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| By: Thomas Singleton |
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A jet of wind blew gently across the land. Trees
stood perfectly still, their branches wavering in the wind's presence.
In the distance, the sounds of water crashing against the shore
echoed across the region. Bathing the land in all its glory was
the glowing essence of a sphere in the sky above. Bright, fabrics
of light radiated off the shimmering surface of the neighboring
star and revealed the land that time had forgotten.
Decades
ago, the dominant species of the planet, Man, stored the mightiest
creatures to ever scourge the planet, on the island. In the distant
shores, machines and other forms of technology had been deployed,
always watching and making sure the giant monsters could never escape
the boundaries that were made for them.
In a certain sector of the island, dubbed 'Monster
Island', the land rattled from the coming of a giant. Trotting across
the soil, staggering the land with his claws and walking on all
fours, was a beast whose courage outlasted any other creatures on
the planet. Sharp horns erected out of the top of the animal's back,
gleaming in the sunlight as a testament of the natural beauty the
animal shown. Eyes larger than the skull of a Tyrannosaurus Rex,
scavenged the surrounding environment, searching for prey. Residing
in the creature's mouth, which had a shape resembling that of a
Crocodile's, were jagged teeth. Long tusks bent out of the creature's
mouth, an instinctual warning to nearby predators of the price to
pay if they would ever pick a fight with the armored-dinosaur.
Coming to a halt, Anguirus sensed a strange presence
that he was not familiar with. The dinosaur's nostrils had already
analyzed the scents of the other inhabitants of the island, aware
of who was friend or foe, but this strange presence was neither.thus
far. Whatever it was-whoever it was-it was intruding on his territory.
Pushing his hands against the ground, Anguirus poised his body towards
the heavens and opened his mouth, releasing a thundering roar. Threatening
the intruder with his roar, Anguirus wanted the intruder to know
full well that if it was going to reside in these parts, it would
have to deal with the savage brutality of Anguirus.
Silence greeted the armored-dinosaur. Out of all
the monsters on the island, Anguirus was the first to be easily
challenged. Accepting his challenge with a responding cry would
antagonize the behemoth, but remaining silent was the best way to
turn the animal's prehistoric mind to a state of anger beyond any
comprehension. Anguirus opened his massive jaws one last time, issuing
another roar that shook the ground. But soon the ground shook on
its own accord, no longer influenced by the sounds escaping Anguirus'
throat.
The intruder was moving beneath the ground, creating
seismic activity. Flames burst from the depths of the soil, reducing
the surface to a state of chaos. Nearby forests had quickly fallen
prey to the flames that now spread faster than one could possibly
imagine. Smoke churned from the cascades of fire, blocking out the
Sun in only a matter of minutes!
Anguirus stumbled back, taken off guard by these
surprising turn of events. Wagging his tail across the ground, the
horns that stretched out of the surface of the tail slicing the
ground in the process, Anguirus snarled a distressed cry. The intruder
was coming closer.
From where the fiery streams of Hell erupted forth
from the ground, the body of a demon ascended to the surface, in
Anguirus' line of sight. In a humanoid like shape, the demon from
the 'Pits of Hell' glared down at the armored-saurian. The demon's
eyes were embedded with a bright ruby glow, looking like a window
for any viewer to look through and see the hellish wasteland of
the underworld itself! Its mandibles opened and closed randomly,
exhaling steam that hissed upon contact with the surrounding air.
Rivers of lava, flowing in veins beneath the demon's skin, gleamed
through the armored-hide. The demon took a step towards Anguirus,
boiling the dirt beneath its feet soon after. Flexing its claws,
the demon horrifically pointed its decrepit finger directly at Anguirus.
Anguirus' eyes had fallen upon a demon from the underworld,
known as Kumasogami.
Saliva dripped from the pores of Kumasogami's mouth,
which fell to the ground and ate through the soil like acid. Bearing
its white teeth that had strands of burnt flesh wrapped around it,
Kumasogami screamed an agonizing cry at Anguirus. The scream penetrated
Anguirus' ancient soul and caused the reptile to leap back. This
immediate reaction surprised and appalled Anguirus; while this reaction
amused the demon.
Gathering courage, Anguirus gaping jaws exhaled a
violent bark.
A challenge.
One Kumasogami accepted willingly.
Kumasogami allowed Anguirus to make the first move.
The ground trembled as the powerful dinosaur charged the demon from
the underworld. Leaping through the air that had been manipulated
by the heat generated off of the demon's body, Anguirus brought
his tusks and jaws down upon the demon's shoulder. Anguirus' teeth
penetrated the demon's flesh. Instead of tasting the warm feeling
of an animal's blood, the armored-dinosaur screamed in surprise
as lava gushed out of the wound the dinosaur's teeth inscribed.
Even by touching the demon's skin burnt Anguirus' teeth and mouth!
But despite the painful reckoning of closing his jaws on Kumasogami's
shoulder and having lava pour out of the open wound, Anguirus' jaws
stayed latched to the demon.
The cauldrons of smoke reduced the area to darkness,
as if the Sun had already left this side of the world. Within a
small time span of his arrival, Kumasogami had already turned this
place into a duplication of his home. Amidst the burning forest,
Kumasogami staggered back and forth, attempting to free his shoulder
of Anguirus' vengeful teeth.
Anguirus would not let go.
Now the demon had grown tired of this dinosaur's
insolence and held the creature at bay, by placing his shoulder
straight up, allowing Anguirus' underbelly to be exposed. Kumasogami
held up his right hand, which began to transform into a scythe!
The demon's fingers had been sucked into the hand, their claws used
to form the sharp essence of the scythe-blade. Using a combination
of evolution and magic, the demon had forged the perfect impaling
weapon.
It was too late for Anguirus to counter.
Kumasogami plowed the blade into Anguirus' underbelly,
easily piercing the dinosaur's flesh and allowing blood to spray
out of the wound. The blood stained Kumasogami's scythe in the process.
Despite being given a horrible wound and having intense pain vibrate
the very core of his conscience, Anguirus didn't release his hold.
Kumasogami examined the blood that dripped from his scythe and feeling
a thirst of dread, the demon licked the blood clean from the blade
and turned towards the open wound. Licking the jagged teeth inside
his mouth, the demon staggered his mouth forward and bit into the
open wound. Even Kumasogami's vicious bite went unnoticed to Anguirus'
psyche, for the armored-saurian was too busy mourning over its previous
painful experience.
Warm blood flowed down the demon's throat, allowing
the demon to inherit its quench of thirst.
The courage that urged Anguirus to fight to the very
end was usurped by the inner instincts of the ancient reptile. Anguirus
released its gripping hold his jaws had on Kumasogami's shoulder.
Despite the demon possessing great physical strength, it failed
to hold Anguirus in the air with just one hand. The armored-behemoth
fell to the ground, its underbelly slipping away from the raking
fangs of the demon from Hell. Anguirus landed on all fours, attempting
to touch the dry soil with his underbelly, which still pumped out
blood. Kumasogami looked down upon the back that had hundreds of
sharp spikes sticking straight up. Kumasogami sliced his scythe
through the air and struck the spiky back. Upon contact, sparks
flew through the air and a staggering sound that would make even
teeth shatter filled the area with its presence. A few of Anguirus'
spikes had been cut off, but the thick carapace beneath the spikes
remained unscathed. Relentless, the demon adapted and decided to
try to grab Anguirus throat and lift him up, to deliver the final
blow; however, Anguirus leapt up into the air and twirled his body
in a 180-degree angle. Anguirus' tail smacked Kumasogami in the
face and the unexpected blow led the demon to stumble back, tumbling
down to the ground. Reptilian eyes gazed forth at the fallen demon.
Anguirus would not allow his foe to rise and carry
out a counter-attack.
In front of a region that had gone up in flames,
the demon slowly began to rise to its feet. Anguirus turned its
back towards the intruder from the underworld. Sharp spikes pointed
directly at the rising demon, as Anguirus stood up in an erect posture.
Standing on his hind legs, Anguirus summoned all his inner-strength
and jumped backwards. The fiery orbs that represented the demon's
eyes had not expected his prehistoric foe to launch an assault like
this. Hundreds of sharp, pointy spikes had been driven into Kumasogami's
body. 30,000 tons of muscle and bone had given it everything to
thrust the sharp spikes into the demon's body. Blood sprayed out
of the penetrations that had been inflicted by Anguirus. Upon whatever
the demon's blood made contact with, steam hissed and sizzled! Kumasogami
reared its unholy head towards the dark skies above, releasing a
horrible cry that sent fear up Anguirus' spine. Anguirus' body slid
down the slopes of the demon's body, ripping the demon's hide in
the process. Still screaming a devastating roar, Kumasogami was
mildly distracted. Anguirus ran across the ground, already forgetting
about the horrible wound imprinted on his underbelly. Anguirus came
to a commanding halt and begun to rake the ground with his paws.
Seconds passed and Anguirus had succeeded in submerging his entire
body beneath the soil.
The pain that had wrecked the demon ended and Kumasogami
scanned the area, intent on killing the creature from a prehistoric
past.
Not willing to wait for his foe, Kumasogami morphed
his left hand into an organic bow. The demon shifted his attention
to the scythe that had once been his right hand. It molded into
three long fingers. At the tips of these fingers, sharp ends formed
into what appeared to be the tips of arrows. Within the central
region of these arrows, crimson light gleamed in an awe-inspiring
manner. Kumasogami walked across the ground, shaking it with his
mass and leaving smoldering footprints behind. The ground a few
hundred yards in front of him shifted. Seismic activity influenced
that specific region. Not willing to take any chances, Kumasogami
brought his right hand together with his left. They clanged to one
another, as if magnetically pulled. Taking aim, Kumasogami launched
three arrows that flew swiftly through the air. Upon contact with
the ground that had moved, three great balls of fire burned the
ground. Soil exploded straight up, instantly being incinerated by
the fiery balls of fire.
Kumasogami's eyes watched with pleasure as he saw
the flames rise higher and higher. The horrific scene reminded the
demon of its home. Amidst the cherishing moment, Anguirus burst
from the ground behind the demon and rammed his body into Kumasogami's
back. Stumbling forward against his own will, Kumasogami plummeted
into the ground face first. Turning away from the demon, Anguirus
crawled back down the hole he had made in the ground. As he descended
into the darkness beneath the surface, Kumasogami rolled across
the ground and launched three arrows directly at the fleeing dinosaur.
They whizzed past the hole, avoiding contact with Anguirus a second
after he had disappeared beneath the terrain. Those arrows struck
an area a few miles away, sending it up in smoke.
Rising to its feet, Kumasogami angrily anticipated
the demise of the reptilian filth that defied his wrath. Kumasogami
prepared for the next guerilla assault. The ground rumbled beneath
the demon's feet and spikes ruptured the ground. They sliced through
Kumasogami's feet and forced the demon straight up. Blocking out
the pain, Kumasogami leapt off the back of Anguirus, leaving pieces
of his flesh behind. The demon's body glided through the air until
it slammed into the ground. Kumasogami swiftly turned towards Anguirus,
aiming his arrows directly at the reptilian fiend and launched them.
The arrows dug into the side of the aberration, exploding on contact
soon after and scalding the dinosaur's flesh. Releasing a barrage
of exploding arrows, Anguirus' entire body was engulfed in flames.
Scalding flames burnt the flesh of Anguirus constantly. Kumasogami
continued to release a salvo of exploding arrows, hoping to reduce
the dinosaur's body to charcoal.
But still Anguirus fought the nerve racking pain.
The mammoth dinosaur turned towards Kumasogami, flames flickering
from every inch of his body. Screeching cries of agony bellowed
from Anguirus' gaping jaws. Striding forward, Anguirus made it his
goal to at least end his life by ripping his claws into the demon's
hide once more. When Anguirus was only a few feet away, Kumasogami
ceased firing his arrows and looked down upon the severely burnt
creature before him. Burnt flesh hung from separate areas of the
creature's body.
.In yet Anguirus was still coming.
Kumasogami's hands morphed into regular hands. In
the demon's mind, dismembering Anguirus with his bare hands would
be better. Stepping towards Anguirus, while bending down in the
process, Kumasogami grasped Anguirus' skull and squeezed with all
his might. Anguirus cackled a thrashing cry, pulling back and forth,
trying to break the demon's hold. With his left hand still squeezing
a chunk of Anguirus' head, Kumasogami took his right hand and formed
a fist. Exerting all his strength into that one fist, Kumasogami
plowed it repeatedly into Anguirus' face.
Minutes passed and the physical blows continued,
until finally, Kumasogami stopped and examined his foe.
Anguirus was unconscious.
Kumasogami now had a chance to finish the saurian
off. But a strange tingling entered his demonic mind. Exactly what
could bring about more agony to this abomination of the modern world?
The idea had stricken Kumasogami successfully and the demon picked
Anguirus' still body up. Kumasogami walked over to the opening that
had split the ground asunder, holding Anguirus over his head. In
the opening from which Kumasogami had come from, the demon looked
down and could faintly see the flames that burned from the underworld.
Hell would soon greet its new arrival.
The demon prepared to launch Anguirus into Hell,
but the burnt monster opened his eyes and instinctively wrapped
his tail around one of Kumasogami's legs. Pulling with all his available
might, Anguirus caused the demon to fall forward, on top of a ledge
that was the only thing keeping both of them from falling into the
fiery sepulcher below. Anguirus crawled over Kumasogami's back and
walked forward, in the opposite direction of where the demon had
tried to throw him.
Anguirus stood up on his hind legs.
Kumasogami slowly rose to his feet. The livid eyes
of the demon described the emotions the demon was feeling; humiliation,
anger and disclosure. But as Kumasogami turned around, Anguirus
leapt back and nailed the demon in the back with his own. The collision
was enough to send Kumasogami falling forward, into the hole in
the ground.
.The demon screamed as it fell closer and closer
to its origination, disappearing in flames that burned miles below.
Anguirus gazed down upon the hellish flames from
a world dedicated to carnage and misery. Raising his head to the
heavens that had been shrouded by the dark clouds above, Anguirus
howled a victorious cry that all of the monsters on 'Monster Island'
could hear. His skin severely burnt and courageous attitude stretched
beyond its limits, Anguirus walked away from where Kumasogami had
fallen.
The hole that leads to Hell closed.
Entire forests that were once bathed by the beauty
of the Sun were being reduced to charcoal by the flames wrought
by Kumasogami. Anguirus slowly exited the region of the island that
he had called home, intent on searching for a new habitat. Wherever
it may be, Anguirus was determined to fight for it. As the armored-behemoth
walked away from a victorious battle that nearly cost him his life,
helicopters soared over the sky, dropping yellow powders that quelled
the flames. The humans had watched the entire battle and were shocked
to learn that not only are there giant creatures in the world, but
also supernatural entities from worlds unseen by the human eye.
Perhaps it is a good thing to have these 'Forces
of Nature' on the planet, to fend off these demonic beasts who threaten
all life from extinction.
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