Solvane didn't know what it was, but seeing that boy, who was barely managing to keep up with her. Slowly starting to overpower her, in mere moments crushed her.
Her desire to beat him grew, but no matter how much she tried to kill that boy, he was rapidly adapting. His blows became more refined, his sight increased to the ability of seeing her, and he somehow gained the ability of precognition and started seeing her moves in advance.
It ticked her off, she hated it, she hated how talented he was!
The training left behind by the Red Sect was ingrained in her, no matter what she did not want to lose. If she lost, it meant she wasn't a perfect vessel of War!
Her growing desire to kill did not aid her in defeating him at all, their gap still remained no matter what. Until that Leviathan butted in, she felt it, she felt how strong it was.
She was sure that it was close to the Great rank, she was definitely sure about that. It had to be a Corrupted Titan at least, in the end that left her no option but to team up with him.
Solvane saw how he was barely able to damage the creature, that made her happy, she on the other hand was at least able to slowly wear it down.
Solvane was happy at this, very, very happy!
But then he slowly started catching up, his slashes grew stronger and his wounds started lasting. It pissed her off to no end, she knew it was wrong.
She knew that feeling like this was not it, but she couldn't help it, she had to show him up. But that just caused her to embarrass herself, she loathed how he came in all guns blazing to save her.
It left a bitter taste in her mouth, but it also taught her a cold truth. There were people who were more talented than her, it was a wide world, there were definitely more people like that.
As she kept fighting with him, her respect for him started growing. He was competent, and was also creative in his attacks.
In the end she accepted it, she accepted that he was better than her.
"..."
Solvane and Casper fought for hours, their wounds grew along with their sluggishness. They switched between attack and bait constantly, the hours of fighting put a strain in their body.
But the Leviathan was still flush with energy, it was better to say that he seemed to be more invigorated the more the fight went on.
Solvane panted heavily and managed to avoid the Leviathan's titanous teeth, her legs propelled her forward gradually. She had attacked the already injured back, caused by Casper's attack, and pierced deep into his flesh.
Its blood started mixing with the water, slowly dyeing it. Her leg lagged behind her attack but still managed to find its target nonetheless, as it forced the creature down.
The Awakened pushed in rum after rum, as some danced around the creature trying to distract him and land some meaningful attacks.
The rest of the thirteen masters followed Solvane's suit, some attacked the creature's weak point under its belly while others attacked the one caused by Casper.
Casper fulfilled his role by annoying the creature relentlessly, his attacks gushed past the creatures neck, making him wary of Casper using the moment he was distracted to sever his neck.
The Leviathan was slowly being worn down, his attacks did little to no damage, his movement was completely restricted as Casper and the other Awakened flew by.
But the only problem was that his wounds were slowly closing, the gash made by Solvane and the other Masters was slowly closing. The Leviathan seemed amused by their efforts, each time they delivered a thrashing blow he didn't loathe them, no his grin just grew wider.
'I'm going to wipe that smirk off your face, you bastard'
Casper hatefully muttered in his mind, they had been fighting for what felt like hours, their bodies burned from the inside. His muscles cried out for rest, but Casper didn't stop, he forced his body to continue. He had to kill him, he had to kill him!
The leader of the Awakened took a cigarette out and lit it on fire amidst the chaos, after taking a deep breath in. His fingers flicked near the Leviathan.
"Hasta La Vista Baby"
The small ember caught the diluted rum on fire, the small spark was all it needed as the flame exploded. The water caught on fire as steam arose, blinding everyone.
The Leviathan writhed his body in pain, releasing ever so echoes of his cries. Casper and Solvane nodded as they both lunged towards his neck, their weapons augmented and their eyes bloodthirsty.
Their weapons were aimed at the Leviathan's neck, they aimed not to maime but to murder, their hate manifested in their eyes which burned with passion.
The Leviathan had somehow already sensed their intentions as he let out a screech that shook the lands, the clouds grew darker as the winds turned heavy.
The force of the water increased as Casper and Solvane who were just a hair's reach away was flung across the seas, the Awakened who climbed onto the Leviathan's body had their skin peel away from their bones, killing them all. The other Master's dropped into the sea from pain, their hands clutched their ears as their weapons shattered.
The Awakened who were a mile away from them heard the ear piercing scream and had their ears slowly melt.
What the Leviathan had done wasn't just a simple roar, but Telekinesis, he had pushed Casper, Solvane and the other Masters away while ripping apart the Awakened.