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| By: Thomas Singleton |
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Clouds settled around the peak of Mt. Fuji. Covered
with snow and rock, the ancient volcano looked down at the land
covered with green and man-made structures. Groups of climbers struck
the pix-axe into the hard, cold granite and tugged on the rope,
pulling their bodies up with each step. In order to insure their
survival, the climbers all had to work as one and depend on the
other. Mt. Fuji's peak loomed in the distance, indicating they still
had ways to go, but their climb was almost over. The climbers imagined
themselves standing on top of the summit, standing on the highest
point in all of Japan.
But then a shadow loomed over head. With climbing
sunglasses shielding their eyes from the sun, they could only see
the dark and benevolent form of a giant moth. A large shriek escaped
the great moth's mandibles as her wing's continued to beat strong
currents of wind to propel her body through the air. Her fur was
a mixture of bright colorful lights that gleamed with beauty. The
bulbous eyes glistened in the sunlight, casting a blue glow that
filled the climber's hearts with courage. They faintly recognized
the magnificent beast was none other than the Guardian of the Cosmos
itself-Mothra.
Mothra flapped her mighty wings and propelled her
body to the top of the volcano, resting atop the summit. It would
take hours for the climbers to successfully make it to the summit,
but for Mothra, it only took a few seconds. Her antennas twitched
back and forth, as if picking up the presence of another. Sure enough,
the climbers could hear the distant cries of an object soaring through
the sky. At first, they thought it was a jet, but the facade was
all wrong.
Fear then hit the climbers.
It was the sky demon itself, Rodan. Sunlight reflected
off its red scales and a blistering cry escaped its beak, sounding
like thunder. Rodan's feral eyes looked down at the large inactive
volcano and could see the giant moth that mocked him. A loud screech
once again shot out of the reptile's beak as it made its descent.
Long, triangular horns that curved out of the back of its skull
crackled bolts of crimson power. Mothra released a loud shriek,
trying to warn the climbers to seek shelter. But it was too late.
A beam that radiated a bright glow shot out of the pteranodon's
beak and arched through the air. Mothra flapped her mighty wings,
attempting to avoid the oncoming strike, but was unfortunate. Rodan's
uranium beam cleaved her head and a shower of sparks burst from
the moth's white fur.
Mothra screamed in agony but kept flapping her wings,
escalating into the air. Faster than the speed of sound, Rodan dove
through the air and clipped his wings across Mothra's back. Another
scream escaped Mothra's mandibles, as she felt a staggering pain
pulse in her back. She turned and could see Rodan fly across the
mouth of Mt. Fuji and immediately powered up her own beams. Orange
streaks of power rippled from Mothra's antennas and struck Rodan's
body, showering his body in sparks. Rodan screeched in pain but
veered to his left, smoke churning from his scalded flesh. Rodan
flew straight at Mothra, while Mothra did the same to Rodan. Both
flying kaiju flew straight at the other, colliding over the mouth
of Mt. Fuji. Sonic booms screeched from the two titanic monsters
and shook the mountain itself. Avalanches tumbled down the sides
of the volcano and the climbers were thankfully not caught in its
wrath.
Rodan shrieked as he struck Mothra's skull with his
sharp beak, tearing into her flesh. But Mothra backed away and revealed
the bottom of her beautiful wings, which crackled with golden hues
of light. Rodan screeched in pain as Mothra's lightning bolts electrocuted
his body. From a distance, if anyone was to look up at the peak
of Mt. Fuji, they would've been baffled by the bright auras of light.
Mothra's antennas twiddled and then pointed directly at Rodan, who
was still recovering from the electrical bolts, and fired another
pair of golden beams. The beams struck Rodan's throat and the pteranodon
plummeted towards the top ridge of the volcano. Cauldrons of smoke
and snow burst into the air, enveloping Rodan's body, which resided
on the ground. Rodan's violent chirps were endless and Mothra circled
over head, blindly unleashing a barrage of her antenna beams. Bright
sparks flashed from the dense smoke. Mothra continued to circle
overhead, no longer releasing her beams upon what she hoped to be
Rodan's body. But as the smoke was cleared from the flaps of her
wings, Rodan's body was no where to be seen. Mothra turned back
and forth, her eyes only seeing the volcano's peak and the landscape.
Looking through hundreds of different pupils, Mothra looked all
around and still couldn't find Rodan, until the pteranodon's uranium
beam struck Mothra's backside.
Mothra cried out in pain. Sparks flashed on her back
as tiny strands of fur were on fire. The great moth turned to see
Rodan fly right over her, releasing a salvo of shockwaves within
his wake. Mothra, helplessly, was hurled through the air and crashed
into the side of Mt. Fuji and proceeded to slide downhill. Rodan
circled over head and spotted Mothra, his triangular horns gleaming
with power. Rodan dove towards the sliding moth, knowing Mothra,
even if she tried, would not be able to hit him with her antenna
beams. Another torrent of Rodan's uranium beam discharged from his
beak and slit into Mothra's abdomen. Mothra cried out in pain, but
it only satisfied Rodan's lust for blood even more. Desperate, Mothra
flapped her wings and generated her golden pollen. Rodan, unknowingly,
flew through the cloud of pollen and cackled in pain, his skin being
burnt by the particles. Now Mothra was able to roll on her belly
and stretch out her wings, flying straight up and was able to avoid
sliding all the way to the bottom. Mothra turned to see Rodan flying
around in circles; his eyes blood shot and skin sizzling from her
golden pollen.
Rodan released a barrage of his uranium heat beams,
but all the beams were reflected back and forth by the pollen and
blazed into his own body. Howling from his injuries, Rodan flapped
his wings and created strong gusts of wind that blew the pollen
away. But as Rodan was beginning to heal from his wounds, Mothra
flew straight at him and knocked him up against the side of Mt.
Fuji. Rodan's back was pushed up against the volcano's side, which
was shuddering from Rodan's impact. Mothra's antenna beams rained
down from the sky and tore into Rodan's flesh, further injuring
the mutated pteranodon. Rodan felt his body slide down the side
of the volcano, but its instincts told him not to suffer the same
fate that Mothra nearly endured. Spreading out his magnificent wings,
Rodan flew through the air and ascended to the sky. Now the pteranodon's
feral eyes pulsed with hatred. Scanning Mt. Fuji and the sky itself,
Mothra could not be seen. But then Rodan turned swiftly around and
flew up, raking his chest spikes across Mothra's face. Mothra fell
from the sky and fell head first into the mouth of the volcano.
Even though the entry to molten rock was blocked by years of forming
rock and ice, Mothra's impact stirred it. A shadow fell over Mothra
and now she felt Rodan's chest spikes rake her back while his beak
tore into the back of her cranium.
Helplessly, Mothra flapped her wings but was only
pushed down by Rodan's strength and rage. Rodan hollered in pleasure,
cleaving Mothra's skull with his beak soon after. The climbers who
were lucky enough to survive and make it to the summit were baffled
to see the battling titans, still fighting to the death. Mothra's
painful cries echoed on for miles as the great moth was being ripped
apart by Rodan's beak. Now the pteranodon hopped up and embedded
his talons deep into Mothra's furry flesh. Crackles of light sparkled
around Rodan's triangular horns and another wave of his uranium
beam scalded Mothra's body. The pain was too much and Mothra's life
force was beginning to deplete. Rodan's reptilian eyes turned and
were focused on Mothra's flapping wings and terrible thought appeared
in its prehistoric mind. Once again, Rodan powered up his uranium
beam, but this time the beams tore into Mothra's wings, puncturing
holes in the wings seconds later. Smoke rose from the torn wings
and Mothra continued to moan in agony.
Rodan enjoyed Mothra's suffering.
The pteranodon flapped his wings and ascended to
the sky, circling around Mt. Fuji and released a barrage of his
uranium beams. Mothra's body jolted up from the pain but fell back
down. With her wings injured, Mothra was unable to take flight.
If only her wings were still intact. But no, she knew her life was
going to come to an end. Her bulbous eyes stared up at the sky,
marveling at its beauty-before Rodan descended from the skies and
struck the final blow.
Days passed and when news of the battle between the
two kaiju became public knowledge, a brave group of climbers climbed
Mt. Fuji to show their bravery. But when they reached the summit,
they were disgusted by the putrid remains of the former Guardian
of the Cosmos, Mothra.
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