And now we come to the last chapter of this story. To Sam Rami please talk to me (my new anonymous reviewer): Look no further than the fourth story in this series (this is the second) for Rodan. As for Gorgo… my co-writer may like the idea, but I personally prefer to stick to Godzilla Kaiju for whatever I write.

And not to sound rude, but to anyone with the idea (though I am willing to consider any other suggestions) don't even think about bringing up Gamera or Ultraman Kaiju.

With that out of the way, enjoy. For the third (maybe fourth, I'm not sure) story I'll be turning duties over to Neos 2, my partner in crime-against-monster fandom.

Godzilla is © Toho

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BEGINNINGS

"So… that's it?" Akira, now human once more, asked as he looked down at the green vial in his hand. "We beat the dude?"

"He's not dead," Takuya announced simply, arms folded as he leaned against the wall. "Not by a long shot."

"So what do we do?" Akane asked awkwardly, "Do we wait for him to show up again?"

"There's nothing else to do," Gondo spoke up. "Akira and Takuya… you'll both just have to be careful. That means you, Akira."

"Yeah, I will," Akira stated defensively.

"No monster form in public," Takuya warned him. "We don't want that kind of attention."

"Zaine won't take this lightly," Gondo warned, "He'll be back, and when he does…"

A few seconds of silence passed, Akira putting his hands in his pockets and clicking his tongue.

"You know…" Akira spoke up, "I think this is the beginning of a beautiful friendship."

"Shut. Up." Gondo answered him flatly.

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"Akane?"

Akane turned round as she stood in front of the UNXCC building, seeing Takuya walk up to her.

"You OK?" Takuya asked, "You seem… I don't know…"

"You think I'm gonna leave you?" Akane brought up.

"I… well… I mean… no… I… I don't want you to, but…"

"Takuya," Akane began, "I've seen this today that… that I'd never have believed in a million years if I heard about it."

"And that…"

"It frightens me," Akane admitted, "It scares me. A lot. It puts a chill in my blood, but…"

"But it gives you hope," Takuya realised.

"Yeah." Akane smiled. "It gives my hope that you and Akira… that you can do something really, really amazing. But you know…"

Akane turned, looking up at the stars.

"It's funny," She sighed, "Everyone always says that life's just all… grow up, get married, get a job, buy a house, have kids, settle down… and that's it." She turned to look at Takuya, with all the love in the world in her eyes, "But it's not is it?"

"No," Takuya shook his head, "There's more."

"Yeah. The world… it's so much bigger than that. It's so much madder… it's so much more terrible…"

She wrapped her arms around Takuya, pulling him into a soft and loving kiss.

"…And it's so… much… better."

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That last bit is ripped straight from a Doctor Who episode, but I thought it was a good way to end this story, and it sums up my attitude towards life in general.

Well I hope you enjoyed these first two episodes of "Godzilla: Soul of a Monster", because if nothing else, it's been a hell of an experience for me.

Seriously, I don't know HOW I got all those reviews. This is, in total, a 19-chapter Godzilla fanfiction that's had Godzilla in it for a grand total of roughly 3 pages, if that. I'm sure that's legally fraud.

But seriously, thanks to all of you, because it's only through all those reviews that I had it in me to see this through… and this is just the beginning! Seriously, give yourselves a hand!

All reviews welcome, and keep an eye out for Episode 3, courtesy of Neos 2.