VI
The Hammer Stroke
As the sun rose into the sky Godzilla and Gamera battled with a ferociousness that even made Mothra cringe. The butterfly goddess circled them calling to them to stop this fighting until the Gyaos were destroyed. Gamera would have heeded her advice but the constant attack form Godzilla forced him to focus only on the battle at hand.
"The swarm is moving into the city's outskirts." Yuki observed as the black cloud neared the city. Miki looked at it with fear.
"I am here." Infernos hissed in her mind. Miki turned to the Elias.
"We need to free Godzilla from Rodan's essence." She said.
"What do you propose we do human? Ask him nicely to leave?" Belvera asked smugly.
"Draw his essence out and rejoin it." Miki answered.
"That is a dangerous thing to attempt." Moll replied. "But I see no other choice. Mothra will try and detour the Gyaos but they are too many for her to handle for long." Moll stated. Miki nodded and turned towards Godzilla focusing on him while Moll and the Elias began to sing.
Mothra empowered by the song of her priestesses began to glow with energy as she raced towards the on coming Gyaos. Infernos was no fool he hung back and sent his pawns forward to crush the insect goddess while he attacked on a different front. Mothra was perhaps the most powerful creature on earth, but to access her power she needed the psychic connection from her priestesses. Infernos closed his mind and focused. Suddenly his vision flared and a trail he saw Mothra and the Elias a bright purple energy flowed between them. He attacked it severing the purple stream and cutting off Mothra's true power. The Elias stopped singing. Moll looked very distraught.
"He severed our link to Mothra." Lora cried.
"And to each other I can't hear your feelings anymore sisters." Moll gasped.
"So alone." Belvera whispered. The swarm was attacked by what little firepower the defense for had remaining. They soon were destroyed by the swarm. Mothra slammed into the cloud of Gyaos firing and tearing at them. She emerged with many wounds bleeding her life fluids. She turned and fired rainbow hued energy rays at the swarm killing a few, but every one she killed two took its place, and without the help of the Elias she could not use any of her more power attacks. She began to release the energy charged scales from her wings. Lightning crackled and burnt the Gyaos. Infernos stuck, dropping form above and tearing into Mothra's back with his talons. He fired his sonic beam into her wing cutting right through. Mothra screamed in agony as the Gyaos lord ravaged her before jetting off into the swarm and hiding from her sight. Yuki emptied the last of his missiles and guns into the Gyaos swarm before heading out of the city.
"Mothra doesn't stand a chance without Godzilla or Gamera." Asagi cried. She remembered her connection to Gamera and wondered if she could reach him with her power. Asagi closed her eyes and focused on Gamera. The mental plain opened up before her she could see Miki struggling with Godzilla but she dismissed them and focused on Gamera. She reached the monster. "Gamera, do you remember me?" She asked. The turtle creature cocked its head to the side in thought.
"My avatar? Indeed it is you. What happened; the connection was severed several years ago."
"The stone broke and I had no way of contacting you further." She replied.
"The stone is the catalyst for the connection, not the tool itself, you are contacting me now without the stone are you not?"
"Yes but I did not know I had this power until Miki helped me discover it. The Gyaos are here in the city and…" Darkness came to her as Infernos raged on the mental plain.
"No you don't!" He roared and tackled her. As she wrestled with the mental image of the Gyaos lord he began to shift into a smoke like form. "You're mine." He hissed as the smoke began to enter her body. Asagi began to lose control of her mind as Infernos entered it.
"Help!" She screamed as the darkness began to drown her. "Help me please!" A light flared as a chain of stars flashed into existence the stars took the form of a dragon.
"You cannot have this child." He hissed as Infernos rematerialized opposite of Tragoul.
"You cannot interfere time dragon." He roared. "The Jade Emperor forbids you from stopping me!" He surged forward ready to take Asagi again. Tragoul held out his hand and Infernos stopped cold.
"This is my world." He hissed. "And her I do as I please." He thrust his hand forward as Infernos screamed and faded from the mental plain. Tragoul turned to Asagi. "He will trouble you no more child."
"Thank you." She cried and wrapped her arms around the timeless dragon.
"You are most welcome." He laughed. "But hurry now time grows short and I must aide Miki before she is overpowered by Godzilla." The dragon disappeared and Gamera reformed.
"Gamera you have to stop fighting Godzilla and help Mothra fight the Gyaos." She begged. Gamera nodded understanding. Asagi opened her eyes. "Gamera will help Mothra now."
Gamera slammed Godzilla back into a ruined building and turned to face the Gyaos swarm. Mothra was slowly dieing as the Gyaos ripped her time and time again. As one lunged for her eyes a fire ball slammed into it and incinerated the monster. Gamera joined the fight. Gamera ran and jumped pulling his arms and leg in and activating his jets. His body began to spin wildly like a pinwheel. He slammed through the Gyaos swarm burning and breaking all who got in his way. He landed and roared at the Gyaos as Mothra took the time she needed to regenerate. The swarm regrouped and attacked encasing Gamera in a tornado of bodies. Claws, teeth, and beams tore into him form all angles. Gamera fired plasma balls into the swarm but it only killed a few each time. Infernos watched enjoying Gamera's agony.
Miki fought with Godzilla trying to draw out Rodan's essence, but the mental strain she was under was draining her power. She was about to fail when she felt a familiar presence with her.
"Focus child and I will help." Tragoul breathed into her ear. His words gave her confidence she delved into Godzilla's mind and slowly began to draw out the pieces of Rodan. Gold dust began to seep from Godzilla's mental form. They swirled and twisted as they grew and took shape. Before long Rodan took shape and became solid. Godzilla instantly stopped writhing in pain. For the first time since his rebirth he could think clearly. He purred, recognizing the girl who had been his friend. Miki relaxed and smiled.
"Glad to have you back Goji." She hugged him. "But we have work to do, go help Gamera and Mothra." She said Godzilla's image disappeared, Miki turned to Rodan. "Now for the hard part." She said and focused on Rodan. Godzilla rose from the buildings Gamera had pushed him into he looked at the turtle monster who was on his knees. The Gyaos swarm parted and Infernos stood before Gamera. He placed a talon on Gamera's throat. Weakened by the swarm Gamera could only watch.
"Now you die Guardian of Atlantis." He hissed. A blue beam of energy raced towards him. Before it stuck another Gyaos interceded and took the blow while Infernos jumped into the swarm and hid. Godzilla charged the swarm roaring his anger at them. The swarm charged Godzilla and fired their rays at him. Godzilla screamed as he was blasted by hundreds of beams. Mothra rejoined the fight blasting the Gyaos with her antennae rays. Gamera forced himself to stand up and fired his own blasts at the swarm. Godzilla coughed and sputtered as a jet of gold mist shot from his mouth. The mist swirled into the air and hung above the battle vaguely taking the shape of Rodan. The three monsters battled valiantly but they were sloly losing the battle as the wounds began to overwhelm them. Godzilla roared and charged into the swarm ripping and tearing and Gyaos he could get his hands on. As the Gyaos descended on him he called on the mighty nuclear energy that ran in his veins. The fire burned in his stomach and he began to glow blue. A wave of atomic force fired from his body disintegrating many of the Gyaos and knocking others away. The Gyaos tried to regroup but Gamera pin wheeled into them again then landed and fired a salvo of this plasma balls. Mothra reeled overhead and fired her rays at the Gyaos. Slowly the numbers began to even out. Infernos squawked in rage and slammed into Mothra knocking her from the Sky. He ordered he Gyaos to attack Godzilla first. The remainder of the Swarm shot up into the sky and began to fall. as they fell they fired their beams Godzilla screamed in pain as he was literally being ripped apart. Gamera jumped over him and pin wheeled defending the nuclear giant. Infernos snuck up behind Godzilla and sliced his Achilles tendon. Godzilla wailed and tried to turn but he collapsed. Gamera dropped and roared at Infernos and charged. Infernos shot into the air before Gamera could touch him. Gamera took to the sky to follow the Gyaos lord. Gamera followed Infernos firing plasma blasts at the avian monster. Infernos easily dodged the blasts and kept ahead of Gamera. He called the swarm to him and they attack. Slamming into Gamera and ripping at his wings. Infernos turned and slashed Gamera's face. The turtle monster fell from the sky. Mothra, Godzilla and Gamera crawled to each other and prepared to make their final stand . Miki watched as the swarm prepared to strike. She began to focus. She extended her mind as Tragoul had taught her. Past the mental and physical worlds and into the underlying realm where the life stream flowed. She looked as the beautiful flowing river of life force that fed and nurtured the universe. He placed her hand in the river drawing the immense power into herself. Miki began to glow white with energy. She opened her eyes and in a flash was gone. Asagi and the others looked around but she had vanished.
"Teleportation." Moll observed.
"Her powers have grown exponentially since Mothra first met her." Belvera whispered.
"She is so willing to save the earth even if it costs her, her life." Lora sobbed as she began to cry.
"That is why I chose her." Tragoul whispered. "Her selfless drive to protect the ones she loves."
"Like Mothra." Moll stated. Miki rematerialized near the battle. She made sure to protect the monsters and the SuperX-3 before she placed her hand palm up before her. A ball of white energy formed there she let it float off her hand. She focused all the energy she had gained from the life stream which in the grand scheme was no more than a few drops of water from a great ocean. The sphere grew larger and larger until it dwarfed the girl who had made it. She fired the ball into the center of the Gyaos swarm. The ball shot in. Miki closed her hand. The world was taken by a bright light. When the blast faded Godzilla, Gamera, and Mothra stood a mist the wreckage in the center of a massive crater. Mothra jumped into the sky and raced towards a small falling object. Mothra caught the limp form of Miki in her claw she gently landed and set her down. Yuki landed the SuperX-3 nearby and the group rushed to Miki's side. After a few moment Miki opened eyes.
"The world is safe?" She asked. The Elias nodded.
"What you did was very brave Miki." Moll smiled. Lora cried once more but this time they were tears of joy. Even Belvera smirked at the young woman's bravery. Slowly Miki stood up. She looked at the gold dust cloud over Kyoto.
"Rodan is still there, waiting for the new life I promised him." She said and pointed her hand at the cloud. "Just enough energy left." She whispered. A bolt of white shot from her hand and stuck the cloud. The cloud exploded and Rodan floated down from the sky and landed near Godzilla. The two monsters circled each other for a time smelling and growling.
"There not going to start fighting are they?" Mayumi asked.
"I think not." Miki spoke and pointed "Look." Godzilla and Rodan stopped circling and stared at each other. After a moment Godzilla reached out and placed his clawed hand on Rodan's shoulder. Rodan squawked and placed his claw on Godzilla's shoulder. Both growled and touched head.
"They recognize each other." Lora smiled. Among the ashes a form stirred. Bloodied, broken and half dead Infernos crawled from the ash. Gamera walked over and raised him to eye level.
"You cannot destroy my destin…" He began but Gamer crushed his throat before he could finish the then blasted the monster with flame burning the flame bringer to ash. Godzilla, Gamera, and Rodan roared in victory as the sun climbed into the sky. Gamera leapt into the air and took off towards the sea. Asagi closed her eyes.
'Goodbye Gamera.' She called.
'Goodbye my Avatar. Call if you have need of me.' He replied as his form faded from sight. Godzilla and Rodan were next to depart heading back the way Godzilla had come. As she watched them go Miki wished them well. After they had left. The Elias bowed and joined Mothra as the great insect goddess took off and headed towards her home. Miki and the others took the SuperX-3 back to the Mt. Fuji base where they were debriefed. The story was that the combined might of Godzilla, Gamera, Mothra, and a new Rodan destroyed the Gyaos. Only those present at the battle knew the truth.
Miki looked out over the ocean from her apartment in Osaka. As the moon began to rise she breathed in the night air. She walked over and climbed into bed and for the first time in years she slept peacefully with no dreams of apocalyptic battles or evil monsters.
Yuki was given a promotion and several metals for his actions in the war with the Gyaos. General Asso assigned to a new project. Yuki would become the pilot of the newly rebuilt Mechaghidorah.
Ayana and Moribe moved to Tokyo where Ayana and Asagi went to the ESP institute to train their new found powers. Later that year Ayana and Moribe were engaged and six months after that they were married. Mayumi stayed in contact with Asagi but returned to her study of ornithology at the Yokohama Museum of Natural History.
Godzilla and Rodan found themselves on the uninhabited Ogasawara Island chain where they rested and claimed as their home.
As the Elias made their home on Infant Island, Belvera began to spend more and more time alone and away from her sisters. Their mental link was weaker now because of Infernos' attack and she was able to for the first time separate her feelings from her sisters. It was then that Belvera realized that she was not happy as part of the Elias of Mothra. She embraced one of the greatest aspects of the fallen Elian race. Technology.