Author: Kenneth James | Banner: Jackson Morris
“So the creature has matured after all this time?” asked the female who’d been directing the invasion.
“Yes,” replied X over the monitor. “Our sensors confirmed it, SpaceGodzilla’s spawn has fully matured and is ready to be unleashed.”
“Good,” replied the other alien. “Send your ships to awaken him, our mind control devices will take matters from there.”
“And tell me, when can we set loose our new pet?” asked X, smiling at the thought of setting loose the monster his ally had so kindly provided the Xiliens.
“Soon, my friend, let’s just concentrate on awakening Krystalak from his slumber for the time being.”
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Quite some time before, the city of Fukuoka fell under siege by the intergalactic demon called SpaceGodzilla, who’d turned the city into his own personal fortress, seeding it with a powerful cluster of crystals from which to draw power. What no one knew is the crystal cluster hidden underground hadn’t just become dormant and died. Over the years that crystal had become something else.
The city was thrown into panic when a group of Xilien ships appeared in the skies over the city, hovering above what had once been the center of SpaceGodzilla’s crystal palace. They soon fired on the ground below, tearing open the earth with their powerful weapons and revealing a pulsating crystal core deep below the crust. They then launched energy beams into it, slowly cracking its surface until it finally split open like an egg. Energy crackled about it until a crystalline claw burst forth, the crystal-borne monstrosity known as Krystalak tearing his way out of his ‘egg.’ Bellowing to the heavens, his crystal mane lit up purple and he let loose a beam of energy and crystal shards from his mouth, blasting several of the ships who had awakened him from the sky before a trio of flying saucers appeared above him and managed to subdue him with mind control.
The order was then given to the crystal titan: destroy.
Roaring in fury, the mutant monster slashed a building to bits with his sharp claws, following up by bisecting a skyscraper in two with his long tail. The military was quick to arrive, but missiles did nothing to his crystal hide, masers even less. Another energy beam was all it took to silence his opposition. However, this was merely a distraction to allow his real challenge to arrive. As the crystalline berserker finished off the last of the military sent to assault him, a robotic foot was planted in his back, managing to stagger him forwards. The crystal abomination spun around to see the humanoid robot Jet Jaguar standing before him, ready for battle. Furious, SpaceGodzilla’s spawn roared in fury and slashed the air to threaten him but the electric hero refused to back down.
The fight was on.
The living android was first to attack, charging forwards and trying a spinning kick to the spiked skull of his foe but the surprisingly agile kaiju leapt over him and swung his tail around, smashing the super machine in the back with his tail and toppling him to the ground. Jet quickly rolled out of the way to avoid getting impaled on the monster’s tail and managed to kick the looming beast in the gut, forcing him back slightly. The martial arts mecha got back to his feet and sent a barrage of punches into the gemstone monster’s stomach, but his crystal hide protected him from harm.
Krystalak counterattacked with a slash of his fierce claws, cutting a deep gash in the colored chest of the android and leaving a sparking wound. Realizing he was in trouble, Jet Jaguar backpedaled as the mineral monster viciously slashed at him, missing by mere inches. The warrior of justice managed to grab the mutant’s wrists and managed a barrage of chops and kicks, managing to chip the gleaming hide but doing little otherwise. The crystal creature suddenly did a backflip to dodge a spinning kick, swinging his tail up and firing a blast of crystal energy from his tail. The attack collided with the mecha’s chest, blasting the humanoid defender clear off his feet and through the rebuilt Fukuoka Tower, toppling it on top of him.
The cruel creature leapt atop the rubble almost feral-like, looking it over as his tail lashed wildly behind him. He lifted his tail and drove it into the rubble repeatedly, trying to impale his opponent. However, as he focused on the rubble, a human-sized Jet snuck out of the rubble and got behind him, quickly growing back to full size and grabbing him by the tail, attempting to pull the spawn of SpaceGodzilla off his feet. Roaring in fury, the berserker beast tried to dislodge the stubborn robot but couldn’t. However, the crystal demon’s face suddenly got a sadistic grin. He got down on all fours and ran in full sprint, pulling the android off his feet and dragging him along behind him, finally swinging around, carrying the colorful robot with his tail and slamming him through a building, forcing him to release. The savage golem leapt atop the electric hero and slashed away with his claws, cutting deep gashes in the body of the machine. Realizing he was in danger, the defender brought a leg up and kicked the raging monster off him.
Quickly getting up, Jet Jaguar did a series of hand signs and doubled his size, now towering over the crystalline creature. Swinging his arm down, the towering machine tried to smash the now smaller kaiju but was swiftly dodged by the faster creature. Annoyed, the size shifter swung a leg around, but once more was dodged. Realizing his mistake of growing larger to deal with a faster opponent, the living mecha prepared to return to normal size but was cut off by something strange happening with his opponent.
Krystalak reared his head back and bellowed, his body destabilizing momentarily before a massive shockwave of energy radiated out from his heart, blowing the titanic android clear off his feet and leveling buildings around the two combatants. Critically damaged, Jet laid in the rubble and barely had the power to look up as the mutant jumped over to him, an almost sadistic expression on the crystal titan’s face. Spikes lighting up purple, the gemstone horror let loose with his energy beam, striking the shoulder joint of Jaguar’s left arm, blowing it clean off.
Looking over to the right, the mineral beast let loose another energy beam and blew it off as well. Now left defenseless, the warrior of justice was helpless as the crystal creature rose his tail up and drove the spiked tip clear through his chest and out his back. Malfunctioning, Jet Jaguar twitched and sparked as the sneering spawn of SpaceGodzilla lifted him up face to face with his tail. With a roar of what sounded almost like pleasure, the deadly monster grabbed his pointed cranium and wrenched repeatedly until finally the robot’s head was torn clean off.
Clenching the robot’s decapitated skull in his hands, Krystalak threw the lifeless body aside and roared in victory before spiking the head on a remaining tower, almost as a sick trophy of his victory. As the crystal titan roared in triumph, an Xilien craft hovered overhead and sucked him up with an energy beam, preparing to take him to his next destination.
Winner: Krystalak
