Author: Kenneth James | Banner: Jackson Morris

Gorosaurus lay sleeping in front of the Eiffel Tower. In truth, he had no anger in his mind and meant no harm, he’d just been looking for a new territory to stake claim to, seeing as he had no hope of toppling Kong’s reign over their home island or Godzilla’s over Monsterland, it was the most obvious thing to do. But Paris just wasn’t for him. Too many humans. The annoying little things were bad enough with mere spears like back home, let alone with modern weapons. He was merely taking a snooze.

Thanks to various authorities on kaiju, the people of Paris knew that fact as well. In fact, they were actually glad the huge dinosaur was present, as they had another problem that WAS harmful they needed dealt with, and the titanic theropod was just the one for the job. The allosaur was awakened when his predatory senses detected the odor of blood. Rising his head over the buildings, he discovered a large pile of meat had been laid out near him, but stranger still, was the fact humans were opening an entrance to the underground of Paris around it. Mondo Island’s top predator was confused, but humans did pretty much the same thing back on Monsterland to feed the residents and keep them happy, so he thought nothing else of it. Besides, why leave perfectly good food to go to waste?

The dinosaur rose to his feet and walked over to the buffet seemingly laid out for him, sniffing it with some degree of caution and finding it not tainted in any way he could detect. As he took some in his massive jaws to eat, his eyes found a strange sight awaiting him, the ground in front of him bursting open to reveal a smaller, red kaiju: Baragon. He could tell by scent this wasn’t the same one he’d known back on Monsterland, another of his species, and by scent, he could tell this one was more aggressive. The subterranean kaiju quickly stuck his face in the meat Gorosaurus had already claimed as his own, inciting the kaiju’s wraith and earning a tail whip to the side of the face. The subterranean terror bellowed in rage at this attack, refusing to give up a feast such as this to the larger beast, and a tenacious one in his own right. Burrowing claws scratched teal jaws, drawing a light trickle of blood and a fierce roar from the saurian monster.

The military watched approvingly, this was what they’d hoped would happen. The primeval dragon was no real threat, but the monster that had taken up residence under Paris had been making a meal of the locals, and his burrowing was a major source of property damage, not to mention threatening the Catacombs of Paris. But the military hadn’t been able to smoke him out or kill him when they got him into the open, that was until the ancient dinosaur decided to make a pit stop. Having already evacuated the area of the city and putting aside a little battle-based property damage, Gorosaurus’ arrival was just what the doctor ordered. And it didn’t escape them that it was rather ironic that they were using the same creature they’d once mistaken for the horned horror to fight him now.

Gorosaurus  struck first, swinging his tail around, only for the nimble creature  to duck under it and counterattack by leaping through the air and slamming horn first into his chest, driving him backwards and drawing blood. Baragon followed up with another leap, this time landing with his jaws clamped down on his scaled  shoulder, drawing a roar of pain from the dinosaur’s mouth. As the underground king shook his head like a dog, trying to tear out a chunk of flesh, his foe bit down on his ridged shoulder himself, picking the smaller monster off and throwing him through a row of houses. Now angry, the theropod charged and swung around as the burrower stood up, smacking the smaller kaiju in the side with his tail, knocking him to the ground flat on his back. The saurian quickly lunged down and sunk his teeth into shoulder flesh, drawing blood quickly.

The subterranean hunter roared out in pain as the razor-edged teeth of his adversary tore into his shoulder and lit up his horn right beside the baleful eye, causing the prehistoric predator to rear back in pain, releasing his prey. The fierce dragon struggled to see out of his temporarily blinded eye, allowing the burrowing menace to get back to his feet and let loose a torrent of flames from his maw into the dinosaur’s face; the conflagration sent him recoiling and roaring in pain, his face receiving second degree burns from the flames. Before the primeval predator could recover, the ravenous reptile did a running leap, jumping clear over the burnt beast and, upon landing, sunk his teeth into his spiked tail, inciting a roar of pain from the dinosaur kaiju. 

Gorosaurus flailed his tail wildly, trying to throw the fierce burrower  off but the tenacious kaiju hung tight, even as he was torn from the ground and swung through the air, slamming back down onto a small building. The saurian spun around, trying to snap at the persistent little kaiju, only to be evaded every time. Starting to get frustrated at this annoying pest for making a fool of him, the teal theropod reared back on his tail, using his ability to support his body weight by his tail to press the offending cretin’s bottom jaw hard against the ground. The smaller monster flailed in surprise and pain as his lower jaw was sandwiched between his target’s entire body weight and the ground. Desperate to free himself, the underground dragon let loose his flames, causing the allosaur to jump back to his feet, trying to make the burning pain in his tail stop while the subterranean kaiju received a burn to the face from the backwash of fire caused by blasting something in his mouth. 

However, Baragon managed to recover quickly enough to leap into the air, slamming down hard on his foe’s spiked back, driving the dinosaur to the ground hard before raining claw slashes into his back, drawing blood and causing quite a few lacerations. Gorosaurus let out a bellow of pain and fury at this attack, managing to get to his feet, but the ravenous predator, once more showing his tenacity, clung on tight, biting into the back of his shoulder. The primeval predator once more found himself struggling to get free from powerful jaws, though he was more annoyed by this than anything else. He finally decided to rear back on his tail again, this time letting the extra weight of the canine-esque terror send both crashing backwards through a small building, crushing his opponent under his weight. The underground beast yelped loudly on impact, allowing the Mondo apex to free himself and get to his feet. He spun around to find a ridged tail disappearing beneath the earth.

The prehistoric throwback scanned his surroundings carefully, trying to find out where his rival had gone. Finally deciding the smaller creature had fled, he turned back towards the meat to eat his hard earned meal… only for his foot to fall into a hole dug beneath, sending him toppling to his side with a roar of surprise. The allosaur groaned as he struggled to stand, only for the underground dragon to poke out of the ground next to him and breathe a torrent of fire into his chest, causing him to roar in pain and leaving a blackened patch of skin in its place. Triangular jaws quickly snapped in retaliation, only for the subterranean kaiju to pop back into his hole and dodge him. Growling, King Kong’s rival quickly made it to his feet and glared at the hole, knowing now the burrowing  kaiju hadn’t fled, he’d merely changed how he was fighting the battle. The theropod held his ground, looking around for any sign of the ravenous hunter, but ultimately, that sign came from behind in the form of a blast of fire, staggering him forwards and getting a cry of surprise and pain from the kaiju. The primeval creature spun around, only to once again find his attacker gone, and moments later, receiving a blast of fire to the back. This same exchange repeated twice more, causing ancient fury and frustration to grow, the harassed dinosaur feeling like a dog stuck at the end of his leash with a cat taunting him a few inches out of his grasp. It was then he had an idea…

The horned horror popped out of the ground once more to fire, only to find his foe gone. The subterranean kaiju looked around in confusion, wondering how his rival had disappeared so quickly. The answer came when the allosaur erupted from behind, the burrowing glutton’s tail clinched in his jaws. The underground king roared in surprise and pain as Gorosaurus’ jaws crushed down on his tail, drawing blood. The dinosaur shook his head, lacerating Baragon’s flesh, taking pleasure in the realization this Baragon didn’t know he could burrow as well, one of the reasons he’d been mistaken for the burrowing monster the last time he was here. The teal theropod flung the ravenous hunter through the air, sending him crashing into a clearing nearby. Enraged, the underground predator charged once again and leapt through the air at his foe. But that was a well he had gone to once too often, the primeval monster was ready and reared back on his tail. The burrower  barely had time to give a roar of shock before the apex of Mondo Island let loose a kangaroo kick, striking him right in the chest and sending him soaring through the air for several hundred yards and into the Arch De Triumph, crushing the structure under his now limp body.

The allosaur cautiously made his way over to Baragon, checking the subterranean creature over, finding him coughing up blood and in agony, his chest having practically been imploded by the kick. Taking pity on the little kaiju and deciding to put him out of his misery, the Jurassic survivor lunged forwards and clamped his jaws around the smaller monster’s throat, shaking it until he tore it out. Blood pouring from his neck, the once king of the underground quickly went limp in death. Swallowing the hunk of flesh, Gorosaurus licked his lips, now having two big meals to eat, unknowing that the French military had used him for pest control. He honestly didn’t care, so long as they left him be. The prehistoric predator quickly set to work, eating Baragon’s corpse, enjoying a well-earned meal.

Winner: Gorosaurus (Showa)