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Godzilla’s eyes stared out into the ocean’s depths as he awoke. Releasing a yawn-like roar, he rose to his feet and began making his way towards the latest land mass, Adonoa Island. Lifting himself up out of the surface, the King of the Monsters exhaled as the water poured off his scales. After making his way past the island’s shores, he stopped, sensing movement. He turned his head, looking from left to right, but saw nothing. Just as he was about to continue his trek, a wing sliced at his legs as something flew by fast, swiping the radioactive off of his feet and sending him crashing to the ground.
Furious, the monster monarch pulled himself upright and spotted his assailant as it perched atop a large rock. Rodan spread his wings wide, cackling at the sea monster and warning him to leave his territory. The Strongest Monster On Earth narrowed his eyes at the mutant pterosaur as his dorsal fins began to flash. Spewing out an atomic beam, Godzilla blew the rock to pieces, but the monster of the skies was already in the air, avoiding the blast. He circled the tresspasser, who tried to keep his eyes on his foe, but the speedster was too fast.
Approaching from behind, the irradiated archosaur unleashed his uranium heat beam, zapping the larger monster in the neck. The King of the Monsters spun around, ready to attack the flying reptile, only to have the quicker beast smash his spiked chest into his face, knocking him to the dirt once again. As the mutated Godzillasaur struggled to get back to his feet, the mutant Pteranodon circled him once again, letting loose with uranium blast after uranium blast. The enraged apex predator snarled with each hit, his tail slamming against the ground in anger. Lifting his head, the nuclear menace unleashed his atomic ray, striking the avian kaiju dead center in the chest, forcing him to swerve away.
Raising up once again, the dreaded god watched as the atomic bird recovered from the blast and turned to face him, landing not too far away. Flexing his claws, Godzilla charged. But once he got close enough, the airborne monster leapt up, slamming the tip of his beak into his foe’s face, directly between the eyes. The saurian screeched as he stumbled backwards, taken by surprise by the painful blow. Before the crested creature could press his advantage, the monster of monsters unleashed an atomic blast that scorched the pteranodon in the face. The beaked beast cackled angrily, taking to the air and avoiding the second beam. Firing wildly, the raging berserker tried to score a direct hit on the aerial ace, a task which proved difficult.
The flying reptile soon swerved around behind the titan, preparing to smash his armored chest into the back of his skull. But the Monster King expected him this time, flicking his tail upward and sending the crimson demon spiraling to the ground. As the wounded reptile struggled to get back up, the furious god turned around and snarled, his dorsal fins flashing brightly. He brought his foot down hard on a spiked back back, eliciting a pained cry from the pterosaur as he felt his ribs crack. The royal reptile stomped down again, then kicked hard, sending the flyer crashing into a nearby mountain. The flying battleship cackled in pain as the living reactor closed in to finish the fight.
Out of nowhere, twin beams of golden energy appeared, zapping Godzilla in the back. Shrieking in surprise, the monster of justice spun around to face his new attacker.
The King of the Monsters suddenly found himself face-to-face with Mothra, the Goddess of Infant Island.
Flexing his claws angrily, the monster monarch forgot about Rodan and charged the mammoth butterfly. His fins flashed as he prepared to unleash his atomic ray, but the divine protector was quick to intervene, firing more golden rays from her antennae, striking the monster champion in the face. The mutant dinosaur took a step back, roaring furiously as the lepidopteran approached. The mighty insect moved in close, scratching at his keloid scarred face with her tiny legs. The atomic monster screeched as he tried to back away from the holy beast’s assault. When it was obvious he could not, he unleashed an atomic ray, blasting her in the chest. The defender of Earth chirped in pain as the atomic fires scorched her fur. Bringing her right wing forward, she slammed it into the giant’s throat, sending him crashing to the ground. As the flame beast tumbled across the dirt, the guardian hit him with her golden beams once again.
Rodan shook his head as he recovered from the attack. Looking up, he instantly spotted Mothra and cackled in annoyance. Another trespasser? Flapping his wings, the mighty pterosaur lifted himself into the air and made a beeline for the moth. The supersonic queen noticed the rapidly-approaching reptile too late, allowing him to slam into her and knock her clear from the downed god of destruction. The Queen of Monsters quickly stabilized herself and turned to face the instigating flyer, firing her antennae beams. The golden rays struck across the face and wings, causing the monster of the skies to cackle angrily and attack again, firing his heat ray at her as he approached. The Divine Moth cried out as the purple blast struck her, then flapped her wings, gaining altitude. Before the circling predator could mirror the tactic, the righteous creature unleashed golden lightning bolts from the undersides of her wings, zapping and shocking the reptile. The crimson bird shrieked as the mystic lightning assaulted his body, stopping his attack cold.
Before their fight could escalate any further, an atomic ray blasted through the conflict. The two flying beasts turned to see Godzilla roaring at them, his tail swinging angrily behind him. He was not about to let them forget he was there.
Not wishing to be struck by the divine monster’s lightning again, Rodan flew to meet the kaiju king’s challenge, rearing his head back and slamming the tip of his beak down against the top of his ridged head. The monster monarch shrieked as the pterosaur’s beak slammed against his skull. Instantly, he unleashed another atomic blast, striking the crimson bird square in the chest. The pteranodon swerved away smoking, circling around behind the mutant dinosaur. As the King of The Monsters turned around to keep his eye on the speedy creature, Mothra flew in behind him, ramming her wing into the back of his head and sending him back to the ground.
The monster of the skies flew past the monster queen, scraping his spiked chest against her back, eliciting a pained chirp from the Infant Island deity. The flying reptile turned around to attack again, only to have a burning blue atomic ray blast into his face, knocking him from the sky. The moth goddess flew in close, attacking the towering titan from behind with her lightning bolts. The Monster King shrieked as he tried to fight back, but the holy guardian was too far out of reach. Roaring angrily, Godzilla’s dorsal fins flashed bright blue, a light that soon enveloped his entire body as a nuclear pulse escaped it, blasting the defender of Earth out of the air in a burst of fire. The insect goddess groaned as she twitched in agony on the ground, with the looming champion fast approaching.
The King of the Monsters raised his leg, ready to crush the insect’s thorax underfoot. Just when it seemed Mothra was done for, Rodan bodyslammed his rival, sending him crashing into and completely through a nearby mountain. Dazed by the blow, the irradiated reptile twitched on the ground, unable to do much else. With the biggest threat down, the goddess of peace was able to lift herself back into the air, hovering over the reptile.
She knew this was her chance to subdue him, and she began to shed reflective scales from her wings, showering the charcoal beast with them. Godzilla snarled as they touched his skin, shocking him. Having regained his senses enough to defend himself, the monster of monsters rolled over onto his back and unleashed an atomic blast at the hovering moth, but the ray was instantly warped and deflected by her scales, sending it right back at him. Quickly understanding, the prehistoric beast fired his heat beam into the cloud of scales, bouncing it around and striking the radioactive reptile with it. The Monster King howled as his foes’ sizzling vortex assaulted his flesh, causing him far too much pain to be able to retaliate. With an agonized shriek, the Godzillasaur collapsed onto his back and lay there motionless, his skin smoking.
As she turned to face her aerial ally, Mothra was taken by surprise as the pterosaur lunged at her, his beak snapping wildly. She quickly fired her antennae beams, blasting Rodan in the face, but this only seemed to anger the flying reptile. Biting down on one of the fuzzy mandibles on either side of her mouth, the ruthless saurian bit the appendage off, causing the insect protector to reel back, wailing in pain. As she recoiled from his last attack, the flying battleship moved in again, plunging his beak into her side, drawing yellow blood.
The divine goddess cried out again, but this time she quickly unleashed her reflective scales, dousing the marauding archosaur in the sparkly projectiles. The oversized pteranodon cackled in pain as the scales shocked his body and were soon accompanied by the same lightning bolts she had used before. The irradiated reptile fired his heat beam in desperation, only to have it bounce back into the side of his throat. Swinging her wings downward, the supersonic monster struck the monster of the skies over the head, sending him back towards the ground. Weakly, the pterosaur landed on his talons, looking up at the circling insect and cackling in anger. Growling furiously, the concussed monster king rose back to feet, glaring at his foes. His entire body ached, but he wasn’t about to give in. Opening his jaws, he sent another blast of atomic power into the landed pterosaur, knocking him off his feet. Another blast hit the divine guardian square in the chest.
Mothra groaned as Godzilla’s blast struck. She knew she had to finish this fight before either of her opponents did. Gaining more altitude, she began to circle them as she came up with a plan. She watched as the pterosaur got back up and attacked the dinosaur. Good. This was the distraction she needed. She increased her speed as she continued to circle them overhead.
The monster monarch clawed at the nuclear reptile, eliciting a pained cry.
Slowly but surely, the goddess’s entire body became encased in a blinding golden glow.
The crimson monster pecked at his larger foe’s face, causing him to step back.
Still circling, the divine moth formed a golden ring of energy among the clouds.
The golden light finally caught the feuding radioactive reptiles’ attention, and they turned their heads towards the guardian of Earth, but it was too late. Walls of holy energy descended upon them, slamming downward with great force. Godzilla and Rodan cried out as the energy assaulted them, knocking them flat against the ground. Within the ring, the cross-like Symbol of Mothra appeared. The screams of the kaiju were quickly silenced. Moments later, the golden energy dissipated, and the glow around the defender faded away. Looking down, the lepidopteran noticed that her symbol was now scorched into the earth, as well as burnt archosaur flesh. Neither beast showed any signs of movement. Mothra chirped with relief. The battle was over. Turning away from her defeated foes, she began her journey back to Infant Island.
Winner: Mothra (Heisei)
