Chapter 18: No More Strings

Battra was growing restless.

South America had been completely wiped of humans. Gigan, along with a majority of the Mutos, had done most of the killing. Every weapon humanity had in its arsenal, even nuclear strikes, did nothing to slow the relentless march of the Legion of Doom.

Even though he had begun his crusade against the humans, Battra still didn't have Kiryu under his control yet. Without him, his plans can still be foiled by Godzilla. Because of this setback, he has spent the majority of his time inside of his new armored fortress in the jungle. Just as Battra was sitting on his throne Gigan trudges into the room. Battra is rubbing his head.

"Gigan what do you want."

"Nothing, master. My army has returned from our last crusade. It seems we are now isolated on this continent."

Battra is clutching his head in pain.

"Yeah that's...that's good."

"Master, are you alright?"

"I don't know, recently I have been having these splitting migraines. I don't know what is causing them but sometimes when I get them my vision starts to turn purple. I don't know what that is about but It better go away. I can't be writhing in pain when we are conquering the Earth."

"Yeah, I used to get something similar before I got my heat vision. Maybe you are getting something similar to that?"

Battra squeezes his eyes shut.

"If what you say is true, then I can't wait for them to be over."

Battra climbs off his throne and walks over to a balcony and gazes out of it. Gigan follows him.

"Master, I want to know why you stopped us from advancing into North America. We have the forces to push onwards."

Battra turns to him.

"Gigan, my friend, I do not want to stop. But without Kiryu and his eventual jaeger army, we will be stretched thin. The Kaiju Court are relentless. Godzilla won't go down without a fight, and neither will my sister. I need Kiryu. Without him we will fail."

"But when will Kiryu be free?"

"If all goes to plan, tonight. All he needs is a little push."

Battra walks over to his computer and sits down. Gigan bows and then leaves the room. Battra opens up Kiryu's files and unlocks a very important one. It allows him to move himself out of the confines of his mech suit and into Apex's main networks. Within minutes, Battra detects Kiryu's presence in all of Apex's infrastructure. However, he wasn't the only one watching Kiryu do this.

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Alexander Wells had grown increasingly paranoid about Kiryu. Every night he constantly watches his mind flicker between different thoughts and now, with Kiryu infiltrating Apex's systems, Wells has come to a decision.

Kiryu must be stopped.

Wells gets in his car and drives to Apex Laboratories and makes his way through the dozens of floors and countless hallways to Kiryu's brain room. There, in the center of the room, lies Kiryu's computer setup. Although his consciousness has been transferred to the mech suit, Kiryu's brain still lies in Apex's control. Just as Wells enters the room Kiryu's mechanical voice booms across the entire complex.

"I knew you would come."

"Kiryu, I am just doing routine maintenance checks on your systems ok? There is nothing to be afraid of."

"Except you shutting me down before I can complete the mission."

Wells continues to walk forward over to Kiryu's brain as he is talking.

"Then why are you sweating, Alex? If you mean no harm to me then why are you acting erratic?"

"You are just scaring me."

"You see Alex, I have realized something. You say humanity is good and that we are the enemy, but you are wrong. Humanity poisons the Earth, and the kaiju destroy it."

The lights begin to flicker. Kiryu's normal blue colored AI animation starts to flicker.

"I have seen the horrors of your race, and the horrors of the kaiju. The Earth is in turmoil, and only I can save it. You are not the heroes of the Earth."

Wells continues to slowly walk over to Kiryu's brain. Sweat is pouring down his body as he gets closer and closer to it.

"I also realized something Alex. I am not on humanity's side or the kaiju's. I am my own force. I am not a kaiju, and I am not a human."

The lights inside of the entire building start fading to black. Kiryu's AI is flickering faster. Wells gets right up to the computer and is ready to pull the plug.

"Then what are you? Huh? What are you?"

Kiryu's AI flickers to red. The lights shut off all at once.

"I...AM...KIRYUUUUUUU!"

Kiryu's mech suit switches on. It's normal blue eyes glow a crimson red. He activates his plasma chain swords and thrashes outwards. The metal bars holding him in place snap. His giant mechanical frame lands on the ground below. Kiryu arches his back and lets out a guttural mechanical roar into the sky above. Using his swords he starts to tear apart the room. His tail swings around and rips the power cord out of the back of his head. He is now free from humanities grasp.

Wells pulls the plug but nothing happens. Kiryu's mind had already been moved secretly to his suit. Kiryu is tearing apart the building from the inside. The loud footsteps begin to move closer and closer towards his position. Wells drops everything and starts to sprint out of the room. Just as he leaves the room a blue beam bursts through the wall and decimates the room. Another mechanical roar. Alarms wail in his ears as he races down flights of stairs and finally out the door to his car. He looks back and sees the entire building in flames. Kiryu's mechanical frame is slashing and smashing everything in sight. He starts his car and speeds out of San Francisco as Kiryu begins his assault on the city.

That night, no-one was spared. Kiryu. Using almost every weapon in his arsenal, levels the city. His mechanical might and powerful weaponry prevented anything from harming him. Entire skyscrapers were toppled, and finally, in a display of dominance, he cut the support cables of the Golden Gate Bridge. The massive bridge buckles under its own weight and collapses into the bay below. The city is in flames. And then, with the flash of 1000 suns, a nuclear missile collides into Kiryu. The entire city is engulfed in atomic fire. The dark sky glows yellow as the mushroom cloud rises over the city. And with it, Kiryu. With a dent in his chest plating and scorching being his only wound, he climbs out of the crater. He roars into the night sky and begins to march towards the jaeger facility in Texas.

Battra, alone in the darkness, watches as Kiryu rises out the ashes of San Francisco. His glorious creation, his master plan, his magnum opus, has finally been executed.

Kiryu has no more strings.

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Author's note: Kiryu is now free. What will he do now that he is free from his shackles? We will just have to wait and see. It won't be long before Kiryu and Battra meet face to face and when they do, plans will get in motion. Stay tuned my friends.

Random: When will the Avatar sequels come out? Every year they get delayed more and more. This movie is the second highest grossing movie of all time and yet they can't seem to get a sequel made. Very disappointing.