Chapter 11
A white liquid poured out from the gaping wound of the now decapitated Mothra, Bagan released a howl of Victory as it basked in feeling of its first true Kill of the evening.
"Mossssuuurrrraaaa!" was all that could be heard in the observation tower as they witnessed the death of hope.
"Mothra…she's….dead" was all the elite Lora could stammer, "How will the baby survive with out its mother Moil?" Lora asked her sister but Moil did not respond, she just stared at the ghastly truth Mothra Leo had finally perished.
"I…I'm so sorry" said Dr. Seiryuu as he tried to comfort the two women.
He then looked at the monitors "If only I weren't so small maybe I could have done something to…"
Moil stopped him "No Falon." She said choking back tears, "Bagan surpasses everything we know of within this day and age." Moil watched the monitors silently, "There is no way to defeat him without the manna blast."
it was Jukodo who spoke next "What's that light in the sky? It's heading straight for Gamera."
Falon looked at the screen and smiled putting his red claw on Jukodo's shoulder, "That dear General is Manna!"
Bagan watched as Gamera continued to collect manna for its primary attack. Bagan hissed at the tusked turtle and charged straight for it. Takao Uetake sat in the pilot's chair of the last Mecha Gyaos, his weapons systems were down to 28 and his flight engines were shaky to say the least but still he sat above the battleground looking for any opportunity to strike, so when he saw Bagan beginning his descent towered Gamera he leaped into action firing the Mecha Gyaos's green ray.
He managed to halt Bagan with his first four shots, but after that the beast seemed unaffected.
Takao watched helplessly as Bagan came closer and closer. As he watched Bagan move towards the turtle images of his family and friends flashed before him, the thought of what would come to pass if Bagan succeeded and the needless sacrifices of all those slain in this battle. He couldn't allow that to happen, Takao Uetake then made the hardest decision of his life and set a collision course for Bagan.
General Teshima who was securing Dein for transport looked up at the sky just in time to see the metal bird start its descent, Teshima quickly ran for his radio to contact Takao, "Takao you fool! What are you doing!? Pull up!"
Takao's voice crackled over the radio, "I'm sorry general, but I have to do this. Tell my wife I love her, Takao out."
Takao knew what the general was doing but he couldn't allow him self to be swayed, Gamera needed time. If Bagan succeeded he was as good as dead any way.
"It's better this way" he told him self, he held up a picture of a beautiful young women and a little girl, a tear ran down his cheek. "This is for you Misako."
The explosion was so grand it lit up the sky.
Teshima watched in horror as Bagan's head erupted in green flames, the creature shrieked as it tried to douse them.
Teshima looked at his hand and saw it clenched, he then focused his gaze back at the shrieking demon, "I promise you Uetake Your death will not be in vain."
Bagan shrieked as the flames continued to burn his face, he could feel the power of the Ishrakaneil stone in every searing ember, he had to extinguish it. Bagan smashed his head into the nearest tall building putting out the green flames. Bagan pulled out his head and turn towards the mutant turtle ready to attack it with one of its energy beams when he noticed the last glowing strand enter Gamera's body. The plating covering Gamera's stomach area opened up and released a colossal flame.
The manna blast a weapon so powerful it was both salvation to mankind as well as it's doom, it was the bringer of irys and the destroyer of legion, and now it was heading for Bagan. The Mammoth flame tore through Bagans body like a thousand knives, Gamera took delight in hearing its opponent give out a death shriek. The blast was so bright that it washed out the monitors in the watch tower and temporarily Blinded Teshima and his men, but all heard Bagans final cry of pain and a shout went out among all. Bagan had been defeated! the impossible dream had finally become reality.
"A Job well done General" Falon praised Jukodo "a job Very well done."
Jukodo was beaming with pride, "Well it was a team effort I cant take all the credit."
"Sir." Amy Carmichael said, "The monitors are clearing we should have a visual now."
Jukodo smiled "I'll bet Bagans nothing more then a bubbling pile of….."
Jukodo never finished his sentence for there amongst all the scorched earth and leveled terrain stood Bagan. The monsters horns had been broken off, leaving three black bony stubs. Its skin had been scorched beyond recognition, exposing more layers of muscle, and the creature was missing its left arm with what seemed to be its lower intestine in its place, but despite all that Bagan the Bane of Life was still very much alive.
Jukodo's eyes had become wide with fear "I-I-It survived! The Blasted monster survived! what hope have we now?"
"Do not fret my friend" answered Falon "Bagans wounds are severe, If he battles Gamera in this condition he will not survive."
Jukodo looked at the monitors "I pray your right Falon, I truly pray your right."
Gamera stared in disbelief it wasn't possible for anything to survive the manna blast, but there it stood a lot worse for wear but still alive, it was unbelievable.
Bagan shakily walked towards the super turtle, as he let out a roar it became gurgled as a black ooze sprayed forth from his mouth, it took Bagan a moment to realize that the substance was his own blood.
Gamera pressed the advantage by firing his plasma fireball hitting Bagan in the chest knocking the beast off of its feet. Bagan returned the gesture with a solid black beam of his own as he fell, but the weapon had lost its strength and did not penetrate the turtles shell.
Bagan again rose to his feet hatred flaming in his eyes, he would not be defeated! no longer did Bagan feel: frustration, anger, or amusement Bagan now only felt pure and absolute hatred. As Bagans anger grew a black smoke Began to wrap around his body, the more hatred he gave out the more he called out to dark energies to empower him. Bagan became covered in the black wisps, he felt his skin healing and his limb being regrown, he was becoming whole again with more power then ever before, he was finally able to manifest the dark energies he had absorbed from the stone, now the reptile would pay.
As the black wisps disappeared, the newly regenerated Bagan wasted no time; he fired a solid black beam at Gamera hitting the Guardian dead on.
Teshima watched as the black beam threw Gamera through several nearby buildings, "So this is how the world ends" he thought. "At the hands of a Daikaiju creature, beasts we humans had finally thought we had under control. It's ironic really that all of are efforts have failed; we who prided are selves as a race and a people, on being in control of the Kaiju problem. We a people who created hundreds of machines to destroy the very creatures we are now working alongside and now that we are finally beginning to understand what these beasts truly are we are on the brink of extinction. If that's not ironic I don't know what is."
Bagan laughed as the so called Guardian of the Universe attempted to defeat him. With another black beam Bagan not only threw the turtle back into the city but put a large crack in its shell as well.
Then he felt it, a sting in the back of his neck, a warning of something he had not counted on. Bagan frantically searched the battlefield trying to discover the source of his discomfort, he stopped when the carcass of the fallen Mothra came into view, he watched as white energy formed above it.
That was it! The energies of the dead, they were trying to revive the only creature on this pitiful planet that possessed enough strength to destroy him, his mutant brother Godzilla.
"What's that?" cried Jukodo.
The Elias looked up there face's lit up with pure joy, "It's Mothra" cried Lora.
Jukodo raised a brow showing he did not understand.
"It's Mothra's energy" explained Moil. "A while back your Mecha Godzilla was able to actually kill Godzilla, but he was brought back to life by the Kaiju known as Rodan, as a result Godzilla was gifted with a new found power, the orange flame. Now once again it seems that the powers that be wish to complete that transformation. With the combined energy of Rodan Mothra and two others Godzilla's transformation will be complete."
" So who are the other two?" Jukodo asked. Moil smiled "take a look general."
Bagan became infuriated as it failed to stop the glowing stream of white energy, none of its energy beams could make contact nor could his claws.
Then he felt a second tinge and whirled around to see a green energy stream flow out of the fiery wreckage of the last mechanized bird. Bagan fired its black beam destroying the remaining bits of the Mecha Gyaos, but it did nothing to hinder the green energy as it followed its white cousin past Bagan and around the fallen Godzilla. Bagan then smiled there were only three energies present in the leviathan, four were necessary to make the transformation complete. He would slay the leviathan before a fourth energy could take roost.
"What's wrong?" asked Jukodo.
Moil shook her head, "There are only three energies present. We still need a fourth."
"This is just sick!" Shouted Jukodo "Every time were on the verge of Victory its snatched from are grasp, blast there as to be something we can do."
Moil looked thoughtfully "Perhaps there is, Lora I need your help." Lora nodded and the two tiny fairies sent a message to Jr.
He watched his father lay still, he had also watched Gamera fight with Bagan and lose. He knew soon he would have to leave his fathers side and do battle, then a voice came into his mind telling him what he must do.
The thought frightened him but he knew that he must do it to save his father and this world, so at the final hour of the night the decision was made. Jr.'s body began glow ever so softly and his final cry of love filled the night as his body vanished and replaced with a golden energy.
The stream swirled around Godzilla for a moment, then shot off in the opposite direction. The golden comet flew passed Gamera renewing its senses and repairing the damage that had been done by Irys, the Gyaos and Bagan. Gamera felt a new strength come over him, he lifted him self up and was ready to do battle once again.
The comet shot in the air, came down behind Bagan and shot off again back towards Godzilla and hovered there. Bagan understood the message clearly, it was mocking him, anger swelled within him. But as he watched the golden energy plunge into the body of Godzilla Bagan felt something else, something he never had experienced before, he was afraid.
Godzilla's body began to faintly glow in a number of colors, then he began to change. His dorsal plates had now become straighter and sharper with a purplish tint to their tips, his black charcoal skin now was replaced by a dark shade of green, his claws and teeth had become pointer then they were before and his bulky appearance seemed to slim down to a sleeker more narrow look. Then the feint light disappeared and Godzilla opened his eye.
Bagan hissed as the King of the Monsters rose from rubble and let out a powerful new roar.
Jukodos jaw dropped "What's happened to him?"
"He's become the Savior of the new millennium, with the four souls converged together he has undergone the ultimate transformation, his power Contains the strength of all four souls: their dreams, there desires and there hopes. His power is unequaled he is the millennium Godzilla!"
Jukodo stared at the screen "The millennium Godzilla huh? Interesting"
Godzilla took in his surroundings, the destruction and death that had taken place during the short time he had been asleep was vast. Godzilla scanned the battlefield and he realized that his son was gone, vanished .No not completely gone he could feel Jr. inside of himself, and then the memories of the dead filled his minds eye.
Bagan had begun to tremble the power of this new creature was infinite, but at the moment it seemed distracted, yes! He would attack while the beast was distracted. Bagans purple orbs then began to glow and he fired his solid black beam.
Bagans beam hit its target, but as the smoke cleared all that the beam had managed to do was anger an already extremely enraged Godzilla. The spines on Godzilla's back began to glow Orange instead of the traditional blue, and the new hum of energy being built up was that of a crackling fire instead of the booming thunder.
Godzilla focused his gaze on Bagan and released a bright orange Flame. Bagans shrieked as his Left arm blew completely off as it made contact with the red hot flame. As Bagan began to heal its torn limb Godzilla powered up for another attack, but this time Bagan was prepared, using up the last of its reserve power to create its impenetrable shield. Godzilla let loose his orange flame once again but it was blocked by Bagans shield. Godzilla then lowered his head and charged Bagan, but the demon simply teleported behind Godzilla and clubbed Godzilla's head with its bony tail.
Godzilla staggered back, the force of the blow would have normally knocked him unconscious, but for some reason this time he still stood strong.
Bagan hissed at the infectiveness of its attack and was about to try something new when it heard an elephant like roar from behind it. Bagan turned around to see that the Guardian Gamera had returned, freshly healed of all wounds.
Caught between two powerful opponents Bagan decided to use its ultimate attack. Everyone in the watch tower gasped as the monitors showed Bagan grow five extra fleshy spikes and then begin to channel a purple energy through them.
"What's' it doing?" Asked general Jukodo.
"It's bagan's most powerful attack, it has enough power to destroy all of asuka!" cried a horrified Moil.
"The dome of doom" Whispered Dr. Seiryuu, the room became silent, "What?" cried the doctor.
Jukodo just shook his head " That has to be the corniest name I've ever heard."
Falon just smiled "What? Would you prefer the sphere of destruction?"
Jukodo sighed, "Falon shut up."
"Sir!" Cried Miss. Amy Carmichael.
" What's on the radar this time?" the general responded.
"I have no idea sir" said Amy, "But it appears to be heading this way from …underground."
"Underground?" Jukodo questioned, " what do you mean?"
"The object sir it's tunneling beneath us. " said Amy, "And it looks like its about to surface."
Godzilla and Gamera struggled in vain to disarm Bagan's weapon but neither could get through the shield Bagan had put up. Bagan was so focused between keeping up his shield and powering up his ultimate weapon that he failed to notice the great rumbling sound that came from beneath him.
It came as a great shock to Bagan when the very terrain itself suddenly rose up from under him, causing him to fall backwards losing concentration on both his shield and weapon.
Teshima watched in amazement as a dog like monster wearing a spiked shell on its back crawled out of the earth. The creature shook the dirt off its body then issued challenging roar that sounded very much like a seal bark.
"Anguirus" Teshima whispered.
Teshima had been part of the expedition to capture a giant four legged dinosaur spotted in New Mexico for the new Monster Land project. What they found was anguirus. It gave Teshima a warm feeling to know that the monster was still alive, since after the kilaak's invasion the Monster Land project was disbanded and none of the monsters were returned to the island, and few were even found. Godzilla and Mothra had been the only two Daikaiju to resurface since the catastrophe and anguirus made three, although there were some arguments about whether or not the Rodan killed by Mecha Godzilla was the same Rodan on Monster Island, but Teshima new better.
Bagan returned to its feet and hissed at the newcomer, it then attempted to power up once again, but it felt the powerful claws of Gamera grab its right arm. Bagan screeched at the super turtle and was ready to retaliate when it felt the dog like creature sink its teeth into his leg. Bagan shrieked and attempted to shake off it's captors, but with no success, and he was unable to teleport due to the extra weight.
Bagan tried to power up his primary weapon when a blast of orange fire blew off the extra rows of fleshy spikes. Now Bagan could not attack, and it could not run, all it could do was watch, as Godzilla's back began to glow.
As the pressure of the flame reached its limit Godzilla opened its massive maul and released the orange fire.
The flame darted across the sky rushing to meet its destiny.
The powerful, orange fire Pierced Bagans black heart, smashing through the armored chest, and blasting out the Back of the torso. There was no shrill cry from Bagan, or roar of defiance, just simple silence as black ooze dribbled from the demons mouth, down its chest, and onto the ground. As Gamera and anguirus let go all watched as Bagans limp body smacked face down into the ground.
Bagans body then was enveloped it a dark flame, leaving nothing of the demon's corpse. The three monsters roared in triumph for at long last Bagan the Bane of life had finally been destroyed. It was then four brightly colored lights seemed to materialize out of Godzilla. They made there way into the sky and exploded in colors of brown, white, green, and gold like multi colored fireworks.
"What are they?" asked Jukodo.
"They." said Moil quietly "Are the energies that bonded with Godzilla, their job is complete their each going to be reborn as is the reward for their sacrifices Mr. Jukodo. Some are returning to there old home, and others are seeking out new ones, we will see them again general you can count on that."