Alrightly, Christmas is over finally. So here you go. The next chapter in this madness. So for those who wanted more Goji and Mothra moments in the story, you are about to get it.
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"I… I'm sorry… could you explain that in more detail, please?" Mothra asks as she just finished listening to what Xenilla had asked of her.
After returning to the palace, Xenilla had said he had come to the valley to discuss something important with Mothra. So she gathered a few of her guards and the new comers into a room to go over why they are here. The guards that were present were Caesar, Mako, Anguirus, and Rodan. All of whom, including Mothra, had shock on their faces. Sitting with Xenilla, Maigo and Huston sat on each side of him. Their faces were ones of disappointment. Having to ask this of the ruler of the valley. In the back of the room, Gojira sits, leaning against the wall and staring out the window into the night. After a moment of pause, Xenilla rephrased what he had said to the Lady of the valley.
"Mothra, we are here to tell you that you must evacuate the valley and come with us." the navy blue Kaiju said closing his eyes.
Caesar clenches his fists "I'm sorry. I think I'm losing my hearing. You want us to leave the place where we have lived in for hundreds of generations?" he sarcastically and slightly angry.
"You're insane if you think we're leaving the valley just because you asks us too!" Mako yells, looking about ready to draw her sword.
Xenilla sighs "I understand that we just met. And that we are asking much from you. But you must understand that we are here for a reason."
"And what exactly is that reason?" Mothra asks, keeping her composer. Yet her eyes had anger behind them.
"Put it together you moron." everyone turns to Gojira "That was not some random attack. That was a planned and calculated assault. Someone sent those things to this valley to kill all the Kaiju here."
Mothra's jaw is agape "Are you saying…"
Gojira answers her unasked question "Yeah. This is basically the first battle for a full on war. Someone declared war on you and your valley. And unless you fight, you and the ones you care about are going to die." he says coldly.
Mothra is staring at the floor now. She has never been faced with something like this before. She has never been involved in a war before. She looks at Caesar. The old lion is also at a loss of words. The valley has only known peace for so long. It has never been at war with another nation before. Mothra's expression is one of no idea how to react to this at all. Xenilla notices this and goes on to what he was saying before.
"And that is why we are here for, lady Mothra. We have come here to aid you in this war and escort you to safety." Xenilla tells her, trying to put her mind at ease "We will not let you fight this war alone. But, we can't fight the enemy here. Our only hope of holding them off is to travel to our stronghold known as Iankrad."
Mothra has her eyes closed, deep in thought. She now understand the situation, even though she not really happy about it. Her mother had intrusted this valley to her care and she never breaks any promises. But, if her people are to survive, they have to leave. The treasure of this valley can be moved as well, but she needs time to do so.
"How long do we have before we need to leave?" she asks.
Xenilla smiles in relief "At least two days. But the sooner the better."
Mothra sighs "Very well… Caesar."
"Yes?"
"We will begin tomorrow and leave the following day." she says in an ordering tone of voice.
At first, the elder looks unsure. But soon bows his head "Yes my lady."
That night, Gojira and Xenilla decide to share a bottle of saki. As Xenilla takes the first drink, Gojira gives him a questionable look. He didn't believe for a second that Xenilla really cared about this place at all. So what was he here for? Finally, he just came right out and asked it.
"Alright, what is it." Gojira asks.
Xenilla looks confused "What is what?"
"The normal you wouldn't give a crap about others like this. So what's up?"
Xenilla sighs before letting the info pour from his maw "To put it simply brother, there's a possible chance that whoever sent those Kaiju here are the same one's that took part in destroying our guild. And, while there is not enough proof to back this up, we believe that Battra was involved as well. Like the Kaiju today, he was sent here by someone to destroy a barrier the protects this valley from outsiders. I guess, one of the reasons why I'm giving a crap about this is because I want to redeem myself for not being there when the guild needed me. It still haunts me that I-"
"Shut up." Gojira said sharply, cutting him off from finishing "I already told you, dumbass. 'If you weren't there, then you weren't there.' It ain't your fault that you were somewhere else at the time. So get. Over. It."
Xenilla didn't reply to that. Despite Gojira's words being full of hate, he was making some kind of sense. While grateful somewhat grateful for the advice, he also needed to say something that would no doubt put his brother in a bad mood.
"Brother…" he began "There's… another reason why we came out here…"
Gojira gulps down a cup of saki before turning to Xenilla "And that is?" he asked.
Xenilla takes in a few breaths before continuing "Brother… It's time you'd stop searching for father."
Xenilla can already feel his brother's eyes drilling into him.
"Please just hear me out. You've been trying to find him for almost six hundred years by now. I don't want to say it brother, but we have not heard a single rumor about him for a long time. We need to consider that he may not be here anymore."
"… I know that." Gojira says flatly after a long moment of silence "I just want to find his body at the very least. I just want to know where he died so I can give him a proper burial is all."
Xenilla nodded "I understand that. But I have the feeling that this valley is going to need you. So, will you consider coming with us to Iankrad?" he asks.
Gojira remains quiet for a real long time before sighing and nodding "Fine."
Xenilla lets out a breath of relief before spotting the valley's lady walk past their door behind them. Gojira also noticed her as she walked past. He knew what she was doing. Whenever someone was told they have a war on their hands, this is mostly how they react to it. Walk around aimlessly, thinking. He needed to cheer her up somehow. While he had no idea why, it didn't feel right to see her like this.
Mothra walks through the hallways of her palace. The reason being because this might be the last time she'll ever get the chance to do so. Knowing that her own valley, her people, her very friends are now at war is a very disturbing thought. She had been to war with anyone before and she would never want to either. On top of that she didn't know how to handle this. She didn't want to be involved with more conflict. She had seen more than her fair share of fighting within these past few days. But now, she was going to endure even more fighting. She wasn't ready for something like a war. She has no experience with war to begin with. The valley had alway been protected from such things thanks to the barrier the surrounds the valley.
But it's gone now. And war has come to their doorstep.
She was pulled out of her thoughts by a deep voice behind her "You stressing out too much there, you know."
Mothra turned to see Gojira standing behind her with his arms crossed. She sighs "Something you need, Gojira?" she asks in an attempt to put on a brave face.
"Yeah, I want to know what it is that makes this valley so important to you."
She blinks a few times looking back at him "What?" she asks in dumbfoundedness.
"I want to know what's in this valley and why you are so worked up all the time about protecting it." he says, pointing at the floor.
Mothra was shocked. Gojira was asking her a question she was so sure that he would never ask. But here he was, asking her. She looked down at the floor boards and put her hands behind her back. She was deep in thought about what she should tell him. After a few minutes of awkward silence, she looked back up at him and smiled. Gojira now had a questionable look that only grew as she made a gesture to follow her. He compiled, despite not knowing she wanted to show him. He followed her to a room with a small shrine sitting in the middle. From between the cracks of the shrine doors was a dim baby blue glow. His senses were going into overdrive, but this was not a warning. It was more like a beaconing sense. Like it was telling him to come closer and take it for his own.
Mothra looked over her shoulder at the black Kaiju and smiled "You can feel it, can't you?" she asked.
He nodded "What is it?" he asked moving to her side keeping his eyes locked on the shrine in front of them.
"This is the valley's precious treasure, as well as the last gift my mother entrusted me to protect." Mothra explained as she opened the small doors to reveal the source of the glow "The Diamond Soul."
Inside the shrine was a bright blue gem that was the size of a human football. It's appearance was one of a pure cut diamond off of a wedding ring. Even though Gojira stood a good ten feet away from the shrine, he could feel the power pulsing off of it. He had never seen it before, yet it felt so familiar. It felt much like his own blue flames, but at the same time, it wasn't. Mothra saw how Gojira reacted and let a small smile of victory creep on her lips. She was right. He is connected to the Soul somehow. Now, if only she could inside his mind to see more details. The only she will be able to get inside his thoughts now was for her make physical connection. This was risky, he might not want her in his mind. But she needs to know, and right as it stands now, it was now or never.
As gojira continued to keep his eyes locked on the Soul, Mothra moved closer to him and slowly reach for his left hand. She gently and slowly touched the scaly hand before getting a better hold on it. Now having a good hold of his hand, Mothra began to flow her magic into Gojira's body. Sensing her magic, his body tenses up and tries to give her a warning growl. But she continued regardless. Besides, her touch felt so soothing and trustworthy. As her magic enters his mind, Mothra closes her eyes to focus. Gojira is confused as he somehow begins to hear and feel the room around them become darker. Mothra is at the threshold of Gojira's mind. About to take a big jump into his memories and feelings for his long past. As she squeezes her eyes tighter together, she takes the plunge into his mind.
Outside, Mothra first saw a monster who loved fighting, but with a heart of gold. However, inside, was something completely different. As she dove into his memories, she decided to start at the beginning. As the first images came into clarity, she saw three little Gojira look-a-like Kaiju surround on massive, jade green one. The green Kaiju had bright silver eyes and blue spines on his back. Was this his father? She watched the images of them training before changing to the three sprites going out of their village to search for their father. Soon they are founded by the Grim Soul guild master and taken into the elders guild as new members. The smiles on the little black Kaiju with white spines are without a doubt ones of true happiness.
Then the images of full out war come through. And Mothra watches as everyone this Kaiju cared about be killed right in front of him. Followed by this same Kaiju going from guildhall to guildhall, massacring anyone that tried to stop him. After that, the young Kaiju cuts most ties with his two brothers, to go in search of their father once again. It was the only thing that mattered to him anymore. But, a new image comes through. The a image a woman with long brown hair and pale skin appears. The emotions for her are followed after the images of her appear. But then she watches her die in his arms. Along with the sound of the heartbeat coming through. Suddenly Mothra could feel herself being ripped out of his mind as the emotion of rage becomes clear.
Mothra forces her eyes open as the first waves of pain resunate. Gojira has his jaws clamped down on her right wing and his claws gripping the other like a bear trap. Despite the obvious rage in his eyes, he knew he wasn't really angry. No. This was how he reached to fear. Though he was really hurting her, Mothra could help but feel sorry for him. To watch the one he loved die in his arms would haunt anyone. She reaches a hand out and start pet the top of his head like a cat.
"I'm sorry…" she whispers holding back tears of regret "I had no right to look in your mind and I'm very sorry. If you want to kill me, I won't try to stop you. I have no right too. Just please. Promise me that you will protect everyone in the valley from this threat. I beg you. Please…" she stops and looks into his bright orange eyes staring back her.
"Godzilla…"
Every bone in his body locks up at the sound of that name. He had not been called that for almost five hundred years. That name, Godzilla, was the thing his former lover said to him before she died.
"That's your real name, isn't it…" Mothra says as a single tear escapes her eye.
He slowly release her from his grip and jaws, letting her regain her footing "How…" he begins to ask before realizing how she found out "How much of my memory did you see?" he asks in a bone chilling tone.
She shook her head "Just the really important ones about you is all. I lost connection shortly after watching your…" she trailed off.
He bared his fangs, ready to rip her throat out and set her on fire with his blue flames. He had permission after all. He felt robbed of one of the most important things in his life. He began to reach for wings to rip them out and shove them down her mouth. But the expression on her face made him stop. She was crying, eyes clenched shut tight. Waiting for him to kill. She really has thrown away her own life. There was one, and only one look in the world that didn't want to see ever. And this was it. He turns the palm of his hand to himself and looks into it. No. He always killed anything he really didn't like. But if he kills this woman here and now. He would regret for the rest of his long life. Mothra feels a big hand rest itself on top of her head. She opens one eye and sees Gojira standing looking at her. His eyes definitely showed irritation, but not with an intent to kill behind them. He lets out a breath as he closes his own eyes. Mothra is really suprised. So he's not going to kill her?
"Just…" he says, removing his hand from Mothra to rub his temple "Next time, ask before you do that again. I really hate someone not telling what they're going to do with out telling me first."
Mothra, still in a shocked state, just nods.
"Good." he said before turning to the door the led out of the room.
Mothra stops him for a moment by grabbing his tail "Gojira… I…" she begins to say.
"That ain't my name." he said as he turns to face he, wearing a honest smile on his maw "You've earned my trust for my real name. Besides, you already know too."
Mothra's mouth is agape. But she soon smiles back a nods.
"Alright, Godzilla."
"We've learned the destination of the inhabitants of the valley." Megarugas says as she remain on her knees before her lord.
Bagan hums to himself "Where?" he asks.
"Iankrad."
Bagan nods as he brings up the current images of the valley inhabitants moving along a narrow path deep in a canyon "And I see they have chosen their path as well." he says moving to the image of the black Kaiju leading them.
"Yes. The Canyon of Oban is next to impossible the launch an attack on them." Megarugas says, feeling frustrated.
"No. Not impossible. Just difficult." Bagan says as he scans the canyon for a break in them. When he finds it, he smiles "Aww of course." he tells himself.
Megarugas perk her head "What is it, my lord." she asks.
"The reason they chose this path is because it's next to impossible to launch a surprise ground attack of any kind. But an attack from the air is possible. Before they can reach Iankrad, they have to cross over the Cliffs of Tartarus. Only one bridge connects the two sides. And, while the bridge itself can't be destroyed because of an ancient spell, it can be taken over. Send our Gyaos to prepare for surprise attack at the bridge." Bagan orders.
"It shall be done, my lord." Megarugas complies as she turns to carry out her masters orders. But he stops by calling out to her.
"Megarugas, this not an attack to kill them all." Bagan explains "This is merely to weaken their forces before they reach Iankrad. The real battle will be at Iankrad itself. We will crush them when they believe that they are safe from us. When they arrive at Iankrad, and get all settled in, we will destroy them. And you will be leading the charge, my little dragonfly" he says with a devilish smile.
Megarugas turns to her lord. Her expression is at first surprise, but soon turns to bliss and pleasure "T-Thank you, my lord." she says happily before turning back and skipping away as if she was now having the best day of her life.
After she is gone, Bagan's smile quickly fades away. He turns his attention back to the images as he taps his clawed hand on one of the images. It brings up an livefeed of Mothra perched on a small perch on the canyon walls, watching over her citizens. She's acting just like her mother before her. Just like Leo, she's looking out for the ones she cares about. Without a doubt in his mind. This is definitely her child.
…
…
…
No…
Their child.
He shakes his three horned head at the thought. He looks back at the image and touches it.
"Don't worry, Leo… No matter what the outcome is of this war… I will make sure our daughter survives to see the aftermath…"
"OH MY GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOD! BAGAN IS MOTHRA'S FATHER~!"
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