Triton sighed heavily, seeing more and more clearly that his words were falling on deaf ears, and to continue to talk to Leviathan, or even acknowledge him any farther was completely fruitless. He, like so many others, would simply look for every way to counter whatever Triton was saying or doing without listening, thinking or seeing anything that he was saying. Already, Leviathan was far too caught up in what he wanted and how he was going to get it to actually recognize that Triton was giving him wisdom on how to do so. This one was completely hopeless, and that's all that Triton needed to see.
"... A King Knows When His Presence Is Defiled, Both By Himself And By Others. You Waste My Time, My Energy And My Mercy By Abusing The Power I Have Given To You To Even Be Allowed To Have It. See How You Abuse This Power You Did Not Even Know You Had? See How You Ignore This Power You Already Had For Power You Do Not Deserve? You Should Have Been Paying Closer Attention." Triton had no further business with Leviathan, knowing that all he would do would simply look for ways to worm his way out of whatever Triton was saying. There were much better things to do than to go back and forth with someone who was hell bent on simply not acknowledging anyone or anything beyond themselves, and Triton was aware of this. "... Whether Anyone Acknowledges Me Or Not Is Not My Concern. I Seek No Respect Nor Acknowledgement From Those Who Do Not Even Deserve It Themselves. Yet, To Have It Is A Great Victory And Honor, In And Of Itself. I Only Wish I Could Have Acquired Yours." Despite how Triton did not need to be respected nor honored by the lowly, it only made him that much greater, and also more humble, to have it. Perhaps, Leviathan was already aware of this and simply would not give such to Triton because he knew what it meant. That also made Leviathan that much more lowly, quite honestly.
"A Being Can Only Stoop So Low. How Low Would You Ask Another To Stoop To Make Yourself Feel Better? This Only Shows More Of What You Truly Are, And It Is As Low As You Wish For Me To Be. I Have Nothing To Prove, For My Presence And Demeanor Speak For Themselves, As Do Yours, And Those Of All. The Only Reason Why You Should Feel Insulted, Disgraced Or Humiliated Should Be Because Of Yourself And Each Choice That Led You To This Inevitable End." Triton closed his eyes and let his body sink back into the land, collapsing like torrent of water over the edge of a cliff, and crashing down with the might of a planetary waterfall. The waves immediately washed over the land and cleansed it of Leviathan, snatching from him all of the liquid in his body, and with it, his very life. "Your Time In This Land Is Up, Leviathan." With Leviathan having already previously been exposed to the Ocean of Purity from the very beginning, breathing in the waters through his gills, as well as being washed over again by the entire ocean, of which he should not have been able to outrun as a planetary tsunami, there should literally have been no possible way for Leviathan to escape this fate.
Though the waters crashed down and spread with great speed and force, once they hit the borders of the lands where they were originally marked, they would come to an immediate calm, as would Triton, who would stand in the depths beside Leviathan's bod.
Leviathan, after seeing that his words would do no more to entice Triton to hear him out and spare him any longer, would then begin to his at him, questioning whether he should stay strong and not show fear for the oncoming tide or flee from it in order to save his own life. Deeming himself strong enough to survive, Leviathan, still hissing, would remain in his place as the water washed over him and sucked him dry, leaving the completely dehydrated carcass devoid of blood, mucus, water and all such other liquids that ran through the body naturally, including those that were used to produce the flames that spewed from his mouth. The body of Leviathan, still hard and tough as ever, would stand lifeless under the depths of the ocean, falling to the ground of the deep, where his lifeless body would rest. If nothing else, he would at least have not given Triton any sort of recognition, and Leviathan could, at the very least, be satisfied with not having given in to Triton. To this creature, loss of his life was much better than loss of his pride.
Triton sighed standing next to the carcass of Leviathan, unable to shake the feeling that perhaps he had failed, somehow, not being able to preserve Leviathan's life or to help him see the error of his own ways. In spite of this, Triton closed his eyes and kept the sea calm, blessing the dead body of Leviathan and letting the water wash over and cleanse it. Though Leviathan would not come back to life, the body still needed to be cleaned in order for it to be pure and removed all taintedness in order to keep an evil spirit from reanimating it. Triton lifted the body with the currents of the water and swam off with it to do away with it as it was supposed to be. Being unable to bring someone to clarity showed Triton that there was still weakness in himself, even if he was still much more powerful than Leviathan. Though Leviathan was merely being stubborn and foolish, it was still deeply set in Triton's head that every soul could be saved, and if not, then the person who was attempting to do so was not strong enough. Though, if it was of Leviathan's will not to be saved, there was nothing anyone could do about that. Triton would simply have to live with this outcome and be at peace with it. Leviathan was dead and his body would be dealt with appropriately. That's all there was to this. He swam off into the deep, disappearing, along with the body of Leviathan that remained in his possession.
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