Arendelle (recovery)
General Balu-Bae held the Project: Revolution Evolution back, waiting to see if Princess Anna would return with news or confirmation of whether or not to go with the project. However, it seemed that possibility was lost as the Clinton Express was attacked by a Kaiju. The train was gobbled up. As far as they knew, there were no survivors. Hans simply chuckled to himself quietly.
"Good Riddance," He said with a sinister tone. He walked down the hallway, he'd fully recovered out of his bandages and was in his winter coat outfit. Many of the people had heard of the news that Princess Anna could very well be dead…
The council had another meeting in the Council room.
"We all know why we're here once again. It was rumored that the Clinton Express was attacked by a Kaiju, and as far as we know, there were no survivors. The train was destroyed and the Kaiju is head toward the North Mountain from what the recovery team said," The Head Council Member said. Many of the Council Members felt deeply saddened and conflicted by this. Their expressions easily showed it.
"So, what should we do now? We are leaderless once more, Prince Hans isn't reliable anymore, not since he got all those men killed," One of the council members said.
"He may have led those men to their graves, but we cannot change that. We need to take action, and fast. Who knows when another Kaiju attack is to come to Arendelle," Another Council member said. The Duke of Weslton then spoke up.
"I say we should go after the Queen, we need to bring an end to this winter! She's responsible for the release of these Kaiju! It is time we put an end to this madness!" The Duke said impatiently.
"You have no right to speak of Queen Elsa that way!" A Council member shouted as he stood up.
"Oh, don't I now? Ever since she set this Eternal Winter in motion, Arendelle has been doing nothing but suffering these past days! First the Queen curses the land, and then releases these Kaiju! Do you get what I'm saying?! Should we kill the Queen we will put an end to this madness!" The Duke shouted, stating his theory that Queen Elsa was behind it all.
"You are mad! Beyond mad! You're Crazy! Our Queen would never do such a thing!" A Council member shouted.
"Or would she? Tell me, this goes for all of you, how well do you know the Queen? Hmm, from what I've heard, she's been isolated from everyone in her kingdom, less of a Queen and more of a coward, a ghost! She could have been plotting our demise from the beginning!" The Duke shouted again.
"That is quite enough, Duke," The voice of Hans said as he entered the Council room. This caught the Duke's attention.
"Who gave you the right to silence me!?" The Duke said.
"I did," Hans said with a cold tone. This quickly kept the Duke quiet. Hans sat down and contemplated the choices presented.
"Prince Hans, you were not summoned to this meeting," One of the Council members said.
"That may be so, but Princess Anna left me in charge from what I remember, that still stands, does it not?" Hans said. The council looked perplexed, looking at each other.
"This may be true, but Princess Anna has passed, or at least as far as we know. Therefore, we cannot rely on the word of a dead majesty," One of the other council members said.
"But you can rely on mine. I say, we should at least open up the Project: Revolution Evolution. For it could give us a great advantage. It would be a boon to our fight against the Kaiju," Hans said to the council. The Council murmured amongst themselves. Hans looked around, it seemed his charisma was working.
"You have them on the ropes, they're slowly climbing it," The voice of Ghidorah spoke telepathically to Hans. Hans could help but sneer internally. Yes, they were. And when it came to it, he would cut the ropes and leave them to fall to their deaths.
The council looked at Hans.
"We understand your point, Hans, perhaps it is best that we open the Project. We unfortunately, can no longer rely on the words of a dead majesty," The Head Council Member said.
"Head Council! I must object!" A Council member said. The Head Council Member raised his hand for silence. Closing his eyes in deep pain.
"I know, we have put faith in Princess Anna, and some faith in Queen Elsa. In hopes of her return. But the outcome is clear. Princess Anna is dead for all we know. And Queen Elsa could possibly not be returning. This is not for the sake of the council or the leadership of Arendelle. But for the people, who are now just trying to survive. We must endure and adapt. We must unite and be as one. But to do that, we have to accept what may be true. Even if it seems impossible to see it that way," The Head Council said, giving off his speech. Many of the council members were unsure, but the Head Council was right, this was the only way to rebel against the Kaiju.
Hans bowed his head.
"Thank you, Head Council," Hans said. The Head Council Member simply gave him a blank stare. He stood up and said.
"I shall let General Balu-Bae know of this. This meeting is adjourned, we will have another tomorrow," The Head Council said as he took his leave out the door. The rest of the council started to leave as well.
"Well done, my young apprentice. You've secured a Doomed Fate for them. Whether or not they survive my Reign, the technology will turn. As it has across the rest of the multiverse," Ghidorah spoke telepathically to Hans.
"Thank you, my master," Hans said as he stood up and exited the council room.
As he did, he walked down the hallway, but was approached by The Duke of Weslton and two of his men.
"Prince Hans, a word, if you will," The Duke said quite fluently. Hans turned toward the small man. He was quick to blame for certain scenarios. The theory of Queen Elsa being the cause of the Kaiju returning seemed to consume him into obsession.
"What do you want?" Hans said, rather coldly.
"Now, Prince Hans, there's no need for hostility, clearly we have the same goal," The Duke said. Hans crossed his arms.
"Hear the tiny man out," Ghidorah said telepathically, to which Hans obliged.
"Is that so?" Hans said, slightly intrigued.
"You see, the fact that Queen Elsa has released these Kaiju shows how dangerous she is. I'm assembling a party to encounter the Queen and put an end to this madness, would you join us in this effort?" The Duke said with a confident and clearly evil smile. Hans thought about it for a moment.
"My intentions to kill the Queen are not yours. For I do not intend to slay the Queen over a simple theory you have. It is a waste of resources and men. We need all efforts to focus here on Arendelle, not the Queen," Hans said, trying to show he was against killing Elsa. This was mainly due to the fact he didn't want Arendelle intervening with his master's plans.
"Ever since she let out that power of hers, nothing but death and chaos has come our way. This kingdom is practically lost, there is no hope left for Arendelle. But should we kill the Queen, free this wintery fate. As well as kill two birds with one stone. Should we kill the Queen, we'd end the Eternal winter and the Kaiju would be leaderless, they will return to whence they came," The Duke explained his plan in full detail. Now this was the ramblings of a mad man. Only men who were driven to insanity and fear would they speak of this insane plan of theirs.
"Do as you please, my place is here. Enjoy your graves, you fools," Hans said as he turned and marched away. The Duke looked on in defeat and slight shock.
"You'll see soon enough, Prince Hans, I will end this winter myself if I must! Come men, we gather a group and we kill the Queen ourselves," The Duke said as he marched off, with his two bodyguards following suit.
As Hans was alone he stopped in the empty and dark hallway of the Castle.
"The ever so tasteful paranoia of Humanity, it never ceases to amuse me," Ghidorah spoke.
"The fools will get themselves killed, should I do something to intervene, master?" Hans asked.
"No, let the foolish humans die. Whether they are killed by Kaiju or Elsa, it matters not, they do not interfere, but merely bring me amusement. They know how inevitable it is, and it makes my mouth water by seeing them fail," Ghidorah spoke once more.
"Very well, my master," Hans said.
"As a token of your success to convince them, I grant you this new power. Only access it when you are ready to reveal who you are, I trust your judgment to make the right move," Ghidorah spoke. Suddenly, Hans felt a huge surge of power within his body. He looked at his gloved hand and saw it was starting to become more, scaly. Sharp dagger-like claws were starting to protrude from the tip of his fingers. The coloration was gray, gray scales.
"This Kaiju transformation is one I call Desghidorah, meaning Death Ghidorah, this is a great privilege to this power, for it is equivalent of an Alpha status," Ghidorah spoke to Hans, speaking quite proudly but also quite emotionless at the same time. It made Hans shiver.
Hans looked at his hands with awe. He felt…powerful…overjoyed…victorious. This was the power of a God. He would savor every moment of this.
"Thank you, my master, I shall forever serve you. You have my undying loyalty," Hans said as he fell on his knees and bowed to his God.
"Alas, you are no longer Hans…But now, you are Desghidorah, you are one with me. For you are the Heir to the Throne," Ghidorah said, nearly showing great gratitude towards Hans. No, he wasn't Hans anymore. He was fully embracing himself as a Kaiju. He was Desghidorah. The Death Ghidorah. The Heir to The Throne.
"Yes, my master," Desghidorah spoke with a sinister grin. His eyes, going from emerald green, to bright red.
He had embraced himself as a Monster.
River of the train Attack…
The piles of rubble kept washing up from the Clinton Express. It was a massacre. Only a few train cars were still in one piece. But no one survived inside. Harou was covered with dirt. Rested against a half destroyed train car. He had Anna in his hands. Who was still unconscious. Harou was cold and could barely breathe. His leg wasn't bleeding as bad. But it still hurts.
His body was heavy. His muscles felt sore and he could barely see. Anna wasn't covered with as much dirt but her ankle was sprained. They had no idea where they even were. The entrance of the cave was nowhere to be found.
There wasn't any snow but there was a cool breeze. To Harou it was freezing. At least not cold enough to get frostbite or any type of sickness. He heard horse footsteps. And a wagon. But he was losing vision as he saw a man look down at them with a horse and a wagon. Then he saw blackness.
Author's Notes: This chapter was a little shorter, definitely the shortest one so far. At least for now. Expect 2 more chapters to be in the market after this one!