D1- Planet Gresvan
The young boy stared up at the sky, surprised by a sudden chill.
He stayed in that position along with the rest of his world, confused.
The sky… It was gone. Only a gigantic darkness could be seen, and the temperature was dropping degrees every second.
The only light came when the thing moved, its mere movements creating immense gusts of wind and pulverising buildings, trees, people. A ray of light refracted on the ice-like skin of the creature, and the rainbow was so blinding in the darkness that the boy's eyes teared up as he fell on his knees.
"Dad. Mom. I'm scared. Where are you?"
An cyan eye opened in the sky, bigger than the sun itself.
"Mom. Mom. Mom. You said you'd be back soon. Come back now, okay? Save us."
The boy stared back to the glittering creature.
It somehow seemed… Slightly sad, and terribly mad at the same time. Although the boy didn't know how he could tell.
The eye closed again.
"Dad. When is mom coming back? She said she'd be back soon right? She'll save us right?"
"Dad?"
The Half finally turned to the collapsed building behind him.
His cry was lost in the roar of his king.
The icy, sparkling tentacles stabbed through Gresvan's atmosphere, whipping up hurricanes as they pierced through the metallic planet's crust. Oceans produced tsunamis and lava sprouted from the cracks on the doomed planet's surface.
Finally it cracked as the planet collapsed. Backing through the debris, the King sported a satisfied expression as he gazed at his work. The oceans, frozen upon entering outer space, were vaporized as all pressure left as a result of the sura's work. No sound could be heard, and the home of billions simply vanished in a matter of seconds as it was broken apart, particles being projected everywhere. A cloud of dust slowly dispersing.
It was as if the planet had never been there.
That shall teach you to defy us, humans. Gandharva spoke in the language of sura, since sound did not travel in this place.
NOOOO!
An anguished scream burst from a giant, glittering undersea beast. Another Nastika.
The smaller of the two resembled a winged serpent, with a lean, muscular body. Teal specks along the sides of her body glittered as she burst through the debris, thin but strong fins rippling along the top and sides of her body.
WHY? WHY DID YOU DO THAT, GANDHARVA?
Why are you so angry, Leviathan? I know you quite liked this planet, but these filthy ants had to pay for betraying us. Don't you think? Answered a confused Gandharva.
YOU STUPID LUGWORM! THERE WEREN'T JUST HUMANS THERE REMEMBER? AND ALL THE UPANIS AND MARAS AND HALVES OF OUR CLANS?
Leviathan, calm down, replied the king with a slightly annoyed tone. I know you-
The larger Nastika was cut off by an abrupt, wild attack. Leviathan lunged at him, rows upon rows of razor sharp teeth shining in her maw. As she backed off, barely avoiding his retaliation, she fired a transcendental at him that only just missed his head by a matter of meters. "Abysmal Bite" could blow up planets- she really was serious about trying to kill him.
But why? Because of a few Upanis? Gandharva thought. No. I'll see to that later- I need to subdue her before she forces me to kill her…
Her?
Wait.
Why hasn't she turned male, if she wants to kill me? She has no chances at this rate, and she knows it. It's as if Sagara tried to kill Ananta! It doesn't make any sense.
However, the king's trail of thought was interrupted by another transcendental Leviathan had been preparing during this pause. It missed his body, but opened a hole big enough in his wing for it to take some time to regenerate.
Okay, I'll immobilize her. I don't have much choice.
The titanic monsters continued their dance, attacking, weaving, dodging. Leviathan's lithe body allowed her to evade almost every attacks, while Gandharva's impressive regeneration made up for the little damage that was done to him. Until finally, the King saw an opening.
The spiked tentacles pierced through his weaker opponent's body, to pin her down to a massive, deserted asteroid nearby that was floating astray... Or so he thought.
Levi wasn't there anymore. Or to be more exact, she had reverted to human form.
Gandharva panicked- he not only might have accidentally crushed her, but he couldn't pinpoint her location at all. She could simply partially transform to get behind him and launch a surprise attack, as she was known to be among the fastest when it came to complete sura-morph.
He then noticed she was actually standing right before his France-sized eye. He wouldn't have known if it hadn't been for her fully releasing her transcendental value.
I curse you, Gandharva. Leviathan's voice had changed- it had become calmer, more controlled. Her words, however, provided a sharp contrast to her tone. You have made me hurt, more than you could ever imagine. Her voice suddenly became much fiercer. I curse you to feel pain, Gandharva. Pain as potent as that which you have forced me to experience today. Pain powerful enough to show you the true meaning of sorrow.
I curse you... I curse you to kill your own loved ones, the few closest to your heart, with your own two filthy, stained hands. May you find love and rip it apart!
And then she was gone, leaving a confused Gandharva behind among the ruins of what was once a thriving, prosperous planet.
To be continued~