Again, bold faced lie, The Kraken was more than one person. It was, really, just an intense acting course, training in a particular martial art with your own flair added to it, more acting courses, a mask and a hood, and then a new crew when it was time to dock. The old Kraken, the first one, probably long dead and buried as some anonymous retiree on Fishman Island. But, for the current Kraken, and their protege, it was time, time for the final voyage and to kick off the final rites of passage to pass the mantle from Kraken to Little Kraken, and thereby making the Kraken young again.
When you built your entire legacy off of cephalopod fishmen, it was easy to make changes tot he outward appearance, so, no one really batted an eyelash. But, this new Kraken, Fibi, she might be a problem, more than just because she is half human, but, because deep down, she wanted to tell the world the secret, ruin the five hundred year old tradition, live her own life, find someone else to travel with as a friend. But, that would be easier said than done, not that she had said it to anyone.
She planned to use this month on Baltigo to her advantage, not only to seek out someone worth traveling with, but, to announce to the world through her art the story of The Kraken, and scream it at the top of her lungs, so loud that even the Sea Kings would understand her. She hated that her whole life had been in service to someone else. One half of it spent working off a debt that wasn't hers, the other half, spent learning to be someone else. So as the Perish Song, the flagship of The Kraken, sailed close to Baltigo, she sighed while hanging on the bow's banister, a melancholic look on her face while her glowing magenta eyes looked on at The Red City from behind her half skull shaped mask.
Everyone else on the ship was preparing to dock, ready to fight anyone that dared try to cause trouble, not that many would. If she could just, she thought to herself, if she could just find someplace secluded, she could have some time to herself in the city as herself. If things didn't work out and she was stuck on this crew, she would have to make it a habit of sneaking off on any island they were on to be herself.
She readied her bag of spray paints, tugging it taut over her shoulder blade while she grabbed her mask and tore it off, stuffing it in to her art bag. She wasn't The Kraken yet, she didn't need the mask. Speaking of the old codger, the squid fishman cackled to himself as he folded his multiple arms over his chest while glaring at the city.
"Alright boys. It's been a good some odd ten years with you all, but, it's time we part ways, retire, find another crew if you want, but, I'm handing the reigns over to Fibi, you all know the drill by now. Tell no one, and no one will come for you. Find replacements for yourselves on this vessel, and use the month you have to yourself. It's been a great time sailing with you all!" He declared in a voice that literally sounded as if it was bubbling.
As soon as the ship pulled in to the dock, Fibi darted to the banister of the boat, and coiled up her tail tight near the small of her back, shoving it out like a spring on to the deck of the ship, launching herself off through the air with a happy cackle to herself as she went off in tot he distance and started to run through the city, happy to see something with so many people that had no clue who she was.
Now, she needed to find something to spray paint, to put her mark on so the world would know she was here. Maybe a few pirate ships once the rest of the crew was off in the city doing their own thing. Thought the mimic octopus halfling to herself.