Chapter 162: Monster Zero
Three terrifying roars are heard in the distance, stealing the attention of everyone present in Akihabara, especially that of Godzilla-kun's. It sends shivers down my spine considering what I know of the series... I couldn't believe it. Akane-chan also couldn't believe it. Many of us from Akihabara, who are familiar with the series… couldn't believe it.
It was bad enough that the enemy army destroyed the walls and are pouring in through multiple breaches to flood the city. Godzilla-kun's aid was supposed to help us turn the tide as he even defeated King Kong pretty easily.
But I have a feeling that those three roars are different. Especially considering how the magic power we're feeling from the direction of those three roars completely dwarfs that of the King Kong's and pretty much matches Godzilla-kun's, whose power level have risen since the battle of Tokyo.
And of course… here they come… the Monster Zero… the one who challenges Godzilla-kun's place as the King of Monsters as they have King in their name… and unlike King Kong this king has the power to match him. The beast spreads their mighty wings as they emerge from the smoke accompanied by green lightning reminiscent of the color of the Occult Killer's magic.
King Ghidorah have shown themselves.
Three roars come from three different heads… although unlike what we expected the three heads look different from each other. The middle one looks a bit more similar to the classic King Ghidorah head while the left one looks more like a Chinese dragon head and the right one looks more like a snake head than a dragon one, complete with huge venomous fangs. In fact, the color of the body's scales, which is black instead of the classic yellow, matches the color of the middle head whereas the left one has green scales and the right head has white scales.
It's almost like the other two heads have been forcefully stitched and fused onto the body, which has four legs instead of two like we expected. The monster also sports only one tail which branches into three at the end.
And most importantly… the monster has a magic core in its chest, much like Godzilla-kun's, which glows green instead of purple like Godzilla-kun's.
Godzilla-kun roars in response and… I could've sworn I see him grin before advancing towards his ultimate enemy. King Ghidorah charges in response and they clash.
Godzilla-kun attempts to bite off one of the heads but King Ghidorah, whose necks are longer than Godzilla-kun's has more range and are faster than expected and thus manages to bite Godzilla-kun's neck before he could reach theirs. Godzilla-kun smacks the head biting him away with his tail before it could injure him deeply.
But the other two heads responds by biting his shoulder and tail, immobilizing him while the middle head bites his chest, trying to tear off his flesh bit by bit in order to feast on the glowing magic core on his chest. Godzilla-kun responds by blasting the head with a quick atomic breath from his mouth.
Then he claws the head that's biting his shoulder and swipes the head biting his tail and jumps away, disconnecting from King Ghidorah's grasp. Both of them stand there glaring at each other, waiting for the other to make their move.
Such rivalry… If this scene is adapted to a movie, I bet it'll be the best Godzilla movie ever.
"Mari-tan! Look out!" Shouts one of the fighters of Akihabara as he dispatches a zombie heading my way. Looks like I've been distracted by the titanic battle.
"I'm sorry I was distracted! Thank you!" I thank said person and resumes fighting off the zombies by transforming my wand into my favourite weapon, the naginata, and engage them in melee combat, keeping them at a distance with the length of my naginata.
I have to focus on the battle as thousands of zombies have poured into the city… Especially when I sense an enormous power approaching me… a power that somehow gave me an image of a dreaded white fox with nine tails.
"My. You're a cute one." I hear a sensual voice coming from a lady in pure white standing atop a pile of rubble looking down on me. Her kimono, her hair, fox ears and tail… they are all white. She is also very extremely beautiful. She must be Tamamo-no-Mae.
"Why, thank you. You're no slouch yourself."
"Oh ho ho ho! What a good girl you are. Makes me wanna take you home." The white woman laughs in the classic ojou-sama laugh. Does that laugh come naturally for these mythical creatures or did she watch any anime?
"Unfortunately I can't. I have responsibility here."
Well, I probably won't know the answer because we are not here on friendly terms. She opens her war fan and I respond by adopting a stance, pointing my naginata at her. Goro-sensei and Aragaki-sensei jump to my side facing the white fox lady.
"So, you're the vixen who killed Hakuro." Aragaki-sensei eyed the yokai in white with hateful eyes.
"Then it's revenge time!" Goro-sensei also glares at the yokai, who merely smiles sensually, unaffected by their wrathful glares.
"O ho ho ho! Were you friends with that priest I killed back in Kyoto? Good! Do make this amusing would you? I don't want to be disappointed a second time."
"Oh, I assure you that you won't be disappointed!"
"That's right! Prepare to be exorcised, demon fox!"
All three of us prepare ourselves for a tough battle against a mythical creature.
For now I have to concentrate on this battle and have faith that Godzilla-kun can defeat his archnemesis.
Ganbatte, Godzilla-kun!
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What a disaster. Despite our best efforts, Necromancer's fiendish tactics managed to breach the walls protecting Akihabara from not just one but many sides, allowing hordes of his undead army to flood the city we're protecting. They are weaker than the ones Shadow Garden used to face but there are too many. Even if I mobilize the entire Shadow Garden members for this fight, we'd still see many casualties… casualties that Necromancer would then add to his ranks.
It seems that I still have much to learn… Even when I anticipate many of his cruel tactics, he still finds a way to surprise me… sometimes through brute force that we simply cannot keep up with.
We placed our hope on the dragon known as Godzilla that Shadow sent to aid us… but of course Necromancer has created his counter to Godzilla, the monstrous three headed dragon that the people of Akihabara refer to as King Ghidorah.
Their power levels are evenly matched and so are their skills… but King Ghidorah has the advantage of not only three heads but also range in the form of longer neck. And I'm willing to bet that the snake-like head has venomous fangs.
As if to confirm my suspicion, Godzilla almost drops to one knee, seemingly in pain. Godzilla looks at his tail where it suffered the bite from the snake head. To my surprise Godzilla decides to bite off his own tail and then proceeds to regenerate it. With the old tail gone, he managed to purge most of the venom out of his system.
Both of them are now locked in a staring contest and are circling around each other, trying to find an opening.
This sight reminds me of the battle between Shadow and Necromancer. I suppose it fits because both these creatures were created by them both… as evidenced by how their magic signatures resemble that of their creator's.
Godzilla starts inhaling and his chest glows brightly. It seems that he decides to use long range attack as he's charging his signature attack named appropriately as Atomic Breath (I wonder how the people of Akihabara know that word) and King Ghidorah reciprocates by charging their own breath attack. Their mouths glow with the color of their magic, Godzilla's being purple and King Ghidorah's being green.
"Brace yourselves!" I shout a warning to my allies to prepare for the incoming shockwave that will come from their clash.
Finally, they unleash their breath attacks… Godzilla's being a purple beam of light and King Ghidorah's being three green lightning bolts. Both attacks clash spectacularly, causing a shockwave to erupt, shaking the entire city.
The bright light from their clash makes it a bit hard to see but after witnessing the destructive capabilities of both Shadow and Necromancer, I can perceive how only two of the three lightning bolts that King Ghidorah unleash clashes with Godzilla's Atomic Breath. The other lightning bolt is aimed directly at Godzilla's chest, electrocuting him and making him lose the clash and disperses his Atomic Breath. But instead of taking all three lightning bolts head on, Godzilla jumps away from their trajectory, though even that is useless as the lightning bolts change directions and catch him, further electrocuting him.
This isn't good. The three heads gave King Ghidorah a lot more flexibility than I thought they would. And they are even capable of changing the direction of their lightning breath just like Necromancer's magic.
*BOOM*
Looks like Godzilla isn't going to let it slide as he unleashes a shockwave out of his chest that even disperses the lightning. He follows up by charging at King Ghidorah, opting to clash in melee once more as even ranged combat is disadvantageous for him.
King Ghidorah try to stop him by biting him but he just crashes his body into the three headed beast before the three heads could even bite him, knocking the beast at least a kilometer away. I would've heard cheers by now if we aren't so busy fighting the undead horde spilling into the city like flood.
Godzilla chases after the beast and they resume their battle away from the city.
"Screeeeech!"
A zombie screeches at me as it tries to catch me by surprise but I bisect it before it could attack me with its weapon. I've been distracted by the battle between the two dragons for long enough. I must return to the battle.
It should be time for Kuzaya-dono to activate that Artifact so we can turn the tide of battle to our favor.
"=POV Change="
I watch the battle at the command center, both through the screens and through the window, which is already shattered from the clash between the two kaijus' breath attacks despite being reinforced bullet proof glass.
This is a battle beyond everyone's imagination. It didn't take long before the walls of Akihabara that I have proudly built years ago to be breached. A single breach we can handle… but the enemy army has breached the wall from multiple sides. Even from the windows, I can still see the horde of zombies flooding the city like a black tide. The kaiju clash outside the walls is also damaging for the whole city.
At least Godzilla has knocked King Ghidorah away from the city so the shockwaves from their clash wouldn't damage the city even more than it already has.
"He did it!"
"He's winning!"
My subordinates and staff members operating Akihabara's command center are already celebrating Godzilla's victory even though so far Godzilla has suffered more damage than King Ghidorah did. I can only pray that he could win because none of us actually expected King Ghidorah to actually show up.
"Kuzaya-dono! Godzilla is winning!"
"It's too early to say that."
It's good that they are still optimistic but as a leader I knew better than to ignore reality and hope for the best.
With King Ghidorah keeping Godzilla busy, our forces had to deal with the horde of zombies ourselves. And through the screens I can see that the casualties are increasing already with how overwhelming the number of zombies invading the city. And… as with any zombie apocalypse… casualties from our side means reinforcement for theirs. At this rate we will be overwhelmed.
But to be fair, we didn't actually expect Godzilla to take them all on because there's a risk of him destroying the entire city along with all of us when he does so. That's why, through Alpha-dono's limited knowledge of it and with the work of the occultist faction, we managed to create an Artifact that can deal with the undead army. It is too early but… considering their armies have already went this far, we have to activate it.
"Activate the Anti-Zombie Field at once!" I order my subordinates and they obey, activating the orb-like object in the center of the room. It generates a barrier engulfing the entire city which weakens the zombies inside it, giving our fighters extreme advantage… though it consumes a lot of energy to maintain even when powered by nuclear energy converted into magical energy, something that our scientists manage to invent with the help of the occultist faction. The enormous energy consumption cannot be helped as this field is still in its infancy and thus terribly optimized.
In time, we should've been able to create a much more efficient method… if we survive this battle that is. I'd like to create more of this Artifact to shield other cities in order to ensure the survival of mankind after all.
Alpha-dono said this Artifact was designed after another Artifact that her enemies once used. We were unable to replicate the magic absorption from that Artifact and instead designed it to seal the magic of anything non-human (and non-elf) instead, which includes the zombies and monsters that the enemy army mostly consists of.
With the Artifact activated, our fighters began tearing through the hordes of zombies easily as the weakened zombies not only had their strength sapped out of them, they also become more vulnerable as their magic defense no longer protect them.
With the hordes of zombies taken care of, I turn my attention towards the battle of the kaijus which is displayed at the cracked monitor. The battle has intensified as Godzilla opted to use brute force against King Ghidorah, who has more flexibility with their three heads.
Godzilla now attacks swiftly and without mercy, constantly knocking King Ghidorah away before the latter could react. The three headed beast tries to stop him by shooting lightning breaths at him but he endures the attack and didn't stop charging and crashes his body against King Ghidorah like a rugby player.
After taking the beating for too long, King Ghidorah opted to fly away this time. Godzilla tries to jump in order to chase them but the three headed beast is far more flexible midair as they can easily maneuver themselves midair with their mighty wings.
King Ghidorah attacks with lightning bolts whilst flying in the sky as Godzilla tries his best to dodge the lightning bolts even as they change directions to chase after him. He still gets hit several times though.
Not letting King Ghidorah get aerial advantage forever, the spikes on Godzilla's back glows brightly and starts shooting several beams of light towards the sky. The three headed beast tries to dodge the beams but just like King Ghidorah's lightning, the beams follow the three headed beast until they hit, causing the them to fall down to the ground.
King Ghidorah stand up and they glare at Godzilla hatefully as Godzilla returns the glare. Once again they circle each other.
Watching this battle doesn't evoke the image of a battle between beasts or monsters but a battle between warriors indeed. They thwart each other's strategies in ways we couldn't predict even after watching so many Godzilla movies few years back. I suppose watching them on screen and watching the real deal are always going to be completely different experience.
I have to wonder though… how did they come to being? Where did they come from? Tamamo-no-Mae being real is understandable as she is a mythical figure but both Godzilla and King Ghidorah are fiction. Did someone create them? Or were they actually have always existed? How curious.
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Author's Note:
Happy New Year! First chapter of 2025! Hope I wrote the King Ghidorah fight well enough. Also, should I continue using plural pronouns for King Ghidorah due to the three heads or should I use singular pronouns? May edit it later.
For some reason FFN won't let me edit this chapter to add the horizontal line that separates POVs for no reason whatsoever(the error page says I've been blocked even though any other page and even editing other chapters works just fine. Reuploading this chapter doesn't fix anything). I hope the ugly "=POV Change=" sign can substitute it for now until I can edit it again.
Generalliam0529: ah, Insupose links not working makes sense.
i figured Goji might be based on the animates series, but I'm still gonna likley imagine Godzilla from Godzilla 2000 Millenium, as hes about the same size and has purple backspines, which is perfect fo shadow IMO.
Answer: I wanted Godzilla to be more flexible and fast so I ditched the chubby classical design.
Guest: Merry Christmas! Thank you for the gift.
Necromancer watching over the whole battlefield while sending his minions to do the fighting reminds me of an RTS game. I wonder if he's a Zerg player?
Answer: Maybe more like an Undead Scourge player who likes to spam Necromancer and Raise Dead.
Lordylen: I love this its so good.
Answer: Thank you. Glad you liked it.
DerTrap: Oh boy next Chapter will be goated. I don't know why but I have a feeling that at the end of this Fanfiction Necromancer and Shadow will both be dead, as they killed each other at the same time. With either Alpha also dying somewhere down the line or maybe with her as the sole survivor of the main cast(Akame ga Kill Style).
I also still can't believe that Jujutsu Kaisen is actually over, the final volume came out recently and we got a small last "epilogue" like Chapter. Last week I have watched Season 1 of Solo Leveling and I absolutely loved it and I'm already hyped for Season 2 (starts at 4th of January 2025). Also I have thought of maybe finally reading Kagurabachi, since I heard that it might get an anime adaption.
Answer: We shall see how the ending goes.
Guest: Have you ever thought of using some ideas from solo levelling
Answer: I haven't watched/read Solo Leveling so I dunno.