his confession was crazy and lunatic. But he has always been a bit crazy with how little he cares about his health. Sonnett wants her papa to be happy so if this guy makes him happy he will make her happy too!
But….Sonnett isn't happy. She isn't happy at all. Some bozo came in and took her place as papa's favorite. Sonnett doesn't like it.
She really doesn't like Jamil Viper.
"Now, I'll leave you and Sonnett alone for now," Azul said as he packed some stuff and walked out. "I'll make both of you some lunch."
And with that Sonnett stares at Jamil. Last time the two talked it was because Sonnett was angry at him. Now, she is less angry but still annoyed.
"I'm sorry," Jamil whispered eventually before clearing his throat and trying again. "I'm sorry for yelling at you. I'm older and bigger, I shouldn't have let my emotions boil over."
"Size doesn't matter to me and neither does age. I have eaten animals bigger than you," Sonnett insults, frowning at the man before turning away from him. "And let's make another thing clear. You can be mad at me all you want. You can tell me that I am monster and everything but…."
Sonnett had enough of him. He comes into her house, flirts with her papa and then he hurts him by not communicating?! How dare he! This is her and papa's space. He can't just come in here and bring all his problems with it! That's not fair to her papa!
Sonnett knows that raising her must have been a pain. She is constantly hungry and every minor change in her mood swing would cause disaster for her hunger. She knows that she is the cause of papa being casted out.
So she won't let this bozo ruin her papa's life!
And with that Sonnett grabbed the now sitting Jamil by his shirt and glared. She feels the potion oppressed by her true nature. The Leviathan that caused disasters. The creatures of the depths that come out when hunger strikes them.
"….if one tear comes down my papa's cheeks from you and I will make sure that you will be alone forever."
Jamil didn't say anything. His eyes was hardened, unable to show what exactly he felt. But his voice trembled a little bit. "Are you going to eat me?"
Sonnett let go and gave him a disgusted look.
"I don't eat rotten flesh."