Chapter VII (07): Versus
The monster of the sea comes to a stop, keeping its angry gaze at everything in front of it. The monster is about the size of Monster X (which is about 400 feet) with dark green scales that cover its entire body. Its red eyes seem to burn the very things it looks at, and the large spines on its back (starting on the head, growing larger as they go down the back and then gradually smaller as they reach the tip of its long tail) make it look even more ferocious. The beast has two small arms with four fingers on each hand, all of them with sharp talons that look like they can slash at anything and leave a deep gash. The creature's large, muscular legs look almost perfect for running. It has four sharp nails on both of its large feet. The creature also has the same sharp teeth as Monster X does.
Akira looks on at the large powerful creature, wondering where it came from, when all of a sudden he hears the Xilian Leader, Kaiser X's, voice in his head again.
"That cannot be! How did he awake?"
Akira doesn't respond, but keeps on listening, as the large reptile stares angrily at Monster X and the Mothership.
"That is impossible! We gave it enough tranquilizers to keep it sleeping for years! How did it wake up!"
Akira finally decides to speak to Kaiser X telepathically.
'What is that thing?'
"You! You don't know what that thing is! What a fool! That beast is the mighty King of the Monsters!"
'Uhhh… I still don't know what it is.'
"And I thought you had seen it before. Who hasn't heard of this creature?"
'Obviously, I haven't and you have, so spill the beans and tell me exactly what the hell that thing is!'
"Alright, I might as well. It will kill you anyway. The creature's name: Gojira."
'Go-jeera?'
"Correct, Gojira. It is a legendary Japanese monster that was created when the Atomic Bomb went of in 1954. I'm sure you've heard of that, correct? Anyway, this creature has been defeating us time and time again, ruining our plans to take over this planet. Soon, however, that will change, and the once King of the Monsters will be no more! HAHAHAHA!"
'Errr… You've lost me.'
"Bah, you are a fool. Maybe you've heard of its English name, Godzilla."
'OOOOOOOOOOOH, Godzilla now. Okay, I know what you're talking about; I've never seen the creature before, though.'
"You set sail here and you never ran into it?"
'Not once in my journeys have I come across such a powerful beast. Never.'
"Then he must have just woken up…"
'Are you sure you put him to sleep?'
"Of course, you stupid earthling! Why--!"
A ground-splitting roar from 'Godzilla' breaks the conversation between Akira and Kaiser X. Monster X responds by bellowing its low roar. Both monsters seem to be communicating by their grunts and calls. Monster X screeches once more, and that seemed to pull a trigger on Godzilla, who runs towards Monster X at a fast pace. Monster X dashes towards Godzilla, both stopping for nothing and showing signs of getting ready to fight to the death. Both monsters leap into the air, crashing into each other. Godzilla's force had more power, however, and Monster X is sent flying back onto the ground face first. Godzilla lands on top of the monster and starts to pummel it into the ground with all its might. Godzilla roars in victory as it seems that it has defeated its foe when Monster X turns its head and shoots out bolts of lightning from its eyes, directly onto Godzilla's face. Godzilla lurches back in pain, and Monster X takes advantage of the situation by latching its mouth on Godzilla's left leg. Godzilla manages to swing the monster off of it shortly after recovering from Monster X's previous assault. Its leg is bleeding badly, but it doesn't seem to affect the King as its spines start to glow a light blue color. The spines' color starts to brighten more and more, and a baby blue light is seen being held in Godzilla's mouth. Godzilla then bends his neck back slowly and throws it forward so suddenly that Monster X doesn't have enough time to grasp the situation. A bright blue beam emits from Godzilla's mouth, sending waves of radioactivity right into the face of Monster X. The beam makes a large explosion the second it hits, sending Monster X flying. The monster finally hits the ground several seconds later, smoke lifting from its face. The monster doesn't move at all. Seeing it has won, Godzilla roars a victorious call, which echoes into the very depths of the jungle, shaking the trees and quaking the ground. Godzilla then turns its attention on the Mothership, which is shining a golden color. A beam of white light shoots from the ship onto the half-dead Monster X, making it disappear. A voice is heard shouting angrily from the ship.
"YOU DAMN MONSTER! YOU MAY HAVE DEFEATED MONSTER X, BUT WE WILL RETURN AND MAKE YOU ONE OF US! YOU WILL SEE! AND YOU, TOO, HUMAN! WE WILL GET YOU AS WELL! DON'T EVER FORGET THAT!"
The Mothership then shoots as fast as a rocket into the bright blue sky, disappearing from sight. The battle is finally over. Akira breathes a sigh of relief, and Dark stops trembling. Akira then turns his attention to Godzilla, who stares up at the sky, making sure that the Mothership is truly gone. The monster then turns its attention to Akira, staring at him vacantly. The monster lets out a low grunt and starts to rock from side to side. The large monster then topples forward, hitting the ground hard and sending rock and debris flying everywhere. When the dust settles, Godzilla stays motionless on the ground. Akira walks cautiously up to the King of the Monsters, looking at it to tell whether it died or is just faking it. As he nears it, he hears it breathing.
"What in the world?"
Akira then remembers the tranquilizers that Kaiser X was talking about earlier.
"Oh yeah, that's right. It seems that they've finally taken affect. What perfect timing."
Akira frowns and leaves the King to rest.
As Akira gathers loads of fruit and precious water for both his and Dark's journey, he remembers the Xilian's meeting place. He finally finds it after minutes of searching and decides to go inside.
Akira opens the door of the house, which makes a large rusty squeak. Akira peers into the dark room, feeling along the wall for a switch. When he finds it, he clicks it on. The room is totally barren; the Xilians left nothing at all.
"Very strange. You'd think they'd leave something…"
Right before Akira leaves, he hears the faint sound of a beeping noise coming from the ceiling. He looks up to see to his horror a time bomb ready to go off in three and one-half seconds.
"Holy crap! Gotta run!"
Akira dashes quickly from the house. He seems to hear the laughter of the Xilian Leader as he runs from the house.
Two seconds pass.
Then one.
Zero.
The bomb detonates, causing a massive explosion, even bigger than the one that Godzilla caused on Monster X's face with its blast. Akira is sent toppling over, but he catches himself and keeps on running to the shore. In the sky there is a large mushroom-shaped cloud. Although the bomb that went off wasn't nuclear-related, it was still very powerful. Akira finally reaches the shore and turns around to see the looming black cloud of smoke rising high into the sky.
"So this is the technology of the Xilians… Wow… That was a close one…"
After several more hours, both Dark and Akira have set sail from the island of monsters and out onto the open sea, heading to a new destination and a new adventure. What awaits them soon, though, will change the life of Akira forever.
NOCTURNE"Your aspirations are your possibilities." –Samuel Johnson
