You Heard Me

Wither.

Levi's first kill turned to dust and fell to the ground. He had stabbed it in the chest. It felt real, real like he had really stabbed someone, just the fact that the body turned to dust not spilling out blood. 

[Spare me this act, Levi]

[That was a mare regenerate, there are hundreds more sprinting at you]

Indeed, Levi was staring at the dusty remains of it. He didn't feel this way when he Azure-punched the head of the tentacle monster, or when he sliced the belly of the spider. He just noticed he was different, different any time he merges with Lexi.

[Heads up]

Levi quickly raised his gaze to see a similar one in the air, pounced at him. He pivoted to the right, escaping its landing on him. Levi grabbed his knife, swinging at it. The regenerate spread into a streak of dust, following the movement of the knife. That guilty feeling again.

[Dumb creatures]

Yes, they are quite dumb, and weak. But their numbers are massive.

[Behind]

Levi quickly turned to see another humanoid regenerate. Their faces were not that visible, just a wide skeletal set of dentals and woven strips of cloth for a face. It shrieked at him, swinging its arm.

The calculations appeared.

Levi spun like a ballerina, stabbing it at the back of the neck, though he hesitated. Six more lunged at him.

Could he see six percepts at once? No, he couldn't. Levi stayed light on his feet, moving swiftly and unreachable like a shadow. 

[You have to kill them, Levi]

Levi took a short glance at Box across the spacious land of war. He was moving with confidence, batting and hitting the generates with his club. Definitely a better weapon to use. Levi sighed, he gazed at the multifold.

Okay, he reckoned. 

Levi jabbed forward, the decryption of the calculations taking place in his vision like a rune. Levi noticed his perception ability also gave him the wisdom on which to attack first and how to attack. Nice.

Swinging the little knife carelessly, the level 1 regenerates quickly wilt dustily, when a little amount of pressure makes contact with them.

One grabbed Levi by the arm, shrieking like a maniac. With a drop of its head, it sank its teeth into Levi's arm. Levi cried out, as another bit him on his back. Such a set of teeth they have. 

Levi headbutted the first canine, sending it back to dust, he spun around and gave a spin kick to the temple of the other. Another of the endless multitude, hopped on his back, digging its teeth into his neck. Levi screamed. He felt one claw his cheeks, shrieking as it brought its ugly face to him. 

It did something horrible, something Levi could never forget the pain. Leaving Levi's body with a tear, was the top of his nose. Levi yelled, dropping backwards to the floor, destroying the one that had hung on his back. 

Levi tried fighting back with his arms in the air, as he started to sniff in his own blood from his nose. They all surrounded him, fighting one another to get a bite from his skin.

Robert, The Director was right. Perception is a great ability, but it can't help in any way. If he couldn't defeat simple level 1 regenerates, what can he do when the real Ròkks come? He's a grey and he should accept it, greys are nothing.

Levi felt his arms raise, as they pulled him across the ashy South. He wiggled his legs, kicking any number he could to dust. They all scrambled on him, trying to sink their teeth, but he struggled his best, with hopeless tears in his eyes.

Box did come to his rescue. He batted a significant number off Levi, helping him get to his feet. Levi noticed Box was alright, unlike him with a bleeding nose, neck, arm and back. 

Levi rose to his feet, giving Box an appreciative nod. They backed themselves, displaying an unfazed stance towards the regenerates. 

The creatures didn't hold back, they rippled forward, dabbing and thrusting their arms. Box and Levi readied themselves, surrounded by the oncoming beasts.

Instantaneously, the ground ejected, heaving up the rocks and dust. A massive eruption from the core of the South Wing, followed by a large and long anaconda emerging from beneath with Nate in its jaws.

The ejection threw Box and Levi to the ground. Raising up their faces, they could see Nate battling with the jaws of the level 2 regenerate anaconda.

Dust swirling all around as the eruption had destroyed all the low grade creatures, the little pressure sending them into nothing. 

Nate fought with the head of the anaconda up above, his golden beams missing the extremely agile and quick creature. It seized him regularly in its jaws, but Nate set himself free with a burst of his beams, destroying the creature's head. But yet, another grows back.

Levi stood up and looked at the battle above, he winced his eyes, placing his gaze on Nate. Levi frowned, the malice he thought he didn't have surfaced himself. He gritted his teeth and clenched his fists.

"Lexi? Merge," Levi ordered, his gaze unmoved from the warring academic.

Box looked at Levi immediately he said those words.

[What?]

"You heard me, merge," Levi repeated calmly.

[I'll advise you to think, Levi]

[Your body would not be able to-]

Levi had already started stomping forward. He knew Lexi has no say on who merges. Walking foot after foot, Levi hoped to show Nate more than what he did to Abby.

Box, who was behind the ongoing Levi watched as his neck emitted black scales and wires, which transported to the rest of his body. That was followed by an etch of bright blue. His injuries on his arms healed up, it was magnificent.

[You are making a mistake, Levi]

Levi didn't listen, he sprinted with supersonic speed,  running over the diagonal body of the anaconda, Levi leaped into the air, many feet above.

Nate definitely didn't see that coming, the impact of the punch sent him flying miles away.

Levi landed on the ground, about to keep up with the distance his victim had created. The anaconda was pissed off, it roared at Levi, displaying its canines and pink forked tongue.

With an uninterested look and a stretch of an arm, Levi's arm transformed into a mega repulsor, blasting the creature from its jaws to smithereens.

Levi turned, looking far away where he had punched Nate to. He dashed with speed in that direction, leaving a sonic boom, rippling through the void land.

Silence.

Box gathered himself together, shielding his eyes from the amount of dust that has been raised, he could hear a whistling sound of speed.

He looked around himself, "Damn it!" He spat.