The God of Destruction comes to Remnant
An: Sorry about the long wait everyone. Recently bought Persona 5 and have been playing that while I've been in a slump. Couldn't drag up the motivation to write. But I'm back, and hopefully I'll be able to get back into the swing of things. Oh, and a shout out to Lincoln Time and Spirit Soldier who helped me with some scenes here and there. Thanks for the help guys!
So without further ado, here's the next chapter of The God of Destruction comes to Remnant!
Chapter XIV-Hunter and Hunted 3
Flashback start**
Abandoned hotel, somewhere on the outskirts of Vale
Gojira slammed through the massive doors of a building and skidded to a stop. The redhead stood in the foyer smirking like a cat as she leisurely held her hands behind her head. He narrowed his eyes at her.
"I'm so glad you could make it, Faunus dear," she said in cool, almost reverent tone. "You'll be quite the catch for sure." She laughed mockingly. "And I really wish to see little Adel and Scarlatina's faces when they find you under my thrall!"
"You humans constantly try and control me," he growled lowly. "The Dead have tried to possess me. Aliens have tried to use me. Psychics have tried to sway me. But from each and every attempt, I've always took back control!" She looked confused by what he said, but she simply laughed haughtily.
"I've heard it all before, dearie!" she called out. "And they all end up working for me in the end! Now boys!" Suddenly, three men jumped on Gojira and slammed a collar around his neck. The Godzillasaurus Faunus snarled and sent out a mild nuclear pulse from his body, knocking the men off his body. The woman laughed loudly as Coco and Velvet raced into the building.
"Now, obey me, my new darling! Obey your new mistress, Laal Bloodstone!" the redhead laughed. Gojira snarled at her.
"Drop dead!" he screamed as he jumped towards her and slammed his fist into her face. She dodged, however, and simply skipped away. Her playful expression dropped as her eyes narrowed.
"I see I'll need to use a higher setting for you, darling," she mumbled, and fished out a controller. She twisted a dial and commanded, "Now darling, do me a huge favor and kill Adel and Scarlatina for me, please. Slowly is preferred."
Coco and Velvet gasped at the command, when a loud beeping caught their attention. They looked over at Gojira and saw a very familiar collar around his neck. Their faces plummeted. Velvet began shaking, while Coco gritted her teeth and tightened her grip on her weapon.
However, Gojira's only reaction was his eyes had twitched in annoyance. "Alright," he rumbled. "I'll give you props. I actually felt the urge right there. Very impressive." The Monster King shocked the group with that, but what REALLY got their attention was when he reached up and grabbed his collar, and ripped it right off his neck! Laal visibly paled.
"But, you're no Miki Saegusa," he growled. Laal narrowed her eyes at the Faunus.
"Interesting," she mused. "You're stronger than I thought. No matter." She snapped her fingers, and called out, "Tarakona! It would appear that I need assistance with this one!"
Suddenly, someone jumped up from the second floor balcony and landed with a loud crash. Gojira stared apathetically as the person stood. The person was just shorter than himself, and was covered with white bandages. He had short brown hair and a black ribbon around his eyes. A black sleeveless vest covered his bandaged chest and dark colored jeans covering his legs.
"You called, Laal?" he asked tonelessly.
"Yes, Kona dear," she said. "This Faunus has done only what I've seen you accomplish: he resisted the collar." Tarakona grunted.
"I see," Tarakona said. "I suspect you wish me to break him?"
"Yes, please and thank you!" Laal said cheerfully.
Gojira coldly analyzed the man before him. "Hmph…Hopefully, you'll prove to be a challenge."
"I hope I don't disappoint," he said in a bored tone. With no other preamble, the man bolted forward and sent a hard punch at Gojira's face. The human Kaiju simply raised his tail up to block the strike. Pushing the fist back, Gojira swiped his tail at Tarakona's head, who ducked swiftly and rushed him.
The Monster King simply sidestepped and threw a punch at the man, who blocked it with his palm. Gojira looked slightly impressed. He put a good amount of strength behind that.
"Hm...You're off to a good start, insect," he said, before grabbing Tarakona's arm and throwing him through a wall. The man grunted as he impacted, but Gojira didn't give him much room to breathe as he immediately raced after him.
"Goji, wait up!" Coco shouted, only for the redhead to intercept her. Coco tried to go around her, but he woman just moved in front of her. Laal smiled nastily.
"Sorry, love," she said in fake sincere tone, "but Tarakona's working. Come back later!" Coco growled at her.
"Out of my way, bitch!" she screamed as she swung Deadshot at the woman, who dodged swiftly, and then jumped away from Velvet finally jumping in to aid her friend. Velvet threw several kicks at the woman, but the redhead swiftly dodged them, and still had ample time to dodge a swing from Coco's handbag.
Coco brought Deadshot up for a rising strike, to which Laal leaned away from. Velvet attacked with a spinning kick, but the redhead dodged it easily. The rabbit Faunus threw several more kicks at her opponent, all of which were dodged easily. Suddenly, Laal leaned away from an orange streak that tried to take her head off. She flipped away only to find a massive blade coming down at her. She twirled to the side and avoided the blade, causing it to crash to the ground and create a sizable crater.
She landed and righted herself, frowning as Fox and Yatsuhashi appeared next to Coco and Velvet. "Boys!" she called out. "Form up!" Team CVFY quickly fell into a defensive position as more goons appeared around them.
"Dammit!" Coco cursed and switched Deadshot into its Gatling Gun state when the windows shattered. Several gun shots rang out from the sky, and the goons ran away from the area to avoid being shot. Four sets of legs landed around the Beacon team. One was a physically fit woman with short brown hair, green eyes under round stylish shades, and pale skin. She wore a white corset and beige blouse under a black coat and combat boots covered her feet. A long staff with chainsaws on the ends rested on her shoulders as she held it there, grinning lightly.
The other woman in the group wore a brown shirt that exposed her midriff and a black jacket over it with a brown corset, brown shorts, a pink miniskirt, and high-heeled boots. She had long, reddish-brown hair and brown eyes. Like the other woman, she had a slim physically fit body, but had tan skin as opposed to her companion's pale pallor. She was grinning evilly as she methodically swung her weapons, a pair of gun-chucks, around in a slow methodical manner.
One of the men was clearly a Faunus, as he had two horns on his forehead with the left being chipped. He had dark red hair, black sclera with red irises, and strange tattoos on the left side of his face. He wore a red shirt under a black biker jacket with spikes on the shoulders, and black pants and combat boots for his lower body. A massive blade rested on his back.
The last man had short grey hair and one blue eye and one red one. He also had a scar over his right eye. He wore a striped muscle shirt, ripped denim jeans and combat boots on his feet. He had a cannon-like gun strapped to his back.
"Sorry, lady, but you're under arrest!" the auburn haired woman called out.
"Surrender quietly, or we will use excessive force," the grey haired man said in a cold, calculating tone as he grabbed his weapon.
The Faunus grunted wordlessly and grabbed his sword, a massive chainsaw sword that revved up just by being drawn.
"My good friend Alt here wants you to resist, so I'd ask you not to," the remaining woman spoke, making Coco stiffen up in recognition. "As of now, you have the Huntsman team FABU (Fabulous) as your opponents, so whatever decision you choose is an exercise in futility!"
"F-Felicia?!" the fashionista exclaimed, making the woman turn back and smirk at the girl.
"Long time no see, Coco puff!" she chirped. "Sorry I can't talk right now. Business to attend to and all!"
"No way! This woman screwed with MY mind! She's my target!" Coco screamed at her. "And stop calling me 'Coco puff' you fashion has been!"
"'Has been?' My dear, if not for me, you wouldn't know what 'fashion' was!" Felicia retorted. "If I hadn't taken you shopping so many times, you'd be walking around in your brother's old hand-me-downs right about now!"
"That's not true and you know it!"
Felicia was about to retort when Laal began chuckling in amusement. "Felicia Charrie, Altair Tyrian, Bonny Mahoney, and Urdin Sizz," she said. "The infamous team FABU coming to arrest little ole me! My, aren't I the lucky one!" She laughed.
"I wouldn't say 'lucky,' lady," Bonny said, swinging her weapons around at a rapid pace. "We outclass your cronies here!"
"Prove it then, my dear!" Laal called out, when a sudden tremor shook the building, making them all tense up as debris began falling over their heads. She shook her head. "Tarakona, you know better," she said in mock frustration, a fond smile on her face.
Tarakona and Gojira, meanwhile, had ended up on the second floor and were punching each other with increasing ferocity. Tarakona lashed out at the Kaiju King, but Gojira ducked under the strike and spun around, sending his tail at his opponent. The man jumped over it, and both jumped away from each other, catching their breaths.
"You're strong," Tarakona said, resting a hand on his knee.
Gojira grunted. "I must confess, you're doing remarkably well, being able to stand against me," he admitted. "I haven't fought someone of your strength since I got here."
"Arrogance will be your undoing," the man warned.
"Not arrogance," the Monster King snorted. "Simply confidence. I have fought worse in my time. You're still not at the level of my old enemies, but you are stronger than the rabble I have fought before."
Tarakona frowned. "Very well, then," he said and grabbed the ribbon around his eyes. "Let's see if I can make this more interesting for you…" He opened his eyes, and Gojira was shocked to see they looked as if someone tried to cut them in half, yet the man could still clearly see out of them.
Suddenly, a wave of primal instincts rushed to the forefront of Gojira's psyche. The force almost made him stagger at the sheer strength of it. Almost. Gojira couldn't fight off the mad grin that molded across his face. "Quite a peculiar power you have there," he praised.
"It will be your downfall, I'm afraid," Tarakona said, falling into his stance again.
However, he fell out of it when he heard the dark, sinister chuckling escaping Gojira's throat. "No, you presumptuous fool!" the King of Monsters hissed. "Your power…will be your downfall!!" With that, Gojira rushed forward, his orange eyes glowing malevolently.
The hotel shook violently. The group on the first floor had to actively avoid falling debris as their fights resumed. Laal narrowed her eyes and looked…surprisingly nervous, as the shaking intensified. "Tarakona, what are you doing up there?" she wondered aloud.
"Worry? Doesn't suit your character, lady," Felicia commented airily, twirling her chainsaw staff around and swinging at the redhead's face.
Laal dodged easily. "Co-workers can't worry about their co-workers? I thought Beacon was all about teamwork and all that jiz," she mocked.
"What would you know of Beacon, fire crotch?!" Coco screamed and slammed Deadshot's barrels into the woman's stomach. The redhead grunted and flew backwards, landing on her feet shakily.
"Enough," she said in annoyance as she rubbed her stomach. "I do my research after all-"
Her words died on her tongue as a something crashed through the second floor and landed in-between Laal and her attackers. It landed with a loud bang and stirred up quite a bit of dust from the crash. The group cried out in surprise. The dust cleared slowly, and revealed Tarakona lying down in the crater!
"Tarakona!" she cried, and rushed to his aid. However, a dark, ominous laughter resounded through the building.
"What's the matter, Faunus?! I thought you were going to break me?! Don't tell me you're out of commission already!" a vicious, almost…evil sounding voice rang out from the second floor, causing everyone to look up and see Gojira jumping down from a balcony, and landing in a crouch. Coco and Velvet were shocked at how dark he sounded, but his appearance terrified them.
His spikes were constantly glowing their ominous blue in a sporadic pattern as his orange eyes seemed far brighter than the norm. A mad, slasher smile was plastered across his face while laughter bubbled up from the back of this throat. Coco and Velvet trembled in terror.
Tarakona gasped in pain and coughed up several mouths full of blood. The bandages around his arms were gone, showing everyone his scale-like skin around his forearms. "S-Such p-power…" he rasped. Gojira chuckled at him.
"Don't pass out just yet! I'm just getting warmed up!" Gojira gloated, raising his claw. "This is the most fun I've had since I got here! Get up! Get up!" he shouted madly. He was about shoot an atomic ray at him when his eyes caught sight of Laal. His grin darkened. "On second thought, rest up. I think I can entertain myself with this bitch until you're back to full power." That, however, got Tarakona's attention.
"NO!" he shouted and body slammed Gojira through a crumbling wall. The Godzillasaurus Faunus lost his balance, having not expected his downed opponent to charge at him, and grunted as he sailed away from the group. Coco had finally snapped out of her horror and leveled her weapon at the man.
"Just what the hell did you do to Goji?!" she demanded.
Tarakona didn't take his eyes off where Gojira landed. "I tried to force his primal instincts to cloud his mind, make him easy to defeat," he panted. "My semblance allows me to drag a person's baser instincts, and ultimately lose themselves to their primal instincts." He frowned when he saw the rubble moving and Gojira getting up. "However…it made this man stronger. Somehow, he began harnessing his primal instincts and started to overwhelm me." Gojira pushed a large slab off himself and laughed loudly.
Tarakona sighed in resignation. "I fear I have no choice anymore…He's too powerful to defeat…" He pulled out a device, which had Laal gasp.
"NO TARAKONA! NOT THAT!" she shouted, but the Faunus didn't listen as he pressed a button on the device, making a needle extend out of the bottom. He rushed forward, jabbing the syringe straight through his sternum and injected himself with the solution inside. He neared Gojira, but suddenly, the Daikaiju's tail flew up and smacked him to the ground, making the man cry out as the Kaiju King stomped on Tarakona's chest. Gojira's grin darkened.
"Hehehehehe…Well," Gojira said, "it's been fun. But it's time for you to die!" He charged up a large atomic beam, but a red streak appeared in front of him and stopped in-between the two Faunus.
Laal held her arms out as if to shield Tarakona. "NO! PLEASE! SPARE HIM! KILL ME INSTEAD!" she pleaded.
Somehow, this had Gojira pause for a moment. This aided Coco and Velvet to jump into action and try and snap their friend out of his madness. Velvet jumped onto Gojira's back, placing herself in-between his shoulder spikes while Coco raced around him and tried to push his arm away from the two.
"Please calm down, Gojira!" Velvet cried, her front feeling like it was drenched in acid from Gojira's radiation.
"You promised us you wouldn't kill again Goji! Remember?!" Coco shouted at him, crying from the pain from her hands on Gojira's arm.
Slowly, the glowing from his spikes dulled. His face softened at the two's voices, and the energy from his palm vanished. Everyone began to calm down, thinking he was calming down until he reared his head back and roared loudly. A humongous, light blue beam shot from his mouth and obliterated the ceiling above them.
Oh, and the upper floors as well.
Gojira ended his roar and lowered his head and glared at Laal, who looked terrified. Whether it was from Gojira nearly killing Tarakona, or from his recent show of power, it was hard to tell. She took a step back as he growled at her.
"If I ever catch you in Vale again…Well, let's just say I shouldn't catch you in Vale ever again," the Kaiju threatened. Laal nodded vigorously. Gojira just grunted at her and turned his attention to Tarakona, who was coughing up more blood. "Humans and Faunus are inherently weaker when they succumb to their instincts…I, however, am neither," the King Kaiju muttered, and turned away from the group.
Tarakona began coughing violently, making Laal run to his side. "Tarakona!" she cried, picking him with some difficulty.
Flashback End**
"I see. It would appear Goji-kun hasn't changed even in the slightest," Mosura commented from her seat in front of team CVFY.
Team CFVY convened at a local café in order to fill in humanized Kaiju on what they knew of their mutual friend. Coco and Velvet went into as much detail as they could, while the Kaiju Queen listened intently, not interrupting them until the end.
"You know? That doesn't really endear me to the guy knowing he's always been like that," Fox commented while putting his legs on a table. Mosura giggled.
"I do not blame you. Goji-kun has a…an abrasive personality," Mosura commented. "However, he does have his moments."
"Well, I can drink to that," Coco said, raising her cup of coffee high.
"Still, without his help, our fight with the Red Sons would have been progressively longer," Yatsuhashi commented with crossed arms.
Velvet nodded and took a sip of her tea. "However, I wished that he hadn't fallen under Tarakona's Semblance like he did…" she said softly. Mosura nodded in sympathy.
"I understand. Seeing Goji-kun like that is a truly terrifying sight." Mosura tilted her head to the side. "Be grateful that you were able to snap him out of that state. I fear what could have happened to this city if you hadn't."
"Again, really not endearing me to the guy," Fox said. "But I guess I shouldn't be too hard on him, all things considered." The moth Faunus smiled at him.
"I thank you for your consideration on the matter. Now, by chance, do you know where Goji-kun is now?" the Kaiju asked.
"Abroad," Coco answered. "As a thank you from Felicia and her team, they gave Goji a one way Bullhead pass to the other Kingdoms."
Mosura tilted her head. "And he accepted it?" That didn't sound like Goji-kun at all…
Velvet shrugged. "He said he was interested in seeing the other kingdoms," she said. "Claimed that the other kingdoms may have the information on the person who destroyed his home island."
'I must remember to thank Goji-kun for such an ingenious lie when I meet him,' Mosura thought. Mosura nodded. "Thank you for your honesty on the matter," she said in gratitude. "However, this does pose a problem for me, as now I am unsure which kingdom he is in now."
"I wish we could help ya more, but that's we got," Fox mentioned. "Gojira might be difficult to be friends with, but it's nice to know his other friends aren't as standoffish as he is."
Mosura smiled. "Thank you for the compliment, Sir Fox. Again, I apologize for Goji-kun's attitude." Fox waved off her apology, showing it was ok.
"Hey," Coco asked, getting Mosura's attention again. "What does that 'kun' suffix you put after Goji's name mean?"
Mosura giggled again. "It's a term of endearment given to male friends," she explained. "My island's inhabitants were quite fond of creating honorifics like that." She sighed. "I wish I could stay and speak with you all more, but I'm afraid I must be going. Goji-kun will not be found if I stay here. I will take my leave now." She bowed to them and began to walk off.
"Good-bye, Miss Mosura," Yatsuhashi said, waving.
"Later!" Fox called out.
"It was nice meeting you!" Velvet said, smiling.
"Hey, Mosura!" The moth Kaiju turned her head to look at Coco, who was smirking at her. "When you meet Goji-kun again, tell 'em he still owes me that date!" The Kaiju Queen laughed loudly at the remark and nodded to her.
Oh, she was NEVER going to let Gojira live THAT one down!
Mistral; Main Street
Gojira frowned as he moved through the large crowd of people, his mind drifting back to Coco and Velvet.
"Ok, Goji. I can forgive you for what happened today, but that doesn't change the fact that you traumatized Velvet and myself again! In retaliation for this slight, when you get back from your all expense trip around Remnant, you MUST take Velvet and myself on dates! One for each of us!" her phantom voice rang from within his mind.
He was still confused about the whole 'date' thing. All he knew was that it was a human mating custom, but that was it. And WHY was that her condition in the first place? He shook his head in annoyance and continued on.
"Oh! Excuse me!" a random passerby apologized as they bumped into Gojira. He grunted and frowned deeper. He continued on like nothing was wrong, making the passerby smile and turn away from him.
However, a tapping on the girl's shoulder caught her attention, making her turn around to see a tail aimed at her face. Without warning, the tail snapped down to her cleavage. She yelped in shock and blushed deeply as the tail shot down her shirt and snaked around one of her breast before coming out wrapped around a plain black wallet. She gaped at the offending appendage as it retracted towards its owner, who was glaring at her over his shoulder. Gojira said nothing as he allowed his wallet to drop into his hand. He glared at the red eyed girl for a moment before scoffing and turning around.
Emerald Sustrai and several onlookers gawked after the Faunus who somehow knew she had not only stolen his wallet, but also had the audacity to grope her! Even if it was unintentional, the mint haired girl still blushed in embarrassment as she quickly slipped through the crowd to avoid the staring she was getting from all the passersby, wondering what the whole scene was about.
Unbeknownst to all parties, however, a pair of bright amber colored eyes watched the scene from an alley.
Patch Island, sometime later
Msoura landed quietly in a small clearing in a thick forest. Before she made her way to Mistral to search for Gojira, the moth goddess decided to try and locate the blonde Gojira had been seen with. She surveyed her surroundings and nodded in determination, and began heading to the small village she saw before she landed.
"Mother?" a small, childlike voice rang out from the forest, making Mosura turn abruptly, and her eyes wide in shock. That voice…that sounded like…
"Leo?" she called out, looking around frantically.
"Over here." Mosura turned around and saw three small Faunus children walking out of the underbrush, wearing ragged clothing. The middle child looked like a small male version of her, with spikey white hair with brown highlights and black bangs, with two antennae sticking out of his head, as well as large multicolored moth wings between his shoulder blades.
The other two looked remarkably similar to Gojira, being tall with orange eyes, long scaly tails, and spikey grey hair. The differences between the two were clear, though, as one of the two had light grey hair and scales with less defined spikes. He also had duller orange eyes as well. However, the other looked like a carbon copy of the Alpha Predator, from his charcoal grey hair and scales, to his spikes and bright orange eyes.
Mosura couldn't stop herself from looking shocked at the sight of the three. "Leo? Minya? Jr?" she asked, placing a hand on her mouth in surprise.
~End: Hunter and Hunted arc
Next arc: Snow Princess meets Daikaiju
An: Well, that's that! Mothra Leo, Minya, and Gojira Jr have made their debut on Remnant! So what kind of shenanigans will they all get into? I guess you'll have to stay tuned and find out!
As you saw up above, Weiss Schnee is the next girl to take center stage with the monster king! Just how will this encounter go down? The answer…may surprise you! 'Till next time!
