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| By: Thomas Singleton |
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The terrain was flat and barbaric. Only looming, jagged mountains
could be seen amiss the area of where two titanic monsters were
present. On one side of the battle field was the mechanical behemoth
that closely resembled the abomination that laid waste to Tokyo
in 1954; while on the other side, stood the intergalactic cyborg
whose only intent is the annihilation of the human race.
A loud, shrieking cry escaped the cyborg's beak as
the space monster identified as Gigan ran towards the mechanical
leviathan that stood before him. Kiryu answered Gigan's cry by opening
his metallic mouth, which was rippling with plasma energy, and doused
the air with a swirling wave of power. Gigan's crimson eye flashed
as the cyborg leapt into the air, avoiding the plasma beam that
passed beneath his feet. Kiryu's maser cannon collided with a canyon
that stood erected out of the ground and blasted it into two. As
the remnants of the canyon plummeted towards the ground, Gigan had
ascended to the bright sky and looked down upon the machine created
by man.
Controlled entirely of Artificial Intelligence, Kiryu's
warfare tactics were top notch. The machine's amber glowing eyes
observed Gigan as the glowing gem on his forehead began to absorb
particles of light. A digital cry escaped Kiryu's metallic lips
as the machine's artificial mind was confused by the unusual event
that was occurring before him. Soon a beam of energy left Gigan's
forehead and slit itself deep in Kiryu's armored chest and began
to remove its armor at amazing speeds. The metallic skin around
the area that was being exposed by Gigan's energy beam began to
glow bright orange as the metal began to melt from the intense heat.
The crimson beam soon faded and torrents of smoke
burst from Gigan's wings and the cyborg dove straight towards Kiryu.
Kiryu's sensors was reporting the damage until the machine lifted
its head at the last second and felt the impact of Gigan's hammered
claws. The Mecha Godzilla of the new millennium was knocked off
its feet and slid across the ground, until coming to a stop. Kiryu's
razor sharp claws scraped the ground as the mechanical life form
slowly rose to his feet. But just as Kiryu prepared for another
Gigan encounter, the cyborg was no where to be seen. Radar that
was equipped into Kiryu's optic eyes scanned the area, searching
for Gigan. As Kiryu's alarm system activated and whirled his head
into the opposite direction, Gigan flew by and jabbed his hammered
claws into Kiryu's face.
Kiryu's arms pushed themselves high enough off the
ground so that it could at least see Gigan flying away. The target
was locked on and right after rockets burst from their compartments
and seared through the air, leaving a trail of smoke in their wake.
Just as quickly as they left their ports, the rockets struck Gigan's
flying form and a shower of sparks enveloped the cyborg. A split
second later, Kiryu saw Gigan dive head first into the ground and
upon impact, the ground itself raised up high into the air. Given
cover in the form of dirt and smoke, Gigan was able to recuperate
and prepared for another strike; however, Kiryu had once again locked
onto Gigan's position and wasted no time to carry out his next assault.
Bright flashes of energy torpedoed out of Kiryu's
mouth and streaked towards Gigan's position. While standing up and
trying to think of what he'd do next, Gigan was caught completely
off guard by Kiryu's assault and was knocked off his feet. Only
the high pitch screams of the cyborg could be heard and strangely
enough-this pleased Kiryu. Raising his claws and pointing them directly
to where Gigan had fallen, the artificial life form prepared to
assault Gigan once again. Gigan's claws raked the ground and pushed
up, now kneeling on his knees and bracing himself for the inevitable.
Dozens of energy beams were released from the two laser cannons
mounted on each wrists, and pierced Gigan's hide. The only feeling
Gigan felt was pain. But as the energy beams continued to puncture
tiny holes into his hide, Kiryu opened his mouth and fired the maser
cannons. The twin beams that twirled around the other in a single
second struck Gigan's golden scales. Gigan stumbled back and fell
into the side of a canyon that supported his weight. Already the
cyborg urged itself to fly away and forget about fighting Kiryu,
but Kiryu's onslaught had not ended. Maser cannons, missiles, and
energy beams continued to pour into Gigan's form in a scalding fashion.
Rearing its hind legs up and using the only ounce
of energy it possessed, Gigan charged at Kiryu even when he was
being bombarded by a variety of attacks. Missiles bounced off his
thick hide and blew up in thin air as the cyborg approached his
metallic foe and wielded his hammered claws, and knocked Kiryu across
the face. A loud clamoring sound echoed across the distant terrain
after both bone and metal met in an unsporting fashion. A sonic
cry escaped Kiryu's metallic lips as Gigan continued to swing his
hammered claws, further placing dents in Kiryu's armor and making
the robot retreat. Alarms flared in Kiryu's sensors, ordering for
it to create a plan and fast. But already Gigan had successfully
knocked Kiryu off his feet. The ground shuddered as Kiryu's body
bounced off the ground and rolled on its side.
There was no movement as Gigan slowly crept towards
Kiryu, who remained motionless. But before Gigan could raise his
hammered claws and prepared to slit them deep into the Mecha Godzilla's
circuits, Gigan observed its surrounding area. Though the canyon
environment was large and perhaps a few miles wide, it was only
a small portion of the island it had landed on. Within its line
of sight, Gigan could see large mountains in the distance covered
with grass and vegetation. Gigan could even sense the life signs
of other monsters that dwelled in separate areas. It was almost
as if this island was a Monster Island. But Gigan soon looked down
at Kiryu and released a shrieking cry as particles of light glimmered
around the red gem on his forehead. Just as the energy beam tore
through the air and was going to strike Kiryu with its full fury,
the rocket boosters on his back and legs came to life and Kiryu
blasted out of harms way. Soon Kiryu was hovering in the air and
observed Gigan, who was doing a good job at railing the ground with
his energy beam. When the cyborg learned that it wasn't Kiryu that
he was firing at, it was too late; Kiryu's rockets pierced the air
and detonated against Gigan's thick hide. Dense smoke and tiny sparks
of explosions covered Gigan's body, distracting him.
The compartment on Kiryu's chest opened up, revealing
an opening that was soon glowing with a bright orb of light. Soon
bolts of energy dazzled around the glowing orb and a blue aura began
to glisten around Kiryu's chest. Just as Gigan's cycloptic eyes
found Kiryu the cyborg was taken back and sensed fear. Every natural
sense in Gigan's body urged him to run but it was too late. Gigan
backed away until a large canyon held him at bay and the screaming
cries of Gigan echoed across the area. A meteor like object burst
from Kiryu's chest, signaling the launch of the Absolute Zero Cannon.
Gigan's shrieks stopped and the area was dead silent. The canyon
that held Gigan at bay was a huge block of ice, which contained
the frozen corpse of the cyborg itself. Satisfied by its initial
victory, Kiryu turned and walked away from Gigan's graveyard.
No more than a few hours later, both man and beast
was aware that Gigan's demise occurred on Monster Island at the
metallic claws of Kiryu Mecha Godzilla.
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