Chapter 2013: The Leviathan I

[The Leviathan, Primordial Beast of the Sea, has fully awoken from its slumber and destroyed its seal.]

[Due to the rampaging power of The Leviathan, the seas that are under its domain has become turbulent.]

[The Leviathan has taken control of 10% of the world's waters.]

Adrian could feel the primordial energy that The Leviathan was emitting as if it was a great pulsating battery. It was a different kind of primordial energy, but it is still the same energy that Adrian is emitting. Adrian could feel the power of that primordial energy and it has now reached the same power level as that of a greater god. He then tried to peer into the source of the primordial energy because he can feel another kind of energy that is also familiar with him.

"I should be able to temporarily tap into that energy pulse to check for a moment. The range is so far from the origin which would make it almost unnoticeable when I do it." Adrian thought to himself as he sent small pulses of primordial energy towards the direction of The Leviathan.

Adrian was able to send his primordial energy and silently reach The Leviathan where another energy could be felt. This energy was incredibly familiar with Adrian as if it is also part of his body. He recognizes this energy because it is the same energy signature that the Chaos Shard is emitting. Adrian thought the Leviathan would not be able to sense his energy pulses, but he was wrong.

It must have been due to the Leviathan just being unsealed but it seems that she is more sensitive right now. She was able to sense the probing primordial energy that Adrian was emitting. She felt offended that someone lesser than her was probing into her which is why she sent a burst of primordial energy to Adrian. He was not able to easily sense the dangerous energy pulse sent his way as a warning and suffered the consequences.

Adrian suddenly spats out blood as his body received a powerful burst of primordial energy that it shook his entire core. If he did not have primordial energy in his body from the beginning, then Adrian would have died like a balloon popping. It is fortunate that the distance was massive and that he has a sturdy body when it comes to energies.

Adrian was not even able to defend against the attack, but he clearly knew it was a warning. Still, the energy attack was made by a greater god level being. Any low Persona being would end up dead if they were not at the level of an Arch Demon. Adrian felt that vicious and slimy primordial energy wave, but it also carried hints of saltiness as if he was suddenly hit by a tidal wave of sea water.

"What happened to you?" Ascalor stated as he went to find Adrian when he sensed that he was in Avalon.

"I got a pleasant surprise from sneaking a peek. Are you here to collect me on what we will do with the Primordial Beast?" Adrian asked Ascalor.

"It seems that you already know a bit about them. Come with me as the fears of the expanding world has finally been realized." Ascalor stated as Adrian came with him.

Meanwhile, the entire player base of Pandemonium has gone fully ballistic. The sudden world message only meant one thing and that another powerful being has been unsealed. Still, the majority of the player base do not know of the Primordial Beasts as they are not that in depth when it comes to lore. This made all those lore-based player channels get a burst of views when they start discussing about the Primordial Beasts.

All of the players started to scramble on any information related to the Primordial Beasts and it was easy to find unlike some hidden gods or races. The Primordial Beasts were often worshipped but most of them were feared for their capability of vast destruction. They are often depicted as powerful monsters that can destroy an entire kingdom within a day.

There are even a lot more literature and depictions of them as they were often used as monsters for the depictions of battle with gods. In the Church of the Sea, the Leviathan is even depicted as a ferocious sea monster that the God of Sea Poseidon keeps battling with. It is said that they often battle on who the true ruler of the seas is, and that the Leviathan would always be the one turning fin to run.

It is not just the Leviathan that the players found depictions of as numerous Primordial Beasts can be seen on records of each church related to a god or goddess in Pandemonium. It is even said that the number of Primordial Beasts is equal to the number of gods or goddesses in Pandemonium. The players knew that the Leviathan was just the first and they learned an interesting fact about the Primordial Beasts.

"Primordial Beasts are unlike normal divine beasts that die permanently when they are killed. Primordial Beasts would respawn even if their entire body disintegrated. They are the literal force of nature in the world which is why they are treated like natural deities. If that is the case, then how can we truly defeat the Primordial Beasts?" Adrian read as he was handed a scroll by Elder Koronn.

"When they revive, they lose all memories of their previous lives and enter a new one. The Primordial Beasts were just sealed this time which means they still have the memories they possessed when they were sealed thousands of years ago." Elder Bronx stated.

"That makes them even more dangerous! They possess the intelligence of the ancients that even we have lost." Adrian stated as even the records of the Daemos are not complete.

"That is the reason why the world sealed them as they were birth from it with the essence of the Creator. They were actually quite a great force against the invading evil gods as they can revive but that also meant that they can be taken control of. There were some Primordial Beasts that accepted the power of the evil gods which made them break their connection with the world.

The Primordial Beasts that can revive are those that are created by the world and if they end their connection with it then they can truly be killed. In fact, it is said that the are a hundred thousand Primordial Beasts when the world was created but most of them truly died because they got tempted by the powers of the evil god." Elder Ascalor stated.

"Then are all Primordial Beasts influenced by evil gods killed?" Adrian asked.

"That is something that we do not know as we have no record of that. It is safe to assume that there are still Wicked Primordial Beasts as we call them that are still alive." Elder Koronn stated as Adrian has one in mind that is chewing the roots of a certain world tree.

"So, we will not deal with the Leviathan then? It is a being of nature which means that there is nothing unnatural about it." Adrian stated but the looks of all the elders could be seen not agreeing with his statement.

"This is the predicament because look at this." Elder Ascalor stated as a demon eye suddenly projected something like a holographic image of the Leviathan.

Adrian could only have his jaw drop because the holographic image showed the Leviathan as an incredibly large sea serpent that its entire body spanned the entire reef. The merman race and the naga race that are in the holographic image could be akin to ants compared to it. Adrian also noticed that the body of the Leviathan was emitting a strange energy that is slowly tearing down the fabric of reality.

"Is that really happening?!" Adrian asked and all the three Daemos Elders could only sigh.

"We do not know why but the Leviathan is emitting a specific energy signature that is destroying the dimensional barrier. Fortunately for us, Primordial Beasts cannot leave their domains but the bad this is that the destruction of the dimensional barrier would be faster in that area." Elder Koronn stated.

"We will have no choice but to subjugate the Leviathan." Elder Bronx stated.

"Even if we kill it, it will just revive once again to do the same damage." Adrian stated.

"Not necessarily." Elder Ascalor stated.

"Please enlighten me." Adrian added.

"Primordial Beasts do revive but it will take time which can range from a month to even decades. Each of their revival is also a different slate which means that the next incarnation of the Leviathan will not be same one." Elder Ascalor stated to which the other elders agreed.

"What happens if its next incarnation is the same?" Adrian asked.

"That is easy. We will kill it continuously until we are sure that it will no longer affect the fabric of reality." Elder Koronn stated as if it was easy killing a Greater God level Primordial Beast.