And now, at last, we come to the part of this story that I have been giddy to write, as Godzilla at last makes his debut. Enjoy.
Godzilla is © Toho
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MEETING OF THE MINDS
Takuya gazed up in stunned silence, as the awesome leviathan turned its blazing eyes down towards him.
He swallowed a lump in his throat as a low rumble emanated from the enormous creature.
It was him. Godzilla. The King of the Monsters. The mighty nuclear leviathan. So…
Why wasn't he afraid?
It was as if… as if he'd seen the monster somewhere before. As if he knew the creature.
"See me now, youngling," Godzilla rumbled, "And remember me. It is time you knew what you are. And now, I shall tell you, with you in this place… and me within you. So, youngling… speak."
Takuya swallowed a lump in his throat.
"What…" he began, "What am I?"
"You are me," Godzilla growled in response. "Your kind calls me the King of the Monsters. If such is true, then you are the heir to that throne. My blood runs through your veins."
Takuya looked down at the edge of the water, seeing the reflection of his own bright, orange eyes.
"It is that blood in your veins that gives you your strength, youngling," Godzilla continued. "I am the rage, the power, in you, the thing that rises at the call of your rage. In you, I, and I alone, was reborn as the others were sealed away. And now, you are here… which can only mean it has begun."
"Begun." Takuya repeated, fearful of the answer. "What's begun?"
"The return," Godzilla growled. "The work of whatever force sealed us away all those years ago… when you touched my lifeblood, I could awaken at last."
"What do you want?" Takuya asked cautiously.
"I seek the earth beneath my feet once more," Godzilla rumbled. "I seek, for myself and my allies, the foothold in this world that is rightfully ours."
"And me?" Takuya asked, "What happens to me, or Akane, or Akira? You expect us to just roll over and die so that you can go running around again?"
"You will live, youngling," Godzilla answered. "All of you shall, but through you I shall be free once more. For too long now, I have been chained within the depths of your mind. I will have my freedom… and you will have my power."
"Your… power?"
"Will you accept this power, youngling?" Godzilla pressed, "To use it for yourself and your friends, to fight against the enemy that is both yours and mine? Speak, youngling. What say you?"
Takuya inhaled slowly.
"What do I do?" He asked hesitantly.
"Speak my name, youngling," Godzilla growled. "And release me."
Takuya closed his eyes, pursed his lips, and spoke.
"Godzilla…"
As soon as he spoke, the air convulsed, the ground shaking beneath him. The entire Island on which he stood jerked to the side, splitting open as a deep gash ran across the ground, everything beginning to crumble as the waters rose, the Island sinking into the sea.
Godzilla pulled back his head in a mighty, thunderous roar that shook the heavens themselves…
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Short. Yeah. But that basically needed its own chapter.
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