Orion was intently gazing at the sky, searching for the perfect celestial object to suit his needs. After his previous failures, he meticulously considered all factors, including the type and density of the celestial body he intended to summon.
Moments later, Orion identified a suitable celestial object. "There it is, the perfect meteoroid for a meteor strike!" he exclaimed, raising his sword with unbridled enthusiasm.
Orion immediately deployed a constant gravitational wave towards the sky to draw in the desired meteoroid. Utilizing a focused gravitational field, he adjusted the meteoroid precisely to the target coordinates of his attack.
With the coordinates locked, Orion swung his sword down with a resounding force. Instantly, a high-intensity gravitational pull drew the five-meter meteoroid into the Earth's atmosphere. Traveling at a velocity of 72 km/s, the meteoroid transformed into a meteor due to the intense friction with the atmosphere, leaving a bright trail of fire 80 km above the ground.
This time, Orion targeted a larger island compared to the previous one. With a hopeful expression, he watched the meteor in the sky as it neared the Earth's surface. In a fraction of a second, the meteor struck the targeted island, resulting in a massive explosion accompanied by a powerful shockwave.
The island's surface was obliterated in an instant. Flames began to engulf the remnants of trees and other solid materials. Slowly but surely, the island disappeared into the ocean. Simultaneously, a massive radial tsunami began to spread in all directions, originating from the meteor's impact point.
The sound of birds chirping resonated loudly over the vast area. The powerful tremors intensified the height of the waves, causing further instability beneath the sea. Being airborne, Orion had no reason to worry about the colossal tsunami waves.
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Naval Headquarters
Unbeknownst to Orion, the navy was closely monitoring his movements via satellite imagery.
"Hey, isn't this insane? A human being able to control meteors at will!" exclaimed an officer.
"Of course it is, he's a gravitational magic user. Such feats should be relatively easy for him," replied another officer.
"How foolish of the army to try and subdue someone like that," added a third officer.
The three naval officers conversed animatedly while watching Orion's actions on the control room monitors. Suddenly, the sound of firm footsteps echoed from behind them.
"Hey, you three, stop gossiping. Keep a close watch on Young Master's safety!" admonished a mature woman with long, beautiful silver hair.
"""Yes, Fleet Admiral!"""
"""Understood!"""
The three officers immediately stood at attention, giving a standard military salute in response to the order.
"By the way, what about the surrounding areas? Have the fishermen been secured?"
"Everything has been handled well, ma'am!" replied one of the officers with a firm voice.
"Good work."
Celia Solaria, the only sister of Aurora Solaria, was the highest-ranking naval commander in the country. Just like Aurora, she had a tall stature, possibly even taller. Her body was more muscular and slightly more robust, yet she maintained an elegant appearance.
'It seems my nephew lacks an understanding of common sense in this world. Although the Earth's structure has changed, there are still certain limits to what can be done. He doesn't grasp the magnitude of his actions,' thought Celia with concern as she watched her nephew through the monitor. Despite her mild complaints, there was no hint of frustration in her mind. In fact, she was deeply worried about Orion's excessive use of his magical abilities.
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Orion had achieved a high level of precision control in manipulating gravitational fields for his previous meteor summoning. Initially, he intended to experiment with the creation of a new attack technique based on the Event Horizon phenomenon. However, Orion believed that utilizing an Event Horizon-based attack would cause severe damage to the Earth's environment and structures.
Considering that an Event Horizon has an infinite curvature of space-time, Orion feared that using such a technique would lead to temporal paradoxes and destruction due to tidal effects. The Earth's space-time geometry could also be disrupted if gravitational waves were too massive, creating significant distortions.
Orion intended to use super-destructive techniques like the Event Horizon once his gravitational control was well-trained and highly precise. Therefore, he decided to utilize simple gravitational vector manipulation for now, aiming to create a focused gravitational attack that could be directed through a man-made path using a gravitational field.
"Alright then, let's begin the creation of this technique..."
"Roarrr!"
Before he could finish his sentence, a terrifying roar echoed from behind him. "What is that!?"
A bizarrely colossal creature was soaring high in the sky. Its scales shimmered with a dark blue light. A pair of wide wings spread out on either side of its body, and its eyes gleamed brightly with a red glow.
"Damn, it's coming right at me!" Orion shouted urgently, executing extreme aerial maneuvers to evade the monstrous creature. "Could this be a Leviathan?"
Orion had a deep love for reading fantasy manga during his teenage years and was well-versed in mythical creatures from sword and magic isekai fantasies. Typically, Orion could sense malicious intent from certain entities through a bad premonition. Yet, this creature managed to conceal its malevolent intent so effectively that his Aura of Foresight couldn't function properly.
The Leviathan opened its massive jaws, gathering seawater in its mouth within a short span. It concentrated and compressed the collected water into a small water orb. Not stopping there, the compressed water orb began to rotate at high speed, producing a piercing whirring sound.
In the next instant, the Leviathan released hundreds of sharp water blades in a semicircular pattern. All these attacks moved at high speed, carrying tremendous momentum and kinetic energy combined with the sharp nature of the water blades.
"Impressive attack. It would be a shame to dodge it or use my Aura of Protection to counter it. Alright, let's clash," Orion said with a satisfied smile, preparing a gravitational sword technique.
In the blink of an eye, concentrated gravitational energy enveloped his sword, creating an intense gravitational field. With a horizontal slash, he unleashed a focused gravitational wave in a linear path, targeting the water blades.
This gravitational wave generated extremely high pressure along its path, allowing it to cut through hard materials and cause significant damage to its target. However, the Leviathan's water blades were so strong that they managed to withstand Orion's gravitational wave for a moment. Eventually, he increased the intensity of the gravitational wave by creating a new gravitational field.
In an instant, the hundreds of water blades disintegrated into weak water droplets and merged back into the sea. Since the gravitational wave traveled at the speed of light, even a Leviathan couldn't evade the impact of his attack.
The Leviathan roared in agony, vomiting several mouthfuls of blood. Although its scales were tougher than steel, the gravitational wave's innate property of not requiring any medium to propagate and its inability to be obstructed by any material caused severe internal damage beyond the surface of its scales.
The Leviathan lost consciousness momentarily, causing it to fall into the sea. "Is it dead?" Orion wondered aloud, activating his Aura of Detection. In real-time, he gathered information about the Leviathan's condition. It seemed the colossal creature was undergoing a regeneration process beneath the sea.
Realizing this, Orion clicked his tongue in frustration and said coldly, "You wretched beast, I won't let you roam free for long!"
Orion channeled concentrated gravitational energy into his sword, creating an upward pulling gravitational field directed at the Leviathan beneath the sea. The Leviathan appeared utterly shocked as its body was pulled upwards without any means of resistance.
"Roarrr!" The Leviathan roared loudly, showing futile signs of resistance.
"Wow... its body has completely healed now!" Orion marveled at the Leviathan's regenerative abilities. He became intrigued by the idea of making the monster his pet. However, he suppressed this desire for the moment and refocused on the imminent threat.
Orion pointed his sword towards the sky, channeling a significant amount of gravitational energy to create several directed gravitational fields. He intended to summon meteoroids from outer space.
Several meteoroids of varying sizes were attracted to each point of Orion's gravitational fields. Once positioned accordingly, Orion began to draw the meteoroids into the Earth's atmosphere sequentially. Each meteoroid summoning was spaced by a few tens of seconds, aimed at delivering prolonged impact on the Leviathan.
"Now, let's test your resilience!" As though understanding Orion's intent, the Leviathan struggled with all its might to break free from the gravitational field. Though unsuccessful, the Leviathan didn't give up. It began to open its mouth wide, gathering fire within. Quickly, it unleashed a linear stream of red flames targeting Orion.
Orion was quite surprised by the Leviathan's action. "I never knew Leviathans could breathe fire! I thought they only had water-related attributes."
With a casual motion, Orion extended his hand forward, channeling a concentrated amount of mana. In a fraction of a millisecond, a transparent rectangular energy barrier formed in front of him. When the flames reached the barrier from Orion's Aura of Protection, the thermal and kinetic energy contained within were instantly absorbed by the barrier.
Seeing the meteors drawing closer, Orion modified the gravitational field around the Leviathan's body, creating separate gravitational fields to restrain its wings, legs, and mouth. He left the vital parts of the Leviathan's body exposed.
"ROAR..."
The Leviathan roared in agony as a meteor struck its head. Since there was no airburst, the shockwave generated impacted the Leviathan's scales directly. This caused the shockwave to assault the internal parts of its head. The Leviathan's scales underwent widespread deformation, with red embers adorning the outer surface of its head. The creature nearly lost consciousness as blood flowed from its nose and mouth.
Seeing another meteor approaching, Orion accelerated its descent by increasing the gravitational pull towards the target's center of mass. At high speed, one of the meteors struck the Leviathan's back, causing its bones to crack. The assault didn't stop there; other meteors also hit various parts of its body in quick succession. The impact created bizarre structures on its body due to the pressure deformation of the meteors. The shockwaves also damaged the Leviathan's internal bones and organs. Unable to maintain its position in the air, the Leviathan began to plummet towards the sea again.
Swiftly, Orion held the creature in the air using a makeshift gravitational field, moving it to another island. "I wonder if this Leviathan can still rise after suffering such fatal injuries," Orion mused, heading swiftly towards the nearest island.
Upon reaching his destination, Orion immediately conducted a thorough observation of the Leviathan's body. "It seems it can only regenerate when in water," Orion said, disappointed upon discovering this fact. He then threw the Leviathan into the sea to test how long the regeneration process would take under severe injuries. Within less than ten minutes, the Leviathan managed to regenerate all damaged tissues and emerged from the sea.
"Quite impressive, but you're not worthy of being my pet," Orion remarked with a tone of disappointment, shrugging his shoulders.
Suddenly, the sound of air whizzing was heard from behind Orion. "Why is there a military Osprey here?" he asked in surprise.