Aouthor's Note: This is a LOOOOOOONG chapter. So please leave a review for it and tell me what you think. Also, there will be no Answering Reviews for this chapter either. Sorry. But anyway I hope you enjoy this one. It's full of action.
Anyway, enough talk. On with the story.
They had finally reached it. The Bridge of Tartarus. The only pathway which connected the two sides of the mighty cliffs for miles.
And only now did Mothra fully understand why they were referred to as the Tartarus Cliff as she stared at the deep canyon below. The inky blackness seemed to go for miles straight down. Almost as if the cliff walls were raising up from the abyss itself. The black cliffs covered with jagged edges and sharp points. Like they were ready to impale anyone or thing that came too close.
She soon refocused her attention back on her subjects.
They were all crossing the bridge quickly, with a few of her guards helping children or injured across as well. Then she spotted the cart containing the valley's prized treasure. The Diamond Soul. Mako and Ghidorah were close to it as she told them too.
Mako paused to look at her lady. Mothra smiled and nodded down to her. Mako replied with her own smile and waved up at her.
Mothra sighed in relief. They were going to make it without to much trouble.
Her thoughts were interrupted by the sound buzzing, like a bee or a dragonfly buzzing around her. Her instincts were going into a sensation of danger being very close by. She began looking around but found nothing.
Seeing their lady acting worriedly, Mako, Ghidorah and the other guards began looking around as well.
Deciding it was just her imagination, she exhaled and turned to return to her her subjects. Only to be greeted by an upside female face who was wearing the most twisted smile she had ever laid eyes on. Then in a flash of movement, Mothra felt a leg slam itself into her side. It forced the air from her lungs as it sent her crashing down to a side of cliff, creating an explosion of dust and rock.
"Lady Mothra~!" Mako cried out from the Bridge.
Ghidorah quickly fixed all three of his heads on the female who had harmed Mothra with a death like glare. It was female Kaiju with great black and purple wings. Her long black, messy hair flowed in the night air. The black and purple kimono she had on was covered in small tears and holes. Her glowing insectoid eyes staring down at where Lady Mothra had crashed. In her right hand was a sharp, gleaming knife and in her left was whipe that curved and flexed around her.
But it was her smile, that was what really unnerved him. It was indeed an evil smile, but there was more to it.
Primal anger.
Finally consumed by his rage, Ghidorah flexed his golden wings and taking to the air. Lighting flared from his maws as he charged. Intending to shock the living hell out of her and rip her apart.
"BITCH~!" was the only understandable word that accompanied the series of roars that escaped his maws.
She merely glanced at him as he came within arms distance of her. Then, in swift movement, she flipped over him and used her knife to slash across his back. He roars and pain, but fights past it in order to spin around to fire a bolt of lightning at her. But when he finds her, he begins to understand just how fast this chick was. Another blow in the side confirmed it.
He's sent flying back down to the bridge and hits it with a plume of dust and loud thud. The woman merely cackles before looking back to Mothra in time to see her charging at her. A ball of blue light and energy in each hand. As Mothra closes the distance, she brings her hands together and the two balls of light become one large mass of energy. There's a flash of light so bright that it's almost blinding.
As it dies down, Mothra quickly looked around no convinced that that attack had actually hit her. She got her answer when she felt a hand grip her right wing and forcibly pull her higher into the sky. She yelps in pain feeling the woman's claws digging into her wing. Suddenly she felt something wrap around her neck, tightly choking her.
She now found herself meeting the woman's gaze, her smile somewhat glowing as the first light of morning began shining over the distant mountains.
"I am going to take my time in killing you. And I'll make sure your little subjects down there get a nice view of me doing it." she said, voice dripping with venom.
Mothra glared at her "If you think that I'm scared of you, then you are sorely mistaken."
That seemed to gain woman's attention "Oh, not scared are we." her smile soon disappeared as she leaned in closer "Then I'll make you fear me."
Suddenly, Mothra's hands were forced outward, away from her neck. She looked to see how and found two sharps of high speed wind holding her in place. She realized how she was so fast, she used wind magic. The blacked haired woman raised her hand up and soon wind started gathering around the two women. Now they were caught inside a giant whirlwind spinning around them.
After seeing what was happening Xenilla waited for an opening to attack. When the woman was finally away from Mothra, he fired a barrage of crystal projectiles at her attacker.
However, the wind proved too strong for any of them to make it to his target. He cursed as Huston started firing away with his shotgun. All shots simply hit the outerwall of the twisting mass of wind and detonated.
The black haired woman looked back to Mothra "Now that they're out of the way, they can just sit there and watch as I, Megaguirus, rip you apart!" she spun her knife around her index finger "And I think I'll start… by gouging out your pretty eyes~!"
Megaguirus began to charge, her knife ready to stab Mothra's eyes and spill her blood. Even in her current situation, mothra did not show any fear. She simply closed her eyes and waited. Ready to endure the pain.
However, it would not come to be.
Instead, an intense heat in front of her forced Mothra to open her eyes, but then quickly squinted at the bright blue beam of light passing just in front of her. She could also see the baffled face of Megaguirus. Her eyes widen in shock and her jaw agape. As she tried to look and see the source, she could feel her hand becoming free from the her wind spell bounds. As soon as she could move, she flew away from the beam. Then she noticed that the whirlwind was practically ripped apart by the beam and was fading into nothing.
Finally the beam died down and all soon found the source.
Mothra sighed and smiled at the sight of Godzilla, with Molly hovering by his side. While she didn't pay much attention to his expression, Xenilla had.
And it was him somewhat nervous as well.
The hard, cold line on Godzilla's maw showed almost no emotion. Yet it felt like the God of War and Death was about to live up to his reputation. The aura around the black Kaiju looked almost thick enough to cut through with a butter knife. The veins around his neck were throbbing and pumping blood with rage. His right hand flexing slowly, getting ready for a fight.
Xenilla gulped and narrowed at his brother "This is not good…" he said to himself out loud.
Mako glanced to him "What do you mean? What's wrong?" she asked.
He glanced at her "I haven't seen brother this pissed off in a long time. And when he dose get this angry, things get ugly… very ugly." he says nervously.
The heaviness of those words made Mako gulp hard as she looked back to Godzilla.
Meanwhile, Megaguirus is glaring angrily at him "How?!" she roared "There's no way in hell you could've penetrated my wind barrier! The only thing that could do that was a type of laser attack! And you're only have a fire type attack! So how~?!" she questioned as she clenched her whip and knife tighter in rage.
Godzilla merely stared at her while cracking his neck. He raised his sword and rested it upon his right shoulder as blazing blue flames erupted around him. The heat was so intense that very earth beneath him cracked and melted, turning into molten rock.
The small being next to him flew away from him when he became surrounded by flames, fear clear on her face.
"Molly." Godzilla said, catching the red haired girl's attention "Get lost. Less you want to get burned alive." the tone of his voice was deeper than usual, on top being similar to an angry growl.
Molly complied with out a word and flew up to Mothra.
Finally, Megaguirus lost what little patience she had left and charged Godzilla head on with enraged scream. Godzilla's own maw scrunched up with anger as he brought his sword down in an attempt to end right then and there. However, thanks to her speed, Megaguirus dodged the downward slash and was gone in a flash of movement. The blade hit the ground, blasting up chunks of rock and earth. Godzilla quickly began looking around for his target. He finds her right in front of him when he turn to the right.
Then he feels the the knife get shoved into his gut. He grunts at the pain slightly, but it doesn't hurt to much. He grabs hold of her arm and readies to fire his breath attack at point blank rage. He opens his maw to fire.
But nothing happens.
Confused, he snaps his head down. Megaguirus's arm has a dim blue aura around it that twisted and vaporizes into her. He quickly realizes that she is absorbing his energy. Bringing his sword around, he swings it at her. But she plants her foot on his chest and pushes herself free from his grip. The blade barely grazes her arm.
After gaining distance, she finally registered the amount of energy she absorbed from her. She's shocked. Looking at her hand which held the knife, she grins madly.
"My, my…" she says, smiling "Never guessed you had this much energy to spare. Now I understand how you broke through my wind barrier. By increasing the intensity of your flames, you create a tense laser beam." she explained, wrapping her whip around her waist and placing a hand on her hip "This will be easier than I first thought."
Godzilla growls at her "Dammit…" he says to himself.
Watching from afar, Mothra's eyes widen in worry. She flies down to Xenilla on the other side of the deep, black canyon. Who has an irritated look of his own as he watches.
"Is he gonna be alright?" she asked him, slight fear in her voice.
Xenilla looked at her. After a long pause, she was given an answer that she was not reliving too her.
"All we can do is watch and hope." he said.
Mothra looked back to Godzilla.
'Be careful.' she thought.
On the other side, Megaguirus puts her arms out and starts to draw a circle of dim light in mid air. Godzilla snarled. She was casting a spell, but the question is: 'what is it?'. As she finishes the circle, she giggles and then snaps her fingers together. Godzilla suddenly finds himself inside a magical tornado. Massive blue lightning bolts shoot out of it in random directions. The shear force of the wind is enough to lift his bulk off the ground and send him flying.
Mothra calls out to him and tries to go to him, but is stopped by Megaguirus hovering in her way and wagging her finger at her.
"Ah, ah, ah. I don't think so." she mocks.
Soon the tornado dies down, but it just so happened to die off right over the black abyss of the canyon below the bridge. With nothing to grab a hold of, Godzilla plummets to the black depths below. As he falls, Megaguirus laughs out loud like a madman before he disappears in the inky blackness.
Mothra's eyes are wide with horror. Her whole being shaking in terror as she just watches. It was like when her mother died. All she could do was sit there and watch. Do nothing to help. Feeling powerless… useless…
"...no…" she whispered "Please… not again… please…" tears were forming at the corner of her eyes that soon became waterfalls.
"GODZILLA~!" she screamed.
Far below, still falling in the dark void, Godzilla's eyes snapped open. Despite being so far down, not to mention the sound of the wind blowing past him, he could've sworn he heard someone crying.
And it was that very thought that made something inside the back of his mind click.
"Who… who's crying?" he asked.
Along with this train of thought came a memory. A memory of his father's words.
Words he swore to himself to never forget.
A young Godzilla sat atop of a grassy hilltop which overlooked a mighty ocean. Tears steaming down from his eyes as he stared at a grave of someone very important to him. It was the grave of his mother. Who had died giving birth to him.
Unlike his two brother, who were born from a different mother, Godzilla's real mom had died bringing him into this world. After getting into a fight with his step-mom about something stupid, he came up here in order to let it all out. His frustration, anger, sadness, and self-loathing. He blamed himself for his mother's death.
Soon, heavy footsteps approached from behind him. He knew who it was without looking. No one other than his father could make footfalls like that.
His father stopped behind him.
"Why are you crying, son?" he questioned.
Godzilla sniffed "Because it's my fault… if… if it wasn't for me, mom would still be here with you…" he replied between sniffles.
There was a long silence that followed. Only the sounds of the young Godzilla's sobs and the ocean waves crashing on the cliff walls kept them from going into complete silence.
Finally, his father spoke.
"Godzilla, listen. There are two things to always need to remember. First, don't ever think for a minute that your mother died because of you. She gave her life to bring you into this world, so don't ever say that again. Now look at me."
Godzilla stood up, did his best wiped away his tears. And turned to his father. He stared at his dad's scared face for a while before the towering jade green Kaiju spoke again.
"The second thing is you must never cry."
Godzilla's eyes widen in confusion. He still had a few tears at the corners of his eyes, but did his best to stop crying.
"W-why?" he asked between sniffles.
"You want to be a warrior like me, do you not?" his father asked.
A nod.
"Then listen very carefully son." his father began "If you truly wish to be a warrior, then you must never show any kind of weakness. Because if you do, then the ones that you are trying to protect, the ones behind you. They will be afraid as well. And if you allow the ones behind to become hurt or allow them to cry, then you don't deserve to call yourself a warrior."
Godzilla's eyes widen. This time in both surprise and awe.
"You must be a shining star." his father continued "A blazing beacon of hope that washes away any doubt and fear. One that fills the hearts of others with comfort and safety. It won't even matter if you become bathed in the blood of your enemies. As long as you remember that, then you can do anything."
Then, his dad smiled.
"Always remember these three Ironclad Rules of being a warrior, son." he said, patting his son on the head "First: Never back down and never give in. Second: No matter what happens, keep winning until you die. Third and finally. The most important thing to remember is this: Strong warriors stand up for themselves, that is true. But stronger warriors… stand up for others."
Godzilla felt a mixture of emotions at that moment. Pride, excitement, joy, and most of all understanding. Quickly, he wiped away the last of his tears and took a very deep breath to calm himself. There was now something new in his eyes. Determination and confidence. He was determined to reach his dad's level someday.
Seeing the new look in his son's eyes, Godzilla's father grinned.
"Do you understand?" he questioned his son.
Godzilla's only reply were two words that were filled to the brim with confidence.
"Yes! Father!"
His father's words echoed in Godzilla's mind as he continued to fall. But there was something building inside of him. Something he had not felt in almost two hundred years, since Azura died. And it was pumping through his veins, getting stronger by the second.
Spinning around in the air, he used his shape eyes to see through the darkness. Soon, he spotted what he was looking for. A small ledge of rock. Using his breath attack, he both slowed his fall and blew the ledge off and made it start falling below him. It was falling slower than he was, so he caught to it within a few seconds. Spinning himself around once more, he flexed every muscle in his legs. And then pushed himself off the falling rock, making it explode.
He was now rocketing back up to the top. As he reached it, he saw large chunks of rock and debris falling toward him. He knew what that meant. He had to hurry.
Maneuvering around in the air, he used the falling debris to his advantage. Planting each foot on a different chunk of rock and pushing himself off it. Gaining more speed, his adrenaline reaches it's peak and beyond. His sword begins to glow deep sea blue and blue flames ignite around it.
His ears suddenly register Mothra's pained scream. And every fiber of his being rages at the thought of her being hurt. Yet, a huge grin makes itself present upon his maw. Not because of the thought of Mothra being hurt, no.
But because he knew that she's going to safe and the one who harmed her was going to get it in about five seconds.
Mothra was sent crashing into the bridge. She hit the massive structure, back first. Forcing all the air from her lungs with a pain filled cry. Trying to catch her breath, she looks around at those who tried to protect her.
Mako was sprawled on top of Ghidorah with major bruises from Megaguirus's wipe. Ghidorah was already a mess himself. Xenilla didn't far any better. His right crystal shoulder was cracked and chipped. He also a massive slash across his chest. Other Kaiju laid scatter across the area, with bloody wounds.
Taking a deep breath, she glared up and woman with hatred. She was hovering right above the gap in the canyon with that same smug grin. Pulling herself to her knees, she continues to glare at her as tears stream down her face.
The dragonfly Kaiju simply laughed "Aw~. Is the princess gonna cry now?" she asked.
Just as Mothra was about to retort at that insult, when a shadow passed over her. She looked up. And her eyes widen in surprise.
Megaguirus's eyes widen in both surprise and horror "That's… impossible…" was all she could say.
Xenilla and the others awakened to the sound of something heavy landing on the bridge with massive thud. They looked to see a massive dust cloud obscuring both the thing that landed on the bridge and Mothra. Xenilla already knew who it was without even needing to see them.
The navy blue Kaiju smirked "It's going to a hell of a lot more than that to kill brother." he said to everyone else.
Mako smiled "Yeah, your right. Should've known." she said.
As the dust cloud clears, it reveals Godzilla standing in front of Mothra. His sword glowing and his eyes locked on Megaguirus. As he exhales, steam leaves his maw and evaporates. It was clear that he was angry, but there was something else behind it.
Mothra soon had tears streaming down her face. Relieved that he wasn't dead. Happy that someone else has died because of her again.
Megaguirus was enraged by the fact that he both survived his fall and was now standing in her way again. Her face scrunches up and she lets out yell as she dive bombed him head on. Her knife ready to go into his head and kill him.
But before the knife even reaches his body, Godzilla brings his sword around and swings down. The blades clash together, creating a small ball of sparks. At first, they're in a deadlock. But then, the sound of metal shattering into pieces rings out. Followed by a pain filled shriek.
Megaguirus stumbled back away from Godzilla as his sword slammed on the floor of the bridge. Green blood stuck to the blade and dripped as it stained the floor. She panted, looking at the now bloody stump of her arm that held the knife.
She glared back at Godzilla, rage now pumping through her. Her very blood boiled so hot, she felt as if she was standing in a lava pit. Her remaining arm and hand reached for her whip.
But she was suddenly choking for air when a massive fist came up and forced itself into her gut. As the dragonfly Kaiju falls to her knees, the blake scaled Kaiju begins speaking.
"There are Three Iron-Clad rules for all warriors." he tells the woman at his feet "First: Never back down… and never give in…"
Megaguirus screams in rage and bolts up at him. Using her remaining hand, she puts her fingers together, creating a spear shape with her hand and claws. Her hand penetrates into Godzilla's chest on the upper right side. The woman smiles insanely at the sight of his blood dripping from her arm. However, it soon disappears as he continues speaking.
"Second: No matter what happens, keep winning until you die."
"SHUT UP~!" she yells, pulling her hand out and slashes at his face next.
The slash puts deep cuts going from the bridge of his snout to the left side under his eye.
But he didn't even react to that either.
Instead, he kicks his right foot into her gut, sending her flying off the bridge. She regains her senses midair and returns to a fighting stance. Gone was any sense of pride, mocking, or gloating. She was now an enraged wasp, ready to sting her enemy to death.
"Third and finally…" Godzilla said, as blood poured from the whole in his chest "The most important thing to remember is this…" he pauses and glances back a teary eyed, as well as stunned, Mothra "Strong warriors stand up for themselves, that is true… but… stranger warriors… stand up for others." he finishes.
Mothra was at a complete loss. Both by the speech Godzilla just gave and by the fact that he's still standing.
Megaguirus let out another enraged scream while gather all the power she stole from Godzilla into her hand. Now in a ball of energy, she fires it at him in a concentrated beam of pale blue fire. At the same time, Godzilla built up his own breath attack to it's maximum power and fired at the black haired woman.
Both attacks met in the middle and collided.
But after a few seconds of a deadlock, it soon became clear who's was stronger.
Godzilla's fire beam started pushing and tearing its way through Megaguirus's beam. As she watched in horror, for the first time in one hundred years, Megaguirus felt fear. A tear streamed down her face as she whispered her last words.
"Forgive me, my lord…"
Godzilla's fire beam completely engulfed Megaguirus. The woman's dying scream echoes to the depths of the mighty canyon. Everyone stares in both shock and dumbfoundedness at how easy it seemed to be for Godzilla to beat her. Mothra sat in place, staring in silence at him as he continues firing for a few moments.
Soon, he energy beam dies down, revealing the black haired dragonfly Kaiju reduced to nothing but ash. What of her that was left, scatter to the winds and Godzilla stood there taking long deep breaths. His breathing was ragged and blood oozed out from the massive wounds in the chest area.
Finally, he feel to his knees, followed by falling forward and passing out. Mothra quickly snapped out of her daze and rushed over to help him. She had trouble turning him over to check his injures. While the wounds themselves weren't in any vital areas, they were still large wounds all together.
Despite the way he looks, Mothra couldn't hide a smile over the fact that he was still alive on top of saving her three times now.
"If you keep saving me like this, I'll never be able to pay the debt I already owe. Even so, thank you." she tells him.
As she tends to his wounds, a possibility takes seed in the very back of her mind. But it's soon forgotten out of making sure the samurai doesn't bleed out on her.
Author's Note: This was a pain in the ass to write. Hope you enjoyed it.
Peace out.