Chapter 2: My son, my son…
My son! He is awake. I can sense him, see him, I can feel his presence… It has been so long since I last saw him, I don't know if I would even recognize him. The boy has grown! I see his dorsal fins are coming in fairly well. He should be able to fire a nuke blast by now. I wonder if he figured it out easier than I did. I had a bit of "trouble" you good say… Nearly lit my own tail on fire one time... Anyway, back on topic. In his heart, my son is a good kaiju. His appearance may make you think otherwise, but I assure you that he is truly good. I can't say that I agree with this "mean-streak" he's recently taken on, but I can't change that. Come to think of it, I can't change anything; I'm dead. I've been dead for about 2,990 years now. My age aside, I understand what happened in 2010 a bit better than my son does. I was there for the whole thing. After all, I was the one who killed Bagan. I must admit, when you've been in Heaven as long as I have, it is hard to be sad. And I will put emphasis on the word "hard"… But I've pulled it off. I wish I could see him again. Like any good Father, I want only the best for my son. And, like any good Father, I feel I've screwed up here and there. Wishing for him to be revived was probably the biggest screw up. I should have brought us both back to life, or wished just his soul to be revived or something. I never meant to leave the poor boy on Earth while I went to Heaven, but it was a pretty snap-of-the-fingers decision. Now, I do realize how he must seem, but no, my son is not insane. I think he's just depressed. You would be too if you had to watch your little brother and all your friends get shredded apart by a homicidal freak like Bagan. It did something to the poor boy, I certainly know that much. Bagan was awakened because of all the sin in the world. The humans caused him to wake up, but only half way. See, he was nearly dead, so the frickin' idiots fused my and King Gidorah's DNA with him. Science meets magic. NOT a good combination. Bagan turned on them instantly and killed over one billion people. That's NOT including all the aliens, animals, plants, spirits, and monsters the soulless pig butchered. He got some kind of sick ecstasy out of killing. He killed every monster on the entire planet, save himself, me, and Junior (my son). Now, when I finally got my hands on him, he beat the living hell out of me. See, Bagan was not only VERY evil, he was also VERY powerful. I would have died, but then all the spirits killed by him or during his reign temporally merged with me. Not to mention all the mana (life energy) the spirit of the Earth, all the radiation on the planet, not to mention some of the "Big Guy Upstairs'" holy power (not much of it, but more than enough, trust me.) I pumped all my energy into killing Bagan, and died in the process. Not to mention I put a hole in Japan visible from space. I am NOT exaggerating when I say that. Then, Battra's soul merged with Bagan's and forced him into hell. That was Battra's sacrifice to ensure Bagan could never return. Now, Junior had been killed in the course of the fight. When I died, I got a "last wish" for saving the world. I wished for my son to be revived. See, Bagan had "struck Junior's soul" so to speak. That means he made it so that junior would cease to exist. I put a stop to that… So yeah, my last wish was that my son would live. He transformed into an adult for some reason, I believe it was the excess energy from my fight with Bagan, and left Japan. He basically wondered for a few years in a depressed state. As the humans were rebuilding, they discovered that one Kaiju still existed. So, they tried to kill him with alien technology. That put him in a bit of a bad mood. So he went into hibernation at the bottom of the Marianas Trench. Meanwhile, the humans started to "advance"… Remember that alien technology I told you about? Well, they swiped it. And they combined it with their technology to create a whole new civilization. Now, they basically went up from there. Or down, depending on the way you think. In my and my son's case, it was all downhill from there. The humans gradually conformed more and more until… This. The year 5000, and the entire civilization is totally conformed. There is a good side to that as well as a bad side. Let me explain.
First of all, the gene pool has been "cleaned out" so to speak. There are no more deformities or anything like that. Apparently, the aliens knew a lot about genetics. Also, there is no more sickness. All diseases have been terminated completely. Also, forget about war, hatred, violence, pollution, natural disasters, poverty, hunger, greed, and accidents. This civilization has by far the most advanced technology in the entire universe. All human beings live in cities, so no one goes homeless. All cities are pretty much the same, so there is no longer any one important city. Oh, and everyone is equal. No one holds more power than anyone else. Humanity no longer has any need for government. Basically, the entire world has become a utopia. Sounds pretty good, right? I haven't told you the bad news yet. First and foremost, everyone dresses the same. All Babies of any gender are dressed in white ponchos. Boys ages two to five where white dress shirts with black ties and pants. Girls ages two to five ware moronic looking skirts. Boys ages six to eighteen ware full suits and ties, and girls ware skirts and dress shirts. Ages nineteen through fifty ware similar outfits, with some small changes. Fifty to seventy year old men loose the ties and coats, and the ladies change from skirts to pants when they turn thirty. Oh and when you turn seventy, you die. They have "timers" attached to your heart to ensure that. Dressing isn't the only thing. They all speak the same exact language. It has one word and only one word for everything, and has very simple characters. Still, it is easier to learn, but very boring to speak, I would imagine. Humans of the future all eat the same things day in and day out. Tasteless vitamins that provide all the nutrients they need are the only meals they eat, and they all eat at the same exact time worldwide (and guess what? That's also the same.) The humans of the future have no need for entertainment of any kind. No TV or anything, no free time, no toys for the children, no books, no literature, no music of any kind, no art, no nothing. All day long it's work. Then they go into medically induced comas for the night (all at the same time), and wake up the next morning to repeat the same identical routine as they did the day before. There isn't much color in this bleak world of the future, other than black, white, and different shades of grey. Everything seems to be made of some sort of plastic. Did I mention the buildings? All the buildings look exactly the same. Now, when I say "exactly" I don't mean "really similar" I mean "Exact mass, size, height, and weight". All the streets are the same, not that they have any real use. (Other than to separate the buildings.) All transportation over a mile is done through teleportation devices or flying devices, but mostly teleportation. People talk only for business reasons, never for the simple pleasure of talking. Parents don't hug their children, probably for the best, considering all children are genetically altered "designer babies" who have no real need for nurture. Which makes sense, because no one has any sex-drive at all. Probably because sex is just not necessary. People are all fine with these things. They don't miss what they don't have. They have never known an existence other than this one. Special devices are installed in their brains at birth to prevent emotions from interfering with their work. By the way, the adults' "work" is maintaining the system. Ensuring that nothing gets abnormal or anything. Ensuring that no one steps out of line. Basically, ensuring mindless conformity. They have no weapons or military of any kind, other than robots who uphold "the laws" which are rules that prevent humans from being unique in any way. Without conformity, this entire society would crumble. It is that important to them. Truly sad. Yeah, I do feel sorry for them, but they brought this on themselves. For them, there will never again be a way out. That is why I am against my son trying to "save" the human female. It is dangerous. I didn't die to have them start killing again. If he gets involved, that is what I fear could happen. My son, what are you doing? Have you gone mad? As I said before, frickin' hard to be sad in Heaven, but I suppose I've pulled it off. My son, after all the work, how could you! How could you attack them again? You know what will happen, why even try? I tried to save them, once. Look where I am. I am in paradise without my son. I am miserable! In Heaven, I am miserable! Why, my son, why? Why do you do this to yourself? To me? I try to pretend that everything is fine and "I'm always in a good mood cause I'm in Heaven!" Bullshit! My son, do you not care about humanity? Have you forgotten that you are not just some animal? You are a force of nature! That means you should act as one! You are to be respected! Not fall in love with human females! Where did I go wrong! I thought I raised you right! I tried to be a good parent! ARE YOU JUST GOING TO THROW ALL MY WORK AND LOVE AWAY JUST BECAUSE YOU WANT A HUMAN AS A SEX TOY! Fine! Go ahead! Throw it all away… I don't care anymore. I… I do know why you're doing this. You want to help them. You feel that it is your duty to save this race from extinction. But my son, I have tried, and my efforts have not borne fruit. You are committing yourself to something that is totally pointless. And for what? The human? She will give you nothing! You are immortal, she has a set date to die! WHAT CAN SHE GIVE YOU! My son… I do understand what you are doing, please don't think I don't… You are indeed fighting for something you believe in. If this is what you want, what you believe in… Then never give up. I think I finally understand. Because of your connection and her phycic gift, she is the only one capable of love other than you. No one else can. As long as love exists in some form, you are content. You have hope. And so, some form of sentience still exists. Some form of compassion, of love, of feeling… Without her, humanity is doomed. So she must never loose that telepathic gift… If only I could ensure that the rest of the humans never get to her… There must be a way… But even if there is… She will die, eventually. And when she does… Armageddon. Could there be a way to preserve love forever? Without it, he'll go crazy. Dieing will do that… He will kill all the humans, and it will be easier than ever this time. I must save them. One last time, I must try. I must-Wait… Battra! You are telling me something… From hell? I don't understand how, but… There is a way! Yes, I'm listening… I'm sorry, I think I misheard you-WHAT! THAT'S DISGUSTING! But… If it is needed to save the world… But it's not like they could-could they! HOW! There is no way in HELL they could possibly do that! What! Well, yes, you WOULD know better than me, but still! A son! You've been down there too long! They're not the same species, for God's sake! They could never-DAMN! I'm loosing you… I can't hear-what are you saying! My final wish? The prophecy? What are you saying! Battra, wait! Damn… I've lost him. There is a bigger picture here… I don't understand it yet, but… sigh I don't know anything right now. This all has something to do with the humans… Not with them themselves, but the concept of humanity; the concept of emotion, love, all that. Wait a minute… So that is going to be necessary, is it? A disturbing image, I will admit, but it is something that must happen, I suppose. Is that how humanity will finally reach true peace? Only WITH free will this time? This is the so-called prophecy? Humanity will resurrect and redeem itself through the son of my son! It is all so strange… I wish I could change it, but I can't. This is not my battle. This is yours, my son.
I only hope you are prepared to fight it with the same valor I once had. Goodbye, my Son.