Leon, having been successful in his task, albeit a little exasperated at the child's insistence on how one was supposed to swim, he rubbed the bridge of his nose. "Alright, now that everyone is ready. Remember this is supposed to be training, not a fun day at the beach. So keep your wits about you. I'll be ready to act if need be, but don't get careless." He spoke, recovering his smile. "Now then! To pass today's training, you must return to the district with at least two magic crystals. Begin!"
That was all that was needed, the only one still on the ship was Shurry, who had been muttering to himself in a daze. His ears flipped up once he heard the series of splashes though, looking up and all around him, he realized that he was alone, with the exception of Leon.
"Oh no, I better get going otherwise the others might get all the monsters! I can't let that happen! Those monsters are my prey." He bolted off the diving platform, spinning around his center axis he dove deep into the waters below like a drill. Oh wow, that was fun, I want to do it again! He shook his head, then began searching around. Scents don't really work underwater, so I have to stay focused on the monsters. A huge shiver coursed through every fiber of his being. I don't know what that was, but I didn't like it. Should I tell Uncle Leon… No, he'll just yell at me to find more monsters to kill.
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Leon stood in a perfect location to keep an eye on all of the students. "Hmm, they seem to be doing rather well. Not very strong just yet, but they're on their way there. Still though, what was that with Shurry just now? He seemed like something scared him." His eyes narrowed, for a moment, and then he expanded his field of view, and enhanced senses when…
"Sir Leon, what in the hell are you doing here?!" It was a half naked woman, she was easily a level 5 given the pressure of her soul.
"Hmm? It's today's lesson, a little bit of monster hunting. We had a few requests come in from this area-"
"I don't give a damn! Get them the hell out of the water right NOW!"
Leon's eyes sunk into his face when he realized what was going on. "Oh shit, that's really bad…"
"You fucking think! What were you thinking! You know that this time of this year, every decade, IT comes close enough. Get them the hell out of the water!" And just as Leon jumped, the School District's Special Siren blared. "Dive down and find the werewolf! His name is Shurry, his ability will be crucial to getting everyone out in time!"
"Is he deep?"
"Deeper than I can go."
"Shit, you're really putting me to work after all of this. Damn it, you owe me a drink later!" The half naked woman grumbled and dove in with a similar dive to what I had done before. Hmm, I can tell there was a wolf down here… Hmm, this way.
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The School District canceled all lessons, and all members went to their battle stations. Soon with all confirmations that everyone was in place, it began to make other sounds, like it was changing form, and orientation. It hummed to life…
"Begin Leviathan counter measures… And send a runner to Orario, tell them that we're going to be arriving a little ahead of schedule."
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Shurry's ears perked up. Huh? An alarm, no, that's not the regular alarm… That's the… This is bad, really bad. His heart rate increased. "Luna, you there?"
"Shurry, this is bad, really bad."
"I need air anyway, let's go-"
"HEY YOU! GET OUT OF THE WATER! NOW!"
Shurry didn't know who it was, or how they managed to telepathically communicate with him, he just listened. All bets were off if that siren was blaring. The woman followed him up to the surface of the water, where he prepared a light platform for himself.
"Oh, Leon was right, you will be instrumental in the evacuation. Hurry, and help the other students to safety. There's not much time!" The woman's eyes budged, it was as if she saw the face of despair, it was in reality just a single fin. "Go! Now!"
"Uh, right!" Shurry hopped along the surface of the water, over to where Leon had gathered a bunch of students. He transformed with a powerful howl. In this form he could carry 4 at a time, and a 5th in a much more uncomfortable position. "Come on, we gotta go!"
"Wow, earlier you were so cute, now you're dependable."
Shurry ignored the comment from one of the older students and just ran through the air with a speed that put level 4s to shame. Once up to safety on the deck, where another professor had prepared to receive everyone, he left and made another trip.
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"Wow Leon, you weren't kidding. That was really fast."
"Yep, he's far stronger than meets the eye. If he was a bit older and stronger, we could probably kill this beast today."
"Hey now, don't you dare get your hopes up. I've seen this thing nearly every day since I was 14 years old-"
"And how long has it been since then- OW!"
"Anyway, it won't be killed easily. Though it does hate pain, just deal enough damage and it'll turn away. It should be easier this time around with your help."
"Fine, get it above the surface for a moment, and we'll hit it with everything we've got."
"That'll have to do, and there it looks like my familia have already engaged it in combat. Hopefully we don't lose too many more this time."
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Leon had found his own way to jump up and out of the water. His level 7 abilities were just that crazy. Jumping off the surface of the water wasn't that hard for him. And with him in place, he took his jacket off and threw it to the floor, next he prepared his skill. "Combat begins now, BLAZE OF ROUNDS!" He was now fully prepared, perched, and began to cycle his weapons.