Colossus By Design: Season 3 - Excerpt 94

[May 4, 2168]
[Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk, Sakhalin Island]
[Russia]
[Russian Mainland]

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Over the Russian island where Gojira and the prototype Mechagodzilla II did battle, the living storm breaks into the skies overlooking Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk. However, the area has been evacuated after news of Ghidorah's revival was broadcast around the world; no living soul remains, leaving the city a hollow shell not worth combing through to kill individual sapients. Despite this emptiness, King Ghidorah still flies out from the perpetual hurricane that surrounds him in the air and touches down with a thud that shakes the buildings around him.

The 3-headed devil gets down on his wings and walks over to the exact spot where the daughter of Godzilla and the second iteration of his rival's doppelganger fought. As his left head flicks his tongue and looks around with a degree of curiosity, the middle and right heads look towards the clouds above.

A large shape descends from the clouds, quickly reconfiguring its body in mid-air before dropping down directly in front of Ghidorah; the Destroyer has made landfall in its Aggregate form.

The Destroyer attempts to get the attention of its Alpha, though it's to no avail as Ghidorah pays no heed to its second-in-command. Instead, the golden demise turns its attention to the sea separating the Russian island from Japan. A small cargo VTOL flies in from its direction; the rest of the Drone-Hybrids follow suit, bursting out from the shallows and walking ashore. The newcomers join the 2 other titans in the heart of the city. As the VTOL sets down and allows its passengers to disembark, the 4 Drone-Hybrids kneel before their Alpha. Vandal Savage and Mary Stoker are among the passengers who step out from the cargo ship; the former is in awe at the golden dragon he stands before and immediately gets down on his hands and knees to bow before the monster.


(Vandal Savage): Great Ghidorah, I am not worthy! Please allow me to live so that I may better serve you.

(Mary Stoker): Jeez, grow a pair. I'm just here to see my little Oxy.


The Post-Human terrorist leader walks on by towards the Destroyer, who puts one of its appendages down to allow her to climb up to its head. As she does this, the left head follows her the whole way. Soon enough, he finds himself face-to-face with the oxygen destroying monster. Both hiss at each other, prompting the middle head to forcibly pull his younger sibling by the horns back around to face their loyal subjects.

The other members of the Axis Alliance present behind Dr. Savage are also on their knees and bowing their heads, though many of them are much more uncomfortable and anxious about the whole situation than their fearfully respectful leader. Some of them murmur and whisper among themselves, trying to stay as quiet as possible so that King Ghidorah doesn't notice. However, the right head catches onto this and shrieks loudly, silencing everyone.

As this is going on, Mary Stoker hums softly and speaks to the Destroyer atop its head.


(Mary Stoker): You wanna be stronger, don't you? You wanna rule above them all, make them fear and respect you as the true Alpha.


The Destroyer Aggregate hisses softly in response.


(Mary Stoker): Then convince him. There are some juicy little batteries right there, ripe for the taking. Take them, and show the 3-headed devil what a REAL devil is.


The Destroyer heeds its companion's advice and walks over from Ghidorah's left side to his front. The giant golden dragon watches intently as his second-in-command shrieks and hisses. When it finishes giving its proposition to its Alpha, the Destroyer awaits his response. The 3 heads chirp and chitter among one another, hammering out the details of the proposition and whether it'd be a benefit. The left head seems to be quite supportive of the notion, but the right head is getting more aggressive; he likely doesn't see as much value in it. Eventually, the middle head puts his foot down on the matter and makes a decision.

All 3 heads descend and herd the Axis Alliance members away from the immediate area. The 3 of them then call out to the Drone-Hybrids, prompting them to get into a specific formation. The cyborg monsters arrange themselves into a circle that the Destroyer joins. With all the monsters in place, the ritual can begin; the shell plates lining its abdomen that are patterned like a flower open up. As this occurs, Mary Stoker disappears into the shadows of the crustacean form of Bagan and on the ground in the middle of the circle.


(Mary Stoker): I'm ready. Let's make you a god.


The terrorist leader transforms into her shadowy state and flies into the Destroyer's open cavity. As soon as the plates close up, the Destroyer's whole body starts to shudder and convulse. Immense red energy glows through the gaps between the plates of its exoskeleton; said energy arcs out from its body and towards the Drone-Hybrids, causing them to convulse and shudder just like the Destroyer. As this arcing energy grows in intensity, the cyborgs' bodies begin to be consumed and slowly broken down; the disintegrating mass flows into the Destroyer's body, fueling its growth and bodily mutations into the next stage of its evolution.

Eventually, 3 of the Drone-Hybrids are consumed entirely, leaving only the broken pieces of their hulls from when they used to be Warmongers on the ground. The last Drone-Hybrid is left lying on the ground, heavily damaged but still alive. Meanwhile, the 3 heads of Ghidorah all watch as the newly reformed form of the Destroyer stands tall, unfurls its wings, and roars towards the sky.

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Destroyer (Keizer Alpha)

[Height]: 200 metres
[Length]: 380 metres
[Wingspan]: 370 metres
[Weight]: 540,000 tons

[Appearance]:
> Stands upright with a dragging tail like a Godzillasaur; Tail is segmented and spiked, and also has a claw-like grasper at the end
> Is covered in dark-red and black exoskeletal shell plating with spikes jutting out from most areas, particularly the shoulders
> Has thick and powerfully built plantigrade feet and legs with large claws jutting out from its toes and knees
> Has powerful and thick arms with 3 clawed fingers
> Has drab yellow-beige shell plating over its chest patterned like unopened petals of a flower
> Has 2 pairs of wings, one extremely large pair of bat-like wings with red membrane and one smaller pair jutting out below the main pair
> Has a similar head construction to its Imago form, albeit with a longer and more prominent horn, a larger number of uneven teeth, more spikes on the sides of its mouth, and a more rounded shape to its mouth overall


[Observed Characteristics]:
> Is cruel, intelligent, and ruthless in its mannerisms and in combat, though not quite to the same extent as King Ghidorah
> Can rob air of oxygen and break down lower-level sentient life through its mere presence in an area in a smaller-scale version of its signature ability
> Has immense strength, rivalling Godzilla and Ghidorah; Is moderately fast in the air, though not as maneuverable  as other fliers
> Durability isn't as pronounced as Godzilla and Ghidorah, though it makes up for this in immense regenerative capabilities that manifest as damaged areas deforming into lower colony forms of itself before reforming into an undamaged state
> Can release a devastating Micro-Oxygen Beam from its mouth that can instantly disintegrate lower-level sentient life and partially bypass the bolstered Ki/Mana defenses of other monsters
> Can project an extended blade of pure energy from its horn that has immense cutting power, being able to slice through even the toughest bolstered Ki/Mana defenses of other monsters
> Unknown potential other abilities