I got the blue with purple deep sea crab. I tamed this little guy last week, but hurt my foot right after and wasn't able to log on to WoW for a bit. When I did, I totally forgot to get any combat shots, even though I specifically took him to Timeless Isle for that purpose. Also, I never got Emaarae her weapon from there, and it matches her transmog perfectly. I -did- get plenty of shots while in Vash'jir and of how the crab looks when in very bright light at the shrine. I've also decided to try writing this as an rp, to try and get my creative juices flowing again.
I was feeding my animal companions in their stables when I got the call. It was, at first, a slight buzzing in the back of my mind. I ignored it, thinking it was simply my head aching from the weariness of a long day. However, when I tried to sleep, the buzzing grew more insistent and I knew what it was. Somewhere, a creature was in need. It did not happen often. In fact, only three other times that I can recall throughout my two hundred years of life. Only one of those creatures still remained with me, but all had been life-long companions, for their length of life.
So, I set out, letting the feeling direct me. At first, I was confused. I found myself on a very small island, one that was in contention between the Horde and Alliance. I was close, and yet very far away. It took me longer than it should have to realize that where I needed to go was underwater. And then, I had to backtrack, for I had no way of doing so safely.
Finally, after finding a member of the Earthen Ring who had remained behind to study the undersea area of Vashj'ir, I was able to make my way.
I found myself falling in love as I let the seahorse take me through the kelp forests. It was so beautiful, I often had to stop, just to look around.
Even once I went deeper, towards the Abyssal Depths, the phosphorous lights of all the creatures made for a surreal beauty. And the giant creatures. One, I could tell was dead. I paused to mourn before the buzzing directed me somewhere beneath where the shell of the beast sat.
There were so many wondrous creatures swimming and scuttling about the sea floor and around me. I was in awe, as always, at the diversity of life in the universe, even on one small planet. A sound cut through my wonder, and I saw what had been calling me. One of the spiky crabs had one of its claws caught beneath a glowing rock and two odd murlocs were stabbing at it with tridents. I quickly dispatched the murlocs and removed the rocks. The crab, resilient as it was, scuttled out of the way, then sat watching me.
I went about trying to gain its trust. Like the others, this beast was surely meant to be a companion.
The crab was quick to accept my offers of food and settled contentedly by my side.
After making certain he was uninjured, I invited him to swim with me back to the surface. He agreed and swam with an eagerness beside me. His claws and legs aided in his efforts, and he was like a bullet in the water. I wondered if he would be so quick on the land.
While swimming and enjoying the sensation and the view, large shadows passed over us. I glanced up to see giant eels undulating through the water. I hoped they would ignore us, and kept swimming.
Just as we reached open water, one of the beasts attacked! Together, the crab and I fended it off.
Finally, we found our way out of the depths. I took the crab with me back to the Shrine in Pandaria where my temporary home was to get a better look at him outside his natural habitat.
He was just as beautiful outside of the water as in his habitat. Dark and light blues with purple shadows made up his carapace, and lines of phosphorous pink down his claws and back made him pop out of his surroundings. The spikes on his abdomen made him look dangerous. I decided to name him Phosphor, since he glowed so much.
I hope that Phosphor will continue to grow and aid me in my journeys.
