Chapter 26: Two can play at that

Battra had shifted his command chain.

In order to speed up his invasion of Earth he needed more of his forces across the globe. In order to do so he put Rodan in command of conquering all of the Pacific islands, Japan, Indonesia, Australia. Once those territories are secured, landings in China will begin. However, one thing still remained: North America.

Although Mexico was under the control of the Legion of Doom, Canada and the United States were not. A direct invasion of the United States was not possible because of the military presence. Godzilla and Mothra have formed a shaky alliance with mankind in order to contain and stop the spread of Battra's influence. Whenever a muto or jaeger steps over the border they are immediately hit with Anti-Kaiju missiles and if that doesn't kill them Godzilla does. Mothra has barricaded herself inside of her new nesting site with her remaining eggs. Godzilla hasn't seen her since.

Kiryu was out roaming the globe for his genetic samples. He needs two more in order to finish the work on his experiment. He needs the DNA samples of both Godzilla and Battra. And speaking of his experiment…

Gigan has felt uneasy about sneaking around Battra's back. He knows that Kiryu might be planning a coup but he isn't sure. In order to ease some stress Gigan seeks out Battra. After wandering around the Mayan base he finds him in his personal quarters. Battra hears him enter his chamber and lets him in with a flick of his wing. Gigan bows and begins to speak.

"Master, I see you are no longer suffering from your headaches."

"Thankfully. But with those headaches I now have a new powerful ability."

Battra senses Gigan's uneasy feeling. He squints his eyes.

"You seem on edge Gigan. What is on your mind?"

"I feel that Kiryu is up to something. All he does is sit in his lab and he only leaves to retrieve samples or materials for building or testing. After all, it was in his programming to destroy Kaiju and you are one."

"You see Gigan, I am already prepared for that. Although I do believe that Kiryu is planning something, I don't think he will be able to pull it off. But I do have an idea as to what he is creating down in his lab."

Gigan gulps. He begins to sweat. Battra walks over to a holo projection table and pushes a few buttons until an object appears on the screen. It is tube shaped and has a sphere in the center surrounded by smaller tubes, wires, and cables. Two hemisphere caps cover each end of the canister.

"This...is our ultimate weapon. It is designed to destroy any intelligent life form inside the radius of an entire planet. With it Kiryu and I will finally cleanse the Earth of humanity."

"What do you call this super weapon?"

Battra turns dramatically towards Gigan.

"The Oxygen Destroyer."

A small moment of silence fills the room. Gigan turns his gaze towards the canister on the screen and watches it slowly rotate.

"How does this thing work?"

"Kiryu was the one who designed the majority of it's technical pieces. It is all science that I don't understand but it doesn't matter. Once we have this weapon fully constructed we will detonate it on the roof of our base here."

Battra uses one of his legs to tap the ceiling above him.

"And it's shockwave will travel across the globe and kill every single human left alive. And then after the dust settles, we will be free to do as we wish."

Gigan turns his gaze back to Battra.

"But what of us? Of me? What will be our new purpose?"

"Protect the Earth. Be the Alpha that Godzilla refuses to be. One who not only ensures that a balance is kept but that each species is kept in line. My kind is all but finished but with Kiryu's help that might change."

"All this talk about us, but nothing of the jaegers or of Kiryu. What will become of them?"

Battra deactivates the holo-projector and turns to exit his chamber. Gigan slowly follows him out of the room.

"Once I have ensured our future...there won't be a need for jaegers or Kiryu. He will be the only threat to my rule after Godzilla is gone."

Battra turns around and places one of his arms on Gigan's shoulder. Gigan looks at him.

"Gigan, you are my most important ally. I have made you something that I think you will enjoy."

Battra walks down the hall to another room. He turns on the light and in the center of the room mounted on a standing frame are two metal arms. Dark grey in color just like the rest of Gigan's metallic parts. Battra walks over to them and takes one off the wall. He uses two of his other arms and detaches Gigan's right scythe blade. He then slides the new metal limb over his stub. He does this also with his left scythe. Gigan looks at them with shock.

"Go ahead. Try them."

Gigan turns his arms and begins to move his new fingers. He hasn't felt this feeling in what seems like years. He opens and closes his hands. He looks around the room and grabs various objects and toys with them in his grasp. Tears begin to well up around his cybernetic eyes.

"Battra...this...this is all I've ever wanted...thank you...thank you so much."

"But that isn't all. There is a dual function as well. Try it out."

Gigan stares curiously at his arms and then flexes what is left of both his arm muscles. He watches as his two arms collapse into a flat blade and then extend outwards. His fingers interlocking and forming the sharp edge of a scythe. Gigan steps back as his new arms transform into the scythe blades he is so used to having.

"And they turn into scythes?! This is fantastic! Thank you Battra!"

"You are welcome my cyborg friend. Enjoy having your arms again."

Gigan bows and walks away from Battra. He retracts his scythes and continues to gaze at his new limbs. Battra watches him walk away. Battra turns around and walks back to his chamber room. A smile forming on his face.

"Two can play at that game, Kiryu."

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Author's note: Oh boy this took way too long to make. With my internet acting up and my new cat constantly running across my keyboard it took so much patience to make this chapter. I hope you guys enjoyed this one. I will try to release another chapter later this week to make up for the lack of one last week. As always keep sharing this story and don't be shy to leave a review. I will see you guys soon.

Random: My jaegers don't speak to each other in words like the kaiju and mutos do. They communicate with radio and also through voice. When they speak to each other they sound like the Death Troopers from Star Wars.