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The God Killer Comes

“THANATOS!”

The roar stretched on for miles, and miles across the ocean, and was even just barely audible on land. This act terrified most of the marine life down below. Scattering them all to the corners of the sea. But not one. There was one who actually stirred from his slumber because of this roar. He could smell an air of familiarity in a variety of creatures when the currents flowed in his direction. But then, the roar itself, a roar of one of his kind, alerted him to something very important. Something crucial to his mission. Not only was there another Gojiran alive…...but Thanatos - the object of his hatred - had returned. As he rose up from the depths, his milky-white eyes surveyed the land, before a very lethal set of teeth appeared in a snarl while he glared.

At long last, vengeance would be his, and nothing would stand in his way.

When Moguera crash-landed on Earth, it shook the very foundations of Tokyo. He struck the planet like a meteor, and he looked worse for wear. But thankfully, his AI still lived, and his body was salvageable. It took a few days to finally bring him back to GDF headquarters, and secure him, but they eventually managed to get it done. Now, repairs were underway as Commander Tanaki, Ibuki Goro, Dr. Shirigami, and Kiryu in the hangar bay. Right now, they were in the middle of discussing what had happened in space.

“Are you sure about this?” Tanaki asked.

“I saw it with my own optics, sir.” Moguera said, with a mildly scared tone in his vocal processors. “He just suddenly transformed, and grew to the size of Mt. Fuji. He proclaimed himself leader of the “Ten Terrors”, and that we should be prepared for the coming Darkness. After that, he threw me like a baseball directly at Japan. The rest is history.”

“........what a monster.” Ibuki said. “But at least you survived.”

“Just barely.” Moguera admitted. “But nevermind me: did the Vulture do its job?”

“Yes, the distraction you provided worked perfectly.” Tanaki said. “Thanks to the mech, whose cloaking tech allowed it to sneak past the aliens tracking systems managed to scan the ships. We now have an idea on the weaknesses of The Vortaak Mothership, the Cryog Battleships and their Command Ship. If it weren’t for Kiryu, we might not have been able to shield the vulture from their scanners.”

“Hey, I only provided the schematics, remember? And this was when I was Megalion.” Kiryu admitted to the humans. “It was Dr. Ibuki who implemented them to such a degree even I couldn’t detect the robot.”

“You do me too much credit, my friend.” Goro bowed in respect, before he turned and asked, “So what do we do now that we have all this technical data added to what we already have?” After a moment of thought, Tanaki said, “We need to get started on building our attack forces. The invasion force won’t stand idly by forever, and we don’t currently have the means of matching them completely yet. Though I need to strain the importance of “Project Jaeger”, Dr. Ibuki. I have a feeling we’ll need them as soon as possible.”

“Well yes, of course, but I should also stress that even with the GDF’s manufacturing tech for mecha’s being greater than any in the world, it will still take time.”

“And should we not do something about Godzilla, and the other monsters?” Dr. Shirigami asked. “I know they haven’t posed a threat thus far, but is it really wise to let them roam free like this? What if something happens that-”

“Have a little more faith, Shirigami.” Kiryu said. “Godzilla and the others will NOT let us down. They’ll stop Astaroth, and drive the aliens away. They did it when King Ghidorah was leading the Vortaak, and they can do it again. We just need to give them some help wherever it’s needed to drive them away.”

“I second the notion, Commander.” Moguera said. “The kaiju of Earth need our help as much as we need theirs.”

Tanaki only took a few moments to consider before he said, “We share the same world, and we both strive to survive. If humanity has any chance of survival, then we need to help our giant neighbors for as long as possible. They’re not alone in this fight. And neither are we. We’ll end this crisis once, and for all.”

“Sir!” shouted an officer running towards the group. “A report just came through: Thanatos is back, and he’s taking Zilla to Mt. Fuji!”

Thanatos held a firm grip around Tristan’s squirming for as all four arms held him in the air. “Let me go! Let me go right now!” He shouted, but in vain. He watched as they sailed over Tokyo city. The people screaming in terror at the sight of the winged horror moving over their heads. He tried again to break free, but was once again held firmly in place. It didn’t take long before the pair found themselves moving towards the forest region.

Just beside Mt Fuji, itself.

Once they were at the mountains edge, Thanatos dropped Tristan down like he was a bag of dirt. The fall knocked the wind out of him, and cracked his femur along with some ribs. He roared in anguish as he felt his body break from the impact. Even so, he tried to get up, and get away from this place. Unfortunately, a foot on his back pinned him to the ground as Thanatos held him in place. Once he was sure Tristan was secure, he then used his horn to channel a psychic message to Astaroth. “My liege. The plan was a success. I have the Zilla kaiju in my possession. He is ready to be harvested for the final G-Cell capsule.”

“Excellent.” Astaroth said with pride. “I knew you wouldn’t fail me, my faithful huntsman. Now, ensure that the creature stays were he is. I shall have Karkaro dispatch his trilopods to harvest the Zilla’s DNA. Once that is done,” he grinned, “he is yours to do with as you please.”

“It will be done, my lord.” Thanatos bowed.

Tristan didn’t like the feeling he had about any of this.

“My liege.” bowed Vorticia. “Not to question your great wisdom, but are you certain it is wise to trust Thanatos with a duty such as this? He has already failed in the past, and I am not so confident in his abilities.”

“If any is to blame for Thanatos’ incompetence during the first invasion, it is Novus Ghidorah.” Astaroth clarified. “He was set on his own goals, and used his forces as a means to an end. Not to mention that Godzilla had tapped into a power none could have anticipated to defeat Thanatos. But my huntsman learns from his mistakes, and will not allow for any errors to impede his mission. He understands the importance of loyalty, duty and dedication. Something you would do well to remember, Vortaak Queen. Emperor Karkaro.”

“Yes, my liege?” Karkaro bowed.

“It is time to put your Alpha Trilopods to good use. Send down a squadron of your bugs to aid Thanatos in eliminating Godzilla after the Alpha’s harvest the ZIlla’s DNA.”

“As you command.” Karkaro bowed once more, before slithering away to do as he was bidden. Once the observation room cut off from Astaroth’s throne room, Vorticia grew irritable at how this beast treated her opinions, and advice like they were unimportant. She did not appreciate any of this in the slightest. Thus, she decided to take matters into her own hands. “Power the teleportation generators.” She said to one of her officers. “Send Hedorah down to aid the Destoroyah.”

She sighed, “We have problems.”

Godzilla searched frantically for any trace of Thanatos, but he was beginning to lose the scent. He hated this feeling of helplessness at being unable to track down one of his greatest enemies. He wondered how he even survived their last attack, until he considered the possibility that a piece of him must have survived somehow, and broke down into aggregates. He growled at the thought, knowing the Destoroyah was a slippery arthropod. This time, he would make sure Thanatos was completely obliterated.

But then he saw something that made his eyes widen: another Godzilla, just like him!

In fact, it almost looked just like him, except for the ashen grey underside, the more reptilian physique, and the completely milk white eyes. Eyes that gleaned with anger, rage, and hate. But for what, he hoped not for him. The two approached each other, remaining weary of one another until the other spoke in a gruff, angered tone. “You seek the one known as Thanatos, as well?”

Seiki hesitated. He didn’t know who this gojiran was, and wasn’t sure trusting him was the best idea. But maybe he could help find Tristan. “Yes. He took someone important, and i’m trying to get him back.” The other godzilla scoffed before asking, “And yet you do not know how to sense his presence, or that of Thanatos? Pathetic.”

Seiki’s eyes scowled. ”Look, pal, if you think I haven’t been trying for the last few days, then you’re probably as blind as you look.” If the gojiran rolled his eyes, Seiki couldn’t tell. “All of our kind can sense danger, or a threat. You are simply too clouded by your anger to use this ability properly. Focus on sensing the presence of the threat that is Thanatos, and you will find him.” Though he hated to admit it, this gojiran was right. All he thought about was making Thanatos suffer for everything he’s done, and to his shame, not even considering Tristan. Well, if he was going to find his mate, then that had to stop. “Alright. I’ll try it your way. Just give me a minute to concentrate.” The other said nothing, and just waited. Seiki cleared his mind, and focused on his sixth sense. Allowing it to expand, and to stretch across half the globe until……..”

“I found them!” He exclaimed. “They’re at Mt. Fuji! Both of them - and if we hurry, we can make it there in time to-”

“Listen, fool.” The gojiran snarled. “I hold no concern for any other: My only concern is Thanatos. He has crossed me greatly in the past, and so I shall have his head!” he took a deep breath. “I will help you reach him, but afterwards, you are on your own. Leave Thanatos to me, and no harm will befall you, OR your mate. Am I clear?”

Godzilla growled in challenge, but reluctantly said, “Crystal.”

“Then follow me. I know of a Midgard passage that will bring us close to where our quarry is.”

“Wait! If we’re going to work together, however briefly, can’t I at least know your name?”

“.......Just call me Ghost: Ghost Godzilla.

“Sit.” Thanatos said to Tristan, forcing him to sit on the ground with his hands still bound in the titan’s tail claw. He’d healed up enough to stand, and was thus placed beside the mountain. To pass time, Thanatos decided to exposit about himself. If only to see his reaction. “You know…..I was born here, in this land. The lone survivor of the Precambrian era. I was a single lifeform back then, still just a forager when I first saw Lord Astaroth. He had left Midgard to prepare for colonizing the surface world, and finding new titans to create for his army. He brought me down below to Midgard, caged in a crystal forcefield to protect me from the foreign atmosphere. And once we settled down, he presented this to me.”

He pointed to his horn, which confused Tristan.

“This horn is a Power Crystal. Astaroth said to me “Once this crystal is bonded to a host, it will evolve them to their truest potential. They will have the strength of ten titans, and power beyond your wildest imagination. With this, you will be able to fire an energy from your hands, maw, or even the horn itself that will not stop until it vaporizes the very heart of a living being. The power of destruction it holds will never stop - and it will never miss.” I then asked this godly being, “What must I do to earn this magic stone?”, and he said, “Simply concentrate, call upon the energy, let it build up to its peak, then close your eyes, fire wherever you wish, and it will be yours.”. The transformation was instantaneous, and i’d been so exhilarated from never feeling such power before. The bolt of destruction left like a gossamer. It sped miles, and miles through the forest…….and killed a young gojiran who was playing with his brother.”

Tristan was horrified when he heard that, but moreso when Thanatos finished his story. “I remember the master’s face as I presented the body of Seiki’s brother to him. A few moments after presenting the quarry, he proclaimed “You shall be my huntsman, from this moment forth.” So you see, the hunt is my purpose, and my only pleasure. I have no interest in mercy.”

But Tristan would have none of it, and asked, “Well, who is this “Astaroth”, anyway? What kind of monster makes you kill an innocent child?!”

“It was my destiny to kill the little one, and it was his destiny to command me. Just as it is my destiny to serve him, and be a rival to Seiki Godzilla.” Tristan shook his head. “You’re crazy. Every last one of you monsters and aliens iis crazy!”

“Whatever happens happens because it is meant to be so, no matter what we do. As it was your destiny to be the key to my master’s plan, it is now my destiny to kill you!” He then picked Zilla up by the throat, and slammed him against the mountainside. The blow knocked the wind out of Zilla. “You are weak. And I should kill you……...now.” Suddenly a bright flash caught his attention, followed by the collision of several metero-sized objects. He smiled as he knew what this meant. “But right now, we have a little business to attend to.” He then began dragging Tristan over to the Trilopod’s landing zone. Though he was not expecting Hedorah to be here. “What are you doing here, smog monster?”

“Securing the prisoner, of course.” Hedorah said, to which Thanatos argued, “The prisoner is under MY supervision, you hideous blob. What makes you think you have any right to-”

“Queen Vorticia’s orders.” Hedorah said impatiently. “If you got a problem, then take it up with her.” But Thanatos, and even Tristan, didn’t buy it for a second. “You’re lying. This is some kind of scheme set up by the queen. She is attempting something behind Lord Astaroth, isn’t she?”

“How dare you?!” Hedorah shouted. “I oughta choke the life outta you just for suggesting that!”

Thanatos chuckled. “A futile gesture for one who has no need of air. As for your trickery,” he turned to Tristan, “allow me to demonstrate the might of Hakai to its fullest degree.” He then turned to Hedorah, charged up a Hakai Bolt, and then fired his most powerful variant from his hand which lodged itself in Hedorah’s core. The smog monster gurgled in pain as the energy began dissolving him from the inside out. “Wha-...what are...you doing?!”

“Weeding out traitors.” Thanatos said simply, before Hedorah exploded into purple ash, much to Tristan’s shock, and horror. But things weren’t over yet as Thanatos turned to the scared arthropods, and said, “Begin the harvesting.” The six-legged alpha trilopods then began their work. Three bit into his tail, while two bit into his leg, and another two into his other leg. He would have struggled to get these parasites off, but he knew one wrong move, and he’d be dead. So he had no choice but to let the Trilopods do their work.

He only hoped Seiki would make it here in time.

“What an incredible sight.“ Shirigami said as he viewed the monitor that was showing Zilla being fed on by the trilopods. “A parasitic life form that feeds on others blood for survival…...or some other purpose. Truly fascinating.”

“Yeah, I'm sure that’s great, and all.” Ibuki said. “But I think it’s a safe bet they’re trying to get some G-Cells out of Zilla over there! We gotta stop them!”

“I can’t send armed forces against that many kaiju: they’d be torn apart in seconds.” Tanaki said reluctantly. “The only thing we can do now is hope that Godzilla will put a stop to-”

“Sir?” a radar monitor said. “We picked up Godzilla’s energy signature approaching from seemingly out of nowhere. But there’s something strange going on.” Not liking the sound of that statement, but wanting ansers, Tanaki asked, “What is it?”

“There are two signatures - and one of them is giving off strange readings.”

“........If we have a visual, put it on screen.” Tanaki ordered. The whole room was then met with the frightening visage of Ghost Godzilla standing beside Seiki. The sight of this creature alone was intimidating enough. But everyone in the room could FEEL his aura, even through the monitor. And it gave them all one single feeling.

The sensation…….of Death.

The Trilopods finally finished their work, and released Tristan from their hold. “Now, one squad return to the Mothership. The rest of you stay with me……..and prepare for the inevitable attack to come.” The trilopods did as commanded. Three of the Alphas, and two Betas left in one pod, while the rest formed a perimeter around them. Tristan even got to see the remaining alpha’s grow out of their skin, and form into Betas ready to fight. Even so, he still had some fire in him. “You won’t win, you know. Even with all these bugs, you won’t beat Seiki.”

“You put too much faith in that wretch, lizard. I know him better than you do: he will come in anger, unconcerned for the numbers thrown against him. And when the bugs finish exhausting him, I will finish him myself. And this time, he will fall.”

“The way of the coward.” Tristan spat, which only made Thanatos chuckle. “The way of the hunt, my boy. I didn’t live this long by being careless. And the last time I underestimated the whelp, it nearly cost me my life. Not this time. This time, I shall-” An atomic ray interrupted his speech as it vaporized four of the six trilopods still present. When it struck Thanatos, it actually pushed him backwards. Though Tristan couldn’t help but notice the color of the ray was pure white. An oddity in, and of itself. But what caught BOTH kaiju by surprise was the presence of another Godzilla neither of them recognized. One whose eyes shone in the dark like an eerie spirit of vengeance.

“Thanatos.” The gojiran growled, marching towards the winged horror, who confusedly asked, “Do I know you, creature?”

“The only thing you will remember of me is my name, demon.” the gojiran growled, “And mine is The Ghost Godzilla. Hold that in your memory: for it will be the sigil of your doom!” He gathered ethereal energy to conjure the spiritual and nuclear power of his own atomic ray, which he fired with all his might. Thanatos fired his Hakai Bolt at the same time. The result was an immense explosion that tore the land apart, and forced the two combatants back. Seeing a worthy opponent such as this got the blood pumping in both combatant’s veings. And with a powerful sprint, the two collided with each other, creating a strong shockwave that stretched for miles. With their leader distracted, the Trilopods could do nothing but watch over their prisoner. Tristan considered fighting them, but knew better than to challenge so many enemies at once.

Thankfully, he had no need as something cut a Trilopod in half slantways. The others quickly noticed, and turned to see Seiki with his Trilo-blade in hand. “Seiki!” Tristan happily exclaimed. This was when the arthropods sprung into action. One of them was killed instantly by a beam to the chest. Another had its slashes deflected until it was slashed through the chest, and flung away. One tried to swing at his head, but he ducked and stabbed it through the gullet - followed by him cleaving it upwards. He was going to attack one when Tristan lept on top of it, and but into its neck from behind, and fired his atomic ray at full power to burn its head clean off. As for the final one, Seiki blocked its blow, but then got behind it, and held it in place.

Tristan saw his chance, and creatively, he rammed his scutes into the Trilopod, killing it on the spot.

“Sweet kill move!” Seiki praised as he dropped the corpse of the Trilopod.

“Thanks.” Tristan smirked. “I thought of it on the fly, and it seems to work pretty well.” Then, the two dropped all formalities, and lovingly nuzzled one another in a warm, beautiful embrace. “I was afraid i’d never see you again.”

“I missed you so much.” Seiki said in a relieved tone. But even so, there was one thing on Tristan’s mind right now: and that was Thanatos’ current dance partner. “But…...whose the other Godzilla? I thought you were the only one of your kind left.”

“So did I.” Said Seiki. “He calls himself “Ghost”, and he seems to have a bigger beef with Thanatos than I do.” Tristan looked to his mate, and asked if they should help him. “I don’t think so. He made it clear he was only after Thanatos. We get in the way, who knows what he might do.” He then smirked. “Doesn’t mean we can’t watch for damage control.”

“Ah.” Tristan exclaimed in understanding. “Okay, then, let’s go!”

The battle between the two foes could only be described as epic. Thanatos, and Ghost Godzilla grappled into each other with such tremendous forces, they upheaved the land itself. They exchanged blow, after blow, and slash after slash of their claws. Their claws couldn’t leave lasting damage as their hides were two thick. But they could still pummel one another in a brutal fashion. Unfortunately, their fighting of claws, and fists began taking them towards the city of Fuji. Things escalated when Thanatos grabbed Ghost Godzilla by the arms and waist, and hoisted him into the air towards the city. Ghost thrashed about, but found he couldn’t break free of the monster’s hold.

That is, of course, until he took a big bite out of Thanatos’ neck with tremendous force, and drew yellow blood.

Ghost roared as he plummeted into a warehouse district that was devoid of people. There were still people in the city running, and screaming for their lives, but Ghost Godzilla barely even noticed them. As he stood up, he only cared about finding Thanatos. He found him when he was blasted in the thigh, and back by Thanatos as he sailed through the air. This angered the beast greatly, and he roared into the air as he charged up his atomic ray. But he had to time his attack carefully, or else he’d never get at Thanatos. He waited until he passed again, and…...he shot! A direct strike to the wing was his reward, along with Thanatos crash-landing into the city. As soon as Thanatos did, he went over to the demonic titan, grabbed him by the tail, and then slammed him into the ground three times, before he spun him towards the water. He threw him low enough to crash through several buildings to cause some more damage.

Once he was sure he was down, Ghost Godzilla blasted him on the spot. The explosion took out a few blocks, and took out dozens of people in the process. Something that both Seiki, and Tristan were horrified to see. Then both of them grew angry, and Seiki said, “He doesn’t even care about casualties.” Even so, the two kept their distance, and remained out of sight, with Seiki tapping his comm disk to talk to Kiryu. “Kiryu, can you hear me?”

“Loud and clear - what’s happening out there? Kiryu asked with concern.

“There’s another Godzilla, and he’s taking on Thanatos.” Seiki said. “But he doesn’t care about the damage he causes while he’s fighting. What makes it worse is that he’s even to Thanatos, but just barely. That makes him a dangerous neutral.”

“What do you want me to do? Commander Tanaki’s considering military action to stop the chaos-”

“NO!” Godzilla exclaimed. “Tell him that we need these humans evacuated as quickly as possible, but do NOT engage either of the enemies. I won’t risk any more casualties than there already are, do you understand?” There was a brief silence before Kiryu said with a sigh, “Alright. I’ll see what I can do. What will you do?” Seiki looked out to the city, and said, “Tristan and I are going to help as many humans as we can. Tell the commander that we’re going to help, so try not to shoot at us while we dig out any trapped humans.”

“Consider it done.”

Thanatos rose out of the smoke, only scorched from Ghost Godzilla’s attack. Even so, he knew this creature was not to be underestimated. Bearing that in mind, he roared at the Gojiran, and fired at him again. The blast hurt, but only seemed to anger Ghost further, to the point where he charged, and headbutt Thanatos in the torso. The blow hurt, but like with Ghost, Thanatos only grew angrier. His horn began glowing, and he carved into Ghost Godzilla’s chest with his horn Katana, leaving a gaping gash into his chest. This made Ghost Godzilla roar in agony, which only increased his rage. His atomic ray charged up, and he blasted Thanatos in the chest again - this time aiming for his floral pattern. He struck it so many times that it burst open like a flower, exposing his soft flesh inside. Ghost Godzilla did not relent, and shot him in the chest again to leave a gaping hole in Thanatos’ chest. The demon coughed up a whole glob of his yellow blood from the wound.

Ghost Godzilla took this chance to ram into Thanatos once again, and begin scratching into the latter’s torso. He punched, and scratched into the flesh to inflict as much pain as possible. The effect was working as Thanatos was screeching in pain. He then charged up his atomic ray once again to blast the right crest on Thanatos’ head apart. This got him into such a rage he tried slamming his upper arms down on Ghost Godzilla. But the gojiran held him at bay, and shot into his open torso again. He was left clutching his wound, and left himself open to Ghost Godzilla charging into him, and heaved him through the air as he ran through the air. The both of them charged through several buildings until they both ended up falling into the bay. All the while, Seiki and Tristan were being as careful as possible to dig out any stranded humans in the building rubble while the human paramedics and soldiers got them out of there. Granted, there were a few screams here, and there, but no moves to attack the two kaiju. Tanaki must have gotten the word, and made sure the pair were free to help.

All the while, the waters frothed, and boiled from the light of the dueling Titans under the water. Hakai Beams, and Atomic Rays fired out of the water at random. Not to mention, the clash caused the waters to flood the streets. Seiki, and Tristan eventually made their way towards the bay, and saw the crazy action going down. Even though neither could see in the water, the vibrations they felt told a tremendous story. Things suddenly climaxed when a massive explosion of pink light erupted out of the bay. The water threatened to slam into the city, and drown several of the people in the vicinity. Seeing this, Seiki got in their way, and fired his strongest atomic ray to split the wave in half. For the first time in his life, a few minutes after he made his move, he was greeted to the sound of something other than screams of terror: cheers, and praise. It felt strange, but good to him.

He was then greeted with the sight of a smaller version of Thanatos shooting out of the water, and flying away: a heavily wounded, but healing Ghost Godzilla roaring after him in rage.

He then turned his gaze to where he saw Seiki looking at him. He noticed the Gojiran was glaring at him for some reason. He didn’t know why, but he didn’t care. The death of Thanatos was all that mattered, and he wasn’t going to let anything get in his way. Still, he didn’t feel like leaving the other Gojiran with nothing but a bad taste towards him. And so, he finally hinted at his true identity when he said, “Always remember to stay strong, Seiki.”, before he turned and dove back into the sea. Seiki, meanwhile, was caught completely off-guard. How did Ghost Godzilla know his real name? He had never even said it to him. And as far as he knew, he’d never met this gojiran until now. Unless………

“Fiercen?”

Aboard the Vortaak Mothership, the extraction process was a complete success. Astaroth himself oversaw the G-Cells encapsulation, and as the canister was added to the fifth slot above the city-scape. Astaroth laughed in triumph as he watched the final capsule rise into place. “The final piece is in place. Now, at last, we can commence the production of the “Ultimate Monster”! Excellent work, Thanatos, my faithful huntsman. And you, Karkaro: your Trilopods did their duty well.” He then sneered at Vorticia. “Unlike our great queen here, who somehow allowed one of our numbers to be completely annihilated! If only we knew the true culprit behind Hedorah’s demise.” Which he knew who it was, as the one who ordered the smog monster’s demise to disencourage The Vortaak.

So far it was working.

“Perhaps if our surveillance had not been dysfunctional at the time, we could have seen what had happened!” Vorticia complained, almost forgetting her place. “But, my master, it is as you said: we have harvested enough G-Cells to create the ultimate monster. However, with your permission, I wish to implement a plan that involves replicating the energy of the G-Cells. To channel their energy into another lifeform to enhance their might.”

Astaroth made a sound of intrigue at the idea. “An interesting prospect, your majesty…...but I take it you have a candidate in mind?”

Vorticia nodded, and answered, “King Ghidorah.”

Astaroth gave it some thought, and thought this would be an interesting experiment. “How interesting. Aside from Thanatos, he posesses the highest potential for such an experiment. But can it be done?”

“With enough time, and the necessary preparations, my lord, we can transform the heisein clone into a capacitor for the power of the G-Cells. He will be more powerful than any creature on Earth! The monsters will not stand a chance!” She cackled with glee.

“Very well.” Astaroth said. “Commence with the procedure, then. But inform me at once of the moment the process is completed. In the meanwhile, we put the G-Cells to good use, and revive the Millennian. As soon as it is revived, and Hedorah’s replacement is brought into the fold, we can commence with the final stage of my plan.” He smiled wickedly.

“Let the final endgame begin.”

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The longest chapter i've written so far, but it's totally worth it.
The artists featured are myself, KaijuSamurai and NickOnPlanetRipple and KingShisa08

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The God Killer Comes

“THANATOS!”

The roar stretched on for miles, and miles across the ocean, and was even just barely audible on land. This act terrified most of the marine life down below. Scattering them all to the corners of the sea. But not one. There was one who actually stirred from his slumber because of this roar. He could smell an air of familiarity in a variety of creatures when the currents flowed in his direction. But then, the roar itself, a roar of one of his kind, alerted him to something very important. Something crucial to his mission. Not only was there another Gojiran alive…...but Thanatos - the object of his hatred - had returned. As he rose up from the depths, his milky-white eyes surveyed the land, before a very lethal set of teeth appeared in a snarl while he glared.

At long last, vengeance would be his, and nothing would stand in his way.

When Moguera crash-landed on Earth, it shook the very foundations of Tokyo. He struck the planet like a meteor, and he looked worse for wear. But thankfully, his AI still lived, and his body was salvageable. It took a few days to finally bring him back to GDF headquarters, and secure him, but they eventually managed to get it done. Now, repairs were underway as Commander Tanaki, Ibuki Goro, Dr. Shirigami, and Kiryu in the hangar bay. Right now, they were in the middle of discussing what had happened in space.

“Are you sure about this?” Tanaki asked.

“I saw it with my own optics, sir.” Moguera said, with a mildly scared tone in his vocal processors. “He just suddenly transformed, and grew to the size of Mt. Fuji. He proclaimed himself leader of the “Ten Terrors”, and that we should be prepared for the coming Darkness. After that, he threw me like a baseball directly at Japan. The rest is history.”

“........what a monster.” Ibuki said. “But at least you survived.”

“Just barely.” Moguera admitted. “But nevermind me: did the Vulture do its job?”

“Yes, the distraction you provided worked perfectly.” Tanaki said. “Thanks to the mech, whose cloaking tech allowed it to sneak past the aliens tracking systems managed to scan the ships. We now have an idea on the weaknesses of The Vortaak Mothership, the Cryog Battleships and their Command Ship. If it weren’t for Kiryu, we might not have been able to shield the vulture from their scanners.”

“Hey, I only provided the schematics, remember? And this was when I was Megalion.” Kiryu admitted to the humans. “It was Dr. Ibuki who implemented them to such a degree even I couldn’t detect the robot.”

“You do me too much credit, my friend.” Goro bowed in respect, before he turned and asked, “So what do we do now that we have all this technical data added to what we already have?” After a moment of thought, Tanaki said, “We need to get started on building our attack forces. The invasion force won’t stand idly by forever, and we don’t currently have the means of matching them completely yet. Though I need to strain the importance of “Project Jaeger”, Dr. Ibuki. I have a feeling we’ll need them as soon as possible.”

“Well yes, of course, but I should also stress that even with the GDF’s manufacturing tech for mecha’s being greater than any in the world, it will still take time.”

“And should we not do something about Godzilla, and the other monsters?” Dr. Shirigami asked. “I know they haven’t posed a threat thus far, but is it really wise to let them roam free like this? What if something happens that-”

“Have a little more faith, Shirigami.” Kiryu said. “Godzilla and the others will NOT let us down. They’ll stop Astaroth, and drive the aliens away. They did it when King Ghidorah was leading the Vortaak, and they can do it again. We just need to give them some help wherever it’s needed to drive them away.”

“I second the notion, Commander.” Moguera said. “The kaiju of Earth need our help as much as we need theirs.”

Tanaki only took a few moments to consider before he said, “We share the same world, and we both strive to survive. If humanity has any chance of survival, then we need to help our giant neighbors for as long as possible. They’re not alone in this fight. And neither are we. We’ll end this crisis once, and for all.”

“Sir!” shouted an officer running towards the group. “A report just came through: Thanatos is back, and he’s taking Zilla to Mt. Fuji!”

Thanatos held a firm grip around Tristan’s squirming for as all four arms held him in the air. “Let me go! Let me go right now!” He shouted, but in vain. He watched as they sailed over Tokyo city. The people screaming in terror at the sight of the winged horror moving over their heads. He tried again to break free, but was once again held firmly in place. It didn’t take long before the pair found themselves moving towards the forest region.

Just beside Mt Fuji, itself.

Once they were at the mountains edge, Thanatos dropped Tristan down like he was a bag of dirt. The fall knocked the wind out of him, and cracked his femur along with some ribs. He roared in anguish as he felt his body break from the impact. Even so, he tried to get up, and get away from this place. Unfortunately, a foot on his back pinned him to the ground as Thanatos held him in place. Once he was sure Tristan was secure, he then used his horn to channel a psychic message to Astaroth. “My liege. The plan was a success. I have the Zilla kaiju in my possession. He is ready to be harvested for the final G-Cell capsule.”

“Excellent.” Astaroth said with pride. “I knew you wouldn’t fail me, my faithful huntsman. Now, ensure that the creature stays were he is. I shall have Karkaro dispatch his trilopods to harvest the Zilla’s DNA. Once that is done,” he grinned, “he is yours to do with as you please.”

“It will be done, my lord.” Thanatos bowed.

Tristan didn’t like the feeling he had about any of this.

“My liege.” bowed Vorticia. “Not to question your great wisdom, but are you certain it is wise to trust Thanatos with a duty such as this? He has already failed in the past, and I am not so confident in his abilities.”

“If any is to blame for Thanatos’ incompetence during the first invasion, it is Novus Ghidorah.” Astaroth clarified. “He was set on his own goals, and used his forces as a means to an end. Not to mention that Godzilla had tapped into a power none could have anticipated to defeat Thanatos. But my huntsman learns from his mistakes, and will not allow for any errors to impede his mission. He understands the importance of loyalty, duty and dedication. Something you would do well to remember, Vortaak Queen. Emperor Karkaro.”

“Yes, my liege?” Karkaro bowed.

“It is time to put your Alpha Trilopods to good use. Send down a squadron of your bugs to aid Thanatos in eliminating Godzilla after the Alpha’s harvest the ZIlla’s DNA.”

“As you command.” Karkaro bowed once more, before slithering away to do as he was bidden. Once the observation room cut off from Astaroth’s throne room, Vorticia grew irritable at how this beast treated her opinions, and advice like they were unimportant. She did not appreciate any of this in the slightest. Thus, she decided to take matters into her own hands. “Power the teleportation generators.” She said to one of her officers. “Send Hedorah down to aid the Destoroyah.”

She sighed, “We have problems.”

Godzilla searched frantically for any trace of Thanatos, but he was beginning to lose the scent. He hated this feeling of helplessness at being unable to track down one of his greatest enemies. He wondered how he even survived their last attack, until he considered the possibility that a piece of him must have survived somehow, and broke down into aggregates. He growled at the thought, knowing the Destoroyah was a slippery arthropod. This time, he would make sure Thanatos was completely obliterated.

But then he saw something that made his eyes widen: another Godzilla, just like him!

In fact, it almost looked just like him, except for the ashen grey underside, the more reptilian physique, and the completely milk white eyes. Eyes that gleaned with anger, rage, and hate. But for what, he hoped not for him. The two approached each other, remaining weary of one another until the other spoke in a gruff, angered tone. “You seek the one known as Thanatos, as well?”

Seiki hesitated. He didn’t know who this gojiran was, and wasn’t sure trusting him was the best idea. But maybe he could help find Tristan. “Yes. He took someone important, and i’m trying to get him back.” The other godzilla scoffed before asking, “And yet you do not know how to sense his presence, or that of Thanatos? Pathetic.”

Seiki’s eyes scowled. ”Look, pal, if you think I haven’t been trying for the last few days, then you’re probably as blind as you look.” If the gojiran rolled his eyes, Seiki couldn’t tell. “All of our kind can sense danger, or a threat. You are simply too clouded by your anger to use this ability properly. Focus on sensing the presence of the threat that is Thanatos, and you will find him.” Though he hated to admit it, this gojiran was right. All he thought about was making Thanatos suffer for everything he’s done, and to his shame, not even considering Tristan. Well, if he was going to find his mate, then that had to stop. “Alright. I’ll try it your way. Just give me a minute to concentrate.” The other said nothing, and just waited. Seiki cleared his mind, and focused on his sixth sense. Allowing it to expand, and to stretch across half the globe until……..”

“I found them!” He exclaimed. “They’re at Mt. Fuji! Both of them - and if we hurry, we can make it there in time to-”

“Listen, fool.” The gojiran snarled. “I hold no concern for any other: My only concern is Thanatos. He has crossed me greatly in the past, and so I shall have his head!” he took a deep breath. “I will help you reach him, but afterwards, you are on your own. Leave Thanatos to me, and no harm will befall you, OR your mate. Am I clear?”

Godzilla growled in challenge, but reluctantly said, “Crystal.”

“Then follow me. I know of a Midgard passage that will bring us close to where our quarry is.”

“Wait! If we’re going to work together, however briefly, can’t I at least know your name?”

“.......Just call me Ghost: Ghost Godzilla.

“Sit.” Thanatos said to Tristan, forcing him to sit on the ground with his hands still bound in the titan’s tail claw. He’d healed up enough to stand, and was thus placed beside the mountain. To pass time, Thanatos decided to exposit about himself. If only to see his reaction. “You know…..I was born here, in this land. The lone survivor of the Precambrian era. I was a single lifeform back then, still just a forager when I first saw Lord Astaroth. He had left Midgard to prepare for colonizing the surface world, and finding new titans to create for his army. He brought me down below to Midgard, caged in a crystal forcefield to protect me from the foreign atmosphere. And once we settled down, he presented this to me.”

He pointed to his horn, which confused Tristan.

“This horn is a Power Crystal. Astaroth said to me “Once this crystal is bonded to a host, it will evolve them to their truest potential. They will have the strength of ten titans, and power beyond your wildest imagination. With this, you will be able to fire an energy from your hands, maw, or even the horn itself that will not stop until it vaporizes the very heart of a living being. The power of destruction it holds will never stop - and it will never miss.” I then asked this godly being, “What must I do to earn this magic stone?”, and he said, “Simply concentrate, call upon the energy, let it build up to its peak, then close your eyes, fire wherever you wish, and it will be yours.”. The transformation was instantaneous, and i’d been so exhilarated from never feeling such power before. The bolt of destruction left like a gossamer. It sped miles, and miles through the forest…….and killed a young gojiran who was playing with his brother.”

Tristan was horrified when he heard that, but moreso when Thanatos finished his story. “I remember the master’s face as I presented the body of Seiki’s brother to him. A few moments after presenting the quarry, he proclaimed “You shall be my huntsman, from this moment forth.” So you see, the hunt is my purpose, and my only pleasure. I have no interest in mercy.”

But Tristan would have none of it, and asked, “Well, who is this “Astaroth”, anyway? What kind of monster makes you kill an innocent child?!”

“It was my destiny to kill the little one, and it was his destiny to command me. Just as it is my destiny to serve him, and be a rival to Seiki Godzilla.” Tristan shook his head. “You’re crazy. Every last one of you monsters and aliens iis crazy!”

“Whatever happens happens because it is meant to be so, no matter what we do. As it was your destiny to be the key to my master’s plan, it is now my destiny to kill you!” He then picked Zilla up by the throat, and slammed him against the mountainside. The blow knocked the wind out of Zilla. “You are weak. And I should kill you……...now.” Suddenly a bright flash caught his attention, followed by the collision of several metero-sized objects. He smiled as he knew what this meant. “But right now, we have a little business to attend to.” He then began dragging Tristan over to the Trilopod’s landing zone. Though he was not expecting Hedorah to be here. “What are you doing here, smog monster?”

“Securing the prisoner, of course.” Hedorah said, to which Thanatos argued, “The prisoner is under MY supervision, you hideous blob. What makes you think you have any right to-”

“Queen Vorticia’s orders.” Hedorah said impatiently. “If you got a problem, then take it up with her.” But Thanatos, and even Tristan, didn’t buy it for a second. “You’re lying. This is some kind of scheme set up by the queen. She is attempting something behind Lord Astaroth, isn’t she?”

“How dare you?!” Hedorah shouted. “I oughta choke the life outta you just for suggesting that!”

Thanatos chuckled. “A futile gesture for one who has no need of air. As for your trickery,” he turned to Tristan, “allow me to demonstrate the might of Hakai to its fullest degree.” He then turned to Hedorah, charged up a Hakai Bolt, and then fired his most powerful variant from his hand which lodged itself in Hedorah’s core. The smog monster gurgled in pain as the energy began dissolving him from the inside out. “Wha-...what are...you doing?!”

“Weeding out traitors.” Thanatos said simply, before Hedorah exploded into purple ash, much to Tristan’s shock, and horror. But things weren’t over yet as Thanatos turned to the scared arthropods, and said, “Begin the harvesting.” The six-legged alpha trilopods then began their work. Three bit into his tail, while two bit into his leg, and another two into his other leg. He would have struggled to get these parasites off, but he knew one wrong move, and he’d be dead. So he had no choice but to let the Trilopods do their work.

He only hoped Seiki would make it here in time.

“What an incredible sight.“ Shirigami said as he viewed the monitor that was showing Zilla being fed on by the trilopods. “A parasitic life form that feeds on others blood for survival…...or some other purpose. Truly fascinating.”

“Yeah, I'm sure that’s great, and all.” Ibuki said. “But I think it’s a safe bet they’re trying to get some G-Cells out of Zilla over there! We gotta stop them!”

“I can’t send armed forces against that many kaiju: they’d be torn apart in seconds.” Tanaki said reluctantly. “The only thing we can do now is hope that Godzilla will put a stop to-”

“Sir?” a radar monitor said. “We picked up Godzilla’s energy signature approaching from seemingly out of nowhere. But there’s something strange going on.” Not liking the sound of that statement, but wanting ansers, Tanaki asked, “What is it?”

“There are two signatures - and one of them is giving off strange readings.”

“........If we have a visual, put it on screen.” Tanaki ordered. The whole room was then met with the frightening visage of Ghost Godzilla standing beside Seiki. The sight of this creature alone was intimidating enough. But everyone in the room could FEEL his aura, even through the monitor. And it gave them all one single feeling.

The sensation…….of Death.

The Trilopods finally finished their work, and released Tristan from their hold. “Now, one squad return to the Mothership. The rest of you stay with me……..and prepare for the inevitable attack to come.” The trilopods did as commanded. Three of the Alphas, and two Betas left in one pod, while the rest formed a perimeter around them. Tristan even got to see the remaining alpha’s grow out of their skin, and form into Betas ready to fight. Even so, he still had some fire in him. “You won’t win, you know. Even with all these bugs, you won’t beat Seiki.”

“You put too much faith in that wretch, lizard. I know him better than you do: he will come in anger, unconcerned for the numbers thrown against him. And when the bugs finish exhausting him, I will finish him myself. And this time, he will fall.”

“The way of the coward.” Tristan spat, which only made Thanatos chuckle. “The way of the hunt, my boy. I didn’t live this long by being careless. And the last time I underestimated the whelp, it nearly cost me my life. Not this time. This time, I shall-” An atomic ray interrupted his speech as it vaporized four of the six trilopods still present. When it struck Thanatos, it actually pushed him backwards. Though Tristan couldn’t help but notice the color of the ray was pure white. An oddity in, and of itself. But what caught BOTH kaiju by surprise was the presence of another Godzilla neither of them recognized. One whose eyes shone in the dark like an eerie spirit of vengeance.

“Thanatos.” The gojiran growled, marching towards the winged horror, who confusedly asked, “Do I know you, creature?”

“The only thing you will remember of me is my name, demon.” the gojiran growled, “And mine is The Ghost Godzilla. Hold that in your memory: for it will be the sigil of your doom!” He gathered ethereal energy to conjure the spiritual and nuclear power of his own atomic ray, which he fired with all his might. Thanatos fired his Hakai Bolt at the same time. The result was an immense explosion that tore the land apart, and forced the two combatants back. Seeing a worthy opponent such as this got the blood pumping in both combatant’s veings. And with a powerful sprint, the two collided with each other, creating a strong shockwave that stretched for miles. With their leader distracted, the Trilopods could do nothing but watch over their prisoner. Tristan considered fighting them, but knew better than to challenge so many enemies at once.

Thankfully, he had no need as something cut a Trilopod in half slantways. The others quickly noticed, and turned to see Seiki with his Trilo-blade in hand. “Seiki!” Tristan happily exclaimed. This was when the arthropods sprung into action. One of them was killed instantly by a beam to the chest. Another had its slashes deflected until it was slashed through the chest, and flung away. One tried to swing at his head, but he ducked and stabbed it through the gullet - followed by him cleaving it upwards. He was going to attack one when Tristan lept on top of it, and but into its neck from behind, and fired his atomic ray at full power to burn its head clean off. As for the final one, Seiki blocked its blow, but then got behind it, and held it in place.

Tristan saw his chance, and creatively, he rammed his scutes into the Trilopod, killing it on the spot.

“Sweet kill move!” Seiki praised as he dropped the corpse of the Trilopod.

“Thanks.” Tristan smirked. “I thought of it on the fly, and it seems to work pretty well.” Then, the two dropped all formalities, and lovingly nuzzled one another in a warm, beautiful embrace. “I was afraid i’d never see you again.”

“I missed you so much.” Seiki said in a relieved tone. But even so, there was one thing on Tristan’s mind right now: and that was Thanatos’ current dance partner. “But…...whose the other Godzilla? I thought you were the only one of your kind left.”

“So did I.” Said Seiki. “He calls himself “Ghost”, and he seems to have a bigger beef with Thanatos than I do.” Tristan looked to his mate, and asked if they should help him. “I don’t think so. He made it clear he was only after Thanatos. We get in the way, who knows what he might do.” He then smirked. “Doesn’t mean we can’t watch for damage control.”

“Ah.” Tristan exclaimed in understanding. “Okay, then, let’s go!”

The battle between the two foes could only be described as epic. Thanatos, and Ghost Godzilla grappled into each other with such tremendous forces, they upheaved the land itself. They exchanged blow, after blow, and slash after slash of their claws. Their claws couldn’t leave lasting damage as their hides were two thick. But they could still pummel one another in a brutal fashion. Unfortunately, their fighting of claws, and fists began taking them towards the city of Fuji. Things escalated when Thanatos grabbed Ghost Godzilla by the arms and waist, and hoisted him into the air towards the city. Ghost thrashed about, but found he couldn’t break free of the monster’s hold.

That is, of course, until he took a big bite out of Thanatos’ neck with tremendous force, and drew yellow blood.

Ghost roared as he plummeted into a warehouse district that was devoid of people. There were still people in the city running, and screaming for their lives, but Ghost Godzilla barely even noticed them. As he stood up, he only cared about finding Thanatos. He found him when he was blasted in the thigh, and back by Thanatos as he sailed through the air. This angered the beast greatly, and he roared into the air as he charged up his atomic ray. But he had to time his attack carefully, or else he’d never get at Thanatos. He waited until he passed again, and…...he shot! A direct strike to the wing was his reward, along with Thanatos crash-landing into the city. As soon as Thanatos did, he went over to the demonic titan, grabbed him by the tail, and then slammed him into the ground three times, before he spun him towards the water. He threw him low enough to crash through several buildings to cause some more damage.

Once he was sure he was down, Ghost Godzilla blasted him on the spot. The explosion took out a few blocks, and took out dozens of people in the process. Something that both Seiki, and Tristan were horrified to see. Then both of them grew angry, and Seiki said, “He doesn’t even care about casualties.” Even so, the two kept their distance, and remained out of sight, with Seiki tapping his comm disk to talk to Kiryu. “Kiryu, can you hear me?”

“Loud and clear - what’s happening out there? Kiryu asked with concern.

“There’s another Godzilla, and he’s taking on Thanatos.” Seiki said. “But he doesn’t care about the damage he causes while he’s fighting. What makes it worse is that he’s even to Thanatos, but just barely. That makes him a dangerous neutral.”

“What do you want me to do? Commander Tanaki’s considering military action to stop the chaos-”

“NO!” Godzilla exclaimed. “Tell him that we need these humans evacuated as quickly as possible, but do NOT engage either of the enemies. I won’t risk any more casualties than there already are, do you understand?” There was a brief silence before Kiryu said with a sigh, “Alright. I’ll see what I can do. What will you do?” Seiki looked out to the city, and said, “Tristan and I are going to help as many humans as we can. Tell the commander that we’re going to help, so try not to shoot at us while we dig out any trapped humans.”

“Consider it done.”

Thanatos rose out of the smoke, only scorched from Ghost Godzilla’s attack. Even so, he knew this creature was not to be underestimated. Bearing that in mind, he roared at the Gojiran, and fired at him again. The blast hurt, but only seemed to anger Ghost further, to the point where he charged, and headbutt Thanatos in the torso. The blow hurt, but like with Ghost, Thanatos only grew angrier. His horn began glowing, and he carved into Ghost Godzilla’s chest with his horn Katana, leaving a gaping gash into his chest. This made Ghost Godzilla roar in agony, which only increased his rage. His atomic ray charged up, and he blasted Thanatos in the chest again - this time aiming for his floral pattern. He struck it so many times that it burst open like a flower, exposing his soft flesh inside. Ghost Godzilla did not relent, and shot him in the chest again to leave a gaping hole in Thanatos’ chest. The demon coughed up a whole glob of his yellow blood from the wound.

Ghost Godzilla took this chance to ram into Thanatos once again, and begin scratching into the latter’s torso. He punched, and scratched into the flesh to inflict as much pain as possible. The effect was working as Thanatos was screeching in pain. He then charged up his atomic ray once again to blast the right crest on Thanatos’ head apart. This got him into such a rage he tried slamming his upper arms down on Ghost Godzilla. But the gojiran held him at bay, and shot into his open torso again. He was left clutching his wound, and left himself open to Ghost Godzilla charging into him, and heaved him through the air as he ran through the air. The both of them charged through several buildings until they both ended up falling into the bay. All the while, Seiki and Tristan were being as careful as possible to dig out any stranded humans in the building rubble while the human paramedics and soldiers got them out of there. Granted, there were a few screams here, and there, but no moves to attack the two kaiju. Tanaki must have gotten the word, and made sure the pair were free to help.

All the while, the waters frothed, and boiled from the light of the dueling Titans under the water. Hakai Beams, and Atomic Rays fired out of the water at random. Not to mention, the clash caused the waters to flood the streets. Seiki, and Tristan eventually made their way towards the bay, and saw the crazy action going down. Even though neither could see in the water, the vibrations they felt told a tremendous story. Things suddenly climaxed when a massive explosion of pink light erupted out of the bay. The water threatened to slam into the city, and drown several of the people in the vicinity. Seeing this, Seiki got in their way, and fired his strongest atomic ray to split the wave in half. For the first time in his life, a few minutes after he made his move, he was greeted to the sound of something other than screams of terror: cheers, and praise. It felt strange, but good to him.

He was then greeted with the sight of a smaller version of Thanatos shooting out of the water, and flying away: a heavily wounded, but healing Ghost Godzilla roaring after him in rage.

He then turned his gaze to where he saw Seiki looking at him. He noticed the Gojiran was glaring at him for some reason. He didn’t know why, but he didn’t care. The death of Thanatos was all that mattered, and he wasn’t going to let anything get in his way. Still, he didn’t feel like leaving the other Gojiran with nothing but a bad taste towards him. And so, he finally hinted at his true identity when he said, “Always remember to stay strong, Seiki.”, before he turned and dove back into the sea. Seiki, meanwhile, was caught completely off-guard. How did Ghost Godzilla know his real name? He had never even said it to him. And as far as he knew, he’d never met this gojiran until now. Unless………

“Fiercen?”

Aboard the Vortaak Mothership, the extraction process was a complete success. Astaroth himself oversaw the G-Cells encapsulation, and as the canister was added to the fifth slot above the city-scape. Astaroth laughed in triumph as he watched the final capsule rise into place. “The final piece is in place. Now, at last, we can commence the production of the “Ultimate Monster”! Excellent work, Thanatos, my faithful huntsman. And you, Karkaro: your Trilopods did their duty well.” He then sneered at Vorticia. “Unlike our great queen here, who somehow allowed one of our numbers to be completely annihilated! If only we knew the true culprit behind Hedorah’s demise.” Which he knew who it was, as the one who ordered the smog monster’s demise to disencourage The Vortaak.

So far it was working.

“Perhaps if our surveillance had not been dysfunctional at the time, we could have seen what had happened!” Vorticia complained, almost forgetting her place. “But, my master, it is as you said: we have harvested enough G-Cells to create the ultimate monster. However, with your permission, I wish to implement a plan that involves replicating the energy of the G-Cells. To channel their energy into another lifeform to enhance their might.”

Astaroth made a sound of intrigue at the idea. “An interesting prospect, your majesty…...but I take it you have a candidate in mind?”

Vorticia nodded, and answered, “King Ghidorah.”

Astaroth gave it some thought, and thought this would be an interesting experiment. “How interesting. Aside from Thanatos, he posesses the highest potential for such an experiment. But can it be done?”

“With enough time, and the necessary preparations, my lord, we can transform the heisein clone into a capacitor for the power of the G-Cells. He will be more powerful than any creature on Earth! The monsters will not stand a chance!” She cackled with glee.

“Very well.” Astaroth said. “Commence with the procedure, then. But inform me at once of the moment the process is completed. In the meanwhile, we put the G-Cells to good use, and revive the Millennian. As soon as it is revived, and Hedorah’s replacement is brought into the fold, we can commence with the final stage of my plan.” He smiled wickedly.

“Let the final endgame begin.”

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The longest chapter i've written so far, but it's totally worth it.
The artists featured are myself, KaijuSamurai and NickOnPlanetRipple and KingShisa08