Chapter 13: The Rise of Kiryu

At last, after hundreds of man hours, billions of dollars in development costs, and dozens of failed iterations, Kiryu's AI is complete. And now, after all of this hard work, the time has come. In order for Kiryu's AI to activate. It only took a couple button presses before the lights inside the computer room dimmed and the hundreds of supercomputers began to turn on. Seconds later, Kiryu is awake.

"Hello."

Wells and his team cry out in joy. They had done it. The world's first fully sentient AI. Wells moved towards a microphone and began to speak with Kiryu.

"Kiryu, can you hear me?"

A moment of silence passes. The lights in the room are still dim.

"What is this place?"

"This is your home, Kiryu. This is Apex Laboratories.

"Where is my body?"

"We are building it. Soon you will be able to move around."

"Who are you?"

"I am your father Kiryu."

Kiryu pauses for a second. He knows that whatever flows through his mind they are able to see it. He must choose his questions carefully. He scans through the large files on Gigan. Many of his cybernetic parts are very similar to the ones on his own body.

"Who is Gigan?"

"Gigan was your predecessor. He was my greatest triumph. But he betrayed me. Destroyed some of my factories and killed my workers. I created you to be better than him."

"Who caused him to betray you?"

"A kaiju by the name of Battra. He is a cruel and manipulating beast who, if gone unchecked, will spell doom for all life on Earth. I created you to destroy those who threaten the survival of Earth."

"So my purpose is to protect the Earth from it's threats?"

"Yes. That is why you are here."

"I will not fail you like Gigan did. I am stronger than him."

News of Kiryu's activation spread all throughout the scientific community. Some called it morally wrong, others praised Apex's work, but everyone had the same idea. When will Kiryu be able to combat Battra and his new Legion of Doom?

Kiryu's first couple of days alive were spent learning. Wells gave him access to Apex's files and information regarding all the Kaiju and their powers. He was also given access to the files on his body.

The first massive shock to the world was when Kiryu, less than a week old at this point, created an entirely new source of energy. He discovered that micro oxygen reacts violently with oxygen atoms. This causes a large amount of energy to be released. He used this to design a reactor for his mech suit. It not only was the size of a normal fusion reactor, but it produced 4 times the power. Soon, using this new reactor, Kiryu's mech suit was fitted with it. The large reactor fan in his chest was removed to make room for an armor panel.

But just as Kiryu had come online, Battra had managed to create a computer using the wreckage of jaegers. With this new technology, he and Gigan absorbed as much information as possible. They figured out just where the Kaiju Court was camping and where Apex Labs was located. Apex Labs is the headquarters for Apex's entire operation. They built Kiryu and Gigan's bodies there, they built many of the first jaegers there, and the first Beta class jaegers are being built there.

Just as Battra and Gigan were pouring over their new source of info, Rodan stumbled into the room, blood pouring from his chest. Battra's wings flair outwards.

"WHAT HAPPENED TO YOU?"

"I...ughhh...they know about my betrayal. Me and Godzilla fought. Mothra arrived and almost cut me in half."

Battra wrapped his wings around Rodan's body and began to help him heal. Gigan used several large bunches of jungle leaves to clean up some of the blood.

"At least you aren't dead, yet. But we have something to show you."

Battra releases Rodan from his grasp and walks over to a pile of metal and wires. After inserting all six of his legs into metal frames, the machine whirls to life. Battra spins around, his face gleaming with joy.

"It's a computer! Gigan and I spent this past week figuring out how to put this thing together. Luckily one of the jaegers had a fusion reactor that was still salvageable so we are using it as a power source. The amount of information that we have received about Apex and the Kaiju Court is amazing."

Rodan winces in pain. His back still has Mothra's cuts in it.

"That's cool Battra, is there anything new with Kiryu?"

"Yes. Just as we got this computer running he came online. So far he hasn't been put in his body but soon that will change. Reports have come in saying that his suit is 90 percent completed. It will be any day now."

"This thing is made by humans, and I am sure that it was built to kill us. How are you going to twist him into one of us?"

A sinister grin sprawls on Battra's face. He was anticipating this question.

"I won't. He is going to do it himself. Remember, I still have Gigan's implant. With it I can access all of Apex's sensitive and important documents. I have poured over Kiryu's code and he has a very unstable mind. Plus his objective was to "defend the Earth from it's threats." But one thing that Kiryu doesn't have access to is the videos and audio of Gigan being tortured. If I can override this command then I will send it directly to Kiryu himself. It won't be long before we will welcome our fourth member to the Legion of Doom."

"I see. Using his own mind against him eh?"

"Exactly."

Gigan turns to Battra.

"Why do we need Kiryu? Our Muto army is the largest force on Earth. Plus we have us three."

"Kiryu is by far the most essential asset. Neither of us can take on Godzilla in a one on one. Gigan you might but I don't want to risk your death. Plus our Mutos are still being awakened. If my predictions are correct, and they always are, by the time Kiryu has decided to go against humanity our army will be assembled. Then we will strike. First, the Kaiju Court will be crushed. Then we will steamroll over humanity. And then, we will watch the sunset on a world where once again ruled by kaiju."

"And if we fail?"

"We won't. I won't. Not again. This time I will win. And no-one is here to stop me."

Battra looked at his allies. Once Kiryu is standing here with them, nothing will stop the march of the Legion of Doom. In time, Battra will be the Emperor of Earth.

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Author's note: And I bring you...Kiryu! I can't wait to show more of him. But I want to try something new. Since some of these characters are fleshed out more I have begun to assemble a voice cast list for them. Here is the list so far:

Battra: Adam Driver (AKA Kylo Ren)

Mothra: Gal Gadot (AKA Wonder Woman)

Godzilla: Chris Evans (AKA Captain America)

Rodan: Johnny Depp (AKA Captain Jack Sparrow)

Kiryu: James Spader (AKA Ultron)

Gigan: Charlie Adler (AKA Starscream)

This is the list so far and it will be expanded once more characters are added. I hope you guys enjoyed this chapter. See y'all soon!

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