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| By: Christian Salabert |
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Furue groaned and whimpered as he lay down in
his hut.
The corns just hurt too much...
He was about to call someone is so he could start
complaining again, when suddenly Sakurai ran into the hut in
a panic and grabbed his rifle off the wall.
"What's the matter?" Furue asked, sitting
up.
"Giant lizard with crystals sticking out
of it!" Sakurai said quickly.
"What?!" Furue cried.
"It's after the berry juice!" Sakurai
explained. "Hurry!"
Furue hurried to his feet and the two rushed
outside. He gasped as he saw the horrible sight that awaited
him outside.
The menacing form of SpaceGodzilla towered high
above his head. Giant crystals littered the once flat area the
village was located in. Many huts had been trampled underfoot
by the beast as he searched for what had drawn him here: the
scent of the Soma berry juice. The little creatures that lived
in the area attacked SpaceGodzilla with their spears, but the
cosmic demon paid them no attention as he walked upon them and
their dwellings.
Soon, he spotted what he was after. Not too far
away from him, sitting at the base of a large wooden gate, sat
a group of large containers of the crimson liquid, the scent
of which played with SpaceGodzilla's nostrils. The crystalline
terror let out a shriek, and suddenly waves of green energy
sprang forth from his shoulder crystals. The energy lassoed
one of the containers and brought it to the monster's mouth.
The container ended its telekinetic flight as SpaceGodzilla
grasped it from the air. But before the reptile could drink,
another mighty roar pierced the sky.
SpaceGodzilla looked up to see a giant ape on
the other side of the wooden gate, reaching out at him. SpaceGodzilla's
eyes narrowed as he realized this beast no doubt wanted the
juice as well. As a warning shot, SpaceGodzilla fired a blast
of his Corona Beam. The jagged bolt struck the stone edges of
the gate, throwing sparks and rocks in every direction.
But King Kong wasn't easily deterred.
The ruler of Faro Island took hold of the giant
logs that made up the gate and began to tug. WIthin seconds,
Kong had pulled out a large chunk of the gate and lifted it
high over his head. This beast would pay for daring to attack
him. With a powerful heave, Kong tossed the logs directly at
his opponent's face.
SpaceGodzilla reacted quickly and generated a
crystalline energy shield. The gate chunk smashed into the shield
and quickly crumbled to the ground. The deep space Godzilla
shrieked at Kong, as if taunting him.
Kong quickly marched towards his foe, crushing
the remaining containers of Soma juice beneath his feet. SpaceGodzilla
howled angrily and let loose with another Corona Beam. The blast
initially exploded at Kong's feet, but then travelled up his
body until it made contact with his face. Kong went flying backwards,
not expecting the assault, and hit the ground as he clutched
his face. His skin burning, Kong immediately got back to his
feet and charged. He quickly reached SpaceGodzilla and began
pounding on the alien reptile with his powerful fists. SpaceGodzilla
cried out as Kong struck him again and again. The space monster
lashed out with his own claws, slashing at Kong's arms and releasing
electrical surges at the same time. Unlike Earth's electricity,
these surges burned Kong and forced him back. Then SpaceGodzilla
opened fire with another Corona Beam, strafing Kong across the
shins and bringing him down face-first.
SpaceGodzilla shrieked out as Kong crashed to
the ground. He figured that would be enough to get the point
across to the clumsy ape. He began looking around to see if
there was any Soma juice left. He noticed all the tiny creatures
on the ground had disappeared.
WHAM!
A mighty blow to the face sent SpaceGodzilla
staggering backwards.
Kong had ripped one of the demon's crystals out
of the ground and was now wielding it like a club. SpaceGodzilla
turned to make the gorilla pay for turning one of his own crystals
against him, only to be met by another vicious attack to the
face, dazing him. Another blow, to the top of the snout, actually
knocked the mighty alien beast silly and left him unmoving for
a moment. Kong discarded the crystal and quickly ran around
to the reptile's backside, grabbing hold of his tail. Planting
his feet firmly in the ground, Kong began pulling on the creature's
tail. Kong wanted this beast out of his territory. Off his island.
Suddenly, a pulse of orange energy surged through
SpaceGodzilla's tail and exploded out of the cluster of crystals
on the end. The blast forced Kong to let go and sent him crashing
onto his hindquarters. But before the mighty ape could get back
to his feet, SpaceGodzilla began flashing with brilliant blasts
of energy. Almost instantly, his legs and tail were gone, and
he had taken to the sky.
Kong reached out for SpaceGodzilla, but the beast
was too high. He pounded his chest and roared angrily at the
alien creature, demanding that he come back down and continue
the fight.
SpaceGodzilla responded with a barrage of Corona
Beams. The golden bolts circled and surrounded Kong, blasting
him and the ground all around him. Kong was engulfed by explosions,
his vision obscured by smoke and dirt. But despite the cover,
each of SpaceGodzilla's blasts hit home. The last blast hit
Kong in the leg and took him down.
The giant gorilla couldn't get back up right
away, but stumbled around, unwilling to concede victory to his
foe.
Circling Kong in the air, SpaceGodzilla's body
crystals began pulsing with energy. All the crystals jutting
out of the ground began to rumble, then shot into the air like
rockets. Kong managed to shakily get to his feet just in time
to look up at them quizzically. The crystals covering SpaceGodzilla's
body flashed again, and the alien demon barked out a cry. The
crystalline missiles suddenly turned direction, pointing down
at the ground, and began rocketing back towards the earth.
Kong didn't have time to move before the crystals
began impacting all around him. They detonated with tremendous
force, sending explosions of alien energy and crystalline shards
flying everywhere. Kong was thrown about by the explosions when
suddenly one hit him directly in the back, flooring him immediately.
Another crystal struck Kong, and then another. The primate roared
out in defiance, but his cries got weaker with each hit. Soon
Kong went silent, and eventually the explosions from the crystal
missiles faded.
SpaceGodzilla continued circling the battlefield,
making sure the fight was over. The opponent wasn't moving...
but he had to make sure...
Green energy bolts blasted out of SpaceGodzilla's
main shoulder crystals and enveloped Kong's body. Slowly yet
surely, they brought him to their master, until the two kaiju
were nearly face-to-face.
Nearly unconscious, Kong still managed to growl
at SpaceGodzilla.
In an instant, SpaceGodzilla deactivated his
gravity tornado and unleashed a powerful blast of his Corona
Beam. The impact scorched Kong's already burnt flesh, and the
beam continued pushing Kong down. Down, down, down, until the
once majestic ape crashed into the nearest mountain. SpaceGodzilla
cut his beam and let Kong's body roll off the mountain and onto
the jungle floor, landing at the mountain's base.
This time, SpaceGodzilla opened fire on the mountain
itself. He hit it with a few more Corona Beams, blasting off
part of the mountain and covering Kong's prone body in thousands
of tons of dirt and rock.
SpaceGodzilla circled the area again. The juice
was gone. His foe was beaten. He had no more use for this island.
Cackling evily, SpaceGodzilla disappeared into
the clouds.
Back at the ruins of the village, Sakurai, Furue
and the surviving villagers emerged from their hiding places.
"Let's go home," Furue whined.
"We're going home," Sakurai told him.
"Konno! We're going home!" Furue cried
happily to their translator.
"With what's left of Kong," Sakurai
continued.
"...with what's left of Kong?" Furue
asked worriedly.
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