I learned at a very young age that human beings love to watch wrecks. There have been way too many times in my life where this has been proven true. People will slow down to watch an accident on the road, absent mindedly forgetting they are causing traffic in the process.
Many pay top money to watch others beat themselves up or knock themselves silly whilst trying to put an object in some goal all in the name of sports and entertainment.
And of course there are some who will stop and stare at a demolition crew going to work, simply because they find a torn down building fascinating. Even that one doesn't make sense to me, yet times without number, human beings continually gravitate to such. Something about carnage, chaos and the likes seems to magnetize us. It's ingrained in our psyche, when things fall apart, we can't stop watching.
In this instance, we watched as Otachi had easily dispatched Crimson Typhoon and had now set its sights on Cherno Alpha. I sat there under the false pretense of hope that the Russian crew would prevail, but deep down inside I knew this was the end. Especially with the other Kaiju lurking somewhere in the sea, it would take a miracle for Cherno to get out of this. Granted, in the cockpit were two of the best rangers alive, with a staggering amount of victories against the enemies from the deep. If anyone could pull it off, it was the husband-wife team of Sasha and Aleksis Kaidonovsky.
Otachi used the water to its advantage, moving swiftly trying to confuse its opponent. I know Cherno landed a few blows but it didn't seem to dissuade the reptilian creature. Mind you all this was taking place in a matter of moments in blinding rain, proving problematic for even our enhanced telephoto lens.
My memory might be shoddy, but I remember the next thing I saw was Otachi opening its mouth, in a very weird manner, like a flower blossoming to reveal its insides. Except Otachi's mouth was luminous, and a tentacle covered in glowing buds moved back and forth. This was followed by a release of some viscous liquid that instantly melted off most of Cherno Alpha's front parts. That in itself was a jaw dropping feat, considering Cherno is arguably the most heavily armored Jaeger created. It is because of this remarkably sturdy armor that its rangers had been able to successfully defend the Russian coastline for six straight years. Jaegers with their short life expectancy have simply not been able to do nor replicate what the Kaidonovskys have been able to with their machine. Alas, as my cohorts and I watched this now gaping hole in the Jaeger's chest, we knew its time was up. Otachi wasted no time in going in for the kill, ripping apart chunks from the machine trying to destroy all that was left of it. The Kaidanovskys fought valiantly, doing their best to shield their exposed part, but it was not enough. The fury of their alien counterpart was too much.
Right on cue, the other Jaeger sensing what was afoot, emerged from the bay, leaping straight onto Cherno's back, trying to rip off its head. I couldn't watch anymore, tears streaking down my cheek as I knew what was next.
Suddenly, a tremor was felt all over the bay. Running from the coastline towards the battle was Striker Eureka. It was moving so fast that it was creating its own massive waves in its wake. Something had spurred it on to go to the aid of its fellow Jaeger. Would it make on time was the unspoken question in all our thoughts.