I         II         III         IV         V         VI         VII











VIII













once











during  the  Watch  of  the  9819th  White  One











( for  the  White  Ones  were  all  Numbered  in  Succession







going  back  to  the  very  first  White  One,









Andromedasia  Oouueaaueaau  the  first )















there  had  Arisen  a  terrible  Proliferation









of  Sophoclean  Eels









( a  very  cunning  Species  of  Eel,  generally  thundercloud






grey  in  colour,  with  a  small  infrared - sensitive  patch  of  skin


 

on  their  underside  near  the  tail  end,  which  served


 


as  a  sensor  to  detect  their  Prey,  as  this  species  of  Eel






had  no  eyes ) . . .


























so  Powerful  was  this  infrared  patch  of  skin











of  the  Sophoclean  Eels

 















that  they  could  detect  an  octopus  from  over  a  League  away















and  thus,  the  Chamelions 









( the  third  subspecies  of  this  Octopus,










the  White  One  and  the  Ancients  being  the  first  two )
















were  steadily  diminishing  in  number,

















as  these  Eels  would  strike


















as  arrows  firing  from  some  unknown  Archer



















and  upon  reaching  their  target



















these  Sophoclean  Eels  would  whip  their  tails,
















electrocuting  their  Prey  on  contact

















as  their  own  Bodies  bioluminesced



















as  underwater  lightning  bolts  bathed  in  feathered  purples .  .  .