Scene: Trial by Teeth – Aegis Shoal: Piranha Swarm
Location: A moonlit lake in a dead forest. The air is silent. Water still. Morgz stands shirtless on the surface, barefoot, arms at his side.
His reflection stares back — calm, unreadable.
Morgz (thinking):
"Let's see what this one's really about…"
He inhaled. The Abysslung Core inside his chest stirred.
The water around him vibrated — slow at first, then humming like a turbine.
[Ability Detected: Aegis Shoal – Piranha Swarm]
Status: Dormant Shell
Begin Phase 1 – Shell Activation
A translucent aqua dome rapidly formed around Morgz's body — swirling like a living membrane. At first, it looked like just a normal barrier — smooth and glossy.
But then…
It rippled.
Tiny shadows appeared inside the dome — twitching, darting, circling.
Dozens. Hundreds. Thousands.
Their eyes flashed red.
Their fangs shimmered.
Morgz (murmuring):
"…Piranhas."
Aegis Shell Transmutation Complete
Swarm Instinct Engaged
Threat Detection Active
A rock, tossed absently by Morgz, skipped once across the lake…
…then the dome opened.
A tide of fluidic piranha constructs surged from the dome, swarming the stone mid-air like a school of starving sharks.
CRUNCH.
In less than 3 seconds, nothing remained.
Not dust. Not splash. Gone.
Morgz (watching, deadpan):
"Okay. That's… aggressive."
He looked down at his arm.
The liquid armor on his skin shimmered, now showing a faint tooth pattern beneath the surface — constantly churning.
He took a step forward.
From behind, a stray branch fell from a dead tree.
The shell reacted instantly — launching another spiral of water-piranhas upward, devouring the branch before it hit the ground.
[Aegis Shoal Passive Mode: Auto-Intercept Enabled]
Parasitic Defense: Active
Consumes minor Vythra to feed swarm
Morgz (whistling):
"So they don't wait for me to tell 'em. Got it."
He waved his hand forward — directing the swarm back into the shell.
It obeyed — like it missed him.
The dome re-formed.
This time, the surface rippled with fang-shaped scales. The piranhas now visible — rotating slowly like a drill inside the barrier.
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Morgz (quietly):
"…It's not just armor."
He stepped into the deeper water.
Morgz:
"It's a warning."
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🦈 Aegis Shoal: Piranha Swarm – Combat Summary
Phase 1: Dormant Shell
Water armor forms with passive swarm inside — intercepts small projectiles and melee attacks.
Phase 2: Feed Pulse
Morgz can expel the swarm in a radius burst — devouring all low-tier enemies in the area.
Phase 3: Predator Mode
The swarm gains instinct — automatically strikes any hostile within range.
Bonus Perk:
Swarm feeds off enemy blood/liquid and regenerates Morgz's Vythra slightly per kill
Scene: Cephalopod Mirage – The Ocean Ghost
Location: A dense mangrove swamp by twilight. Steam rises off the water. Everything smells like salt and silence.
Morgz steps onto a thick root twisted above the water. He glances over the still surface. The moonlight barely filters through the tree canopy.
Morgz (thinking):
"Alright. One more. Let's see what you are…"
He flexes his fingers. The Abysslung Core pulses faintly in his chest.
The air thickens with humidity. Water clings to his skin, begging to be shaped.
[Ability Unlocked: Cephalopod Mirage]
Status: Dormant
Activate via Movement or Evasion Instinct
He crouches low.
Then dashes left — fast, sudden, fluid.
But what's left behind isn't just a blur.
It's him.
A perfect liquid replica of Morgz remains crouched on the root, mimicking the last movement for just one second — down to the dripping hair and clenched jaw.
Then—
SPLASH!
A loud sound triggers nearby.
The afterimage is struck by a falling tree branch.
BOOM.
The decoy explodes in a pressurized blast of saltwater mist — corroding leaves, searing bark, and stinging the air.
Morgz (watching from a crouch nearby):
"…Damn. He even flinched like me."
He vanishes again, dashing between roots.
A new decoy appears with every blink of movement — trailing behind, shifting, misleading.
An enemy wouldn't know which Morgz was real.
Cephalopod Mirage Active
Decoy Created: 1
Mist Output: Moderate
Camouflage Sync: 40%
Morgz (smirking):
"This ain't a dodge…"
He sprints once more.
Three decoys now trail him in staggered echoes — each one mimicking his posture a second behind, all fluid, all moving like haunted reflections.
Suddenly, he halts.
The final decoy is struck by a thorny vine trap.
PSHHH!
Another saltwater mist explosion — this one brighter, releasing a faint hissing steam that burns away the leaves nearby.
Armor Corrosion Triggered
Enemy Accuracy Disruption: 80%
Vision Obscuration: 5s
Morgz (stretching his neck):
"…You can't hit what isn't even there."
Cephalopod Mirage — Ability Summary
Decoy Delay: After high-speed dashes, Morgz leaves behind a perfect watery afterimage of his last movement.
Trigger: Any decoy hit by an attack instantly detonates in blinding saltwater mist.
Effects:
Temporarily blinds nearby enemies
Weakens armor and accuracy
Distracts automated or instinctual tracking
Bonus Perk:
Decoys mimic breath, stance, and facial expressions — even trained warriors are fooled unless they detect the real Morgz by touch or energy signature.
Scene: Leviathan Surge
Location: A wide-open flooded basin, the aftermath of a seasonal storm. Puddles stretch for miles, humidity hanging like a second skin in the air. Trees bend under damp heat.
Morgz stands shirtless in ankle-deep water, hair sticking to his skin, breath misting in the heavy atmosphere.
The ground quakes underfoot.
A pulse rises from his chest — the Abysslung Core igniting.
[Ability Unlocked: Leviathan Surge]
Warning: High moisture detected. Power scaling… 89%
Initialize Core Link? [Y/N] Y
He stretches out his arms.
The water around him trembles.
From the base of the swamp, a massive spiral begins forming — twisting skyward like a cyclone in reverse. It slithers, forms, solidifies…
A colossal serpent-shaped water construct uncoils behind him.
Its body is translucent blue and seething with pressure — shimmering like a mirage. A gaping mouth, flanged gills, and ancient glowing eyes. It doesn't roar.
It breathes with him.
And then…
…it wraps around his body.
Morgz (low, stunned):
"…You're me."
The Leviathan tightens once — then goes still.
Suddenly, Morgz punches forward.
The Leviathan copies him 0.5 seconds later —
a second, far larger delayed fist made of water slams the same direction, sending a sonic splash that rattles the basin.
CRACK-THOOM.
A nearby boulder is obliterated — first by Morgz's hit, then annihilated by the Leviathan echo.
He twirls midair, kicking a stump—
SLAM.
The Leviathan's echo crushes the same spot a moment later, creating a crater of splintered wood and sloshing waves.
Echo Mimicry: SUCCESS
Damage Output: x1.9
Area Suppression Level: MAXIMUM
[New Feature Unlocked]: PRESSURE ROAR
The Leviathan opens its mouth — a huge, silent inhale.
Then—
BOOM.
A tidal roar explodes outward in a circular pressure burst. Trees bend. Birds scatter. Spell auras flicker and short out in the air around him.
Morgz (grinning):
"…Try casting through that."
As he exhales, the Leviathan coils tighter around him, still watching, still mimicking.
Morgz raises his hand — and the serpent raises its own twisted water-arm behind him.
Morgz (quietly impressed):
"Every move I make… you're the second wave."
Leviathan Surge – Ability Summary
Visual: A translucent, gigantic water serpent (20+ meters long) coils around Morgz like divine armor. Constantly writhing, coiling, glowing from inside.
Echo Mimicry: Every Morgz attack is copied 0.5 seconds later at colossal aquatic scale.
Pressure Roar: Roaring from the Leviathan knocks enemies back, silences spells, and causes area-wide stagger.
Close Range Lockout: Enemies within 10 meters are constantly battered by delayed impacts.
Moisture Scaling: Ability grows stronger in high-humidity or aquatic zones. Severely weakened in dry air or desert settings.
Leviathan Surge: Abyss Ascendant Form
"You're not fighting me anymore. You're fighting the ocean's wrath."
When Morgz activates Leviathan Surge, his body becomes surrounded by the mythic sea construct Leviacant, but in Abyss Ascendant Form, the Leviathan's sentience fully awakens and his entire skillset evolves into overwhelming oceanic calamities. Every ability becomes a disaster-class weapon, reshaped by the Leviathan's godlike presence.
Passive State Enhancements
Armor of the Abyss: Leviathan coils around Morgz like a living armor — shielding him from all but soul-type attacks.
Echo Mimicry++: Leviathan now mirrors every action Morgz performs, but on a 0.3-second delay and at ten times the scale.
Hydrofield Collapse: Atmosphere around Morgz drops to Mariana Trench pressure. Non-aquatic beings suffer stamina drain, impaired movement, and fear-based debuffs.
Enhanced Skill Conversions
1. Piercing Water → Abyssal Ray Cascade
"The ocean doesn't pierce. It erodes your world."
Morgz fires a colossal beam of compressed water through Leviathan's mouth.
Mid-flight, the beam splits into 4 orbiting water orbs, each firing lances of hyper-condensed aqua bursts.
Final impact causes a circular tsunami that rolls outward in every direction, tearing apart terrain.
2. Flowing Water → Tidal Severance
"A blade of ocean—silent, sudden, irreversible."
Morgz swings his arm.
Leviathan mimics him, but its tail becomes a razor of slicing water, akin to a 200-foot long guillotine.
The slash leaves a glowing scar in the air like Godzilla's atomic breath, displacing clouds and vaporizing forest lines.
3. Hydro Bubble → Abyss Core Sphere
"A cage? No. A drowning world."
No longer a simple bubble.
Creates a rotating aquatic singularity — a condensed lake-sized sphere with crushing gravity and pressure.
Anything inside suffers oceanic implosion force, liquid suffocation, and deafening subsonic pressure.
4. Aqua Drive → Leviathan Helix Ripper
"Water doesn't need wings. It drills the sky apart."
The Leviathan wraps around Morgz and spins at ultra-high speed.
This generates a helical pressure cone, turning Morgz into a living trident that flies through terrain and enemies like a cannonball drill.
Adds piercing physics — ignoring all durability not enhanced by divine-class seals or equivalent.
5. Kraken's Grasp → Maw of the Abyss
"You don't struggle. You sink."
Leviathan opens its mouth and howls.
Dozens of colossal water tentacles erupt from puddles, rivers, and even air humidity — snaring enemies.
Tentacles drag targets downward, trapping them inside an illusory ocean, drowning their senses while crushing their bodies.
Cannot be broken by physical strength alone.
6. Cephalopod Mirage → Abyss Veil Labyrinth
"You think you're hitting me? You haven't even found me."
Dozens, sometimes hundreds, of Leviathan afterimages flood the battlefield, created by vapor density and aqua-speed feints.
Each decoy explodes into salt-mist and sonic screeches when touched, blinding and disorienting attackers.
Only Morgz's aura can be used to detect the real one — but it shifts unpredictably every second.
7. Aegis Shoal → Megaloshard Swarm
"The water's alive. And it has teeth."
Instead of small fish, Morgz summons Megalodon-sized spectral piranhas, each with serrated water-pressure fangs.
They move at missile speeds, swarm large enemies, and shred magical armor and flesh alike.
Once they bite, they inject salt-venom — a VYTHRA-corrupting rot that disables passive defense for 10 seconds.
Conclusion Visual
Morgz hovers mid-air inside a halo of storm clouds and crashing waves.
Leviathan spirals behind him — a gargantuan aquatic terror, eyes glowing like blue suns.
The battlefield is soaked, the wind howls, and enemies are reduced to gasping survivors in a god's flood.