Chapter 9-Final Conquest:Part 2
This is part 2 to the Final Conquest story arc. To get caught up read the previous chapter. If you are caught up then proceed.
The war was going terribly for the Kaiju.
They did not expect almost 10 million Mutos to cross the line. Although the Prime ordered all 60 million Mutos on Earth to arrive, only around 10 million showed up. Many of them decided to stay in case the attack fails somehow. But one thing is sure, the Kaiju were outnumbered 3 to 1. Dagon watched his men get torn apart. Battle after battle, they ended in a full scale retreat. The Kaiju lost all of their land in Mexico and Texas. Currently the line is held where Texas touches Oklahoma. The Kaiju Royal Palace lies in Florida, but not for long. A small force of Mutos flew deep into Florida to scout for any kaiju. They didn't find any, until they saw it. The Royal Palace is a massive limestone pyramid. Connected to it is dozens of massive stone and wood rectangular structures. Surrounding the entire structure are massive stone statues of Dagon and other Gojiras. The size of the building is beyond comprehension. When the sun sets, it lines up perfectly with two large crescent shaped spikes on the roof of the pyramid. It's almost as if the palace is holding up the sun. almost immediately dozens of Rodos showed up to combat the Mutos. No Muto can know where the palace lies. Although the battle was short, one Muto managed to get away. He received a huge cut across his back and one of his wings are torn, but he got away. Battra awaits his arrival at a command post in Cuba.
"Greetings, may I ask, where is the rest of your squad?" Battra inquires. The Muto struggles to stand.
"They...they were killed supreme leader. I was the only survivor."
"I see, did you find anything?"
"Yes, more than you can imagine. We didn't just find kaiju, we found...It." The Muto is struggling to speak, he collapses. Battra is getting irritated. He shouts at the Muto.
"WHAT DID YOU FIND? TELL ME...NOW!" Battra clacks his pinchers.
"The palace, we found their capital...we...found...it…" The Muto slumps over. His life is over. Battra looks at the Muto with empathy. He closes its eyes with his front legs. He calls over one of his commanders.
"Once the front line is secured, and the men have rested, take your division and two others to Florida. You will land on the Keys and push north. I will send three other divisions to the panhandle and push south. We will meet at their capital and flush them out. If Dagon is there, along with his family, they must be destroyed. If this assault is successful, their army will be crippled and they will beg for surrender," Battra's wings flare out.
"Yes, supreme leader. I will inform you once my men are situated. Just give the order and the attack will begin," the Muto commander takes flight and leaves. Battra looks out across the Caribbean sea. He begins to mumble to himself.
"Soon, I will rule this world. If only mom were here to see me," Battra doesn't want to admit it, but he regrets burning down the tree. He regrets letting the Muto Prime kill his mom, but most of all, he regrets getting here. All he wants is to control the world and feel needed somewhere.
Currently, Mothra is simply being protected by Dagon. Since her and her brother are the last Divine Moths in the world, Mothra's life is equal to that of Godzilla's. Both of whom are guarded by dozens of guards around the clock in the royal palace. Mothra spends her day helping the wounded and studying. She has already read a decent chunk of the library. She is looking out the window she has in her room at the stars. But one of them catches her eye, it appeared just recently, and every night it gets bigger and bigger. It also moves. But every time she looks at it, a cold feeling fills her body. Her wings and antennae shiver. She glances away from the star. It's probably just a comet. Someone knocks on her door.
"Come in."
An Anguiri guard enters her room. He kneels before her.
"Rise, Anguirus, what do you need?"
Anguirus is one of her guards. He rises up and begins to speak.
"Mothra, a small force of Mutos have flown near the palace. One of them managed to escape. Dagon has ordered that you are to be put in the basement until further notice. You will be safe there," said Anguirus.
Mothra looks around her room, she will miss the ability to look outside. She stands up and walks to the door.
"Ok then, show me where it is."
"Right away ma'am."
The two leave the room and walk down the hall. The stairwell to the basement is cold limestone. The only lighting is with torches. Upon reaching the bottom floor Mothra finds out she isn't the only one in here. In the far corner of the main room is Godzilla. He is carving a picture of the sunset into a small rock. He looks up at Mothra. Anguirus turns to Godzilla.
"Your majesty, in order to ensure the survival of both your races, Mothra has been placed here with you. She is the Queen of the Moths so give her some respect. I have other matters to attend to so I will now depart," Anguirus turns to Mothra now.
"Farewell your majesty, if you need anyone just ask. Dinner will be ready in about an hour," Anguirus leaves the room and closes the door. An awkward silence fills the room. Both kaiju are just staring at each other. Godzilla drops his rock down and stands up. He is three times Mothra's height. He walks over to her. She looks up at him.
"So you are the moth queen, cool. Well I think I should show you around since you are new here," Godzilla walks towards another part of the basement.
"The basement is shaped like an addition sign. One branch is for storage of cargo, one is a room to sleep and study in, another is a sleep and study room, the last branch is an entrance to the secret tunnels beneath the palace. Some are dead ends, but some lead to a nearby river," Mothra has yet to say a word. Godzilla looks at her.
"I'm so sorry but what is your name again? I forgot to ask,"
"Mothra, Queen of the Moths. I am going to go to sleep so goodnight Godzilla," Mothra walks around him towards one room. Godzilla looks at her,
"That's my room," Godzilla sneers,
Mothra turns around and walks to the other room embarrassed. Godzilla chuckles to himself and walks back to his room. Both fall asleep shortly. This war is exhausting to everyone involved.
Battra's forces have arrived in Florida. Battra is looking out across the land. Soon, many of these trees will be trampled by the feet of thousands of Mutos. Moments later, a messenger Muto lands next to him.
"Here is a message from Commander Dex. He says that his forces are ready to attack and that he is waiting for your signal."
Battra folds his middle arms. He looks at the messenger.
"Tell him to begin the assault."
The messenger Muto bows and takes off. Battra turns to his men and begins to speak.
"Attention everyone, the time for victory has come. With this attack, we will cause not only the destruction of the Kaiju Monarchy, but the entire collapse of their army. With this victory, we will win, and we will rule over all of creation. Go forth! Claim your victory! Show no mercy."
At once the entire army of Mutos charge south. The others fly south. Battra stands atop a nearby rock. He opens his wings and takes flight. His dream is just within his grasp. It won't be long before the sun sets on the Kaiju Monarchy.
Hello again! So the two finally meet. And Anguirus enters the scene too! Sorry if this chapter is a bit short because I didn't have much planned for it. And the reason why there are two chapters this week is because I am feeling really inspired to write this story arc. The next part will be really long because lots of stuff happen, and that "star" is getting bigger, what could it be? Also what do y'all think of Battra's character arc? Anyway enough rambling. See y'all soon.