Leviathans[2]

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This is a work of fiction. Names, characters, businesses, places, events, and incidents are either the products of the author's imagination or used in a fictitious manner. Any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, or actual events is purely coincidental.

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[▪︎13th June 2001▪︎]

[▪︎Atlantis, Atlantic Ocean▪︎]

Mine and everyone's attention/gaze turns to the source of the shriek and a frown immediately draws on my face.

In front of us at more than a hundred meters away, a Leviathan the size of a mountain bursts through the seabed.

Loud bangs echo all over the place as large cracks form and extend all over the seabed, creating large chasms.

It has three large heads with long serpentine necks, obsidian scales, a thick and extremely long tail and razor-like spins that extend from each of the heads to the tail.

While I'm staring at it as all the heads become erect with vicious snarls coming out of their mouth, my senses pick up the shaking and trembling of the Atlantean soldiers as their terrified gazes are fixed on the monster.

Omni-Man is looking at it with seriously with a frown and slowly clenches his fist.

The Guardians group together and they all face it without a shred of fear but they are all ready to attack at a moment's notice.

I turn my neck to the right and glance at Aquarus, his eyes are wide open with shock, looking straight at the figure on top of one of the middle head on the Leviathan.

I already have an outline of him but I turn and gaze at him. He has an old face...in Atlantean terms but he has a built body riddled with scars that the robe he has on fails to entirely cover.

His eyes and face show mad glee as he gazes at us and becomes crazy when he notices Aquarus.

"So it's you, Uncle."

Aquarus growls in rage while clenching his fists tightly till they bleed.

So it's family drama huh? Hmm, let me guess he's here for the Thro--.

"Yes Nephew, I'm the one behind all of this, it was needed for the greater good. This all happened because you're weak, and weak Kings like you and your father are not needed in our glorious nation. It's time I took what was rightfully mine."

He replies coldly on top of the hissing and snarling head that is looking at us like ants, making Aquarus eyes almost bloodshot.

Just as I said. Why are the villains here so clichè and predictable?

"The throne doesn't belong to you and it never will, you are an exile. Mercy my father granted to you because you're his brother even though you disgraced and defiled the sacred laws. You made a mistake coming here today Boros, I'm not as merciful as my father."

He says dangerously with killing intent that makes all who sense it like Omni-man, War Woman, and Immortal look at him with raised eyebrows since they probably haven't seen this side of him.

I'm not kinda surprised but it's not that much since despite Aquarus' good nature he is a ruler and you don't become a good one without having something like this in you.

"Disgrace? Defiled sacred laws? Exile? What a joke. Look at my mount nephew, this is what 'defiling' the laws brings about, power. Back in the old days, our people ruled the seas with Leviathans and now they are just glorified pets.

You talk to me about disgrace but it is you and your pathetic father who has disgraced us by siding with the surface dwellers despite all they've done! The throne is mine Nephew, it's time the Atlanteans rule what is rightfully ours, something your sorry excuse for a father was a coward to do."

He says with a crazy smile as the monster begins to move.

"I'll kill you!"

Aquarus roars with rage and blasts towards him at high speeds as the water surges all around him in a spiral.

"Aquarus no, come back!"

Immortal shouts anxiously as Boros grins while one of the skyscraper-sized heads opens its mouth wide open, revealing the sharp teeth and the seemingly bottomless canal.

All of a sudden, minute vibrations rock through the water at sonic speeds and hits everyone but my [Bio-Electric Aura] dispels it.

"Fuck."

I curse as I watch the Atlanteans and Aquarus drop towards the seabed motionless with blood coming out of their orifices.

Omni-man is unharmed and watching everything with shock since I'm the only one who sensed the ultrasound wave.

The Guardians are still afloat in the water but Darkwing is unconscious inside the jet, the other Guardians though are disoriented and can't fully operate with only Immortal being able to keep his head high.

Tch, I hate ultra-sound attacks.

"Kill all of the filthy surface dwellers!"

Boros commands and immediately the creature moves its large body toward us.

"I'll take the middle one, I hope you don't mind?"

I suggest with a dark smile as I turn and look at Omni-man while the monster swims towards us making the waters chaotic.

"Sure. Immortal, get the others away."

He replies as he looks at me and then commands.

The moment Immortal nods in agreement, we move toward it at high speed.

<Bang!>

The head that released the sounds snaps at Omni-man at near instantaneous speeds but he punches it away as I spin and dodge a water blast from the right head.

I continue to move towards the middle head that has Boros standing on it but the right head uses its long neck to twist all around my position, blocking me.

I stop and twist my body, dodging a quick bite from the head's opened jaws.

As it moves backward I flash and appear on top of its head and with a pull of my hand, rip it out of its neck.

Oops, sorry Omni-man.

"This is impossible!"

Boros screams in disbelief as the middle head roars in pain while the right neck sprays huge amounts of blood and thrashes all around.

"Stop."

I command as the middle head moves towards me with an animalistic frenzy, making it freeze in place.

"Move! Do you hear me? I said move, damn beast!"

Boros screams in indignation and fear as I appear in front of him with a dark smile.

I land on top of the huge head and immediately, he tries to attack me but I immobilize him also.

Smiling, I turn with my back facing him and punch downwards with my full strength.

<Boom!>

The head immediately explodes and rains down blood and brain matter that drenches the horror-stricken and shaking Boros.

I hear a bang and turn to see Omni-man killing the last head with a heavy uppercut.

"Time to sleep 'Uncle'."

"No wa--."

Without letting him finish, I knock him out with a punch to his forehead.

I'll leave his fate to Aquarus after all, I don't like involving myself in family matters.

"I thought you'll kill him."

Omni-man says as he arrives next to me.

"Nah, I don't want Cecil to nag."

I shrug with a smile that makes him look at me weirdly.

"Let's go, we have a lot to clean up."