Chapter Two: Stunning revelations
Godzilla's anger was steadily rising. The Destroyer surged around him in its shapeless black form, killing everything it touched.
While it did not kill Godzilla, he was being hurt every time it touched him, and small chunks of flesh were ripped off him. This enemy was indeed unlike anything Godzilla ever fought before and he was slowly getting fed up with the battle.
His roar rang out across the land, and he charged up his Atomic Breath and fired it once again at the Destroyer. It hit the creature dead on, but only succeeded on making it split apart briefly only to reform and attack him once again.
While Godzilla was battling the Destroyer, quite a while away in Rabona the citizens of the Holy City were in their homes trembling in terror. Even this far away, the sounds of battle could be heard and Godzilla's roaring was loud enough to be heard even in the city.
Miria stood on the balcony of the Cathedral of Rabona looking off towards the mountains that were far in the distance. Two creatures were fighting to the death over there, and on occasion she could see what looked like a huge beam of blue light fire off into the sky or into the surrounding area, destroying whatever it touched.
Galatea and Tabitha walked up besides her, and stood quietly, watching and listening.
"What do you sense?" Miria asked Galatea. Even though all the warriors in the city could easily feel the enormous Yoki from this far off, they could sense something almost more powerful there. However Galatea could sense them both far better then any of the warriors there and Miria wanted details.
"I sense a malevolent force fighting the large Yoki. Both are almost equally matched, but the larger power has more then its using. And its strange, but even though I feel a great anger and malevolence, I also sense a great sorrow. Whatever is fighting the thing with the large Yoki is intelligent, but far from human, Yoma or Awakened Being."
Miria was quiet for a moment. She certainly didn't want to risk any of her comrades' lives by getting any closer to that area, but last she heard, Clare, Deneve and Helen were near that area, and if that large...thing that they heard roar was a new creation of the Organization's, then she couldn't allow them to use it!
Just as she was contemplating her options, Tabitha let out a scream of horror, snapping Miria back to reality. What she saw made her blood turn to ice. There, crashing through the mountains, locked in combat with some huge black...mass of Yoki, was one of the biggest and most terrible creatures she ever laid eyes on.
Godzilla roared as he smashed his tail into the Destroyer, scattering it, only for it to reform and swarm him again. It swarmed past his head, and he opened his mouth and bit down hard on it as it surged past.
He shook his head, tearing at the thing, and spit it out and began to stomp on it. His spines glowed blue and he unleashed his Atomic Breath on it, severely burning it. And still it reformed and attacked him.
"W-w-what IS that thing?" Tabitha stammered falling backwards in fear. Galatea couldn't see it, but its power overwhelmed her and she stumbled backwards and leaned against the wall.
Even Miria took a step backwards, startled. Whatever that thing was, there was no possible way the Organization had created it!
"I-I don't know." She managed to say once she got her voice back. Tabitha's scream had attracted the two guards, Sid and Galk, as well as the other two warriors, Clarice and Miata who came running up to see what was going on.
Upon seeing the monster fighting the black mass, Clarice fainted dead away, with Miata dropping to her side trying to wake her up. Sid let out a stream of curses while Galk stood there, dumbfounded by the monster he was seeing.
There is no possible way we can be seeing that thing from this far away. He thought, praying that they were all either hallucinating or seeing some trick or illusion. But even as he thought that, the beast roared loudly and they all were forced to cover their ears. Miata quickly followed Clarice's example and fainted dead away next to her, though either from the shock of the monster's roar, the monster itself, or just not wanting to be awake without her was unknown.
That confirmed that they were not just seeing things, and that the monster they were seeing was indeed real, and huge.
"Anyone wanna tell us just WHAT that thing is?" Sid yelled, unable to take his eyes off the battle.
"Godzilla." A voice said behind them, making them turn around, Sid and Galk drawing their weapons, only to see an old man in strange clothing staring at them.
"Wait, what did you say?" Miria asked, unsure she had heard the man correctly. The man looked at her, then replied.
"That's his name: Godzilla." They all looked at him, then back at the monster.
"If you don't mind me asking, how do you know about that thing? How MUCH do you know about it?" Miria asked, looking at him now.
The man sighed wearily, then explained: "I know about Godzilla very well. Once long ago I was in a city, looking into a series of unexplained disappearances of ships in the ocean. However I found out much more then I ever bargained for."
"What happened?" Tabitha asked in a small voice, huddled in a corner shaking.
"Well, some people I knew and I went to this island that was en route to where the ships disappeared. There we learned that the local villagers worshiped a creature they considered their god. They called the thing Gojira and once a year they would sacrifice a young maiden to it by sending her out into the ocean on a raft in hopes of appeasing Gojira.
Later that night, a massive storm blew through the island. However there was something else in it as well. We heard what sounded like a roar inside the howling of the storm, and huge footsteps. We were camped away from the village, which saved our lives. People died that night. It was horrible.
In the morning we finally saw the extent of the damage that had been caused. Almost no buildings were left standing. We discovered what looked like craters in the ground, and they were brimming with Radioactivity."
"What's that?" Miria asked. The man's face grew dark as though it was something he did not wish to explain.
"I'll explain it in a way you'll be able to understand. Radioactivity is a certain type of energy that is extremely dangerous. Man developed it as a weapon against each other. It is lethal and will almost always kill anything that is exposed to it. The craters were full of it and in them we found Trilobites, small creatures that are supposed to be extinct.
Suddenly one of the villagers began ringing the warning bell. This signaled that Gojira had been spotted. All the villagers picked up anything they could use as a weapon and went up into the mountains to fight him. Suddenly its head appeared over it. It was a terror to behold. It looked down on us as though it was challenging us to fight it, then it turned around and left.
We returned to our city where we began to discuss what to do about this. That night, Gojira attacked the city. It completely destroyed everything, and turned the city into a sea of flame. I almost died that day."
The man paused, lost in memories. Godzilla roared again, drawing everyone's attention. The battle was moving away from their point of view, farther away from the city. However they could still hear Godzilla.
Miria looked at the man, then asked gently: "How did you stop it?" The man looked up at her, and this time they definitely saw sadness in his eyes.
"An old friend of mine, a scientist, accidentally developed a weapon, something he had been researching for years. It had the power to destroy all oxygen in the bay near the city, killing all life in it. It was devastating. He named it the Oxygen Destroyer."
Miria and the others were horrified. Something that could destroy all life in the water? That was worse then anything the Organization had made! If it could have been converted to air, then the results would be DEVASTATING! The man must have known what they were thinking, for he continued talking.
"He was very reluctant to use the Oxygen Destroyer. He knew just how devastating it could be, and he knew what would happen if man got a hold of his research. So, after being convinced to use it on Gojira, he burned all his research, notes, everything. His life's work was gone in minutes, burned in flames."
The man's eyes clouded over and he became misty eyed at the next part. "We went to where Gojira was resting in the ocean, and my friend and another man were lowered down to use the Oxygen Destroyer. The other man, a ship captain, was brought up after they found the spot to use it, but my friend...my friend knew that even though all his work was gone, he could still be forced to reveal his secrets. So, as to make sure that the Oxygen Destroyer, one of the most dangerous weapons man has ever made, never fell into anyone's hands, he never surfaced. He chose to die with Gojira, taking the secret of the Oxygen Destroyer with him."
They were all quiet after hearing that, Miria especially. To think that a man would sacrifice all his life's work, and his life itself, to prevent a weapon like that from falling into the wrong hands...
"Wait, that still doesn't explain where this Godzilla came from, and how it's still alive!" Sid said angrily. Miria thought for a moment, then agreed with him.
"I'm not sure exactly how Godzilla is still alive, or if that's even the same Godzilla as the one that first appeared. However I can tell you how Godzilla came to be."
"Please do." Was all Miria said.
"Godzilla was created by Man. Many years ago, we did some terrible things, and created terrible weapons to win wars. Weapons that killed all life, that burned everything to ash. Because of man's reckless ambitions, Godzilla was born. Because of man's pride and carelessness, we created Godzilla. And now man tries to find ways to destroy him."
The women stared at the man in horror. Godzilla, that monster, was something man had created due to their folly.
Godzilla's...like us. Miria though in realization, It was created by man, because of man's desire to win wars. And now everyone fears and hates it, just like people do us.
"So, what exactly IS Godzilla?" Galk asked, staring at the mountains where the battle could still be heard.
"He is Power. He is Fury. He is unstoppable, untamable, uncontrollable. He does as he wishes, when he feels like it, and what he desires. He is King over all monsters. The Earth cares for him and nurtures him. The Wind does not dare attempt to blow him over. The Lightning strengthens him. The Rain conceals him. Nothing can stand against him or destroy him. Mankind's greatest creation. Man's greatest folly. And yet, he may turn out to be man's greatest ally."
They all stared in surprise at the man, who continued to watch the mountains. Suddenly Miria realized something.
"Uh, I'm sorry but we don't know your name..." The man looked at her and gave a sad smile.
"Martin. Just call me Martin."
Author's Notes: Laying it a little thick there aren't you Steve? As with the other two men I put in, I figured its better for them to be a little OOC then to have a OC explaining everything.
