Colossus By Design: Season 3 - Excerpt 103

[May 6, 2168]
[Sokcho, South Korea]
[Colony State - Chinese Super-Nation]

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There is a stirring along the shores of Sokcho, South Korea.

From the depths of the ocean, the 3 Proto P.E.M.F.s emerge and wade into the shallows, beaten but alive. As the siblings step out of the water and make their way inland of the South Korean city, a vibrant storm quickly forms over the entire area following the arrival of a super-massive hurricane in the distance; this storm is followed up by massive quakes that shake the city and topple over large sections of skyscraper, as well as a haze left behind by corruption of the very atmosphere itself.

From the hurricane, King Ghidorah and Destroyah gently fly out and descend into the city below; the 3-headed dragon in particular is carrying the last Drone-Hybrid left in his talons. Without hesitation or care, the living storm releases his grip on the weak link in their pack, dropping the Drone-Hybrid with a powerful thud. The Proto P.E.M.F.s quickly rush over to their comrade and are relieved to find that it's still alive, albeit very drained and on its last legs. As Ghidorah and his second-in-command touch down in front of the 4 bio-mechanical hybrids, the ground behind them all gives way to a massive sinkhole.

Jinshin-Mushi crawls out from the sinkhole and walks past the hybrids to situate herself next to her Alpha; she looks back at the 4 of them with some manner of disgust, or at least the closest approximation for an insectoid parasitic species. For a little while, every monster present is silent.

Eventually, the golden demise breaks this silence. Ni, the right head of the brothers, calls out. After a few moments pass, Obsidian Fury uncloaks himself as he steps out from behind the Proto P.E.M.F.s to take his place beside his Alpha. Now that everyone is present, this deadly pack can finally move forward with its next phase. Ichi, the middle head of the golden demise, shrieks at Raijin, leader of her group of hybrids. Although his vocalizations are not angry, there is a distinct shrill of displeasure in his expression; Shrikethorn and Hakuja back up a bit and lower themselves, a clear sign of submission in the face of their Alpha's annoyance.

Destroyah attempts to interrupt, but a swift hiss from the left head of Ghidorah, San, gets him to back off. Ichi then looks at the remaining Drone-Hybrid, still weak and lying on the ground in-between all the titans. As he does, Ni looks at Obsidian Fury and gives a short screech.


(Obsidian Fury): Of course. I'll retrieve them right away.


The mechanical giant walks over to a still intact research complex. He tears down the building itself and sorts through the rubble, clearing out a space; he's now faced with a set of large hangar bay doors. Obsidian Fury pries it open before then motioning to King Ghidorah with an arm gesture. The evil Alpha looks in his underling's direction and screeches with all 3 heads in unison. As this sonic pattern ripples through reality and Meta space, the sounds of chittering and metal banging ring out from the hangar entrance that Obsidian Fury opened up.

Soon after, a huge flood of crawling metal drones rushes out from the opening towards the titan pack. Although they're obviously quite tiny in comparison to the giants they're gathered around the feet of, the drones are still very sizable in their own right; at roughly the size of a small car each, the swarm of insectoid and reptilian Rippers as a whole could potentially mass as much as a large Kaiju. As the large gathering chitters mechanically, Obsidian Fury walks back over to join Ghidorah at his side; the 3-headed monster ceases his shrieking, silencing the Rippers.

The bio-mechanical hybrids look at the Ripper swarm gathered in front of them with confusion. Ghidorah, however, seems to be waiting for something. It takes Jinshin-Mushi stomping on the ground with her front limbs and roaring loudly to get the 4 hybrids to understand just what purpose their Alpha has brought these thralled drones for. Upon realizing what their masters want, the Proto P.E.M.F.s start to back up slowly in fear; a swift roar from Destroyah stops them in their tracks. King Ghidorah's left and right heads hiss together, prompting the Rippers to rush towards the 4 hybrids.

The massive swarm starts digging into and attaching themselves to the sole Drone-Hybrid, causing it to roar out in pain. While the small offshoot continue to work on the Drone-Hybrid, the majority of the Rippers turn their attention to the 3 Proto P.E.M.F.s; the 3 of them are understandably extremely anxious about the whole situation. Before long, the 3 monsters are completely surrounded and boxed into a tight-knit area.

The Rippers begin climbing all over the Proto P.E.M.F.s, using their powerful laser cutter jaws to cut into the flesh of the 3 unwilling monsters. As they cry out in pain from being quite literally cut up and stitched back together, the other members of the pack watch on patiently.

The sheer amount of smoke kicked up by the cutting and soldering process obscures much of the detail, only allowing a bare minimum amount of visibility of the gruesome Frankenstein operation. From what little can be seen, the Rippers seem to be stitching the Proto P.E.M.F.s together into a singular large entity with a mix of its component monsters' traits with additional mass and structure from the drones using their own bodies in the construction; the remaining Drone-Hybrid itself starts to get back up now that its reconstruction is nearing completion. Soon enough, the lights of laser cutters and the sounds of pain die down, signifying that the operations have been completed.

From within the cloud, 2 figures can now be made out. As the cloud settles, the figures can now be clearly seen.

Standing where the Drone-Hybrid once lay, this new entity still greatly resembles its original form. However, the Proto P.E.M.F. musculature in its limbs and neck is now thicker and larger, as are the spikes that jut out from its back; its bio-luminescence is now a deep red instead of its original blue.

In place of the 3 Proto P.E.M.F.s is an absolutely massive hexipodal beast with traits of all its component titans, such as twin tails, an armoured back, and a chest that resembles Raijin's head.

Both monsters rear up on their hind legs and roar loudly.

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Drone Tempest

[Height]: 160 metres
[Weight]: 290,000 tons

[Appearance]:
> Is nearly identical in appearance to its prior form, albeit possessing larger musculature and back spikes
> Also has red bio-luminescence and system lights instead of light blue

[Observed Characteristics]:
> Is much stronger than before while retaining its original agility
> Has hardened armour and durability that allows it to resist more damage
> Possesses identical weapon systems as before, but its missiles and particle beam now have cryogenic properties
> Can shoot out its back spikes as cryogenic icicle projectiles that can regrow

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Omega Hybrid

[Height]: 255 metres (upright)
[Length]: 370 metres (head to tail)
[Weight]: 980,000 tons

[Appearance]:
> Has a body-frame somewhat similar to Shrikethorn and Raijin, albeit much larger, more muscular, and lined with more armour plating
> Has Raijin's false-face plates on its chest and a heavily armoured carapace from Hakuja along its back
> Has longer and larger versions of Shrikethorn's twin spiked tails
> Has 2 pairs of digitigrade hind-legs and a pair of of powerful arms
> Head is similar in shape to Shrikethorn's but with tusks from Hakuja and flaps extending from the back of its head
> Has 5 pairs of glowing blue eyes with glowing blue veins running across its body
> Has a drab brown colour to its armour plating with slight shades of dark blue and a pale brown skin colour

[Observed Characteristics]
> Is the largest monster specimen ever recorded, having strength on par with Destroyah simply due to sheer size and density
> Has extreme durability easily on par with Destroyah and Gamera, potentially even reaching the level of Godzilla and King Ghidorah
> Has surprising speed and agility, being able to sprint moderately quickly and leap without any powered assistance very high and far
> Has the kinetic energy absorption of Raijin through its chest, but has a much better upper limit and can project absorbed energy in other fashions, such as shockwaves and augmenting its other abilities
> Has the ability to fling plasma-infused quills from its tails like Shrikethorn, but with better range and power
> A decent combatant in skill, though it's less refined and skillful compared to the likes of Godzilla, Mothra, etc.
> Unknown potential other abilities