Colossus By Design: Season 3 - Excerpt 129

[May 8, 2168]
[Solar System]

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Inside of the fiery plasma and fission layers of the sun, Godzilla and Safi'jiiva continue to battle it out. Despite having blindsided her and taken the edge a few moments ago, the red dragon finds himself steadily losing ground to the monster planet's impressive skill in combat. She's steadily overtaking him in their exchange of blows, getting a better read of his movements and learning to block and return his claw strikes with greater efficiency with each passing moment.

Eventually, he gets frustrated enough to go in for a very telegraphed bite; Godzilla responds by giving him a swift uppercut into the underside of his jaw and a strong Plasma Cutter tail whip directly into his abdomen. The force of this strike sends him deep through the layers of the sun, quite close to its core.


"Your reputation as a fierce opponent in combat is quite earned. You have a natural talent for fighting tooth and claw."

"I'll admit, my muscle memory isn't as great as those of the puppet Ghidorah. Metarchs are guardians and are not meant to fight."

"How about we try a more fitting approach for a battle of gods?"


The Overseer puts his left hand out, but he doesn't emit any kind of energy of other expected attack; Godzilla tries to move her body to attack, but she finds herself being unable to move her right arm. She looks back at her unmoving arm and finds that it's been encased in a coating of hyper concentrated plasma pulled from the surrounding convective layer. Before she can try to pry it free, her other arm is suddenly pulled back and trapped in another layer of hardened plasma; she notices that Safi'jiiva is holding up his right hand just like his left.

While Godzilla struggles against these bindings holding her in place, the red dragon starts charging up a Piercing Star Fire attack in his mouth. The young ruler of all monsters takes notice of this and quickly charges energy through her dorsal plates. Just as Safi'jiiva lets out his power beam, Godzilla suddenly unleashes an extremely loud roar charged with unimaginable electromagnetic energies, magnifying its power and giving it veritable ranged capabilities. This Super Oscillatory Wave blows aside the convective plasma in its path and instantly nullifies the Piercing Star Fire that was coming towards Godzilla; the beam of sound blasts into the Overseer's face, forcing him to bring his hands to his heads to reduce the irritation of his ears.

The monster planet takes this opportunity to swim through the immense heat energy of the sun to dive straight into the red dragon's midsection and tackle him into the core; Safi'jiiva retaliates by slamming his left hand down directly on Godzilla's right flank. The initial hit only barely phases the young Godzillasaur, but the area lights up with blue energy that then explodes violently, sending Godzilla flying back from the force of this Energetic Palm Fire

The 2 Metarchs stare each other down as they both recover.


"Quick thinking, and an expansion of your abilities. I'll have to watch for that now."

"But I can sense that those you keep closest to your heart have not fled this sector as the others have."

"Why don't I sit them down for a conversation?"


Godzilla's eyes widen at this suggestion. Before she can move to stop him, Safi'jiiva flies out through the layers of the sun at immense speed; she quickly gives chase after him. He soon bursts out from the sun's atmosphere, directly in front of the Mechagodzilla flagship that has been heading their way, taking it and everyone on board by surprise. The Overseer closes his outstretched hand around the tiny multi-kilometre-long vessel and encases it within an orb of his manifested soul, shrouding it within a darkness composed entirely of creatures of Grimm.

The ruler of all monsters emerges from the surface of the sun to confront Safi'jiiva, only to be faced with the red dragon clutching her family, friends, and allies in his fingers.


"Your attachment to them prevents you from carrying out the duties of a true god, but I also realize that said attachment also grants you immense strength."

"For this reason and the fact that the majority of Humanity has been evacuated from the immediate vicinity, I see no reason to crush them like the microbes they are."

"Instead, I give them a slow death, one that we will see if they overcome. Make a move, and I shall crush them even if I incur your wrath afterwards."


This engineered scenario manages to give Godzilla pause, though she's clearly quite uncomfortable with this arrangement.

Meanwhile, within the dark orb of a small marble of the Overseer's black soul, an intense fight for survival wages.

Creatures of Grimm assault the flagship from every conceivable angle, bombarding the Nanometal walls through sheer numerical attrition. The defence cannons, having now been constructed to cover the entire surface of the flagship, are firing non-stop at the invading beasts of pure darkness. As they continue firing, Gamera and Mothra fly around the ship to route the Grimm away to try and divide their assault up into more manageable groups; the flight-incapable titans are situated atop the Mechagodzilla carrier ship as they defend against the horde.

Mothra scatters her scale powder around the entire ship while plowing through smaller Grimm and completely evaporating them. Gamera then scrapes along these powder trails with his Banishing Dragon Claws, igniting them instantly. The multi-coloured explosions clear out the immediate space around the ship, disintegrating most of the Grimm and giving the flagship some much needed breathing room. Despite this setback, the hordes of darkness prepare to encroach on them yet again with their overwhelming numbers.


(Anna Maximoff): [COMMS] Mothra, can you hear me?


The moth goddess shrieks loudly, affirming that she's hearing the COMMS signal loud and clear.


(Anna Maximoff): [COMMS] Godzilla needs help, and I think I know just how to do that. Can you get me and this Mana Derivation Complex through the blockade?


Mothra shrieks once again and nods; she then flies back to the Mechagodzilla flagship and waits near one of the view-ports. The entirety of the tiny compartment is ejected and floats gently towards the giant moth. She uses minor telekinesis to guide the vacuum-sealed room to her chest and hold it there; Gamera makes flybys around the vicinity of the flagship to ward off approaching Grimm. Before she carries out Anna Maximoff's plan, she allows one of Godzilla's few remaining true family members to give her last goodbyes.


(Anna Maximoff): [COMMS] Looks like it's my time. I gotta say, actually facing it.... I'm scared out of my goddamn mind.

(Jiro Ifukube): [COMMS] It should've been me. I've live for far too long, and I feel like it should be time to pass the torch to the next generation.

(Anna Maximoff): [COMMS] That saying's always been bullshit. And besides that, it couldn't be anyone but me. We've seen how this process works. Convergence requires the infusion of one of the titan's closest loved ones. Just.... don't make this more emotional than it already is, okay?

(Jiro Ifukube): [COMMS] Of course. Say hi to Wei for me.

(Anna Maximoff): [COMMS] I will. I'm ready, Mothra.


Mothra turns around and flies at great speed towards the direction Godzilla would approximately be. Her whole body becomes aglow like a radiant angel as she lets loose and detonates scale powder behind her to give her additional thrust. With her glowing form and thrust assistance, she cuts through the hordes of Grimm like a sharpened spear and eventually emerges out from the grasp of the Overseer. The red dragon takes notice of this and attempts swat Mothra with his other hand, but Godzilla quickly puts out her hand and manipulates the space around his mentor figure to pull her towards her body.

Godzilla looks at Safi'jiiva with an expression almost like a smirk.