Chapter 16: Battle in the Water and Air
Thetis started to do some Ice moves and Leviathan countered. He uses the halberd to hit Leviathan but she countered. The battle was a draw at first few hours. Iris stood back and watch. Soon Thetis went underwater and Leviathan follows. Even in the water Thetis and Leviathan were evenly match. Both were giving every shot they can think of even the Ice Dragon.
"So much for this idea. He is evenly match with me. As if I am fighting myself. What would I do now?" Leviathan thought as she tries to think of a way to beat Thetis. Iris has her bow ready and waiting for either Thetis or Leviathan to surface.
"I am so useless if I go in. I might as well wait for the first hit," thought Iris. She stood there with her bow in hand and watch the fast pace underwater fight. Leviathan was doing nothing but defending herself and tries to predict Thetis move.
"I find this quite fun but the party is over," said Thetis as he did an Ice Dragon attack. Leviathan did not see it coming and was hit by it. She took heavy damage. Iris saw this as an opportunity and shot her arrow at Thetis. Thetis did not see the arrow coming and got caught by the light hitting him and stunned him. Leviathan took this opportunity to recuperate as Thetis tries to get un-stunned. Once Leviathan recuperate, Thetis finally moved and the battle was picked off once again. Leviathan is now on the offensive and Thetis was in the defensive.
"Shoot. How did the tables turned on me. I had the most advantage here. Wait that girl who shot me," Thetis thought as he saw Iris up above and tries to focus on defending. Thetis did an Ice Dragon attack but Leviathan was ready for it and Thetis use that as a distraction and surfaced to Iris. Iris got her bow ready again but Thetis put her on Ice with the Ice shards that are shaped into snow flakes and hit Iris. Iris screams in pain as she fell down. Leviathan took this advantage and hit Thetis with the halberd close range. Thetis did not expect Leviathan use her halberd as a weapon and got hit.
"Heh... I guess I have to use my back up plan," said Thetis as he went back into the waters.
"I will be fine just get him," said Iris. Leviathan looks at Iris who is now in pain just from the Ice attacks.
"Ok just be careful," said Leviathan as she went back into the waters. Leviathan something glowing on Thetis as if he was doing something. He transformed into another version looked at Leviathan.
"You remember this form. You were like this when the dark Elf gave you her powers," said Thetis. Thetis again attacks at Leviathan. Now she was in trouble. Iris looks at the water and saw that she will need more help.
"I better heal myself, if not Leviathan will not live for a long time," said Iris as she starts to heal herself. Leviathan started again the Ice tricks to Thetis and lost the advantage. She was losing horribly and Thetis is gaining all the power that Leviathan used to have.
"Agh! There is no end to this. Either he goes into a corner and hurt me or move around. I must think of something," thought Leviathan.
"Almost there. I need few more minutes," Iris thought. Leviathan use her Ice Dragon attack and somehow it nailed Thetis but it still was not enough. Leviathan knows she is running out of options and she needs to think of something fast. She knows that the only way she will defeat Thetis is know how to defeat herself. She knows all of her own weakness and knows that she does not have her own element that is against her. Not only that she is underwater. She think for a moment and knows that the other trick but it is hard to pull off is to attack with physical attack. She got her halberd and swim as fast as she can to Thetis and tries to ram the halberd into her. Thetis caught Leviathan in his attack. Leviathan is now heavily damage. Iris finished healed herself and got her bow ready and shot one on Thetis. The light again hit Thetis and stunned him. Leviathan this time take whatever of her strength and rammed her halberd on Thetis where her other weakness is. Thetis started to felt pain and got out of the water. Leviathan also got out of the water.
"You... Defeat...me," said Thetis. Leviathan looks at the reploid as he is reverted back. Thetis drops Model L and looks at Leviathan. Iris looks at Leviathan and smiles.
"You have defeated him. Let me heal you up so we can get to the others," said Iris. Leviathan looks at Iris.
"Healing sounds nice. I need a break after defeating myself. I wonder how the others are doing," said Leviathan.
"I do not know but I have a feeling they may be in trouble like how we are," said Iris.
"Just do not over exhaust yourself Iris. You can always use the cyber elves to help you," said Leviathan.
"Yes I know but right now you need to rest. Let me heal you and we will go and help the others," said Iris. Meanwhile...Aeolus start his attack with the shock waves. Grey counter it with his shock waves. They both got into a sword fighting stance and Aeolus knock Grey backwards. Grey got out of A-Trans mode. Grey was about to transform into another form but Aeolus went after Harpuia. Grey stood back.
"Curses, it took him 10 minutes to get me out of my A-trans mode. I have to think of something and fast. I have Model L mode. I can A-Trans into that but I am risking hurting Harpuia. If anyone knows Aeolus weakness, it would be Harpuia," Grey thought. Harpuia and Aeolus were going at each other for a long while. Aeolus and Harpuia were evenly matched. Each one knows the other weakness and tries to exploit it. Grey tries to help out by firing at Aeolus but instead he got confused and shot Harpuia.
"That is why low grade reploids like yourself is useless," said Aeolus as he went to attack Harpuia after being shot and Grey shot Aeolus.
"Try not to fire your weapon if you are getting confused. I rather not have either of us in jeopardy at this point," said Harpuia. Grey knows what Harpuia says is true.
"What can I do. If I shoot one, I might hit the other by mistake. This is getting more confused. I can manage to look like them but I might ended up attacking Harpuia and Aeolus might take an advantage. Right now I am a sitting duck," thought Grey. Harpuia and Aeolus were using their wind powers to their disposable. Grey has both of them targeted. He think for a moment and waited. Harpuia has manage to get the advantage but Aeolus have defended himself well. Later on the two has been in a heavy damage and Grey stands in between the two. He look real carefully as he knows one thing that tells them apart. It is their eyes. Harpuia has green and Aeolus has red eyes. Grey found Aeolus and has his gun pointed at Aeolus.
"Found you," said Grey as he pointed his gun at Aeolus. Aeolus did an X slash and knock Grey down and got up.
"Lets see who is stronger," said Aeolus as he grabs power from somewhere he now looks like a jet form as if he is possessed.
"He is now gone insane??" asked Grey. Harpuia looks at Aeolus as he now in a different form and takes to the sky.
"This is going to be difficult to handle," said Harpuia. Aeolus has fly fast and hard at Harpuia.
"A-trans Model," said Grey as he got hit by Aeolus. Harpuia looks at the fast and Aeolus knock him out. Grey got up again.
"A-trans Model L," said Grey as he transformed into Model L. He now looks at the flying Aeolus. He tries again and got to the point to use Ice attacks at the jet Aeolus. Aeolus got hit on the weakness. Harpuia did the X slash at Aeolus. Aeolus took the hit in his new form. Aeolus goes around in a fast pace and did some attack of electricity. Grey has done his Ice Dragon attacks at Aeolus and Aeolus hit the Dragon in full force. Harpuia takes the advantage but got electrocuted from Aeolus who also shocked Grey as well.
"This is going to take a while," Grey thought as he still in Model L form. Harpuia looks at Aeolus.
"He knows almost every weak spot I have. Fighting him is like I am fighting my double. Wait that is it. If he acts like my double before, lets see if he still acts like it now. From what Grey does, he still weak against Ice. But I know more than Ice tricks that can damage me. If I can get each of my slashes aimed for my weak point on this other reploid then there is a chance that I can get out of this," Harpuia thought. He got up and Aeolus got out of the jet form and went back to Harpuia look alike. Aeolus attacks Harpuia and now Grey was confused again.
"No not this again. Harpuia I can't help you this time. I will hurt you both with Ice but wait a minute. Aeolus is more damage than you. Though I can figure out who is who when both of you stand still. Harpuia you better figure something out quick," thought Grey. Harpuia did two slashes that were distracted. Aeolus blocks them as Harpuia guessed. He flew close and slash at Aeolus. Aeolus fell in pain and Harpuia was right about one thing. If Aeolus copied his abilities and looks, then he copied his own weakness. Aeolus fell down and Grey did one last Ice Dragon and went out of Model A form. Aeolus hit by that attack and fell down.
"I... underestimated... You... Sage," said Aeolus. As he revert back to a green hair green clothes reploid who dropped Model H. Grey came towards Aeolus.
"You have made that mistake three times Aeolus. You underestimated a human who all and all does the same as me. She defeated you. Later on, I defeated you. Now you made that same mistake again," said Grey.
"Grey... you... are... still... a low...grade... reploid," coughed Aeolus as he spit out his blood like.
"Lets go and find the others Aeolus is defeated he won't be a bother," said Grey as Harpuia and Grey left Aeolus.