Return of the Destroyer
Chapter Four: Sibling Rivalry.
Monster Island: Nighttime. 20 Minutes before contact.
"Ok Leo I get it, you can swim excellently, you want me to give you an award or something?"
Angurius was busy sitting right on top of the underwater cave, watching the larva swim around quite happily. They were taking a break from training, something that his mother forbade, and while Leo had not really learned any new techniques from Angurius, they still had a relatively fruitful time of bonding. Angurius had made sure to be very careful when showing Leo some of his moves like his ball of destruction, which Leo tried to imitate. The poor larva ended up rolling into a boulder, nearly hurting himself. It was right about then that the spiked dinosaur called off the session. The larva then decided to cool off by crawling into the water, and began to swim for god knows how long.
"Hey Angurius! The water's great! Why don't you join me?"
"Look kid, I can do many things, even swimming, but right now I just wanna rest okay?"
"Awww don't be like that," the larva chirped happily, "I mean it, it's a lot of fun."
"The only time you would ever catch me swimming is if I had to do it to survive, if there was some other monster I was chasing down, or if somebody else pushed in me for whatever reason."
What both Kaiju had failed to notice during their little training session, the resident of the cave had been disturbed by the rumblings above the ground. He was a very private creature, preferring to keep to himself and only leaving his cave to either feed, or being back shiny stuff that he found. He was also very very very irritable, and as soon as he felt the tremors of the monster above his cave, he started growling in anger. Climbing out of a secret entrance that led to the beach, he noticed a spiky creature sitting ON HIS HOME. IT. WAS. HIS. HOME. So, he began to crawl onto the roof of his HOME, and snuck up behind Angurius.
"Alright Angurius, I guess it was fruitless asking you huh?"
"Exactly Leo. And speaking of questions, what were you doing with Junior back there?"
And then it happened.
"Uh…Angurius…I really think…."
"Look if you are nervous then you don't have to-WOAH AHHHHH!"
With a loud splash, Angurius landed in the water right in front of Leo, causing the larva to begin laughing uncontrollably. Angurius surfaced quickly, panting heavily and glancing around to see who pushed him in.
"ALRIGHT WHO'S THE ASSHOLE WHO THINKS THEY'RE FUNNY!?"
"Look on the rock Angurius."
On the rocks muttering angrily was a big red lobster, who dived into the water, and went back in his cave. Angurius quickly paddled to the shore, and then collapsed on the sand, panting heavily. Leo swam up alongside him, and began to rest next to him. After catching his breath, Angurius decided to speak once again.
"If that thing so much as surfaces again I'll kick his ass. Anyways, what exactly were you and Junior doing back there?"
"Oh," Leo answered, "Well, after that little outburst I had, Junior came to talk to me, and we started to talk about our parents. Did you know Junior's dad didn't want him to fight when he was young?"
"Yeah, he's told me about that before. I often wish I had a father like that, one who always had my best interests at his heart," Angurius sighed, "But hey, the universe thinks it's goddamn hilarious when a member of the Anglias Tribe is not only a runt, but is stuck with an asshole as their "father," and a mother who isn't there for him. Listen Leo, you're very lucky to have a mother like Mothra, and Junior was lucky to have a father like his. She has your best interests at heart."
"I know that, but I don't want to feel helpless if a bad guy attacked this island, and if they started hurting Mom. I don't know if I could forgive myself if she was killed."
"Well, let's see," Angurius playfully responded in an attempt to lighten the mood, "You've got that nasty silk shot, so you could easily tie them up. You've also got that stinger on the end of your tail, and I have no idea if you are venomous, but that's an option. Other than, well, don't you have the ability to cocoon yourself and become a Divine Moth like your mother?"
"I…don't know how to cocoon myself, but I guess I do have some options for attacking. I have a question Angurius. You mentioned you were part of an…Angilas Tribe…. So what tribe does Junior belong to?"
"You know…... I don't actually know. He's the first of his kind that I've ever seen so- LOOK OUT KID!"
Angurius quickly jumped on top of Leo, shielding him with his spiked carapace as a beam of light hit the other side of the island. After the explosion, Angurius slowly got off the larva, and turned around to look at the object which landed. Leo's compound eyes widened with fear when both monsters saw the giant crystal sticking right out of the ground, and he cried out, "That's where Junior and my mom are!" He immediately began crawling towards the crystal, while Angurius began running towards it as well, wondering what creature was after his friends.
Monster Island: Now.
Junior stared in shock at the being standing before him and Mothra, as memories of the past began to well up again. The creature was bent over having just landed right in front of them, with his crystals sprouting out from the ground, and illuminating the island with their glow. He rose up, his gaze meeting Junior's surprised stare and a grin appeared on his face, making sure to show off his fangs and tusks to the King of the Monsters. He then decided to greet the king, only saying, "Hello…..Brother…."
"How…. But I thought father…."
"Killed me? As if. I merely entered into a spore state, so I could feed off enough energy to recharge and come back to finish what I started. You've grown quite a bit brother…..and I see you have a new friend with you. Mothra is it?"
"You," Mothra growled, "You had so much potential to choose the path of heroism, and you've wasted it on terrorizing innocents and trying to kill this poor boy's father. Why would you do this?!"
"Hm Hm Hm, well I suppose you could say the end justifies the means," the creature continued, "and speaking of which, I can tell you're hiding father somewhere brot-"
He was cut off when Junior dug his right fist into the creature's face, dazing him for a bit. Junior followed up with a left punch and then a right punch, keeping them in tandem to make sure the creature couldn't retaliate. And then, the creature caught Junior's left hand in his fist.
"Hmm. Very well, if you won't where he is hidden, then I guess I'll beat it out of you."
"My. Father. Is. Dead."
"A lie, no doubt to protect him. Allow me to reintroduce myself. I am Neozilla, a being born of two worlds. And despite how much you protest brother," Neo sneered, "we share the same blood, and the same will to fight!"
At that, Neo's arm became covered in crystal growth, trapping Junior's arm in it. He then lifted up and slammed Junior into a column of crystals. Junior rose back up quickly and attempted to fire off an atomic ray, but Neo summoned up a clear geometric shield in front of him, deflecting the ray. Junior once again went on the offensive, swinging his tail to knock Neo off of his feet. Neo quickly levitated up in the air, summoning a row of crystals which he fashioned into blades and sent them flying at Junior who quickly began to dodge each one, until one caught him in the shoulder. It was right about then that Mothra began her attack as well, hitting Neo from behind with her newly acquired Prism Beams. She had quite a few new abilities that Battra had passed down to her, including the Prism Beams, a "Lightspeed Form" that could be useful if not for taking too much of her energy to do so, and an "Aquatic Form" that she really had no use for. Regardless, she kept up the assault, with the violet beams firing from her eyes actually causing Neo to break his concentration and stop the assault on Junior.
"So, you fight to defend father as well? What a shame that you've decided to throw your lot in with him."
As another Prism Beam fired out of her eyes, an orange curved beam came out of the space creature's mouth, followed by a shield that deflected the Prism Beam. Mothra quickly flew around, dodging the orange beam which was not only fast, but also seemed to be controlled by Neo. She released her reflective scales in an attempt to counter the beam, but the resulting explosion sent her falling to the ground. Neo floated down and loomed over her, as his left arm transformed into a long crystal blade.
"Now, you will tell me where father is, won't you?"
"Eat this!"
A blue light formed in the middle of Mothra's thorax, another new technique courtesy of Battra, and blasted the space clone point blank, sending him flat on his back. Mothra rose up once again and began to blast him with wing lighting, causing Neo to begin screaming in pain. Junior had managed to pull the blade from his shoulder, and fired an atomic ray, this time blasting off one of Neo's shoulder crystals. Neo's eyes began to glow as he endured blow after blow, and with a mutter of the word, "Idiots," his dorsal plates and chest began to glow. With a mighty explosion he unleashed a cosmic energy pulse, turning the sand he was standing on into glass, and stopping the double assault. Grabbing one of the crystals that grew out of the ground, he absorbed energy from it and quickly regrew the missing shoulder crystal. Transforming both arms into blades, he rushed Junior and began to slash rapidly. Junior made sure to dodge every blow, with a few actually cutting into his green scales and staining them red. Mothra looked for an opening, readying her chest beam to get in another blow, which was proving difficult as Neo had put another shield around him, and she did not want to hit Junior.
"I grow tired of this battle," Neo hissed, "Your attempts at stopping me will not prevent me from finding father. Now tell me, WHERE IS HE?"
"And I've told you already, HE'S GONE," cried Junior, "You have no business here. Leave now!"
"Never. Not until you give up his location," Neo stubbornly insisted as he pinned Junior down with one blade in the shoulder and raised the other above his head, "I've not got all night. Between you and her, I can take you both on." Neo suddenly realized that Junior was surprisingly calm for someone about who was being held down at blade point. And then Junior began to laugh.
"Both of us huh," Junior chortled, "So, what about him?"
Neo turned around to see what appeared to be a spiked ball heading right towards him at an incredible speed. It hit him right in the face, causing him to break his concentration and in the process lower his shield, and retract his blades. Mothra saw her opening and fired another beam of blue light, sending Neo flying into the side of a cliff. The ball unfurled, and Angurius revealed himself.
"So, who's the asshole we're fighting right now?"
"Asshole?" Neo growled as he rose back up and started a charge towards Angurius, "You dull creature, I AM A GOD TO YOU, AND NOT EVEN YOU WILL STOP ME FROM SLAYING MY FATHER!"
"What is a god to a non-believer? Nothing at all. And besides, if I guess correctly you think your father is Godzilla. I'd hate to be the one to tell you this, but he's no longer in the mortal plane. And you won't be either when I'm done with you."
Anguirus began a charge of his own, and at the first opportunity, rolled into a ball once again to meet Neo head on. Neo could barely react when the ball came rolling towards him again, and once again Angurius managed to get in another blow. He then began to use his tail and claws, managing to knock Neo off balance and then dug his claws into Neo's chest, managing to draw blood. Mothra saw an opportunity and silently gestured to Junior, who was healing from his stab wound, to help Angurius take on Neo, while she flew up high in the air and began circling around Neo's area, her body beginning to glow yellow. Angurius then glanced at the spilt blood, smugly smiling, "You said you are a god to me, and yet look at the blood on my claws. Gods aren't supposed to bleed, and since you did, either I am a god-killer, which I am not, or you're just a really angry monster with daddy issues." Upon seeing his own blood, Neo's head crest began to glow, followed by green electricity starting to glow around his shoulder crystals.
"So, you believe their lies as well. Tell me, do you believe in mind over matter?"
With his eyes glowing red, Neo lifted up Angurius without using any of his limbs, suspending him in midair. Angurius, his limbs and tail jerkily moving around in the air and gasping, choked out, "Somebody…. ACK… is in a very serious case of denial."
"DIE!"
As Neo was about to toss the dinosaur into a stack of sharpened crystals, he failed to notice Junior sneaking up from behind him, holding a massive crystal that he used as a club to beat Neo with, hitting him in the head multiple times and causing him to drop Angurius. Neo countered by covering his hand in crystal and punching the club with his full force, reducing it into a fine dust that sparkeled in the night air.
"Don't you understand that it is futile to resist?"
"MOTHRA NOW!"
Both Angurius and Junior jumped out of the way as Neo looked up, and saw an ancient symbol that Mothra had created in the air. It rapidly descended and slammed Neo to the ground, as well as shattering crystals next to him. Mothra herself flew down and landed on her feet so she could get a good look at Neo as he tried to stand, only to find himself weighed down by ancient inscriptions. They were like chains, keeping him in place and only allowing the smallest amount of movement. Junior and Angurius came back and stood next to Mothra to look at their prisoner, and decide on his fate.
"You are powerless creature," Mothra told the struggling Neo, "You've been beaten, and you know it. Now give us a good reason on why your life should be spared."
"That's an easy answer, because you are harboring and defending a mass murderer, and a threat to your pitiful little planet. If you allow me to do my job, I will leave and never come back."
"Really? REALLY?! How many times to I have to tell you?! My father is dead, what part of that can't you understand?! And HOW DARE YOU CALL HIM A MASS MURDERER, WHEN YOU'VE INSTIGATED PLENTY OF DEATHS YOURSELF! My father may have caused deaths, but that was because he allowed his hatred for humans to consume him," Junior screamed as tears began to fill his eyes, "But when he found me…. he was finally able to find peace, and he stopped punishing the humans. You don't understand that at all. You attacked me, despite claiming that I was a child and hardly worth your time because you thought it would be the best way for you to hurt my father, you cruel pathetic beast. You have no soul. And you are not my brother or ever will be, and you have no right to call my father by that name."
"You have already deluded yourself well enough brother," said Neo as his brows furrowed and his face slowly began to grin, "I know father is alive, I can feel it." And then the grin began to falter, leading to Neo retorting, "The ends always justify the means. Yes, I killed some humans on a space station, but it was merely accidental. Yes, I did destroy their little machine, but it attacked me first. And yes, I did torment you, but I intended to release you after I killed your father, and let you live. If you weren't related to father, then I would've left you alone. Let me repeat that statement in words you can understand. I. DON'T. KILL CHILDREN. And you were no different."
Junior couldn't think of any way to respond and was absolutely shocked at Neo's statement, which was filled with vitriol, and what appeared to be a small hint of…...sorrow.
"Y'know Junior," Angurius whispered, "My dad was never this truthful about why he did what he did. This guy is being completely honest about what he believes. Well go on mister, anything else you've got to say before we decided what we're going to do with you?"
"Yes," Mothra concurred, "Do you have anything else to say?"
"You should pay more attention Mothra, your spell has worn off."
As the seal around Neo disappeared, Junior and his friends got into fighting stances, while Neo floated up and created more crystal blades to toss at them.
And then a beam of purple and white light came from the top of the cliff, and blindsided Neo knocking him to the ground. A large wound was visible near his back, with the flesh melted away. As the three monsters stared in shock, Junior glanced upwards and saw a pair of yellow eyes staring at them from the darkness. The eyes suddenly disappeared as a being jumped from the cliff and landed right in front of them. Junior saw it in slow motion, as he began to tremble and shake once again at the sight of…
It. Alive and well.
Destoroyah looked as Neo slowly got up to join the group facing It, and only said one thing.
"What's the matter whelp? You look like you've seen a ghost."
The Dark World.
A white viewing globe was all that illuminated the Dark World, a plane of existence that was beyond space and time. Had the globe not been there, one might see complete and utter darkness for miles and miles, with no indication of direction. And if one were to give into despair, they might hear a voice begin to tell them things, things that mortals were not meant to know. If one were a resident of the Dark World, they would be able to see just fine, as long as they did not glance at the owner of this realm. The globe itself was being watched by the Emissary, all three of his heads having a conversation on what was to be done with the rebellious "destroyer" that was about to confront the son of Godzilla, the Guardian of Earth, the one who refused their master's deal, and a member of the Angilas tribe.
"So, have we come to a decision on what to do with the traitor? Personally, I say we take It to The Master," the middle head slyly suggested.
"I SAY WE DESTROY IT WHERE IT STANDS," the right head boomed, his voice echoing throughout the Dark World, "PERHAPS THE MASTER WILL REWARD US."
"HEHEHHEHE…. Oh, get more creative you two," the left head screeched, "Well if you ask my opinion, we go there, and just when It is about to get Its retribution, we snatch It away before it can kill the son of Godzilla. And when It begins crying and whining about Its promise being broken, then we kill It and DRAG ITS CORPSE BEFORE THE MASTER AND GET A BIG-ASS AWARD!"
The other heads seemed taken aback, until the middle replied, "While I don't approve of your choice of words, you have a point there. Yes, why don't we do that?"
"See? What did I tell you? Never forget it's me who always comes up with the best plans," the left head smugly proclaimed.
"THE MASTER WILL BE PLEASED," the right head concurred.
"It's settled then, we leave now and eliminate the traitor."
The Emissary spread his wings, ready to go to the location of Destoroyah, and enact his plan.
Another voice broke the silence, "What are you doing brother? Going against The Master? I would've never expected that from you."
All three of the Emissary's heads turned around, with the left head remarking, "Well if it ain't the Grand Poobah himself."
The right head respectfully disagreed, "NO. HE IS THE KING OF TERROR, THE ONE WHO IS MANY, THE GOLDEN DEMISE…."
The middle head finished the statement, "Emperor, Grand-King…Ghidorah."
The Emissary's brother was a beautiful golden dragon, with three horned heads and three pairs of red eyes, a fairly muscular body, two big golden wings, two slender legs for walking and landing, and twin spiked tails to compliment his design. In many ways, many Kaiju of different tribes and alignments would most certainly find him to be attractive. He could have any mate he so desired. What they wouldn't understand is that Ghidorah's appearance was also one of the most deceiving things about him. His voice, while sounding very soft and smooth, had a tinge of cruelty about it, which made it all the more manipulative. He walked with a sense of pride and grace, his claws lightly tapping the floor. And his stare revealed his other heads lacked distinct personalities like the Emissary's heads, meaning each one was part of one being.
"There's no need for such an introduction like that…. Desghidorah."
In contrast to Ghidorah, Desghidorah was different in almost every way. Much like his brother, he had three horned heads with glowing red eyes, but his scales were black and red with a rough jagged texture, his wings were much smaller and had a red membrane the went opposite with the black bones, and the final noticeable difference was that he was a quadruped, with four legs that had claws that could grip objects easily. He was also fairly muscular and stout, and had two tails like his brother. His hideous appearance very much complimented his personalities, which was to say that he could be chaotic, and yet, somehow manage to work together at the same time. The middle head was the leader of the group, the right was the most vicious and yet also the most respectful, and the left was the nutcase.
"No need? I think there is plenty of need," Leader snidely replied to his older brother, "You always like to make an entrance, so what's wrong with announcing your arrival?"
"IT IS HOW YOU DESERVE TO BE TREATED DEAR BROTHER," Vicious proclaimed with a wide grin filled with sharp teeth, "YOU ARE THE MASTER'S FAVORITE, AND THE ONE WHO HAS ACHIEVED THE MOST."
"Well in my opinion," Nutcase muttered under his breath, "You, Ghidorah, are the most conceited, arrogant, pompous, pigheaded, narcissistic, know-it-all…"
"I see you have not devoured your other personalities yet Desghidorah, as I have done mine long ago," Ghidorah continued, with each of his heads saying certain parts of the sentence, "Perhaps you might want to do that soon, as I've found that having two other voices telling you what to do can make one, useless, useless, useless."
"WELL Excuseee mmmeeeee you piss colored asswipe!"
"WATCH YOUR TONGUE OR I WILL REMOVE IT!"
"Will the two of you stop arguing? I think that I need my other personalities for my decisions, thank you very much," Leader replied to Ghidorah, whose left head glanced around and saw what was going on in the viewing globe.
"Ah, so you were about to go after the destroyer and end Its existence, correct? Even without knowing what our Master wants? You are a bold one."
"Of course. We all came to an agreement on what to do with the traitor. And perhaps our master would reward us for taking the initiative."
"Well," Ghidorah laughed as he walked right over to the globe to get a better look at the scene, "I myself spoke with The Master on what to do with the traitor, and he told me to wait and see exactly what happens to It."
"YOU MEAN, WE ARE NOT TO INTERFERE?"
"Correct my belligerent friend, we stay and watch what happens with our…. friend." As Ghidorah finished telling Desghidorah what The Master had requested of them, he managed to take a full glance at the destroyer encountering the ones standing before It. They weren't much, merely a young orphan who was battling the creature responsible for his father's death, a weakened Guardian of Earth who might not be long for this world, a dinosaur that had survived The Cataclysm, and…..
Oh.
A clone of the King of the Monsters. Ghidorah's curiosity turned into attention as he glanced more at the clone, interested in his strange appearance and just how he managed to live despite said appearance suggesting he shouldn't have survived his dark birth. And then that attention became something else entirely, as Ghidorah's long red tongues came out of each of his heads, and licked his lips in sync. Desghidorah muttered something under all three of his breaths upon seeing this, but Ghidorah took no notice.
For now, was the time in which the destroyer would make Its move, and thus determine Its fate.
Monster Island: Nighttime.
"What vile creature are you?"
That was all Neo had to say upon seeing the beast before him and his opponents, as Its burning yellow eyes glared into his soul. The creature had really done a number on him, something which few could attest to. He glanced over at the creature, trying to figure out where exactly it came from, what Its other abilities could be, and for any weak points.
For Neozilla, this creature was a challenge, and a more pressing obstacle that was standing in the way of his mission.
"Wow. You are one ugly motherfucker."
That was all Angurius had to say upon seeing this spider-crab like thing, as he took in all of Its appendages, and tried to figure out what the hell he was looking at. This thing was bigger than him, and with multiple legs, It could most likely reach running speeds faster than his ball of destruction. And considering that beam It fired at Neo, It had many ways to kill.
For Angurius, this thing was an immediate threat, and one that he would find a way to beat, lest he end up like the rest of his tribe.
"Foul demon, in the name of the earth, YOU SHALL BE PUNISHED!"
That was all Mothra had to say upon seeing the being that had killed Godzilla and caused so much wanton death and destruction. The memories she had seen came back to her, as she remembered Its laughter upon seeing a crowd of people to slaughter, Its nonchalant answer to Junior questioning why It was attacking innocents, and most of all, how It spitefully deprived the poor young monster of his family, leaving him an orphan.
For Mothra, this being was a threat to the planet and its inhabitants, and would be a test to see if she could continue her duties as the Guardian of Earth, or if it would be time for her son to take her place, something that she did not want to happen so soon.
Junior…had nothing to say, for all he could do was stare in shock at the sight of his own killer, alive and well, right in front of him. He could feel his entire body grow cold as he remembered the last thing his father had ever said upon seeing the beast lift his son up in the air, and torture him right in front of him.
"Tell me, do you love your son?"
"JUNIOR! NO! PLEASE DON'T, HE'S ALL I HAVE LEFT!"
"Oh! Well, what a pity. And now, you will have nothing left."
His father had died for nothing if this creature was right now staring at him, with glee in Its eyes. And then Junior began to realize that this thing might go after his new friends. Junior began to feel his body start heating up, and his fear began to dissolve as all he saw was the color red tint his vision. NO. THIS THING DID NOT DESERVE TO LIVE, WHILE HIS FATHER HAD TO DIE. NOT. ONE. BIT.
"Awww is the whelp mad? Does he think he can stand against the might of Destoroyah? Hey, did you know your daddy screamed really good before he died?"
It was this last taunt that set the enraged Junior off, and with an earsplitting roar of fury, he charged towards the creature called Destoroyah, whose eyes widened, not expecting the whelp to do that.
"DON'T BE RASH BROTHER!"
"MURDERER!"
Destoroyah had time to barely react, before Junior broke off one of Its frills with one rage filled punch. Yellow blood began flowing from the area, as Destoroyah screeched in pain, figuring out that It most likely had underestimated the whelp. Eyes glowing red, Junior swung his large tail towards Destoroyah, who managed to catch the tail in one of Its claws, and taking advantage of the young monster's surprise, grabbed his neck in Its other claw. Heat began to course throughout Its claw, followed by a strange tingling sensation, and then the smell of a burning carapace filled the air as Junior's chest and dorsal plates glowed orange.
"NOT THIS TIME," the young Kaiju growled as he unleashed a small explosion, blowing off the claw holding his neck and causing the other claw to let go of him. Covered in yellow blood, which began to boil and steam off his scales as he began to see Destoroyah in an even more crimson shade of red, he fired off a fully charged atomic ray, blasting the demon in Its chest which ended up blowing off more of Its carapace. At the same time, Destoroyah fired off a micro-oxygen beam, which hit Junior in the chest. Blowing him back, Destoroyah rose up once again and pounced on the young Kaiju with Its nested mouth fully extended and Its two spear appendages pinning him down. And then It found Itself being dragged backwards by Mothra who had grabbed Its clawed tail and dragged It away from Junior. Mothra managed to dodge strikes from Its two spear appendages from Its back, and then blasted off the other side of Its frill with her chest beam. With her determination rising up in her, the Guardian of Earth unleashed a volley of wing lightning, causing It to turn around completely and leer at her, with an abhorrence for her reflecting in Its eyes. Mothra flew up higher as It began to fire off more of Its micro-oxygen beams, and made sure her poison powder was reflecting any beam that got too close. Attention was drawn of her when Angurius began his assault by ambushing Destoroyah from behind, and slashed at Its back and spears, causing the beast to fire Its micro oxygen beam wildly everywhere. Mothra dodged the wild shots and flew over to the injured Junior, and quickly began using the distraction to heal him, and at the same time calm him down so he would not let his rage cause him to make a mistake.
"Y'know, creatures like you piss me off," Angurius grunted has he bit down on one of the remaining parts of Destoroyah's frill, "and do you know why? Because you get off on suffering, including that of my friend. Let's be honest, you think you're some sort of destroyer who is to be feared by all, but really, you are a big bully who goes after creatures that can't fight back, and when you do actually meet things that can fight back, well, this might be the day I win a fight. And you know it, don't you?" As if to answer the rhetorical question, Destoroyah's tail grabbed Angurius by the neck, and tossed him to the ground, prompting Destoroyah to grab the dinosaur by the neck with Its remaining claw. Upon seeing this, Junior began to rush towards Destoroyah, desperate to save his friend. Mothra followed behind, trying to line up a clear shot to free Angurius.
"Well, does this look familiar to you Gojira? Or whatever it is they call you? I hope it does, so you can relieve your failure in protecting the ones you love!"
"NOOOOO!"
As Junior saw the telltale purple glow of the micro oxygen beam begin to emerge from the creature's maw, a blinding flash of light suddenly filled his vision, and then once it cleared, Junior saw Angurius free of the claw, and the claw itself lying on the ground. Destoroyah was bent over in pain, and Neo was right in front of the beast, retracting his arm blade.
"Like I said, don't be rash brother, and be grateful that your friend is still alive. Now, you claimed to have killed my father, which means you also have bought into this delusion that my brother and his friends have made," Neo snidely addressed, "But regardless, you are an aberration. And you must be eliminated." Destoroyah watched as several crystal blades began forming around it, with more joining them. Then with a motion of his hand, they flew into the body of the destroyer, and stuck out like pins in a pincushion. As Destoroyah roared in agony, Neo fired off a single energy blast from his mouth, and the crystals ignited with a red glow, and exploded into flames. As Mothra, Junior and Angurius watched the burning corpse of the destroyer collapse to the ground, Neo turned to them and said, "You're welcome, I've solved your little problem for you. Now, let's not stand on ceremony here." Junior looked at the burning body of his father's killer, and began to notice a small amount of movement coming from the corpse. He ignored it, thinking it was just the flames cooking what was left of that foul beast, and quickly came up with a response to what he believed Neo was going to ask.
"You really are that determined huh? Look, thank you for saving my friend, but you have to leave Earth, because you have no business here with my father dead."
Neo was taken aback by a second, and seemed confused, before he responded in a tone that seemed almost unsure, "You've stuck to this statement all throughout our conflict, and you really seem to believe it. Then tell me, do you mind if I were to peer within your memories, and fully determine that you are telling the truth? If you are, then I will leave this planet."
"…...Yes…."
Mortha spoke up in concern for the young monster, albeit changing some of the details of her journey, "I have seen it myself, Neo. I have witnessed the death of Godzilla at the hands of that demon, but if this starts to bother Junior, or your brother as you keep calling him, then you have my permission to look into my mind as well." She knew that Neo would find no evidence of Godzilla's death, but it could give her a chance to peer into his mind, and find a way to drive him off through psychological means. She would never forgive herself if he were to find out about Leo, or to cause Junior to spiral down. Angurius was silent all throughout, observing what was going on, and preparing for an attack that could happen.
"You are quite a bold one Guardian, but my brother comes first. And who is Leo exactly?"
Mothra had failed to notice that the crest on his head was glowing yellow, meaning he had read part of her mind. She flew up close to him and hissed, "If you so much lay one claw on Leo, I won't hesitate to go within your mind and leave you as a vegetable that can't even get rid of his waste without help!"
"Don't worry, I have no interest in him, and unlike Godzilla, I can tell you are pure in your intentions. And for being a Guardian of Earth, you have quite the colorful language."
"C'mon, let's get this done with," Junior told his "brother." As Neo put one of his hands on the forehead of Junior, a loud crack suddenly grabbed everyone's attention. The burning corpse was beginning to split open, and out of the icky yellow goo, came a long translucent horn, followed by a frilled head, and a loud roar. Neo, Mothra, and Angurius could only stare in shock as a big spiked body with two massive wings followed the rest, while Junior became frozen in fear, and muttered one thing under his breath, "no no no no no no no no no, please not again…."
"YOU NAÏVE LITTLE FOOLS," boomed the massive Destoroyah, now back in Its final form, "NOW YOU SEE YOUR DESTRUCTION STANDING BEFORE YOU!"
"Oh, I don't think so," Neo boldly proclaimed, "I've killed you once, and this time is no different!"
"DON'T!," screamed Mothra as he extended his arm blade and rushed towards the newly evolved Destoroyah. She had seen how effortlessly the fully evolved creature was able to beat Junior, and if It had killed Godzilla, one of the toughest fighters on the earth, then Neo may have been picking a fight he wouldn't win. As the clone swung his blade towards the destroyer, It grabbed the blade in Its hand and looked at Neo's panicked expression. It grabbed Neo's other arm, and then wrapped Its tail around Neo's body, using the claw at the end of the tail to hold his neck.
"Was that the best you could do? How about we take this somewhere more…. populated? I'm sure you know where it is I am talking about whelp," Destoroyah taunted the group, "Come stop me if you dare, or the innocents will meet the same fate as your FATHER!"
With a massive flap of Its wings, Destoroyah took off with a surprising amount of grace, and quickly flew off in the distance with Neo still in Its grip. After a long uncomfortable silence, Junior began to speak again.
"…. That thing is going to kill again…. I'm not letting that happen," He muttered while noticing that he was trembling once again, "I know where Its heading…. It-it-it w-w-where f-f-father…."
"I know where It is too Junior," Mothra reminded him, "Are you sure you can handle this? Because, you can't afford to freeze up when you fight that thing, or It will kill you."
"I-I-I-I think I can," Junior replied, "But I can't take It alone, can you two come with me?"
Angurius was to first to answer, "Well, considering that that thing seems to be a genocidal maniac, and I get the sense It will be back here to finish the job, I have no choice but to go with you, especially considering that It's hurt you in the past, and I don't tolerate others hurting my friends. Sure, I hate swimming, but the human cities can't be that far, right? And on top of that, I probably owe that "Neo" now that he saved my life. And believe me, the last thing I want is to be dumped on some planet that he wants to conquer because I owe him one."
"As Guardian of the Earth, it is my duty to fight threats like that destroyer," Mothra replied, "and it is also my duty to help others in need. I will help you take that thing down, because I can't imagine what would happen to Leo if that thing still continues to live. Speaking of Leo, I can see you hiding behind the trees, come out now."
The larva was indeed hiding behind the trees, having left a hiding spot that Angurius made the him go in while he attacked the invader from space. He crawled out quietly, with his brown face slowly turning into a shade of red, and waiting for a possible punishment. Mothra then noticed a cut on the side of his body, and immediately landed and walked over to her son, with a nervous look on her face.
"Leo!" Mothra panicked as she began licking at the wound with her proboscis, "How did this happen!? Are you okay?!"
"Mom, mom, stop it. I'm okay, it doesn't even hurt that much," the larva protested, not daring to tell her he had cut himself on one of the strange crystals that had grown from the ground.
"Leo, listen to me," Mothra ordered her son, "Junior, Angurius and I are going to head to the human world for a while, and I need you to stay behind."
"But, I want to hel-"
"NO! Leo, you are still just a larva," Mothra sternly told him, "and what we are going to do is extremely dangerous, so dangerous that it's possible I might not make it back." She looked as Leo began to get a fearful expression on his face, and continued, "I don't want you to get hurt or killed, and while I admire your courage in wanting to come with us, this is a situation that you don't need to be involved in. Do you understand?"
"Yes," the larva sniffled, as his mother began to nuzzle him affectionately.
"I love you so much Leo," she whispered to him, "and it's because of you that I have to do this. Be safe."
"Hey," Angurius said to the larva, "Don't worry, Junior and I will do our very best to make sure we can protect your mother and kick the behind of the guy we are after. By morning, we'll be back to our peaceful days, and hopefully with less crazy crystal clones."
"Leo, this is something we all have to do," Junior told him as Mothra took flight once again, and Angurius began walking towards the ocean muttering to himself to try and get past his dislike of swimming, "We'll be fine, don't worry about it, okay?" As he finished that last statement, and failing to notice he had stopped trembling, he too began to walk towards the ocean, and Leo watched as his mom took off into the night, followed by a glowing column of dorsal plates, and a spiked carapace. Leo sighed and began to crawl back into the jungle, hoping to find his way back to his cave. Along the way, he began to become lost in his own thoughts about the ones whom he cared about. Angurius was grouchy at times, but at the same time, he could tell that deep inside he had a heart and had the potential to be very courageous. Mom was stern at times, but she loved him deeply, and would do anything to protect him from harm, even at the own cost of her life. The thing was, Leo had a feeling that something terrible would happen to her one day, and despite putting on an air of naivety, he couldn't help but think about that every day. He dreaded that if he acted bratty or rude one day, that would be the last time Mom would speak with him, and she would die with that last conversation in mind. And then Leo came to Junior. He was a kaiju that had lived a hard life, and yet, he still tried to be kind and caring. He always treated Leo like he was an adult Divine Moth, and never would speak to him in a way that was condescending or rude. In some ways, he also gave Leo feelings that he couldn't really explain, feelings that had begun to grow just a little. Leo himself began to imagine life without Junior, but for some reason, he never could think of that scenario.
"Ancestors, hear my plea," Leo prayed to the starry sky, "watch over my mother and my friends, and guide them home when their quest is done." It was then that Leo noticed a Kamacuras was walking right towards him, with a greedy look in its yellow compound eyes. He fired off a silk shot as usual to trap the beast, but suddenly surges of blue began running through the silk covered mantis, and the Kamacuras's screeches of hunger, quickly became cacophonic howls of pain. As its green exoskeleton began to develop black burn marks and split open, revealing the gooey insides of the insect, its eyes burst open like egg yolks and it continued to screech, until the blue surge cut through its neck, and the head fell to the floor, followed by the rest of the body.
Something had happened to Leo when he cut himself on the crystal. He went in the cave and hid, with a grave look in his jade green eyes.
Well, here it is the next chapter of Rebirth of the King. And boy, this was difficult to write. Again, I apologize for it taking so long, but I feel like I needed to take my time in order for this chapter to be the best it could be. So, now we know the identity of the Emissary, and we've been introduced to his brother as well. Also, how about Destoroyah returning in full force, and Neo's sense of denial? Anyway, here is the voice cast.
Johnny Yong Bosch as Godzilla Jr (adult and teen).
Dan Southworth as Neozilla/SpaceGodzilla.
Sumalee Montano as Mothra.
Matthew Mercer as Anguirus.
Yuri Lowenthal as Mothra Leo.
Marc Diarson as Godzilla.
Quinton Flynn as Rodan.
Willem Dafoe (Leader), Dave Wittenberg (Nutcase), and Kevin Michael Richardson (Vicious) as Desghidorah.
Fred Tatasciore as Destoroyah.
Patrick Seitz as Grand-King Ghidorah.
Tony Jay as The Master.
Cathy Weseluck as Godzilla Jr (child).
Next chapter, we find out if Neo can survive the onslaught of Destoroyah, and what happens when he discovers what happened to Godzilla... You won't want to miss it.
I'd also like to let you know that on the 21st of July and for the whole week, I will be on vacation, and thus the next chapter might have a bigger wait. I apologize in advance.
Thank you for reading my story, and see you next time...