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GODZILLA: Of Humans and Demons

4-2

Differences and Past Memories

Rebecca and Mulu-elu were looking at the unfinished MG Mk2.

"You know, back when humanity first found Mechagodzilla, we found corpses that were assimilated by the nanometal. We figured that the bodies had already ceased biological function before the nanometal assimilated the bodies." Rebecca said. "We initially feared the Nanometal might become uncontrollable after so many millennia had passed by."

"Uncontrollable?" Mulu-elu asked.

"Yes, it would have engulfed the planet." Rebecca said. "This planet would have became uninhabitable."

"And all living beings would have been fused with the nanometal." Mulu-elu said. "The intelligence of every living being combined and united as a network. They would all live in a world of perfect logic, the next stage of evolution."

"But can something like that even be called logic?" Rebecca questioned.

"Hm?" Mulu-elu asked.

"Galu-gu, was it? Was there anything that you didn't understand?" Rebecca asked. "Like for example, why Mechagodzilla failed to activate?"

Mulu-elu frowned.

"What are you implying?" Mulu-elu asked.

"Just answer the question as best as you can." Rebecca said.

Mulu-elu put all his thought into the question, trying to find the answer. There were programming errors with its construction. Other than that, Mechagodzilla was ready to go.

So why wouldn't it reactivate?

Could it have been that there were errors in its programming that went beyond its construction? No... that couldn't be it...

What if—? No... maybe it was—no it couldn't have been that either. Maybe there was a...

"I... I don't know..." Mulu-elu said. "I don't know why. I did everything right in its development so then... you reactivated it, didn't you? Don't you know the reason why?"

Rebecca snorted.

"Now you get it." Rebecca said. "You're thinking is too logical that it can't comprehend the illogical."

"What?" Mulu-elu asked.

"You have all the facts, now try to think outside the box." Rebecca said.

"Outside of the box?" Mulu-elu asked.

"Try thinking outside your own logic." Rebecca said.

Mulu-elu hesitated. Thinking from outside a logical perspective... what would that change?

Change... change...

'Of course.' Mulu-elu thought. 'Change is constant. Things change as time goes on... could it be that during its development that Mechagodzilla's AI was changing drastically during its construction? Could it have...'

His mind was blown away by the thought.

"I... get it now." Mulu-elu said. "Mechagodzilla stopped being a machine..."

"Huh?" Rebecca asked.

"Mechagodzilla... stopped being a machine. It became... an intelligent living being..." Mulu-elu said. "It rejected all the activation codes because it didn't understand why it was built in Godzilla's image when it was made to kill Godzilla..."

Rebecca giggles. She turned to Mulu-elu.

"That's right. Glaring contradictions in its programming and its physical appearance. It couldn't make sense of it all." Rebecca said. "It thought it was another Godzilla. We humans got him to understand that it is the opposite."

She placed a hand on his shoulder.

"Sometimes, to understand what is beyond your understanding, you must make the leap beyond logic." Rebecca said. "Always look at the facts and then make a conclusion with your heart."

She walked away from Mulu-elu. He turned to the woman. She was completely beyond his expectations. It was... fascinating.

Houtua Village

Angilas sat in his cell, looking livid. He couldn't stand being confined by these bug people. They were nothing but cowards hiding behind a bigger insect. They were even worse than those high and mighty Gojirans who believe that they were the strongest. The Rodanians are nothing but scavengers and thieves that took whatever belonged to anyone and were willing to 'give it back' for a 'profitable' deal. Tricksters they were. Unlike them, he was a warrior who has lived with a tribe that hailed from the lands of the icy mountains where the great Angilas for whom he was named after awoken and roamed the Earth before being killed by the Smog Monster.

His people ruled the icy mountains and came here on the coast of this land they found and came down south. Pillaging and taking what they wanted as they conquered. Then the Gojira showed up and knocked them back, forcing the once nomadic clan of warriors to settle in the strange new land.

He knew what was best in life. To pillage and take, food, drinks, treasure, women, they were all objects worthy of an Anguira warrior to thrive on! The thrills that battle brings is a boon for all Anguira warriors to enjoy! He was a warrior! Not some damn prisoner to a bunch of bugs!

The moment someone opens that door, he'll be taking his leave, but not without bashing a few skulls in first.

Dan was starting to consider his life choices up to this point. He was a natural born thief who steals from people who are very challenging and try to sell their property off for good profits. Sure, his people would occasionally hunt the Megunula and Meganoluns, but they weren't warriors like the Gojira or the Anguira and they weren't going to pretend that there is nothing wrong at all like the Houtua.

He was a Burning Rodanian, a Rodanian that shoots fire at the enemy, born with the power that came from those stacks. And yet, here he was, a prisoner. All because he let that barbarian convinced him to come along.

Life as a thief was not looking too well for him.

Kiryu watched as the dark-skinned humanoid went to work. When he first met the other humanoids who had come to the Houtua, the tribe that found him and took him in, he quickly went through the onboard computers on their suits. This dark-skinned humanoid by the name of Belu-be was a Bilusaludo, at least that is what the humanoid identifies itself as. One of the lighter skinned humanoids called Metphies identified itself as an Exif. Kiryu was puzzled by these words. He did not know what they meant or signified. Was it a classification on their race? That must be it. They are not human, but merely humanoid with different features that make them separate from humans.

Kiryu looked looked to the wreckage being scanned. It was his original body, battered, damaged, left inoperable until repairs were made and completed. Kiryu could only wonder what caused his body to be damaged. It was unlikely that a monster could do this. Sabotage was ruled out due to insufficient data. It had to have been a confrontation. Critical systems of the main body were heavily damaged. Until those systems were fixed, he could not operate that machine that was once his original body.

Kiryu began to deliberate on his purpose. He had looked into what remained of his memory banks and files that were still intact. The schematics dictate that he was built to be some kind of war machine, be it a mobile weapons platform or simply a machine built for combat. He managed to retain some of his combat features through his current form as some of the weapons were practical. Simulation data was in his main drives where they were safe from memory corruption that occurred due to a forced shutdown. Most of the data was in combat. There was also a secondary computer drive built into him. Unlike his quantum computer in his head, this secondary computer was placed in his waist region. This computer was using the same calculation algorithm in his main computer, but with a totally different sequence. It was as though it were running on a sequence similar to deoxyribonucleic acid or DNA. Was this supposed to give him the feel of an actual, living animal?

Was he even a living being to begin with? Was he just a machine designed for some purpose? Was there even a purpose to fulfill? He took orders from the Houtua and acted merely as another resident of their society. He did not once consider whether or not he was a living being. He didn't even give it a thought.

He needed to get outside for the moment and look for something to do while the humanoids were at work. He needed to acquire a hobby. At least there was one word he had in his database.

Most of the group, except for Rilu-elu since he had to stay behind and oversee the replica's repairs, headed up to the surface. They found Minya meditating.

"So, how did it go?" Lazzari asked.

"Well, he'll be able to use all of his energy and he can freely control it as he wishes." Biyo said. "He is meditating at the moment to prepare himself for the return of the Black Beast."

The ground shook. Minya broke off his meditation and began looking around.

"H-Hey... I don't want to say it too soon or anything, but that wouldn't be—?"

"Number one, get the ship out of the danger zone." Tsubasa said.

"Yes captain."

The Gotengo was moving away from the site. Off to the horizon, Godzilla was approaching. Mothra came out of the mountain, resting upon the outer rim of the caldera. Godzilla turned to the moth.

"They're not gonna fight here, right?" Adam asked.

"No... I don't sense any intent of confrontation from either of them." Miki said. "All I sense from both of them is distrust towards each other."

"So is that a yes or a no?" Josh asked.

"No, at least for the time being." Miki said.

"Well that's reassuring." Shinichi said.

"You do know that Battra and I are powerful enough to take you on together right?" Mothra telepathically spoke to Godzilla.

"I didn't come looking for a fight. I just want to know why you were flashing your light." Godzilla replied.

"Oh just defending my mountain, my people, and my child from a ghost." Mothra said. "Now if you would kindly go back to where you came from, I'll just go back to caring for my egg."

Godzilla was about to turn and leave, but he saw a footprint in the ground. He turned to the footprint and bent down, his muscles buckling and creaking as he bent down. He bent down as far as he could before he took a real look at the footprint. It... it looked like his feet. He noticed a black substance in the print. He sniffed the footprint. There was... no smell. He observed the substance. It was like tar. He hasn't seen tar for quite some time. He scratched his chin. He saw more footprints. He saw a pattern of footprints. He raised his body up and followed the footprints. His strides rocked the earth.

Minya watched as Gojira walked off. He jumped onto one branch on a tree and jumped to another. He decided to follow Gojira, see where he was going.

The group breathed a sigh of relief as Godzilla walked off.

"He really has gotten soft on us..." Lazzari said. "That or didn't notice us."

"In either case, we should prepare for when that ghost Godzilla shows up again." Leland said. "We know it's body is anchored in another dimension and that conventional weapons will not be enough."

"So we'll have to let the monsters duke it out." Haruo said. "Like in Operation LTF (Let Them Fight)."

"Only this time, we won't have to do anything other than make enough light to make the ghost visible." Metphies said. "We need the whole area to be bathed in light."

"So we'll have to use flares." Haruo said. "There might be enough flares for that. We'll also need to make some sort of ring of fire. All Mothra has to do is shine enough light on the area so we could keep our eyes on it."

"The motion detectors might help us find it. If we can see it on our motion detectors, then we can tell where it is." Leland said. "Once it's in the ring, we shoot the flares, ignite the ring, and shine some light on him. From there, we'll just watch over the ghost and record as much data as we could get off it."

"Alright then, let's get to work." Haruo said.

Godzilla followed the footprints and saw a body just up ahead. There were three quadruped monsters with reddish skin, floppy dog like ears, and a singular horn. They were Baragons, creatures known for their ability to hunt with their ears in places and situations where sight was useless. They had red eyes with triangular pupils. They were feasting on the dead body. One of the Baragons heard Godzilla's footsteps and briefly looked up. Upon seeing Godzilla, the Baragon shrieked to the other two. The other two looked to Godzilla and immediately covered their eyes with their ears before digging down into the ground. The Baragons left. Godzilla looked at the body to identify it as a Gorosaurus.

He noticed that the neck was crushed. He picked up the dead dinosaur and thought to bring it back. There was a bright blue flash of light. There stood the boy once again. Godzilla growled in annoyance.

"What do you want from me, boy?" Gojira spoke to him.

"Well I... I was hoping we could talk to each other about a few things." Minya said. "You don't mind spending some time to chat, right?"

Gojira growled, rolling his eyes.

"If it will satisfy you, then fine." Gojira said. "What is it that you wish to speak to me about?"

Minya smiled. Minya and the King of Monsters began to stroll back to the mountain.

"Well... my father has told me a lot about you, like how you fought three monsters all by yourself." Minya said. "Is it true that you did fight three monsters by yourself?"

Gojira was silent. He heard a faint giggle.

"That was no fight. I was just showing pity to the poor bastards. They didn't know just how pathetic they were in challenging me." Gojira said. "I merely played with them up until they found out that they didn't stand a chance and decided to run. It only got them so far from death until it caught up to them."

"So it's true then?!" Minya said.

"The humans can corroborate my story." Gojira said.

"So is it true that you survived the onslaught of the spears?!" Minya asked.

"Yes." Gojira said. "I was glad that my body could even handle that amount of destructive power."

"And the Shiza! You fought the Shiza, right?!" Minya asked.

"Shiza? The hell's a—?"

Gojira stopped. His irises shrunk.

"Uh... Gojira?" Minya asked.

The memories of his battle with King Caesar were resurfacing. The horrible beating he was getting from Caesar. The sun beams... the roundhouse kicks to the head and/or neck... the body slams... the times his beam would be shot back at him... the horror... oh the horror...

He shook his head.

"Oh, that Shiza! Yeah! I totally fought him! He was a really nice monster when you get to know him better!" He said. "Enough about me, what about your father?"

The boy was silent.

'Great... I just made it awkward...' Godzilla said.

Minya wasn't sure if he was ready to talk about his father. He was dead after all. He couldn't afford to disrespect him.

"My... father... he... well... I didn't get know much about my dad from himself, but from what my mother told me... he... wasn't the sharpest tool in the shed." Minya said. "When he first met my mother, he... accidentally crushed her hut while fighting a Baragon that was trying to eat her."

"And how did she take it?" Gojira asked.

"Not very well..." Minya said. "She wouldn't calm down until after he apologized after being repeatedly kicked in the face."

"I see..."

"He also got himself into a lot of trouble with some members of the clan and they weren't having any of it." Minya said. "So one day, they kinda threw him out of the village for about a whole week. During that time, my mom let him stay in her rebuilt hut and taught him most about the culture of the Houtua while he did the same with her."

"And?"

"On one night they... they slept together and... and... I remember my mother something about connecting life with him." Minya said. "I didn't know what that was about until after I asked my father about what 'connecting life' meant."

Gojira was silent.

"Ok, am I making you feel uncomfortable?" Minya asked. "I'm sorry if I am."

"No... uh... time just... froze for a minute." Gojira said. "Let's uh... talk about something else..."

The two began to walk.

"Yeah..." Minya said. "So... about Destroyah... was... was he always that powerful?"

Gojira looked to Minya.

"No... but he was strong nonetheless, and I paid the price of underestimating him." Gojira said.

Flashback

20,000 years ago...

Godzilla backed away from the city. That damned moth managed to injure him. He was the strongest monster there was on this planet, and yet his greatest weapon was turned against him. It was unbelievable. As he kept walking, he found corpses of other monsters in front of him, some were rotting, some were torn limb from limb, and... there were skeletons that were also there...

Something was not with the atmosphere. He had to investigate. His body was stiff. It was as if every cell in his body was commanding him to turn around, but he had to find out what caused all of this. Godzilla moved onward. The air felt dreadful. It was as if an evil force was here. He kept on marching and stumbled onto a village. There were humans but... they were all dead. Judging from the wounds, something blasted through their chests. He looked around, there was nothing there. Godzilla felt something coming from behind. He turned around and saw nothing. Was he hallucinating? He turned around again to—!

A figure suddenly came out of nowhere and grazed his right shoulder, knocking him down. The King of Monsters got back up, only to gaze a upon a skinny looking monster. The monster was so skinny that it's bones were visible. It looked almost reptilian while also having a skin comparable to a crustacean. It's posture was somewhat humanoid and much like a theropod. It had four wings dragonfly like wings. It had a crest on its head along with a tail with pincers on it. The head had a singular horn while it also had mandibles close to its reptilian jaws. Godzilla felt a most sickening disturbance coming from it. In its three clawed hands was an Ebirah that was squirming for its life. The strange monster looked to Godzilla, clicking its mandibles.

"What in the hell are you?" Godzilla asked.

"Oh! A question! Well then let me answer that with another question..." The monster said.

"Wha—"

"WANT TO SEE ME REDUCE THIS LOBSTER TO BONES?!"

Another pair of jaws shot out as the monster plunged its head down on the Ebirah, piercing its hide. Godzilla watched as the giant lobster's flesh began to shrivel and disintegrate before there was nothing but bones. The monster tossed the skeleton aside. Godzilla wasn't sure if he should disgusted people frightened but what has transpired here.

"Now then, how about I get a piece of you now?" The monster asked.

"Come again?"

"In a moment."

The monster was suddenly gone. He felt something grab from behind. Suddenly, he felt something biting into his shoulder. He roared in pain. He felt his neck being constrained.

"This must be your first because you are tight!" The monster said. "Not that it matters. Time to melt you down."

Godzilla felt a horrible poison seeping into his body, burning him from the inside out. The pain was horrible! He had to make it end! He bashed the monster using his head to force him off. Godzilla turned around and charged his energy. The moment he fired the beam, the monster was instantly gone. It just vanished into thin air! How was that even—?!

He felt his neck being strangled by something. He was being lifted into the air, his energy was being drained out of him. His body was turned for Godzilla to gaze at the devilish monster yet again.

"Ah Ah Ah... you can't be me like that." The monster said.

Godzilla swings his tail at the demon monster, knocking it off balance. Godzilla turned around and punched the monster in the gut. Godzilla follows up with a punch to the head. Godzilla slammed his bulk into the monster, knocking it back. The monster recovered in midair. Godzilla fired another atomic breath. The monster fired a pink ray out of its mouth. The beams locked and grappled with each other, both equal in strength. The beams exploded, releasing megatons of force. Godzilla stood in shock. His own atomic breath, first it was reflected and now it was matched for strength! This was unbelievable! Has his luck turned bad?! No! He was the will of the planet itself! The planet couldn't have possibly dumped him for whatever this thing is! It couldn't be true!

"Y-You! I can't accept this! No other monster was ever as powerful as I! I will not lose to some damn freak of nature like you!" Godzilla said.

"Freak is nature? Aren't you a freak of nature yourself?" The monster taunted. "How in the hell is a monster like you even allowed to exist? It defies any and all understanding of all forms of biology."

The devilish monster smiles.

"But I guess that makes both of us freaks of nature..." The monster said before it started to slowly approach Godzilla.

Godzilla began to charge up his energy. It spiked and was going through the roof. The energy focused and a huge energy ball was fired. The energy ball collided and then lets out a huge explosion. The light fades. There was a huge crater in the earth. But the monster managed to survive. Godzilla stood in absolute shock. His will to fight was rapidly degenerating. He felt it all slipping away from him. The monster got up to him and grabbed Godzilla and hoisted him.

"Good game. Well played." The monster said before firing an energy beam that went straight through Godzilla.

The monster threw Godzilla off to the side like he was nothing. He felt his consciousness fading.

Present Day

"He had me beaten. I couldn't stand a chance against him the way I was. That chemical weapon from when the humans left the planet on their space ships must have weakened me. Even with the nuclear energy I absorbed from their attempts at destroying me couldn't make me strong again." Gojira said. "Even after I had slept for so long, it wouldn't have changed anything. I'm still not powerful enough to destroy him."

Minya was in awe. He was also a bit frightened.

"You mean Destroyah beaten you not once, but twice?" Minya asked.

"Unfortunately, yes." Gojira admitted. "The humans were arrogant enough that by the time they left, they figured out that I was unbeatable. Now I know just how they felt when I smacked them and their pride down."

Gojira looked to Minya with an iron stare.

"Do not repeat the mistakes of the past if you want to survive. That's all I can tell you." Gojira said.

The bigger monster walked off while Minya simply followed.

A/N: And so we know why Godzilla is acting stubborn. He lost more than once and almost died one or two more occasions.

Galu-gu's fascinating realization

It's one unique way for him to look at the whole situation.

Imperfect Destroyah

Uh... I mean... Oh whatever.

Godzilla's Pride

Been taking a nosedive from the looks of things.

Father-Son moment

In a sense, it was. But it necessarily isn't.

And so ends 4-2. Stay tuned for next time.