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The Takoromaka, a 'demon' of the sea that is rumored to take even the form of water itself- few have ever claimed to have honestly seen the monstrosity, just before their ship was wrecked and pulled into the depths. Sailors would do well to avoid eerily calm seas on a cloudy day...

A 70ft. long sea serpent, it is ridiculously fast underwater. His colourations help camouflage him in the deeper seas- should he be in a lake, river, or lagoon, he's easier to see as he's hued for the darker waters. The 'whiskers' assist in feeling vibrations carried through the water, along with the horn.
He is adorned with bio-luminescent 'orbs' at the tips of his head fins, whiskers, and all down his body- these are used to lure in prey more than anything. He has extremely poor eyesight [this also holds true as a human], thus he relies heavily on 'feeling' his way through the currents. The fins have barbs at the tips, used primarily for self-defense, but contain no venom.
He eats strictly fish and sea-based life-forms, his teeth made to impale and hold down prey, though he has been known to attack anything that is 'threatening' his domain- this includes just swimming around in it. His 'mane' mimics the kelp forests, further camouflaging his mass. His hide is amphibious, though durable- he can stay up to eight miles below the surface without much trouble, though this significantly slows him down. He doesn't do much moving when he's at his deepest to conserve precious strength. He can stay underwater for up to four days before being forced to return to the surface for air- this is due to his lack of movement for most of the time. When he is on the move, he, like many earthen whales, stays close to the surface and rises and falls as necessary to get precious air.
Being amphibious, he is capable of roaming on land, though with great difficulty. He cannot stray far from 'wetlands', as his skin will dry out- dehydration will kill him [Maka demons are known to be easily killed by fire]. He is also incredibly heavy from muscle and bone mass, therefor moves much slower on land that he would underwater.

Fun fact, that red 'gash' on his um... chest/underbelly/whatever-region-that-is is actually the cursed wound he suffered from a tangle with Jouichirou. His other eye is also scarred and ruined. He's also missing a fin [you can see a bit of it in the front~] from another fight with someone else who decided it would be fun to rip out wings.
His horn may also be the first thing people see about him in water, since it's pretty... obvious. Alongside that one eye of his.

Also, this guy was based from how narwhals were repeatedly mistaken for giant sea monsters. Contributing to the design was inspiration from a foo-dog, an angler fish, a betta fish, and sea snakes.

I liked the look of the sketch on top of it, even after all those hours of FIGHTING TO GET NICE SMOOTH CONTOURS. ;A; I need to stop this...

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